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[FIXED] Problem adding sound files to my Ringtones and Notifications

So I added about a hundred various ringtones and sounds to these folders:
/system/media/audio/ringtones
/system/media/audio/notifications
But when I go to my menu/sounds to select a new ringtone or notification sound, all the files I added are sitting there in duplicates or triplicates.
Or they show up with weird Chinese characters.
But when I use Root Explorer, they all show up as single files with correct filenames.
Is it possible each file may have an name that shows up one way here, then shows up another way somewhere else?
Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

Not sure if this helps, but you don't have to add them to root. You can just put them on your internal/external sdcard in folders with the same names.

TheFiveDots said:
Not sure if this helps, but you don't have to add them to root. You can just put them on your internal/external sdcard in folders with the same names.
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YES! That was totally it.
I had no idea the system was smart enough to pull the sounds from other folders on my phone. I had the same sounds in a few folders since I had extracted them from a zip.
I deleted all the other folders and now only the ones in the /root/media are showing up!
Thanks!

Where I should write my ringtones in order to Android recognize them

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 ....

reynierpm said:
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.

Guiding.God said:
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.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

patruns said:
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)

[Q] How to add system ringtone nokia XL

How do you add custom notification to phone system. Tried to copy and paste to the phone system notification but still didn't show on the list of phone notification.
Anybody can help?

cinerent said:
How do you add custom notification to phone system. Tried to copy and paste to the phone system notification but still didn't show on the list of phone notification.
Anybody can help?
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Install any file explorer and save the custom ringtone in your sd card. Then goto changing your ringtone option, and there, you should be prompted to use File Manager or Android System, choose File Manager, browse to your custom ringtone and choose it. Done.

add notification sound

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.

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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Great! Thanks!

Galaxy S 9+ One UI start charging sound question

I really like the double bloop with faint echo sound Samsung has introduced as the charging start sound. Have anyone isolated it for use as a notification for anything else?
Thanks in advance

jymbrittain said:
I really like the double bloop with faint echo sound Samsung has introduced as the charging start sound. Have anyone isolated it for use as a notification for anything else?
Thanks in advance
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It's called ChargingStarted.ogg and it's located in System/media/audio/ui. You can use an app like ES File Explorer to copy it to another location. If you want the sound to show in your notification sounds make a folder on the internal SD card (normally 0) called Media. Inside the media folder make two more folders called Ringtone and Notifications. Put a copy of ChargingStarted.ogg in the Notifications folder and it will show with your normal notification sounds.

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Tel864 said:
It's called ChargingStarted.ogg and it's located in System/media/audio/ui. You can use an app like ES File Explorer to copy it to another location. If you want the sound to show in your notification sounds make a folder on the internal SD card (normally 0) called Media. Inside the media folder make two more folders called Ringtone and Notifications. Put a copy of ChargingStarted.ogg in the Notifications folder and it will show with your normal notification sounds.
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There is SO much awesome in this reply!! Thank you so much.

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Tel864 said:
It's called ChargingStarted.ogg and it's located in System/media/audio/ui. You can use an app like ES File Explorer to copy it to another location. If you want the sound to show in your notification sounds make a folder on the internal SD card (normally 0) called Media. Inside the media folder make two more folders called Ringtone and Notifications. Put a copy of ChargingStarted.ogg in the Notifications folder and it will show with your normal notification sounds.
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I got it to work. Thanks!

Tel864 said:
It's called ChargingStarted.ogg and it's located in System/media/audio/ui. You can use an app like ES File Explorer to copy it to another location. If you want the sound to show in your notification sounds make a folder on the internal SD card (normally 0) called Media. Inside the media folder make two more folders called Ringtone and Notifications. Put a copy of ChargingStarted.ogg in the Notifications folder and it will show with your normal notification sounds.
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Does this require root? I cannot locate the System folder using ES File Explorer upgraded version. Also my device is the S9 SM-G960W if that makes a difference.
Thanks!

Fingerrub said:
Does this require root? I cannot locate the System folder using ES File Explorer upgraded version. Also my device is the S9 SM-G960W if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
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Does not require root and you need to navigate back to the very root of the device, not /sdcard, further back than that where it shows just /
Total Commander can do it too

I don't know ES file Explorer options, but with the Asus file manager, you have to go to settings and show hidden files and folders. Then you can back up to the root folder. Then you'll find "System".
Samsung's own file manager won't do that. Google's Files app can't either.

*Detection* said:
Does not require root and you need to navigate back to the very root of the device, not /sdcard, further back than that where it shows just /
Total Commander can do it too
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Navigating not an issue, well versed. For some reason ES Pro will not show anything off root. Maybe a setting wrong although I went over a few times. That being said pro tip re: TC - showed everything - file copied and functional in under a minute. Thanks so much, appreciate it!

Fingerrub said:
Navigating not an issue, well versed. For some reason ES Pro will not show anything off root. Maybe a setting wrong although I went over a few times. That being said pro tip re: TC - showed everything - file copied and functional in under a minute. Thanks so much, appreciate it!
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I switched from ES to TC a few weeks ago, discovered TC uses SMB2 for LAN transfers, whereas ES must use SMB1 and is pathetically slow, with TC I can transfer GB videos via WiFi to a shared folder on the PC in no time
ES can definitely show root, maybe need to enable a setting like you say, I don't have it installed atm though, iirc I used the nav bar at the top to get there, think I just pressed on the / icon, or as far back as it would show, and then the next dir would show the / to press, something like that