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Q? Stop Market from Auto Update Downloaded apps

I noticed this morning (tnt 3.1.2) that some of my apps (like youtube) were updated automatically and then a notice popped up. I did go into market and change "notifications" to "no" but it does not say anything about turning off auto update. Am I missing something.
Thanks

Under Market settings for Notifications, I only have the options to:
1) Notify me
2) Do not notify me
I chose Notify me. I don't get automatic downloads.

On the apps that you do not want to get auto-updates, open them in the market app and make sure that the check box is cleared for "Allow Auto Updates"

TeutonicWolf said:
On the apps that you do not want to get auto-updates, open them in the market app and make sure that the check box is cleared for "Allow Auto Updates"
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That is the ticket! You have been thanked

Thought I'd point out I had a slightly different Market settings screen ('had' is the big word, it changed to be like 'normal' now with only the notifications options in it).
Before, mine had a setting above the notifications setting about Market filtering (I didn't touch it, though, was too busy and just thought I'd see what was there since this is the new Market screen).
It's gone now and can't get it back (I don't know what settings were under it).

XANAVirus said:
Thought I'd point out I had a slightly different Market settings screen ('had' is the big word, it changed to be like 'normal' now with only the notifications options in it).
Before, mine had a setting above the notifications setting about Market filtering (I didn't touch it, though, was too busy and just thought I'd see what was there since this is the new Market screen).
It's gone now and can't get it back (I don't know what settings were under it).
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Same thing happened to me! The filter was there one moment, and gone the next...
Perhaps a new beta feature not yet ready to be unlocked for all?

Market Autoupdate Bulk Toggle
This might help.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/market-...g.idlesoft.android.marketAutoupdateBulkToggle

Dumb Problem with Alarms and other Sounds

I feel pretty foolish for not being able to figure this out, but I've exhausted my store of ideas.
I can't change the sound for alarms, ringtones, or notifications. I have been fighting with this all day today, and went so far as doing a factory reset, which was a massive pain. The grand finale is that I STILL can't change it.
Any time I click the sound option in alarms, I can navigate through the files on my phone and "click" an mp3. This brings me back to the alarm options page as if it were a success, but "morning flower" is still the sound it displays and I'm assuming it's the name of the sound I hear when the alarm sounds (it's an annoying jingle).
What is worse, my ringtone is now a horrific beeping and any time I try changing it I have exactly the same end result: the song selection seems like it worked, but the ringtone is called "beep once" and sure enough it just beeps (but not only once). With notifications when I select a song the name is "default notification sound (media)," but the phone only vibrates (and yes I did make sure the sound was up).
I feel like I'm 95 and have picked up a smart phone for the first time ever, because I'm utterly baffled and no matter what I do the thing seems to be ignoring and defying me on this issue. In short, wtf?
I've only noticed these kinds of problems since I bought an o2 prepaid sim for my trip to Germany, which I had to fight against Verizon's bloatware and such in order to use. I've been using package disabler pro to kill VZW's slimy influence; is it possible that one of those apps controls media access somehow? Also, could Amaze file manager be somehow incompatible with the settings? I'm really frustrated and I'm not able to find a satisfying ad-free app that can take care of this stuff without being thwarted. What should I do here?

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Now I feel even stupider for going through all that, giving up, and coming here to post this rant. For any who ever come across this post, be sure to clear defaults for your file manager and then come back to the alarm sound selection and click "media storage" when it asks which app you want to use. Then you can click "add sound" and use your file manager through that interface to select the song. Don't get mad, get to the "clear defaults."

skyler544 said:
Now I feel even stupider for going through all that, giving up, and coming here to post this rant. For any who ever come across this post, be sure to clear defaults for your file manager and then come back to the alarm sound selection and click "media storage" when it asks which app you want to use. Then you can click "add sound" and use your file manager through that interface to select the song. Don't get mad, get to the "clear defaults."
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Nice job, so you got it all sorted out than?

tw1n5nak35 said:
Nice job, so you got it all sorted out than?
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Did indeed. I learned how to mess about with Android and rooting with 4.4 and under but my Note 5 isn't rootable and so I don't play with it as much. I guess my skills are slipping, or perhaps they were never that great to begin with. That old galaxy Nexus was sure faithful and fun though.

Personalized notifications for contacts not working...

I posted this in the AT&T S8+ Forum, figured i'd post in here too, might get faster help. I did do a couple searches before posting, but if someone has already addressed this I apologize.
Hi all, I seem to be unable to get individual text notifications working on my S8+. That is, I go into the contact, I find where it says "Message Tone" and I set the tone I'd like to use. When I go in and look, everything seems to be correct.
Then when a text comes in, the default notification is still used. This is the case when both a tone that I added is used, or a built in tone. I had thought perhaps it was because I was using a 3rd party texting app (Textra, was not a fan of the default Samsung app), but even when I reset to the Samsung messages app, this was still the case (I even tried restarting the phone after setting messages as the default, just to make sure).
Anybody else having this issue? Anybody fix it? I've tried everything I can find, hopefully one of you can point out something obvious that I've missed.

Elbimster said:
I posted this in the AT&T S8+ Forum, figured i'd post in here too, might get faster help. I did do a couple searches before posting, but if someone has already addressed this I apologize.
Hi all, I seem to be unable to get individual text notifications working on my S8+. That is, I go into the contact, I find where it says "Message Tone" and I set the tone I'd like to use. When I go in and look, everything seems to be correct.
Then when a text comes in, the default notification is still used. This is the case when both a tone that I added is used, or a built in tone. I had thought perhaps it was because I was using a 3rd party texting app (Textra, was not a fan of the default Samsung app), but even when I reset to the Samsung messages app, this was still the case (I even tried restarting the phone after setting messages as the default, just to make sure).
Anybody else having this issue? Anybody fix it? I've tried everything I can find, hopefully one of you can point out something obvious that I've missed.
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No issues here, after setting the message tone you want are you tapping save in the upper right of the screen?

ggrant3876 said:
No issues here, after setting the message tone you want are you tapping save in the upper right of the screen?
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I am. I've attached a screenshot for a contact I'm using as a test (my GVoice number). It LOOKS like it's set up correctly (at least to me) just not working correctly. Personalized Ring Tones seem to work, but not text notifications.
The phone is doing a couple other quirky things. I'm wondering if it might be time to just say "F it" and do a hard reset.

Elbimster said:
I am. I've attached a screenshot for a contact I'm using as a test (my GVoice number). It LOOKS like it's set up correctly (at least to me) just not working correctly. Personalized Ring Tones seem to work, but not text notifications.
The phone is doing a couple other quirky things. I'm wondering if it might be time to just say "F it" and do a hard reset.
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Here are the screens I get when changing a ringtone or messaging tone. Didn't get the screenshot low enough for messaging tone, it's right below ring tone.

ggrant3876 said:
Here are the screens I get when changing a ringtone or messaging tone. Didn't get the screenshot low enough for messaging tone, it's right below ring tone.
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Yeah, I don't think I'm doing anything differently. Weird that ring tones work but not text messages. I had a couple different contact managers installed (don't really like the Samsung one) and thought maybe they were causing the issue, so uninstalled them and rebooted. Still no go.
I do like the look of the dark theme for the contacts app though, definitely gonna change it to that!

I also use Textra on my S8+, as I don't like the default one, and you set the personalized tones in Textra not contacts.
In Textra, go to one of the texts from someone that you want to customize and long press it, then go the three dot menu in the upper right corner and select customize. Then select Notifications, then notification sound and pick the one that you want.
Works perfectly...

larryk said:
I also use Textra on my S8+, as I don't like the default one, and you set the personalized tones in Textra not contacts.
In Textra, go to one of the texts from someone that you want to customize and long press it, then go the three dot menu in the upper right corner and select customize. Then select Notifications, then notification sound and pick the one that you want.
Works perfectly...
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:victory: The files are IN the computer!! It's so obvious!! Thanks so much, this has been driving me nuts.
Still a little weird it wouldn't work when I reset the phone to the Samsung app, but now I don't care because this works!! Thank you so much.

Sometimes it is just the little things...

How to set different notification ringtone for different apps?

I would like to set different notification ringtones for gmail and sms. However, I cannot figure it out on P20. Any ideas? Thx.

You can set the individual ringtones in the settings of Gmail, Messages etc.

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You can set the individual ringtones in the settings of Gmail, Messages etc.
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Ok cool, explain !?
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For example, in Messages, click the menu button (top right), then select Settings -> Notifications -> Sound. Select the sound you like.
In Gmail: click the hamburger menu (top left), then scroll all the way down and select Settings. Select your account, then click Manage Notifications. Click on Mail -> Sound. Then select the sound.

Well it's not possible on the P20 Pro
I've looked everywhere how to set different tones for SMSes, Calendar events et emails et it's just impossible. I can't understand why Huawei would block that. It's so basic. Same thing with Gmail lables: impossible to set a specific tone per label. Why?!

same on P20, it just vibrates...what the heck

I replaced the SMS app with another one that allowes to change the tone (truecallers). For the calendar I use the Huawei app for the notifications only. Now for Gmail, I haven't found the way to set a particular tone for a specific label (which I could do on my previous phone).
And I have a problem with Airbnb that doesn't allow to change the notifications tone; my P20 Pro set it to "default" which is most inconvenient.

Same issue here, it seems that Huawei removed the option to choose a specific notification sound in notification management. I can't seem to understand the reasoning behind such a decision... Hopefully they will fix that in a future update

Can't change ringtone....
Wait--- they produced the fanciest camera-phone ever, costs a ferking THOUSAND dollars, and you can't change the sound that incoming gmails / SMS's make??? (On my new P20 Pro this appears to be the case)
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

That's exactly it! It seems unbelievable. Worse... You cannot get rid of the Huawei calendar, therefore when you have Google calendar AND Huawei calendar running at the same time and that you want to add an event with the voice assistant, at the end, you have to manually tap on the calendar you want to enter the event in! No way to complete the task totally handsfree. I'm so not buying another Huawei phone the next time (even though the camera is great).

I'm really disappointed by this too, this is a huge problem! Android has had this ability for years, it makes no sense to take it away.

Same issue hete
luinnar said:
Same issue here, it seems that Huawei removed the option to choose a specific notification sound in notification management. I can't seem to understand the reasoning behind such a decision... Hopefully they will fix that in a future update
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Have you found a solution for this? I have the same problem... Cannot change messages notification tone. But I am surprised that the internet is not blown up with this error. Might work for some???

I think I've found a good solution! The AutoNotification app lets you set the sound for any of an apps Notification Categories! I haven't completely tested it yet but so far it seems to be doing what I need.

P20 Pro Setting Tunes/Tones
Irozsa said:
Have you found a solution for this? I have the same problem... Cannot change messages notification tone. But I am surprised that the internet is not blown up with this error. Might work for some???
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Hi, have you got this sorted yet?
I have not long had my P20 Pro and have also found it frustrating but I have sat and played around with it and found the solution, albeit it a bit of a hassle to do!
Apologies for no doubt going over old ground here, but I need to work on the assumption that there maybe others, slightly less experienced, that may also be trying to work this out.
Ringtone first! Use a computer and Windows Media Player, to first get your desired tunes/tones onto. (Rip into Media Player using MP3 from the settings tab).
Next, unlock your P20 Pro and connect to your computer using the supplied USB cable, once connected, swipe the screen down and select the “MTP” option (file transfer). Your P20 Pro will then be recognised by your computer and will quickly show up in Media Player on the right hand side.
It’s then just a matter of dragging and dropping any content from the left side of the Media Player window into this area on the right. Once done, be sure to click “sync” above your devices name.
Then disconnect your P20 Pro from the computer, go to “Settings”, then “Sounds”, scroll up until you see “Phone ringtone”, click this, next select “Music (on storage)” at the top right, choose your desired tune by popping a dot in the adjoining circle and finally click on the tick, top right corner, to apply. Done!
Next, Email notification sounds.
I have my home screen setup so that once unlocked, I can see the “@“ icon (with Email written underneath it) in the middle bottom section of the screen, but it is this icon you will need to use, if it’s not where mine is!
Although this may seem very odd, I can assure you that it works.
You MUST use this icon “@“ to setup your email account(s) in order to then be able to set different tunes/tones for each of them.
The first time you hit the “@“ icon you will be prompted to select what type of mail account you are using etc, follow all relevant onscreen prompts to get setup.
Whichever mail account you add first will become the default sender for emails, this can only be changed once you have added an additional email account.
Once your account(s) have been successfully setup, exit back to the home screen, only so that we are starting from the same point!
Select the “@“ icon, the default sending account opens first, next, click the three dots at the bottom right labelled “More”, then select “Settings”, look under the section “ACCOUNTS” and select which account you wish to deal with, next, scroll the screen up until you see the section “NOTIFICATION SETTINGS”, from here select “Choose ringtone”, and finally, select “Music (on storage)” to find the tunes/tones that you previously added using Windows Media Player, place a dot in the corresponding circle, click the tick to the the top right of the screen to apply your selection. This technique can now be used for all other email accounts, to give you separate tunes/tones for each email account.
You can, of course, also use a third party app, such as “Zedge Ringtones” and once you have selected and downloaded your chosen tone, it will appear under your phones settings/sounds/phone ringtone or default notification sound/Sound
Hope this helps, my P20 Pro is now finally personalised to my own liking!

I think I have worked it out.
Click on setting then click on general settings.
Then click on manage notification
Under you email address you will see - Email normal: allow these notifications. Click on the writing and not on the blue slide at the end.
Under notification category a little way down you will see sound. Change your notification

smicks said:
Wait--- they produced the fanciest camera-phone ever, costs a ferking THOUSAND dollars, and you can't change the sound that incoming gmails / SMS's make??? (On my new P20 Pro this appears to be the case)
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
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Traded up from Honor 8 where I was happy as a clam regarding the notification options. I had them all just right: different ringtone for each SIM, separate notifications for my email accounts and, most importantly, different tones for SMS on each of my SIMs, plus the general notification tone for everything else. Now here I am, holding my Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS and all I get is ONE notification tone for my SMS and any other notifications.
Seriously?!

tsouthen said:
I'm really disappointed by this too, this is a huge problem! Android has had this ability for years, it makes no sense to take it away.
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Maybe someone has found the solution? I can’t believe P20 can’t set different tone for notifications and mail. It has tons of unuseful settings, but this one was essentiall! If I knew this before, I would never ever bye Huawei P20!! It’s a disaster! (

Unfortunatelly you can't.
I try all the methods above and none works.
sad but true...
Huawei is going down because of the poor software development.

staticxxx said:
Unfortunatelly you can't.
I try all the methods above and none works.
sad but true...
Huwaei is going down because of the poor software development.
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I have different ringtones for my notifications, sms and different ringtones for my 2 emails

Great!
On Huawei P20? Show how you did it!

Question set notification sound in Gmail not system default

i am trying to set a separate notification sound for incoming email in Gmail for ny A52 5G.
in the Apps setting, i select Gmail, then Notifications and then Mail.
when the window opens, it shows underneath Sound the system default. uf u tap on that, it loads the Ringtones for Phone app. if I download a sound file, it will not let me set it for only Gmail.
i have also tried to download a sound file from Zedge, but can not assign it to the Gmail app.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

First of all, this is the 4G model page, please use the 5G one if you have the 5G variant, though we can help you this time around.
That aside, go into the Gmail app, then tap on the 3 bars on the top left then scroll down to settings. From there go into General Settings, then Manage Notifications, you'll be sent into the settings app for Gmail. Tap on Email, then Sound and then choose from the default notification sounds. As far as I'm aware, you can only use the sounds on the phone itself.

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First of all, this is the 4G model page, please use the 5G one if you have the 5G variant, though we can help you this time around.
That aside, go into the Gmail app, then tap on the 3 bars on the top left then scroll down to settings. From there go into General Settings, then Manage Notifications, you'll be sent into the settings app for Gmail. Tap on Email, then Sound and then choose from the default notification sounds. As far as I'm aware, you can only use the sounds on the phone itself.
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thank you for the information. i must have misread the forum header and thought it was the 5g.
i went to the Samsung support site last night, and after a long chat with an actual Samsung support eep, it seems that you can't set up separate sounds for apps on the A52 5g. you can only change the default system sound, contact Ringtone or phone ringtone.
Thanks again for the prompt reply.

cooljeff913 said:
thank you for the information. i must have misread the forum header and thought it was the 5g.
i went to the Samsung support site last night, and after a long chat with an actual Samsung support eep, it seems that you can't set up separate sounds for apps on the A52 5g. you can only change the default system sound, contact Ringtone or phone ringtone.
Thanks again for the prompt reply.
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That's strange. The software between these two phones are very much the same. Do try what I've told you because I had to change the notif sound for my email accounts so that I wouldn't confuse between my 2 email addresses when an email got in.
Do post it on the 5G forum too, just in case someone has done it there too. Best of luck!
Edit: Customer Support is usually quite bad with these kind of things, so I wouldn't bet on them even understanding what you were trying to do, just saying.

ashraftheboss said:
That's strange. The software between these two phones are very much the same. Do try what I've told you because I had to change the notif sound for my email accounts so that I wouldn't confuse between my 2 email addresses when an email got in.
Do post it on the 5G forum too, just in case someone has done it there too. Best of luck!
Edit: Customer Support is usually quite bad with these kind of things, so I wouldn't bet on them even understanding what you were trying to do, just saying.
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thanks. I did try that before I contacted support amd and ended up changing the system default notification sound.
tried it a number of different ways,. but at least on the 5g model,. when you select the option to change the sound, it always takes you to the"Ringtones for Phone" app which doesn't allow you to just select a sound for the app. If you select a sound and then download it, you can set it for the Ringtone, Notification, Alarm or Contact.
if you select Notification,.it prompts for confirmation amd and if you confirm,.it changes the system default notification sound.
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