I just recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S5 I tried using ES File Explorer to change the System/Media/Audio/Ui sound files. Some sound files worked and some didn’t (format can’t be read ). I was wondering if each separate sound file is limited to how long it can be or if it can’t play files passed 93DB or say use the same sound for all the Camera functions (start/stop/click). I changed the db to 93 for all my mp3 files converted them to ogg and renamed them to the appropriate name to overwrite the existing file. I ended up replacing the original sound files back onto the phone since I am not 100% sure if I changed the right sound files and some just didn't work.
The only sounds I want to change are the low battery, lock, unlock, power on, volume control, and the back/task manager/touch buttons which all have the same sound. I believe the files are: Lock.ogg, LowBattery.ogg, Poweron.ogg, TW_Volume_control.ogg, Unlock.ogg. I think the back/task manager/touch buttons are S_HW_Touch.ogg and TW_Touch.ogg, but not 100% sure. For example does Lock.ogg have to be less then 1 second if not format can't be read? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I posted this all int eh captive section >.< but thought I would put it here in case the other vibrant users would like to know this...
I found the hard way of change the startup sound and shutdown sound, which can be confusing, but i'll try to explain (this is after you have root)
1) went into Astro and copied the file from etc called PowerOn.wav to my SDcard as backup
2) found a wav file I wanted to change for power on and named it PowerOn.wav and stored it on the root of my SDcard
3) downloaded terminal emulator from market
4) when I launched, superuser permissions granted it SU access
5) type the command 'su root' (without the ' of course)
6) then type the command 'cp /sdcard/PowerOn.wav /etc/PowerOn.wav' and hit the enter key
This changed mine to a cooler "system activating" wav file I found...this was my way and it worked, but would much rather know the simpler version of How to grant Astro superuser permissions.
PS I used Audacity to convert my mp3 to wav and ogg files...in case anyone wants to know a free software
Shutdown Video:
I think you can change the shutdown video by adding custom PNG files in the /system/media/video/shutdown folder, but I haven't tested yet...i'm trying to figure out what I was going to do for the video (has to be 14 PNG files...or 14 of them all named the same thing).
I'll be testing soon and letting you know if this works.
EDIT: SUCCESS!!!
I was able to create 14 PNG images and copy them from my SDcard to the /system/media/video/shutdown folder and now I have a new shutdown video...anyone have a sight I could upload the new shutdown PNG files too? I have a couple different ones I created...really basic, but a little nicer than the T-mobile default one.
EDIT...AGAIN: And the new shutdown video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t83uQZqAPDw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzPorxuJ6n4
Anchor reply for future information on this...possibly some shutdown videos
couldn't you just use root explorer and put the new wav file in the place of the old one with the same name? This is how I changed my boot animation. I'll try your way if mine doesn't work.
Thanks for this.
hey can you zip your shutdown file and give it to me without the sound? it looks badass, and the axura is pretty homo right now.
also are you sure this will work for vibrants?
my startup i changed from sdcard/system/media/...
Vibrant using simply honey 2.8
Im tryn to add a boot sound an cant figure it out please help there was no boot sound to begin with.. i made PowerOn.wav an tryed in system/etc and then tried media then ui nothings working am i naming this wrong or what Please help me out some on! pm me
How to do it - This is how I removed the camera, I think:
- I deleted all the camera related ogg files from system media ui
- I changed system csc custom.xml where it says camera shutter on to off (my guess is that this fixed it)
^If this does not work, read through the post and see what happened, maybe it was something else. Not sure as I have done so many things at once.
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I live in Australia,
Although there is no law here for cameras to have a sound, Samsung thought that putting a permanent sound on would be a great idea. In reality it makes the camera useless.
So I wanted to remove the camera shutter sound and did this -this worked on my note 3-:
1. rooted the phone
2. went to system/app - removed samsung.camera.3.apk (or sth like that)
3. opened the app with winrar, went to res/raw and replaced all .ogg files with empty text files with the .ogg extension, identical to the ones with the sounds
4. put the app back in system/app
5. restarted the phone
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problems:
A) the original samsung app has been replaced with the google stock one
B) when i go to system/app and try to open samsung.camera.3 it says " there was a problem parsing the package”.
* when i put the app with the changed ogg files on the SD card and try to install it from there it does not let me... it just ends up saying app not installed.
* if i put the samsung app with the original ogg files in system/app i still get the parse error... but if i try to install this one from the SD card it does get installed.
* if i take the .ogg files from the samsung app and put them back in my modified app it still doesnt let me install it from the SD card
(the install from unknown sources is clicked)
Please help me!
I have discovered that if I replace just shutter.ogg I can install that app from the SD card and the shutter sound is gone. However, the zoom click is not.
Based on this I guess the parse error is either:
a) as I put ogg files that were empty, the overall size of the app changed
b) samsung has some way of telling if you replace some files in that app
?!?!
LE: I have used zipsigner 1.1 to resign the app with the changed ogg files. Now I can install it from the SD card -still does not work inside system-, but it force crashes when I try to use it. I seriously do not understand what is going on.
On the Note 3 I just replaced the ogg files with empty renamed text files and it worked perfectly.
So now I have replaced all the ogg files with renamed working ogg files -not empty text files renamed- and it still force closes even if I can install the app after resigning it...
what the f is going on?
Another thing I noticed - inside the Note 3 camera app I dont see any classes.dex file which exists inside the Galaxy S5 camera app. Wonder why.
Any idea at all would be really appreciated!
LE; for some reason now it will not let me install the original samsung app anymore either. I have no freaking idea why not since I could install the original before. Now the installer runs and then it says app not installed. Unbelievable.
LE2: i have also edited customer.xml. Which is strange is that I had to disable knox first before being able to edit it. While on the Note 3 i could edit the file easily.
I just hold the power button down and put the phone onto vibrate or mute.
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The thing is that there is a law in korea and japan that all cameras must make sounds. I guess they are too paranoid (stupid) when it comes to privacy. This law does not exist in America or Europe. That is why in those areas you can put it on mute or silent and there is no camera sound anymore. Unfortunately, for some messed up reason, HTC and Samsung send „Oceania”-zone phones to Australia. And they come with no way to turn that sound off, even if there is no legal requirement here.
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Anyway, my biggest problem now is that it will not let me install the original samsung app anymore either. And I do not understand why. All I did was install and uninstall modified camera apk. So why cant I install the original one anymore?!
Ok so...
I went to the Applic Manager, All apps and then emptied the cache for a lot of processes that seemed related to installing stuff or cameras.
After that I could Install the original camera app from the sd card again.
Surprisingly enough I see that now I can finally mute the camera.
This is either because:
- I deleted all the camera related ogg files from system media ui
- I changed system csc custom.xml where it says camera shutter on to off (my guess is that this fixed it)
...
Anyway so now the sound is gone and the original app back.
The sound is also gone in the google app. I couldn't turn it off in this app either before.
So yeah...
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Sent from my SM-G900I using xda app-developers app
I am rooted. I copied the original shutter.ogg and shutter_multiple.ogg to my Mac. With Audacity I opened the files and amplified the whole stream by -50dB (so its totally silent). Then I safed these files as ogg and put them back to /system/media/audio/ui. What I did exactly was I first renamed the original souds and put the new files there afterwards so I did not overwrite any file. Then I changed the attributes to 644 and it worked without a reboot.
I am in germany and here we have the same law like in korea. So you cannot turn of the shutter sound in settings of the camera.
ElenaPower said:
I am in germany and here we have the same law like in korea. So you cannot turn of the shutter sound in settings of the camera.
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Are you sure? cause last year I used the firmware for Germany on the S4 to mute the camera...
I tried this method, but I don't have a custom.xml file. The closest I have is a customer.xml file. And it doesn't have a shutter setting in it to turn off.
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My phone is rooted, I can successfully write to /System/media/audio/ui. I have created my own .ogg files. They play on the phones media player just fine. Once I place them into the /System/media/audio/ui directory they no longer can be played. What might I be doing wrong. I am trying to change the water drop sound when pressing the back button. I realize I can turn it off, but I want to actually change it.
I would also like to note that when I move the .ogg files out of the /System/media/audio/ui directory they begin to be playable again.
They have the exact same name including capitol letters, the same permissions, and still not working after a reboot? Can you play the files with the stock music player?
LeftyGR said:
They have the exact same name including capitol letters, the same permissions, and still not working after a reboot? Can you play the files with the stock music player?
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I can play the files until I move them into the system directory. While they are in the system directory they will not play. When I move them back into other directories they play. They do have the same names. Permissions I didn't think to check or look into. I will have to check the permissions of the files I am creating.
Permissions were the issue. I changed the permissions and now everything works. Thank you.
AMCJUNGLE said:
Permissions were the issue. I changed the permissions and now everything works. Thank you.
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One sound I can't seem to find is the unlock sound. I see the unlock.ogg but that doesn't seem to be the actual sound that is being used to unlock my Note 3. I've listened to all the system sounds yet can't seem to find it.
Hi all!
As you know the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 output volume is not the highest among smartphones. This will be a problem is you choose a headphone, that requires more power for adecuate volume levels. Had the same problem on my Ascend Mate 1, the solution was in etc\audio\codec folder.
Was able to locate the two files for my region (Hungary), by removing these two files or moving it back to the codec folders (restart is required after that) rises or lowers the output volume significantly:
ascend_JAZZ_ULCA_ce.xml
ascend_JAZZ_ULCA_normal.xml
After looking up Android Hilfe P7 forum I found the best solution. Big thanks to the user "XQC" he found the rows I was looking for.
So with Root access I edited the two files and made the following modifications:
Line 231 <reg name="HI6401_S4_OL_GAIN_INT">0dB</reg>
Line 232 <reg name="HI6401_S4_OR_GAIN_INT">0dB</reg>
Line 279 <reg name="HEADSETL PGA VOLUME">0dB</reg>
Line 281 <reg name="HEADSETR PGA VOLUME">0dB</reg>
The original values are negative values. After you save the changes to the files need to restart to hear the difference. This will only increase the media playback volume in theory, I had problems with high incoming ringtone volume with removing the files, but now it is good.
UPDATE:
B560 - Media playback, low volume FIX, without root (unlocked bootloader)
By the time I am writing this update it is not impossible, but it is problematic to gain root access on ROM version B560. To do the same "low volume FIX" I found a solution that works the same:
You need:
- unlocked bootloader
- TWRP 3.0.2-0 for Mate7 / Android 6.0
- 7-Zip on a PC
The process:
Flash the before mentioned custom recovery. In TWRP do a backup on the system partition without compression and md5 check. Copy the backup file of your system partition (.img file) to your PC. Rename the files extension to "tar" and open it with 7-Zip. When opened navigate to the codec folder. When you find the 2 files responsible (see original post) right click and edit them (see original post), when you finish save the files and update the archive. Rename the files extension back to "img" and copy it back to your phone. Restore the system partition in TWRP. Done, you should have the same effect, no volume limitation on the audio jack (needed for high impedance ear phones).
IMPORTANT! Before you edit your system partition file in 7-Zip, make a copy of it just in case!
this mode work great with orginal box headphones from huawei mt7. I try and its louder and good for me. Thanks
Here you have modded file
https://mega.nz/#!xkRHSLqY!uU5NxmgQVZ8khDZNmv_qmH75JndBkK0pKZuacLsaN-U
Just been looking at this with my Mate 7. How do you know which file to alter? As in, region?
I've set my location from US to AU in buildprop.
Pretty sure mine will just be an international setting for Australia so I did it to the default file instead. Does seem louder. I had raised AGC and bumped gain up with ViPER4Android but now set back to 0 in that. Still loud
It can actually make me feel a little uncomfortable after a couple of songs. Have to check in car sound level but on headphone it's not distorted, just loud.
Dude i love you
Update
Workaround for ROM version B560, without root but with unlocked bootloader.
Thanks a lot for the tip, it works very well on B571. Very happy
Glad to hear! I updated to B571 after I made the modification on B560 without root (needed to flash back stock recovery).
I've seen a lot of methods posted here, none of them is really working. The easiest and most effective way is this one. (Headphones only)
You need a rooted device and a file manager with root access.
Go to root\cust\hw\eu\prop and open local.prop with an editor. Search for the "ro.config.ce_authenticate=1" line and add a # before it. Save the file.
Now go to root\etc\audio\hi6402 and look for the "mixer_volumes_PLK_L01_ce.xml" file, and for the "normal" version of it. Delete them both. You may want to make a backup of them, in case you want to return to the previous situation. Now look for the two "PLK_TL" mixer files and rename them both. Change "TL" with "L01".
Basically you're tricking your honor 7 into taking the asian variant values for the audio, so you'll get the full audio output of that model.
Reboot and you're done.
Volume is MASSINGLY increased. Viper4Android will optimize the quality and make it sound even louder. Please don't listen to your music at maximum volumes for a long time.
If this is useful to you please say thanks
Flashable .zip
I just quickly made a flashable .zip that replaces a few values in the two files,
so that you don't need to do any tinkering whatsoever , just flash it
Since i cant seem to attach the file i had to upload it to somewhere else (Mega):
mega.nz/#!MFIBFbaD!lYOS81U3KR-IOnYwB5WUrND4A0Pwut2aIrV1N95Rag4
Ned decryption key for download
Just get Dolby Atmos?
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Whoops sorry, didnt know you needed that (First time i actually shared something with mega...)
well, heres the link with the key:
https://mega.nz/#!MFIBFbaD!lYOS81U3KR-IOnYwB5WUrND4A0Pwut2aIrV1N95Rag4
Hello it possible do the same for the phone speaker? When I receive a call most times I don't ear the phone playing even volume is in maximum.
Thanks for the guide