Custom Ringtones/Text Sounds?

[thetomlin2]

im sure it plays fine on a feature phone but does not play nice with a smartphone.

This is correct. I have had people send my MMS messages with a picture and sound ... on my old feature phone I would open the message, see the picture, and hear the sound. On the Eris, I have to save the picture and the sound as seperate files ... so I dont get the same efect. AFAIK, there is no way to change this.

 

[badass_tweety]

Well dang it, that bites.

 

[marnitt016]

so i downloaded ringdroid and created a ringtone and i set it as my default notification sound. i even went and checked through my settings and tools to make sure. but when i get a text message it's not playing the song

 

[badass_tweety]

The same thing has happened to me also. I still do not know how to set my own ringtone for text messages.

 

[thetomlin2]

Are you using a .wav or a .mp3? I used .wav files for all my ring tones and notifications without any apps and have not had any problems at all.

 

[marnitt016]

i think mine are .mp3 but they said ringdroid is supposed to allow you to set them as a text tone

 

[thetomlin2]

i think mine are .mp3 but they said ringdroid is supposed to allow you to set them as a text tone

It may ... but I can tell you from expirence that .wav files do work without issues as long as you put them in a folder named "notification"

 

[marnitt016]

i figured it out. i was changing the settings the wrong way. when you're in your messages, go to "menu", then "settings", then "select sound". if you've created a file through ringdroid and saved it as a notification sound, it'll be on the list

 

[badass_tweety]

Thank you marnitt016 for sharing that bit of info, that was such a big help for me.

 

[shou5]

I just bought a new Droid IRIS. I love to customizes my ringtones and I figured out how to set Notification ringtones, Text Messaging Ringtones, but I could not figure out how I can customize ringtones for email alerts. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance guys!!

Paul

 

[Beardown]

Anyone else having issues with the Eris recognizing the folders you create?? I created a ringtone folder and a notifications folder but the I cannot find it when I try to set up a ringtone or notification. Any suggestions out there?? Thanks I am coming from a BB Curve to the Eris.

 

[bono1979]

Try turning the phone off then back on ,make sure you power off

 

[Doit2it]

Anyone else having issues with the Eris recognizing the folders you create?? I created a ringtone folder and a notifications folder but the I cannot find it when I try to set up a ringtone or notification. Any suggestions out there?? Thanks I am coming from a BB Curve to the Eris.

Not sure if it matters, but I have my folders under the folder media

On SD Card:

media
..alarms
..notifications
..ringtones

All subfolders are plural and all lowercase. Watch your spelling too

 

[Beardown]

If this would work would the ringtones, notifications etc show up with all the other ringtones or do you have to get them in another place?? I did do a shutdown and still nothing. I think I will delete the folders and try again. I will try the lower case, right now first letter caps.

 

[Scynthetic78]

If this would work would the ringtones, notifications etc show up with all the other ringtones or do you have to get them in another place?? I did do a shutdown and still nothing. I think I will delete the folders and try again. I will try the lower case, right now first letter caps.

Yes. If you get the files properly named and placed, whatever sound you import will show up in the factory installed list of sounds.

 

[Beardown]

Ok, I tried putting them in again lower case spelling correct and still nothing. Even tried the .. in front of them. Tried putting them in the media folder also. Could I still be doing something wrong?? I cannot for the life of me get them to show up. They are mp3 format..... Thanks all!

 

[Doit2it]

Don't use the .. as I had in my post, I just used them to show the 3 were subfolders under the media folder. Sorry for any confusion.

To select custom ringtones, notifications, or alarms:

Under Settings / Sound & display / Phone ringtone
or Settings / Sound & display / Notification sound

To set a custom alarm, go into Clock / Alarms / Set Alarm / Alarm sound


I use MP3 files. I'm not sure if there is a size restriction, but you should make ringtones not longer than 30 seconds, and notifications as short as needed.

 

[Scynthetic78]

I just noticed that apparently ringdroid has been sending all of the files I've made with it to a folder called audio inside of my media folder. Within the audio file, there are two more folders named notifications and ringtones. You may want to try setting it up that way and see if it gets you anywhere.

 

[Beardown]

I put folders there also to try it, they show up under my music then and looks like I can set it as a ringtone but I cannot set it for certain contacts then. Nothing shows up under - Settings / Sound & display / Phone ringtone.

 

[Scynthetic78]

Any chance you can post screenshots of your SD and folders etc. ?

 

[Doit2it]

I just noticed that apparently ringdroid has been sending all of the files I've made with it to a folder called audio inside of my media folder. Within the audio file, there are two more folders named notifications and ringtones. You may want to try setting it up that way and see if it gets you anywhere.

Mine are under media. I believe the main concern is the folder names "ringtones" and "notifications". They could probably be under and folder or even in the root directory. Android just looks for those folder anywhere in the folder tree ("alarms" too).

 

[Doit2it]

Any chance you can post screenshots of your SD and folders etc. ?

Here's mine:

 

[Beardown]

I hope the doc is attached....I tried to paste it in but could not. This is what mine looks like.

 

[Scynthetic78]

Everything looks like it's in the right place. I don't know what to tell you :/

 

[Beardown]

I got the 4 to work now that i have been trying. I think the problem was the dashes in the name and at the end it said ringtone. Once I removed the dashes and the word ringtone they all showed up! Man what a learning experience. Thank you everyone that helped!!