[ExileFox]

Hi. i think a ghost is inhabiting my phone or something

An alarm will randomly go off in the background, playing a file that doesn't exist once (custom ringtone) then go silent, it can take 2 minutes to several weeks before this happens again.

I generally keep the phone silent because I'm in a noisy environment and can't really hear it most of the time, but when i'm expecting a call, this issue is pretty annoying and I consider resetting the phone to be the backup for an emergency solution - so, what can be done to resolve this?

I have avast installed but it doesn't find anything

[Aljean Thein]

Is there no alarm set up in the clock app? Everything is deleted and cleared ?

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Does this happen if you turn NFC off?

[ExileFox]

Welcome to Android Central! Does this happen if you turn NFC off?

Thanks, I keep NFC off because i never use it

Is there no alarm set up in the clock app? Everything is deleted and cleared ?

The last alarm i had stored didn't match the timing of these random ringings.
Even if it was present, How would it play the sound of a deleted ringtone?

[Aljean Thein]

Yes that's pretty creepy. You can try a factory reset . Back up your device first before doing so.

[dpham00]

Hi. i think a ghost is inhabiting my phone or something

An alarm will randomly go off in the background, playing a file that doesn't exist once (custom ringtone) then go silent, it can take 2 minutes to several weeks before this happens again.

I generally keep the phone silent because I'm in a noisy environment and can't really hear it most of the time, but when i'm expecting a call, this issue is pretty annoying and I consider resetting the phone to be the backup for an emergency solution - so, what can be done to resolve this?

I have avast installed but it doesn't find anything

Do you have any third party alarm clocks installed?

[dpham00]

Is there no alarm set up in the clock app? Everything is deleted and cleared ?

I am just curious how it could play a ringtone that was deleted

[dpham00]

Welcome to Android Central! Does this happen if you turn NFC off?

How is nfc related to the alarm?

[dpham00]

Thanks, I keep NFC off because i never use it



The last alarm i had stored didn't match the timing of these random ringings.
Even if it was present, How would it play the sound of a deleted ringtone?

Maybe there was more than one copy of the ringtone on the phone?

[dpham00]

Yes that's pretty creepy. You can try a factory reset . Back up your device first before doing so.

It definitely is weird. I would also recommend the fdr

[Aljean Thein]

I am just curious how it could play a ringtone that was deleted

Phone is haunted

[Aljean Thein]

How is nfc related to the alarm?

I'm curious to this too

[Aljean Thein]

Maybe the ring tone isn't fully deleted in the phone. But if it's not set to play that ring tone then that's weird.

[ExileFox]

Maybe the ring tone isn't fully deleted in the phone. But if it's not set to play that ring tone then that's weird.

I highly doubt the default android clock/alarm app would cache the ringtone. As mentioned, there is no alarms set and the alarm ringtone is different from the ringtone used for incoming calls.

Maybe there was more than one copy of the ringtone on the phone?

If i search for the file name using AndroZip it can not be found.

How is nfc related to the alarm?

I suppose you can configure a tag to turn an alarm off or on?
But i don't have any tags...

I am just curious how it could play a ringtone that was deleted

This part i can not understand.

Do you have any third party alarm clocks installed?

Nope. never was.

[B. Diddy]

How is nfc related to the alarm?

I asked this in case it actually wasn't an alarm, but rather that odd NFC notification tone that the phone might make if there's something with an NFC chip nearby (like a credit card or other ID card).

[Aljean Thein]

I asked this in case it actually wasn't an alarm, but rather that odd NFC notification tone that the phone might make if there's something with an NFC chip nearby (like a credit card or other ID card).

Oh thats interesting

[Aljean Thein]

I highly doubt the default android clock/alarm app would cache the ringtone. As mentioned, there is no alarms set and the alarm ringtone is different from the ringtone used for incoming calls.



If i search for the file name using AndroZip it can not be found.



I suppose you can configure a tag to turn an alarm off or on?
But i don't have any tags...



This part i can not understand.



Nope. never was.

Probably do the factory reset