I've set my phone ringtone, but a podcast plays instead. I've been trying to fix this for 10 days, so I'd appreciate some help. The following steps have all failed. I list them so we can consider what else to do.
I. I've checked the basics:
I've changed the Settings / Sounds / Incoming calls / Phone ringtone (for the default ringtone)
Under the individual contacts, the custom ringtone would not ring, still the podcast.
I've created a ringtone in Ringtone Maker and Ringdroid, both didn't set either.
II. Continuing the failing streak, I've also tried different programs, uninstalls and reinstalls, clearing data:
I've uninstalled Zedge, and Handcent. Setting the ringtone in Android System.
I've reinstalled Zedge and Handcent, selected in them, no change.
I've reset the storage : Settings / Applications / Manage Applications / Media Storage, "Clear data"
III. So I tried to narrow down what exactly is happening:
After renaming my podcast folder, from Music to Musics, it still rang the podcast. So it's not using a podcast ringtone in that folder.
After unmounting the micro-SD card, nothing rings. Next I set the default ringer as one in the ROM. After re-mounting it, the podcast rings, argh! So it's referring to it somewhere on the SD card, not the ROM.
So I'm left trying to delete the unbreakable podcast ringtone, but I don't know where it is. It plays too short for me to tell which one it may be. But it's definitely somewhere else than in the Music podcast folder.
That makes me think another program, maybe a music program I once used, may have set it as that. I've done so much customizing in the recent weeks, I don't know which or what app could have done that.
Progress:
I renamed the BeyondPod folder on the SD card, so now I know where the podcast ringtone is. It's not in the music folder. Why there's 2 folders for podcasts, who knows! But moving in the right direction.
Next I set another custom ringtone again. No fix. I tried to fix the CM7 ringer profiles, no good. I tried a ringtone that came with TickerGuy's Rom, which I'm using. No fix. It vibrates, but doesn't ring!? Restoring the original name to BeyondPod, now all I get is the vibrate, but no ring. Under Sound Settings / Volume / it does test preview correctly. But under an actual test call, it just buzzes! Good bye podcast, hello just vibrate... great.
Just for giggles, I unchecked vibrate; but now when I call, it vibrates!? Ringer is up, vibrate is off, does at it pleases, now with no sound. So as strange as it sounds, something is not allowing me to change the ringtone or the vibration settings, but it is seemingly enforcing it's settings that it was told.
Unaware of registry tweaks, programming, etc., I thought I'd retry some basic steps again. I launched Music set a ringer there. Just vibrate. I set my testing number I'm dailing from, my home line, as default ringer. It vibrates. It all tests well, under the audio settings, it takes, remembers, but doesn't act on it. Something is intercepting it. I did try some 2 Full-screen Caller-ID apps. Which was probably the start of it. What to do!
I. I've checked the basics:
I've changed the Settings / Sounds / Incoming calls / Phone ringtone (for the default ringtone)
Under the individual contacts, the custom ringtone would not ring, still the podcast.
I've created a ringtone in Ringtone Maker and Ringdroid, both didn't set either.
II. Continuing the failing streak, I've also tried different programs, uninstalls and reinstalls, clearing data:
I've uninstalled Zedge, and Handcent. Setting the ringtone in Android System.
I've reinstalled Zedge and Handcent, selected in them, no change.
I've reset the storage : Settings / Applications / Manage Applications / Media Storage, "Clear data"
III. So I tried to narrow down what exactly is happening:
After renaming my podcast folder, from Music to Musics, it still rang the podcast. So it's not using a podcast ringtone in that folder.
After unmounting the micro-SD card, nothing rings. Next I set the default ringer as one in the ROM. After re-mounting it, the podcast rings, argh! So it's referring to it somewhere on the SD card, not the ROM.
So I'm left trying to delete the unbreakable podcast ringtone, but I don't know where it is. It plays too short for me to tell which one it may be. But it's definitely somewhere else than in the Music podcast folder.
That makes me think another program, maybe a music program I once used, may have set it as that. I've done so much customizing in the recent weeks, I don't know which or what app could have done that.
Progress:
I renamed the BeyondPod folder on the SD card, so now I know where the podcast ringtone is. It's not in the music folder. Why there's 2 folders for podcasts, who knows! But moving in the right direction.
Next I set another custom ringtone again. No fix. I tried to fix the CM7 ringer profiles, no good. I tried a ringtone that came with TickerGuy's Rom, which I'm using. No fix. It vibrates, but doesn't ring!? Restoring the original name to BeyondPod, now all I get is the vibrate, but no ring. Under Sound Settings / Volume / it does test preview correctly. But under an actual test call, it just buzzes! Good bye podcast, hello just vibrate... great.
Just for giggles, I unchecked vibrate; but now when I call, it vibrates!? Ringer is up, vibrate is off, does at it pleases, now with no sound. So as strange as it sounds, something is not allowing me to change the ringtone or the vibration settings, but it is seemingly enforcing it's settings that it was told.
Unaware of registry tweaks, programming, etc., I thought I'd retry some basic steps again. I launched Music set a ringer there. Just vibrate. I set my testing number I'm dailing from, my home line, as default ringer. It vibrates. It all tests well, under the audio settings, it takes, remembers, but doesn't act on it. Something is intercepting it. I did try some 2 Full-screen Caller-ID apps. Which was probably the start of it. What to do!
