Change incoming ringtone on Bluetooth handsfree?

Lenaxia · 10-14-2009, 03:35 PM

Does it have anything to do with you having CA? Try putting your key fob into the slot and seeing if it saves the settings then. Then again BK has CA as well.

Richwm · 10-14-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BK

I could swear that on my 06, turning the volume knob down during the ringing sets the volume for all future ringing as well. Mine doesn't ring very loud because I turned it down long ago. This setting is stored to the key fob. Or so I thought.

Mine is good too I guess this is a new feature.

rodness · 10-15-2009, 10:12 AM

Ok, for grins this morning I started the car with the key in the dash. Then called myself from the house phone, got a nuclear alarm, and turned it down to a manageable level.

Then drove to work, and later today or tomorrow (after the car has fully power cycled) we'll see how it does when someone calls me.

But I'm skeptical. The car stores things like the seat position and such in the key fob, and still manages to get those when I unlock the car, even though the key isn't in the dash...

TaTaToothy · 10-15-2009, 06:11 PM

Huh - I have a 330i without IDrive and the BT ring is neither loud nor obnoxious. It actually just sounds like the ringing you hear when you call another phone.

CHCCubs · 10-15-2009, 06:31 PM

It should store the volume setting. I noticed when I adjusted the voice command response volume it remained at that same level every time afterwards so I would assume the ringtone would work in the same manner.

rodness · 10-17-2009, 06:55 PM

Interesting. A day later I think it was at the same volume. The only difference between this time and prior attempts is that when I turned the volume down, the key was in the dash instead of in my pocket.

I still won't trust this fix until it sticks for a week or two... but it seems like it has potential progress...

Has anyone else tried it?

-r

bruce_car · 03-16-2011, 10:23 PM

Ive got 2011 335is (Sept 2010) and used older Motorola Razr flip phone until recently. BT pair worked great, and incoming calls always were announced by simply muting the music, and maybe a very soft ring but I think that might have been the cell phone... certainly no shrill nuclear ring.

Then just last wk I got a new BB Bold 97xx, and after I paired up, suddenly Ive got the nuclear alarm on incoming calls. Ive gone thru all the BMW BB settings and all the BB Bold settings, and I cant figure this.

BB ring tones, including vibrate, dont make any difference on the BMW ring tone... same shrill screech. As reported, the steering wheel volume lower the level but still, what a pain. Somehow the BMW ringtone can be different than the nuclear blast, as I experienced for the last 6 months. Id really like to get back to my old BMW ring tone!

bruce_car · 03-16-2011, 10:37 PM

More info... Ive used3-4 different ring tones on the BB device, no change in the BMW ringtone. Also tried vibrate on the BB device, no change in the BMW ringtone.

I adjust the volume in the BB device during incoming call, no change int he BMW volume. Somehow something is differnt w/ the old Moto Razr, which played a soft "normal" ring on the BMW, not the shrill blast I get now

pf85 · 11-18-2020, 07:25 AM

Mine is a normal/low ring volume - it always remembers the volume level set and it's also the same ringtone as what my phone uses. My phone is a Samsung s10

10-14-2009, 03:35 PM	#23
Lenaxia Lieutenant 41 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [0.00]	Does it have anything to do with you having CA? Try putting your key fob into the slot and seeing if it saves the settings then. Then again BK has CA as well.
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10-15-2009, 10:12 AM	#25
rodness Criticizes inanimate objects 38 Rep 42 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Ok, for grins this morning I started the car with the key in the dash. Then called myself from the house phone, got a nuclear alarm, and turned it down to a manageable level. Then drove to work, and later today or tomorrow (after the car has fully power cycled) we'll see how it does when someone calls me. But I'm skeptical. The car stores things like the seat position and such in the key fob, and still manages to get those when I unlock the car, even though the key isn't in the dash...
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10-15-2009, 06:11 PM	#26
TaTaToothy First Lieutenant 11 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 2006 330i and 2002 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (1)	Huh - I have a 330i without IDrive and the BT ring is neither loud nor obnoxious. It actually just sounds like the ringing you hear when you call another phone. __________________ 2006 330i - 6MT - Monaco Blue over black and burl walnut - Sport, Premium and Cold Weather packages and Comfort Access 2002 M3 - 6MT - Jet Black over black leather - Xenon, power seats and H/K - no sunroof
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10-15-2009, 06:31 PM	#27
CHCCubs Colonel 97 Rep 2,101 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 328i xDrive Sport Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada iTrader: (0)	It should store the volume setting. I noticed when I adjusted the voice command response volume it remained at that same level every time afterwards so I would assume the ringtone would work in the same manner. __________________ 2013 BMW 328i xDrive Sport Line Mineral Grey on Everest Grey
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10-17-2009, 06:55 PM	#28
rodness Criticizes inanimate objects 38 Rep 42 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Interesting. A day later I think it was at the same volume. The only difference between this time and prior attempts is that when I turned the volume down, the key was in the dash instead of in my pocket. I still won't trust this fix until it sticks for a week or two... but it seems like it has potential progress... Has anyone else tried it? -r
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03-16-2011, 10:23 PM	#29
bruce_car New Member 3 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Ive got 2011 335is (Sept 2010) and used older Motorola Razr flip phone until recently. BT pair worked great, and incoming calls always were announced by simply muting the music, and maybe a very soft ring but I think that might have been the cell phone... certainly no shrill nuclear ring. Then just last wk I got a new BB Bold 97xx, and after I paired up, suddenly Ive got the nuclear alarm on incoming calls. Ive gone thru all the BMW BB settings and all the BB Bold settings, and I cant figure this. BB ring tones, including vibrate, dont make any difference on the BMW ring tone... same shrill screech. As reported, the steering wheel volume lower the level but still, what a pain. Somehow the BMW ringtone can be different than the nuclear blast, as I experienced for the last 6 months. Id really like to get back to my old BMW ring tone!
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03-16-2011, 10:37 PM	#30
bruce_car New Member 3 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	More info... Ive used3-4 different ring tones on the BB device, no change in the BMW ringtone. Also tried vibrate on the BB device, no change in the BMW ringtone. I adjust the volume in the BB device during incoming call, no change int he BMW volume. Somehow something is differnt w/ the old Moto Razr, which played a soft "normal" ring on the BMW, not the shrill blast I get now
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11-18-2020, 07:25 AM	#31
pf85 New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: e92 lci 335D Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW e92 335D [0.00]	Mine is a normal/low ring volume - it always remembers the volume level set and it's also the same ringtone as what my phone uses. My phone is a Samsung s10 __________________ Daily: 2012 BMW e92 335D - 385bhp Weekend: 1996 Toyota Supra - 600bhp
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