Changing an iPhone ringtone used to be a tedious chore, with owners forced to jump through hoops just to set a tune of their choice. Now, iOS 26 introduces a much simpler way to pick custom sounds, ...

Up until a few years ago, customization wasn't the iPhone's strongest suit. Users were stuck with what Apple determined to be best, be it the home screen layout or the lock screen style. Surprisingly, ...

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Apple’s iOS 26 update adds six new ringtones — Reflection, Buoyant, Dreamer, Pond, Pop, and Surge — which you can set directly on iOS 26 devices or download via direct links for any iPhone or Android.

Apple's iOS 26 just got six new ringtones, putting a new spin on the company's iconic 'Reflections' melody. Here's what they all sound like. By opening the Settings app and navigating to Sounds & ...

iOS 26 looks set to greatly expand the ringtone options for the iPhone. A previous beta included one remixed version of the default Reflection sound, but now iOS 26 beta 6 has added another five more ...

Good news for those who were excited to hear about (and indeed to hear) the new Reflection ringtone hidden in the first iOS 26 developer beta: it’s now available to try out. The second beta, which ...

The second beta of iOS 26 includes a new ringtone that's an alternative to the classic "Reflection" ringtone that Apple uses as a default on iPhones. Apple didn't give the new ringtone a special name, ...

At its WWDC25 event earlier this month, Apple was keen to highlight the many useful new features and design tweaks in iOS 26, its upcoming iPhone software update. But iOS 26 contains plenty of less ...

If you're waiting for a new iPhone ringtone to attend your calls, Apple might be baking something for this year. The recently announced iOS 26 update hides a new ringtone for iPhone, discovered in the ...

Apple is hiding a new ringtone within iOS 26. The new ringtone is an alternative version of the existing Reflection ringtone, which has been the default ringtone since the iPhone X was released in ...

As more people play around with iOS 26, lots of hidden features are beginning to surface. The latest is the ability to set custom ringtones, which has become a lot easier and faster than in previous ...