[HOW-TO] Custom Dial-Tone Sounds

Dave the Knave

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Sorry guys, as I no longer use this phone, and since more current versions of Android do not work with this mod anymore, I am no longer supporting it, nor hosting the files in my dropbox.


Disclaimer: Not that anything in this tutorial should be harmful to your phone, but I am not responsible for any damage, bricking, yelling and screaming fits, keyboards, mice, pens, pencils, small children or household pets that get thrown across the room as your attempt this.

Also, thank you to smeltn. If it wasn't for him, I would have never begun this foray.


Hey there! You're obviously in this thread because you're interested in changing your dial tone sounds. Well here's how to do it.

First let's be clear about what you're going to be changing. When you tap the phone icon, you see this screen:



And when you start dialing a number you hear some sounds. Those are the sounds we're going to be replacing. If you don't hear any sounds, go to Settings > Sounds and make sure Audible Touch Tones is checked like I have done here:




Things you will need to do this:

  1. Some kind of file manager with root access. I like Root Explorer myself, but anything will work.
  2. Replacement sounds. I will include a couple I have found online at the bottom of this post. They most likely will have been taking from an iPhone theme and just converted over for our phones by myself.
  3. And of course some extra time :D
BEFORE you start, make sure you've unzipped the files from one of the attached zips on this post or from one you've made yourself and put them on an easily accessible part of your sd card on the phone.

Here are the steps you will need to follow:
  1. Open your file manager.
  2. Navigate to /system/media/audio/ui
  3. Look for the files Key0.ogg Key1.ogg Key2.ogg Key3.ogg and so on until you get to Key9.ogg. Also look for KeyAsterisk.ogg and KeySharp.ogg. Either rename these files or copy them off to a safe place in case you want to revert back to them. If you want to delete them, that's your choice. I will also attach a copy of the original sounds to the end of this post.
  4. Hopefully you've put the replacement sounds in a place that is easy for you to find them. Take the replacement sounds and put them into the /system/media/audio/ui folder.
  5. Reboot the phone and go test out your sounds. Hopefully if all was done correctly, you should have custom dial tones.



Original Dial Tones - Link Removed

Pre-Made Dial Tones

Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - REMOVED
Default iPhone Dial Tones - REMOVED
British Female Voice Dial Tones - REMOVED
Female Latina Voice Dial Tones - REMOVED
Male Voice Dial Tones - REMOVED
 
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Worked like a charm, with two caveats:

1. The Daft Punk sounds are very quiet, even with the system volume at 100%.
2. The only free file manager with root access that I could find in the market was Android Mate.
 

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Worked like a charm, with two caveats:

1. The Daft Punk sounds are very quiet, even with the system volume at 100%.
2. The only free file manager with root access that I could find in the market was Android Mate.

I'll reupload the sounds after I make them louder. I'd also post by apk of Root Explorer, but that's against XDA's warez/piracy rule. If anyone would like, you can email me (my email is on my profile page) and I will point you in a general direction of where to find a copy. But I HIGHLY recommend biting the bullet and purchasing the app. It's well worth the money.


Edit: I made the sounds louder and updated the link in the OP. Download this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13362181/Daft Punk Dial Tones.zip and try them now.
 
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I tried to mess around with these sounds a while back, but couldn't get it working like you did. lol! Here is a sound that would be cool to have for the keyboard (like the typing keyboard) when you press a letter. Anyway to get that going too??? Thanks!


http://www.mediafire.com/?i4b4nuaq44qu88r
I can't listen to it right now as I'm on my phone but I will also work on that in the morning after class. As for now, I have a splitting migraine and need to get some sleep.

Sent from my Captivate
 

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This is very cool. ^_^ :cool::cool::cool: I wonder if you have anyone that speaks spanish saying the numbers?
Easily obtainable. I'll add that later today when I get the chance.

I tried to mess around with these sounds a while back, but couldn't get it working like you did. lol! Here is a sound that would be cool to have for the keyboard (like the typing keyboard) when you press a letter. Anyway to get that going too??? Thanks!


http://www.mediafire.com/?i4b4nuaq44qu88r
I have this working now. Same process as in the OP. Only the files you're replacing are:
  • KeypressDelete.ogg
  • KeypressReturn.ogg
  • KeypressSpacebar.ogg
  • KeypressStandard.ogg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13362181/Keyboard Clicks.zip
 
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Easily obtainable. I'll add that later today when I get the chance.



I have this working now. Same process as in the OP. Only the files you're replacing are:
  • KeypressDelete.ogg
  • KeypressReturn.ogg
  • KeypressSpacebar.ogg
  • KeypressStandard.ogg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13362181/Keyboard Clicks.zip
hm... I replaced the files, but it's still doing the regular sound on the keyboard.. I'm no noob, but I'm guessing that because I'm using the Fascinate it's making the difference...
 

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hm... I replaced the files, but it's still doing the regular sound on the keyboard.. I'm no noob, but I'm guessing that because I'm using the Fascinate it's making the difference...
I'm not to sure that really matters. Which keyboard are you using? I've noticed the Samsung Keyboard has a different sound click then the Android Keyboard and no matter what I do, the Swype keyboard makes no sounds even if I enabled it in the Swype settings.