When I try to set up a custom alarm sound I have to out a mp3 file in the alarms folder and so it creates two music files in my music app... Is there any way to get rid of this or hear music as an alarm without having to pot for in alarm folder? Thanks
ncrispi said:
When I try to set up a custom alarm sound I have to out a mp3 file in the alarms folder and so it creates two music files in my music app... Is there any way to get rid of this or hear music as an alarm without having to pot for in alarm folder? Thanks
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On your external SD, try creating:
/Notifications
/Ringtones
Put it in Notifications and reboot.
DirtyOldMan said:
On your external SD, try creating:
/Notifications
/Ringtones
Put it in Notifications and reboot.
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It is in my /alarms folder and also in my music folder but shows up twice... How do I get it to just find music from music folder
ncrispi said:
It is in my /alarms folder and also in my music folder but shows up twice... How do I get it to just find music from music folder
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Will it show in Alarms if you remove it from Alarms but leave it in Music?
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Will it show in Alarms if you remove it from Alarms but leave it in Music?
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No, there is no option that I found under alarms to play a music file at all. Just the stock ones provided.
ncrispi said:
No, there is no option that I found under alarms to play a music file at all. Just the stock ones provided.
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Try this:
In your Alarms folder create a blank file called .nomedia
DirtyOldMan said:
Try this:
In your Alarms folder create a blank file called .nomedia
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I created one on my phone and it said successful in the folder but I do not see it... Not sure if it works.. Will try when i get home.
ncrispi said:
I created one on my phone and it said successful in the folder but I do not see it... Not sure if it works.. Will try when i get home.
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does not work.. still shows duplicates.
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I've been having some trouble setting a custom ringtone as an alarm on my X1. I have saved the file as a .wav and put it in the windows folder. It shows up in the drop down list, but when you select it, it automatically goes back to 'default'. Anybody know how to fix this?
what, anybody?
You converted it to a .wav or just saved it as a .wav ?
sounds like you might have the right extension, so it shows in the list, but if it's not a valid wave file it just goes back to default.
Xuanlong said:
I've been having some trouble setting a custom ringtone as an alarm on my X1. I have saved the file as a .wav and put it in the windows folder. It shows up in the drop down list, but when you select it, it automatically goes back to 'default'. Anybody know how to fix this?
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Drag the .wav file into this folder \my documents\my ringtones
It is not necessary to use wav files
If you have a mp3 file, just drop it into your phone
Mopral said:
It is not necessary to use wav files
If you have a mp3 file, just drop it into your phone
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Sigh.....don't listen to this dude....if you have mp3, you can't just drop it into your phone.
You have to put it in the ring tones folder...like I said....
poetryrocksalot said:
Sigh.....don't listen to this dude....if you have mp3, you can't just drop it into your phone.
You have to put it in the ring tones folder...like I said....
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Yes, I forgot to say it must be in the ringtones folder
My alarm wont play MP3's.
I'm not having a problem with ringtones.
It's the alarm clock I'd like to play these sounds. In the alarm clock dropdown menu, the ringtones from the 'my ringtones' and 'sounds' folders do not show up. Previously, placing .wav files in the windows folder would allow them to appear there. And they do appear, but when they are selected, it just goes back to the 'default' sound (one short quiet beep).
The files are saved in .wav format. I've only been having this problem since updating my X1's firmware with the Sony Ericson Update Service.
Anybody know what to do?
I don't know if this works but try placing them in the windows folder, the my ringtones folder, and the my music folder.
I'm using a custom .wav file (converted the old SE Badbarber.MP3 to .wav) for the alarm and only had to drop it into the windows folder for it to show up in the list and be able to use it.
poetryrocksalot said:
I don't know if this works but try placing them in the windows folder, the my ringtones folder, and the my music folder.
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Didnt work, but thanks for trying.
Hello,
Where are the ringtones located on HD2?
I found some in Windows/rings and try to add custom ringtones (wma) to it but there are not showing in HTC ringtones setup menu.
Any idea?
Think you need to use .wave format and just copy the tone to the /Windows: Library. That will work.
You can use your personal music files to be your rington.
1. First copy the files to the /My Documents/My Ringtones folder on the phone.
2. Then from the Home screen slide to the Settings tabs > Sound & display > Ringtone
3. Select the file you copied over, and then tap Done.
Alternatively, you can set any music file as your ringtone by navigating to your music using File Explorer and tapping and holding the music file and selecting Set As Ringtone.
You can use a number of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer, including *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, and *.wma.
speedracer13 said:
You can use your personal music files to be your rington.
1. First copy the files to the /My Documents/My Ringtones folder on the phone.
2. Then from the Home screen slide to the Settings tabs > Sound & display > Ringtone
3. Select the file you copied over, and then tap Done.
Alternatively, you can set any music file as your ringtone by navigating to your music using File Explorer and tapping and holding the music file and selecting Set As Ringtone.
You can use a number of sound files that you downloaded from the Internet or copied from your computer, including *.wav, *.mid, *.mp3, and *.wma.
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Yes but he want´s to change his sms tone
speedracer13 said:
Alternatively, you can set any music file as your ringtone by navigating to your music using File Explorer and tapping and holding the music file and selecting Set As Ringtone.
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This only works for incall ringtones unfortunately
I can see my custom ringtones for incall option, no problem, but as I go to the sms ringtones option... nothing
DinoZ1 said:
This only works for incall ringtones unfortunately
I can see my custom ringtones for incall option, no problem, but as I go to the sms ringtones option... nothing
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Convert your tone to .wave format and put it in the Windows library. It will work. I have done it plenty of times
** Try to use .wma format to, think it will work fine.
MicTh said:
Convert your tone to .wave format and put it in the Windows library. It will work. I have done it plenty of times
** Try to use .wma format to, think it will work fine.
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any specific settings to convert in wav, 16bit? stereo? mono?
No just find out what you like the best
MicTh said:
No just find out what you like the best
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ok thx I'll try
no need to use wave format, i use mine in mp3! Just copy it to the windows directory on your device and you can select it in the notifications sound list
nomc2 said:
no need to use wave format, i use mine in mp3! Just copy it to the windows directory on your device and you can select it in the notifications sound list
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That doesn't work for me, I can find the mp3 when selecting incoming call, but not when selecting new message...
umiss said:
That doesn't work for me, I can find the mp3 when selecting incoming call, but not when selecting new message...
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J used wma and it worked fine
DinoZ1 said:
J used wma and it worked fine
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It's funny how even the simplest phones nowadays don't have any problems at all using mp3-files as sound-notifications, but a beast like HD2 can't support this
umiss said:
It's funny how even the simplest phones nowadays don't have any problems at all using mp3-files as sound-notifications, but a beast like HD2 can't support this
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yes but we're livin' a WM world
(plus they have their own audio format, others don't. it's why they go to mp3 I guess)
It supports it
umiss said:
It's funny how even the simplest phones nowadays don't have any problems at all using mp3-files as sound-notifications, but a beast like HD2 can't support this
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I used both ways and they both work fine for me. I dont use the WAV file anymore because the MP3 way is just easier for me as i use the MP3 trimmer to make my ringtones
If you go into the application data folder on the device, there's a folder named "sounds" put the mp3 sms in there and you'll be able to select them for sms notifications.
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Like my new Incredible compared to my BB Storm, but I'm missing a few things.
While I can add MP3's as ring tones, I can't figure out
Create two folders on your SD card. One named ringtones and another named notifications (for text sounds). Once you copy files to those folders they will show up in the list.
KB Smoka said:
Create two folders on your SD card. One named ringtones and another named notifications (for text sounds). Once you copy files to those folders they will show up in the list.
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For whatever reason this never would work for me. So what I did was create a folder on the root of my SD called media. Inside media created folders called ringtones and notifications. I then converted the MP3 or whatever format the media was in to M4A using the latest beta of Audacity (awesome app). Tossed the converted media into the appropriate folder, and voila, I can has sounds.
This may seem a little convoluted to some people, but it works for me.
download ringdroid from the market, allows you to pick the portion of the mp3 you want, and you can set it as alarm, notification, or ringer
KB Smoka said:
Create two folders on your SD card. One named ringtones and another named notifications (for text sounds). Once you copy files to those folders they will show up in the list.
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Actually, there should be three folders, and they should all be on the root of the SD card. The two you mentioned, plus one called alarms. These three folders will let the various sounds you load only show for the correct applications.
For instance, put a sound called alarm1 in the alarms folder and it will only be selectable as a alarm for various clock apps. However, put the same sound in notifications instead, and it will only be available to apps that use a notification alert, like calendars.
The other advantage to using these three folders is that it keeps the sounds from showing up in media player apps. I can't tell you how annoying it was to have my music playing randomly and then an alarm sound would play. Then I'm checking my phone to see what it is trying to remind me about only to discover that darned thing played in my media rotation.
StirCwazy said:
For whatever reason this never would work for me. So what I did was create a folder on the root of my SD called media. Inside media created folders called ringtones and notifications. I then converted the MP3 or whatever format the media was in to M4A using the latest beta of Audacity (awesome app). Tossed the converted media into the appropriate folder, and voila, I can has sounds.
This may seem a little convoluted to some people, but it works for me.
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Are the sounds showing up in the "songs" your media player lists?
I would recommend creating these folders under /emmc in place of /sdcard that way if the SD Card is removed your custom ring-tones/notifications will still work....
here is the folder structure that I am using:
/emmc/Media/Audio/Alarms
/emmc/Media/Audio/Notifications
/emmc/Media/Audio/Ringtones
Mixzing media player, if you use that, also allows you to set mp3's as ringtones.
rcicu said:
I would recommend creating these folders under /emmc in place of /sdcard that way if the SD Card is removed your custom ring-tones/notifications will still work....
here is the folder structure that I am using:
/emmc/Media/Audio/Alarms
/emmc/Media/Audio/Notifications
/emmc/Media/Audio/Ringtones
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I like this idea.....
Is there anything out there I can use to view these "system" folders on my PC? When I look at the phone on my computer I only see a couple folders.
I just use zedge app and let it do all the work.
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rcicu said:
here is the folder structure that I am using:
/emmc/Media/Audio/Alarms
/emmc/Media/Audio/Notifications
/emmc/Media/Audio/Ringtones
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Wouldn't the ringtones/notification sounds come up in the music player then?
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dali137 said:
Wouldn't the ringtones/notification sounds come up in the music player then?
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What I have noticed it that sound files in any of those 3 folders won't show up in my music player whether they are on the phone or the sdcard. If you put a sound file in the media folder it will show up, but nothing in the 3 sub folders will.
I haven't tried putting them anywhere else but I think it's safe to assume that folders named Alarms, Notifications, and Ringtones are ignored.
gadget!
Is there anyway to keep ringtones and other mp3 files out of the music app besides renaming a folder with a "." in front of it?
Place a .nomedia file in the folder containing audio/video files you want to keep the system from seeing. This will, however, prevent you from selecting those files from your ringtones settings.
XfooYen said:
Place a .nomedia file in the folder containing audio/video files you want to keep the system from seeing. This will, however, prevent you from selecting those files from your ringtones settings.
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Thats what I want to avoid, I just want to keep my ringtones out of my music but I still want my ringtones. Before, on my G1 (Cyanogen), I could put my music ringtones in an "audio" folder and that would keep them out but that doesn't work now.
That sux. The same problem existed on the Vibrant. Not sure which system folder preinstalled ringtones are kept in, but if it's not in the protected part of NAND you could temp root and push the files to internal.
I've heard you need to have a Notifications and Ringtones folders at the *root* of the SD card.
floepie said:
I've heard you need to have a Notifications and Ringtones folders at the *root* of the SD card.
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I tried that and i didnt work. I also tried getting root and placing the files into the media folder on root and that didnt work either. Anyone have any other ideas?
I purchased a set of ringtones on my previous device that were installed in the SD cards with the following path on the card:
audio/media/ringtones/
audio/media/notifications/
audio/media/alarms/
Probably won't work, but worth a try.
floepie said:
I purchased a set of ringtones on my previous device that were installed in the SD cards with the following path on the card:
audio/media/ringtones/
audio/media/notifications/
audio/media/alarms/
Probably won't work, but worth a try.
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I believe you have media and audio backwards in those directory trees. That's how mine are anyway. Unfortunately a quick check shows that media room sees every sound file in there. So I hate to burst your bubble but, you're right, it won't help with this.
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I believe you have media and audio backwards in those directory trees.
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Well, that's the path installed by the RCP Ringtones in Market. And, on the Vibrant, at least, they didn't appear in the Music app, and I could select them as ringtones.
That's cool. I think some people have one directory with no subs and android still sees them. I know they can be set up a multitude of ways.
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I'm tired of the ZTE sound picker, which apparently doesn't let me use my good old notification sounds.
Is there a way to flash a sound picker, like from CM or AOSP? I've seen people do it with the phone/dialer app…
nuserame said:
I'm tired of the ZTE sound picker, which apparently doesn't let me use my good old notification sounds.
Is there a way to flash a sound picker, like from CM or AOSP? I've seen people do it with the phone/dialer app…
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For the A2017U at least, "good old notification sounds" are reusable. On the Setup: Sounds & vibration page, under "Ringtones" look under the MUSIC tab (not RINGTONES tab as expected) for the .ogg or .mp3 file you placed in Ringtones or Notifications folder on your sdCard
amphi66 said:
For the A2017U at least, "good old notification sounds" are reusable. On the Setup: Sounds & vibration page, under "Ringtones" look under the MUSIC tab (not RINGTONES tab as expected) for the .ogg or .mp3 file you placed in Ringtones or Notifications folder on your sdCard
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I'm on A2017U / B29 rooted, and this isn't working for me.
nuserame said:
I'm on A2017U / B29 rooted, and this isn't working for me.
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Same here and can't explain your issue:
1. Place desired ringtone in "Ringtones" folder on internal sdCard (I used WhistlingWiazrd.ogg)
2. Reboot
3. Navigate to Settings:Sounds & Vibrations
4. On Ringtones page, under Ringtones heading click on your Carrier (I only have one as SIM2 is empty , although it does show SIM2)
5.Look under the three Tabs (Ringtones, Music, recordings) at topof page for your tone - mine was under Music
6.Select your ringtone
7. Reboot.
Do the same for Notification tone
Goodluck
amphi66 said:
Same here and can't explain your issue:
1. Place desired ringtone in "Ringtones" folder on internal sdCard (I used WhistlingWiazrd.ogg)
2. Reboot
3. Navigate to Settings:Sounds & Vibrations
4. On Ringtones page, under Ringtones heading click on your Carrier (I only have one as SIM2 is empty , although it does show SIM2)
5.Look under the three Tabs (Ringtones, Music, recordings) at topof page for your tone - mine was under Music
6.Select your ringtone
7. Reboot.
Do the same for Notification tone
Goodluck
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I followed your instructions exactly, with both ogg and mp3 files. They don't appear.
nuserame said:
I followed your instructions exactly, with both ogg and mp3 files. They don't appear.
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For the heck of it, try one more thing.
From the PlayStore, download and run: Rescan SD Media Card by Radefffactory.
I have used this on several devices. It scans and registers new files that are not picked up by the system for some reason. Also good when trying to copy files via MTP that are on the sdCard but cannot be seen by the computer.
Goodluck!
amphi66 said:
For the heck of it, try one more thing.
From the PlayStore, download and run: Rescan SD Media Card by Radefffactory.
I have used this on several devices. It scans and registers new files that are not picked up by the system for some reason. Also good when trying to copy files via MTP that are on the sdCard but cannot be seen by the computer.
Goodluck!
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Thanks — Rescan SD Media Card didn't work either, but I was finally able to find a complicated workaround: An app called Ringdroid from the Play Store lets you re-save any sound files on the device as notifications, alarms, ringtones or music. What's really weird is that different apps did or didn't see the same file: For Whatsapp I had to save the file as music, but Telegram sees it if I save it as a notification. Something is very strange on my phone.