You can drop an ogg or mp3 in /sdcard/Notifications or /sdcard/Ringtones and it will become available to many stock and 3rd party apps, but not the calendar. I have only been able to use a custom calendar notification with root. Here is how I did it.
I used Audacity to export ogg to Dropbox. Used Dropbox on the device to export to SD card. Then use ES File Explorer with Root Explorer enabled to copy the ogg from the SD card and paste in /system/media/audio/notifications
At this point you can see and select the new notification in the calendar app, but it won't "stick". In order to use it you have to reboot and then select it.
(This is my first XDA instructable. Please share any coaching you have.)
This is fixed in the latest OTA update http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31801294#post31801294
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is there a way to organize folders for direct access in both gallery and music, so we can see some organized folders in image gallery, and have the option to add some folders to the playlist in music
is there a way to put images for wallpapers in the htc wallpaper preview?
or what is the simpliest way to add wallpaper from any folder?
If you wish to hide a folder from Android simply add a full stop (or a period - US) before the folder name.
E.g - Media --> .Media
If you don't want Android to scan a particular folder, add a file into that folder without an extension, called "nomedia".
E.g - nomedia.txt = Wrong
- nomedia = Correct
good tips but that's not what i want.
what i need is to make some new custom folders and put in there images and music, and let gallery see the images folders, and let music the new music folders, ex. if i paste images in images folder on sd card or in the dcim folder it will not read it, but making a new folder directly on the root sd card with some images will appear in gallery, is ther a way to make subfolders in images folder or any sd card folder appear in gallery and music player.
i want to browse in music player to a specific folder not let it scan what i have.
it seems as one of the weekest point in android, to have the option to browse folders for multimedia is not something easy by native.
i tried a lot of ways to let the device recognise or browse to folders with no success, in fact, music player may browse unfriendly to a specific folder, and gallery may recognize a custom folder on the sd card each time u reboot ur device, but it will not refresh any folders u add, edit or remove, unless u reboot, even force close gallery and then reopen will not do the trick. i tried even (3d gallery, flan, and 3d gallery v2) all have the same no refresh list unless reboot.
SOLUTION:
call it temp or workaround, but it did the trick for what i want and what others may want:
1-music folder (nice browser for music, some will not like the UI, but it's simply a music browser and do what it should do) no eq, no sound enhancement.
2-power amp (advanced music player with good folders support)
3-quickpic (image folder browser, that will do what gallery is intended to do, plus the ability to see all sdcard folders and refresh them at any change with no reboot) and even faster than any other gallery.
this is my experience and tests, please correct me if i'm wrong at any point.
Hi
When in my Gmail account and want to open a file attachment (.APK file) it opens with Bluetooth File Transfer and showing the files inside the .APK file.
Is there a way to change which application to associate with APK files? I want either root explorer or EZ File Manger to handle .APK files.
I have tried reset all the applications settings to default with no luck.
Went into Settings -> Managa applications -> Bluetooth File Transfer but the button Clear Defaults is greyed out.
I'm I stuck with Bluetooth File Transfer for opening .APK files?
That's strange. What do you use to access your gmail? Because i've just tried the Mail app & Mail widget from HTC, and both save the .apk fle to the SD card/downloads from my GMail account.
Bluetooth FT does not even show up.
I haven't seen this topic discussed here on the M8 Q&A so I applogize if this has been answered.
I just got my M8 yesterday and didn't want to transfer everything over using HTC's transfer tool (going from and HTC Vivid) as I used my Vivid for 2 years and it was kind of cluttered.
Anyway, I copied all my stuff off my old phone and save it on my PC. I moved all the stuff I wanted using Windows Explorer to my M8. A ringtones folder showed up in Windows Explorer under my M8's internal storage so I copied my ringtones I wanted to that folder. They don't show up under setting/personalize. I used root browser to copy the files to system/media/audio/ringtones but the operation failed (I think it's because I'm not rooted). This is the folder that I see the HTC default ringtones in. If I press the + in personalize/ringtones to add new ringtones it takes me to the music folders. I moved the ringtones from the first location into a folder in my music folder named ringtones. They still didn't show up until I removed the .nomedia file. I was able to add them to the list and I assigned them to the contacts I wanted. I don't want to see the ringtones when playing music so I placed the .nomedia file back in the folder. After doing that the ringtones don't show up anymore. What am I doing wrong or can anyone help with this. Really don't want to root at this point.
Thanks
No one knows?
Guess I'll have to root.
I am rooted and still confused. I always thought you could put ringtones, notifications, and alarms under media-->audio on your SD Card (or user storage in this case)—OR create a separate folder for each: ringtones, alarms, notifications on the root of user storage.
But none of these show up in my lists in personalize or under settings-->sound. I don't want to add all of these custom ringtones I've made to the system partition under system/media/audio/ringtones which is where the ringtones that do show up under "sound" or "personalize" actually reside.
What's up with this... Further, a few months ago before some updates, this was working just fine.
have you rebooted? itll show up once you reboot
No.... That's not it. I have been using HTC phones for 5 years. I know how the ringtones/sounds work. This is something else.
If I and maybe the individual who initially created this post above are the only two, then it's just something wonky with the set up.
Could someone just verify it for me?
Take an .mp3 or an .ogg file from your Windows or Linux desktop (I am just going through the steps that once worked perfectly, but now don't work at all), and throw it into Dropbox. Then download it from Dropbox, and stick it into your /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones folder.... Then reboot.
If you see that file when you are in Settings or elsewhere when you are selecting a ringtone, then it's totally my problem. I have not deleted anything from stock, but I have disabled a lot (but things I wouldn't expect to affect ringtones)...so that could be it.
Also, I had disabled CarrierIQ using a bash script that worked quite nicely...But now am wondering if that could have caused it.
All I know is that in the first few weeks of October, I could put any .mp3, .flac, or .ogg file in the above mentioned folder, and after a restart they were all there.
I am also concerned that maybe the 4.4.4 update might have changed something.
Anyway...whoever can help, I very much appreciate it!
SOLVED:
I read this a couple of other places, but I guess this happens some times with certain folders on your SD Card or personal storage.
Sometimes just deleting and recreating the folder will go the trick. This didn't work for me.
So the next solution is to connect to your laptop, confirm everything is working correctly (HTC Sync needs to be installed which is a nuisance). But then I simply copied my media folder from the phone to my Windows desktop.... And then deleted it in the phone. Then I created an empty folder called "media" on the phone... Then copied the contents of the media folder in my Windows desktop, to the media folder I just created, and then, unplugged.
After reboot, all my ringtones, alarms, and notifications were in the list to choose from.
The My Files app is unable to rename the extension on files. Is there a workaround for this? Some files that do not download fully have an extension of .temp on them and I'd like to rename them to get rid of the .temp however My Files doesn't allow this. All I can change is the first part of the filename. I did use ES File Explorer to rename the files properly but then I want to move these files to my SD Card which ES is unable to do. Would be nice if My Files could just rename the extension.
No my files not able to change extension u can only change extension,copy-paste into device via 3 rd party app... wait for lollipop it remove encryption from sd card...and the present state u have to use both apps simultaneously
My unrooted note 4 vwz
Please note the attached screen shots. I use Verizon Visual Voice Mail - and I have used the option of permanently saving some of those voice mails (messages from my deceased Dad, etc) - which puts the recordings in a folder in my internal memory. The Samsung Media Player has found them and includes them with music to place in my phone. How do I tell the Samsung Media Player to ignore certain files or folders...?
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Please note the attached screen shots. I use Verizon Visual Voice Mail - and I have used the option of permanently saving some of those voice mails (messages from my deceased Dad, etc) - which puts the recordings in a folder in my internal memory. The Samsung Media Player has found them and includes them with music to place in my phone. How do I tell the Samsung Media Player to ignore certain files or folders...?
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Locate the folder where those files are saved. Using a FILE MANAGER program, make a new file and name it (without the quotes) ".nomedia". It does not have to contain anything. That file alone will prevent Android system from showing any files included in that folder in Gallery and Music. The name must start with the period.
If you cannot create a file with the period character, you'll need a different File Manager program. However that will fix your problem. Use this method to hide anything from the basic file system of the music and gallery apps.
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Locate the folder where those files are saved. Using a FILE MANAGER program, make a new file and name it (without the quotes) ".nomedia". It does not have to contain anything. That file alone will prevent Android system from showing any files included in that folder in Gallery and Music. The name must start with the period.
If you cannot create a file with the period character, you'll need a different File Manager program. However that will fix your problem. Use this method to hide anything from the basic file system of the music and gallery apps.
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Works perfectly - thank you!
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 8 using XDA Labs