It is not at all uncommon for me to wonder whose phone is going off, as it isn't any of the sounds that I set for my phone, going off, only to find that it is my phone after all, as it has obviously decided it doesn't like my taste in music and pick other sounds, lol. As stated, it has happened many times, is every notification sound and rring tones and is not just a one off. Does this happen to anyone else and/or does any one know what I can do to keep the sounds that I want?
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The_WSD said:
It is not at all uncommon for me to wonder whose phone is going off, as it isn't any of the sounds that I set for my phone, going off, only to find that it is my phone after all, as it has obviously decided it doesn't like my taste in music and pick other sounds, lol. As stated, it has happened many times, is every notification sound and rring tones and is not just a one off. Does this happen to anyone else and/or does any one know what I can do to keep the sounds that I want?
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My wifes G2 did this, we found that a downloaded app from the market with different sounds. The phone would play ALL the ringtones at random. Once we removed that app from the phone it then played the selected ring and notification tones.
You don't recall which app it was?
The_WSD said:
It is not at all uncommon for me to wonder whose phone is going off, as it isn't any of the sounds that I set for my phone, going off, only to find that it is my phone after all, as it has obviously decided it doesn't like my taste in music and pick other sounds, lol. As stated, it has happened many times, is every notification sound and rring tones and is not just a one off. Does this happen to anyone else and/or does any one know what I can do to keep the sounds that I want?
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Do u keep changing(adding/removing) music in your SD card?
Does it keep changing it to the same ringtone, notification, etc? Or random ones?
Its normal if the ringtones are you on your SD card, for them to switch back to the default tone set if you hook up your phone via USB to your PC in disk drive mode (phone can no longer access the SD card). It usually switches back to your custom tones when you unhook USB, but occasionally it will stay on the defaults. I've also read of some instances where problems with the SD card will do the same thing.
You can try to move your SD files to your computer, and format the card, or try a different card.
In the case of the SD card issue, it always seems to switch the tones to the same default tone set. If you're getting different random tones, it might be a different issue.
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Hi, sometime my i780 did not play the assign ringtone when there was a incoming call, sms, email etc.
When I checked the settings, it complained that the ringtone was corrupt.
This happen to 6.1 and 6.5 rom and it happens very rarely.
A quick soft reset solved the problem but I want to see if this happens to any other i780 users and if they have a solution to this.
Cheers
P.S This happen even if the ringtone was on the device storage and not on the storage card
I have same problem, even for both .mp3 or .wav. The ringtones for receiving incoming call just switch to Rings-window standard. and worse, it takes few seconds for LED lights to flashing and then slowly to turn on the screen and start vibrating and ringing.
It happes even when i use win 6.0 or 6.1, and I have to be rush to pick up the call otherwise.... miss call.....
Very annoying... anyone have the idea ?
Try to put your ringtones in phone memory not in SD card
it happens to me a while back ago, but since i put my ringtones on the phone, it never complains
hope it works for you too
adfreakz said:
Try to put your ringtones in phone memory not in SD card
it happens to me a while back ago, but since i put my ringtones on the phone, it never complains
hope it works for you too
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As stated in my first post, the problem occur even if ringtone was on device, which is wierd.
I suspect it might be due to some software conflict.
yup.. i even copy the ringtones into main memory and windows directory... but still same corruption... even the sizes of the ringtones are 4mb, or 1mb, or 500kb...
i was using win 6.0 DXHE1 and win 6.1 DXHL2
I have similar problem for long time. The ringtone always switches back to the default one, no matter I put my ringtone in device or SD card. Reset doesn't help and I have to manually set it again and again. It will use the rigntone for a while and switch back to the default.
yes... exactly i have that annoying problem... Pls any advice to fix that... Really annoying... I even tried some ringtone manager software... but also can't help...
have you tried to update/ upgrade your ROM? to recent official ROM?
First off let me apologise if this has already been answered elsewhere.....I have had a search but short of trawing through hundreds of threads I thought this may be the best option.
My question is this: I am currently using one ringtone and one alert on my Desire, both of these are in mp3 format and both are on the sd card. After mounting the sd card, when I resume normal function of the phone the ringtone has reverted to its default setting (windchimer) but the alert tone stays as I set it, this also happens after powering the phone off and back on again. Does anybody have an answer as to why this happens, and more importantly can anybody tell me how to stop it happening? This is driving me round the bend.
while the sdcard is in use (connectd do laptop, for example), the android equipment cant access the card, so It will user the default ringtone
I realise that but I don't understand how the notification resumes as previously set but the ringtone just goes back to the default. Does this mean that every time I mount the SD card I have to reset my ringtone afterwards?
alangalaxy said:
I realise that but I don't understand how the notification resumes as previously set but the ringtone just goes back to the default. Does this mean that every time I mount the SD card I have to reset my ringtone afterwards?
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No. It's likely a problem with either the ROM you're on, or an application that is installed. My suggestion is reset to factory, see if it's the ROM, then restore your apps from a backup one at a time to find the culprit.
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Forst it was a minor annoyance, but this morning the alarm went off without any sound and I was quite lucky, that the vibration was strong enough to get me out of sleep. But this just can't be.
I use custom sounds for all occasions and I got them in with the special folder structure for android to recognize sounds for the apporpriate actions.
But sometimes (no idea, why) it forgets to select any sound at all. In the list, NONE of the sounds - not even the default ones - is selected. Thus the silent alarm. (Except for the call ringtones, which switches to some boring bell.)
I kinda think that it has something to do with some .nomedia files I placed in various folders (like the ones of games...), but this just can't happen.
Any ideas, how to solve this issue? (Yes, since today it's an issue)
Thanks!
Same here. I think it has to do with the sd unmounting itself problem mentioned elsewhere. No real solution yet. Sux.
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I get this issue also. Approx every 24 hours i lose all Sounds for Ringtone, Alarm, Text and Email.
The only way I can get the phone to make a noise is to use the Hardware volume buttons on the side of the phone.
Even if a do a test Alarm or try to change my ringtone - No Sound.
I use all standard default sounds so no custom ringtones etc.
I have tried resetting my phone back to Factory, removing all task Manager Apps, All non essential Apps.
My workaround is to reboot my phone everynight to ensure the Alarm works in the morning.
This started since the 1.21 OTA update. Roll on 2.2..
I have started a thread for this already but no responses so far. Maybe it is not that common.
Lee.
Never had that problem, for me the only issue with alarm is the impossibility to put the sound/music to increase the volume gently...
Just started having this problem myself in the last few days. Not updated anything and still on stock 1.15 rooted.
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My workaround is to reboot my phone everynight to ensure the Alarm works in the morning.
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I used to have to do this with my WinMo phone. I had hoped a new Android would actually 'work' but no, I have the issue too (although I thought it was something I'd done until I saw this thread!).
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This started since the 1.21 OTA update. Roll on 2.2..
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I'm still on 1.15 so it can't be the update.
Having a really annoying issue with my Xperia Play, running the stock firmware, Verizon plan.
I have a LOT of ringtones (in .wav format, mostly, some MP3's I think) in my ringtone and notification folders on the micro SD card, and I assign a bunch of different ones to family members and friends. The issue is, that sometimes the phone will mix up the ringtones for certain people, and other times won't play a ringtone AT ALL!
I would have an alarm clock ringtone set for the same song for a week and then suddenly it would play an MP3 from my songs folder instead of the ringtone I specifically have in my notifications folder. Um, what?!
I noticed that this usually occurs after unplugging my Xperia Play from my PC's USB port. My mom's ringtone will suddenly be my dad's ringtone, and other ringtones get messed up too. Usually turning the device off and/or taking out the battery solves the issue, but I shouldn't have to do this every time. So, what's the deal here?
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Having a really annoying issue with my Xperia Play, running the stock firmware, Verizon plan.
I have a LOT of ringtones (in .wav format, mostly, some MP3's I think) in my ringtone and notification folders on the micro SD card, and I assign a bunch of different ones to family members and friends. The issue is, that sometimes the phone will mix up the ringtones for certain people, and other times won't play a ringtone AT ALL!
I would have an alarm clock ringtone set for the same song for a week and then suddenly it would play an MP3 from my songs folder instead of the ringtone I specifically have in my notifications folder. Um, what?!
I noticed that this usually occurs after unplugging my Xperia Play from my PC's USB port. My mom's ringtone will suddenly be my dad's ringtone, and other ringtones get messed up too. Usually turning the device off and/or taking out the battery solves the issue, but I shouldn't have to do this every time. So, what's the deal here?
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Thats cause when you connect to the PC, your SD card gets unmounted so android changes the ringtones as the ones set arnt availible
Convert all your ringtones to .ogg format
and copy them to the coresponding folders in /system/media/
problem solved
you need to be rooted to do that though
I'm not rooted :/ Is that complicated? Any caveats?
Rooting is relatively simple. There are multiple threads with full instructions. Do a search.
Sent from my R800
Apparently Verizon Xperia Plays aren't rootable yet. Is there seriously any other way to fix this? Why would this bug not be fixed?
NukaColaClassic said:
Apparently Verizon Xperia Plays aren't rootable yet. Is there seriously any other way to fix this? Why would this bug not be fixed?
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I thought our friends here at XDA cracked the bootloader for the verizon version? An unlocked bootloader gives you the ability to root.
Sent from my R800
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Apparently Verizon Xperia Plays aren't rootable yet. Is there seriously any other way to fix this? Why would this bug not be fixed?
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Verizon bootloader was cracked a couple of weeks ago
I'm rooted on verizon and did the .ogg thing and I still have the same issue. I think is just that verizon jacked up this phone bad
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I'm rooted on verizon and did the .ogg thing and I still have the same issue. I think is just that verizon jacked up this phone bad
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did you reboot? tones wont appear till after a reboot
Still the same problem after rooting? That's ridiculous. Can't Sony Ericsson simply release a firmware update to fix the issue?
I'm experiencing other annoyances with my phone: sometimes an app shortcut will disappear from my screen, and trying to put it back there causes it to disappear. Eventually all the icons I attempted to put in that specific empty spot would be found piled into a folder. How silly! And my live wallpaper likes to reset to default when I reboot my phone. Ridiculous.
Is this an Xperia Play problem or an Android problem? I dig the phone but these glitches are really killing my time with it.
Hi - I've got an inexpensive Android One phone in which I can easily set the message alert sound to one of my mp3 sound files. I would like to do the same thing to my much more expensive Pixel 3a XL, and I cannot figure out how to do this. The Pixel 3a XL has many already installed notification sounds, but nowhere can I find where I can set my own alert sound. Surely this phone can do what my inexpensive Android One can. Can someone please help.
Thanks in advance.
Go into the app and open it's options, notifications, sounds. In the resulting menu select my sounds and your local notification tones will be there. You need to of course have the notification sound on the phone and you must grant the app permission to access storage so that it can use it.
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Hi krabman
First of all, thank you for trying to help me with my problem concerning assigning a custom music file to my message notification. It is appreciated.
However, either I am missing something (quite possible) or we have different OS software. When I open the messaging app, go to settings, notifications and sounds, I am faced with six different menu selections, each containing about a dozen different notification sounds. These menus are labeled: My Sounds, Pixel Sounds, Classical harmonies, Minimal Melodies, Reality Bytes and Retro Riffs.
But nowhere can I find any place in which I can assign my own music file. So if you (or anyone else) has any ideas, I would appreciate them. I know that this is not really a big deal, but for some reason it is to me and will affect whether I buy one another one of these phones. Thanks Again.
Avroarrow201 said:
Hi krabman
First of all, thank you for trying to help me with my problem concerning assigning a custom music file to my message notification. It is appreciated.
However, either I am missing something (quite possible) or we have different OS software. When I open the messaging app, go to settings, notifications and sounds, I am faced with six different menu selections, each containing about a dozen different notification sounds. These menus are labeled: My Sounds, Pixel Sounds, Classical harmonies, Minimal Melodies, Reality Bytes and Retro Riffs.
But nowhere can I find any place in which I can assign my own music file. So if you (or anyone else) has any ideas, I would appreciate them. I know that this is not really a big deal, but for some reason it is to me and will affect whether I buy one another one of these phones. Thanks Again.
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My Sounds will display files in a few different folders, like Notifications and Ringtones, you should place your sounds there. If you want something from somewhere else, try using an alternative file manager like Solid Explorer and it will be an option when you try select a sound... It will allow to see files in most of the phone, like Downloads and Music.
Create a folder called 'audio' in the root of your SD card (internal only in the case of this phone)
Within that folder create three subfolders: ringtones, notifications, alarms
Place your files in the appropriate folders, and they should show up. Notification sounds will show under "My Sounds" in this case.
My media should find any media that isn't behind a .nomedia flag. However the fellow above is correct in that it is much easier to back up and restore if you use the ringtones, notifications, and alarms folders which are already on the root of your drive to store your tones.
You do not have a different OS or software, make sure you have the media downloaded, store it as described, select it as described, make sure your specific app has storage permissions, and it will work. Not might, will.
Edit, if you're trying to use a full song as a ringtone those may be getting filtered out depending on your settings, cant help you with fixing that; not because I don't know how but because it's incredibly irritating when people somehow think that everyone wants to listen to their entire 3 minute ringtone because they're so awesome.
Finally; Success!
I put the mp3 file I wanted to be used for messaging notification into the internal memory\notifications folder and it then appeared in the messaging\setting\notifications\My Sounds listings. I then enabled the radio button and pressed (the incredibly small) Save button. I thought that I was home free, but when tested it still used the default messaging notification sound. I then went to the OS\Settings\Sounds\Notifications\Advanced and saw that despite having changed the messaging sound from the app, it still listed the default one. Once I changed it there, Bingo! It works. So what I’ve learn:
1) That custom sounds on a Pixel are chosen from the My Sounds menu.
2) The in order to get your sound there it must be in the proper folder, such as internal memory\notifications or internal memory\ringtones.
3) That simply setting this custom sound on the actual application may not be enough, that it also may need to be set at the OS level.
I am a long time Windows phone user (and sad this is coming to an end) so this is my first Android phone. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped me fix this problem. I could not have done it without your help.
Thanks again.
Jim
Avroarrow201 said:
I put the mp3 file I wanted to be used for messaging notification into the internal memory\notifications folder and it then appeared in the messaging\setting\notifications\My Sounds listings. I then enabled the radio button and pressed (the incredibly small) Save button. I thought that I was home free, but when tested it still used the default messaging notification sound. I then went to the OS\Settings\Sounds\Notifications\Advanced and saw that despite having changed the messaging sound from the app, it still listed the default one. Once I changed it there, Bingo! It works. So what I’ve learn:
1) That custom sounds on a Pixel are chosen from the My Sounds menu.
2) The in order to get your sound there it must be in the proper folder, such as internal memory\notifications or internal memory\ringtones.
3) That simply setting this custom sound on the actual application may not be enough, that it also may need to be set at the OS level.
I am a long time Windows phone user (and sad this is coming to an end) so this is my first Android phone. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped me fix this problem. I could not have done it without your help.
Thanks again.
Jim
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BTW, if you install Solid Explorer, or any other app that can register as a file selection app (most file managers can) you can select it as an option to pick the tone, then browse to any file on the phone and it will apply and work (just tested it with a random MP3 in a random folder with the .nomedia tag). So the limitation here is the built in Sounds picker app.