Can i change calendar alert sounds?

I have an iPhone 3G. I want to use it as a PDA and need a reasonably loud and long alert sound for some events. Is there a way of changing the alert sound in calendar events from the default short beeps?

I can't believe you expect people to look up what sound the alert makes before they buy the phone? Really are you a moron? I too am upset with this, I use my state of the art phone that can pretty much do anything for the basic feature of a scheduler and miss everything I put in the **** calender because the alert reminder is so **** quite and only beeps once. Back when I had a 2G jailbroken iphone it was great because I used a hacked program to make a nice loud alarm that repeated up to 3 times in 5min intervals. Much like Palm has been doing for, oh I don't know 10 years! Apple should concentrate less on the marketing side of things with this phone and work more on the functional, it was better when it was jailbroken because you didn't have to wait a lifetime for apple to get around to making the things that people actually need instead of the extra fluff they could live without, at least when it was jailbroken other people fixed all the mistakes that apple left behind.
I didn't mean to get off on a tangent but it bothers me that a company trying to create such a good product would overlook all the basic necessities to a multimedia device. While I'm at it copy/paste anyone? or heaven forbid AD2P! I mean they did strive to create the best portable multimedia device on the planet you'd think they'd put such a useful feature that even the Motorola razer has!
Enough bells and whistles guys, next update lets work on something we can actually use for more than a day.

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Ipad change calendar alert sound

Is there a way, or 3rd party product, to change the alert sound in the calendar on the iPad? Apple has become way too popular at work, just about everyone has an iPad or an iPhone synced with their outlook calendars. The problem is that when the alert goes off I have no idea if it is mine or someone elses, as they all sound the same.

Settings>Sounds>Calendar Alerts. There are a bunch of sounds from which you can choose.

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Individually, I understand, no. But the link below gives you some guidance on possible ways to make small changes.
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Changing calendar alert notification sounds.

I have an iPod Touch 2g and have been able to successfully sync it with the MS Exchange server we have at work. I can set an alarm for it and customize the sound for it so it can change. However, the Calendar event notification sound is on SciFi whenever an event is sent. A search of the forums suggest that the calendar event notification sound cannot be changed, but if this was true it'd be on a more default setting and not on the "scifi" sound, wouldn't it?
Currently, the only way I can see of changing the event alert sound would be to change the alarm clock sound as this seems to affect it indirectly (the alarm sound was set to sci-fi as well when changing the settings). Is there another way to specify the calendar alert sounds?
Thanks.

I've never used it but there is a place to set it on the menubar. Mail > Preferences.. > General tab > New messages sound: Set to one of the built ins or select add/remove to select a custom tone.
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I can not change the system sounds on my ipod example incomming mail is stuck on bell even though i have selected glass

I can not change the system sounds i have tried every thing but a reset,any suggestions

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Changing all alert sounds

I have a Macbook Pro 13 with OSX 10.6.8. Can I change each of the alert sounds? I changed the alert sound in system preferences but the volume alert sound stayed the same.
Thanks

Oh, ok. Then search around macupdate to see if you can find a utility that assigns sounds to sytem events. Such things have been around since OS9 so there must be one or more for OSX. Whether they are Lion compatible is another story.
As for the beep sound when you change the volume, I never heard anyone complain about that The general user-level answer is no you cannot change that. The hacker answer is, it's your machine you can hack it any way you please. Hint, it's a aiff sound file buried in the system somewhere and referenced by the sound preferences. But if you change it (a) it is not clear who else might be using it since it is not in the sound preferences itself and (b) it will only be clobbered when some future apple update comes along to update the code containing that aiff. So bottom line, forget about it.
[I know where it is -- I looked out of curiosity as a result of your post -- but I'll refrain from posting its location on these forums.]

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My calendar alert sounds have stopped working! I have checked volume and settings. The sounds work when I test them in settings, but when the event pops up on the screen to remind me, there is no sound! Help! I have 8 people in my home to coordinate and I am missing appointments due to no sound! Crazy! I know! But I got the iPad mini to help me remember all my 'stuff'! I have tried the side button. On. Off. Reset to screen orientation. I have read all the postings. I wonder if its the calendar I bought? It is 'Task and Cal'? Not sure what is going wrong.

Hi wanda254,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may want to first check the sound settings on your iPad using the information found here:
iOS: Understanding sounds, ringtones, and alerts
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5800
If your alert settings are correct but you still do not hear alert sounds, try these troubleshooting steps next:
Verify that the volume is set to a level you would normally be able to hear.
Ensure that there is nothing plugged in to the headset jack or the dock connector.
If the iPhone is in a protective case, make sure that the speaker port isn't blocked by the case.
Make sure that the speaker and dock port aren't clogged with debris. If necessary, clean it with a clean, small, dry, soft-bristled brush. Carefully and gently brush away any debris.
If an audio issue occurs when using a specific application, try testing other applications to see if the issue persists.
If the iPhone is paired with a Bluetooth headset or car kit:
Try turning off Bluetooth.
If you experience difficulties with the Bluetooth feature, followthese troubleshooting steps.
Restart the iPhone.
If restarting doesn't fix the issue, ensure that your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS.
If the issue is not resolved after restoring the iPhone software, please contact Apple Support.
You can find the articles with these steps here:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
All the best,
Jeremy

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Vamsi,
<b><i>Then Dispaly name Has been Changed But In My Postings my old name is Remains Same</i></b>
Where u are seeing ur old name in ur thread? Please make sure only the display will change not the contents which u wrote in ur questions/replies. Like Best regards Vamsi, this one u are referring to? If yes then it won't changes.
Best regards,
raj.

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My 4s has stopped giving me calendar alert sounds and I have rebooted the phone several times and I also have restored from a current backup. HELP!!!!!

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I have several Google Calendars for my work and personal schedules. I've used Apple Calendar (formerly iCal) on my Mac, and the Calendar app on my iPhone to interact with my Google Calendars for years with no issues.
After upgrading to Mountain Lion, I can no longer set alerts on any Google Calendar events. When I edit a Google Calendar event using Apple Calendar, I can change any field, including the 'Alert' settings. However, when I click to save my changes, the alert settings are entirely removed.
In Calendar Preferences, I can set a default alert that applies to all my Google Calendars, but I can't change the settings for any individual calendar event. If I attempt to do so, then Apple Calendar removes all alerts from the event.
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Strange, I am experiencing the exact problems you describe, however it doesn't matter whether the alert is set as "message" or "message with sound".
By default, events created in a Google calendar have an alert of "mesage, 30 minutes before". If I try to change the time, add a new alert, or remove the default alert, inevitably it get's reset to the default state.
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I have a macbook pro 17" bought in 2011 running OS X Yosemite Processor 2.3GHZ Intel Core i7, Memory 8GB 1333MHz DDR3, Intel HD Graphics 3000 512MB.
For the last two days my calendar alerts and notifications are appearing so light that I can hardly see them. How do I get them to show up so I can see them? I have no idea how this started. I have tried looking at Notification Center on System Preferences and changed them from Alert to Banner but it made no difference.
Thanks for your help.

With respect, you actually cannot store folders on the left side of the Dock - only on the right side. I wonder if you're talking about Launchpad, which looks like a silver rocket and shows you your installed applications? It's not actually a shortcut to the Applications folder, though. You can certainly drag Launchpad into the left side of the Dock from the Applications folder.
Matt

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Yes, this is driving me crazy. And it's only recent, for me. In other words, it had always vibrated as a calendar alert; I could live with that. Now it's vibrating and chirping too, even though sounds are set to OFF. I've submitted a bug report and encourage everyone to. And if anyone has figured out how to disable this, please let me know. iPhones should be seen and not heard, unless I say otherwise

Only get to change the alert sound in Sound Themes in GNOME.

Okay, so I get sick and tired of my current sound theme, decide to go change it and go into Volume Control, since for no apparent reason the GNOME devs wanted to inflict more pain my putting the sound settings in there in 2.26.
I am greeted with this:
Where's the rest of the settings? If I can't change it in this box, where can I find my theme settings in gconf-editor?

z5rz wrote:
I have been trying to figure this out myself.. This may help somewhat.
The sound conf files are in /etc/sound/events. Each event, ie "login", shows a specific .wav file.
The .wav files are in /usr/share/sounds. I am assuming you just drop the sounds in here that you want to use and then change the sound file reference in the event files.
The interesting thing, is that the sound event files do not reference the actual sound file locations, just the name of the sound file. I have not idea what file is driving that.....
I haven't had time to goof around with this yet. I have been trying to find these for a while. All the references on the web, point to a "sound" program in gnome which is not in Arch. Some of the other distros, like Fedora have it in there.
Not in arch? That's not good. Maybe this should be a bug report, then?

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