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, ...

This film uses archival clips and documents to examine the way climate change evolved from nonpartisan topic to divisive issue. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

The iOS 26 update doesn't make it easy to add custom ringtones, but with a few tools and some patience, you can still do it for free. Apple loads iPhones with dozens of tones out of the box. They ...

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 ...

How to Make Any Video Sound Your Ringtone on iPhone To make the sound from a video into a ringtone, you’ll have to take a couple of steps. First, you’ll need to convert the video into an MP3 file by ...

In 1961, MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz was inputting numbers into a weather prediction program. His model was based on a dozen variables, the value of one being .506127. When he ran the model again, ...

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, ...

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Apple might update its legendary soundscape with a brand-new iPhone ringtone. Found in the code of iOS 26's initial developer beta, this as-yet-unreleased tune is another take on the classic ...