Issues with choosing custom notification/alarm/ringtones - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers

Good evening all!
I was going through an old hard drive of mine and found some sound sets I did a few years back - these were to be used for notifications, alarms, and ringtones. I made the 'sets' so I didn't have to dump a load of files in at once, and have to dredge through when picking sounds to use.
Now I haven't done this in a while, but I do remember that you had to drop the different audio files into the relevant folders. So-
Notification sounds:
/Notifications or
/Media/Audio/Notifications or
/Media/Notifications
Ringtone sounds:
/Ringtones or
/Media/Audio/Ringtones or
/Media/Ringtones
Alarms:
/Alarms or
/Media/Audio/Alarms or
/Media/Alarms
So i tried this, and used all three locations, one at at time with no luck. I even renamed the folders so that they were all lowercase, just to try and nothing changed.
So my issue is this - when I have the files in place and go to the Sound settings to change ringtone, it lists all the alarm sounds too. If I go to change notifications however, it correctly only lists notification sounds. The same is true if I try and change the alarm sound in the clock app - it lists all the ringtones as well as alarms. This is not desired behaviour (for me anyway) and I certainly don't remember it being this way last time I had custom sounds. Is this a change that occurred in recent Android versions?
I say this as I have a Oneplus also, and doing the same on that is actually worse - when you go to choose a sound, it gives an option for local storage, so I excitedly tapped on that and....it listed everything including music tracks I had on the phone. Had it opened a file manager and allowed me to go to the relevant folder THEN list the files, I could have lived with that. But neither device allows that, and the Oneplus adds insult to injury by listing other media too.
Does anyone know of any third party app that will allow you to change sounds, but when you tap the relevant type, it then lists ONLY the files of that type? So when you tap to change alarm sound, it lists ONLY alarm sounds etc (as in it lists only files found in the Alarm folders). Or is there something else I should do to get it to work the way I want it to? Or, most likely, am I stuck with having to have alarms and ringtones lumped together? If thats the case, why even have the separate folders in the first place?
If that is the case, I may even try and write an application to do what I need, as it should be a fairly straightforward first app (I hope). I look forward to any info that can be provided regarding this....thanks. :fingers-crossed:

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[Q] Default notification sound messed up

I successfully rooted my NC and other than two issues, things seem to be fine. One of the issues is that the default notification sound has reverted to what sounds like an old, landline telephone ring. When ever I get an email, content the NC to my computer, or anything else that triggers a notification, it "rings". I've looked in the system/media/audio/notifications folder, and all of the notifications are in there and have the proper permissions. I've also tried recopying the whole notifications folder from the B&N 1.0.1 manual update zip and clearing the cache, but still the problem persists. Furthermore, I've played all the OGG files in the notifications folder, and I can't even find one that sounds like what I am hearing, so where is this sound coming from, and how can I restore the default one?
I wish I could at least figure out where this notification sound file is, so I could overwrite it...
Hi there,
take a look here. It should help you with your situation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872965
Hope I've helped!
Racks
Thanks for the reply. I saw that already, but the OnTheHunt.ogg file is not the sound my Nook is making. The sound my Nook makes is literally like an early model cell phone ring. I notice it most when connecting to my computer to transfer files (so presumably the USB Mode notification sound). It is also plays as the "Default Ringtone" sound available under GMail notification sound settings.
Messed up default notification sound
I think I have the same problem, and it is annoying. The default sound resembles some kind of digital alarm clock sound (or as you put it, an old cell phone). It happens most prominently when connecting or disconnecting the USB cable, but also if you leave the default notification in Gmail.
I've tried pulling all the sound files via ADB and none of them match, and also tried programmatically setting the default to a specific sound via RingtoneManager.setActualDefaultRingtoneUri() in a stupid test app, which changes nothing. Very perplexing.
Take a listen to the attached recording and see if it is the same sound.
notification sound
Did anyone ever figure this out?
I was trying to enable ADB on my nook color and in the process I also seemed to have 'lost' my usual notification sound and ended up with this annoying ring! Anybody found a solution?

[CLOSED] Problems with custom Ringtone/Notifications

Hello XDA,
I am running on ARHD 5.1, rooted, on the ONE. Using ES file explorer to navigate.
My issues are these:
1) Setting a custom ringtone,
File is located at: sdcard > Ringtones > file.mp3
The file is all lowercase, no spaces.
When I go to Settings > Sound > Ringtone >
The file does not show up, but it does when I press the + icon in the top right.
After choosing this, I get an error message : "Unfortunately, Sound set has stopped".
I've tested out the ringtone (by calling it) and the default is still selected. I will continue to get that error message until I move the mp3 file to a different location. I have also used this ringtone on my SNS, and have played the file on MUSIC, so it isn't corrupted .
2) Setting a custom Notification,
File is located at: sdcard > media > audio > notifications >
The file is all lowercase, no spaces, mp3
When I go to Messaging > menu (3dot) > settings > notifications > Notification Sound >
The file does not show up.
I've also tried moving the file to:
sdcard >Notifcations
sdcard >Ringtones
But nothing works.
Has anyone encountered this issues? My last phone was quite different so I can't pin down the location for the issues (Phone, OS, ROM...)
Get zedge from the play Store it's will put the tones on for you lot easier that's what I done
jaythenut said:
Get zedge from the play Store it's will put the tones on for you lot easier that's what I done
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Hmm, I tried that out, but I wasn't able to use my one custom files. It seemed as though I had to DL their songs.
But, there should be an easy way to do this w/o any need for apps, shouldn't it?
It should be but I've not tried I've always used zedge i find it the easiest way for me
Unfortunately, there is definitely a problem with the Ringtone/Notification system on the HTC One... at least on the Developer Edition. I can't speak for any of the other flavors.
Placing Ringtones into the normal locations including the following:
/sdcard/ringtones
/sdcard/notifications
/sdcard/media/ringtones
/sdcard/media/notifications
Does not make those files appear in the lists for the standard ringtone/notification sound chooser.
You CAN select those files if you use a third-party ringtone/notification selection app (like ES File Explorer) but there are two problems with this:
1) System Apps (like the stock SMS messaging app) will not give you the option to use a third party ringtone chooser.
2) Other applications WILL let you use a third party chooser (like Gmail and Google Voice) but if you DO use a separate app to choose a ringtone/notification, you will break the built-in notification chooser. That means that every time you try to change a ringtone or notification sounds in a system app, you'll get a force-close message. The only way to fix it is to delete the ringtone file that you selected with the third party chooser.
Hopefully HTC resolves this quickly. While I don't HATE the stock sounds, I have grown accustomed to a specific set of sounds for various accounts and services and would prefer not having to change my routine, so-to-speak.
After various tweaks and tests I've finally fix it.
I can't say with certainty, but it seems as though the files work when I dl'd them on my PC then pushed them to my phone.
For the ringtone, I set it through ES and it rings accordingly.
For the SMS tone, the sound file showed up after a reset.
So, the files are finally working and I am thinking it has something to do with downloading them straight to the phone vs pc. Odd, but it ended up working.
In the past on my sensation/hox/hox + I have always put my custom ringtones/notifications in system/media which is the proper place for them then I have to reboot the device before they become visible.
On this device I did the same and, after reboot, my entries had completely disappeared wtf
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I worked with HTC Support last night to further troubleshoot this issue. Here is what I learned:
1) The correct locations for storing custom ringtones and notifications are:
/sdcard/Ringtones
/sdcard/Notifications
2) You must copy the files to this location from your computer via USB. The problem I was encountering was caused by the fact that I was using ES File Explorer to download my MP3 and OGG files from a network share to my phone. While all other applications were able to see and play these files without any trouble, the built-in ringtone/notification chooser will not see files copied onto the device in that way.
Success!
Cloudscout said:
I worked with HTC Support last night to further troubleshoot this issue. Here is what I learned:
1) The correct locations for storing custom ringtones and notifications are:
/sdcard/Ringtones
/sdcard/Notifications
2) You must copy the files to this location from your computer via USB. The problem I was encountering was caused by the fact that I was using ES File Explorer to download my MP3 and OGG files from a network share to my phone. While all other applications were able to see and play these files without any trouble, the built-in ringtone/notification chooser will not see files copied onto the device in that way.
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I've been having the same exact frustration. I posted my question in the AT&T One forums (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247626) and referenced your thread. I thought this was [CLOSED] -- I came here to get your ID to PM you and saw your update (about having to get the files onto the phone via USB). I'm going to try this as soon as I'm able!
Edit:
Copying the files via USB absolutely works :good:.
I turned off USB debugging (in Developer Options) and connected. The phone's "internal storage" appeared under "My Computer" as "HTC One", not as a drive letter, with the "root" being /sdcard (btw I'm running Win 7 Ultimate). I also got a new drive letter for "HTC Sync Manager", showing as a CD drive (with a letter), but that's irrelevant to this.
I just copied files into /Alarms, /Notifications, and /Ringtones using Windows' GUI (both by dragging and Ctrl-C/V). My files were a mix of audio formats and subtypes and I was prompted to convert several of them during the operation, with the warning that "...otherwise [the files] might not play correctly" or something. I let it convert a few just to see what happens -- they get converted to wma -- but the phone had no trouble playing back the unconverted files, either. Indeed, the One was able to use some files that my previous phone could not.
I'm going to link to this post from my own question in the other forum. +1 to you, sir.
Cloudscout said:
I worked with HTC Support last night to further troubleshoot this issue. Here is what I learned:
1) The correct locations for storing custom ringtones and notifications are:
/sdcard/Ringtones
/sdcard/Notifications
2) You must copy the files to this location from your computer via USB. The problem I was encountering was caused by the fact that I was using ES File Explorer to download my MP3 and OGG files from a network share to my phone. While all other applications were able to see and play these files without any trouble, the built-in ringtone/notification chooser will not see files copied onto the device in that way.
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Good to see your solution was the same as mine.
Gewgaws said:
I've been having the same exact frustration. I posted my question in the AT&T One forums (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247626) and referenced your thread. I thought this was [CLOSED] -- I came here to get your ID to PM you and saw your update (about having to get the files onto the phone via USB). I'm going to try this as soon as I'm able!
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I just followed the sticky's format. I would much prefer [SOLVED], but oh well.
Goodluck.
Long813 said:
Good to see your solution was the same as mine.
I just followed the sticky's format. I would much prefer [SOLVED], but oh well.
Goodluck.
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My [Edit] above, and also apparently you can copy files to the phone without using USB, and they'll become visible if you plug and unplug USB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251647
Gewgaws said:
My [Edit] above, and also apparently you can copy files to the phone without using USB, and they'll become visible if you plug and unplug USB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251647
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Nice discovery, hopefully some HTC dev will pick up on this.

Custom Ringtones .ogg

Having a slight issue which is a little frustrating. I've a search through the forum and can't find an answer.
I have a couple of custom ringtones on my SDCard in .ogg format. Every time I reboot my phone I have to reset the ringtone and notification sounds back to my custom versions. Otherwise it states 'Unknown Sound' and remains silent when a call or message comes in.
I realise this might be a consequence of running a custom ROM. But if anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.
Would using RootExplorer with root permission be able to move the problematic sound files to /System/Media/Audio/ without issue? Or will cause further problems?
Okay, so I moved them anyway to the path above. Assuming that these would be refreshed to the cache before the Sdcard has been scanned. Initially I had the same problem 'Unknown Sound' and none of my ringtones to be found.
Then after about five minutes or so I checked the sound settings again and my custom ringtones appeared. Although I still have to reselect after reboot.
I'm not sure how but on the third reboot having selected my ringtone and having moved to the System folder they seem to have been cached and they appear along with CyanTone etc like they've always been there.
Is this a workaround I will always have to use when creating ringtones? Or am I being a complete noob?

[Q] File Explorer/manger on WP 8 ?

Just got my wife a Lumia 520 and i noticed it does not have a file manager... is this normal?
I'm used to have file manager on Android so this is quite lame...
Also any idea on how to add musics (MP3/WMA) on the ringtones?
Thks
So... the Internet has these things called "search engines" which you can use to find all manner of cool things. You should really try using one of them.
1: Yes, it's normal that there is no file manager built into WP8. There wasn't one in WP7, either. This is not news. Know what you're buying...
2: There are apps (both on the Store and on this forum) which add very limited file browsing and management capability. However, the OS is extremely restrictive of app permissions - moreso than your typical Android build - so most of the filesystem is unreadable and all but a tiny portion of what's left is read-only.
3: Did you even read the little info sheet that comes with your phone? You would save us all a bunch of time if you did. Connect the phone to your computer using USB. It will appear as an MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) device. You can use this to copy media files (including songs and ringtones) to the phone, as well as copying other media files (such as pictures or video you took) from the phone to the PC. If you're running Windows, it will also offer to install an app to make synching easier. Pretty much every OS has tools for working with MTP devices, including all desktop-oriented Linux distros I've ever tried.
Think of the apps as the file browser. An app that can manipulate a certain file type will show you all of that type of file on your phone. Coming from android you will have to rework your way of using your phone. And SKY DRIVE is your friend. And I'm glad you posted your question because I for one have used and love wp8 although I use my note 2 as my daily. I love people that say search for the answer yet give a long drawn out sarcastic answer anyway.
1.No file browser.
2.Use apps for manipulation of said files
3.Sky drive is your friend. It COULD be said it's wp8s file manager.
4. Have fun!
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You can hook your phone to your PC and use the Windows Phone app for desk top, this will let you browse your files as far as music, ringtones, pictures and videos; I'm not sure if it includes documents but it the closest to what you are looking for because system files are off limit like the guys just explained.
What I don't understand is if you can view your files from your PC why can you do the same from the phone? Oh well maybe one day like in an update; this would be cool for browsing for files on your SD card...
GoodDayToDie said:
So... the Internet has these things called "search engines" which you can use to find all manner of cool things. You should really try using one of them.
1: Yes, it's normal that there is no file manager built into WP8. There wasn't one in WP7, either. This is not news. Know what you're buying...
2: There are apps (both on the Store and on this forum) which add very limited file browsing and management capability. However, the OS is extremely restrictive of app permissions - moreso than your typical Android build - so most of the filesystem is unreadable and all but a tiny portion of what's left is read-only.
3: Did you even read the little info sheet that comes with your phone? You would save us all a bunch of time if you did. Connect the phone to your computer using USB. It will appear as an MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) device. You can use this to copy media files (including songs and ringtones) to the phone, as well as copying other media files (such as pictures or video you took) from the phone to the PC. If you're running Windows, it will also offer to install an app to make synching easier. Pretty much every OS has tools for working with MTP devices, including all desktop-oriented Linux distros I've ever tried.
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Ok so i appreciated the help but i don't really explain well in the OP.
I apologize for the way i wrote the OP, i was frustrated after unsuccessful search for a way to work around the limitations of the OS...
I did not know that the WP7 and 8 did not add an file manager, but the other part i did know :/ so no need to be so sarcastic in your reply (last time a used a Windows based phone it add windows mobile and it did have file explorer much like other OS's).
What i really meant was if anyone knows a way to work around the OS locks on the file system and of course an file explorer that uses it... But after more search i find none
I'm still pretty happy with the lumia 520... just frustrated that i cant add files were i wanted.
Yeah, that exact question has been asked before. People are working on it. Part of the reason I wrote my webserver app was to facilitate deeper exploration of WP8 in the hopes of finding a way to unlock more permissions. So far, no dice. The OS is still young, however.
With that said, from a "what can I do with it" perspective, it's best to think of WP8 as being like iOS: until or unless "jailbroken", everything runs with extremely low permissions.
GoodDayToDie said:
Yeah, that exact question has been asked before. People are working on it. Part of the reason I wrote my webserver app was to facilitate deeper exploration of WP8 in the hopes of finding a way to unlock more permissions. So far, no dice. The OS is still young, however.
With that said, from a "what can I do with it" perspective, it's best to think of WP8 as being like iOS: until or unless "jailbroken", everything runs with extremely low permissions.
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Ok thanks for the info .
After some research i got the idea that WP8 as worst than iOS in terms of restrictions :/...
Thats really a shame because this Lumia 520 hardware its really nice for the price. It will be awesome wen someone is able to root it.
Still i will keep using Android on my personal phone... (this one was bought for my wife).
sinister1 said:
You can hook your phone to your PC and use the Windows Phone app for desk top, this will let you browse your files as far as music, ringtones, pictures and videos; I'm not sure if it includes documents but it the closest to what you are looking for because system files are off limit like the guys just explained.
What I don't understand is if you can view your files from your PC why can you do the same from the phone? Oh well maybe one day like in an update; this would be cool for browsing for files on your SD card...
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So far i can't move files (wma and MP3) to the inner folders on the ringtone folder... and the custom ringtone option does not let me chose other files than the one it came from factory
Not really a big bummer but it just seems a stupid limitation...
"Inner folders"? I just dragged files to Phone\Ringtones and they appeared at the top of the list, under "Custom". I didn't even need to resize them or change the genre, as WP7 required.
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"Inner folders"? I just dragged files to Phone\Ringtones and they appeared at the top of the list, under "Custom". I didn't even need to resize them or change the genre, as WP7 required.
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Well i tried every folder on the phone (that are available to the user) and the OS still does not let me choose custom musics for ringtones... :/
Exnor said:
Well i tried every folder on the phone (that are available to the user) and the OS still does not let me choose custom musics for ringtones... :/
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Music files should go into the music folder and ringtone files go into the ringtone folder, this is what I did; I put in an SD card and created Folders on it with the same name as the ones on the internal storage and placed all my music and ringtone files there, when you go to ringtones it shows up under custom, if your talking about alert tones for MMS or SMS then you are out of luck other than ringtones the only thing you can change is your alarm tones.
This is a big mistake by MS by not allowing users to use customer tones form email and SMS or MMS their are customers that are actually returning their phones and exchanging them for Android and even iPhones because of this and other limitations. Users have been asking for this since 2011 on MS's very own suggestion page (check it out here) and MS hasn't even responded or given a hit to fixing this issue.
For you guys who know me well and see that I bring this subject up a lot, I apologize but MS needs to wake up and stop trying to restrict even the simplest of tasks.
1. Connect the phone via USB. An MTP device, with the phone's name, will appear (for example, in Windows Explorer).
2. Open the phone device. You will see a "drive" called "Phone". There may be a second volume called "SD card".
3. Open the Phone volume. You will see the following folders: Documents, Music, Pictures, Ringtones, Video.
4. Open the Rintones folder. It should not have any sub-folders.
5. Copy the music you want to use, as MP3 or DRM-free WMA (I think DRM-free AAC/M4A also works), into this folder.
6. On the phone, go to Settings, then Ringtones+Sounds, and tap on the box under Ringtone.
7. Scroll to the top of the list. There will be a header "Custom", under which the music you added to the Ringtones folder will be listed (by title metadata, not file name).
8. Tap the Play icon beside a song if you want to see how it sounds as a ringtone, then tap the song you want to use as your ringtone.
If this doesn't work, be very, very specific about what step looks wrong (i.e. is not as described) and what you see instead. Also, be specific about the kind of music you're trying to use. I have tested using 128Kbps (constant bit rate) stereo 44.1KHz MP3 and WMA files of up to about 4:40 long.
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Music files should go into the music folder and ringtone files go into the ringtone folder, this is what I did; I put in an SD card and created Folders on it with the same name as the ones on the internal storage and placed all my music and ringtone files there, when you go to ringtones it shows up under custom, if your talking about alert tones for MMS or SMS then you are out of luck other than ringtones the only thing you can change is your alarm tones.
This is a big mistake by MS by not allowing users to use customer tones form email and SMS or MMS their are customers that are actually returning their phones and exchanging them for Android and even iPhones because of this and other limitations. Users have been asking for this since 2011 on MS's very own suggestion page (check it out here) and MS hasn't even responded or given a hit to fixing this issue.
For you guys who know me well and see that I bring this subject up a lot, I apologize but MS needs to wake up and stop trying to restrict even the simplest of tasks.
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Ok i'm gonna try with an SD card and i will post my results. Thks for the tip :good:
GoodDayToDie said:
1. Connect the phone via USB. An MTP device, with the phone's name, will appear (for example, in Windows Explorer).
2. Open the phone device. You will see a "drive" called "Phone". There may be a second volume called "SD card".
3. Open the Phone volume. You will see the following folders: Documents, Music, Pictures, Ringtones, Video.
4. Open the Rintones folder. It should not have any sub-folders.
5. Copy the music you want to use, as MP3 or DRM-free WMA (I think DRM-free AAC/M4A also works), into this folder.
6. On the phone, go to Settings, then Ringtones+Sounds, and tap on the box under Ringtone.
7. Scroll to the top of the list. There will be a header "Custom", under which the music you added to the Ringtones folder will be listed (by title metadata, not file name).
8. Tap the Play icon beside a song if you want to see how it sounds as a ringtone, then tap the song you want to use as your ringtone.
If this doesn't work, be very, very specific about what step looks wrong (i.e. is not as described) and what you see instead. Also, be specific about the kind of music you're trying to use. I have tested using 128Kbps (constant bit rate) stereo 44.1KHz MP3 and WMA files of up to about 4:40 long.
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Yep did all that ...
The only thing i did not try yet is to create a subfolder in the Ringtones folder like i've read somewhere... i will try to do all the processes again and try other tips and i will post my results as soon as i can.
Thks for the help
GoodDayToDie said:
1. Connect the phone via USB. An MTP device, with the phone's name, will appear (for example, in Windows Explorer).
2. Open the phone device. You will see a "drive" called "Phone". There may be a second volume called "SD card".
3. Open the Phone volume. You will see the following folders: Documents, Music, Pictures, Ringtones, Video.
4. Open the Rintones folder. It should not have any sub-folders.
5. Copy the music you want to use, as MP3 or DRM-free WMA (I think DRM-free AAC/M4A also works), into this folder.
6. On the phone, go to Settings, then Ringtones+Sounds, and tap on the box under Ringtone.
7. Scroll to the top of the list. There will be a header "Custom", under which the music you added to the Ringtones folder will be listed (by title metadata, not file name).
8. Tap the Play icon beside a song if you want to see how it sounds as a ringtone, then tap the song you want to use as your ringtone.
If this doesn't work, be very, very specific about what step looks wrong (i.e. is not as described) and what you see instead. Also, be specific about the kind of music you're trying to use. I have tested using 128Kbps (constant bit rate) stereo 44.1KHz MP3 and WMA files of up to about 4:40 long.
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Finally i got it to work...
Like i've said i've done the above (like you suggested) the 1st time and repeated and nothing happen.. so i reset the phone!
Copied just one file to the ringtone folder and success it worked (!). I don't know why it did not the other times ... Now my wife can copy her musics and put hers ringtones as she like.
Here is my device info in case its usefull for anyone:
model: Lumia 520
MMN: RM-914_eu_portugal_281
OS version: 8.0.10211.204
HW rev:1.0.0.0
Firmware rev: 1030.6408.1309.0003
Thanks for the help guys
OS is young and the questions you posted, really needs to be solved. MS has put too much restrictions in OS but I think it will open some APIs and remove some restrictions in WP blue update due in early 2014. I only need limited file explorer to manage my personal files, a good Music & Video app(VLC is coming) and a notification center, that's it. All would be well for me to jump the ship from Android.
Btw, try Kirik file browser. It gives you some limited accessibilities on SD card.
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Vishwal said:
OS is young and the questions you posted, really needs to be solved. MS has put too much restrictions in OS but I think it will open some APIs and remove some restrictions in WP blue update due in early 2014. I only need limited file explorer to manage my personal files, a good Music & Video app(VLC is coming) and a notification center, that's it. All would be well for me to jump the ship from Android.
Btw, try Kirik file browser. It gives you some limited accessibilities on SD card.
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I completely agree. MS still as lot to do on this OS... But for people who don't need more computing options its a good choice (i think i like it better than iOS...).
Thx for the tip, i've already try it does help a little.
So far besides the OS limitations my biggest disappointment is the store... there is not enough programs to satisfy my needs :/ But like i stated before i'm happy with the device (actually my wife is lol since its her that uses it).
Switching from Android... hmm no. I don't see myself switch to WP or iOS (btw i have iPod touch 4th gen) for so many reasons, but to start the integration with my Google account and services.
I had a Qtek back in 2k3 (actually was a job phone) and used Windows Mobile (or was it CE?? cant remember) and back then i love it. But the "updated" Windows OS for mobile does not give me the same experience. Android so far is my favorite (gonna give a try to Ubuntu touch since i use Ubuntu at work... lets see how it performs).
The whole thing is that WP8 is designed to protected installed apps _from other installed apps_. Any data an app writes, is completely off limits to any other application. So a file manager would be compeltely pointless. If someone would create one, you could create files and maybe even download files in the folders you created.... but no other app would ever see that data.
this makes programs that can download data (Windows File sharing, FTP clients, etc..) to be played by another program (music player, video player, etc..) impossible.
I do agree though that WP8 needs to create a single 'unmanaged, unprotected data pool' where all apps can write / read, probably organized by folders just so people understand it.
If an app then wants to write data there, it knows it got no protection and is on its own. But if an app wants to write personal data (appointments, messages, contacts, that kinda of thing) it can write it in it's own data store like WP8 is now and the data is protected from every other possible app.
If they will do this for Blue... I don't know. I haven't seen it on a list anywhere yet.
Well, you can ask the OS to open a file (the equivalent of ShellExecute on Win32) and that can be used as a form of inter-app communication and file passing (sending a file from a file browser to the media player is possible, for example). The trick is that it's a blind push; there's no way to ask for the file back, or query what files there are. Also, the other app needs to choose to download the file.
There are Capabilities in the WP8 security policies which could be used to make a decent file browser, at least for the basic stuff (media libraries, documents, a "common area" on the file system, etc.). However, we cannot currently sideload any application which uses them, and I very much doubt MS would let us publish such an app through the store (although it might be worth trying...)
GoodDayToDie said:
Well, you can ask the OS to open a file (the equivalent of ShellExecute on Win32) and that can be used as a form of inter-app communication and file passing (sending a file from a file browser to the media player is possible, for example). The trick is that it's a blind push; there's no way to ask for the file back, or query what files there are. Also, the other app needs to choose to download the file.
There are Capabilities in the WP8 security policies which could be used to make a decent file browser, at least for the basic stuff (media libraries, documents, a "common area" on the file system, etc.). However, we cannot currently sideload any application which uses them, and I very much doubt MS would let us publish such an app through the store (although it might be worth trying...)
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I am fairly certain the current situation will probably change with WP8.1.
if wpdev voice website is an indication of their intentions for wp8.1, things will look very nice soon enough.

Custom Ringtones and Notification Sounds

So I am trying to change my ringtone and notifications. First of all I don't want google Play music to find the music files when it is searching for files. Also I was wondering if there is a specific folder to place the files in. Because i normally just use a file explorer to choose it, but currently it is telling me its the wrong file type and its an mp3. I have the .nomedia file in the folder so that music apps wont load those files. I am wondering because by putting the files in the Ringtones folder they seem to load though the standard choosing method but all the other notifications dont seem to work that way if they are in the notification folder. Does it need to be media/Notifications?
I had the same question.. I found a YouTube video called setting custom notification sounds (just add /watch?v=q5K4zDbOJGo to the normal YouTube URL), and it explains how to do it.
Basically, you need a Media folder on your device, and a Notifications folder inside it. Once you've created them (if they don't exist) Just place your sound files in the Media/Notifications subfolder.
The Notifications folder can be right on the root, it does not have to be in the Media folder. That's where I copied my ringtones and notification sounds, and they show up as select-able now.
Using the "my files" app on the Sammy,
I copied whatever sounds i wanted to use from wherever they were direct to the notifications folder that's already in the device. I did not need to make any additional folders. T-Mobile variant.
? Doesent work for me (SM-N950F).
I can see the mp3 but it keeps the standard ringtone.
For ringtones scroll to bottom of list, you will see add from phone, you can use the built in sound picker app or a compatible file explorer app then just navigate to relevant location
Edit: forgot to mention there's a size and length limitation, forgot exactly but something like under 1:30mins (maybe shorter) and 2mb if I recall
I really miss that old Samsung text message notification. Anyone remember it's name?
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problem: can not add custom notification sound to note 8
solution:
in note 8 the dir for custom notifications was changed from previously
internal-storage/media/notifications to internal-storage/notifications
just put any mp3 or other sound file to this dir and you will be able to find it in notification picker on any app
I cannot find "Notification" folder on my Note 8.
I could not find the sounds either.
I finally found the sound files for standard Notification sounds and Ringtones and downloaded them.
I also found the "UI" sounds and "Pen" sounds - but I cannot figure out where I should place these.
For notifications, I added "Notifications" Folder in "Internal Storage" and copied all the *.ogg files there.
I also copied all the stock ringtones in the :Ringtones folder (also under Internal Storage.
But I am not sure where to copy system UI sounds and Pen sounds.
Can anyone help?
I do not know how did I end up not having the notifications and stock ringtones..
When I setup my new Note 8 - I restored from Samsung backup my previous S8+ phone and this is what I think did the damage.
The only way to get back the file/folder structure would be to reset the phone to factory settings and not restore any backups - but this is a LOT of work as I have many apps and huge contacts database.
Any help on how to make a "refresh" without wiping all data would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Vlad7777 said:
I cannot find "Notification" folder on my Note 8.
I could not find the sounds either.
I finally found the sound files for standard Notification sounds and Ringtones and downloaded them.
I also found the "UI" sounds and "Pen" sounds - but I cannot figure out where I should place these.
For notifications, I added "Notifications" Folder in "Internal Storage" and copied all the *.ogg files there.
I also copied all the stock ringtones in the :Ringtones folder (also under Internal Storage.
But I am not sure where to copy system UI sounds and Pen sounds.
Can anyone help?
I do not know how did I end up not having the notifications and stock ringtones..
When I setup my new Note 8 - I restored from Samsung backup my previous S8+ phone and this is what I think did the damage.
The only way to get back the file/folder structure would be to reset the phone to factory settings and not restore any backups - but this is a LOT of work as I have many apps and huge contacts database.
Any help on how to make a "refresh" without wiping all data would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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You won't be able to see the stock notifications, ringtones, & system UI without root. Some 3rd party file explorers may let you see them though. They are in system/media/audio.
If you create new folders in your storage & add stock sounds you may see duplicates in the list of sounds when you go to select them to assign them.
As for UI sounds & pen sounds, you can not change them them without root. And to change them you would have to replace the sound file with the one you want renamed with the same file name. I think there was an app that allowed you to change pen sounds for older Notes, not sure if it works on the Note 8 though.
shouren04 said:
You won't be able to see the stock notifications, ringtones, & system UI without root. Some 3rd party file explorers may let you see them though. They are in system/media/audio.
If you create new folders in your storage & add stock sounds you may see duplicates in the list of sounds when you go to select them to assign them.
As for UI sounds & pen sounds, you can not change them them without root. And to change them you would have to replace the sound file with the one you want renamed with the same file name. I think there was an app that allowed you to change pen sounds for older Notes, not sure if it works on the Note 8 though.
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Thank you!
Any recommendation on which third party app would allow me to see the notifications and ringtones?
I placed the download in "Internal storage" because I could not select any of these and I thought that I lost them.
I have troubles understanding the Android file system!
It is OK to protect, but at least we should be able to see what is there...
Thanks
Vlad7777 said:
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Thank you!
Any recommendation on which third party app would allow me to see the notifications and ringtones?
I placed the download in "Internal storage" because I could not select any of these and I thought that I lost them.
I have troubles understanding the Android file system!
It is OK to protect, but at least we should be able to see what is there...
Thanks
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That I do not know, I use Root Explorer but I am rooted, not sure if it shows without root. Maybe try ES File Explorer? I have that on my Amazon Fire TV that is not rooted & I can see some system folders/files but not the data folder.
Here are some sound files from an old Apple Newton 2100 I had years ago! Enjoy!
https://app.box.com/s/1p6bfodegstsmvdptdxkx7mzu4iisp4p
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I copied notifications over to my phone and they weren't immediately available for selection. After a restart I was able to select the newly installed notifications.
Just adding this info for the benefit of anyone who is trying to install new ringtones. If you don't see them right away try restarting your phone.
Different ringtones for default and messages
I cannot get the default notification sound to be different from my message notification sounds. If I change the message notification sound it automatically Changes the default notification sound and vice versa. Can these be different sounds?

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