Confusion with system sound settings and ambience sounds

answered 2015-05-13 18:18:54 +0300

lakutalo
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Another suggestion would be also to change ambience settings where they are chosen (side swipe in home screen) by long-tapping on them, as I requested here: https://together.jolla.com/question/80974/change-ambience-settings-in-ambience-switcher/

answered 2014-07-17 01:16:27 +0300

bennypr0fane
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updated 2015-05-12 15:50:39 +0300

At least for the current release (1.0.8.19 Tahkalampi), the first answer is not correct. On my Jolla, I see this behavior: Ambiences that are marked as favorites in the Ambience section of the Gallery app, marked with a little star (and thus can be accessed by side-swiping from the homescreen) , regardless of whether they're user-made or pre-installed, have their own tone-settings and override the system defaults when active. The other Ambiences that are not marked as favourites (and thus don't appear next to the home screen) do not have their own tone-settings. When a non-favorite Ambience is active, it leaves the system defaults in place.

However, this is just a clarification to the problem raised above - not a solution: When a favourite ambience is active (which is more likely to be the case than a non-favourited one), we have to go to the Gallery app when we want to adjust ringtones and other system sounds. This is obviously very counter-intuitive and also it doesn't say so anywhere except here.

The standard procedure for changing the system sounds should be going to sounds in system settings. Changes made there should take effect on the currently active user experience, regardless of the related ambience's status as favourited or not. The problem of linking customized sound settings to specific Ambiences should be addressed in a more intuitive and transparent way.

For instance, when I go to the sounds section of the settings app, it could take me to the current Ambience's settings page, provided that it is a favorite one that has its own settings, and to the system defaults one if it is not. Otherwise, surely Jolla will come up with a solution that makes more sense to a new user.

answered 2014-01-02 22:48:19 +0300

Edir
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updated 2015-05-12 15:34:55 +0300

bennypr0fane
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User made ambiance overrides standard aka system settings. The Standard settings are used when you use non user made ambiance. Ringtone standard volume are used if you have non of the ambiances "starred". The alarm sound settings are the only one that does not follow this rule and always uses the standard settings regardless of your ambiance settings which I personally finds illogical and a tad disappointing.

If someone have found a way to make the alarms obey your ambiance settings I would be very interested in your findings. Hopefully it is only a bug that will be fixed with a future release.

Edit: As bennyp0fane pointed out in another answer. Standard settings are used if you use an ambience that is not favoured regardless if it's user made or not. I overlooked this as I've never used a nonfavoured ambience or a pre-installed one.