Download Palm Pre WebOS sound effects and ringtones
One of the things that impressed me most about the Palm Pre (and WebOS) are the built in sound effects and system sounds. The “I’ve just been plugged in” sound (alert.mp3, below) is especially great.
So, when I saw that a WebOS root image had been leaked, I thought it would be great to download it and extract all the sound files so I could use them on my Android Nexus One as ringtones or notification sounds. It was a pretty straightforward process, although the files were nested in several containers (a jar containing a tar containing a tar). Many of the files were in PCM or WAV format, and for your convenience, I’ve converted them all to high-bitrate mp3 files. This includes the default ringtone, which has gotten a bunch of press recently, that’s available as Pre.mp3, below, as well as all the system “alert” sounds like the ones I mentioned above. They’re great.
Here’s the complete list of files:
Anticipation.mp3
Discreet.mp3
Dulcimer.mp3
Flurry.mp3
Guitar.mp3
Older Phone.mp3
Pre.mp3
Rain Dance.mp3
Scamper.mp3
Triangle.mp3
alert.mp3
alert_buzz.mp3
appclose.mp3
back_01.mp3
browser_01.mp3
card_01.mp3
card_02.mp3
card_03.mp3
card_04.mp3
card_05.mp3
default_425hz.mp3
delete_01.mp3
discardingapp_01.mp3
down2.mp3
dtmf_0.mp3
dtmf_1.mp3
dtmf_2.mp3
dtmf_3.mp3
dtmf_4.mp3
dtmf_5.mp3
dtmf_6.mp3
dtmf_7.mp3
dtmf_8.mp3
dtmf_9.mp3
dtmf_asterisk.mp3
dtmf_pound.mp3
error_01.mp3
error_02.mp3
error_03.mp3
focusing.mp3
launch_01.mp3
launch_02.mp3
launch_03.mp3
notification.mp3
notification_buzz.mp3
pagebacwards.mp3
pageforward_01.mp3
phone.mp3
ringtone.mp3
ringtone_buzz.mp3
shuffle_02.mp3
shuffle_03.mp3
shuffle_04.mp3
shuffle_05.mp3
shuffle_06.mp3
shuffle_07.mp3
shuffle_08.mp3
shuffling_01.mp3
shutter.mp3
switchingapps_01.mp3
switchingapps_02.mp3
switchingapps_03.mp3
tones_3beeps_otasp_done.mp3
unassigned.mp3
up2.mp3
Thank you so much for this. Never really thought of searching for the sound effects of my Palm. I love them too. Anticipation is my favourite.
How do I download notification.mp3 to my android eve and use for text messages.?
Yeah, mabye not as obvious as it should be. You’ll need to install “Ringdroid” from the Android Market first.
Then, visit this page on your phone, long press on “notification.mp3″ and select “Save Link”. This will save the MP3 file to your SD card.
Now, open Ringdroid and search for “notification” and you’ll find the ringtone. Play it to make sure you’ve got the right one, and then click on the “Save” icon and select that you want to save a new notification sound (not a ringtone). Give it a name like “WebOS Notification”.
Once you’ve done that, you’ll be able to go to your main Notification setting (Home->Menu->Settings->Sound->Notification Ringtone and select the option for “WebOS Notification” or whatever you decided to name it as above.
Good luck!
IT WORKED. YOU ARE AWESOME. THANKS!
Thank you so much for these webOS sound files. I didn’t know where to find them on the phone.
Thanks! I loved my Pre but had to move on to an android, but still like to reminisce every so often.
Is there a way to convert these ringtones and use them on iPhone?