How To Remove Factory Notification Tones??

andyandtherman · May 9, 2020

Hi All,

I want to delete the factory notification sounds but I can't seem to figure out how to do it. Anybody know the way to achieve this?

Thanks in advance!

Andy

tommo47 · May 9, 2020

Hi Andy, do you want to delete them or is it that you want to use your own notification sounds instead? If the latter, you don't need to delete the factory ones, just go into settings-sound-notification or similar, (I've got a Pixel 3a so it is probably different) and select your own sounds which will show in the list.

Have you already got your own sounds ready in the appropriate folders ie Alarms, Notifications and Ringtones?

dontpanicbobby · May 9, 2020

Yeah
Just add more sounds.

andyandtherman · May 9, 2020

I've been using my own, but just thought I'd delete the factory ones if it was relatively simple.

I searched the web and there is only an outdated video telling you to download an app called ringtone remover, etc... well, there's no such thing on Samsung or the google play store. I messed with it for a while, but surely there's got to be a way to delete all of those cheesy notification sounds.

tommo47 · May 9, 2020

andyandtherman said:
I searched the web and there is only an outdated video telling you to download an app called ringtone remover, etc... well, there's no such thing on Samsung or the google play store. I messed with it for a while, but surely there's got to be a way to delete all of those cheesy notification sounds.

I think your device would have to be rooted. The files containing the factory installed sounds are in the internal storage space and the system makes your sounds available in those files when you download them to the respective folders in either 'Shared' storage or 'SD' storage. An unrooted device does not have access to those system files.

Dannydet · May 9, 2020

The sounds are part of the operating system and cannot be removed without rooting the device.
You can download mp3s, wav, ogg files and place them in a folder called ringtones, then assign them as you wish

marctronixx · May 10, 2020

the sounds take up virtually no memory you can use anyway. just load your own sounds and keep it pushin'.

andyandtherman · May 10, 2020

I had a feeling this was where it was going

Thanks for the replies. I'll just ignore the files and continue to use my own.

How To Remove Factory Notification Tones??

Member

On Yer Bike, In Yer Chair

100% That Guy

Member

On Yer Bike, In Yer Chair

Member

BEST TECH IN 2023

Smartphones

Best Android Phones

Upcoming

Best iPhones

Upcoming

Tablets

Best Tablets

Upcoming

Laptops

Best Laptops

Upcoming

Televisions

Best TVs

Upcoming

Game Consoles

Best Game Consoles

Upcoming

Wearables

Best Wearables

Upcoming

Smart Home

Smart Home Tech

Upcoming

Similar threads