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mp3 ringtones

this my be a bit off topic I am not sure but could someone tell me where to get the patch to allow mp3 ringtones I have been unable to find it on the web.
Thanks,
Yonu

you don't need a patch - put the mp3 file in windows folder and choose the ringtone you want from the phone setting screen.

I have tryed that however it doesn't allow me to choose it as a ringtone

any sugesstions on what may not be installed?

yonu said:
any sugesstions on what may not be installed?
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Probably nothing. Put the files in \windows\rings, that's where mine had to be for the system to use them.
I did notice that if the 'ring' is shorter than the amount of time the phone will ring before passing the call to VM, the sound file doesn't repeat, at least it didn't with one of the mp3's I installed.

tryed that for instance the cingular ring tone is in windows\rings however it isn't even an option i ran a regeditor on it and it says the rings folder ins windows\rings

hey I got it i thought what the hell and flash the Bios ROM up to a newer version and they work now
Thanks again

mainly cause I prefer to simnmply edit the mp3 and copy it ove that way if i want i can use the whole sone and still have the mp3 to listen to if wanted thank you for the suggestion thoughr

And why spend money on a utility that isn't even needed for the BA's, much less at all?
There is a web site that will convert just about any sound format into another format, including the qcp format, for those phone that can't play mp3 files natively.
It also converts other file types (spreadsheets, archives, etc).
URL I leave as an exercise for the reader.
Plus there are ways using free software to do the conversion as well.

[Q] adding alarm and alert tones

Hi everyone
i've had nothing but good things happen so far with the threads on doing custom ringtones, but on the same token, i was wondering if it was possible to do the same thing to the alarms and alerts,
say what you will about the factory alarm tones, nothing is more effective in the morning than Time by Pink Floyd

wanderfaner said:
Hi everyone
i've had nothing but good things happen so far with the threads on doing custom ringtones, but on the same token, i was wondering if it was possible to do the same thing to the alarms and alerts,
say what you will about the factory alarm tones, nothing is more effective in the morning than Time by Pink Floyd
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I've figured it out. I'll do a write up later...

eternalemb said:
I've figured it out. I'll do a write up later...
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already, that's fantastic, a big thanks on behalf of everyone!

Items required:
Unlocked (with ChevronWP7 or Developer unlocked) WP7 device
ChevronWP7 Ringtone Installer
MS Expression Encoder or other audio conversion software
XAP Installer (Tom XAP or WP7 SDK Application Deployment)
TouchXplorer: http://forum.touchxperience.com/download/file.php?id=44&sid=5129675be033d863b931bdc3bee51b36
1. Choose files to use as alert/alarm sounds. If in WMA format already skip to step 3.
2. Using MS Expression or equivalent, convert files to WMA.
3. Rename desired alert tones to Alert-01.WMA (you can subsitute the number based on what sound you'd like to replace, because we will be overwriting the corresponding sound) or for alarms it'd be Alarm-01.WMA (or corresponding). NOTE: You will be overwriting the sounds so make sure you review all sounds and make sure you don't mind not having them anymore if you're overwriting them.
4. Using ChevronWP7 Ringtone Installer deploy these files to your device through an XAP Installer.
5. Install TouchXplorer by deploying XAP to device.
6. Using TouchXplorer navigate to My Documents>My Ringtones and highlight desired alert/alarm sound. Bring up the menu and copy it. Navigate back to root menu and go into Windows. Paste alert/alarm sound; it will ask if you wish to overwrite, click yes. Done. Repeat for all other alert or alarm sounds.
NOTE : I believe this will only work on HTC phones ATM, since TouchXplorer only works on HTC devices for now.

Why cant I just use the windows deployment tool (on focus) , renaming the files , I tried installing an alert using the chevron and it sent it to the ringtone folder , I made the alert, Alert-11 since they were all in sequence, but I'll try just renaming the files , if I have to use Toms Ill try that, but I cant use the touchexpress (and theres no equivelent that i know of for samsung,yet)

It does allow me to install touchexpress , but all I is the "My Device" search , not sure if it works or needs certain parameters to use to find anything, also I dont know the file structure in this phone anyway, it does have all menu items but grayed out, so it might get an update later on and work

I guess Microsoft doesnt want this on the device !
" TouchXplorer has been Revoked by Microsoft , you'll have to re-install it, but it just stays on for a minute before getting revoked again!

Download the alarm clock w/ weather app...lets you assign any song you have in Zune as an alarm tone (touchxplorer only works with htc devices)...plus it acts as a nice bedside clock with weather information

it might be worth getting the app just to see how they import the songs!

Vintage144 said:
I guess Microsoft doesnt want this on the device !
" TouchXplorer has been Revoked by Microsoft , you'll have to re-install it, but it just stays on for a minute before getting revoked again!
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Your device re-locked itself, nothing was revoked.

This is great!!!
Hack my ringtones is succesfull, tomorrow i will try to rewrite some alert tones.

@eternalemb - thanks for the tip! i successfully added my rooster alarm and much louder txt msg and email tones!

I did it too
R2D2 as my text tone
Thanks for your time and good work!!!

Anyone figure out how to do it without an HTC Device. I have the DVP and the alarms that come with the device are no way near loud enough to wake me up. My old alarm was set to Chop Suey by System of a Down! WAKE UP!!!! I have a developer account as well if that will help.

Kloc said:
Anyone figure out how to do it without an HTC Device. I have the DVP and the alarms that come with the device are no way near loud enough to wake me up. My old alarm was set to Chop Suey by System of a Down! WAKE UP!!!! I have a developer account as well if that will help.
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Unlike for ringtones, there's no function for adding them in the OS (ringtones use Microsoft.Phone.Media.Extended I think) other than using file manipulation, or registry tweaks, both of which can only be done on HTC devices at the moment.

This is great!!! Worked a treat for the alerts. Just need to do the alarms now.
Just one question..... There seems to be a limit on the number of alerts. Has anyone else come across this? Originally there are 10 alerts so I created an 11th but this doesn't seem to get picked up at all.

chubnut said:
This is great!!! Worked a treat for the alerts. Just need to do the alarms now.
Just one question..... There seems to be a limit on the number of alerts. Has anyone else come across this? Originally there are 10 alerts so I created an 11th but this doesn't seem to get picked up at all.
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Any ideas on this guys?

chubnut said:
This is great!!! Worked a treat for the alerts. Just need to do the alarms now.
Just one question..... There seems to be a limit on the number of alerts. Has anyone else come across this? Originally there are 10 alerts so I created an 11th but this doesn't seem to get picked up at all.
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The alerts are listed in the registry by name, you're replacing one of the built in ones, so no changes are needed there, adding an extra alert will only work if you can edit the registry.

l3v5y said:
The alerts are listed in the registry by name, you're replacing one of the built in ones, so no changes are needed there, adding an extra alert will only work if you can edit the registry.
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Thanks for that. Explains a fair few things.

i did all.but my phone did not give any sound..
i want to ask a question: is the bit rate important ?
for example i use 16 bit rate
must it be higher or ???
thanks..

Custom ringtones on Mango WITHOUT dev-unlock

Hey all, I saw a couple threads on this, but I found this and thought that it would clear up some of the confusion for making custom ringtones on a NON-Dev unlocked version of Mango.
http://windowsphonesecrets.com/2011/06/28/custom-ringtone-support-in-mango-explained/
I used Audacity and the lame_enc.dll file to make a short ringtone mp3 and then moved it to my phone in the newer version of Zune. After that, I right-clicked on the file and went to edit and manually changed the genre to "Ringtone" (yes, with a capital 'R'). From that point, it did NOT show up in my music on my phone but appeared under the word "Custom" in my ringtone selection. This was actually relatively painless and pretty cool. Hope this tutorial helps people using the Non-Dev Unlocked Mango.
Red.
Samsung Focus
Mango Beta2 Non Dev Unlocked
All thanks to XDA as usual.

A perhaps easier way than using some software to cut the MP3 would be to simply use a webbased service like http://cutmp3.net/
Most people won't need the additional capabilities of audacity and for a few files this non-install version will do.

Microsoft engineer burn their head... 39 sec... really suck idea....
after re-contract i will change to android

Hi, is it possible to have a custom ringotne for a new text message?

jogabonitos said:
Hi, is it possible to have a custom ringotne for a new text message?
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ringtones yes, notifications not yet...

iwantnokia said:
Microsoft engineer burn their head... 39 sec... really suck idea....
after re-contract i will change to android
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Well if that's all the reason you need to leave WP7, then I don't even want to imagine what you'll do with all the issues with android

iwantnokia said:
Microsoft engineer burn their head... 39 sec... really suck idea....
after re-contract i will change to android
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What does that first part mean? I mean beyond the glaring error of the plural pronoun with a singular antecedent, what are you trying to say with the whole "burn their head" thing?
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munkeyphyst said:
What does that first part mean? I mean beyond the glaring error of the plural pronoun with a singular antecedent, what are you trying to say with the whole "burn their head" thing?
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Probably already an Android user... hence the limited vocabulary!!! LOL!!!

iwantnokia said:
after re-contract i will change to android
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Bye Android fanboy, you wont be missed.
If you like the phone fine but these type of comments...just go away
May I make a suggestion for you ? Go to your local craigslist, list your phone for sale or trade, get a Android phone and stop trolling the WIndows Phone 7 areas...

Create ringtones on Mango:
Create your own ringtones so you can match your jingle to your mood, or match just the right tune to your contacts. Just make sure the audio file is:
• In MP3 or WMA format.
• Less than 40 seconds.
• Less than 1 MB.
To make any file that fits these criteria into a ringtone on a PC, all you have to do is assign it the genre of "ringtone" in the Zune software. If you don't have the Zune software on your computer, see Install the Zune software.
To create a ringtone using the Zune software
1 Open the Zune software and find the file you want to turn into a ringtone.
2 Right-click the file, and then click Edit.
3 In the GENRE list, click or type Ringtone, then click OK.
4 Connect your phone to your computer using a cable, and then sync the file to your phone

Wish Microsoft would have added custom ringtones when they first released the OS. Simple mishaps like this has caused major blows to this platform in my point of view. I like the fluidity and overall look of WP7 but its lacking essential features. So I bound to head back to android or WM6.5.

That capability existed in the original release of software - it was briefly documented on the earliest versions of the Windows Phone manual posted on the AT&T site, however, for whatever reason it was not available to users in the released version of the phones. No info whether that was due to Microsoft changing their mind, or the carriers optioning that feature out.
...and I clearly need to change my .sig - it is soooo out of date!

I Wonder if there is a way to use builtin ringtones as Textmessage tone - i would like to use the Sound 'portal'...

Ludacris said:
I Wonder if there is a way to use builtin ringtones as Textmessage tone - i would like to use the Sound 'portal'...
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Builtin as ringtones, MAY be possible but they have to be in WMA format. You'll have to create a WMA, copy it to the ISOStore of one of the apps on the phone using Windows Phone Power Tools then use WP7 Root Tools 0.7 to copy it to the \Windows directory. From there you'll have to rename one of the Alert-xx.wma files to something else and rename your wma to Alert-xx.wma. It should work. I changed my Alert-06 for my e-mail to be the old "You've Got mail" sound from AOL

Alternatively, use the Advanced Config for WP7 Mango tool (on TouchXperience). Requires interop-unlock, of course, but provides a nice interface that lets you set the registry keys controlling various sounds to whatever sound files you have installed.
The only catch is that if you open the Sound control panel, it'll reset to some default. If you rename an alert file and then copy the file that you want to use into the name of the renamed file (using WP7 Root Tools, TouchXplorer, or a provxml file) then you can use the control panel directly.

That one didn't work for me (HTC Trophy) - The Text Message Sound is then Set to "None" and I dont get any Sound

Did you open the control panel after running Advanced Config, like I specifically said not to do lest your changes be reset to defaults?

No, there wasn't any tone before I went to the controlpanel. That was the reason why I went there later

iwantnokia said:
Microsoft engineer burn their head... 39 sec... really suck idea....
after re-contract i will change to android
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If you want Nokia, you won't find it with android...

Does this app exsist?

Hey guys,
I'm looking for an app that can change the sound of the onscreen keyboard. When you press the buttons?
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

i don't know of any. what i do instead is download go keyboard from the market and go into "sound and vibration" settings. they have sounds from all the major manufacturers' keyboards as well as extra sound packs available for download like instruments, animals, etc.
hope this helps.

Not sure either, but most custom keyboards allow you to edit how loud the sounds are.

You have you go into your ROM and add a different sound. Pretty simple actually though I've never tried it so I'm not to say for sure that it'll work. Secondly I don't know if it works for the HW Keyboard or both.
1: Pick a few sounds you want to hear when typing. You'll need 4 different sounds.
HTML:
Navigate to:
/system/media/audio/ui
Delete:
KeypressDelete.ogg
KeypressReturn.ogg
KeypressSpacebar.ogg
KeypressStandard.ogg
Now those 4 sounds you picked out, rename them to the the names of the files you just deleted. The function of each sound should be self explanatory from the names. Now copy or move those to /system/media/audio/ui. just in case, set the permissions and ownership to make sure they work correctly.
*I don't know if they files *have* to be in ogg format - a low/medium bitrate mp3 should suffice, wma is probably a bad idea though.
Now reboot and enjoy. Let me know how it works.

[Q] Hardware button light

Hello everybody,
new to this forum, so forgive me if the answer is already out there and my searching just didn't find the correct thread.
Is there a general way of turning off the hardware button lights of the HOX? They're rather bright and annoying for example when I read an ebook at night. My ebook reader of choice, FBReader, seems to have an option to turn of these lights, but that option isn't working for the HOX atm. I'm guessing this will be fixed in a future release of FBReader, but I'm curious now. This seems to be a setting we should be able to change generally - is there a system setting I haven't found yet? A mod I haven't discovered?
Thanks in advance,
Thorsten

Not sure about on stock phones but this can be done on rooted devices:
step 1: Dowload RootExplorer or something similar (you can do it over adb too, if you prefer)
step 2: mount "sys" as R/W
step 3: browse to "sys/class/leds/button-backlight"
step 4: open "brightness" in a texteditor and change it to 0
Unfortunately, this wouldn't be permanent and every time you unlock your phone or an event triggers the leds they'd return to full brightness.
The other files in there don't seem to be editable (they return to their previous values after saving) but someone else might have more luck

Thanks a lot, AKAI77! The combination of ES file manager and FX test editor won't work, but it seems that's a flaw in the ES file manager which mounts / and /system as rw, but seemingly not /sys.
Anyway, this sounds very much like a perfect aim for a widget, maybe I should take this occasion to learn how to do that myself

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Thanks a lot, AKAI77! The combination of ES file manager and FX test editor won't work, but it seems that's a flaw in the ES file manager which mounts / and /system as rw, but seemingly not /sys.
Anyway, this sounds very much like a perfect aim for a widget, maybe I should take this occasion to learn how to do that myself
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No problem
It would be pretty easy to do, just make an app that does nothing except send the command to turn off the leds and then all you'd have to do is click the app icon when you want to turn them off.
It's a shame we don't know how to make it permenant, or at least change the max_brightness settings or something
I'm not sure if you could make a service that listened for a change in the button-backlight value, but that would work pretty good too.
I might have a go later