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2012 was a year that brought us so many great musical memories — Dr. Dre bringing 2pac back to life on stage at Coachella, Psy overtaking Justin Bieber to become the most-watched video in YouTube history, and Adele winning all 6 of the Grammys for which she was nominated.

We thought we would compile a list of 2012’s Top 20 Ringtones created on Mobile17.

20. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem

19. Rihanna – Diamonds

18. Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know

17. Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera – Moves like Jagger

16. Maroon 5 – One More Night

15. Justin Bieber – As Long As You Love Me

14. Unter Null - Godless (Studio-X Hard Dance Remix)

13. Justin Bieber – Boyfriend

12. Luke Bryan – Drunk On You

11. Adele – Set Fire to the Rain

Free PRO APPS Weekend!

Hi Everyone

In honour of the launch of the new Mobile17.com website, we wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped Mobile17 become the ringtone juggernaut that it is today. So for this weekend only, January 19-20, upgrade to the Pro version of the Mobile17 Android and iOS apps for free!

Free Pro Weekend

Download the apps here!

Mobile17 iOS PRO

Mobile17 Android PRO

We’ve had a few emails from users who have paid and downloaded our Pro iOS version in the past, who now find themselves having to pay again for the latest update. To make a long story short, Apple does not allow app owners to transfer apps between developer accounts. For tax purposes, our company had to create a new Apple account, deactivate the old apps (which means we lost all our reviews and iTunes ranking) and re-launch the Mobile17 iOS apps into a new account. We feel terrible that some Pro users have had to pay twice, so this would be a great opportunity to update the Pro apps, and enjoy our services advertisement free.

We’d love to hear feedback on the new website, and any features you’d like to see on the web or in the apps.

Thanks!

Brand new Mobile17.com for 2013

Hello Mobile17’ers

A lot of exciting things have been happening here at Mobile17, and the we couldn’t wait to release them to you. For the last couple months, we have been brain-storming ways to add value to our amazing and loyal users, and the first thing that jumped out to us was that our website needed a bit of a facelift.

As you can see, http://new.mobile17.com is still under construction, and very much in beta, but we wanted to release it in order to start getting some feedback on what you like/dislike/would like to see in the future.

Just a couple of the newly added features:

As you can see, we’re back to using the original Mobile17 blog, and we plan on posting more frequently here, and on our Facebook page and Twitter, and we can’t wait to interact with our users more often.

So take a look around and let us know what you think!

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Dave & The Mobile17 crew

iPhone & Android ‘Ringtone Maker’ App versions 1.2.0 released!

A little while ago, we updated our iPhone App to 1.2.0 and we have now done the same for Android!

This version features numerous updates and social media sharing for your completed ringtones. It’s a recommended update for everyone, and also includes the ability to instantly set your ringtone as an Alarm or Notification sound almost instantly.

Check it out, and please send us feedback if you can! Enjoy. This is an update for both Free and Pro ($0.99) users, and both Apps still offer full ringtone creation functionality.

Download now: http://mobile17.com/android/download/

Our Android App launched 1 year ago!

We’ve had a ton of downloads from you guys! The App is a year old today (since 11/10/10), and it feels like time has really flown by. Thank you very much for all of your support, and we’ll be sure to have an update out for your shortly.

To check out the official Ringtone Maker for Android, visit: http://mobile17.com/android/

Android Support: An Infographic

According to Michael Degusta at TheUnderstatement.com, Android is seemingly creating “orphans” – often neglecting to upgrade or update any of its products, even sometimes selling products that are 2 major updates behind.

I went back and found every Android phone shipped in the United States¹ up through the middle of last year. I then tracked down every update that was released for each device - be it a major OS upgrade or a minor support patch - as well as prices and release & discontinuation dates. I compared these dates & versions to the currently shipping version of Android at the time.

The most important question that comes to mind is, why don’t android phones get updated? One of the main problems seems to be the delivery of any updates is very complicated. While iOS goes from Apply directly to the devices, Android “has to go from Google to the phone manufacturers to the carriers to the devices.” It’s the cell phone equivalent of the childhood game, whisper down the lane. According to Degusta, there’s seemingly no incentive for smartphone manufacturers themselves to update the operating systems, because manufacturers don’t make money after the sale.

Don’t think that these issues go unnoticed. Baird Research polled 250 working developers on the matter, asking them: “Do You View Android Fragmentation As A Problem?” The results speak for themselves:

To read more about Degusta’s conclusions, visit his site here.

Mobile17 “Ringtone Maker” Windows Phone App released.

Today, we’re announcing that the first version of our Windows Phone App called “Ringtone Maker” is now available on the Marketplace.

This brings our website to three smartphone platforms, to date, including iPhone and Android. Stay tuned for more updates and more features.

The App is a free download and works nicely in pair with our website.

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UPDATE (2011/10/21): For help activating and syncing your ringtones to our Windows Phone App, visit: http://mobile17.com/help/windowsphone/