I can add ringtones but can't see a way to add notification sounds.
Biggenz said:
I can add ringtones but can't see a way to add notification sounds.
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Add them to the "notifications" folder within your phone. I have been doing this for years since I like to use the same ringtones and notifications no matter what phone.
xeni said:
Add them to the "notifications" folder within your phone. I have been doing this for years since I like to use the same ringtones and notifications no matter what phone.
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You need root access for that.
Biggenz said:
You need root access for that.
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No, plugin your phone into your PC, browse the phone and look for a Notifications folder.
xeni said:
No, plugin your phone into your PC, browse the phone and look for a Notifications folder.
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I know where the notifications folder is and can browse to it with es file explorer. It's a read only folder so it won't let you copy anything in there unless you have root access.
Biggenz said:
I know where the notifications folder is and can browse to it with es file explorer. It's a read only folder so it won't let you copy anything in there unless you have root access.
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Plug it into your PC, set the phone into MTP mode (not ptp mode) and copy the files from your PC to phone. This is what I do, it won't let me upload a screen shot from my settings otherwise I would be able to show you mine.
xeni said:
Plug it into your PC, set the phone into MTP mode (not ptp mode) and copy the files from your PC to phone. This is what I do, it won't let me upload a screen shot from my settings otherwise I would be able to show you mine.
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Thanks I'll try that.
Biggenz said:
You need root access for that.
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No you surely do not.
johnnynapalm said:
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No you surely do not.
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You're right. Doh!
I'm fairly new to Android and tried adding it in the system folder which is write protected.
Another question. Is there a way to not make the ringtones I've added show up in the music app? I only want my albums to show up and not random ringtones and notifications.
No rooting needed!
Biggenz said:
You need root access for that.
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Just got a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and I was bummed that I could not add my own notification tones. Then I found this forum and am I glad that I did because now I can add my own notifications by connecting my phone to my laptop and transferring the tones to the Notifications folder! Most awesome thing ever! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Biggenz said:
You're right. Doh!
I'm fairly new to Android and tried adding it in the system folder which is write protected.
Another question. Is there a way to not make the ringtones I've added show up in the music app? I only want my albums to show up and not random ringtones and notifications.
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I don't know if it works but a .nomedia file in the folder might keep it hidden
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Hi guys,
I was wandering why cyan keeps messing with the alarm clock. One update he will have 2 sounds, the next (4.3) has only the crappy non hearable buzzer sound. Also his ROMS only allow up to 10 alarms to be set. I'm a hard sleeper takes more lol. I was wandering if it was possible to use the original alarm clock used in donut and if so where can I get it from.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Go into system/apps and replace old with new and reboot.
Please provide me with a link to do so.
Thanks,
Nick
You can add notifications...
no u can't.
only sound notification is the buzzer sound.
Yes, you can.
/system/media/audio/notifications/
evilkorn said:
Yes, you can.
/system/media/audio/notifications/
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or:
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms
because adding to notifications they may not show in the alarm clock app.
Audio Resources (unzip to your SD card):
Download: http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/audio-resources.zip
daveid said:
or:
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms
because adding to notifications they may not show in the alarm clock app.
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I try to avoid having anything but music on my sd card, for shuffle purposes.
evilkorn said:
I try to avoid having anything but music on my sd card, for shuffle purposes.
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put a .nomedia file in the alarms folder, should still show op in alarms, but not in music
coredalae said:
put a .nomedia file in the alarms folder, should still show op in alarms, but not in music
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Entirely unnecessary, if you have them in the correct structure, they won't show in your media player.
/sdcard/media/audio/alarms
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
/sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
/sdcard/media/audio/ui
that is how Android expects to find them, and if they are like that it won't pick them up in the music player.
Thank you all for your help. All the info I needed has been provided. Thank you for the link to the audio files.
Nick
I dunno if this is the right thread about my problem, but it has to do with the alarm clock.
Some how when i goto pick my alarm i have the default Buzzer sound along with 3 other of the same name. and ive searched the sdcard and the root sys for the these files but fail to find them.
what started it was i tried to download a ringtone through the browser and could never find it on the system or in the ringtones list... some how they ended up in the alarms list.
and help would be great
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:
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/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...
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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.
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!
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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
This is soooo annoying, it goes off and lights up my whole room in the middle of the night. Is there any way to remove or disable this horribly annoying feature?
I just put the screen face down and that works for me.
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still makes the notification sound
Are you rooted atleast? If so use a root file exploerer and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui and rename batterycharged.ogg to batterycharged.ogg.bak. That will stop the sound.
If you aren't rooted then idk...
studacris said:
Are you rooted atleast? If so use a root file exploerer and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui and rename batterycharged.ogg to batterycharged.ogg.bak. That will stop the sound.
If you aren't rooted then idk...
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Could put the phone in silent mode before going to bed?
studacris said:
Are you rooted atleast? If so use a root file exploerer and navigate to /system/media/audio/ui and rename batterycharged.ogg to batterycharged.ogg.bak. That will stop the sound.
If you aren't rooted then idk...
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I'm assuming if you are NOT rooted, there is no app that you can use that will give you the same access to modifying system files as described above, right?
BWolf56 said:
Could put the phone in silent mode before going to bed?
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Then I wont get notified if there are any emergency calls/texts in the middle of the night, unless I go into the settings and just silent system notification sound which is a PITA to do every single night and morning.
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I'm assuming if you are NOT rooted, there is no app that you can use that will give you the same access to modifying system files as described above, right?
Then I wont get notified if there are any emergency calls/texts in the middle of the night, unless I go into the settings and just silent system notification sound which is a PITA to do every single night and morning.
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You're right, you will need to be rooted to go change that with Root Explorer. (Superoneclick could easely do that for you)
As for your system notification, I don't think you really need it, do you? I mean, it would be a simple way around getting root. Or you could simply set them to vibration?
You comment out one line inside services.jar.
MikeyMike01 said:
You comment out one line inside services.jar.
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Still need root for that.
BWolf56 said:
Could put the phone in silent mode before going to bed?
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AFAIK it still makes the sound when set to silent
which is why the root require methods are needed
I was trying to add some LOUD ringtones since my hearing sucks and with the Note 4< I simply copied and pasted (via windows explorer / cord) to the ringtones or notification folder...but with the Note 5, it won't allow me to put anything there.
Has anyone else tried and come across a solution?
jfenton57 said:
I was trying to add some LOUD ringtones since my hearing sucks and with the Note 4< I simply copied and pasted (via windows explorer / cord) to the ringtones or notification folder...but with the Note 5, it won't allow me to put anything there.
Has anyone else tried and come across a solution?
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I put some ringtones and notifications on the phone via Android File Transfer for Mac. I'll check it out on my Windows machine and see if I can add anything over USB in Windows.
Edit: verified on Windows 10 that I can drag items into the Notifications/Ringtones directories.
Hmmmm...I will try again. Thanks
jfenton57 said:
Hmmmm...I will try again. Thanks
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I copied some over via windows with no problems.