Desire change ring tones

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ronw

1222 posts

Uber Geek

#67601 4-Sep-2010 12:50

I have a HTC Desire and cannot for life of me figure how to change the ringtones. I can put tones on the sd card but when I go into phone menu there is only the choice of their tones and no way to add your own in. Am I missing something?

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n4

959 posts

Ultimate Geek

#376553 4-Sep-2010 13:04

Use the Ringdroid app. By default Android does not let you use non system tones. It has the added benefit of letting you select specific parts of a music track instead of just the beginning.

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sonmica

60 posts

Master Geek

#376567 4-Sep-2010 13:45

In the Desire manual, it says that you can select ringtones via the Music app: go into the app and select the song/tone you want to use, then play it back. On the play back screen, press menu and you'll see an option to set it as a ringtone.

You can also do this:
(Taken from the massive tips & tricks thread)

NZtechfreak: To add new ringtones or SMS alerts, connect your Desire to USB and mount the device on your PC. Browser to the following folders:

Ringtones: /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones
SMS Alerts: /sdcard/media/audio/notifications
Alarm Alerts: /sdcard/media/audio/alarms

Copy your mp3 files into either of the folders above. Then go to:

Ringtone:Settings > sound and display > phone ringtone
SMS: Settings > sound and display > notification sound
Alarms: Set the sound when adding a new alarm.

Then select the ringtone you put in the above folder(s).

ronw

1222 posts

Uber Geek

#376594 4-Sep-2010 14:51

OK Had to use Ringdroid in the end as I could not seem to make it happen in the way explained in the manual
All sweet now

Nokia 7 Plus
Nexus 6P 32Gb
Nexus 6 Phone
Nexus 5 Phone
Nexus 7 2013 Tablet
Samsung TAB A 8"
Samsung TAB A 10"

& many Windows laptops, Desktops etc

NZtechfreak

4649 posts

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Trusted

#376632 4-Sep-2010 16:20

Definitely works as described in the Media player, play the track, while its playing back (or paused for that matter) hit the Menu button and apply as a ring tone.

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