hey guys ive tried copy and pasting into the /system/media/audio folder but my dhd wont let me do this and therefore im unsure what i should do.
Ive done a search but nothing seems to relate to froyo, all i want is to use my own wav/mp3 for incoming sms and emails and not the htc/hub ones.
i always used the htc ones with my legend but my friend has an X10 and he just made a 'notifacations' folder on the sd card and they seem to work
just tried making the sd card folder, and it works thanks for that. weird it works though since according to the user manual it you cant use files from the sd card for notifications
install handcent sms from the market.. u will have an option to use any tune
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hi could anyone help me please ive searched for days for a program that will let me use my own wav files for sms alert. ive changed where there stored on my phone and sd card all to no avail! ive a program to use mp3 as ringtones called ringtone manager that i got from a post on this forum and this works fine but i carnt find anythig similar for my sms tones. ive a xda mini s running mw5, can anyone help me please!? thanks in advance of ur help.
Wave files should work for sms's in WM5 if you put them in the Windows folder.
success!!!! id read before that only wav files could be used be for sms tones, so after re-reading the threads on here i was still stumped as to why none of the wavs id got on my wizard would work. during a chat and comparing phones break at work today, a mate had a funny wav he was using for his sms on his nokia, he bluetoothed it to me and i thought id try following ur advice one last time, and ureaka! it worked!!!!! id copyed the folder of "wavs" i was using stright off my old phones sd card, id not relised that they were mp3 format.(i swear i thought they were wav!) it was then i noticed in the folder in my wizard the icon was different on my new sms tone, it was a media player icon where as the icon on all others was i mini mp icon in the corner of a white rectangle. is there a list of icons to file types anywhere? oh and thanks to xon1 for ur post, carnt belive i was so stupid as not to double chech my file format!!!
Hi everyone I have just received my X1 and am very lost with everything it can do.
I am wanting to use my own sounds for email notification and text messaging. How do I do this?
Also, how do I make sure that when i am web browsing, I am using WiFi and not GPRS etc.
Thanks
You can either put the sounds on the root of ur sd card or the root of the phone i believe. I suggest the SD card (if you don't have one get one immediately ) Then all you have to do is go into sounds and pick the ones u want.
To make sure ur using wifi you can just turn on wifi and connect. I'm pretty sure wifi overrides any connection you have established. Also if you want to be 100% sure u can turn off the phone service in the comm manager.
About sounds:
As far as I know they must be on Memory, not SD Card.
There's also a separated default folder > My Documents > My Ringtones,
put it there.
Reagrding WiFi it does NOT automatically override any connection,
here we go:
Install NoData free app.
Turn this on to NOT transfer any network data.
Connect to WiFi.
All the browsers I tried (Opera Mini 4.2, Opera Mobile 9.5)
automatically connect by WiFi, so don't worry.
Email NOT.
So you have to go to email account settings
and in advanced server settings instead of your providers network
choose "The Internet" to connect to sync emails.
Violaa, the email account also connects through WiFi.
Without this setup you'll get errors.
Hope that helps.
doministry said:
About sounds:
As far as I know they must be on Memory, not SD Card.
There's also a separated default folder > My Documents > My Ringtones,
put it there.
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They can definitely be put on the root of ur SD card. Not sure if you can put them anywhere else on your sd card but thats where i keep my ringtones.
Bxsteez said:
They can definitely be put on the root of ur SD card. Not sure if you can put them anywhere else on your sd card but thats where i keep my ringtones.
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Okay, than my mistake.
I have put the files I want into my ringtones, but it won't let me select as tone for incoming email or received text message
For ringtones you can have them on the phone or sd card... mine are in a folder called rintones on the sd card... but for sms notification music I have had to put in in the windows folder as it didnt work elsewhere... (under My Device/Windows)
It wasnt listed in the choices of tones for messaging, so I connected the phone to the PC, then copied/pasted the files to the Windows folder of the phone. Now they are there
Hmmm never knew that. Good info though. I haven't changed my sms notification sound in like 5yrs lol...
smudge18 said:
It wasnt listed in the choices of tones for messaging, so I connected the phone to the PC, then copied/pasted the files to the Windows folder of the phone. Now they are there
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Well you don't have to connect it to PC to copy and paste files.
tried it and it doesnt work
Not having much luck Smudge? Try this
Hi Smudge,
There was a thread about this very issue a while back
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448749&highlight=notification
You need to follow the instructions in Xperian's post, he has it figured out pretty damn well and the walkthrough will enable you to create any tone in the correct format for notification use.
Hope this helps,
Creamy - Goodness
i wonder if there is a way to add more ringtones for SMS? because i can only use my mp3's or other sound effects for calls.
thanks!
boomshine said:
i wonder if there is a way to add more ringtones for SMS? because i can only use my mp3's or other sound effects for calls.
thanks!
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Buy or Download Ringo Pro or Lite, I use it for my SMS tones so i know if its worth goin to my phone or not haha.
Add a 'notifications' folder to your memory card.
Copy the tones you want to the folder.
They should then be visible in email, calendar, sms tone settings.
@CodeMonkey
at first i put 'Notifications' but didn't worked out, LOL i thought my magic wont have any problems recognizing 'Notifications' and 'notifications'
it needed to be all small letters to work AND ALSO the 'notifications' folder must be inside the 'Music' folder of your card.
Thanks alot CodeMonkey you ARE my HERO =p
btw i can't forward messages sent to me to my other friends,
also there is no inbox, outbox,sent messages etc.
SMS in magic is like a chat...
Thanks heaps, was just trying to figure out how to do this!! Didn;t need to put notifications in music though, just straight on the sdcard and it worked a charm.
Thanks!
boomshine said:
btw i can't forward messages sent to me to my other friends,
also there is no inbox, outbox,sent messages etc.
SMS in magic is like a chat...
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Open your message and do a long press, this will bring up the menu to forward your messages. This applies to the stock Message app and chompSMS.
@aniriand
my bad dude, yes you it also works even if the folder is not inside the 'Music' folder
@BigRD
Thanks dude for that one oh men im really loving this phone
Note that you can do the same for alarm tones with a folder called alarms (on the root of the card) and ringtones (with a folder called ringtones).
download rings extended from the market... it easy to use
@whitechocolate
i dont have android market on my phone, just slideme
and i think making folders is better than installing apps
@CodeMonkey thanks for that another useful info ^_^
were not allowed to post warez on here but hopefully i can do this...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ringdroid.apk+rapidshare
its a free app so shouldnt be deleted
I wanna change the sound, informing when SMS/MMS comes in.
What should I do for this?
+1 for this. I tried dropping mp3 and WAVs into the Rings folder but they don't appear for message notifications just ringtones.
I haven't tried this, but could you rename your own .wav file to the name of one of the pre-set alarm tones that you don't use, then select it for your SMS alert?
MP3s go in the root Windows directory, they then appear in the SMS list...I have a movie sample as my SMS tone
Brilliant....thanks a lot. Works a treat!
You can also place sound files in the my documents root folder on your sd card. That helps to keep more space free on your phone. This took me quite a while to figure, too. Because I also started experimenting with the windows/rings folder without success
Regards,
Lars
I've just read this thread as I wondered also how to use my personal SMS tones and couldn't figure a way.
I was initially going to put it in Windows root as a PP suggested but followed the advice of another PP who suggested My Documents root on the Storage Card.
Well... originally I had a choice of 7 message tones and after I plonked my chosen tone in the My Documents root, I went back to the message tones to select it and... as well as mine, loads more appeared that weren't there before! Like my doing there seemed to unlock/release more to choose from.
Hey, I'm not grumbling, I'm just like How did that happen?
Hopefully this won't turn out to be a bad thing
Ive figured out how..but..
ok thanks for the root insight. I was curious though if there is a way to keep them in a folder and not just in the root folder. I like to keep my sd cards clean and organized.
Hmmm I also have had problems with this, i have my text message alert i want to use and have dropped it into the my document folder on the storage card, but still can't see it to set it!!!
Any ideas please?
Ahhh it's OK, unplugged the phone, went back to main menu then tried it...I see it now
Thanks
Hi there, anyone know of a program that works on HD2 that allows you to assign different sms tones to different ppl? Did have Text Message Secatary from openmarket, and was working, but since I updated to new T-Mobile (UK) Stock rom, it not longer does, despite what rules i apply. Found PhotoContacts Pro but this seems abit overkill for what I want, Sure others want this as well, and despite contacting the author of Text Message Secatary, had no help from him. Also tried Justtones but that didn't work! Any help would be magic!
take a SD card... insert it and make a folder called "audio"--> open it and then make three new folders, called "alarms" "notifications" and "ringtones" then you copy the new sms tone to the notifications folder.
cheers, stephan1
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ok... this is not what mobile secretary is doing... I´m sorry
sms tones
wrong post my badd
re tones
I know where to store the tones, think you misunderstand the point, I actually want to have a different sms tone for different ppl, i.e 1 for wife, 1 for work, 1 for best mate, so just by hearing the tone i would know who the sms is from. As i said Text message secatary used to work, til i updated the stock rom, but now doesn't.
Any more Idea's?
people>all people>(pick person)>edit contact>(scroll down)ringtone is this what yuo were looking for?
Only commercial software can achieve that. Don't recall seeing any freeware capable of that.
Photo Contacts Pro
http://www.pocketx.net/products/photocontactspro_ppc/
the above statement is true fully though those programs just Change registry keys to achieve that