topic Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone in Z Series

Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:54:45 GMT

Hi there......new to all this forum stuff. I have a new Xperia z3 compact and I am so frustrated trying to get a ' message ' tone out of it. All it does, is sit quietly with a little '1' by the messaging icon on the home screen. No use to me at all; I need to hear an incoming message. I have tried setting the messaging notification tone on 'default' or any of the other tones, also 'none' and within the main settings 'system' notification sound to any available sound, but still no joy. I have updated the latest software and have shut down and rebooted my phone. My friends are getting sick of me asking to text me just so I can test my new and expensive phone. Any Ideas please?

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

Uliwooly — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:03:17 GMT

Are you using any third party notification app or third party messaging app?

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:54 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I have downloaded all sorts of apps, but no apps you mention. I am using the standard sony app called 'messaging' with a blue smiley face on its side in a white rectangle.

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

Uliwooly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:50:02 GMT

Reboot on safe mode and check again

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/FAQ/How-to-boot-your-phone-into-safe-mode/m-p/348008#U348008

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:05:11 GMT

Thanks....I just tried that. Same problem..I only get the little yellow '1' on the 'messaging' icon. No sound or vibration.

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

Uliwooly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:40:26 GMT

That's odd, you could repair your phone with PCC

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:02:21 GMT

Hi there.......thanks for the help, but I got onto Sony and found within the apps setting > 'messaging' I needed to tick the little box net to 'show notifications'. Even tho' it was showing me I had text messages, apparently this also links to the sound.

Hopefully someone else reads this and solves a very frustrating problem..

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

Uliwooly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:04:51 GMT

In other words you don't want the notification sound to be connected to the notification on the "notification bar"?

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:17:21 GMT

I don't know..........I am just happy to have the phone make a noise when someone is trying to text me....thanks

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

Uliwooly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 05:34:29 GMT

I don't understand the issue, just check the notification option on the messaging app

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

dwunit2 — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:11:04 GMT

Thanks uliwooly....it is all fixed now. I too was puzzled because I had gone thru' everything obvious, but then had to go into the phones main settings > apps > all > messaging > app info .....and tick the box 'show notifications'. Why this was not preset from new leaves me wondering. Previous Huawei phone just worked right out the box.

Cheers, ....

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

hendy — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:06:56 GMT

Hi is there a way to turn off your message notification tone on the experia z3 compact I had the z1 tried to do the same but it's different

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

wineadvisor — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:56:11 GMT

I cannot put a sound on text messaging and also cannot find the bmessaging in apps help please

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

jess_x00 — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:40:44 GMT

I had the same problem with my phone. I don't know how i managed to block message notifications but i did. To unblock....

- Settings

- Sound & Notification

- App notifications ( bottom)

- Slide across to ALL and find messages.

- untick block

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

FleXperia — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:28:42 GMT

I have the same problem but cannot fix it with the suggested solutions above....is there something I'm missing???

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

suzith — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:12:30 GMT

Open the messaging app.

Then touch the three dots on the top right.

Then open the last option, SETTINGS.

You have notifications sound there...Select the sound that you want.

Re: Xperia Z3 compact message tone

lynn2 — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:07:22 GMT

Thank you so much mine was the same