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Nexus 5x won't use custom ringtones/notifications
I had this issue, but only with the Alarm media files.
Use a file explorer, like ES File Explorer:
Using the ES File Explorer, navigate to the folder you have place your custom alarm media files.
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How to extract default ringtones from Android device?
You probably need a file browser on the phone to access (need root), or adb pull
The built-in ringtones are located in
/system/media/audio/ringtones
... instead of your Internal Storage.
You can also ...
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How to remove added ringtone
Don't clear data of Media Storage (System App) as mattm suggested, you'll lose all ringtones and sound effects.
Instead, do a search for the ringtone or sound effect you added using the Files app (...
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Is there a way to enable the ringer/notification sounds only when using headphones?
I don't have Android Marshmallow but following apps can easily achieve the goal on Android Lollipop 5.1. Should not fail on your OS, I believe. Let me know the result in any case.
MacroDroid
When ...
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How to set one Ringtone for Contacts and another for non contacts?
You can do this on android by going to contacts, then groups tab.
You then need to click the menu button and create a new group. Give it a name and choose a ring tone then click add members and ...
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Is there any way to make calls ring/vibrate only for specific contacts?
I don't know any direct method, but we can apply some tricks to it.
(I am assuming that we want to make all other calls silenced and only your call can ring or better we can say make a sound.)
Open a ...
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Custom notification for whatsapp group
The best way to do this is to do the following:
Open WhatsApp
Long press on the chat that you need to set the custom notification for
Press Group info
Press Custom Notifications
Tick the checkbox at ...
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Nexus 5x won't use custom ringtones/notifications
Surprisingly, the analogous trick doesn't work with alarm tones. I added an alarm tone to /sdcard/Alarms but the alarm clock app doesn't notice it or add it to the list of available alarms on my Nexus ...
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Who is "Dr. MAD"/who composed the default Android ringtones?
Interesting question from a historical perspective since a Google search threw up a few references to Dr.MAD in the ringtone meta data of several OEM ringtones.
Here is what I found. I cannot vouch ...
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How to set default alarm ringtone in Android 6.0?
Go through all of your alarms, including inactive ones, and see if you have "Default Ringtone (Unknown)" set for any. If so, change the ringtone to your custom one or a preset, or delete the alarm ...
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How to set default alarm ringtone in Android 6.0?
Answer is - use "ES Explorer"
Very strange, but "System settings" have only Ringtone and Notification, and no Alarm-clock sound. I think it is a bug. Maybe that setting should be in Clock app, but ...
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Custom ring tone for callers who block their caller ID?
Automation is the preferred option. Many apps are available. I prefer using MacroDroid , since it is free (upto 5 macros) and easy to learn. To understand how MacroDroid works and required settings, ...
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How to set one Ringtone for Contacts and another for non contacts?
Automation is the preferred option. Many apps are available. I prefer using MacroDroid , since it is free (upto 5 macros) and easy to learn. To understand how MacroDroid works and required settings, ...
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Location for custom Ringtones/Alarms/Notifications that hides them from Play Music?
Just create a new folder/directory in internal storage of your phone with name 'Notifications' and place all your notification tones that you have downloaded in this folder.
Finally go to settings > ...
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Is there a way to enable the ringer/notification sounds only when using headphones?
Ensure Tasker is installed and enabled. I tested this with Tasker 4.8 on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. If you are using Tasker on Marshmallow, it will work more effectively if you disable battery ...
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How to copy ringtones to Galaxy Ace 2?
I try to customize ringtone, so I copied files to "/system/media/audio/ringtones". Depending on the app, either the copy is forbidden or the copy is ignored.
It is because system partition is always ...
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Nexus 5x won't use custom ringtones/notifications
It was a permissions thing for me.
Upgraded no problem and it was all OK. Factory started and although I could see the file in notifications it wouldn't play as a message tone.
Settings, apps, ...
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Oneplus2, define/add user ringtones
As @Izzy hinted to check the tag wiki, I found this old answer
How do I set a custom MP3 as a ringtone for other notifications?
The answer said I should put the ringtone file at a certain directory ...
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Reset ringtone picker preferences
For those that have Samsung 8 the place to reset the default apps is
Settings|Apps|App Manager|
Go to the Three dots on top right and from the pull-down select Reset app preferences
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How to set default alarm ringtone in Android 6.0?
Assuming Moto is using a near-AOSP clock app... When you have an alarm in the list (enabled or not), you should be able to set its ringtone individually. Setting one will make alarms created in the ...
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Select my own ringtone on Samsung s7 but only Sound picker is available
All you have to do, is clear defaults for the sound picker app. To do so, go to settings → application manager (apps) → in the three dots menu, select "show system apps" → sound picker &...
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Set a custom alarm / browser entire storage on Motorola Moto G5 / Android 7.0
In the "weird" file manager, click on the ellipses in the top right and choose Show internal storage.
Now you should have "Internal Storage" available in the hamburger menu (three horizontal bars) in ...
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Android forgets ringtone settings after USB connected as mass storage
Just move your desired ringtone to /system/media/audio/ringtones and set proper permissions (refer to other files in the folder).
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How to set default alarm ringtone in Android 6.0?
Copy your ringtone file to the Alarms folder in your internal storage using a file manager. Now you will see that ringtone file in the Default alarm ringtone list in Settings -> Sounds.
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Lollipop plays call notification ringtone instead of notification ringtone when a text is received
Turns out the Messenger app has its own notification setting. Google has an article where to access the setting(s).
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6080337?hl=en
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How to set one Ringtone for Contacts and another for non contacts?
In Android 7, you can go to contacts, then click the 3 dots to enter the groups tab, there should be a group called "my contacts", then change the default ringtone for that group.
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How to view ringtone associated with a contact in moto g2
For fun, I wrote a very simple script to find out which ringtone is assigned to a particular contact. Sadly, the script needs root access and Busybox and its applets installed and available under PATH ...
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Ring volume keeps reseting to zero
My Problem is Solved by upgrading Android lollipop to marshmallow 6.0.1.
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Importing custom ringtone
It simply done by having it as an mp3, which is to be put into either the "Ringtones" or "Notifications" folder (please do both to be sure) from the phone's internet storage. If one or both are not ...
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Nexus 5x won't use custom ringtones/notifications
What I did:
Installed ES File Explorer App on Nexus 5X.
Connected my Chromebook to the Nexus 5X using a USB cable.
Swiped down from top of the Nexus, chose "File transfers" as the desired use for the ...
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