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
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 ..
So how do I set up custom ring tones on this phone? I see where I can pick the ring tone, but is it possible to have one of my own songs/sound clips, a ring tone?
For default ringtone:
On the home screen press menu>settings>sounds & display> voice call ringtone then pick your tone
For Option 1 for individual ringtones ( only works with contacts saved to phone i think)
go to contacts> pick your contact you want to change> long press until you get a menu> click edit and scroll until you see the ringtone setting
Option 2 (this is what i use because i use google and facebook contacts so i do not get a ringtone option under the edit menu for contacts)
Download ringdroid from the market (it's free). This will let you make custom ringtones from the music you saved on your phone. The music has to be under a certain file size but just play around with it (i use about 15 to 20 sec for a ringtone) Once you save the part of the song you want to play as a ringtone it will ask if you want to assign to a contact and go from there. Once you start making the ringtone i noticed they started showing up under the menu where the default ringtones are. (i'm assuming cause of the file sizes).
For txt message ringtone
click messaging>menu button>settings> and at the bottom of the menu you can pick a default message tone
For notifaction like email or other stuff
from the home screen click menu> settings>sounds and display> and notification ringtone.
hope this helps. i'm new to but i'm pretty sure i got everything right
Ringdroid is the best option. It lists all available music on your device and then you can select one to create a custom ringtone.
Jkburba said:
Once you start making the ringtone i noticed they started showing up under the menu where the default ringtones are. (i'm assuming cause of the file sizes).
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Stock ringtones are stored in /system/media/audio/ringtones/
User created ones are stored in /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones/
you can place your own .mp3's in the latter and when selected, the first 30seconds of the .mp3 will play for your ringtone.
other apps
you can also you zedge from the market, you can download ring tones and wallpapers... i use it some and it seems alright and "mp3 music download" you can use to search for music, seems illegal but i guess they haven't taking it down yet..and mabilo seems good to ...hopefully these are legit since i was using them some lol
I recently formatted my HD7 and forgot to back up some programs. A while ago while browsing the web I found a .xda file which enabled me to set my custom ring tones (ones used for calls) as SMS tones. I simply used a program called yourang to create my custom ringtones then I was able to set them as either SMS tones or call tones. Unfortunately I cannot remember where I found this and hope someone here can help!
Thanks in advance
Chris
Just look for the app MyRingtone2SMS.....easy one
Thanks!
sirajgoku said:
Just look for the app MyRingtone2SMS.....easy one
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Thanks alot!
This is the app I was looking for I just couldn't remember the name =]
Chris
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!