Help Sound settings don't stick

[piannetta]

Hi, I'm on Android 4.3 and I have a persistent problem, some of the sound settings I make don't stick after a reboot.

So for instance, the default notification sound I set to anything really, then after a reboot, it changes to Unknown Sound.

Does anyone else have this problem and is there a way to fix it please?

Cheers,
Pete

 

[sreum]

Where are you setting the sound up at in the phone? Reason I ask is because the S4 has multiple places in the software to set up sounds.

 

[piannetta]

I go into Settings -> My Device -> Sound -> Ringtones and Notifications

 

[sreum]

Try going into the app you want to set the sound for. Hit the menu button, select settings, and then look for notifications.

 

[piannetta]

Sorry, it's not app settings, it's the device's default settings I'm trying to make sticky

 

[electricpete]

Maybe:
the audio files are not in a location where the system scanner finds them during start. Should not be on ext sd.
Maybe scanner is not working...are you rooted?

 

[sreum]

But if the app settings are different from the system settings, then usually the app setting will over ride the default system settings.

 

[piannetta]

The sounds files are in the same folders as the native notifications and ringtones. Yes, I'm rooted.

 

[piannetta]

But if the app settings are different from the system settings, then usually the app setting will over ride the default system settings.

Yeah, I get that. So for instance, in my SMS app, I have set a notification and it seems to be sticky. But I want to change the DEFAULT ringtone and notification sounds, as some apps don't let you change the sound, but I don't like the default Android uses. I am experienced at this, what is not working for me is that the system is not "remembering" the sound I'm selecting.