Database Users

Custom Notifications & Ringtones

Why is it that notifications and ringtones have to be separate folders is there anyway for the phone to read notifications and ringtones from one folder?

If you're rooted, you can push the audio files into the desired folder on the /system partition. It would go into /system/media/audio/xxxx, where xxxx would be replaced by "ringtones" or "notifications".
Easiest way is to do so via Terminal Emulator or ADB.

Sorry for such a late response but i guess my question wasn't kinda understood. as we all know the phone reads ringtones from the ringtones folder on the card and notification tones from the notification folder. I want to know if there's a way that the phone could read ringtones and notification tones from the same folder. I'm tired of making a ringtone and then copying and pasting to notification folder. Any help would be appreciated thanx

and i know this is in wrong section should be in Q&A but if you look at date of my first post it was a month ago and there wasn't a Q&A section

I haven't tried it, as I like them being two separate folders;
You could try making a link on the sdcard from one to the other.
# ln -s /existing/folder/to/link/to /link/location

Seems like a useless question to me.
Obviously you're not lazy because you actually make your own ringtones/notifications, what's so overwhelming about putting them into their own folder?

its not overwhelming just a minor nuisance. I use ringdroid for my ringtones and if u use it u know it gives you the option as saving as notification tone or ringtone but not both (they should make it an option by the way i think I'll e-mail them) i just hate going to astro and copying in past. Idk just bothers me sometimes

To do this you need to do a couple of steps
First copy over the folder from system/media/audio
Which ever folder you want your custom tones in copy that!
Paste it to root of sdcard
Now go back and delete the folder from the system/media/audio directory
Reboot the phone, Done!!
To add custom tones just put them in the folder in the sdcard
For example Alarms ringtones will go in the folder Alarms in the root of the sdcard
EDIT 100th POST

how to change unlock sound

Im helping some of my friends out because they didnt know how to change the unlock and lock sound, im sorry if there is already a post about it. first and formost i am not responsible for any damages done to your phone.
what you will need:
the sound of your choice (any kind of file)
ogg converter (google it and you will find it)
root explorer
and you must be rooted to do this!
1) convert the mp3s or mp4s etc to ogg file..
2) once finish rename the file as Unlock.ogg or Lock.ogg ( capital the U and the L)
3) put it in your sd card
4) open root explorer
5) find the file, hold it and copy the file
6)push the bac button and make sure it says "mount r/w"
7)go to "system"
8) go to "media"
9)go to "audio"
10) go to "ui"
paste it and a message about overwritting the sound and click yes
test it out... if i was able to help you please push the thanks button
any questions hit me up

This is cool! Did not know you could do this, now to get a tube TV off sound for the CRT animation lol

Haha I just finish doing counter strike sound.. holy shiit! And a pikachu sound.. kinda boring so I'm gonna change soon
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delete stock tones

iam rooted on buzz but when i want delete tones it say
system file is read only

Are you rooted?

yes rooted

Which file manager are you trying to use to delete the ringtones?

yes ringtones

What file manager are you trying to use to delete them?
(as in Root explorer, ES File Explorer, ...)

explorer blue one

That doesn't really help me much.
Tell me it's name please

explorer secon in market speed software

the blue one lol. go into your file manager and look for root settings and/or system mount settings and turn them on.

abumaha said:
explorer secon in market speed software
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I am presuming you mean "File Expert"
Do this to allow you to delete system files:
1. Click the menu key and select More.
2. Within that menu click Settings
3. Select "File Explorer Settings"
4. Scroll down and select "Root Explorer"
5. Click "Allow" in the window that pops up

no root button in explorer

Okay let's do this another way.
1. Download ES File Explorer from the Market
2. Open it up and press the menu button and select "Settings"
3. Scroll all the way down and select "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System"
There.

thank worked can this way delet stock apps

You can, but don't get too crazy, some apps are needed for the system to function properly

directory apps system?

/system/app

Notification sound in default calendar problem

Hello,
System: 4.4.2, root, Samsung Note 3
Problem: Default Calendar App notification sounds is too soft.
I searched 4 forums and tens of posts but I could not find an answer that solved my problem, for one reason or another.
I downloaded a good mp3 continuous and loud "beep beep" sound into #/system/media/audio/notifications but I cannot see it under any one of the 3 notification sounds lists that I can access from Calendar App > Settings > Select Ring Tone.
In that menu I see 3 lists:
- Go SMS Pro,
- Zedge,
- Media Storage
Sounds from the first 2 cannot be applied and whatever I select from those 2 lists will revert to the default "On Time" sound from the 3rd list. In the 3rd list I cannot see the custom "Beep Beep" mp3.
I need a really loud and repetitive sound to remind me of events. Please help me! I thank in advance for sharing your time and expertise.
Tommaso

Install ES File Manager. It'll show in Options. You can broswe and select your Favorite tone
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nijom said:
Install ES File Manager. It'll show in Options. You can broswe and select your Favorite tone
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Thanks for trying to help me but I already have a file manager (fx file manager with root access and read/write permissions) and that's how I managed to move my custom tone into the #/system/media/audio/notifications folder.
But, maybe, fx is not a good file manager and I need to install and use ES? Or am I missing something? Wrong folder? Something else?
Please help.

ascanio1 said:
Thanks for trying to help me but I already have a file manager (fx file manager with root access and read/write permissions) and that's how I managed to move my custom tone into the #/system/media/audio/notifications folder.
But, maybe, fx is not a good file manager and I need to install and use ES? Or am I missing something? Wrong folder? Something else?
Please help.
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While using ES, you can select tone from any folder.
I directly choose from my Downloads folder
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Rename the "Beep beep" sound to "On time" (or whatever the original name is), replace the original one, set the right permissions, reboot.

nijom said:
While using ES, you can select tone from any folder. I directly choose from my Downloads folder
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Sorry, but I do not understand what you are suggesting because I wrote that I already can do that so I don't get what you are suggesting. Apologies for asking but, please, can you be more clear?
I already CAN choose tones from any folders with fx. My problem is not moving tones into folders but:
a) to which directory should I move the tones to???
b) at the moment I only know of this:
#/system/media/audio/notifications folder.
c) I have already moved the custom tone in this folder - as I wrote in the OP - but I cannot see it from my Apk settings menu.
Anyway, since you insist with ES, I decided to install ES. Then I did EXACTLY the same thing that I already did with fx: I moved my custom tone in the:
#/system/media/audio/notifications folder
Since there was already one copy of that custom tone I made a second copy.
... but I still cannot see the tone from my Apk settings menu!
Can you please guide me step by step as I cannot understand your help.

How to change timer sound?

So my tmobile v20 is rooted, and I would like to change timer sound. Is it possible?
Thank you

Ofc. It's also possible without root.
Simply add your tone to /sdcard/Alarms/
But you're on about Timer. My bad.

1. Pick the sound you want
2. Rename it to Timer.ogg
3 with a root file explorer navigate to system/media/audio/alarms
4. Rename the Timer.ogg file in that folder to Timer.bak
5. Copy and paste your Timer.ogg Into that folder
6. Profit
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And change permissions to rw- r-- r--

Thank you guys. I will try it.
Works perfectly. Thx again.

Glad you're sorted. It's easy once you know how.