sms alert tones

[afrothunder88]

hey, does anyone know where the Os stores the tones tht you can use for sms alerts?

i want to add my own to it but i cant see an option for it and was thinkin tht if i could add it to the folder then it might appear in the given list of tones?

cheers

[direx]

All the sounds for the alerts are stored in the windows directory. If you convert your tones/songs to .wav format then you can use them for sms, alarm clock and other alerts. keep them short though. I think you may have to run the 'add ringtone' program and select the files. You can run ringtones from anywhere in the windows folder but if you use .wma files they need to go directly in to the windows\Rings folder else they wont be detected. well thats what i found anyway.

[bob190cm]

You are supposed to add a ringtone to \Windows\Rings with any file explorer.
WM2003 supports these: .WAV .WMA .MID(the most compact one)
People, who use "Add Ringtone" have nothing to do at this site, it's xda-developers.com! Joking! :lol:

[direx]

Yes you are correct but you dont need to put them in the Rings folder unless it is a .wma file. I find the midi type tones better cos i dont hear true tones as well. Maybe im deaf!

[bob190cm]

dir \Windows has so many files, that it takes years to open it and even more to find something there! That's why I prefer \Windows\Rings.

PS: Don't worry, you're not alone being deaf in this world! :wink:

[Rudegar]

i'd like to see somebody using a wma file as sms notification
i've only been able to add wma for phone rings not sms's

[ramram]

All the sounds for the alerts are stored in the windows directory. If you convert your tones/songs to .wav format then you can use them for sms, alarm clock and other alerts. keep them short though. I think you may have to run the 'add ringtone' program and select the files. You can run ringtones from anywhere in the windows folder but if you use .wma files they need to go directly in to the windows\Rings folder else they wont be detected. well thats what i found anyway.


I'm trying to change my alarm sound on my XDA this doesn't work at all.
Lets stay in the defaults Rings Alarm2,Alarm3 <-- if I select one of those it keeps using the default ring Alarm1.
I've tried to edit the registry as well no luck, I don't wanna use any Alarm prog my Rom is Wm2003 4.0.1.16 cooked and if I select any other wav file from the \windows folder it just keep using the default one :evil: has anyone fixed this bug?

[direx]

I can't say i know the software for the xda1 but if you can't add alarm sounds which are .wav then why not just overwrite them? Just save your new sound as Alarm1.wav in the windows folder.

[ramram]

I can't say i know the software for the xda1 but if you can't add alarm sounds which are .wav then why not just overwrite them? Just save your new sound as Alarm1.wav in the windows folder.

You cannot overwrite them bcz they are read only files thus they are in the Rom !? If you have a way to delete or edit or replace those files tell me ;)