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)
jack man said:
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.
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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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DjCalvin said:
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.
TheAtheistReverend said:
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 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!
Update:
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!
Update:
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.
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.
doogald said:
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."
I can't find out for the life of my to change it to my custom ringtone. I dragged the MP3 to my phone via Kies and I can play the file, but I have no idea how to change it. The only phone I have experience with is the BlackBerry and its very simple. Could someone help? Thanks
If you have root, you could try copying the ringtone to /system/media/audio/ringtones/
or easier way................
Create a folder on your sdcard (internal) called Ringtones (with s)
Place mp3 inside folder
Go to phone settings/sounds/Phone Ringtone.............
Edit: Forgot to mention 2nd method won't work if sdcard is unmounted from phone (ie. mass storage mode with PC)
/sdcard/ringtones
For ringtones (they will then be setable like normal)
/sdcard/alarms
For alarms
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
For notifications
veyka said:
/sdcard/ringtones
For ringtones (they will then be setable like normal)
/sdcard/alarms
For alarms
/sdcard/media/audio/notifications
For notifications
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Already answered post above yours.......
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Erm..why to go that far?
1) Just open the Song from File Explorer or anything.
2) In media player press Menu button, there you will have option "Set As"
sumitpathak said:
Erm..why to go that far?
1) Just open the Song from File Explorer or anything.
2) In media player press Menu button, there you will have option "Set As"
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Something so simple
Edit: But still, the advantage of putting in system/media/audio/ringtone is that you can unmount the sdcard (internal or external) from phone and your ringtone will still work!
Don't forget to reboot and then or will show up on the list.
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NguyenAdam said:
I can't find out for the life of my to change it to my custom ringtone. I dragged the MP3 to my phone via Kies and I can play the file, but I have no idea how to change it. The only phone I have experience with is the BlackBerry and its very simple. Could someone help? Thanks
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I'm not sure of all the complicated solutions here. But can't you just use a ring tone maker from market? I use "ringtone maker pro free".
Go to settings and change it under the sounds menu
The best way I change my ringtone is I go into settings sound then choose your phone ringtone or notification tones
If you want to add the songs to your phone and don't have a sd card then install Kies on your computer and plug in the usb cable and it will come up as another device click on that and drag the files into the sounds folder.
I'd say downloading a ringtone app is the sure-fire solution. Just search "ringtones" in the market app and you'll find a number of apps. Then you can either edit your songs into ringtones or just use the readymade ringtones. GL
I have extracted some of the notification and ringtones that I like from other JB builds to use in CNA 3.6.6 and placed them in system/media/audio/notifications or system/media/audio/ringtones as appropriate. I have also set permissions to rw-r--r-- on the files I added.
My question is what else do I need to do so they show up on the list where I actually choose what tone I want to use. The only ones that are visible on the list are the ones that came standard with CNA 3.6.6.
All files are in ogg format and after doing the above steps they do not stick after a reboot. What has happened is after reboot they are not listed or, if they are, they will dissappear. I discovered this after setting them and then missing calls after a while. When this happened I checked in the sound settings and the tone listed was either "unkown" or a number was there instead of the tone I selected. This happens with apps that are part of the ROM and with third party apps. This issue does not happen if I stick with the stock choices. I also did not experience this with Froyo or GB builds, only with ICS and JB.
Thanks
Make a 'Notifications' and 'Ringtones' folder on the root of your SD card. Place the files there, reboot.
That is where I moved them from for the same reason. I was thinking having them in /system/media/audio/notifications or /ringtones would fix it. I'll give it a shot and see.
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That is where I moved them from for the same reason. I was thinking having them in /system/media/audio/notifications or /ringtones would fix it. I'll give it a shot and see.
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Thought id just throw it out there as a last resort. Third party apps sometimes will do the trick. Been using this one for some time now. Give it a go if need be and see if it helps.
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Try going into the music player and re-scanning your library. That or go into your storage section and allow it to re-scan there.
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I did this ^^^ and put the tones back on the SD card as Acvice suggested and it is working fine again. Thanks for the suggestions!!
For those who are curious, I found a better fix for this.
I have bounced around a little recently (CM7, AOKP, Liquid Smooth) and I came back to CNA 3.6.6. Well, I had to copy and paste some ringtones and notification tones into the ROM again so I could have the ones I really like.
So, I did the following:
Copy and paste the ones I wanted into /system/media/audio/notifications or system/media//audio/ringtones as needed.
Change permissions to rw-r--r--
Now, at this point they did not show up in the list when I went to choose them until after reboot. BUT, would disappear and reappear at random. When they disappeared my phone would not ring audibly because it "lost" the associated ringtone or notification tone.
So, I place them in the root of the sd card and I could choose them from there. But doing this had problems, too. If you connect to a pc the sd card would not be accessible by the phone. So what happens? The phone doesn't ring audibly because it "lost" the association to the ringtone on the sd card and I would have to go into settings and choose it again. It was getting to be a headache.
This time, I made a discovery. Using root explorer, I changed ownership on the newly transplanted ringtones. The new setting is as follows:
Owner: 0-root
Group: 0-root.
The old setting were system 1015 and sd card. Under the new ownership everything works perfect so far. I can connect to pc via usb, reboot, or whatever and the assigned sound setting stays put.
Hope this helps anyone who has had the sane issue!