Notification sound - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How can I add my own notification sound? I tried to copy one from my Nexus S, and placed it in
sdcard/media/audio/notifications (that's where it was placed on the Nexus S),
but it can't be found in settings on the HTC one. It's an .ogg file and I tried to convert it to mp3 but no difference. Any ideas?

Azure465 said:
How can I add my own notification sound? I tried to copy one from my Nexus S, and placed it in
sdcard/media/audio/notifications (that's where it was placed on the Nexus S),
but it can't be found in settings on the HTC one. It's an .ogg file and I tried to convert it to mp3 but no difference. Any ideas?
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Did you restart the phone? Android only looks for new audio files like that at bootup. The other option is just to create a new folder in the root of your SD card, name it ringtones, put your audio files in there and then restart the phone.
Good luck! :fingers-crossed:

At first I downloaded some sounds through dropbox to my device, and I couldn't get anything to show up in settings, no matter where i put them. So I tried to transfer the sound files through USB-cable from my computer and now everything shows up in ringtone and notification settings. Weird, but at least it works now

Azure465 said:
At first I downloaded some sounds through dropbox to my device, and I couldn't get anything to show up in settings, no matter where i put them. So I tried to transfer the sound files through USB-cable from my computer and now everything shows up in ringtone and notification settings. Weird, but at least it works now
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what i done was download from zedge google play set as notification then it will go in your ringtones

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HOW TO - Hide Certain Media Files from Music Player and Gallery (5/30/2009)

Have you ever been listening to your Britney Spears, Daft Punk or Tupac and suddenly you start hearing files that aren't music (i.e ringtones, notification sounds, etc.)? I find it pretty annoying that there is no current method to hide these files from the music player, until now.
I would like to give credit to Scheff's Blend for this idea, and after tinkering with the the doom game folder on my memory card, I found a file called ".nomedia". Within that same folder was over 100 sound files for the game doom, BUT my music player was not reading that specific folder.
I figured it had to do something with that ".nomedia" file, and coincidentally it DID.
Instructions:
1) Download and unzip nomedia.zip somewhere onto your computer
2) Inside is a file called .nomedia, copy it into the directory of media files you want to hide
3) Reboot your phone
P.S. This also works for pictures and video files, BUT for newly taken pictures and videos, or music files added, a REBOOT is REQUIRED to hide them again.
WARNING: this completely hides the files from the phone, so they become unusable to any application until the .nomedia file is removed, and the phone is restarted. I know Scheff's Blend found a way to use those files while hiding them, yet I haven't. If anyone wants to help me out, feel free to.
I know a lot of people wanted to know how to do this, so sorry to any mod who notices I double posted, but I just realized I should have put it in this forum section to begin with. Feel free to delete the other thread in the "Dream" section.
Right on.
Another option that works is placing files you want hidden inside of a folder that starts with a period, such as ".hiddenfolder" or ".stuffimhiding"
Files and folders that begin with a period are considered hidden files by the Android OS and do not show up in Gallery or the music app
Thanks man..
was looking for a way to do this..
davidemartindale said:
Right on.
Another option that works is placing files you want hidden inside of a folder that starts with a period, such as ".hiddenfolder" or ".stuffimhiding"
Files and folders that begin with a period are considered hidden files by the Android OS and do not show up in Gallery or the music app
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Thanks, thats good to know. But can they be used by lets say the dialer.apk as a ringtone?
I do the same thing with Astro. Like Dave said, keeping a folder with a dot at the front and anything within won't be read unless opened by Astro or renamed. This may not work for the ringtones, but its quicker than having to reboot if you just want to hide photos, documents, videos, etc.
I have problem where videos in folder w/ .nomedia get deleted at each reboot... Now using Cyan 4.1.11.1... Really weird. Each reboot deletes videos in those folders
maxqc said:
I have problem where videos in folder w/ .nomedia get deleted at each reboot... Now using Cyan 4.1.11.1... Really weird. Each reboot deletes videos in those folders
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i too got that problem so am just using the .folder method to hide the files for now...
Dare{D}evil said:
i too got that problem so am just using the .folder method to hide the files for now...
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Never heard of.. Same thing as with the .nomedia ?
Just create a .folder in the folder ?
TY

[Solved][Q] Custom ringtones on Galaxy S

Hey everyone, I just bought a Galaxy S yesterday and I'm wondering if it's possible to use custom ringtones for notifications/calls?
Thanks in advance
Play the tune you want to use as a tone using stock player, push menu button > Set as > select from the list which action you wish to use the song for.
DARKKRAKEN said:
Play the tune you want to use as a tone using stock player, push menu button > Set as > select from the list which action you wish to use the song for.
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Ah right, no wonder I couldn't find it
Thank you
And if yo want your own notifications for ex. sms/email, make a folder in memory and call it "notifications" and put you mp3 tones in that folder they will appear in the settings
actually, the folder stucture on your internal memory is like this:
system/media/audio/ringtones
/alarms
/notifications
This way the sounds can be selected in the ringtones menu and don't show up in the media player.
daClaus said:
actually, the folder stucture on your internal memory is like this:
system/media/audio/ringtones
/alarms
/notifications
This way the sounds can be selected in the ringtones menu and don't show up in the media player.
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Thanks a loooooot for this
daClaus said:
actually, the folder stucture on your internal memory is like this:
system/media/audio/ringtones
/alarms
/notifications
This way the sounds can be selected in the ringtones menu and don't show up in the media player.
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To get acsess to "system" you must be rooted? because in not rooted phone you cant find this folders, or do I just make the folders in internal memory?
Edit: The phone must be rooted for this. I tried to make this folders in internal memory and the mp3.s dissapeard when u delete this tones in media player. Remember that every one dont have their phones rooted
What do you mean with
omaga said:
I tried to make this folders in internal memory and the mp3.s dissapeard when u delete this tones in media player.
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?
You don't need access to the system folder on the internal memory, you just add these folders to your internal mass memory (the 6GB partition aka sdcard).
Iirc your phone does not have to be rooted.
Hello everyone, I just tried to add a .mp3 file to system/media/audio/ringtones but it didn't show up as a ringtone option under settings.
I also deleted a few .ogg from that same file but they still show up in settings>sounds>ringtones.
Can anyone confirm that his trick really works with Galaxy S?
c3p9 said:
Hello everyone, I just tried to add a .mp3 file to system/media/audio/ringtones but it didn't show up as a ringtone option under settings.
I also deleted a few .ogg from that same file but they still show up in settings>sounds>ringtones.
Can anyone confirm that his trick really works with Galaxy S?
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Was media scan run again.
doop said:
Was media scan run again.
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That solved the problem doop! Thanks a lot! So the trick works but one has to rescan media.
I used Ringdroid myself, it allows you to even select a specific portion of a track to use in notifications\ringtones etc... Pretty good for a free app.
The only real and best way to use custom ringtones/alarms/notifications is to move them to internal memory in /system/media/* to have them always available, and its also faster.
and you need root for that.
If you store them on sdcard, when phone rings it will be slower doing it, and if the phone just booted up; sdcard is not ready yet, you wont hear startup sound. If you have sdcard mounted, all the sounds alarms notifications saved in sdcard WONT PLAY until you unmount the sdcard.
Yes Android is very LAME.

[Q] Boosting Media Volume

Howdy All!
I'm about to take a trip to Alaska and will be taking my Nook Color along to watch movies during flights. It's running CM7 with the beta .32 kernel. I think it'll be loud enough on the plane (I will be using active noise canceling headphones), but I'd like to know what options there are for boosting volume just in case.
I see that there is a built in DSP Manager and one can simply set it to +10 on each section. Is this the best way to boost volume? I noticed in CM Settings there is a a way to boost attenuation for ringtones, notifications, etc, but nothing for media volume.
Thanks!
I'm using volume + available here.........http://androidaudiohacks.com/home/volume-gingerbread/download
It's been working well for me.
Oh Wow! Volume + is amazing. Thank You.
AustinPowersISU said:
Oh Wow! Volume + is amazing. Thank You.
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Glad to help.
Thank you for your recommended.
One thing to note. If you are using headphones, you may think you need to adjust the "Headset Settings" in Volume +. Changing this will do nothing. The "Speaker Settings" will adjust both the built-in speakers as well as any headset you plug into the headset jack.
Thanks!
THanks a lot !
Volume+ is perfect. Thanks so much for the recommendation. It's working great on my Droid phone, too.
How does volume+ compare to DSP Manager which is included in CM7?
This app is GREAT........
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DSP manager has superior EQ control IMO but volume + is MEGA GOOD! I had no idea we would ever be able to have an app to do that. Now I don't have to re encode all my low volume videos. I tried running both together but they crash each other.
Can't wait to give this app a try. I just had my first long trip on a plane with my nook and with noise canceling headphones the volume was just about right. Although at times I could have used one or two more volume nudges up.
I have got to be missing something, but when I downloaded the "apk," I got a zipped file containing some files and two folders, and one of the two folders contains a bunch of folders.
How do I install this on my nook color running CM7?
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I have got to be missing something, but when I downloaded the "apk," I got a zipped file containing some files and two folders, and one of the two folders contains a bunch of folders.
How do I install this on my nook color running CM7?
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Its just an .apk
I must assume your using safari? Try looking in your downloads folder for the original .apk Safari tends to unzip things that dont need unzipped.
TainT said:
Its just an .apk
I must assume your using safari? Try looking in your downloads folder for the original .apk Safari tends to unzip things that dont need unzipped.
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Thanks, but it really is a .zip file. I thought that too until file explorer on my nook wanted to unzip it. Then I went to my PC and unzipped it and that's when I got all the files. It is not an .apk. I checked that out. I'm puzzled. Why would a .zip file be put at the link location for downloading?
Using Opera browser and im also getting a .zip file.
Ok IE browser gave .apk file.
Will this only work for Gingerbread? How about rooted stock 1.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104039
Dalingrin has created a program for the Nook Color, just for this purpose.
JowBe said:
Thanks, but it really is a .zip file. I thought that too until file explorer on my nook wanted to unzip it. Then I went to my PC and unzipped it and that's when I got all the files. It is not an .apk. I checked that out. I'm puzzled. Why would a .zip file be put at the link location for downloading?
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In root explorer hit rename and change it from .zip to .apk.... works like a charm
Sent from one of those missing Droids

[Q] "Facebook Pop" notification sound is silent

Hi all, received my Nexus 6 today and all is OK apart from having no sound for the default Facebook notification. I've checked the settings and the default "Facebook Pop" sound is selected. Investigating a bit further, I've found that playing the associated .m4a for this sound doesn't work properly, either - it plays but is completely silent. All other notifications play correctly.
The same facebook pop .m4a plays fine on my wife's Note 4, and other .m4a's play OK on the Nexus 6. So, I guess my question is - anybody else having the same issue?
I'm running stock, but with chainfire root and TWRP, not that this should make any difference?
Thanks...
I don't have this problem so maybe it's a software issue. Just try another rom.
Having converted it to MP3 it works fine. How odd.
Had the same issue, thanks for the tip!
Thanks! This hadnt work for me for ages. I had resorted to downloading from Zedge.
Mine is silent too. I don't care but I thought it was odd.
Billy
Sent from my Nexus 6
Exactly the same problem here too, using a Nexus 6. Rooted but with stock recovery. I can select all other notification tones via the Facebook app and they work fine. Facebook Pop is silent though. A wipe of the app data, full uninstall and reinstall didn't help either.
mijkz said:
Having converted it to MP3 it works fine. How odd.
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I extracted the file, converted it from m4a to mp3 using an online converter and then pushed it back to the notifications folder. The new file was selectable but I still had the same problem where the notification wasn't audible
jmcn72 said:
I had resorted to downloading from Zedge.
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This is what I did in the end. Downloaded the mp3 from Zedge, copied it to my notifications folder and then selected it as the notification tone in the Facebook app settings. That seems to have done the trick.
All very peculiar.
It's because of the ascending tone settings built into the phone. The "POP" happens to early. The one from Zedge has a bit of silence before it, hence why it works.

Transfering standard Nexus 6P sounds to 3T without root?

Hey.
I have the notification sounds from Nexus 6P, that I would like to use with the 3T because I have become very used to them. They are in .ogg format.
However it doesn't seem to be possible to just transfer them to internal SD and pick the sounds. The sounds does not appear on the selectable sound list.
Is it possible to use those sounds without having to root the device and place the sounds in the appropriate sound folder on system partition?
Best regards,
Hvilsted
You can't change notification sound to your own. You have to use one witch comes with your phone. Sms sound is changeable. Maybe with root you could transfer sounds to media folder and they could work. Haven't rooted my phone, so can't be sure.
Get Zedge, though its a spamming app its sure to have the 6p sounds.
I'm sure you could use ADB to replace the sound files with the ones you desire
LosserKlosser said:
Hey.
I have the notification sounds from Nexus 6P, that I would like to use with the 3T because I have become very used to them. They are in .ogg format.
However it doesn't seem to be possible to just transfer them to internal SD and pick the sounds. The sounds does not appear on the selectable sound list.
Is it possible to use those sounds without having to root the device and place the sounds in the appropriate sound folder on system partition?
Best regards,
Hvilsted
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Zedge would be the easiest way to do this. They have millions of notification sounds on their app.
Try to convert those sounds to mp3 format, then copy them to appropiate folders and check if they are visible in settings.
I assume you extracted them from Nexus 6P's system image?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...oot-logo-google-pixel-boot-logo-boot-t3481467
Just extract files to ringtones and notifications folders

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