custom ringtone for text message, how? (samsung galaxy s5)

[jim127527]

Well i tried all the ideas.. Mine is a samsung galxy 5 thrue at&t as my carrier. And nothing works... pretty disturbing when my partner at work has the same phone and hers works fine... Any help PPPPPPPPPLllease!!!

 

[dterris]

thanks for that answer. is there a way to customize the alert to silence? for example, there is a person from whom i want to get messages, but i do not want to hear my usual alert. can this be done? was easy on my old blackberry, and i know you can do it for I-phones

 

[coffeebreakwhatever]

Mike N Vicky = I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime..just got it. I downloaded songs for the ring tone AND to the Notifications file. I assigned ringtones to contacts and that works great. I now want to assign a "ringtone" to each contact to ring on a text message. I am able to get the songs/tone to my cell phone, but in Notification, it only allows me to choose ONE tone....for all texts. Is there a way around this so that I can assign a notification tone to each contact? I have DL'd several "songs" and they are all there, but it only allows me to choose one for all texts! Any suggestions?

 

[coffeebreakwhatever]

I save the MP3 to my PC, then plug in my phone, and copy/paste it to the Notification file in the phone.
Just click open the drive the phone is plugged into. Scroll down to "Notification", highlight it and right click to paste. Then open the NOtification option on your phone...find the song and check the circle. Now that will be what is played when you get a text. I am working on how to assign a tune to each contact for getting a text message from them! I have tunes assigned as ring tones to everyone, but can't figure how to do same for texting.

 

[Cristian Caravan]

Hello people,

So just bought a Galaxy S5 and I have a wierd problem, my custom ringtone starts from about half in. And the phone knows it because the progress bar is filled kind of half. Any thoughts on how i can make it start from the beginning.
I know the workaround, like extend the ringtone, but i dont really want to do it. Would like an "official" fix.

Thanks,
Cristian Caravan

 

[coffeebreakwhatever]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime..just got it. I downloaded songs for the ring tone AND to the Notifications file. I assigned ringtones to contacts and that works great. I now want to assign a "ringtone" to each contact to ring on a text message. I am able to get the songs/tone to my cell phone, but in Notification, it only allows me to choose ONE tone....for all texts. Is there a way around this so that I can assign a notification tone to each contact? I have DL'd several "songs" and they are all there, but it only allows me to choose one for all texts! Any suggestions?

 

[Barbara Guevara1]

hi, can you let me know how you did it?

 

[DoggyB22]

So I''ve been having the same problem with my S6 Edge+ ... Its kinda weird so with some friends I do what is told & go under the specific contact, add additional fields & then pick a certain text tone for them. & its worked. But just recently I tried doing it for a contact & its still using the "Verizon Alert" one?!?! Anyone know what gives

 

[LTA1]

This thread is very helpful. Now i have a customized default msg tone, and contacts personalized msg tone too ☺

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[kbrun]

After many searches through various forums on setting customized notifications for my contacts, and after many attempts at the given suggestions, all of which failed to work for individual customization (and I am not phone ignorant)I could select a notification tone different than the installed one but it only worked for all my contacts, not just the one I wanted it to alert me to. I finally went to the Verizon store. I was told that every batch of phones have glitches and that was my burden to bear. Thank you very much. I'm stubborn. Finally, after 8 months of trying every known suggestion this is what I found that does work - Galaxy S5, Verizon Carrier, Message+ user....
1. Go to a received message in your messaging app
2. Find the three dots by the phone symbol in the upper right corner
3. Click Customize - top of the list
4. Click Tones - 4th down the list
5. Select the app you want to select your tone from (if you have more than the one that came with the phone)
6. Select the tone
7. Click on "Set Notification" on the bottom left of your screen and you're good to go

 

[Bridget Cusack]

Hello, I am also trying to customize a text sound for individual people. I read the thread and I went to my settings for the contact however I do not see where I can "add another field". I have the Droid Turbo 2. Can anyone help me with this please?

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[ironass]

Hello, I am also trying to customize a text sound for individual people. I read the thread and I went to my settings for the contact however I do not see where I can "add another field". I have the Droid Turbo 2. Can anyone help me with this please?

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Hello and welcome to Android Central Bridget Cusack!

This is a Samsung Galaxy S5 firmware feature that is obviously missing from the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 I am afraid. Try posting on the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 forum for Android Central and see if they have a solution for you.

Good luck!

 

[Bridget Cusack]

OK thank you. I'm new to this and didn't know there were individual forums for each phone and their issues.

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[yourwelcome]

Here is what i did to customize my ringtone for text messages:
Your phone has to be rooted so you can use root explorer.
Then go to system-media-audio-notifications and in this folder you will copy your mp3 file into.
reboot your phone and then go to settings and you will find your ringtone in your "text message ringtones files"

 

[salutcemoi]

The app ZEDGE is awesome for custom ringtones, notification tones and wallpapers. You can download a ringtone or wallpaper and select it to be the default...all from the app.

Strongly recommend Zedge

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[Bridget Cusack]

Yes, I have that one, but I still cannot customize a text tone for personalization with this phone...and I posted in the wrong spot - I have a Motorola Droid Turbo 2.

 

[Bridget Cusack]

So you have to break the ROM codes and use a custom ROM?

 

[bpb101Brunk]

Hello,

Like the title said, how do you set custom ringtone for text messaging. It seem like only the call ringtone are allowed to use custom ringtone but not for text messaging.

Thanks ahead,
-Andy

Here is a real Solution. Open MyFiles, Select Audio, press and hold the sound you want as your notification (it will check the file), go up to the options button (the vertical 3 circles), hit copy, select device storage, find the folder named Notifications and click it, paste the audio file there.

Now go to Settings, Sounds and Notifications, Notification ring tones, and your file will be listed along with all the other default notification sounds.

Hope this helps, I did this so I could have droideka blaster shots as my text sound

 

[Bridget Cusack]

I'm sorry, but I didn't follow your instructions. I also don't think it's related to my question. I'm not looking to add new ringtones/notification sounds. I'm trying to customize specific ones to specific people. (Example: dad have "Beep", mom have "Boop", sister have "Ring", etc). I know how to find and save new tones but from what I can tell, I can only have ONE sounds (no matter what I choose it to be) and that becomes the "default notification sound".

 

[Njean27]

I have saved it in the notifications folder and it still does not show in the notification sounds. I tried adding it to a contact specifically and it works. I want to select it as the default notification tone, though. It is a tone and not a song or price of music. I'm stuck??? I'm assuming it's a problem with the phone. Anyou suggestions?