Handset SMS questions

[ALShed423]

New to the forums, glad I've found them! Read on a thread about using Handset SMS to attach specific text message tones to a contact, and it worked. Then I read to silence droid sms notifications, after hearing two tones when I got a text. That worked. My questions are :

Can I inactivate the Droid sms some how to eliminate seeing two alerts at the top bar of my phone?

I want to get different tones for SMS than factory, how can I do this? Is there an app?

TIA for putting up with a new Droid owner! (BTW, Droid X is my phone)

 

[Droid DOES!!]

Welcome to DroidForums!! What you need to do is open the default messaging app, hit menu, settings, and uncheck notifications.

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[ALShed423]

Thank you

Ok, accompleshed that!

Do you have any advice on how to get other sms tones?

 

[Droid DOES!!]

Like custom ones?

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[ALShed423]

Yes

I found some tunes that I would like to SMS sounds (for ex one is a cow moo'ing, and the other is a shot gun blast). I don't know how to get them to appear in my SMS list?

 

[Droid DOES!!]

What comes up as notification options? If you want notifications for individual people, you'll need to do that in contacts.

I found some tunes that I would like to SMS sounds (for ex one is a cow moo'ing, and the other is a shot gun blast). I don't know how to get them to appear in my SMS list?

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[ALShed423]

Contacts -

When I'm in the handset app, and I'm in a conversation, I got to settings>notifications>sounds, and it is the factory SMS tones (like 10 or 12 of them).

 

[Droid DOES!!]

When I first open Handcent (thread view), hit menu, settings, notification settings, I have an option for system ringtones and for music. You don't?

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[ALShed423]

Correct

I see system ring tone and music. Should I be saving my customes under music? if so, how do I do that?

 

[Droid DOES!!]

They should save there automatically. If not, two apps will help: Androzip and Ringdroid. Both are free in the market.
What does it list when you chose music though?

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[ALShed423]

It lists 'Facebook pop'. It doesn't list the two custom ring tones that I downloaded.

 

[Droid DOES!!]

Ok. Go grab the apps I mentioned.

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[ALShed423]

Will do

Will do. I appreciate your help!!!

 

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