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AllAs of iOS 11 it is not possible to create custom sounds are always added as RingtonesAlert Tones. You can’t define them as, only custom Alert TonesRingtones. iTunes iTunes itself only makes one Media Kind available for them: Ringtone. That cannot be changed.

You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

As far as app-specific limitations are concerned, you’ll have to take it up to the developers of such apps, in this case WhatsApp. I doubt Apple will add that functionality, since it makes no difference to iOS itself.

All custom sounds are always added as Ringtones. You can’t define them as Alert Tones. iTunes itself only makes one Media Kind available for them: Ringtone.

You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

As far as app-specific limitations are concerned, you’ll have to take it up to the developers of such apps, in this case WhatsApp. I doubt Apple will add that functionality, since it makes no difference to iOS itself.

As of iOS 11 it is not possible to create custom Alert Tones, only custom Ringtones. iTunes itself only makes one Media Kind available for them: Ringtone. That cannot be changed.

You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

As far as app-specific limitations are concerned, you’ll have to take it up to the developers of such apps, in this case WhatsApp. I doubt Apple will add that functionality, since it makes no difference to iOS itself.

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What is your reason for wanting those tones to show upAll custom sounds are always added as Ringtones. You can’t define them as Alert Tones, other than having. iTunes itself only makes one Media Kind available for them sorted under different lists?: Ringtone.

You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

To answer your question more specifically, all custom sounds are always addedAs far as Ringtonesapp-specific limitations are concerned, you’ll have to take it up to the developers of such apps, in this case WhatsApp. You can’t define them as Alert TonesI doubt Apple will add that functionality, since it makes no difference to iOS itself.

What is your reason for wanting those tones to show up as Alert Tones, other than having them sorted under different lists? You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

To answer your question more specifically, all custom sounds are always added as Ringtones. You can’t define them as Alert Tones.

All custom sounds are always added as Ringtones. You can’t define them as Alert Tones. iTunes itself only makes one Media Kind available for them: Ringtone.

You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

As far as app-specific limitations are concerned, you’ll have to take it up to the developers of such apps, in this case WhatsApp. I doubt Apple will add that functionality, since it makes no difference to iOS itself.

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What is your reason for wanting those tones to show up as Alert Tones, other than having them sorted under different lists? You can assign both Ringtones and Alert Tones to any event under Settings → Sounds & Haptics on your iOS device.

To answer your question more specifically, all custom sounds are always added as Ringtones. You can’t define them as Alert Tones.