How to Use Your Own Music for Ringtone for LG P500?

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beforenightfalls

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Topic # 95793 13-Jan-2012 10:05

I have just got a new phone - LG P500. I have never used a smartphone before so would really appreciate some help please.

I am trying to figure out how to use one of my own songs that is in the music folder as a ringtone. I have found some instructions on how to do this but you first need to access the sd card folder. I can't seem to find this and am not having much luck searching online.

Can somebody help please?

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Reply # 568272 13-Jan-2012 10:08

You'll need to create the folders first. Download ES file explorer from the market to do this.

beforenightfalls

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Reply # 568276 13-Jan-2012 10:14

thank you. i am downloading that now. will it then be obvious what to do?

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Reply # 568284 13-Jan-2012 10:25

Just create a new folder named "media", and inside that a folder named "audio" and then inside the audio folder you need three folders named 'alarms', 'notifications' and 'ringtones'. Then put your tones/tunes into three appropriate folders and you're away. May need to restart phone once you've created the folders.

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Reply # 568293 13-Jan-2012 10:38

Just download free app Ringdroid. Allows you to choose music as a ringtone, but also to edit a copy of the track to pick out exactly what part of the song you want.

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beforenightfalls

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Reply # 568382 13-Jan-2012 13:33

thanks for telling me about ringdroid, works great. problem solved.

Karlosnz

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Reply # 568407 13-Jan-2012 14:23

Or you could just go into the stock music player find the song you want to select as your ringtone
long press on song which brings up some options and one of them is use as phone ringtone

beforenightfalls

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Reply # 568412 13-Jan-2012 14:31

if only i had known that before! i spent hours trying to suss it last night! a great thing to know. thank you.

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Reply # 568414 13-Jan-2012 14:33

As a P500 owner - Thanks too!

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Reply # 568415 13-Jan-2012 14:39

No problems they are great little phones

beforenightfalls

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Reply # 568862 14-Jan-2012 17:43

hey would somebody be able to tell me please how i get rid of the "ticks" in the top left of the screen? And how do you scroll through different internet tabs? Thanks.

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Reply # 568871 14-Jan-2012 18:01

When you drag down the top bar, there is a 'clear' soft button.

When you press the left most button (next to the house) a pop-up of soft buttons appear, then press windows.

beforenightfalls

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Reply # 568873 14-Jan-2012 18:06

thank you