How to change tone when getting a text message on a samsung A707

1. go to Settings,
2. go to tones
3. go to messages alert/tones
4. select tone, OK

you most likely have water damage

Most samsung models dont let you use ringtones as txt alert. Soz.

MAKE SURE THE TONE YOU WANT IS IN THE CORRECT FOLDER MY STUFF/MY ALERT PHONES
HOPE THIS HELPS

go to the profiles and select nomal and go to opitions and hit edit. Go to messaging and select a different one. there is only like 3 to choose from. They all are ***

I found the answer!! Go to Menu>Settings>Profiles, then go to Options>Edit. Push the right side of the square (that you use to navigate the menus) so that you're working with New Messages, not Incoming Call. Go down to Message Alert Tone, then go to Options>Change>Use Effect Tone. If you were trying to use an .mmf that you downloaded, or any of the preloaded ones that can be used as incoming call ringtones, you'd go to Use My Alert Tone here. There are 4 tones under Use Effect Tone, and you can play them and choose one, just like you do to play and choose your ringtone.

"My Effect Tones" can only be MMF files. Ringtones can be WAV, MMF, MP3, etc... as long as the file is under 300kb I think. You need to convert your ring tones to MMF to use them as "Text Tones"

it's because the text alerts and alarms etc. all require a different file format than what the presets are...notice the preset tones already on the phone are ".mmf?" well most downloaded/bluetoothed/purchased ringtones are mp3s, not mmfs. i have the same phone..and i am fed up with this stupid problem. i don't know how to convert the file type..sooo i guess we're stuck at stupid.

ATTENTION ANY SYNC OFFICIAL READING THIS:
i hate you.

You need to go to profiles & select a profile to edit then in the upper right hand corner you need to highlight the envolope.

it's because the sync can only use mp3s for an actuall ringtone..for anything else it's .mmfs. i know what you're thinkin...riiipofffff.