Create a new folder inside iTunes_Control named Ringtones.Ĩ. In Finder, open the Media drive and then the iTunes_Control folder.ħ. iTunes will launch and sync if it’s set to automatically do that.ĥ. A hard-drive icon named “Media” should show up in Finder. Double-click iPhoneDisk it shows an icon in the menubar to show it’s running.Ĥ. The latest version as of this writing is iPhoneDisk-20070826.ģ. Putting these three clues together, I’m now able to use any audio files iPhone can play as a ringtone! Here’s the step-by-step it’s more complicated to write it out than to actually do it.ġ. The author also pointed to a different location from what Erica at O’Reilly pointed to this new location ( /Volumes/Media/iTunes_Control/Ringtones) worked for me. I got this from a post on, where the author Keldegar points out that you need a specially-formatted file called a “plist” (short for “property list”, which store preferences and so on). Erica’s article says to put the music files in /var/root/Library/Ringtones (which, when you mount your iPhone via iPhoneDisk translates to /Volumes/Library/Ringtones) this location didn’t work for me, though.Ĭlue Number 3: Ringtones need a special file to point to them. One place I learned about this is Erica Sadun’s article on the O’Reilly Network. This allowed me to mount my iPhone and copy files directly to it.Ĭlue Number 2: Ringtones are stored in a user-accessible location. I don’t remember where I first learned about this, but MacFuse and iPhoneDisk makes this trivial. That said, here’s how I was able to get ringtones on my iPhone from my MacBook, completely free.Ĭlue Number 1: You can mount your iPhone as a hard drive. I’m simply putting a few pieces together from other people.
It also comes for free with any new Mac, like the all-in-one 20″ iMac.įirst of all, I didn’t figure this out. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.ĭescription: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.Update: Now that Apple’s updated GarageBand, you can make your own iPhone ringtones without any of the hackery below! Don’t have GarageBand? It’s part of iLife ’08. Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Update: Apple says macOS 12.2.1 fixes one major security flaw: Meanwhile, those who are running the second macOS 12.3 beta have noticed the battery drain issue was solved earlier this week. MacOS 12.2.1 provides important security updates and fixes an issue for Intel-based Mac computers that may cause the battery to drain during sleep when connected to Bluetooth peripherals.
However, Apple specifically says the fix is for Intel MacBooks when both M1 and Intel MacBook users have been seeing the problem. Very notably, Apple says macOS 12.2.1 patches a frustrating Bluetooth battery drain bug that MacBook users have been dealing with.
We’ll update this post as soon as Apple publishes the details. MacOS 12.2 patched 13 major security issues at the end of January and macOS 12.2.1 was released today with another round of security fixes. Head to System Preferences > Software Update to see if it’s available yet for your Mac. MacOS 12.2.1 is starting to show up for users via OTA.
Notably, that includes a patch for the Bluetooth-related battery drain issue for MacBooks. While macOS Monterey 12.3 is in the beta testing phase, Apple has launched macOS 12.2.1 for all users with some important security and bug fixes.