I have been trying to add some of the old sounds/notifications to my A32. When I add the sounds (ogg format) to ringtones, etc folders they don't show up as an option for selection. (probably because the phone is not rooted). With Solid Explorer I can Select the sound I want but it never sticks. I still get system sounds. Nothing seems to allow me to add my own custom sounds
Any help greatly appreciated
Use mp3 or wav..not ogg. Android devices never need root for custom sounds/nofication sounds
hyelton said:
Use mp3 or wav..not ogg. Android devices never need root for custom sounds/nofication sounds
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Unfortunately that does not work. I change ogg to mp3 or wav and place the files in the ringtone, notifications, etc folders. But I cannot apply those sounds
grwalker said:
Unfortunately that does not work. I change ogg to mp3 or wav and place the files in the ringtone, notifications, etc folders. But I cannot apply those sounds
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Did you convert the files or just change the file name? You need to convert the files.
hyelton said:
Use mp3 or wav..not ogg. Android devices never need root for custom sounds/nofication sounds
hyelton said:
Did you convert the files or just change the file name? You need to convert the files.
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I download the MP3 files from Zedge.
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Are you placing them in the correct ringtone and notification folders in the file browser? Make sure your doing on the internal storage and not the SD card.
hyelton said:
Are you placing them in the correct ringtone and notification folders in the file browser? Make sure your doing on the internal storage and not the SD card.
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Yes the files are in the folders in internal memory, not SD card. When attempting to select the sound I am asked which app to use. solid explorer or media selector. If I chose solid explorer I can navigate to the folder and select the sound but it does not stick. If I use media selector then the sound does not appear in the list. I have rebooted after adding the sound just in case
grwalker said:
Yes the files are in the folders in internal memory, not SD card. When attempting to select the sound I am asked which app to use. solid explorer or media selector. If I chose solid explorer I can navigate to the folder and select the sound but it does not stick. If I use media selector then the sound does not appear in the list. I have rebooted after adding the sound just in case
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Weird It just works on mine it shows up when I open up settings > ringtones or nofication sounds.
Whe
hyelton said:
Weird It just works on mine it shows up when I open up settings > ringtones or nofication sounds.
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When I open settings and check which sound is assigned to which notification I see the name of the sound I chose. But when, for example an email arrives, I get some system sound, like the Samsung whistle, not the sound I selected
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When I open settings and check which sound is assigned to which notification I see the name of the sound I chose. But when, for example an email arrives, I get some system sound, like the Samsung whistle, not the sound I selected
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Who is your Carrier? i suspect this is a CSC feature issue
are you rooted?
financeledger said:
Who is your Carrier? i suspect this is a CSC feature issue
are you rooted?
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Carrier is Pure Mobile (Vodafone Germany). Not rooted.
Phone is not locked to the carrier
grwalker said:
Carrier is Pure Mobile (Vodafone Germany). Not rooted.
Phone is not locked to the carrier
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wich firmware are you using?
Android 11. Samsung One UI 3.1 over the top
All straight out of the box. No mods
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Messaging> Menu> Settings> Select Ringtone
is there a way to use custom alert sounds?
i have a WAV file i've used on every phone i've ever had.
I don't know about the file type, but you can make a folder named notifications and put your file in there. If the file type works, it should pop up
myrddin201 said:
is there a way to use custom alert sounds?
i have a WAV file i've used on every phone i've ever had.
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In this post: http://www.androidforums.com/t-mobile-g1/1757-can-you-set-music-youve-uploaded-ringtone-texts.html They claim that if you add a folder called "notifications" on the root of your device, then any supported media file will be available to select. Try this and let us know if it works, sounds interesting.
that was exactly it.
put the notifications folder in /sdcard/ and it shows up in the list of notifications
awesome. thanks!
myrddin201 said:
that was exactly it.
put the notifications folder in /sdcard/ and it shows up in the list of notifications
awesome. thanks!
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No problem, glad it worked.
Hey all,
How can I set custom ringtones on a Nexus 5 (not rooted)?
There's no option just to set an MP3 file as one.
Thanks
lordromanov01 said:
Hey all,
How can I set custom ringtones on a Nexus 5 (not rooted)?
There's no option just to set an MP3 file as one.
Thanks
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Go to the "sdcard" folder (user storage area, where you put stuff), look for the ringtones folder, stick the mp3 in there. It'll automatically show up in your list of selectable ringtones.
lordromanov01 said:
Hey all,
How can I set custom ringtones on a Nexus 5 (not rooted)?
There's no option just to set an MP3 file as one.
Thanks
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If you install some sort of file explorer (like ES File Explorer) then you should be able to set one when it asks you which app to use to select the ringtone.
Aside from that, if you copy/paste files to the Nexus after plugging in the USB cable and having the Nexus set up as an MTP, that usually works as long as you put the files into the Ringtone or Notifications folder.
Vincent Law said:
Go to the "sdcard" folder (user storage area, where you put stuff), look for the ringtones folder, stick the mp3 in there. It'll automatically show up in your list of selectable ringtones.
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BigOkie said:
If you install some sort of file explorer (like ES File Explorer) then you should be able to set one when it asks you which app to use to select the ringtone.
Aside from that, if you copy/paste files to the Nexus after plugging in the USB cable and having the Nexus set up as an MTP, that usually works as long as you put the files into the Ringtone or Notifications folder.
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Thanks both of you. I have got it working now
There is a notification folder and a ringtone folder. I placed an mp3 into the notification folder. When I search for that file, it isn't present (Settings-Sounds-Notifications). If I have the same file under ringtones, I can see it under the ringtones list.
What is the problem that causes me not to be able to use my custom ringtone?
You used a file explorer app to look for the files/folders on your phone, and they aren't there? How are you attempting to put the folders on your phone?
andrewnelson said:
You used a file explorer app to look for the files/folders on your phone, and they aren't there? How are you attempting to put the folders on your phone?
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The folders already exist by default. I used a file explorer to move the notification mp3 from DOWNLOAD to NOTIFICATION Folder. Going through options-settings-notifications list, my custom notification does not exist, however, if I moved the mp3 to RINGTONE, I will see it on the list.
haitu said:
The folders already exist by default. I used a file explorer to move the notification mp3 from DOWNLOAD to NOTIFICATION Folder. Going through options-settings-notifications list, my custom notification does not exist, however, if I moved the mp3 to RINGTONE, I will see it on the list.
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is it from the sd i think its something to do with the Android 4.4 KitKat and how the SD card support has changed, i use ringo and if i dont use a browser with root access or the kk browser it will show sd not available
RESOLVED
Found out that sd card notifications only reads flac files.
This is driving me crazy. Does anyone know how to get rid of the ringtones from Google music without deleting the files from my phone?? Thanks
What folder do you have them in on your Internal Storage?
jsgraphicart said:
What folder do you have them in on your Internal Storage?
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I had them in ringtones. I tried moving them to notifications and it was of no help.
what file extension are you using for your ringtones?
a5pe4 said:
I had them in ringtones. I tried moving them to notifications and it was of no help.
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In my experience, Android always ignored the Ringtones and Notifications folders as music. Maybe you just need to refresh Google Music. Go into the setting and try syncing it
simms22 said:
what file extension are you using for your ringtones?
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Most of them are mp3 or wav. Just tried ogg to no avail. I moved them all back to ringtones from notifications and it actually shows more now...
a5pe4 said:
Most of them are mp3 or wav. Just tried ogg to no avail. I moved them all back to ringtones from notifications and it actually shows more now...
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if you have root, move them to /system/media/
Create a empty file with name ".nomedia" in the same folder as ringtones. It will be not shown in play music
simms22 said:
if you have root, move them to /system/media/
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Thanks! Worked like a charm!
simms22 said:
if you have root, move them to /system/media/
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Only thing is I don't know how to access those notification tones anymore. None of my apps give those tones as an option ugh lol
a5pe4 said:
Only thing is I don't know how to access those notification tones anymore. None of my apps give those tones as an option ugh lol
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Did you reboot after?
#AndroidL
a5pe4 said:
Only thing is I don't know how to access those notification tones anymore. None of my apps give those tones as an option ugh lol
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no no.. dont just stick them into /system/media/, put them in the right category(ringtones, notifications, alarms..) within /system/media/.
simms22 said:
no no.. dont just stick them into /system/media/, put them in the right category(ringtones, notifications, alarms..) within /system/media/.
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To be more specific, its system/media/audio/notifications and system/media/audio/ringtones. And if you put them in there, I believe they NEED to be .ogg files. Change the permissions to match the others in those folders and reboot.
That is the ticket. Change the permissions.
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I just go into play music and select "not interested" on the ringtones, and it takes them right out.
If somebody will upload the custom ringtone/music file via adb to the /sdcard/Music - no of the stock Sony apps will see it (Sound setting or music player) until reboot My small and stup^H^H Japaneeze devs - here 2017 not the 1997 year !!!!
MX Player sees the files just after upload.
The stock music player is awfull and totally useless. This is big shame for the audio company like Sony. Somebody have to do the harakiri there:
- no way to set the source folders for the music
- nobody knows the source folders names (seems like Music is one of them)
- no way to force folders refresh, so the apps are blind until reboot
- no way to play all the albums you have (!!!!)
- no way to set the play mode (loop album, loop song, go to next album)
It is not the player but the bleeding painful useless app at the "such named top" phone ;(
Kanoe said:
The stock music player is awfull and totally useless. This is big shame for the audio company like Sony. Somebody have to do the harakiri there:
- no way to set the source folders for the music
- nobody knows the source folders names (seems like Music is one of them)
- no way to force folders refresh, so the apps are blind until reboot
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That's got nothing to do with the sony music app! This is android's stock-media-server's problem, which is a real plague for a long time. Apps, that show new items immediately are doing a different thing: They actively watch specific folders (whether they are customizable or not) and usually don't rely on android's on-board-toys.
About the other point: I agree with you.:good:
Well, the google developers are brain dead by the definition - they just screwing the Linux all the time in favor of Android (try to connect the password-less bluetooth device to the recent Android for ex.). There is excellent "inotify" syscall which they are not aware about. But the google dumbness do not excuse the Sony here
You simply put it in the Ringtone, Notification , Alarm folder on the internal and it will show up when you select Ringtone, Notification, Alarm.
You can also store it on you SD card if you create the folders Ringtone, Notification , Alarm first. They can also be store in a folder
FartyParty said:
You simply put it in the Ringtone, Notification , Alarm folder on the internal and it will show up when you select Ringtone, Notification, Alarm.
You can also store it on you SD card if you create the folders Ringtone, Notification , Alarm first. They can also be store in a folder
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Again - I do not have the sdcard. It is the internal storage. Pushing the file to the Notification/Ringtone/Alarm folder just give you nothing - you still do not have the stock sound choices.
Kanoe said:
Again - I do not have the sdcard. It is the internal storage. Pushing the file to the Notification/Ringtone/Alarm folder just give you nothing - you still do not have the stock sound choices.
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Putting any sound in any of the folders lets the stock audio picker see the file. If you put it in Ringtone audio picker will see a new ringtone, notification, alarm works the same.
It doesn't matter if you put the folders on the internal or external. The most important is that the folders "Ringtone", "Notification", "Alarm" are in the root of internal or external.
I literally just tried this before I posted my comment.
Put files in notification folder.
FartyParty said:
You simply put it in the Ringtone, Notification , Alarm folder on the internal and it will show up when you select Ringtone, Notification, Alarm.
You can also store it on you SD card if you create the folders Ringtone, Notification , Alarm first. They can also be store in a folder
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Mangtas_666 said:
Put files in notification folder.
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just do not works
Kanoe said:
just do not works
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Update your fw/flash another one/replace your phone.
It's obviously defect since it works for everyone else but you.