Hi guys, I'm trying to get custom sms message tone on my GNex.
I managed to set a custom (phone) ringtone by moving them to /Ringtones, but in the stock Messaging.apk settings > Select Ringtone I did not see the custom ones, only default.
Read somewhere that you had to put it in Sounds/Notifications but I believe that was for old version of Android, < 4.0 ICS, as the directory doesn't exist. The closest one is /Notifications and I put a tone in there but it doesn't show up in the settings.
if you know how or have any suggestions, please reply here. Also i want to use the stock messaging app.
Create a folder /sdcard/Notifications and put your sound files in there. Its working fine on my Galaxy Nexus.
ranzassel said:
Create a folder /sdcard/Notifications and put your sound files in there. Its working fine on my Galaxy Nexus.
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ah thanks, but i havent tried this yet because I found out putting files in \media\audio\notifications\ works as well
as long as the tone is in a folder that is entitled /notifications you are good to go.
thephantom said:
as long as the tone is in a folder that is entitled /notifications you are good to go.
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I think I tried root \notifications folder but it didn't work
anyway thanks for your help guys.
\sdcard\notifications\ works.
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i flashed the CM6 final build last night but i miss the original evo ringtones that i had become so fond of. does anyone have a zip file of the ringtones that come preloaded with the phone?
Anyone?....
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dundada08 said:
i flashed the CM6 final build last night but i miss the original evo ringtones that i had become so fond of. does anyone have a zip file of the ringtones that come preloaded with the phone?
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You could just download the Stock rom unzip it and go to system/media/audio and get them.
zone23 said:
You could just download the Stock rom unzip it and go to system/media/audio and get them.
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Thats true. But now here is the question, I have tried replacing the audio folder with the one that comes with CM6.1.2 and I have like doubles of each ringtone but they all make the same 1 sound.
Any fix for this?
Is it possible you have them on your storage card too? I'm not real sure how CM structures his audio stuff so I can't really answer that. You could unzip his rom replace the files zip it back up and flash it and see if it does the same thing.
So this may be a nub question but if lets say i create a zip with the folder "system/media/audio/xx" and flash it, it will flash? dont I have to sign it?
For example, I replaced the /system/media/audio/x content with the default ones from the stock rom, but when I go to Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone, i got like tons of other ringtones in the list and they all play the same sound when previewing.
If that helps break it down on what I'm trying to fix lol. I have a nandroid but I have made so many adjustments today, I would loose a lot to roll back.
All you need to do is download a stock rom, take out the Audio folder of that rom and then place that Audio rom onto the root of your SD card. Once the Audio folder is placed on the SD card go into sound settings, ring tones etc.. and you will see that all the files from that Audio folder are there and there will be doubles of some sounds. Once you confirm that the stock sounds are there, go back and delete the Audio folder you put on the root of the SD card and then all the double files will go away and you still have the stock ring tones along with CM tones.
Jfree3000 said:
All you need to do is download a stock rom, take out the Audio folder of that rom and then place that Audio rom onto the root of your SD card. Once the Audio folder is placed on the SD card go into sound settings, ring tones etc.. and you will see that all the files from that Audio folder are there and there will be doubles of some sounds. Once you confirm that the stock sounds are there, go back and delete the Audio folder you put on the root of the SD card and then all the double files will go away and you still have the stock ring tones along with CM tones.
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Thanks for you response. Yeah thats what I was doing earlier. But the list kept showing doubles after reboot. Then I gave up for a good 15...20 minutes and everything was back to normal, Had all the regular ringtones back on there, Guess it was hung or something, no idea lol.
Thanks though;-)
When I unzip the ROM it only contains image files. Am I using the wrong ROM?
Is it possible to use the .zip of the supplemental audio Cyanogen uses in CM on the G2?
I miss all the notification sounds I used in CM, so I was wondering if it's possible to unpack that .zip to the proper areas for use. I can't remember if anything went to /system, so I figured I'd ask.
Edit: Kinda pointless question now that we have S-OFF/Permaroot/whatever. New topic: Find that .zip!
If its just audio files try placing on the SD card and selecting from there. I've had issues before but downloaded rings extended and it worked. Found this link...hope it helps.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=How_to_install_more_audio_ringtones_and_alerts
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I get 404's on the .zip's linked on the page. That's the file I'm looking for, too.
Just open up one of his ROM's and pull them out
I have always put the audio files for each respective folder in my Music folder and they always show in the context menu.
Music\ringtones
\alarms
\notifications
So a folder for each event...you should be able to pull the files from one of the many builds on his site.
If I recall correctly, make this folder structure:
/sdcard/media/audio
Then in that audio folder make 3 folders:
alarms
ringtones
notifications
I know that worked in the past for me, but haven't tried it on the G2 yet.
Stryder5 said:
If I recall correctly, make this folder structure:
/sdcard/media/audio
Then in that audio folder make 3 folders:
alarms
ringtones
notifications
I know that worked in the past for me, but haven't tried it on the G2 yet.
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I can confirm that works. had been running my own sounds since day one of the G2.
Hi every, I've downloaded several ringtones using Zedge application as yours should notice in the img1.png attached. I'm trying to change the default tone using one of this and can't see them. Where I should place them in the internal storage (see img2.png)?
Cheers and thanks in advance
reynierpm said:
Hi every, I've downloaded several ringtones using Zedge application as yours should notice in the img1.png attached. I'm trying to change the default tone using one of this and can't see them. Where I should place them in the internal storage (see img2.png)?
Cheers and thanks in advance
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Wrong section. Your post is supposed to be in "Q & A" section.
You just need to create a folder "Ringtones" in the internal SD card. Then copy your ringtones to this folder.
tthaz777 said:
Wrong section. Your post is supposed to be in "Q & A" section.
You just need to create a folder "Ringtones" in the internal SD card. Then copy your ringtones to this folder.
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My bad, any admin or moderator please move the topic to the correct forum.
@tthaz777 if you see the first image you'll notice that ringtones are in Internal SD card > Ringtones so ....
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My bad, any admin or moderator please move the topic to the correct forum.
@tthaz777 if you see the first image you'll notice that ringtones are in Internal SD card > Ringtones so ....
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You could also put in the system folder if you have root access. I currently have the Skyrocket so this solution might not work for you. I put my .ogg file in /system/media/audio/ and then into the proper sub directory either /alarms /notifications or /ringtones. Then rebooted my system and I could assign them properly. Actually the first suggestion worked for me as well, but I just like having all my files in the same place. So it might work or it might not... i can't say for sure. I subscribe to the nexus development because g/f's mom who has the nexus and likes slim rom a lot.
reubendevries said:
You could also put in the system folder if you have root access. I currently have the Skyrocket so this solution might not work for you. I put my .ogg file in /system/media/audio/ and then into the proper sub directory either /alarms /notifications or /ringtones. Then rebooted my system and I could assign them properly. Actually the first suggestion worked for me as well, but I just like having all my files in the same place. So it might work or it might not... i can't say for sure. I subscribe to the nexus development because g/f's mom who has the nexus and likes slim rom a lot.
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Nice I'll try your solution later because I need to install some kind of Root Explorer and I've in my PC at home as for the first solution could not work due to .mp3 extension? I'm on GNex ROM 1.9.0 with 4.1.1
reynierpm said:
Nice I'll try your solution later because I need to install some kind of Root Explorer and I've in my PC at home as for the first solution could not work due to .mp3 extension? I'm on GNex ROM 1.9.0 with 4.1.1
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Yeah I think that the .ogg will work for sure. I just used root explorer the app to find out what my other ringtones were and then converted the ringtone to that file.
You have to put your ringtones in a folder called "Ringtones". Not just in the internal SD card.
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I have a few mp3's and ringtones I got from zedge as well and I couldn't see them at first - you just need to let the mediascanner find them. A reboot will force the phone's mediascanner to do so, or it'll find them on its own in a little bit.
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I have a few mp3's and ringtones I got from zedge as well and I couldn't see them at first - you just need to let the mediascanner find them. A reboot will force the phone's mediascanner to do so, or it'll find them on its own in a little bit.
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Ringtone/mp3 files will not be available as ringtones unless they are in the ringtones folder. Rebooting the phone won't change that, at least not with the stock ROM.
reubendevries said:
You could also put in the system folder if you have root access. I currently have the Skyrocket so this solution might not work for you. I put my .ogg file in /system/media/audio/ and then into the proper sub directory either /alarms /notifications or /ringtones. Then rebooted my system and I could assign them properly. Actually the first suggestion worked for me as well, but I just like having all my files in the same place. So it might work or it might not... i can't say for sure. I subscribe to the nexus development because g/f's mom who has the nexus and likes slim rom a lot.
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One reason to NOT put custom ring tones in the /system/media/audio/ringtones folder is that if you wipe your system (to change ROM's, for example), is that the system wipe would then also wipe your custom ringtones. However, if you place them in the Ringtones folder on your sdcard, that doesn't get wiped, and you'll be able to use the ringtones right away after flashing a new ROM, and you won't have to re-copy them onto your phone.
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Ringtone/mp3 files will not be available as ringtones unless they are in the ringtones folder. Rebooting the phone won't change that, at least not with the stock ROM.
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The post before mine had already ascertained which folder to put them in, I was just adding that to force a mediascan of that folder a reboot would do the trick. Sorry for any confusion
install es file explorer on to your phone.
When you want to select a new ringtone, the phone will ask you to either select a "system tone" or "select a file" (using the file explorer)
then you just navigate to the sound file no matter what folder you stored it in (on your sd)
hi, im trying to add a new notification sound to the notifications folder on an s9. the folder is /system/media/audio/notifications. i have the file i want in my download folder. there is no add button in the notification menu in the s9. so i tried doing it with total commander. but every time i try either move or copy the file it says 'error writing to target file! ' the file itself is an .ogg file . i have added a similar file to the ringtones menu but that was because it gave me an add button in the menu, just not available in the notification menu.
any ideas, thanks
You should have a folder in device storage called Notifications. Just copy the file there and Android will find it. It doesn't need to be in system.
Notifications
meyerweb said:
You should have a folder in device storage called Notifications. Just copy the file there and Android will find it. It doesn't need to be in system.
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hi thanks for the reply... just to be clear so i understand.
there is only one folder called Notifications on my phone and that is in the system section ( /system/media/audio/notifications).
there is no folder called notifications in my device storage.
so as that is the case does that mean i should create a folder called notifications in device storage, if so will the phone add the 2 folders together when showing list of notifications?
thank you
bobwal70 said:
hi thanks for the reply... just to be clear so i understand.
there is only one folder called Notifications on my phone and that is in the system section ( /system/media/audio/notifications).
there is no folder called notifications in my device storage.
so as that is the case does that mean i should create a folder called notifications in device storage, if so will the phone add the 2 folders together when showing list of notifications?
thank you
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EDIT: Looks like I have to eat my hat. What I wrote below worked on EVERY Android phone I've had, from htc, Samsung, LG, and Google. It does not seem to work on the S9+.
ReEdit: Working now. See post below.
The short answer is yes, that is how it should work. I thought my S9 plus already had a Notifications folder in the user partition, but I might have created it in the process of restoring things from the prior phone. It is Notifications with a capital N, btw. You can also create (if you don't have it already) a Ringtones folder to add new ringtones to the device.
These have to be on internal storage, not an SD card. At least on older versions of Android, if you put them on an SD card the new sounds would work for a while, but eventually Android would "lose" them.
Finally the notification sounds I added are showing up in the list. The only thing I can think of that made them show up is that I rebooted the phone. So if you add files to the Notifications directory, and don't see them when you try to choose one, try rebooting your phone.
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You should have a folder in device storage called Notifications. Just copy the file there and Android will find it. It doesn't need to be in system.
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Great! Thanks!
Hello guys,
new here.
I get in trouble trying to make what in subject.. did anyone ever do it with Samsung A3 2017?
Thank you!!
Cheers
st_jimmy_0
Hello again,
for "custom" I mean using an mp3 or wav file, so an audio file not present by default on the phone..
For calls this function is provided, it a pity it s not for sms.. but hopefully you know how to do that!
Thanks in advance
(my goal is to make phone to produce a long sound if a sms from a particular number arrives)
st_jimmy_0 said:
(my goal is to make phone to produce a long sound if a sms from a particular number arrives)
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Check here:
https://www.guidingtech.com/set-specific-text-tone-for-contact-android/
Dear @dalepl, here we are
I tried link you suggested but nothing: link explains how to customize ringtone for sms based on sender and that is perfect, but what I also need is to use a custom mp3 or wav file for that
Do you know how to make it?
Thanks in advance
If you download or create a custom notification .mp3 file, copy it to the notifications folder on the phone. It should show up under CUSTOM in the list of notification sounds available to be used.
dalepl said:
If you download or create a custom notification .mp3 file, copy it to the notifications folder on the phone. It should show up under CUSTOM in the list of notification sounds available to be used.
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That s great, but which folder do you mean?
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That s great, but which folder do you mean?
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I am using a Samsung S22 Ultra with Android 12. If I use MY Files (must have SHOW HIDDEN SYSTEM FILES turned on), I have a NOTIFICATIONS folder on the root of the internal storage. That is the folder my custom .mp3 files are located. When I choose notification sounds, those files show under the Custom header.
dalepl said:
I am using a Samsung S22 Ultra with Android 12. If I use MY Files (must have SHOW HIDDEN SYSTEM FILES turned on), I have a NOTIFICATIONS folder on the root of the internal storage. That is the folder my custom .mp3 files are located. When I choose notification sounds, those files show under the Custom header.
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Thank you so much, that did the trick!
no custom header present, but after i copied mp3 file in Notifications folder mp3 file title is visible among the list of builtin notification ringtones! So just selected it and it s done
Thank again!
st_jimmy_0 said:
Thank you so much, that did the trick!
no custom header present, but after i copied mp3 file in Notifications folder mp3 file title is visible among the list of builtin notification ringtones! So just selected it and it s done
Thank again!
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Your welcome. You would be surprised what you can do with the stock phone when you dig far enough in.
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Your welcome. You would be surprised what you can do with the stock phone when you dig far enough in.
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Yeah that s it.
I googled a lot for this info but nothing, sure it s something very specific, but really I found nothing.
Thanks again
You need to update the title to reflect that a solution has been found.
oh sorry
what s the pattern to write?
Just add solution found in title. That should be enough.
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Just add solution found in title. That should be enough.
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That s it!
thanks again and see you!