I currently have my ringtone mp3 file on the root folder of my SD card. It works fine with one really annoying problem.
When I am listening to my music, the shows up in the music player and plays.
Is there any way I can stop this without creating playlists every time I chance or add new songs? I like to just go into my music player and play all.
I have tried to look for the subdirectory where the stock ringtones are so I can just add it to that, but I have not had any luck.
Hopefully someone can help me solve this annoying issue. Thanks.
On your sd card there should be a folder called media open it add a folder called Ringtones put your Ringtones In it should help also you can another one called music for your music If you want instead of having all your music on the root of your sd card but it's up to you
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pgill34 said:
On your sd card there should be a folder called media open it add a folder called Ringtones put your Ringtones In it should help also you can another one called music for your music If you want instead of having all your music on the root of your sd card but it's up to you
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I kept opening that file and saw a file in there called notifications which only had a facebook notification tone. I put my ringtones there but it didn't work.
Since the forum was down yesterday, I googled my problem and found that you can just create a folder called "ringtones" (all lower case) and it worked.
But I am going to try to move that folder into the media folder so I can keep my sd card somewhat organized.
thanks for the help.
That's cool I was trying to tell you that but I guess I wasn't clear enough but at any rate you got it. So no big deal. Anyway no problem.
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I kept opening that file and saw a file in there called notifications which only had a facebook notification tone. I put my ringtones there but it didn't work.
Since the forum was down yesterday, I googled my problem and found that you can just create a folder called "ringtones" (all lower case) and it worked.
But I am going to try to move that folder into the media folder so I can keep my sd card somewhat organized.
thanks for the help.
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I tried just creating a folder named 'ringtones' and it didn't work for me. I then created a 'media' folder and put the 'ringtones' folder in it. It still didn't work. I turned the phone off and rebooted. Still can't find the ringtone.
BTW - the ringtone is a 'shortened' mp3 that I have used on several windows phones for years. I'm not hearing my phone ring cuz I don't recognize the ringtone!
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I read somewhere else on this forum that someone had to remove and reinsert their battery to get the ringtones to work. I tried that. There was my ringtone -- however the phone had decided to give it the name 'track 30'. Have no idea where that would have come from...this was never downloaded as a track off an album and it did have it's own file name.
This is a new AT&T Aria (my first Android). So far I'm not sure I like it. it was much easier to browse the phone, load files, etc. with Windows Mobile/ActiveSync'. And I miss MyMobiler.
cinnamon327 said:
I tried just creating a folder named 'ringtones' and it didn't work for me. I then created a 'media' folder and put the 'ringtones' folder in it. It still didn't work. I turned the phone off and rebooted. Still can't find the ringtone.
BTW - the ringtone is a 'shortened' mp3 that I have used on several windows phones for years. I'm not hearing my phone ring cuz I don't recognize the ringtone!
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I read somewhere else on this forum that someone had to remove and reinsert their battery to get the ringtones to work. I tried that. There was my ringtone -- however the phone had decided to give it the name 'track 30'. Have no idea where that would have come from...this was never downloaded as a track off an album and it did have it's own file name.
This is a new AT&T Aria (my first Android). So far I'm not sure I like it. it was much easier to browse the phone, load files, etc. with Windows Mobile/ActiveSync'. And I miss MyMobiler.
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IMO comparing your experience on android to a windows phone doesn't really suit the perquisites for a comparison. It'd be like comparing your experience on windows 7 to the latest version of Ubuntu or some other Linux distro. Oh wait, Linux (android) vs windows mobile (windows) that's wut you're doing isn't it? Android is awesome in my opinion once you get used to it. And I came from a blackberry. Totally incomparable, but in the long run I love android so much more than BB.
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2 Questions.
1. How can i install ringtones and use the default app to show them all? (I usually use astro to set a mp3 to a ringtone, but I found a rom with a bunch I liked that were not in the Rom I am using currently) I like using the default selector.
2. How can I pull the ringtones out of another rom?
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I removed default ringtones by using ES file manager in the market (make sure to go to settings and allow root permission a well as read/write) once you have the app and open it and back out of the sd card root into OS , select system folder then media, in there is notifications and ringtones and whatnot. Now that you know where to put the ringtones just copy and paste them there.
Now I'm a noob so there may be an easier better way but worked for me ha ha.
Oh and ringdroid app from the market works well in trimming them. I usually make tones then put them in as system defaults.
Sorry can't help with question two
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2 Questions.
1. How can i install ringtones and use the default app to show them all? (I usually use astro to set a mp3 to a ringtone, but I found a rom with a bunch I liked that were not in the Rom I am using currently) I like using the default selector.
2. How can I pull the ringtones out of another rom?
ty
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Zedge ringtones app from the market. It is free. The best part is you can change your ringtones with the default HTC ringtone chooser. Also if you happen to change your ROMs it is saved to the SD card and after you install a rom after a full wipe, you can still pick the downloaded ringtones from the HTC ringtone chooser. Yes Ill say it again, even after a full wipe and flashing a new rom on your phone
Ringdroid will do the same actually, I don't know why I said all that lol, I was caught up on how I delete the lame default ones
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ok, so if they are in system/media I can pull them from the rom and drop em on SD.
thanks guys
there is no need for an app to install ringtones and notification sounds to your phone.
simply create a folder in the root of your sdcard called media. In the media folder create another folder called audio. Then in that folder make 2 folders, one called notifications and another called ringtones. once those are created put a ringtone or notification sound in the corresponding folder and once you eject it the ringtone/notification sound will be available in the ringtone/notification list.
your folder tree should be as follows
sdcard
|---------media
|-----------|-------audio
|---------------------|-------notifications
|---------------------|------------|-------notification.mp3
|---------------------|-------ringtones
|---------------------|------------|-------ringtone.mp3
Are there any requirements for ringtones I might make? Mp3 vs OGG, length, etc?
I have found that after placing an mp3 in my system\media\audio I have too reboot before the phone will recognize it.
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Are there any requirements for ringtones I might make? Mp3 vs OGG, length, etc?
I have found that after placing an mp3 in my system\media\audio I have too reboot before the phone will recognize it.
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I put them on my SD card under a folder called "ringtones".
I been playing around with the ringtone/notification/alarms folders (especially since rooting)
They can be placed anywhere on the SD card (I still use the >Media\*** tree for orginization purposes). I have yet to find a time/size limit, except for what I prefer they sound like.
I prefer the MP3 format for rintones/notifications/alarms, because rather than the file name, they will show the tagged Title as the tone name. So you can call the tone "ringer1.mp3" but in the (I use Windows) properties, you can setr the title to "The Wife's Custom Ringtone", and android will display it as "The Wife's Custom Ringtone" (just examples off the top of my head. I'm not that lame)
I just mount ther phone to the computer, drag and drop the tones to the proper folder, unmount the phone, go to the selector, and voila there they are.
I recently went from a BB to a droid and I want the ringtones and text sounds that are on my SD card to be put on my droid. But I cant find them when I try to set a ringtone.
Any ideas?
Also, I want to find a way to take them off (or copy them) to the phone so I can send them as MMS to friends too.
Im not sure how to do either of these so any and all help would be great!
thanks!
If you store any MP3 files that you want as ringtones in a folder called /ringtones and any notifications in a folder called /notifications anywhere on your SD card, they will show up in the list of notifications or ringtones. So, you could have folders called ringtones and notifications on the SD card, or you could organize them into /media/ringtones and /media/notifications - any way that you get separate folders called notifications and/or ringtones will work.
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If you store any MP3 files that you want as ringtones in a folder called /ringtones and any notifications in a folder called /notifications anywhere on your SD card, they will show up in the list of notifications or ringtones. So, you could have folders called ringtones and notifications on the SD card, or you could organize them into /media/ringtones and /media/notifications - any way that you get separate folders called notifications and/or ringtones will work.
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I have made a My Documents folder and seperated them into Ringtones and Alerts but when I go to select them, I dont have the option to find them, I can only use Zedge, Music, or Default.
I want to be able to go into that file and select them myself. And also send them to someone else (non smart phone user)
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I have made a My Documents folder and seperated them into Ringtones and Alerts but when I go to select them, I dont have the option to find them, I can only use Zedge, Music, or Default.
I want to be able to go into that file and select them myself. And also send them to someone else (non smart phone user)
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Linux (what Android is based on) is case sensitive and you would have to create two separate folders. One called ringtones and one called notifications. As he said, other than that, you're free to organize them however you wish, but those folder names themselves have to be like that.
If I'm wrong about this, somebody shoot me.
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Linux (what Android is based on) is case sensitive and you would have to create two separate folders. One called ringtones and one called notifications. As he said, other than that, you're free to organize them however you wish, but those folder names themselves have to be like that.
If I'm wrong about this, somebody shoot me.
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Again, this is what I have always done, and it has worked with every ROM.
To the OP, if you have a folder on your SD card called My Documents, create two folders inside that folder - Ringtones and Notifications - and move the ones that you want for each into those folders, or copy into both if you want them for both. Use those exact names, including the plural. As for case sensitivity, I don't think it matters, as I just looked at my SD card and my two folders are called Ringtones and notifications - so it seems to be case-insensitive.
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Again, this is what I have always done, and it has worked with every ROM.
To the OP, if you have a folder on your SD card called My Documents, create two folders inside that folder - Ringtones and Notifications - and move the ones that you want for each into those folders, or copy into both if you want them for both. Use those exact names, including the plural. As for case sensitivity, I don't think it matters, as I just looked at my SD card and my two folders are called Ringtones and notifications - so it seems to be case-insensitive.
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Thanks for letting me know about the case insensitivity in this case, pun intended. To quote someone else recently addressed to me "I learn something new every day."
New to Samsung devices can't figure out how to use a song as a ringtone??
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New to Samsung devices can't figure out how to use a song as a ringtone??
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You can download Ringdroid and do it . I edit my songs on my computer for my ringtones and use root explorer to use them as ringtones. Have to be rooted for Root explorer though but RingDroid will edit your songs for ringtones.
Thanks
Thanks alnova1 but i haven't rooted just yet, got my phone yesterday so I'm waiting to see if everythings ok before my 30 day window closes.. On my old Droid X all you had to do was long press on the song and it gave you the option of using it as a ringtone.. Why Samsung Why!! LOL
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Thanks alnova1 but i haven't rooted just yet, got my phone yesterday so I'm waiting to see if everythings ok before my 30 day window closes.. On my old Droid X all you had to do was long press on the song and it gave you the option of using it as a ringtone.. Why Samsung Why!! LOL
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You don't have to be rooted for Ringdroid...its free and it will edit the songs that are on your phone and let you assign them as ringtones or notifications. Root Explorer you have to be rooted but I just use it because I like doing my editing from my computer.
Thanks again
Thanks downloading right now, thought Ringdroid only worked with root
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Thanks downloading right now, thought Ringdroid only worked with root
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No problem...goodluck
i guess its assumed you want to make ringtones? (from the replies)
otherwise, if you already have songs from CDs, just place them on your SD card just about anywhere
on a stock Note....
Play the song you want to use as a ringtone with the Stock Music Player.
As the song is playing.... hit menu.. choose Use as aRingtone.
It then adds it to your ringtone list..
good luck
I keep trying to use the external sd, but it isn't picking up the ringtones. It reads the notifications (but not same as ringtones). If I put the tones on the internal sdcard, then "Android system" lists those tones fine.
So how do I make the media scanner "add" ringtones found on/mnt/sdcard/external_sd instead of just those found on /mnt/sdcard?
I see the media scanner running each time a make a change, but they still never show up as choices.
I could dump them into internal memory and bypass the sd's, but that defeats the benefit/purpose of having them on the SD.
Any ideas?
UPDATE: I realized I had a .nomedia file in my dir on the SD. That allows the media scanner to ignore that dir, if you have a reason to do so. (which I did and had totally forgotten about!) I removed the file and the media scanner properly sees my ringers in any dir I put them on external_sd now.
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ADD RINGTONE to a new " stock Std" AT&T NOTE ....how to
Hello everyone:
I was horrofied few days ago when i got my NEW SHINEY note...impressive machine! ... and one of first things I wanted to do was ADD all my Music and Videos from my older SAMSUNG INFUSE....even b 4 root & unlock
I proceeded to XDA forum and read and read ... and downloaded all things that I needed.
Loaded up my new 64GB ext card and rebooted , loaded up all the 32GB data from the OLDER CARD ,,,, and was shocked HORROR !! , couldnt figure out HOW TO make a song as Ringtone (was easy peezy in Infuse). Found this thread - ummm and tried , and tried , didnt work !!
Proceeded to ROOT & Unlock ( like one guy here suggested) ,,,,, and STILL DIDNT WORK !! ,,, couldnt make one of those mp3 /mp4 as ringtone...
SO I thought; ok take a break ... proceeded to ADD MY CONTACT(s)... nearly 800+ of these (lol dont ask) .... and CREATED a few FAV on the 'phone' part aand thought , ok lets try and ASSIGN some files to one of these FAV pple.
just so happens this LADY called (my first call on new new phone) yelling @ me ........been callin for 2 hrs , no answer - calls going to VM ,, who u F*** now ............LMAO!!!
So I tell her the MY STORY (frustration that I cannt but her B*tin sound againt her name , and now I think its working !!!! .... and could see her thru the wires I swear!!..lol...
So then I go check FILE MANAGER ,,,,,,,,,,, and WALAH !!!
I see a MEDIA folder , and than the AUDIO and Ringtones folders
SO in short ...
1) assign a "ringtone" from contacts to anyone > jsut browse and pick the EEXTERNAL CARD or INTERNAL CARD ( where you music is) and NOTE will do the rest
2) than you can USE FILE MANAGER ......... and move other files you have or any RINGTONES you have ( i found even the iphone ringtones where on NOTE)
and you sweet ( you dont have to be 'rooted and or unlocked" ) to make CUSTOM RINGTONES work.............. and dont even need Ringdriod etc etc
Hope this helps someone !!!
Hi iam using 2.3.4. stock rom, haven't rooted yet. Is there a way to use a song mp3 ect., and use it as my ringtone? Thanks.
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You can download an app from the market, just search ringtone maker. It'll allow you to cut your mp3 and save it as a ringtone.
I use Myxer, it works pretty well.
get an external sd card. after you put it in your phone, create two folders on it - one name Ringtones, and one named Notifications.
put any mp3 in the ringtone folder, and/or any sound file on the notifications folder and they will show up in the list when you try to change them on the phone.
I do this so that when I flash different roms I can just take out the sd card and use the tones on the next rom I flash.
(I think you can create the folders on the internal sd card and it would work the same way but then if you flashed any rom it may wipe them)
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get an external sd card. after you put it in your phone, create two folders on it - one name Ringtones, and one named Notifications.
put any mp3 in the ringtone folder, and/or any sound file on the notifications folder and they will show up in the list when you try to change them on the phone.
I do this so that when I flash different roms I can just take out the sd card and use the tones on the next rom I flash.
(I think you can create the folders on the internal sd card and it would work the same way but then if you flashed any rom it may wipe them)
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Thanks for the help, this worked great. Way better than downloading a app to do it!
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awesome! my sister just got her i777 and i've been trying to figure out how to do that. Guess it didn't come with an SD card. Makes sense tho now that I think about it.
Install Zedge. Its everything you want! and free!
Right click, save as.
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Right click, save as.
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+1 Also Ringdroid from the market works well for cutting up your Mp3's for ringtone use.
So, according to Nokia's support page:
On the start screen, swipe left, tap Settings > ringtones+sounds, select the type of ringtone or alert you want to change, and select the sound. If you have an mp3 file of a song on your PC, you can make it your ringtone. Connect your phone to your PC, and use the file manager of your PC to move the song you want to use as ringtone to the ringtone folder in your phone. To set the song as your ringtone, in the ringtones+sounds view, tap Ringtone, and under Custom, tap the song. You can use a song as your ringtone if it's not protected with digital rights management (DRM), and it’s smaller than 30 MB. Your PC must have Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8.
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I've looked but can't seem to find the "custom" option. I'm new to WP so any help is greatly appreciated.
You can drag any MP3 to the "ringtones" folder (on your computer) and it will appear at the top of the list and you can set it as the ringtone.
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You can drag any MP3 to the "ringtones" folder (on your computer) and it will appear at the top of the list and you can set it as the ringtone.
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Thanks crawlgsx but that's exactly what I did. The problem is that they don't show up in the list.
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The genre MUST be set as RINGTONE. Never had to do that on iPhones or Androids, but meh. As long as I know what I must do in advance.
Ah interesting! I guess the ones I picked must have been marked that already (I copied them from my S3 (zedge downloads)).
Ahhh thanks for this, was trying to figure out why it wouldn't work.
Ended up converting to 5 different formats before I ran across this.
Seems like this works for ringtones but not for txt / email alerts, any idea if those can be changed ?
the genre must be ringtone??? i don't think i would ever have known this if not for this thread!!! hahaha... thx a lot!!!
Kova225 said:
Ahhh thanks for this, was trying to figure out why it wouldn't work.
Ended up converting to 5 different formats before I ran across this.
Seems like this works for ringtones but not for txt / email alerts, any idea if those can be changed ?
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I have yet to find any way to set your own custom SMS tones, one of my few annoyances with the phone.
Awesome! I'm glad I was able to help my fellow XDA-ers. Now if we can just figure out the custom text tones...
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The genre MUST be set as RINGTONE. Never had to do that on iPhones or Androids, but meh. As long as I know what I must do in advance.
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I got my phone yesterday and I transferred the files I had on my Android to the Ringtones folder on this phone. I had read this post before i got the phone and i only changed one of the file to a Ringtone genre and another to Ringtones, i left the other as they were. The are all showing up as ringtones that i can select for phone calls. I don't think it's the genre that makes a difference. it might be the length of the ringtone. all my ringtones i edited to be under 25 seconds or so.
IIRC they only have to be under 30mb in size, length should be irrelevant as far as I understood it?
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I got my phone yesterday and I transferred the files I had on my Android to the Ringtones folder on this phone. I had read this post before i got the phone and i only changed one of the file to a Ringtone genre and another to Ringtones, i left the other as they were. The are all showing up as ringtones that i can select for phone calls. I don't think it's the genre that makes a difference. it might be the length of the ringtone. all my ringtones i edited to be under 25 seconds or so.
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That's strange. Oh well, glad it worked for you. I did the same thing as you but they wouldn't work. Changing the genre was recommended by Nokia and that worked for me.
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I'm having the same problem on my phone. How do you change the genre?
I thought the genre thing was only in WP7. One could use Zune or (I believe) Windows Media Player to change the genre.
We should be free of this in WP8.
One thing I noticed is that the tones don't start showing up in the list of available ringtones on the phone until you disconnect the phone from the PC -- and not immediately after first being dragged into the ringtones folder. I suspect the phone does some housekeeping when unplugged from the PC.
None of that worked for me. Does it matter was Windows OS you're using? I have XP on my computer.
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I switched to my Windows 7 computer. When I dragged the files into the ringtone folder, they were MP4 files and it had to convert them to WMA or MP3 first. After it converted them, it worked great. I decided to download the Windows Phone App on that computer, but it failed the installation for some reason. Now, I have to figure out what's going on with it now.
Has anyone had any luck changing or adding more "alert tones" for mms, text, email, etc. I would actually buy an app or pay for a way to do this. Any leads?