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| Started by | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| First post | 2018-11-05 12:11 -0800 |
| Last post | 2018-11-09 13:12 -0800 |
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Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 12:11 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2018-11-06 01:41 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 18:49 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> - 2018-11-06 14:33 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 10:06 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-11-06 05:05 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-05 22:14 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-11-06 07:56 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2018-11-06 05:15 -0500
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 10:01 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-11-07 00:34 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-06 17:59 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> - 2018-11-07 04:09 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-07 16:28 +0000
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-07 09:25 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2018-11-08 17:55 -0500
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-08 19:13 -0800
Re: Ringtone choice John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2018-11-09 09:51 -0500
Re: Ringtone choice The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2018-11-09 13:12 -0800
| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-05 12:11 -0800 |
| Subject | Ringtone choice |
| Message-ID | <prq86b$ftd$1@dont-email.me> |
I'm using the 'phone' app that came with the Moto G5+. The most recent
update (my guess) eliminated the choice of ringtones other than those
that are included with the app, resulting in missed calls because the
ringtone selection switched to 'none'. I looked at various phone apps,
but they don't seem interested in receiving calls, just dialing, contact
use, etc.
I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want
to keep using it! It's loud and I can recognize it in a crowded noisy
room, unlike generic ringtones. I emailed Motorola, but I don't know
how long they will take to respond.
--
Cheers, Bev
"By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other
dwarves began to suspect 'Hungry.'" -Gary Larson
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| From | Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 01:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prqrge$10mn$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #57212 |
On 05/11/2018 20:11, The Real Bev wrote: > I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want > to keep using it! If you still have or can obtain the ringtone file in question, just copying it into the Ringtones folder on the Moto G should make it show up everywhere you can pick a ringtone.
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-05 18:49 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prqvga$eli$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57232 |
On 11/05/2018 05:41 PM, Calum wrote:
> On 05/11/2018 20:11, The Real Bev wrote:
>
>> I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want
>> to keep using it!
>
> If you still have or can obtain the ringtone file in question, just
> copying it into the Ringtones folder on the Moto G should make it show
> up everywhere you can pick a ringtone.
The 'Ringtones' folder contained none of the other useless ringtones
(only an .ogg file that hangouts used, so I ignored it), the names of
which ES File Explorer was unable to find. Putting flint.wav in that
folder worked after a few false starts wherein only a part of the file
played. Strange and annoying. That folder wouldn't exist if I hadn't
installed hangouts, but I've had 'flint' on the phone since I got it
over a year ago.
Thanks!
I HATE calling them folders, but that word is shorter than
'subdirectory' :-(
--
Cheers, Bev
Nobody needs to speak on behalf of idiots, they manage
to speak entirely too much for themselves already.
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| From | "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 14:33 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <iaOIBo+vYa4bFwz3@255soft.uk> |
| In reply to | #57233 |
In message <prqvga$eli$1@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes: [] >I HATE calling them folders, but that word is shorter than >'subdirectory' :-( > Given that they're arguably subfolders anyway, just call them directory (i. e. drop the "sub") (-:! -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Radio 4 is one of the reasons being British is good. It's not a subset of Britain - it's almost as if Britain is a subset of Radio 4. - Stephen Fry, in Radio Times, 7-13 June, 2003.
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 10:06 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prsl7g$rev$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57253 |
On 11/06/2018 06:33 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: > In message <prqvga$eli$1@dont-email.me>, The Real Bev > <bashley101@gmail.com> writes: > [] >>I HATE calling them folders, but that word is shorter than >>'subdirectory' :-( >> > Given that they're arguably subfolders anyway, just call them directory > (i. e. drop the "sub") (-:! I suppose you don't see anything wrong with using objects as subjects or 'they' when you don't know the gender. SOMEONE has to uphold standards, and it might as well be those who actually know the difference! -- Cheers, Bev ===================================================================== If violence isn't solving the problem, you're not using enough of it.
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| From | Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 05:05 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prr7f1$ceb$1@news.mixmin.net> |
| In reply to | #57212 |
On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:11:53 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone I'm confused as to what you need, so I don't know if this is what you want as I never heard of "Our Man Flint", so I don't even know what an "Our Man Flint" ringtone is.... But this seems to have some if you need them: <https://www.zedge.net/find/ringtones/our%20man%20flint> <https://mobcup.net/browse/ringtones/mp3/0/downloads/our-man-flint> <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> <https://appraw.com/downloads/our%20man%20flint/ringtones> etc. If you need to convert the format, there are good freeware programs on Windows to do that, as I'm sure you're aware, e.g., audacity, handbrake, super, shotcut, etc. You can also easily make your own ringtones, e.g., by using NewPipe freeware on Android to strip the audio from a YouTube video and then using Audacity freeware to "simplify" it to a ringtone (where you often run a band pass filter to limit the bandwidth high and low frequencies). I saw the response to "copy it to the ringtone folder", where I'm unfamiliar with that folder. Looking on my LG Stylo 3 Plus (Nougat 7.0) from Windows over USB, there is the "Internal Storage" folder, then "Ringtones", which is empty. Since I have my contacts set to automatic ringtones, a different ringtone for each contact, all done automatically by the default phone app, there _must_ be a place for Ringtones _outside_ of that Ringtones folder. As I've explained to Frank Slootweg in the past, the developers who designed Android don't seem to have any cohesive folder strategy, or, if there is one, I don't get it. Why wouldn't _all_ ringtones go in the default Android ringtone folder? Where are default Android ringtones _supposed_ to be globally located?
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-05 22:14 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prrbg2$rfn$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57240 |
On 11/05/2018 09:05 PM, Arlen_Holder wrote: > On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:11:53 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > >> I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone > > I'm confused as to what you need, so I don't know if this is what you want > as I never heard of "Our Man Flint", so I don't even know what an "Our Man > Flint" ringtone is.... Old movie. Spy spoof with James Coburn. He had an alarm watch with a little thingy that stuck out and poked his hand while it played that tune. Just a little short thing, but it definitely sounds like an alarm. > But this seems to have some if you need them: > <https://www.zedge.net/find/ringtones/our%20man%20flint> > <https://mobcup.net/browse/ringtones/mp3/0/downloads/our-man-flint> > <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> > <https://appraw.com/downloads/our%20man%20flint/ringtones> > etc. > > If you need to convert the format, there are good freeware programs on > Windows to do that, as I'm sure you're aware, e.g., audacity, handbrake, > super, shotcut, etc. > > You can also easily make your own ringtones, e.g., by using NewPipe > freeware on Android to strip the audio from a YouTube video and then using > Audacity freeware to "simplify" it to a ringtone (where you often run a > band pass filter to limit the bandwidth high and low frequencies). > > I saw the response to "copy it to the ringtone folder", where I'm > unfamiliar with that folder. > > Looking on my LG Stylo 3 Plus (Nougat 7.0) from Windows over USB, there is > the "Internal Storage" folder, then "Ringtones", which is empty. > > Since I have my contacts set to automatic ringtones, a different ringtone > for each contact, all done automatically by the default phone app, there > _must_ be a place for Ringtones _outside_ of that Ringtones folder. You'd think, wouldn't you. GOD how I despise having 6 levels of subdirectories to navigate, especially with fat fingers. Might as well be windows :-( > As I've explained to Frank Slootweg in the past, the developers who > designed Android don't seem to have any cohesive folder strategy, or, if > there is one, I don't get it. > > Why wouldn't _all_ ringtones go in the default Android ringtone folder? > Where are default Android ringtones _supposed_ to be globally located? Apparently there is NO default android ringtone folder, and the only one I have was generated by either hangouts or google voice (which hangouts uses). -- Cheers, Bev Giving out free MS security updates is like giving out free band-aids with flesh-eating microbes in the pads.
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| From | Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 07:56 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prrhfr$22m$1@news.mixmin.net> |
| In reply to | #57243 |
On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 22:14:24 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > Apparently there is NO default android ringtone folder, and the only one > I have was generated by either hangouts or google voice (which hangouts > uses). I manage my Android file system from Windows, which has the advantage of the mouse, huge screen, and keyboard. What I am doing is creating on my external SD card (which, if I had one, could be as large as 2TB), is creating a /sdcard1/data1 directory that contains an "audio" folder that has in it different types of audio files. a. alarms b. songs c. voice recordings d. call recordings e. ringtones etc. Do you know what format the ringtones should be in? I just mounted my internal memory as drive Z on Windows where I can run the following command to create a list of all the files on the Android device: dir /s/a/l/on/b Z:\* > c:\tmp\all_files_on_android.txt From that list, I can easily find any particular format file, e.g., type all_files.txt | findstr ".m3g" Or, any other Windows command to find certain files: dir /s/a/l/on/b Z:\*.wav etc. What file formats are we looking for? What I can do is run a quick batch command to copy them from the internal sd card over to the audio folder of the external sd card.
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| From | "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 05:15 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <prrpjb$idl$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57212 |
"The Real Bev" <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in message news:prq86b$ftd$1@dont-email.me... > I'm using the 'phone' app that came with the Moto G5+. The most recent > update (my guess) eliminated the choice of ringtones other than those that > are included with the app, resulting in missed calls because the ringtone > selection switched to 'none'. I looked at various phone apps, but they > don't seem interested in receiving calls, just dialing, contact use, etc. > > I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want > to keep using it! It's loud and I can recognize it in a crowded noisy > room, unlike generic ringtones. I emailed Motorola, but I don't know how > long they will take to respond. > Hilarious movie, and also the sequel :-) On my G6 Play with an SD card, all of my ringtones are under a Ringtones folder. When I connected the phone to my PC, the folder hierarchy was already in place (Alarms, Android, DCIM, etc.), so I just moved my personal ringtones from my Samsung to the Moto via the PC. Then I just picked which I wanted for whoever in Contacts. Is this the one you want? <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> This is a repeating (19 sec.) one listed as the "In Like Flint" ringtone: <https://www.redringtones.com/in-like-flint-ringtone/> Both are decent quality. -- SC Tom
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 10:01 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prskua$oaa$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57248 |
On 11/06/2018 02:15 AM, SC Tom wrote: > > > "The Real Bev" <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:prq86b$ftd$1@dont-email.me... >> I'm using the 'phone' app that came with the Moto G5+. The most recent >> update (my guess) eliminated the choice of ringtones other than those that >> are included with the app, resulting in missed calls because the ringtone >> selection switched to 'none'. I looked at various phone apps, but they >> don't seem interested in receiving calls, just dialing, contact use, etc. >> >> I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want >> to keep using it! It's loud and I can recognize it in a crowded noisy >> room, unlike generic ringtones. I emailed Motorola, but I don't know how >> long they will take to respond. The guy asked if it was a downloaded or native ringtone (as if I hadn't already explained) and suggested rebooting. At least he didn't suggest a factory reset. I told him my solution and asked where the native ringtones were stored. > Hilarious movie, and also the sequel :-) > > On my G6 Play with an SD card, all of my ringtones are under a Ringtones > folder. When I connected the phone to my PC, the folder hierarchy was > already in place (Alarms, Android, DCIM, etc.), so I just moved my personal > ringtones from my Samsung to the Moto via the PC. Then I just picked which I > wanted for whoever in Contacts. > > Is this the one you want? > <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> Yes. > This is a repeating (19 sec.) one listed as the "In Like Flint" ringtone: > <https://www.redringtones.com/in-like-flint-ringtone/> > > Both are decent quality. -- Cheers, Bev ===================================================================== If violence isn't solving the problem, you're not using enough of it.
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| From | Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> |
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| Date | 2018-11-07 00:34 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prtbv1$k14$1@news.mixmin.net> |
| In reply to | #57264 |
On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:01:46 -0800, The Real Bev wrote:
>> Is this the one you want?
>> <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/>
>
> Yes.
I'm still confused about the problem and solution so please take this
intentionally helpful post as just a suggestion.
I'm not sure if the problem is:
o finding ringtones
o setting ringtones
o making ringtones
My prior post was on "finding" ringtones (dir /s/a/l/on/b).
Googling, I found this which purports to help people _set_ ringtones on
their phone to what they want those ringtones to be.
<https://www.androidcentral.com/adding-custom-ringtones-and-sounds-your-android>
If you want to _make_ a ringtone, bear in mind that it has been said
(somewhere) that you can _damage_ the phone's speakers with a badly
designed ringtone (is that true?).
These Android apps purport to create ringtones:
Zedge, by Zedge
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.zedge.android>
Ringtone Maker, by Big Bang Inc.
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herman.ringtone>
These solutions may help prevent speaker damage if that's really an issue:
<https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_making_ringtones_and_ivr_messages.html>
<https://www.groovypost.com/howto/freeware/easily-make-your-own-ringtones-free-audacity/>
<https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-create-free-ringtones-using-audacity-2438830>
etc.
Even if you don't need to prevent damage, this solution below that I tested
on your ringtone is a general solution to make a ringtone out of anything.
1. Download this 3-second 16-bit ringtone from the list I provided earlier:
<https://www.redringtones.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/our-man-flint-ringtone.mp3>
Name: our-man-flint-ringtone.mp3, Size: 46393 bytes
SHA256: F0F400592F50094C4780ECA643E942C66219B24D86BC74AC8F1EECC3094F2394
2. GSpot freeware identifies the codec as "MPEG-1 Layer 3", 44100Hz 128kb/s
3. MP3Tag freeware shows no ID3 tags, so I added:
Album = ringtone, Title = Our Man Flint, Artist = Our Man Flint
4. Audacity freeware shows it to be a stereo file with some blank spots:
(It says 32 bit float, even though the original web page said 16 bit.)
5. Audacity:Analyze > Plot Spectrum (shows a frequency analysis chart)
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4429182ringtone03.jpg>
6. Audacity:Effect > Equalization (allows you to band pass filter)
o Attenuate to -24dB from 20Hz to 300Hz & from 1000Hz to 20000Hz
<http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=5351927ringtone04.jpg>
7. Audacity:Effect > Compressor (reduce high:low volume delta)
Change the Ratio from 2:1 to 3:1
Uncheck the [_]Make-up gain for 0 dB after compressing
8. Audacity:Effect > Amplify
Change the "New Peak Amplitude (dB)" from 0.0 to -3 (dB) [or -2 dB]
9. Audacity:Tracks > Stereo Track to Mono (merges both tracks to mono)
10. Audacity:Effects > Fade In (on the first few seconds)
Audacity:Effects > Fade Out (on the last few seconds)
11. Optionally trim the song (ringtones repeat if less than about 20sec)
12. Audacity:File > Export > Export Audio > myringtone.mp3
I would put all my ringtones in the same folder:
/sdcard1/data1/audio/ringtone/myringtone.mp3
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-06 17:59 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prtgv1$ouk$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57274 |
On 11/06/2018 04:34 PM, Arlen_Holder wrote: > On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:01:46 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > >>> Is this the one you want? >>> <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> >> >> Yes. > > I'm still confused about the problem and solution so please take this > intentionally helpful post as just a suggestion. > > I'm not sure if the problem is: > o finding ringtones > o setting ringtones > o making ringtones None of the above. The problem was in getting the phone to recognize the downloaded ringtone. The existing ringtones were not locatable by name. The only Ringtone(s) folder was NOT created by the native phone app. The flint.wav ringtone had been working when it was just in the / directory of the sd card, but stopped suddenly -- possibly as a result of an update to the phone app. I put the desired ringtone (flint.wav) in the ..../Ringtones folder and it worked again. I am still mystified as to why I am unable to find any of the native ringtones, but this works so I'm happy. -- Cheers, Bev Just as you cannot explain snow to a summer insect, so also you cannot explain ski resorts to someone who walks uphill willingly. --ErikL
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| From | Arlen_Holder <a%rle%20nh.older@no.spam.net> |
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| Date | 2018-11-07 04:09 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prtogu$p4e$1@news.mixmin.net> |
| In reply to | #57279 |
On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 17:59:59 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > None of the above. The problem was in getting the phone to recognize > the downloaded ringtone. Actually that was the middle thing "setting the ringtone". It had to be one of the three! :) Thanks for explaining the issue as that is the one issue I didn't delve into much, other than to note that there is reputedly an app that "sets" the ringtone for each app for you (but I haven't tested it). The Zedge app is _supposed_ to help you _find_ and _set_ the ringtone for any given app. Does it do that? I don't know. But that's my understanding. <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.zedge.android> Again, I do not know if it actually works, but it is "supposed" to: o Find all your ringtones, and, o Set any given app to use those ringtones > The existing ringtones were not locatable by name. I've seen that before, where a file I _know_ is there, I can't see! It's frustrating. > The only Ringtone(s) folder was NOT created by the native phone > app. The flint.wav ringtone had been working when it was just in the / > directory of the sd card, but stopped suddenly -- possibly as a result > of an update to the phone app. > > I put the desired ringtone (flint.wav) in the ..../Ringtones folder and > it worked again. I am still mystified as to why I am unable to find any > of the native ringtones, but this works so I'm happy. Good for you. All that matters, in the end, are two things: o That we get things to work, or, o That we at least understand why they don't work!
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2018-11-07 16:28 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <prv7b1.aug.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #57279 |
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/06/2018 04:34 PM, Arlen_Holder wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:01:46 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: > > > >>> Is this the one you want? > >>> <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> > >> > >> Yes. > > > > I'm still confused about the problem and solution so please take this > > intentionally helpful post as just a suggestion. > > > > I'm not sure if the problem is: > > o finding ringtones > > o setting ringtones > > o making ringtones > > None of the above. The problem was in getting the phone to recognize > the downloaded ringtone. The existing ringtones were not locatable by > name. The only Ringtone(s) folder was NOT created by the native phone > app. The flint.wav ringtone had been working when it was just in the / > directory of the sd card, but stopped suddenly -- possibly as a result > of an update to the phone app. > > I put the desired ringtone (flint.wav) in the ..../Ringtones folder and > it worked again. I am still mystified as to why I am unable to find any > of the native ringtones, but this works so I'm happy. As with anything native, the native ringtones are in a folder you can't access, because otherwise you could delete them. I.e. similar to (but not the same as) built-in apps.
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-07 09:25 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <prv779$grn$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57288 |
On 11/07/2018 08:28 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote: > The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 11/06/2018 04:34 PM, Arlen_Holder wrote: >> > On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:01:46 -0800, The Real Bev wrote: >> > >> >>> Is this the one you want? >> >>> <https://www.redringtones.com/our-man-flint-ringtone/> >> >> >> >> Yes. >> > >> > I'm still confused about the problem and solution so please take this >> > intentionally helpful post as just a suggestion. >> > >> > I'm not sure if the problem is: >> > o finding ringtones >> > o setting ringtones >> > o making ringtones >> >> None of the above. The problem was in getting the phone to recognize >> the downloaded ringtone. The existing ringtones were not locatable by >> name. The only Ringtone(s) folder was NOT created by the native phone >> app. The flint.wav ringtone had been working when it was just in the / >> directory of the sd card, but stopped suddenly -- possibly as a result >> of an update to the phone app. >> >> I put the desired ringtone (flint.wav) in the ..../Ringtones folder and >> it worked again. I am still mystified as to why I am unable to find any >> of the native ringtones, but this works so I'm happy. > > As with anything native, the native ringtones are in a folder you > can't access, because otherwise you could delete them. I.e. similar to > (but not the same as) built-in apps. Google giveth and google taketh away, blessed be... It's really bothersome when updates remove functionality, especially since no notice is EVER given. Motorola installs a lot of google stuff I'd rather not have (no, I DON'T want a Hindi character set and I DON'T want google games or music or...), but no commercial apps. Could be worse. -- Cheers, Bev Vampireware; n, a project capable of sucking the lifeblood out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it, which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless refuses to die. -- Trygve Lode
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| From | John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> |
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| Date | 2018-11-08 17:55 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <V93FD.220336$292.54552@fx21.iad> |
| In reply to | #57212 |
On 11/5/2018 3:11 PM, The Real Bev wrote: > I'm using the 'phone' app that came with the Moto G5+. The most recent > update (my guess) eliminated the choice of ringtones other than those that > are included with the app, resulting in missed calls because the ringtone > selection switched to 'none'. I looked at various phone apps, but they > don't seem interested in receiving calls, just dialing, contact use, etc. > > I spent years looking for the 'Our Man Flint' ringtone and I really want to > keep using it! It's loud and I can recognize it in a crowded noisy room, > unlike generic ringtones. I emailed Motorola, but I don't know how long > they will take to respond. > I can only speak to my experience. I have a custom ringtone "oh_fortuna_ringtone.mp3" and it is located in "This PC\Nexus 5\Internal storage\Ringtones". The "This PC\Nexus 5" part comes from searching the USB-connected phone via my W10 PC. Note that the file in question is just a plain old monaural MP3 audio file and the phone has no problem with it. I know that I used some media or file-management program to tell the phone to use this ringtone in the first place and don't remember which one. Good news is that it seems that the inbuilt Media Storage app is capable of handling the task. At least when I ran it the app showed this ringtone along with the list of all the Android standards. BTW, I had a "Flint" ringtone at one time but find that the bold chorus of Orff's "Carmina Burana" cuts through every sort of outside disturbance.
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-08 19:13 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <ps2u02$3er$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57335 |
On 11/08/2018 02:55 PM, John McGaw wrote:
> BTW, I had a "Flint" ringtone at one time but find that the bold chorus of
> Orff's "Carmina Burana" cuts through every sort of outside disturbance.
It sounds more like music to accompany a human sacrifice than what it
really is.
--
Cheers, Bev
"We thought about one of those discount store caskets, but,
frankly, we were worried about the quality."
-- mortuary commercial
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| From | John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 09:51 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <v9hFD.292459$XG2.213218@fx16.iad> |
| In reply to | #57337 |
On 11/8/2018 10:13 PM, The Real Bev wrote: > On 11/08/2018 02:55 PM, John McGaw wrote: > >> BTW, I had a "Flint" ringtone at one time but find that the bold chorus of >> Orff's "Carmina Burana" cuts through every sort of outside disturbance. > > It sounds more like music to accompany a human sacrifice than what it > really is. > Hey. A human sacrifice is a good way to attract attention. That is why so many cultures and their attendant religions have practiced it.
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| From | The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2018-11-09 13:12 -0800 |
| Message-ID | <ps4t8m$7ke$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #57344 |
On 11/09/2018 06:51 AM, John McGaw wrote:
> On 11/8/2018 10:13 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>> On 11/08/2018 02:55 PM, John McGaw wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, I had a "Flint" ringtone at one time but find that the bold chorus of
>>> Orff's "Carmina Burana" cuts through every sort of outside disturbance.
>>
>> It sounds more like music to accompany a human sacrifice than what it
>> really is.
>>
>
> Hey. A human sacrifice is a good way to attract attention. That is why so
> many cultures and their attendant religions have practiced it.
Well, if you're providing this service I can provide a list of
candidates. How many am I allowed?
--
Cheers, Bev
"I love this country...
...and the freedoms we used to have..."
--George Carlin
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