The reason for the confusion is that music downloaded from iTunes is in the AAC format.
There are manyplaces to get free music downloadsfor your iPhone, as well as sites dedicated tofree ringtone downloads.
Which Audio Files Can iPhone Play?
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If you’re an audiophile who makeshigh-quality audioa priority, don’t convert your music to a lossy format.
The easiest way to play audio in a format that iPhone supports is touse iTunes to convert the songs.
However, if the music isn’t stored in iTunes, there are alsoaudio file convertersyou can use.
