Open my files. Search for where you stored your ring tones. Then open this file. Press menu key select more, then select copy. Copy which tone you want. Then click paste here. Open media, then open audio, then open notifications and paste the selections there. You can then change you notification tones to the ones you selected by going through the sound and display settings. Hope this helps anyone who wants to change their notification tone to something other than what is set in the default menu of tones! You can also change the text notification tone after doing this. All this can be done without rooting your phone!
THANK YOU! I have been trying to figure that out since I got the phone 4 weeks ago.
It might be easier to just create a folder called Notifications on the root and put them there.
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Or you can download "rings extended" from the market which changes your ringtone chooser module, thus enabling you to choose any mp3 song as ringtone/notification etc.
More good info, thank you.
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The app ringdroid let's you choose an mp3 file and trim a certain part out of it. You can then save it as a notification tone or a ring tone. Then just go to your options and choose it out of the list it is what i do and it works perfectly
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Hello everyone! First I want to thank everyone for their hard work! I wish I could contribute more.
I would like to know if there is ANY WAY possible to have Different ringtone per notification.
Example - one sound for email and another sound for SMS, etc...
When going into Settings it doesn't seem to have this feature.
I was wondering if anyone out there knows of a way to do this.
Thanks,
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to change the ringtone for sms click the messaging icon>menu>settings. scroll down until you see notifications settings and then select ringtone. hope this helps!
babi_gurlx said:
to change the ringtone for sms click the messaging icon>menu>settings. scroll down until you see notifications settings and then select ringtone. hope this helps!
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@babi_gurlx Thanks, been trying to figure out how to choose the ringtone for SMS.
If you want a profile app that will control the volume for separate notification and SMS, I've been using Profile
That's the ringtone for notifications, meaning any notification (SMS, email, etc)
Unless I'm missing something.
I want a different ringtone for SMS than email.
Thanks
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No, I'm sorry! !!
You are right and I'm glad!!!
Thank you very much!!!
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Go into your messaging app and then push the menu button, then scroll down and change the ringer
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Does anyone know where the sounds for the ringer volume beep are located and if they can be changed?
Thanks!
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Does anyone know where the sounds for the ringer volume beep are located and if they can be changed?
Thanks!
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They're in the same place they are on any android rom.
/system/media/audio
Thanks I know about this location. I think I may have not made myself clear.
I'm looking to change the sound of the beep when you adjust the volume up and down with the volume rocker. On Sense ROMs it sounds like a piano climbing the scales. On CM7 it is just a beep.
Can anyone help with this?
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Thanks I know about this location. I think I may have not made myself clear.
I'm looking to change the sound of the beep when you adjust the volume up and down with the volume rocker. On Sense ROMs it sounds like a piano climbing the scales. On CM7 it is just a beep.
Can anyone help with this?
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Just get whatever sound you want and make sure they're in mp3 format.
There are only 7 sounds and need to be named Volume-1.mp3, Volume-2.mp3 and so on. Then transfer them to system/customize/audio/ui being sure to rename the the other volume sounds by putting .old at the end.
You should also have to reset the permissions and owner of the mp3s you drop in to match the destination folder. Like below.
Long press on the mp3 and choose permissions...make it look like below.
Read Write Execute
(x) (X) ()
(x) () ()
(x) () ()
Then select ok
Now long press on the mp3 and choose change owner
In owner select 0-root
In group select 0-root
hinds73
Edit: Is this what you are looking for? See attached
You know exactly what I'm talking about! Thanks for the sounds too!
Unfortunately I tried following your instructions but the sound is still the same. I created the system/customize/audio/ui directories since they didn't previously exist and added the mp3 files you attached. I also tried placing them in the system/media/audio/ui directory since it was already there and received the same result.
I was sure to change permissions and owner in Root Explorer and restarted the device several times.
Any other ideas?
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You know exactly what I'm talking about! Thanks for the sounds too!
Unfortunately I tried following your instructions but the sound is still the same. I created the system/customize/audio/ui directories since they didn't previously exist and added the mp3 files you attached. I also tried placing them in the system/media/audio/ui directory since it was already there and received the same result.
I was sure to change permissions and owner in Root Explorer and restarted the device several times.
Any other ideas?
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Oh? What rom are you running CM7? Sorry!!! Don't create those folders. you need to place the files in system/media/audio/ui. Give proper permissions and ownership like before.
Ok, I'm confused?! I looked through all of CM7 sub-folders and I couldn't find anything? The string that I stated above is where they should be located but they're not? Just placing them in that file folder will not work I don't think?? Perhaps someone more learned than I can step in and help out? I'm sure that some xml or other file would have to edited to make them work (like point to the location of the new files).
Sorry I couldn't be of further assistance.
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Ok, I'm confused?! I looked through all of CM7 sub-folders and I couldn't find anything? The string that I stated above is where they should be located but they're not? Just placing them in that file folder will not work I don't think?? Perhaps someone more learned than I can step in and help out? I'm sure that some xml or other file would have to edited to make them work (like point to the location of the new files).
Sorry I couldn't be of further assistance.
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No problem. We just need to locate those pointers. I'm sure slayher knows where this all is but I don't want to bother him.
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Hi,
Is it possible to have a custom tone for mail? I have got a tone working for texts but cannot figure any way to get custom message for emails........
Yes. Get the app called Zedge in the market. You can assign email, notification, ringtones...ect. They have alot of tones to download also.
Lakeshow423 said:
Yes. Get the app called Zedge in the market. You can assign email, notification, ringtones...ect. They have alot of tones to download also.
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With Zedge you can only assign as a notification sound, not just for mail. it plays for all things like low battery etc as well
Open the app in question and go into its settings, should be there
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Open the app in question and go into its settings, should be there
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If you open Mail and go to settings/notification settings it only lets you turn notification on or off not asign a tone. I want something like "you have mail"
I have some on the phone but cannot find a way to asign it just for mail...
This is the stock mail app?
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This is the stock mail app?
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Yes.
New to Android, just changed from Windows........
Just set up the app and you're right - I assume it uses the stock notification sound as set in the sound settings. Bit of an oversight from HTC, there
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Just set up the app and you're right - I assume it uses the stock notification sound as set in the sound settings. Bit of an oversight from HTC, there
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Yes that is the only one I can get to work. If I set "you have mail" as the
stock tone it plays the same for ll notifications. I have set one OK for Texts..
I just use Gmail and you can set it for that so assumed it'd be the same for the other apps
When on your homescreen, press the personalize button. Scroll down, press 'notification sound' and choose email.
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When on your homescreen, press the personalize button. Scroll down, press 'notification sound' and choose email.
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Thanks very much
very nice
but how can i add my own tones to that list? i also want to use a you've got mail tone just for eMail notification
rUmtifUsel said:
very nice
but how can i add my own tones to that list? i also want to use a you've got mail tone just for eMail notification
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On your SD card put it in Media/Audio/Notifications it should then show in the list
Just like the title says, I set a custom sound for calendar notifications, but it reverts back to default as soon as I leave the calenar app. I go back, and the sound for notifications is not the one I previously set. Is it just my phone or is it like that for everybody?
No help?
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No help?
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A little more info may help, are you stock, roooted, custom ROM?
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Stock, never been rooted. I placed sounds in "notification" folder on the phone, not on SD card. I can see them when I set the sound for calendar, and I can hear them of course. But if I choose any of my own sounds, as soon as I leave the app and go back, it shows the default sound again.
I can, however, change to one of the Samsung sounds successfully.
My sounds are fine, they worked on my Rezound, and work on my Galaxy Tab.
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Seems like irs a problem with your tones, or the storage location since you can use the stock tones. I would just use zedge from Google play and download a new tone and see if it works.
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See, that's why I specifically said the tones are fine. They worked on Rezound, they work on my Tab now. I just specifically checked again, I can set them for text message notifications, alarms, ringtone, anything, but calendar. Same tones. It's a problem with the calendar app. Same tone set fot txt works like a charm. But not for calendar.
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Same issue here, it's the same thing with the timer in the clock app. Definitely a bug that has not been addressed. Pretty annoying.
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I knew they were good on your other phones, but maybe the s3 didn't like then. But if they can be used as other times that's not the case. I would really try zedge not sure were it saved then but mine stick just tested it.
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I'd rather not install another app that that I don't really need. Maybe there's a fix to this problem some other way?
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I'd rather not install another app that that I don't really need. Maybe there's a fix to this problem some other way?
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I think the point is to test with an app that is known to work - for all we know, it might be a permissions issue with the files you copied, for example. Without direct knowledge of why the problem is happening, testing with a known quantity might help eliminate one set of possibilities and hone in on the problem-causing element.
The app can always be uninstalled, as well.
Another test might be to place your tones on a SD card (if you have one), which should have no access issues for any stock app.
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I think the point is to test with an app that is known to work - for all we know, it might be a permissions issue with the files you copied, for example. Without direct knowledge of why the problem is happening, testing with a known quantity might help eliminate one set of possibilities and hone in on the problem-causing element.
The app can always be uninstalled, as well.
Another test might be to place your tones on a SD card (if you have one), which should have no access issues for any stock app.
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That's actually my point, test the apps download. Then look at were they are saved and the permissions. Then simply put your files in there with the same permissions.
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That's actually my point, test the apps download. Then look at were they are saved and the permissions. Then simply put your files in there with the same permissions.
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Yeah, it does smack of a permissions issue on its face, doesn't it?
Could be a different bug in the app, but maybe the background process is having an access problem so reverts back to the default tone.
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Ok, I'll test them on SD card and report back. However, if I can set the same tone for txt, for example, it doesn't seem to me like a permission issue.
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I just tested and checked permissions (which differ in a manner that shouldn't matter from the ICS notification files, I believe), among other things. I wasn't able to see where I could select a custom ringtone for the new event, though had copied them over to various directories, but did select a custom sound for all calendar events. It defaulted to the standard tone.
Then, I saw this thread that explains the issue and offers a potential workaround/fix:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...ncluded-ringtones-anyone-using-their-own.html
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Ok, I knew it wasn't a permission or a tone issue. It's a glitch with this thing. Very annoying. I guess all we can do is deal with it, huh? Calendar like that is pretty useless. I never hear any reminders. :thumbdown: :banghead:
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I use the On Time notification sound, which has been good for me. I have rather sensitive hearing, admittedly.
The link I offered explained that a paid app in Play can provide different ringtone options, repeating notifications, popups, etc. for the Calendar:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...Zvb2JhcnNvZnQuY2FsZW5kYXJldmVudHJlbWluZGVyIl0
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Yes, yes, I've read that. But couldn't it just work like every other phone (I assume)? Paying for some tiny feature like this, because it's a stupid bug, just doesn't sound very nice.
On second thought, if there's an app that can do that without root permission, shouldn't we be able to accomplish the same without that app?
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On second thought, if there's an app that can do that without root permission, shouldn't we be able to accomplish the same without that app?
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Well, this whole thing is making me consider re-rooting my phone, so that I can copy the custom tones to the proper directory, update their permissions to match the other tone files and see if that makes a difference. Maybe the Calendar app is hardcoded to use tones in that subdirectory only, but the selection UI screen is coded differently, allowing any tones to be selected.
I feel that if I select a tone in Notifications or a similar location, the Calendar app goes back to its default of the "On Time" tone, that is a clue to where it might be looking for a tone file when an event goes off. Or not, we'll see.
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Well, sure it will work if you root it. But I still think we can make it work without root, if some app can get it done for unrooted phones.
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I'm guessing that app hooks into calendar events, but that involves writing code.
This works for me:
1. Root your phone. The easiest way I've found is located here.
2. Using Root Explorer (or similar file management app that has been granted SuperUser privileges after rooting) Move or Copy your notification sound file(s) to:
/system/media/audio/notifications/
I changed the permissions to rw-r--r-- for the moved files, but it turns out their default permissions also worked fine.
3. Back in the Calendar app, select your moved/copied notification ringtone from the list.
4. Unroot your phone, if desired.
Doing the above allowed me to use custom tones for the Calendar notifications - I tested with .ogg files, but perhaps .mp3 or others may also work.
(At first, it seemed a side-effect caused loss of system sounds, but it turned out I somehow turned the System sound volume to 0 through some fumble fingering.)
So, no side-effects and I'm back to being stock, unrooted. Whole process took less than 10 minutes with testing.
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