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[HOW TO] Custom ringtone/notification/alarm sounds in Android
So you wanna set some custom sounds eh? You've come to the right place. This guide will be divided into three sections: Notifications, Ringtones and Alarms. The first steps for each of them will be somewhat similar so don't get confused, got it? Good.
For this guide, you'll need:
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For this guide, you'll need:
- A device running Android (For this guide, I've used a Galaxy Mega 6.3 running Marshmallow)
- A file manager (I've used the default CM13 file manager for this one but any file manager should work fine)
- The sound/tune/music you want to use (Preferably in .mp3, .ogg, .wav format)
- Locate the custom notification sound you want to use, make sure it's short as it's only a sound for notifications (I'll be using "Jingle ~ Neverending Trouble")
- Move it or copy it to the Notifications folder located at the root directory of your device
- Open up Settings
- Navigate to Sounds>Notification Tone (This step may vary)
- Select the sound you've placed in the Notifications folder earlier (Mine was "Jingle ~ Neverending Trouble")
- Locate the custom ringtone you want to use, make sure it'll last at least one minute as it is a ringtone (I'll be using "Klavier Gavin ~ Guilty Love")
- Move it or copy it to the Ringtones folder located at the root directory of your device
- Open up Settings
- Navigate to Sounds>Phone Ringtone (This step may vary)
- Select the sound you've placed in the Ringtones folder earlier (Mine was "Klavier Gavin ~ Guilty Love")
- Locate the custom alarm sound you want to use, make sure it's long so you'll wake up (I'll be using "Cross-Examination ~ Allegro 2013")
- Move it or copy it to the Alarms located at the root directory of your device
- Open up your Clock/Alarm app
- Select or create an alarm
- Tap the area where you select a sound to be used
- Select the file you've placed in the Alarms folder earlier (Mine was "Cross-Examination ~ Allegro 2013")
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May 30, 2016: Revised the whole guide. Looks clean.
May 29, 2016: Initial guide. Looks like a shithole.
Not exactly sure where I'd post this tutorial so I posted it here.
Setting it up is actually very simple. You'll need the following:
Setting it up is actually very simple. You'll need the following:
- A device running Android (I've tested this on CM13 (Marshmallow) but it should work on any other version just fine)
- A file manager (Stock one should do just fine)
- The sound you want to use (Preferably in .mp3/.ogg/.wav format)
- Place the sound you want to use on the internal storage of your phone
- Copy it to either one of these folders (Alarms, Notfications, Ringtones) located at the root of your phone's internal storage
- To set as a ringtone, go to Settings>Sounds>Phone ringtones and select the sound file you've placed in the ringtones folder
- To set as a notification sound, go to Settings>Sounds>Notification tone and select the sound file you've placed in the notifications folder
- To set as an alarm sound, open up your clock app and select an alarm. There should be an option to set a different sound so use that.
Last edited by nxwing,
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