Hack the iPhone - Make and use WinterBoard themes
Make and use themes with WinterBoard
intel Mac & PPCSection 11: Changing system sounds
If you read Section 9: Changing sliders (with custom text and audio), you saw how I changed the sound associated with sliding to unlock the iPhone. I applied this sound using a theme, by placing the new sound file into the UISounds folder of the theme.
I am going to repeat part of that lesson and also provide you with the names of all the sound files on the iPhone so you can swap them all out, should you wish.
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These are the audio files in the /System/Library/Audio/UISounds folder on 2.0.2 firmware:
alarm.caf beep-beep.caf - is the sound played when docking the iPhone. ct-busy.caf ct-call-waiting.caf ct-congestion.caf ct-error.caf ct-keytone2.caf ct-path-ack.caf dtmf-0.caf - is the sound played when pressing 0 on the phone keypad. dtmf-1.caf - is the sound played when pressing 1 on the phone keypad. dtmf-2.caf - is the sound played when pressing 2 on the phone keypad. dtmf-3.caf - is the sound played when pressing 3 on the phone keypad. dtmf-4.caf - is the sound played when pressing 4 on the phone keypad. dtmf-5.caf - is the sound played when pressing 5 on the phone keypad. dtmf-6.caf - is the sound played when pressing 6 on the phone keypad. dtmf-7.caf - is the sound played when pressing 7 on the phone keypad. dtmf-8.caf - is the sound played when pressing 8 on the phone keypad. dtmf-9.caf - is the sound played when pressing 9 on the phone keypad. dtmf-pound.caf - is the sound played when pressing # on the phone keypad. dtmf-star.caf - is the sound played when pressing * on the phone keypad. lock.caf - is the sound played when pressing the Sleep/Wake button. long_low_short_high.caf low_power.caf mail-sent.caf - is the sound played when sending an email. middle_9_short_double_low.caf new-mail.caf - is the sound played when an email is received. photoShutter.caf - is the sound played when taking a picture. ReceivedMessage.caf RingerChanged.caf SentMessage.caf short_double_high.caf short_double_low.caf short_low_high.caf SIMToolkitCallDropped.caf SIMToolkitGeneralBeep.caf SIMToolkitNegativeACK.caf SIMToolkitPositiveACK.caf SIMToolkitSMS.caf sms-received1.caf - is the sound called Tri-tone, for text message receipt. sms-received2.caf - is the sound called Chime, for text message receipt. sms-received3.caf - is the sound called Glass, for text message receipt. sms-received4.caf - is the sound called Horn, for text message receipt. sms-received5.caf - is the sound called Bell, for text message receipt. sms-received6.caf - is the sound called Electronic, for text message receipt. sq_alarm.caf sq_beep-beep.caf sq_lock.caf sq_tock.caf Tink.caf Tock.caf unlock.caf - is the sound played when you "slide to unlock". ussd.caf Voicemail.caf - is the sound played when you receive a voicemail message. |
I recommend downloading all the files in this folder to your Mac, and listening to what the various sounds do in a Finder window before you replace them. Note: Backup these files before replacing them on the iPhone with your own sound files! You must name your files the exact same thing as the one you are replacing.
As far as ringtones are concerned, /private/var/stash/Ringtones contains the stock ringtones only. Custom ringtone sounds are placed in /private/var/mobile/Media/iTunes_Control/Ringtones.
Step 1.
Let's replace a sound. Choose a file on your computer that you like. Here's my example in iTunes, note it is in mp3 format already.
The first step is converting your file to aiff format. If you right click the file and get only an option to convert it to mp3 like here....
Then you need to change your preferences in iTunes. Click iTunes, then select Preferences.
Click the Advanced graphic, then the Importing tab, and go to the Import Using drop down box, and select AIFF Encoder, then click OK.
Now when you go back to iTunes and right click your new sound file you will see the AIFF conversion option.
The conversion will be made and the sound will be placed in your library. So now I have an mp3 and an aiff version. Note: the aiff file was placed in the main library. I dragged it back into this folder so it could be seen easier.
I then dragged the aiff file out of iTunes to my desktop.
Now click the file name so it becomes editable. Change the aif extension to caf.
You'll be prompted to confirm the extension change. Click Use .caf.
There is the properly formatted .caf. Now you need to name the file the same thing as the file on the iPhone you want to replace. In my case I want to change the lock.caf file with my own. So I renamed it.
I am going to put this sound into the same theme as my iZipper sliders theme. Go into the folder called UISounds.
Place the file in here.
Step 2.
Launch WinterBoard, and press the theme twice to load the new changes.
Ready to change the Springboard page indicators?