topic Re: message alert in Android

message alert

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:46:39 GMT

i have a samsung GT-S5830i When I get a text message I only get notified once. can anyone tell me how I can change the setting to notify me every 30secons or so ?

Re: message alert

MI5 — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:49:09 GMT

Can't be done on the phone as standard but option is available if you download a different SMS app off Google play, such as GoSMS or Handcent.

Re: message alert

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:12:28 GMT

Thanks will try that

Re: message alert

version7point0 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:26:06 GMT

Hi bert1.

There may be another way to get the tone you want as you message tone.

I'm not entirely sure this is possible on all Galaxy Ace software versions, but...

Connect you phone to your PC with the USB cable.

On your phone enable USB Storage.

Open up My Computer and browse to the icon which represents your phone (it will look just like a USB storage device).

One opened up you should have loads of folders, the important one is "notifications".
Copy your desired sound / music track into here.
Disconnect your phone and go back to options > settings > sounds > notifications.

Hopefully it should now be there as an option.

Hope this helps.

Re: message alert

MI5 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:26:43 GMT

That would work for a different sound, Ray, but the OP wants a ringtone to repeat at pre set intervals, if I'm reading the Q correctly...?

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Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:50:07 GMT

Is this standard practice for android phones?

On my last phone, samsung wave, you could set it to repeat the notification but my new phone, xperia t, you can't.

Would be good to have that facility without needing to install another app.

Cheers Tom

Re: message alert

MI5 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:53:06 GMT

It's a feature of the Jelly Bean firmware but was not available on GB or ICS. When you get your update to JB you will be able to select a repeat interval in message settings.

Re: message alert

version7point0 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:25:22 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
That would work for a different sound, Ray, but the OP wants a ringtone to repeat at pre set intervals, if I'm reading the Q correctly...?

Quite right.

Either the text was different this morning or I had not absorbed my first coffee into my bloodstream.

I will place my bets on the latter

Re: message alert

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:36 GMT

Excellent news....

I see that Abs says that it's already started to roll out for the xperia t but when I enquired as to how long I'd need to wait for my own notification with one of the " guru's ", they said it's not available yet. When I mentioned that it's been widely reported in the tech news that o2 has started sending it out, I mysteriously got disconnected.....

Cheers Tom

Re: message alert

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:33:05 GMT

I've just got the ota update. Now on v4.1.2

It still soesn't look as if you can change the notifcation to repeat

I hope I've missed a setting somewhere though but the settings all seem the same...

Cheers Tom

Re: message alert

MI5 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:51:23 GMT

I may have given you a bum steer as it's possibly a Samsung add on. Its here on the S3 but only appeared with the JB update....

Re: message alert

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:06:46 GMT

Ah, not to worry.....

I'm more upset about the background of the standard sms app. What's with all the white?

Cheers Tom

Re: message alert

jonsie — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:10:12 GMT

Open Messages >> settings >> Background style and then select from the options at the bottom of the screen.

Re: message alert

MI5 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:23:19 GMT

Yeah, can change that too, on the S3 at least

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Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:30:25 GMT

Not on the xperia t though 😞

Cheers Tom

Re: message alert

MI5 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:39:40 GMT

I did hear they tried to keep it as close to vanilla as possible.....

Re: message alert

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:47:56 GMT

A little extra flavour is always welcome though 🙂

I might put GoSms on and see what it's like. My mate has it on his s3 and seems to like it....

Cheers Tom