GMAIL Ringtone help - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't figure out how to change the ringtone/notification sound for the gmail. I transfered my mp3 sounds to my sd card created a folder called ringtones. But the question is how do I use them now. Also how would I change the SMS ringtone
Can somebody please help me out. I tried google search and the search on the xda.

Staz87 said:
I can't figure out how to change the ringtone/notification sound for the gmail. I transfered my mp3 sounds to my sd card created a folder called ringtones. But the question is how do I use them now. Also how would I change the SMS ringtone
Can somebody please help me out. I tried google search and the search on the xda.
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Ringtones and notifications go in the media/audio/ringtone or notification folder.

after you transfer the tones to your sdcard ,restart your phone , then open the app you want a tone for press menu->>settings->>ringtone/notification ..

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Ringtones And sms Tones

How do i use other tones for eighter ringtones and sms tones, and is there a way to change the ringtones folder and sms tones folder to internal storrage?
Please help me, hope you understand what i'm asking
webmaniac said:
How do i use other tones for eighter ringtones and sms tones, and is there a way to change the ringtones folder and sms tones folder to internal storrage?
Please help me, hope you understand what i'm asking
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i also have this problem
so more NO SMS tones just blinking at round buttons
now i have found out all sms tones are located in "\Windows\" folder and alle ringtones are located in the "\My Documents\Rings\" how can i change these to folders to my "Internal Storage" ?, do any one have any idears? then please share with the rest of us .
just copy the ringtones in internal storage/my documents.
1.you''ll save precious memery on the device.
2.you'll never have to wait for /windows to load (lots of manilla files) if you want to delete/change one of them.
3.after a hard reset or flash you'll still have all of them ready to use!
btw, i am writing this for the third time so...search before u start a new thread!
Thank you verry mutch, that location can that be changed in the registry ? to something like "\Internal Storage\My Documents\Tones\" is that posible ?

How do i use mp3s as sms tones?

I have searched but to no avail. I am trying to find out where to put the downloaded tones, So that i can use them as sms tones? I have tried adding to ringtones and that just works for the incomiing call tones?
Anyone know?
jmini123 said:
I have searched but to no avail. I am trying to find out where to put the downloaded tones, So that i can use them as sms tones? I have tried adding to ringtones and that just works for the incomiing call tones?
Anyone know?
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put your WAV files in \My Device\Windows folder and it will show up in the drop down list...
Put your sound files here:
\Application Data\Sounds
thanks so much guys.
Or on the root of the Storage Card, putting it anywhere else on the storage card it wont show up as a choice.

Custom text tone

Hey all,
I have had an Xperia for about 6 months now and one thing that i have been unable to do is set a custom text tone. For some reason it will only let me select from the default tones. I would be grateful if somebody could guide me to a way round this so i can set my own text tone.
Cheers in advance for any help offered.
The Mole said:
Hey all,
I have had an Xperia for about 6 months now and one thing that i have been unable to do is set a custom text tone. For some reason it will only let me select from the default tones. I would be grateful if somebody could guide me to a way round this so i can set my own text tone.
Cheers in advance for any help offered.
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Where is your mp3 song? it must be in the root directory of the SD Card or inside Xperia "My documents" folder.
Then you should be able to select it on settings --> personal --> phone
ive wanted a custom text tone aswel but without luck as yet
try out with wav files rather then mp3 ones
not sure if it support mp3 for old basic pda functions such
as notifications it may only be for ring tones it support mp3
Rudegar said:
try out with wav files rather then mp3 ones
not sure if it support mp3 for old basic pda functions such
as notifications it may only be for ring tones it support mp3
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No, it does support mp3 for notifications. I currently have an mp3 for new sms.
it does support mp3 tones.
For text tones you have to put it into the Windows directory folder.
For call tones you have to put it into the My Documents>My ringtones folder.
where is the windows folder you have to put it into? sorry im new to all this
open your file explorer.. go up until u are at My Device. there you can see windows folder, open it and paste the mp3s or audio file(s) that you want them to appear in the text tone setting..
lol cheers that was well easy

How to pick custom sms ringtone

Hey it seems that i cant pick my custom sms ringtone :/ Is it me that is blind or is it not possible?
I have been able to change the phones ringtone when i get calls but not for notifications or text messages :/
Anyone that can help?
taxas said:
Hey it seems that i cant pick my custom sms ringtone :/ Is it me that is blind or is it not possible?
I have been able to change the phones ringtone when i get calls but not for notifications or text messages :/
Anyone that can help?
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SMS tone is set within the messaging app itself.
Open messages, select settings>notifications where you can set what you like.
rider5512 said:
SMS tone is set within the messaging app itself.
Open messages, select settings>notifications where you can set what you like.
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i still cant pick a custom one mate, only the ones that are already in that list.
taxas said:
i still cant pick a custom one mate, only the ones that are already in that list.
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If your phone is rooted copy the custom tone to the System/Media/Audio/Notifications folder.
If not rooted see if you have a Ringtones folder on your sdcard and if so copy the tone there and see if it then appears in the notifications list.
Either way may require a reboot before it appears.
rider5512 said:
If your phone is rooted copy the custom tone to the System/Media/Audio/Notifications folder.
If not rooted see if you have a Ringtones folder on your sdcard and if so copy the tone there and see if it then appears in the notifications list.
Either way may require a reboot before it appears.
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Didn't work. My phone isn't rooted yet :/
taxas said:
Didn't work. My phone isn't rooted yet :/
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Can you see a ringtones folder in your internal storage (sdcard) ?
rider5512 said:
Can you see a ringtones folder in your internal storage (sdcard) ?
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yeah but it still doesn't show up when i add it there and i rebooted :/
I tried to add the file to the folder where the other ringtones where but it requires root
If it's a song, can you do it from the Music player by selecting Set as ringtone in settings?
Go to the song you like in music player and press settings and "set as ringtone"
biffsmash said:
If it's a song, can you do it from the Music player by selecting Set as ringtone in settings?
Go to the song you like in music player and press settings and "set as ringtone"
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well thats the phone ringtone i'm talking about the text message one not the one that i play when somebody calls me. I want the one that play's when i recieve a text message
Create a folder called "Notifications" in the same place your Ringtones folder is on your internal SD card. That should take care of it.
Custom SMS tone
taxas said:
well thats the phone ringtone i'm talking about the text message one not the one that i play when somebody calls me. I want the one that play's when i recieve a text message
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This sent me round in circles for a while but there's a really simple solution.
Creating an appropriate Notifications folder as suggested elsewhere is a good idea, then find the mp3 (for example if you've added it to the phone) in ES File Explorer, open the file you'd like (with the ES audio player), then tap the options button (3 dots along the title bar), and from there you can "Set ringtone" - you can choose to set it as ringtone (calls), notification (messages) or alarm.
taxas said:
Hey it seems that i cant pick my custom sms ringtone :/ Is it me that is blind or is it not possible?
I have been able to change the phones ringtone when i get calls but not for notifications or text messages :/
Anyone that can help?
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Use go sms pro that's the only way I've found to set individual contact sms mms ringtones but with 4.2.2 I'm not sure It works worked with 4.1.1 I'm using viperDNA sense 5 Rom which is ported from the htc one and won't me select the system ringtone to set the individual ringtone
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unremarked said:
Create a folder called "Notifications" in the same place your Ringtones folder is on your internal SD card. That should take care of it.
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THANK YOU! http://forum.xda-developers.com/ima...um.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/good.gif
You could go to play store and download Ringo or Ringo pro.
You can customise a ring tone and a notification tone for every person in your phone book.
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Constantly ring and vibrate your phone when SMS is received
The walk-around is to make the phone constantly ring and vibrate when an important message is received. I developed an app
that can ring the phone, like a normal phone call, when an important contact messages you.
Try it out to see if it works for you: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textcall.app
Hey, my phone wasn't able to that as well but since I have a rooted phone, I can do pretty much everything that my phone doesn't handle and if you have a rooted phone you will be able to do this. Just install Root Explorer (if you don't find it in the play store just search on Google: Root Explorer apk) and download it. Now go to right section that says Storage and go to the directory where your mp3 ringtone file is. Copy or cut it and now go to System/media/audio/notifications and just paste it there! With the normal File Manager that it's in your phone won't work, so rooted phones really help!

Custom SMS tones...

Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can please explain how to set an mp3 or any other custom audio file as the notification/sms alert tone?
Also... Is it possible to set custom SMS tones for each contact (in addition to the custom ringtone)?
Thanks for any help.
lamenst[email protected] said:
Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can please explain how to set an mp3 or any other custom audio file as the notification/sms alert tone?
Also... Is it possible to set custom SMS tones for each contact (in addition to the custom ringtone)?
Thanks for any help.
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I look for the same thing but i hope anyone has a solution for that
[email protected] said:
Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can please explain how to set an mp3 or any other custom audio file as the notification/sms alert tone?
Also... Is it possible to set custom SMS tones for each contact (in addition to the custom ringtone)?
Thanks for any help.
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There are folders already on the phone for ringtones and you can set them via settings/sound/ringtone .. They show up there, at least they show fine for me.
AllAboutTheCore said:
There are folders already on the phone for ringtones and you can set them via settings/sound/ringtone .. They show up there, at least they show fine for me.
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What file format have you had success with? Any limit to file size or track length?
[email protected] said:
What file format have you had success with? Any limit to file size or track length?
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I use mp3, 320 kbps and the ones I use are about 30 seconds long, I have no idea though what other formats it recognises, or lengths ... Only my own experiences
Aweome, thanks for the help AllAboutTheCore, for some reason I could not get it to work at all last night, but I just tried again now and.. success.
Thanks again.
If you make a folder called Media and inside of it you place Notifications, Ringtones, Alarms, you will keep them apart. Male sure to initialize a Media rescan or reboot to get them to show in the system picker.
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Hi altimax98,
Thanks for the reply. Currently I do have those folders (Alarms, Notifications, Ringtones) but they are all in the /sdcard/ directory. If I move those 3 folders into a "Media" folder... will the phone still be able to see them?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Custom tones
[email protected] said:
Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can please explain how to set an mp3 or any other custom audio file as the notification/sms alert tone?
Also... Is it possible to set custom SMS tones for each contact (in addition to the custom ringtone)?
Thanks for any help.
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Creating an appropriate Notifications folder as suggested elsewhere is a good idea, then find the mp3 (for example if you've added it to the phone) in ES File Explorer, open the file you'd like (with the ES audio player), then tap the options button (3 dots along the title bar), and from there you can "Set ringtone" - you can choose to set it as ringtone (calls), notification (messages) or alarm.
Once you've done this, the tone will show up in the ringtones and message alert tones list to choose from in the usual way (settings).
As for individual contact tones, a ringtone can be assigned from the contacts (People) address book, but not SMS tones as far as I know. There's an app, GoSMS that looks good but I haven't used it so couldn't say for sure.
Hope this helps.
[email protected] said:
Hey guys,
Just wondering if anyone can please explain how to set an mp3 or any other custom audio file as the notification/sms alert tone?
Also... Is it possible to set custom SMS tones for each contact (in addition to the custom ringtone)?
Thanks for any help.
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Ok here goes if you use go sms pro you can set the individual ring tones for individual contacts for sms and MMS BUT..... I've been trying to figure out if any one with a htc one can set them cuz I have a DNA and I'm on sense 5 4.2.2 Rom and won't select system ringtones that I set individual ring tones for individual sms mms contacts it worked fine on 4.1.1
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