Hi all.
I have an MDA c.III with WM6.
Everything seems to work fine, except the phone does not ring when called.
I can hear audio (tried mp3 and FM radio), I hear ther reminders from calendar and tasks, I also hear the SMS notification.
However, when someone calls me, the MDA vibrates (if set to do so) but does not ring.
Upon choosing the ring, if i "click" the test button the ring sounds.
When called, it doesn't.
I have tried quite a lot with settings (there are several points for this in the software) to setup the rings; however, it simply doesn't make a sound upon incoming calls.
Would anyone have any suggestion (or simply the solution) for this problem?
Gyc
Had a similar problem and found that other installed software seemed to effect it. Similar tale with sms notification but a soft reset seemed to resolve the issue but it's not an ideal solution.
Most likely this is a file association problem. If you've installed another media player and associated WAV, MP3, WMA, etc. then the phone will not ring. The association needs to remain with the Windows Mobile Media Player.
I've tried to verify this, but where do I tind the file associations in WM6?
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I've tried to verify this, but where do I tind the file associations in WM6?
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Is the phone volume (as opposed to the pda sound volume) slider turned up ?
Phone volume is ok (there are 2 sliders, one for PDA, one for phone).
I checked file associations with Total Commander.
Media files are correctly associated with windows media player; when "clicked" upon WMP starts and plays the files, including the ring tones.
However, when called the phone still does not ring...
What the heck...
gyc said:
Phone volume is ok (there are 2 sliders, one for PDA, one for phone).
I checked file associations with Total Commander.
Media files are correctly associated with windows media player; when "clicked" upon WMP starts and plays the files, including the ring tones.
However, when called the phone still does not ring...
What the heck...
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Puzzling. I guess you've checked all the obvious things - ring volume, settings in the phone options, sound & notification options, etc. Have you also tested if the phone will vibrate if you turn audio off, or does it still go directly to VM? Has it ever rang? Do you have any other phone / dialer software running, a recent change? Could be a ROM or [gasp] self-inflicted issue. If all else fails - hard reset or switch ROMs.
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Puzzling. I guess you've checked all the obvious things - ring volume, settings in the phone options, sound & notification options, etc.
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Yep.
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Have you also tested if the phone will vibrate if you turn audio off, or does it still go directly to VM?
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It vibrates normally.
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Has it ever rang?
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I got it second hand; the information I have is that it used to ring and vibrate normally before it got to me.
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Do you have any other phone / dialer software running, a recent change?
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No other phone software.
No recent changes that I have performed, apart from the normal menu items personalization, chosing ring tones, audio volume and adding a few mp3's.
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Could be a ROM or [gasp] self-inflicted issue. If all else fails - hard reset or switch ROMs.
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I'd really need to avoid that because I use the phone for work and 1) do not have the time right now to reisntall all the applications 2) cannot risk to brick the phone and be left "hanging" without.
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No recent changes that I have performed, apart from the normal menu items personalization, chosing ring tones, audio volume and adding a few mp3's.
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The only other suggestion I might offer is to ensure that your ringtones are good. Try using the stock ringtones that came with the Windows Mobile, if you aren't already. You can find them in these forums if you need them. Maybe also try different types, all small files, such as WAV, WMA, MP3 and see if you can make ANY of them work.
All media files work when played with WMP.
Also, while configuring the ringtones, hitting the "test" button ringtons play ok.
That's precisely the odd thing.
Everything works fine (calendar alerts, alarm, sms slerts, fm radio, mp3's, etc.) except that when called the phone does not ring!
So far it is the ONLY thing that does not work in my phone!
It's sooo frustrating...
gyc said:
All media files work when played with WMP.
Also, while configuring the ringtones, hitting the "test" button ringtons play ok.
That's precisely the odd thing.
Everything works fine (calendar alerts, alarm, sms slerts, fm radio, mp3's, etc.) except that when called the phone does not ring!
So far it is the ONLY thing that does not work in my phone!
It's sooo frustrating...
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Check settings by starting the phone (green phone button) > Menu > Options > Services tab > select Call Forwarding > click Get Settings.
Ensure you don't have the "Forward all incoming phone calls" box unchecked. Also check the third drop down list that indicates how many seconds before forwarding to voice mail. Set it to 20 or 30 seconds.
Should look something like the attached. Except your voicemail service number will be different depending upon your location. If this doesn't work, then I'm tapped of ideas - sorry.
Thanks for the suggestion, but didn't work.
I suppose I'm only left with hard reset...
But I'd really hate to do it...
.wav and .mp3 will play but not .wma
I'm having this same problem too. I think I caused the problem when I installed MortPlayer and associated file extensions with Mort. Even with uninstalling Mort, .wma files won't play. What's interesting is .wav files and .mp3 WILL play as the ringtone. I've checked file associations and .wma = Media Player but the .wav extension is somehow not listed (using Schaaps Advanced Config to see file extensions.) Thoughts on this very frustrating problem are appreciated!
I'm sorry if I'm not very encouraging, but I simply gave up.
I use my phnoe mostly for work, so I cannot afford to have it inoperative as I try other roms or windows installations.
In some way, I have come around the problem by using a bluetooth earpiece that rings. It's not very loud, but it helps.
Hello gyc,
I also had that problem several times and in my case it was always related to 3rd party MP3-Software. Have a look at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Problems and try, if fixing the entries at the registry (e.g. using total commander ce) helps ...
Matthias
I hope there's an answer to this...
In Gingerbread I had my PhoneCall and SMS notification sound different from Email notifications / Facebook.
My basic set up was:
Phone - Ring Always
SMS - Sound Always (and Buzz)
Email - Buzz - no sound
Facebook - nothing.This way I more or less didn't need to change my settings every (except in meetings when I'd sometimes slide it to silent (buzz only)
Maybe I'm going missing something obvious (I hope I am) but ICS seems to have broken this functionality. I couldn't find any notification setting specific to GMail, and I can't find any way of separating out SMS and Email notifications (Without 3rd party apps).
Can I do this in ICS?
If not, Google have quietly been working evil...
You might need to set the notifications in the individual apps. For me, it's only ever had sms and ringtone options in the standard settings
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You might need to set the notifications in the individual apps. For me, it's only ever had sms and ringtone options in the standard settings
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Thanks, That was my first thought... I understand that this was google's rationale for the change that they made in ICS - from the core OS point of view, a notification is a notification (whatever generates it), and its up to the individual app to allow you to configure specific sounds. So far so good (if tedious compared to gingerbread). BUT... the Gmail app doesn't allow you to configure notifications. Perhaps the answer is to try a different email app, and configure it to play a silent MP3 file.
I use tasker to create custom notifications for each app.
Contacts have customised sms tones and certain apps will only vibrate once.
I've also used it to lower volumes in games automatically and enable rotation only in gallery
Changed my default notification and ringtone sound to one that I downloaded. It plays fine when I select it in the Settings --> Sound --> Ringtone/Notification. However it does not play when I get a call or a TXT. And yes, my volume is up.
On a side note, I am so ticked that I cannot set the ringtone and notification volume levels independently!! I cant stand the wait for ROOT so we get some good ROMS
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Changed my default notification and ringtone sound to one that I downloaded. It plays fine when I select it in the Settings --> Sound --> Ringtone/Notification. However it does not play when I get a call or a TXT. And yes, my volume is up.
On a side note, I am so ticked that I cannot set the ringtone and notification volume levels independently!! I cant stand the wait for ROOT so we get some good ROMS
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Maybe a dumb question, but have not installed any type of profile app right? I use profile apps so I can quickly change to different setups for night, meetings etc.
Well I do have Sound Manager installed. Since the ringtone and notifications is tied together right now, this app is mostly useless.
I did verify that sounds were turned up. Once I selected a sound that is included with the phone everything is fine. really a pain.
Does anyone know how to mute the mod attachment sound?
I haven't seen anything in settings, nor do I know a way to mute an app.
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Does anyone know how to mute the mod attachment sound?
I haven't seen anything in settings, nor do I know a way to mute an app.
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im sure if you have root you can go into the system files and just delete the sound
The sound is in the ModService Apk, which will turn into a big ugly mess if I edit. Why - we get updates for it via play store, and it's a system app.
The sound id outputted via ringer. why you're ringer is off, but media is on (and playing) you can attach the speaker and have it switch seamlessly with no sound.
The sound will play on DND if it is priority only, and that is with only stared contacts going through. However Alarms only and mute all are fine
I found a clunky, but semi easy, way to do it is to turn DND(must be alarms only or mute all) on before you attach, and off afterwords.
I think I'm going to uses a taker notification to automate the ringer method, maybe using quick settings
ex:
task 5SecRingOff
set var %ring to %VOLR # store the current volume in a variable called ring
Set ringer to 0 # turn of ringer
wait 5 seconds # allow time to attach
set ringer to %ring # restore old volume
(comments are python style, I've been using a lot of it lately.)
However, I still would be interested to see if we could disable via settings, shell or adb.
I tried muting all notification sounds on all Motorola apps. This would require an edit to the apk from what I have tried so far. I will dig a little further on my day off and run a logcat to see what triggers the noise and see if it can be an edit that will allow updates to go through. It might take a few days if a modified apk isn't what you're looking for.
I'm fine with that.
Just in case you missed it, the sound goes through the same audio stream as the phone's ringtone does. It does not go through notifications or media.
Is it possible to block it from accesssing that stream. Disabling phone permissions doesn't do it.
I don't remember where in the Android progression Google removed the ability to set different volume levels for Ring Tone (I find the ring tone too loud if set loud enough to hear the Text Tones), and for Text Tone (I find they are never loud enough).
I remember some roms gave back that ability, as well as certain exploits could be flashed to set different volume levels for ring tones and text tones.
I am not a big fan of some of the apps on the google play store that add that ability along with a lot of other stuff that doesn't interest me.
Anyone have an apk or simple mod that they use?
Just edit your ringtone file to lower the volume a bit. Seems like the easiest solution to me.
Audacity should do the trick
I'm not sure I understand. My OP9pro with C.48 has separate volume controls for ringer versus notifications. Nothing special required to get them here. ??
EDIT: in the attached photo, the second column from left is ringer volume, and sms/texts use the third column for their volume.