Pardon me if this sound stupid. I am having problem getting a ringtone for incoming call to "stick" in the phone setting. I have this MP3 ringtone that I like and would like to set it to ring whever the incoming calls are from stranger, private caller or people not on my contacts and contact I've not assigned unique ringtone to.
I would go into phone>sound>ring tone to set it to that MP3. But after a little while, it would revert back to "Ring-WindowsMobile" tone which is not loud enough for me.
Anyone knows how to make my selection of ring tone stick once I set it?
Thats strange, my ringtone sticks.
Maybe you havent placed the ringtone on the device?(Has to be on device not storage card)
I am using a ring tone stored in the device under window\ring.
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Pardon me if this sound stupid. I am having problem getting a ringtone for incoming call to "stick" in the phone setting. I have this MP3 ringtone that I like and would like to set it to ring whever the incoming calls are from stranger, private caller or people not on my contacts and contact I've not assigned unique ringtone to.
I would go into phone>sound>ring tone to set it to that MP3. But after a little while, it would revert back to "Ring-WindowsMobile" tone which is not loud enough for me.
Anyone knows how to make my selection of ring tone stick once I set it?
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I had the same problem. I installed the WAV file in the ringtone folder and it worked, until I installed GSPlayer. It made file associations, including WAV files and so it wouldn't play as the ringtone. So if you've installed some sort of media player recently, check the file associations. If they play WAV files, then uncheck it and your ringtone should work.
I have the same problem.
I'm using the 8125 "OldRing .wav" in my \My Documents\My Ringtones folder. The ringtone sticks for a few days, through soft resets and such, and then suddenly one day it just changes back to the crappy default Ring-WindowsMobile.
I haven't figured when or why it switches back, but I don't think it has anything to do with media players. I've got lots of media players installed (MortPlayer, Pocket Player, PocketMusic, and TCPMP). I use them all the time and they don't appear to affect my ringtone.
If it matters to anyone, I'm using Helmi's Dynamic Big Storage. Can't remember if this happened on my stock AT&T ROM.
Forced ringtone
This happened to me again. I think it happens after my phone locks up and has to be reset via button next to mic.
Anyway, I was fed up with this, so I figured if something keeps reverting our ringtone to default, why not change the default to the ringtone we want? I did a search in the registry for Ring-WindowsMobile and found/changed it at these keys:HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Phone\Wave = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\DefaultSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\RingPreview\DefaultSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring0\SavedSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring0\Sound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring2\Sound = ringtoneI also added my ringtone the beginning of this multistring (in case the first is selected as default somewhere):HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingtonesHopefully this should take care of our problem!
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This happened to me again. I think it happens after my phone locks up and has to be reset via button next to mic.
Anyway, I was fed up with this, so I figured if something keeps reverting our ringtone to default, why not change the default to the ringtone we want? I did a search in the registry for Ring-WindowsMobile and found/changed it at these keys:HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Phone\Wave = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\DefaultSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\RingPreview\DefaultSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring0\SavedSound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring0\Sound = ringtone
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring2\Sound = ringtoneI also added my ringtone the beginning of this multistring (in case the first is selected as default somewhere):HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingtonesHopefully this should take care of our problem!
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Please advise if the above works and it rings your preferred ring tone. Thanks.
Does it work??
Hi BennTech,
Please advise whether your registry changes got rid of the WM ring tone and replace it with your preferred ringtone permanently.
Thanks!
So far so good...
I haven't posted back that they work because my ringtone switching happens rarely--maybe once or twice a week, and thus I can't verify that this fix works yet. However, I'll only be able to tell if the fix doesn't work, because if it does work, then when the phone switches back to "default" for no apparent reason, it should stay as my ringtone because the default IS my ringtone. Quid pro quo.
Regardless, there's no reason for you not to change them, too. However, if you're worried about what you're changing, here's a little more information:HKCU\ControlPanel\Notifications\Phone: default ringtone settings for known callers (I think)
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring: default ringtone settings
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\RingPreview: not sure where this one is used, but virtually every hack of the previous key changes this one as well
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring0: your current ringtone settings
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ring2: no idea, but don't think it's used
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Ringtones: multistring that lists only ringtones. Only these ringtones and the sound files from \My Documents\My Ringtones show up in the Phone control panel, as opposed to the Sound control panel that lists all sounds. If you put your ringtone in \Windows, you'll need to mod this to have it show up in Phone control panel.
Thanks for your feedback. Currently I am trying out mring and set the unknown/no caller ID/no specific ring tone assigned callers to play my favorite MP3 ring tone.
So I'll wait for the mring trial period expires, before I modify the registry based on your advice.
i could not set unique ring to each contact,bec my contacts were on my sims, u need to have the contacts in the phone memory to use that feature. once copied my contact to the phone it worked like a charm
phaej said:
i could not set unique ring to each contact,bec my contacts were on my sims, u need to have the contacts in the phone memory to use that feature. once copied my contact to the phone it worked like a charm
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That's not the problem we have. I don't use sim contacts at all, and I'm not trying to assign unique rings. We're setting the regular ringtone and it works for a period of time, but then it mysteriously reverts back to WM6's default Ring-WindowsMobile.
BTW, so far so good on my hack. Been a week and my ringtone hasn't reverted back to the lame default.
joeleung888 said:
Pardon me if this sound stupid. I am having problem getting a ringtone for incoming call to "stick" in the phone setting. I have this MP3 ringtone that I like and would like to set it to ring whever the incoming calls are from stranger, private caller or people not on my contacts and contact I've not assigned unique ringtone to.
I would go into phone>sound>ring tone to set it to that MP3. But after a little while, it would revert back to "Ring-WindowsMobile" tone which is not loud enough for me.
Anyone knows how to make my selection of ring tone stick once I set it?
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me too
I have the same problem on my T-mobile Dash WM5. It happened after I installed PocketMusic. I uninstalled it , and no change yet. I restarted the phone, nothing.. :S I believe I have lost the mp3 plugin support, cuz the explorer doesn't recognize the mp3 format now. Can anyone help us please ?
mohamedmohsen2000 said:
I believe I have lost the mp3 plugin support, cuz the explorer doesn't recognize the mp3 format now.
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I think you're trying to say that since you uninstalled PocketMusic, your .MP3 files are no longer associated to a media player and thus give you an error like "There is no application associated with..." when you launch them in Explorer. Correct? That's an extension-mapping problem, which you can correct with a utlity like Resco Explorer. This thread is about ringtones, specifically how our phone's ringtone mysteriously reverts back to the WM6 default.
Any idea why?
I have Xpress Mail set up to push my work emails to my Tilt. It seems that everytime a new email comes in via Xpress Mail, the ring tone will automatically revert to WM6 default ring tone (even though I've set it to use my favorite MP3 tone).
Other emails come in (not via Xpress Mail) do not cause the ring tone to change though.
What gives?????
joeleung888 said:
It seems that everytime a new email comes in via Xpress Mail, the ring tone will automatically revert to WM6 default ring tone (even though I've set it to use my favorite MP3 tone).
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Wow. That's weird. Personally, I don't use XpressMail because I've got my own Exchange server at home. My Exchange push doesn't appear to corrupt my ringtone.
However, at least this gives you a reproducible test to see if the hack works. Try changing the registry entries one at a time (or all three at once to different ringtones), send yourself an e-mail, and let us know if the hack fixes the problem and which registry entry it reverts to (should be HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\DefaultSound).
I've made one registry change as per your advice as below
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\MyMP3 tone
Before email came in, called my Tilt (with blocked caller ID) it rang my MP3 tone perfectly. But then I sent myself an email (via Xpress Mail) and after the email came in, it reverted back to WM6 default ringtone. Worst was, when I called my Tilt (with blocked caller ID) it would display a call came in (private) but did not ring a sound.
Now I just changed the registry to the dafault WM6 tone again, at least I won't miss any call.
Are there anything I should do?
Sorry for late reply.
Well, shoot. I don't know what's going on there. I'm running out of ideas here, but there's still a few things to try/eliminate since you can reproduce the problem at will.
Check the ring volume. Do your test and check the ring volume just to be sure that's not the problem. I only bring this stupidly simple check because a couple of times my ring volume has mysteriously set itself to off despite the fact the I toggle between full and vibrate only.
Check if the issue is MP3 only. Change the registry values to a WMA sound file instead of MP3, then run your test to see if the problem is specific to MP3 or if it extends to Windows' default extension.
Test all registry entries. Change the values of all the registry entries I listed, preferably each to a different WMA ringtone, and test again. This should tell you which registry entry it's using when it corrupts the ringtone.
Search the entire registry for the default ringtone and replace it. As a last resort, do a simple find in your registry for "Ring-WindowsMobile" and replace all occurrences with another WMA file. There shouldn't be any others, but if there is, change them and test again (and let me know where they are).
I know this is a lot of tedious testing, but since the ringtone is kinda vital for phone functionality I guess its worth it.
Good news for me...my ringtone appears to finally be sticking. Haven't had it revert back since I made the registry changes two weeks ago. Woohoo!
BennTech said:
Sorry for late reply.
Well, shoot. I don't know what's going on there. I'm running out of ideas here, but there's still a few things to try/eliminate since you can reproduce the problem at will.
Check the ring volume. Do your test and check the ring volume just to be sure that's not the problem. I only bring this stupidly simple check because a couple of times my ring volume has mysteriously set itself to off despite the fact the I toggle between full and vibrate only.
Check if the issue is MP3 only. Change the registry values to a WMA sound file instead of MP3, then run your test to see if the problem is specific to MP3 or if it extends to Windows' default extension.
Test all registry entries. Change the values of all the registry entries I listed, preferably each to a different WMA ringtone, and test again. This should tell you which registry entry it's using when it corrupts the ringtone.
Search the entire registry for the default ringtone and replace it. As a last resort, do a simple find in your registry for "Ring-WindowsMobile" and replace all occurrences with another WMA file. There shouldn't be any others, but if there is, change them and test again (and let me know where they are).
I know this is a lot of tedious testing, but since the ringtone is kinda vital for phone functionality I guess its worth it.
Good news for me...my ringtone appears to finally be sticking. Haven't had it revert back since I made the registry changes two weeks ago. Woohoo!
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1/ Ringtone is on
2/ Will give it a try with ringtone other than MP3
3/ I did change all registry settings but to no avail
Another thing I noticed is that, when Xpress Mail arrives, besides reverting the ringtone to WM6 tone, it also changes the ring type. I set it to Vibrate and ring, but it would revert to vibrate then ring. Strange.
joeleung888 said:
I've made one registry change as per your advice as below
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring\MyMP3 tone
Before email came in, called my Tilt (with blocked caller ID) it rang my MP3 tone perfectly. But then I sent myself an email (via Xpress Mail) and after the email came in, it reverted back to WM6 default ringtone. Worst was, when I called my Tilt (with blocked caller ID) it would display a call came in (private) but did not ring a sound.
Now I just changed the registry to the dafault WM6 tone again, at least I won't miss any call.
Are there anything I should do?
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Forgive me for replying here, as I own a TYTN, not a KAISER, but I too was having this issue using the stock AT&T WM6 Rom, and I also have Xpress Mail installed. I just used the regedit approach to find all of the places where the stock ringtone existed and replaced all of them with the name of the ringtone I want to use.
FWIW, I never associated the problem with Xpress Mail, as I found my phone reverted whenever it was boot ... either with a power cycle or a soft reset. I don't often SR, but as I change my batteries daily, it meant I had to remember to reset my ringtone every day or it was back to the default.
Anyway, after doing the regedit, I found my desired ringtone is now sticking between power-cycles and soft resets.
As an experiment, I finally sent myself an Xpress Mail, and I am happy to report that it did not change the ringtone back to the default.
But as a question to joeleung888 ... do you also have phoneAlarm installed? I mention this because:
1) I cannot see the association between this problem and Xpress Mail
2) There were some difficulties in development of phoneAlarm and the Tilt
3) phoneAlarm would be accessing both Xpress Mail AND your ringtone settings
Based on these three things, maybe the problem lies with the combo of phoneAlarm and Xpress Mail. Maybe try uninstalling each of them, one-at-a-time, and testing. It MIGHT isolate the problem. If the problem is with phoneAlarm, you should alert Bruce (aka Penguin) on the pA forums. He is always very helpful.
Anyway ... just an idea. Good luck,
-pvs
hey guys is there anyway to set it up where my phone only downloads my emails during set hours? i'm sick of waking up in the middle of the night cuz i just inherited $5 million dollars from my long lost ancestor in nigeria....
in active sync you can change the time interval and time to connect like 10 til 18.00 rest by hand
hey, sorry but i still dont get it. you mean i should go to activesync on my comp while my phone is connected? i did that and didnt see any settings for limiting the number of hours my phone downloads emails... please clairify. thanks
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One thing I do so it doesn't wake me up at night is disable the notifications. I just remember to check my mail during the day. I don't need to get buzz/alarm each time a mail comes in. If you want to try this do the following:
Start -> Settings -> Sounds & Notifications -> Notifications
From the drop down tab select "Messaging: New e-mail message" and you can set the type of alarm you get. I just disable everything.
If you're using Active Sync to sync you mail (I don't, I use IMAP) you can setup a schedule as the previous post states. Just go to ActiveSync, click on Menu and there's an option for Schedule.
I understand your frustrations with this, but rather than limiting the download, why not limit the notifications. What I found and installed was PhoneWeaver from SBSH.net. This is an automatic profile changer. With this you can specify when and what notifications are set and how loud they are. For me, I have it set to be on vibrate while during work hours, silent at night, and full ring all the rest of the time. For me, this works great.
Hope this helps.
Good suggestions, thanks. I have a 17 year old son that goes out on the weekends and I want to have my phone ring if he needs me. But I have three email accounts and several google notifications that send me a lot of emails. Middle of the night waking up to an email blows.
When I travel, I have been just putting the Kaiser into flight mode, but that doesn't let my wife phone me during an emergency. So, disabling notification before I go to bed in those situations makes a lot of sense.
For those wondering which one it is, it's the last icon on Home and last icon on the top. I never realized this option until now. But how do i access the scheduling of ring/vibrate?
It's linked in with your WM calender. When you're in an appointment it'll vibrate and when you're not it'll ring. I'd be happier if it did the opposite as when I'm at work I could do with a louder tone, but still. I guess it's handy for some people.
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It's linked in with your WM calender. When you're in an appointment it'll vibrate and when you're not it'll ring. I'd be happier if it did the opposite as when I'm at work I could do with a louder tone, but still. I guess it's handy for some people.
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Hmm, is it possible to change the settings whether you would want it to still ring on a certain appointment?
I prefer Phone Alarm for this function.
jhego said:
Hmm, is it possible to change the settings whether you would want it to still ring on a certain appointment?
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This feature is built directly into WM6 Standard. On Standard, the automatic profile would still ring if the appointment is marked as "Free." However, the HTC Home automatic profile will still mark "Free" appointments as vibrate. I have yet to figure out how to get it to do otherwise.
On Standard, the automatic profile would still ring if the appointment is marked as "Free." However, the HTC Home automatic profile will still mark "Free" appointments as vibrate. I have yet to figure out how to get it to do otherwise.
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Has anyone figured out how to NOT switch the phone to vibrate on "free" appointments but on all others? It is quite annoying for me if the phone switches to vibrate, especially on all day birthday events.
scaban said:
Has anyone figured out how to NOT switch the phone to vibrate on "free" appointments but on all others? It is quite annoying for me if the phone switches to vibrate, especially on all day birthday events.
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yeah, this is pretty irritating. wow, it's less-popular-national-holiday-day? great! i can't use auto, since I have an all day appointment.
scaban said:
Has anyone figured out how to NOT switch the phone to vibrate on "free" appointments but on all others? It is quite annoying for me if the phone switches to vibrate, especially on all day birthday events.
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It's frigging annoying. Even though I set the all day appointment as "free", it still goes to vibrate mode. Nearly all of my appointments are all day events. Hence I can't use the automatic mode. Damn!
If i disabled touchflo, where can you enable this option ?
Dear All,
I have a unique problem with my HTC TyTn II for which I tried searching but without any luck.
1) What is the difference between Normal and Automatic Sounds? When I try to change the ringtone in automatic, it also changes in Normal.
2) How do I change or create a new profile?
3) For instance I am setting an alarm, If I put my mobile in silent, it just flashes light but doesnt sound the alarm. I normally like to turn off sound completely for phone calls and sms when sleeping to avoid disturbance. How do I achieve only alarm sound without phone calls and sms sounds?
Thank you very much in advance.
Suree
P.S. Sorry if this is a double post.
Automatic mode switches between normal and silent depending on whether your calendar shows as busy - so the ringtone will stay the same - as auto means normal when you are free.
There are third party profile management apps - otherwise simply put the phone in flight mode when you sleep - then alarm will work but the device will not receive calls/texts/emails.
Thank you unwired. Really appreciate your quick answer, can you please point me to some free profile management software please?
Also, are there any 3rd party apps for setting ringtones to all contacts? Thanks again.
aussiesuree said:
Thank you unwired. Really appreciate your quick answer, can you please point me to some free profile management software please?
Also, are there any 3rd party apps for setting ringtones to all contacts? Thanks again.
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Can't help you with the profile management since I don't use them...
For your contacts, there is a field in each one that allows you to select a custom ringtone for that person. Just tap Edit while looking at the contact.
Just turn your phone function off at night. No annoying late night "I'm drunk can you come pick me up *barf*" calls.
hi, is there a way to automatically make the phone switch to silent or vibrate during appointment times? say if i have an appointment in my calender, is there a way to make the phone switch itself to silent or vibrate when its time for the appointment? thanks
I believe SPB Phone Suite can do what you require but it's not freeware and I don't know of a free alternative.
awsrasool said:
hi, is there a way to automatically make the phone switch to silent or vibrate during appointment times? say if i have an appointment in my calender, is there a way to make the phone switch itself to silent or vibrate when its time for the appointment? thanks
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Manilla Settings tab - Sound - I have "automatically" profile there.
It allows automatically turn sound off during appointments
I use phoneAlarm, it does exactly what you want. There was a free trial when I first started using it, would've thought it'd still be the same.
It's not free but it's not that expensive either and pretty much set and forget.
Details at www.pocketmax.net
PS. I use the AllRock3 theme, fits in nicely with the HTC theme
You can also use the following
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=477919
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475226
try sbsh phone weaver, run over TF3D and don´t need today plugin .
The other softs requires the today plugin, for auto profile switcher.