No SMS notification sound - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone I asked this in the TMO help section but havent gotten anything useful so hopefully someone here can help..
My sms notification sound isnt playing for some reason, I've done a hard reset and restarted the phone...The notification sounds work for everything else just not SMS. I am using the default sms app and have gone into the SMS menu to make sure notification sound was checked.
Any one have any ideas? I really not want to factory reset if possible.

Did you double check that there was a notification sound picked and not silent.

The same with my S IV... no SMS notification sound at all...

I have solved the problem with a FR...
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I also had this and couldn't get it to work, I tried all settings and sound but to no avail did a factory reset and they came back but now as I have gone through adding back my apps I have found that it's llama profile editor that stops mine working shame as I love llama. Trouble is I have removed the app but the sms sounds won't come back? I really don't won't to factory reset again, any ideas?
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Problem solved with a restart wish I could use llama though
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Force reset worked temporarily but sms went out again then force reset again and it worked...not sure why its happening but really dont wanna factory reset the phone

fastyan said:
I also had this and couldn't get it to work, I tried all settings and sound but to no avail did a factory reset and they came back but now as I have gone through adding back my apps I have found that it's llama profile editor that stops mine working shame as I love llama. Trouble is I have removed the app but the sms sounds won't come back? I really don't won't to factory reset again, any ideas?
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Problem solved with a restart wish I could use llama though
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I used llama to, i was going to install today, thank you for share the problem....did you select every thing on llama to have sound?
If you do, we need to w8 for a new version..
Thx

Yes I tried everything in every combination lol gonna miss llama
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fastyan said:
Yes I tried everything in every combination lol gonna miss llama
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Already send a mail, lets hope its a small bug

jawang26 said:
Hi everyone I asked this in the TMO help section but havent gotten anything useful so hopefully someone here can help..
My sms notification sound isnt playing for some reason, I've done a hard reset and restarted the phone...The notification sounds work for everything else just not SMS. I am using the default sms app and have gone into the SMS menu to make sure notification sound was checked.
Any one have any ideas? I really not want to factory reset if possible.
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I had the same issue and found out that blocking mode was causing it. Blocks SMS sound even for allowed contacts. Disabled blocking mode or uncheck disable notifications and SMS sound came back.
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sarsi said:
I had the same issue and found out that blocking mode was causing it. Blocks SMS sound even for allowed contacts. Disabled blocking mode or uncheck disable notifications and SMS sound came back.
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Ended up just doing an exchange works now

I have the same problem on mine, but it's only when I change the sound profile automatically using either an NFC tag & NFC Task Launcher, or when I use a profile scheduler.
When I change it manually it's not a problem.
Been driving me around the bend.

SMS sound
Hi, newbie here,
I have tried a number of profile changers with the GS4 ,currently Automatit.
All produce the same result,reboot phone, sms sounds work ok, once the profile has been changed, no sms sound unless you reboot.
Not come across this before with any android phone (Last phone HTC one X)
I guess it is a bug, hopefully there will be a fix before long?
Regards Shanks

I'm also having this problem, but what I notice is, if you disable the vibrate when ringing (no tick) under ringtones, the SMS sound notification works.
If you enable vibrate when ringing (with tick), there is no sound only vibration for SMS.
Can you guys try it whether this is the same as mine?

found this on another forum.
It definitely works for me UK Samsung Galaxy S4 on Orange
If you have a profiling app like timeriffic or llama etc it stops the sounds on your sms (even when its not meant to). I uninstalled timeriffic and it works perfectly now

Yes, working again
shanks916 said:
Hi, newbie here,
I have tried a number of profile changers with the GS4 ,currently Automatit.
All produce the same result,reboot phone, sms sounds work ok, once the profile has been changed, no sms sound unless you reboot.
Not come across this before with any android phone (Last phone HTC one X)
I guess it is a bug, hopefully there will be a fix before long?
Regards Shanks
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Absolutelly, thanks to the post i disabled the "Android Audio Profile" manager i had and sms sounds are working fine
Is it a kind of bug?
Regards

CaeSpock said:
Absolutelly, thanks to the post i disabled the "Android Audio Profile" manager i had and sms sounds are working fine
Is it a kind of bug?
Regards
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Definitely a bug,I have tried a number of profile changers on the GS4 and my HTC one X and the bug is only there in the S4.
Probably a conflict with Samsung Touch Wiz?
Hopefully there will be a fix soon as this is a basic problem.

Uninstall any profile manager restore back the tone
Not until I unwilling to remove my favorite app Phone Weaver, the sms tone come back again.

Samsung bug here
I have a S4 and I have the same issue on the SMS notification sound, when using profile apps like llama
So 2 solutions :
- install GO SMS like apps
- or change the profile using the power button... (not sure that a reboot need to be performed).
I hope that Samsung will fix that soon...

It's fixed
Download the latest version from his blog (kebabapps.blogspot)
Working flawless on mine so far! GT-i9505

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Text problem after OTE update.

I am now randomly getting my text notifications stuck in the bar. Even after I read them the icon is there an the light still flashes.
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Same here! bloody annoying.
I dont have any problem
Me too wished I hadn't bothered.
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Glad I am not the only one, so fare I tried to disable incoming text notifications and then reboot. After reboot I enabled them again. changed nothing. Thing is I find the problem to be totally random. Dose it sometimes and its not for the same contacts.
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I have had the same thing with the notifications, but along with it I am not getting notifications for half of my texts, I only notice I have some of them my manually looking into the messages app.
Tried rebooting, changing the notification settings etc and nothing works!
noisy_lightning said:
I have had the same thing with the notifications, but along with it I am not getting notifications for half of my texts, I only notice I have some of them my manually looking into the messages app.
Tried rebooting, changing the notification settings etc and nothing works!
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Have the same problem. Exactly every second SMS does not have any notification! Sometimes it vibrates, but there is no notification in the statusbar...so I have to open the SMS-App.
Now I will miss every important SMS and I have to check all 10-20min to be sure -.-
Hope there will be a fix!
Got the same bug. This is a major bug, and htc have to relese a bugfix asap! This bug makes the phone useless. Can't thrust the phone anymore...
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iopy said:
This bug makes the phone useless. Can't thrust the phone anymore...
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Yes I have always to check if there is a new SMS!
My DHD has now the functionality of a rock!
having the same issue. hope there is a solution soon. i sent an official complaint to htc about this and would advise other people to contact them too.
Same problem here too... is this a universal problem for those who have updated?
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I also have founders problem when using the mail app. I have a hotmail and gmail account linked. When I have the all acount view on angst an email I go and read it but the notification is still there. Also wanted to add that for both mail bad messages I have the notification light in use.
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I guess im really lucky. I updated and have had no problems whatsoever. Not even that 100% CPU bug. I couldnt be happier. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that i followed hamdir's guide to install the update and keep root and s-off.
SupremeBeaver said:
I guess im really lucky. I updated and have had no problems whatsoever. Not even that 100% CPU bug. I couldnt be happier. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that i followed hamdir's guide to install the update and keep root and s-off.
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The sms-bug isn't there all the time. I've only got two txtmsg that didn't trigger the alert. And I got a lot of txtmsgs. But the two that didn't trigger the txtmsg receive notification was two important txtmsg, so I no longer can trust my phone.
I do not have the 100 cpu load issue. So it has nothing to do with that. My battery is just as good as I think a battery should be on a phone in this class. The only thing that really drains my battery is the Angry Bird Seasons. But I'm addicted, so I keep on playing
iopy said:
The sms-bug isn't there all the time. I've only got two txtmsg that didn't trigger the alert. And I got a lot of txtmsgs. But the two that didn't trigger the txtmsg receive notification was two important txtmsg, so I no longer can trust my phone.
I do not have the 100 cpu load issue. So it has nothing to do with that. My battery is just as good as I think a battery should be on a phone in this class. The only thing that really drains my battery is the Angry Bird Seasons. But I'm addicted, so I keep on playing
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Same here, its completely random which messages it happens with and it is not the same people that trigger it too. So far I have seen no pattern to the messages with, for example it is not every fourth message etc, they happen at random intervals and the only time I know there is one is when I actually open the inbox.
This needs fixing asap!
Just like to say 1. I have a dhd sim free on official Rom. 2. With regards my notification problem the best way to save you having to clear the notification bar after you read the text is it to access your text via notifications bar in the first place.
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looks like i spoke too soon.. someone sent me a sms and i hadn't seen it cause the phone didnt notify me. Only when i went into the messages app it showed :/
edit: and now im getting the notification stuck in the bar at the top HTC need to get on this.
its a very random issue. started happening to me after i deleted my HTC sense account (and then reinstalled it) after doing the OTA update to deal with the 100% CPU issue
Can confirm that trying a different messaging app from the market will fix both problems. The one with stuck notification in the bar and the one where you don't get a notification. Just make sure to disable notifications in the stock app.
Ty! I'll try that out later.
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DX does not ring out loud after installing google+ app?

Hey all, newbie to the forums and didn't see a thread anywhere so I started one.
I'm running my dx with apex 2.0 and if it makes a difference, I have the tbh tether patch flashed.
Anyway, I installed the google+ app and now my phone shows incoming calls, but it does not ring out loud. However, it does ring for sms and alarms. I've narrowed it to google + app by restoring to a clockwork backup and testing it to see if it rings, and as soon as I reinstalled g+, I was again given the silent treatment on all incoming calls.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I just did a test call...and I'm not experiencing the same thing.
Recently installed G+ myself.
(I'm on CM7.)
Download an audio manager or maybe check your incoming call volume in sounds?
I've no idea bud.
Thanks for the quick reply. But that's the problem i'm having is sound settings force closes on me when I try to open it . I'll try the audio manager, any recommendations?
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I'm on Apex 2 RC3, I was getting DSPManager crashes a few days ago, but that's stopped since, probably due to a reboot. I'm assuming you went directly into the sound settings to verify they're correct, or is that actually what's crashing?
I had some weird issues with apex as well, I could call people but couldn't actually talk to them, I couldn't find a fix or fix it myself, it seems alot of people have random issues with apex, I don't know if its the rom itself or whether the g apps package is the issue, I ended up moving on to a different rom after I couldn't fix the phone issues as obviously I need that, I wish you luck in finding a fix
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Sorry, haven't been on for a few days. But even after not installing g+, the issue has recreated itself so it looks like a titanium backup and re flash is coming tomorrow.
But to answer your question, the sounds settings is what crashes, I can't access anything within the menu.
Thanks for the replies, I'll post again if it happens after re flashing
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Update: figured it out. For some reason it changed my default ringtone and would force close when I went to sound settings, but when I selected an mp3 file and set that file as a ringtone without using sound settings to do so, it seemed to clear up all my issues. Hope this helps someone
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[Q] TalkBack issue in Gallery

Hey guys, i have a very annoying issue in the stock Gallery app. Everytime i hold the selection of a picture my phone starts speaking out loud that i have selected it. It is very annoyng and embarassing when this happens in public! I know that the issue was related to LightFlow which i hadon the S3 and was automatically downloaded on my phone when i first logged in my Google Play Account. Sincei have unistalled it i have this problem . I have tried to reinstall and unistall it in other more complete ways but the issue remains. Any suggestions on how to resolve? Thanks in advance!
mikimarchio89 said:
Hey guys, i have a very annoying issue in the stock Gallery app. Everytime i hold the selection of a picture my phone starts speaking out loud that i have selected it. It is very annoyng and embarassing when this happens in public! I know that the issue was related to LightFlow which i hadon the S3 and was automatically downloaded on my phone when i first logged in my Google Play Account. Sincei have unistalled it i have this problem . I have tried to reinstall and unistall it in other more complete ways but the issue remains. Any suggestions on how to resolve? Thanks in advance!
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Should be.....
Settings>My device>Accessibility
And there is a Talk back tab.
Those settings should fix your issue.
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Swanseatom said:
Should be.....
Settings>My device>Accessibility
And there is a Talk back tab.
Those settings should fix your issue.
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If that doesn't work, then you may have to disable the google text to speech and samsung text to speech engines. That stopped it for me, I'm using LightFlow (LED notications app).

[Q] Is there a way to add ringtone feature for the N7 wifi?

Hello again everyone. As some of you might know, I have finally gotten my Nexus 7 to work with the gmate+ device. For those who have no idea what this is or what I'm talking about, gmate is a device that gives iOS/Android devices GSM functions (call/text, etc.) via bluetooth. Of course there is an app to be installed to the device to pair it and use the features. Unfortunately, the application for Android does not have the option to change ringtone and Nexus 7 does not have native settings for ringtone. So now, for SMS notifications, N7 will play notifications alert tone but when somebody is calling, no alert tone whatsoever. I have tried several ringtone apps but none worked so far. Any ideas how to solve this? Thanks and more power!
Anybody with any idea here?
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choybel said:
Anybody with any idea here?
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You can use Zedge to set default and contact ringtones. It says it's set when I try it, but I cannot test for a call.
All I can say is that it doesn't change the ringtone for the Android Device Manager remote ring.
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mikeyd85 said:
You can use Zedge to set default and contact ringtones. It says it's set when I try it, but I cannot test for a call.
All I can say is that it doesn't change the ringtone for the Android Device Manager remote ring.
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Thanks but still doesn't work.

Why does my phone randomly vibrate?

My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running. It only happens when the screen is off. and yes I know about the feature which vibrate if you have a notification once you touch the phone.
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Where do you enable that feature?
I was gonna post a thread about this issue earlier today lol. Mine vibrates when ever I touch it. If it sits on the dresser or in my pocket for a bit and I go to grasp it, it will vibrate. I don't touch any buttons yet and it vibrates. I'm wondering if it's the smart stay feature using the camera to see movement.
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scribbles395 said:
My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running.
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It's hatching.
SGH-I717/SM-N900V/XDA Premium
Mine randomly vibrates when I enable USB3 mode to move large files. It vibrates for a second at the start of the transfer and a few times (when different files are moving).
Chillout2010 said:
I was gonna post a thread about this issue earlier today lol. Mine vibrates when ever I touch it. If it sits on the dresser or in my pocket for a bit and I go to grasp it, it will vibrate. I don't touch any buttons yet and it vibrates. I'm wondering if it's the smart stay feature using the camera to see movement.
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I know there is a feature when u pick up your phone, and there is some kind of notification waiting for you, the phone will vibrate. This is a feature that is built in to TouchWiz. There should be a setting to turn it off, but cant remember right now off the top of my head.
scribbles395 said:
My phone randomly vibrates without any notifications or apps running. It only happens when the screen is off. and yes I know about the feature which vibrate if you have a notification once you touch the phone.
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Settings-Accessibility-Notification Reminder (Uncheck)
njfoses said:
Settings-Accessibility-Notification Reminder (Uncheck)
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Thank you!!!!!!! This was driving me insaine since I reset my phone last week!
Use task manager
Press menu, go to task manager, RAM, clear memory.
That worked for me. It closes 9 programs.
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Hey All,
All you have to do is ....
Go to TASK MANAGER app,
Go to the Downloaded tab from Task Manager
UNinstall Playstore.
That's all!
Vibrating due to Account Sync (Loop?)
For anyone still wondering:
It is because the phone is syncing up for some reason it doesn't stop syncing (Looping?)...
Best way around it:
Settings->Accounts and sync->Background Data/Auto Sync Turn Those off!
After a restart it should stop vibrating and get quite alot faster.
Sidenote:
Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300) is the phone i that had the issues and got fixed this way.
just DELETE/UNINSTALL GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES "update"
-Pydro
FINAL SOLUTION!!!!
Please ignore all of the comments above and below, except for what MYFRED and mr08022001 Pydro said. That is the solution. Simply uninstall or delete Google Play Services, and do not reinstall ever again. This is what was causing the constant vibrating on the phone. Plus it also rendered useless the Play Store app, so no applications could be installed or updated. I thought I had lost my phone due to the constant vibrating. But MYFRED helped me save it. Thanks mate, you are a genius. Alfred

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