[Q] Ringer/Notification sounds connected in ICS ROM question

[squick]

Hey folks, question. Now it's driving me nuts how the notification and ringer volumes are connected now in ICS where as before we had the option to unlink them. I get emails all through the night but I can't turn my notifications down at night because it turns down the ringer, can't have that.

Anyone know of a way to break the link or am I just going to have to deal with it?

 

[coal686]

This seems to be a common issue with the ICS leaks. Unfortunately, I don't think any of the ROM developers have split them yet.

 

[hitman4274]

Very interesting.... I'll dig into it and see if we can't come up with a solution...

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[roninep]

I've tried 4 different apps to solve this prob and none work right. I use sound manager to turn off notifications at night but leave ringer on, but i can't get it working with those apps.

Hopefully its an easy fix to unpair them.

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[squick]

Very interesting.... I'll dig into it and see if we can't come up with a solution...

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Sounds good!!! Please keep us posted if you do find something, it's really driving me nuts. I don't know who's bright idea it was to remove the option to split them, dumbest thing I've seen in a while.

 

[sitlet]

I just turn off the 3g/wifi before I go to bed. No emails come in, but texts and calls will still come in. Been doing that ever since I moved to Android.

 

[squick]

I just turn off the 3g/wifi before I go to bed. No emails come in, but texts and calls will still come in. Been doing that ever since I moved to Android.

I've been using Audio Manager app to control my volumes, you can set schedules when volume levels are to be changed, I never had to do anything manually. I have enough stuff going on everyday don't need another thing to remember to do before passing out, lol. Good idea though, if it gets too bad I may have to give that a go.

 

[roninep]

Bought ICS Enhanced Ringer control from the market - $2.99.

It duz separate the ringer/notification link however it must be manually enabled/disabled.
I'm hoping the dev adds a scheduler, or a widget to make it easier to enable.

Either way, it works and solves the problem.

 

[vleutmans]

Hi there,

I just want to share that for ICS there is a tool on the market which can disable notifications at night, while still the ringer is "enabled", not muted.

Problem with ICS is that notification volume is directly linked to ringer volume. When you manually disable notifications, you will never hear your phone ring....which can be bad.

So:
In case I don't want to hear notifications at night, but incoming calls will ring as normal I use the following tool (free from market) :

"ICS notification silencer free"

With the free edition you can only define 'one' profile, with a start and end time when to disable notifications (example:sleeping time).

With the paid version you can define more profiles, depending on day etc.

I liked the free edition already as it has enough features just to disable notification when I am asleep.


Hope you enjoy this tool, and sleep well on ICS

Br.

Michel

 

[roninep]

Another solution

Ive been dealing with this since ICS first came out, and its been driving me nuts.
I need no text notifications at night, but the phone needs to ring if someone calls.
I tried ICS ringtone control and ICS Silencer. ICS ringtone didnt have a scheduler so I had to set it manually every night.

For the last week Ive tried Profile Scheduler and its worked perfectly. I assume other profile apps would work too, so
check them out.

Heres what I did. Create/download a silent ringtone mp3 - I named mine "Silence - 30sec". I then went under the
"Night" profile and made the notification sound that ringtone, and left all the volumes the way they are. I then created
a rule activating that profile from 10p-7a. I then changed 'conditions not met' to the normal profile, to change it back to
normal when its done. Under the normal profile, I made my ringtone my original one.

Good luck, and until ICS unlinks the sliders, this has worked best for me.

 

[MANDROIDS]

Linked Ringtone / Notifications volume

Hey folks, question. Now it's driving me nuts how the notification and ringer volumes are connected now in ICS where as before we had the option to unlink them. I get emails all through the night but I can't turn my notifications down at night because it turns down the ringer, can't have that.

Anyone know of a way to break the link or am I just going to have to deal with it?

Any updates?

Has anyone been able to separate the two?

 

[roninep]

Separating volumes

Any updates?

Has anyone been able to separate the two?

I have flashed 5 different ROMs, and the only one (HTC Evo4G LTE) that separates them is CM10.
I ran it for a bit, but switched back to ViperRom, and use Phone Schedule app to simply change the ringtone
for my notification sounds, at whatever time I need.
I have a silent ringtone, and use it for notification sounds between 9p and 7a, and then it automatically
switches back to a audible music ringtone.

Hope this helps.

 

[MANDROIDS]

I have flashed 5 different ROMs, and the only one (HTC Evo4G LTE) that separates them is CM10.
I ran it for a bit, but switched back to ViperRom, and use Phone Schedule app to simply change the ringtone
for my notification sounds, at whatever time I need.
I have a silent ringtone, and use it for notification sounds between 9p and 7a, and then it automatically
switches back to a audible music ringtone.

Hope this helps.

I think the linking of the two was a step backwards for 4.0. Hopefully this will be undone in future versions

 

[coal686]

I think the linking of the two was a step backwards for 4.0. Hopefully this will be undone in future versions

I think they did it so when you turned the ringer volume up or down, the notification volume would go up our down accordingly, which is desirable behavior. But it is annoying if you need them to be controlled separately.

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