Apple has introduced a simple and free way to create and sync your own custom ringtones to the iPhone using GarageBand (i.e., Mac only). The first thing you’ll need to do, if you haven’t already, is download and install the latest update of GarageBand from Software Update (at the time of this writing, that’s version 4.1.1). Apple’s iPhone has been out for a couple of months now. While many people argue that the phone is truly revolutionary, there are a few simple drawbacks that really lean negatively on the device.
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL )’s newest, recently released, iPhone firmware seems to have an enticing trick up its sleeve. It seems that the iPhone v1.1.2 firmware allows custom, homemade ringtones to be uploaded to the iPhone. Apple tries to force people to use its iTunes Store and software to create and buy iPhone ringtones. But third-party developers have created programs to create and install ringtones on the iPhone. Apple?s packed in a couple of other features into the upgrade as well. A new option lets you use the entire iTunes window to play back video instead of just the small cover artwork pane.