Element-web: Feature request, change ringing/notification sound

[Luraktinus]

Some users (including me) find this high pitched sound unappealing, please let the users change it or go an octave lower.
thank you
--Lue

[lampholder]

I wonder - do fb messenger/web whatsapp/slack let you configure notif sounds? Or do they just pick a more universally appealing sound?

[hdoupe]

What's the status on this issue? My colleague and I are testing out the app. It's great so far, but this noise gives me a mini-heart attack every time I get a message.

cc @andersonfrailey

[NintendoManiac64]

If you're OK with manually doing the process every single time Riot updates, then you can at the very least manually replace the "message.mp3" and "message.ogg" files found at the following location on Windows:

%localappdata%riotapp-0.17.0resourceswebappmedia

(replace the "0.17.0" text with whatever the newest version of Riot is at any given time; I find it easier to just go to "%localappdata%riot" instead and then just manually click through the folders from there)

[itay-grudev]

Here is a link to the newly proposed sound:

:play_or_pause_button: __Ringtone by Baptiste Gelez__

:play_or_pause_button: Current ringtone (for comparison)

[Maffsie]

I'm in agreement here, the current notification sound for new messages gives me a not-insignificant amount of anxiety every time I hear it, which means I miss notifications because I need to have the sound turned off. Please give users the option of choosing their own tone without having to reapply a manual file swap on every (frequent!) Riot update.
@itay-grudev Those audio files appear to be for an incoming call, not for a notification of a new instant message. This issue covers both the ringtone (incoming call) and the notification tone (new message); the linked PR should not close this issue.

[Bandie]

For Arch Linux users:
You can manually change out/patch the files in /usr/lib/riot/webapp/media/

[t3chguy]

/usr/lib/riot/webapp/media/

Sounds like you're using some unofficial distribution, official one stores its files in /opt/riot-desktop/

[Bandie]

@t3chguy Well, it seems the package maintainer decided to put things there.
(I use arch btw. >:) )

[t3chguy]

Might want to correct your

For Linux users:

[Bandie]

Might want to correct your

For Linux users:

aight

[lectrode]

IMHO, the proposed ringtone is much better than the current. Has a decision been made on whether or not to switch to it?