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Need the stock alarm clock app

Hi,
I am looking for the stock Captivate Clock app to be able to install it on my wife's Aria. She really likes the smart allarm option.

You should be able to find it in the stock dump here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=777291

alphadog00 said:
You should be able to find it in the stock dump here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=777291
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OK that leads me to the next question.
How to extract apps from the rom. I tried to install the .apk file but it failed. Also tried to copy .apk and .odex files to system/app folder with same result.
PS Excuse my noobiness, but i am new to android, coming from WM.

zagorka said:
OK that leads me to the next question.
How to extract apps from the rom. I tried to install the .apk file but it failed. Also tried to copy .apk and .odex files to system/app folder with same result.
PS Excuse my noobiness, but i am new to android, coming from WM.
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You could look for the Alarm Klock app in the marketplace, it has a smart alarm feature and easier to configure options. Plus you can remove the notification icon! And its free. Also you can use mp3s on the device meaning you can edit the mp3 volume to fade in yourself.

askpcguy said:
You could look for the Alarm Klock app in the marketplace, it has a smart alarm feature and easier to configure options. Plus you can remove the notification icon! And its free. Also you can use mp3s on the device meaning you can edit the mp3 volume to fade in yourself.
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Thank you , will look into it.

I'm basically not going to use the default Clock app for alarms, Alarm Klock does exactly what I want it to.

Buying klaxon from the market supports clockwork. It's my favorite that I've found. He has a free version to try. Plus combined with genie, it makes a nice dock screen.
Sent from my captivate

Can't set my own custom ringtones anymore?

I recently upgraded to JH7, and realized that I can no longer use my own specific audio files as ringtones anymore...its only letting me use the stock ringtones.
When I go to Settings > Sound and Display > Voice call ringtone , the only ringtones I can choose from are the ones that came with the phone. It's the only thing that pops up. Theres nothing for me to click anymore that lets me search my android system for audio files.
Anyone know how to fix this?

grave101 said:
I recently upgraded to JH7, and realized that I can no longer use my own specific audio files as ringtones anymore...its only letting me use the stock ringtones.
When I go to Settings > Sound and Display > Voice call ringtone , the only ringtones I can choose from are the ones that came with the phone. It's the only thing that pops up. Theres nothing for me to click anymore that lets me search my android system for audio files.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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I never noticed a way to browse for ringtones. What I did was create two folders on the internal storage.... one called ringtones and one called notifications. I placed my sound files in those folders, disconnect USB then I can see them in the list of choices when selecting a ringtone or notification sound.

keitht said:
I never noticed a way to browse for ringtones. What I did was create two folders on the internal storage.... one called ringtones and one called notifications. I placed my sound files in those folders, disconnect USB then I can see them in the list of choices when selecting a ringtone or notification sound.
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Yeah, thats my problem. I can't browse my SD card or anything anymore when selecting ringtones or notification sounds

grave101 said:
Yeah, thats my problem. I can't browse my SD card or anything anymore when selecting ringtones or notification sounds
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Did you maybe apply the GPS fix that results in media scanner FC'ng? From what I can work out that is the kind of thing media scanner does on boot or remounting of the sdcard, it scans for media to add to the various areas so if it isn't running that would explain why the custom ringtones aren't showing up in the list.
Alternatively you could use My Files to browse your sdcard and set the ringtone that way.

grave101 said:
Yeah, thats my problem. I can't browse my SD card or anything anymore when selecting ringtones or notification sounds
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Can you plug your phone into the computer, choose mass storage, then pull the notifications down to choose "mount" then use Windows explorer to see internal storage?

jaseone said:
Did you maybe apply the GPS fix that results in media scanner FC'ng? From what I can work out that is the kind of thing media scanner does on boot or remounting of the sdcard, it scans for media to add to the various areas so if it isn't running that would explain why the custom ringtones aren't showing up in the list.
Alternatively you could use My Files to browse your sdcard and set the ringtone that way.
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No, I have no GPS fix installed. The only thing I have is the I897UCJH7 by designgears and root.
keitht said:
Can you plug your phone into the computer, choose mass storage, then pull the notifications down to choose "mount" then use Windows explorer to see internal storage?
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Yes, I tried that and I can view the internal storage as well as the external

grave101 said:
No, I have no GPS fix installed. The only thing I have is the I897UCJH7 by designgears and root.
Yes, I tried that and I can view the internal storage as well as the external
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When viewing internal storage in Windows Explorer, Do you have a notifications and ringtones folder at the root? If not, create them and drop sound files in there, unplug and try again. If you already have them, see if you are able to rename the existing files or drop new ones in the folers, unplug and try again. Also try restarting the phone. If that doesn't work, I am not sure what else to do, sorry.

under /sdcard/ there should be media folder
create the following directories if they don't exist:
Code:
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications/
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms/
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones/
Drop the audio files you want into those specific directories and they will appear in the chooser when you're in settings.

I'm having a problem with ringtones in contacts. Not able to set custom ones for contacts. Well I can set em, they just aren't used. The general ringtone is used. Idk, bout to wipe again. Any suggestion?
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grave101 said:
I recently upgraded to JH7, and realized that I can no longer use my own specific audio files as ringtones anymore...its only letting me use the stock ringtones.
When I go to Settings > Sound and Display > Voice call ringtone , the only ringtones I can choose from are the ones that came with the phone. It's the only thing that pops up. Theres nothing for me to click anymore that lets me search my android system for audio files.
Anyone know how to fix this?
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I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think there was ever an option under "Settings > Sound and Display > Voice call ringtone" for custom sounds. I vaguely remember not being able to find it there either when I first got my phone in July. So I'm assuming the update from last week didn't "remove" this. I think the only way to set a custom ringtone is to apply it to individual contacts in the Contacts app.

boborone said:
I'm having a problem with ringtones in contacts. Not able to set custom ones for contacts. Well I can set em, they just aren't used. The general ringtone is used. Idk, bout to wipe again. Any suggestion?
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I had thought the same thing a few times because I simply forgot to click Save after I chose the actual ringtone on my SD card. What happened was that I went to my contact, then I set a custom ringtone and I assumed by choosing it that I was good. But then I mistakenly hadn't clicked Save before I backed out of the Contacts app so it defaulted back to the default ringtone.
Not sure if you did the same thing as I did. Just wanted to put it out there.

WD333 said:
I had thought the same thing a few times because I simply forgot to click Save after I chose the actual ringtone on my SD card. What happened was that I went to my contact, then I set a custom ringtone and I assumed by choosing it that I was good. But then I mistakenly hadn't clicked Save before I backed out of the Contacts app so it defaulted back to the default ringtone.
Not sure if you did the same thing as I did. Just wanted to put it out there.
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Thanks, but I have saved many times with many different ringtones. In t their contact info, I can se the ringtone is set for phone, google, ect, but when they call, I get to ear the standard ringtone. They are all f ringtones I got with the zedge app. Idk.

Uhh, this thread is really old, but I found out how to bypass this problem.
If you use a the app Ringdroid (free) you can use it to set ringtones. Apparently it actually adds them to your ringtone folder because the show up in the settings menu afterwards.

Yeah. Ringdroid is all you need...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

My problem was with the first rooting process saving all of your settings as they were and not letting you change them. Wifi, ringtones, gps, everything.

[Q] Notification alerts

How do i get custom notification sounds to list? I have a few sounds in a folder i'd like to use, but when i go to pick the notification sounds for email or SMS, i cannot pick my sound. there are just the normal stock sounds to choose from.
I have also tried Ringdroid but i always get a FC.

ecapox said:
How do i get custom notification sounds to list? I have a few sounds in a folder i'd like to use, but when i go to pick the notification sounds for email or SMS, i cannot pick my sound. there are just the normal stock sounds to choose from.
I have also tried Ringdroid but i always get a FC.
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You don't need Ringdroid.
Setup the following folders at the root of your memory card: alarms, notifications, ringtones
The tones held in these folders will list in the corresponding settings.

And there you have it. I knew it was simple. Thanks!
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

Actually, those need to go under a /media/ folder on your sdcard.

Quantumstate said:
Actually, those need to go under a /media/ folder on your sdcard.
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they don't need to, but it's a good idea

[Solved] Ringtone bugs fixed yet?

I just updated to CM 10.1.2 stable.
Apparently Media Storage has a bug where it will lose its indices for ringtones (or any media file I figure) on the sdcard(s) after a reboot.
Also, non-ogg ringtones don't automatically repeat for incoming calls.
Out of curiosity, have these two bugs been fixed yet? (Perhaps in 10.1.3-RC1?)

software_samurai said:
I just updated to CM 10.1.2 stable.
Apparently Media Storage has a bug where it will lose its indices for ringtones (or any media file I figure) on the sdcard(s) after a reboot.
Also, non-ogg ringtones don't automatically repeat for incoming calls.
Out of curiosity, have these two bugs been fixed yet? (Perhaps in 10.1.3-RC1?)
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Easiest way to know: look at the changelogs and/or try it

It looks like it hasn't been fixed. (But at least someone was kind enough to report it early this morning.)
And the non-repeating ringtone bug was reported back in May but dismissed due to "no log attached".
So I suppose the current solutions for me are:
1. Re-encode all of my custom ringtones onto repeating ogg files. (A lot of work, but perhaps it's for the best considering ogg appears to be better supported than any other container/codec.)
2. Remount / into r/w and copy them into /system/media/audio/ringtones, and all my notification sounds into /system/media/audio/notifications, then remount / back to r only. (They'll get erased the next time I update the ROM, but oh well.)

software_samurai said:
It looks like it hasn't been fixed. (But at least someone was kind enough to report it early this morning.)
And the non-repeating ringtone bug was reported back in May but dismissed due to "no log attached".
So I suppose the current solutions for me are:
1. Re-encode all of my custom ringtones onto repeating ogg files. (A lot of work, but perhaps it's for the best considering ogg appears to be better supported than any other container/codec.)
2. Remount / into r/w and copy them into /system/media/audio/ringtones, and all my notification sounds into /system/media/audio/notifications, then remount / back to r only. (They'll get erased the next time I update the ROM, but oh well.)
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my solution is a variation on your #2 -
I use xplore to copy my custom mp3 ringtones into the nightly cm rom zip in the system/media/audio/ringtones folder, brfore flashing the rom.
I've never had the non repeating ringtone problem either ogg or mp3. all my mp3 tones are trimmed to 30 seconds or less.
the ogg format has a repeat option in the header - if your ogg files are set to not repeat, then they won't repeat.
the not repeat option is good for notification tones. check your oggs with a media player?
sent from one of my two SGH-I897 Captivates

laughingT said:
I've never had the non repeating ringtone problem either ogg or mp3.
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I was trying to use a bunch of mp3 ringtones. They play once and don't repeat when I get a call.
(I'm pretty sure that CM7 - the previous ROM I was on - was able to use plain mp3 files as ringtones and re-trigger the ringtone for each "ring". I don't understand why this behavior was changed.)
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the ogg format has a repeat option in the header - if your ogg files are set to not repeat, then they won't repeat.
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Right, that much I figured out after looking into the default ringtones a little closer.
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the not repeat option is good for notification tones.
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True, but then they're not good for ringtones.
Having to set the ringtone file itself to repeat or not repeat means I can't use one copy for both a ringtone and a notification tone.
(Granted, currently they're separated into two different folders so that forces me to keep two copies, but still...)

So, I don't get why your unconverted mp3 ringtones dont repeat, when in ringtones folder.
you might open the phone dialer, select settings and toggle some options. like the action on flip phone down to mute ringtone? voicemail and other call settings, etc.
sent from one of my two SGH-I897 Captivates

laughingT said:
So, I don't get why your unconverted mp3 ringtones dont repeat, when in ringtones folder.
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I don't know why either. I'm guessing that the code that plays the ringtones has either been re-written or replaced since CM7, and as a result it's either an oversight or a bug.
laughingT said:
you might open the phone dialer, select settings and toggle some options. like the action on flip phone down to mute ringtone? voicemail and other call settings, etc.
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I looked - didn't see any option to auto-repeat the ringtone.
One other thing to note about having to control the looping via the ringtone file - it also means I have to edit every one and insert a silence-delay period for repeating. (ugh.)

software_samurai-
a rom bug doesn't explain why my mp3 tones repeat in all editions of cm10.x and yours don't. there is something different in your settings or audio, imho.
sent from one of my two SGH-I897 Captivates

I decided to re-flash my phone with the exact same CM 10.1.2 ROM, and now the ringtones are working as they should. Go figure.

software_samurai said:
I decided to re-flash my phone with the exact same CM 10.1.2 ROM, and now the ringtones are working as they should. Go figure.
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glad you figured it out.
must be the FM feature embedded in all phones. F***ing Magic.
sent from one of my two SGH-I897 Captivates

[Q] Where do you put alarm, ringtones, notifications etc?

I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but where the heck do you put the various sound files for alarms, ringtones and notifications?
I put them where I thought you would put them, into the folders with those names in the storage space BUT it doesn't seem to work. For example I added 120+ alarms to the folder called alarms and then tried to set a custom sound for an alarm but I had no other choices for alarm sounds other than the default stock sounds.
Thanks!

kdoggy said:
I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but where the heck do you put the various sound files for alarms, ringtones and notifications?
I put them where I thought you would put them, into the folders with those names in the storage space BUT it doesn't seem to work. For example I added 120+ alarms to the folder called alarms and then tried to set a custom sound for an alarm but I had no other choices for alarm sounds other than the default stock sounds.
Thanks!
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Not really sure but Zedge works just fine to put them where they need to be

kdoggy said:
I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but where the heck do you put the various sound files for alarms, ringtones and notifications?
I put them where I thought you would put them, into the folders with those names in the storage space BUT it doesn't seem to work. For example I added 120+ alarms to the folder called alarms and then tried to set a custom sound for an alarm but I had no other choices for alarm sounds other than the default stock sounds.
Thanks!
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I always put this ringtone in my ringtone folder and it always works try dropping it in yours. Unzip it and put the mp3 in there . Maybe your files are too large or the extension is wrong.

kdoggy said:
I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but where the heck do you put the various sound files for alarms, ringtones and notifications?
I put them where I thought you would put them, into the folders with those names in the storage space BUT it doesn't seem to work. For example I added 120+ alarms to the folder called alarms and then tried to set a custom sound for an alarm but I had no other choices for alarm sounds other than the default stock sounds.
Thanks!
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i use root explorer.
system/media/audio
i usually delete all the UI and standard alarms from there. and switch the boot
..also, usually takes a reboot or 2 to apply