Ringdroid

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| developer = Ringdroid Team

| released = {{Start date|2008|10|27|df=yes}}{{cite web |url=http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10076763-12.html |title=Ringdroid: Awesome Android ringtone-maker |last1=Dolcourt|first1=Jessica|last2= |first2= |date=October 27, 2008 |work= |publisher=CNET |accessdate=Feb 10, 2014}}

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| latest release version = 2.7.4{{cite web|url=https://github.com/google/ringdroid/releases/tag/v2.7.4|title=Release v2.7.4|date=May 8, 2015}}

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| programming language = Java, XML (content language)

| operating system = Android 1.5+

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| license = Apache 2.0

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Ringdroid is an open source Ringtone creation utility application that runs on the Android Operating System. Ringdroid lets users record and edit audio files for use as ringtones, alarms or notifications.{{cite web|last=Kennemer|first=Quentyn|title=Android 101: How to Use Any Audio File as a Notification Sound [Video]|url=http://phandroid.com/2010/11/01/android-101-how-to-use-any-audio-file-as-a-notification-sound-video/|publisher=Phandroid|accessdate=10 February 2014}}

Features

Ringdroid has a graphical editor that displays the waveform similar to pro-audio software allowing users to select the portion of a song they want.{{cite web|last=Sechler|first=Michael|title=Ringdroid: Hassle free custom ringtones|url=http://androidandme.com/2010/04/reviews/ringdroid-hassle-free-custom-ringtones/|publisher=Android and Me}} Each audio section is highlighted with divider lines having handles for touch-dragging. There are also inputs for numerical values for the start and end points and controls to zoom in and out on the waveform. Users can save files as a ringtone, an alarm or a notification. Ringdroid does not have the ability to fade or loop.

Ringdroid supports MP3, WAV, OGG Vorbis,{{cite web|title=README.md|url=https://github.com/google/ringdroid/blob/master/README.md}} AAC, MP4, 3GPP, and AMR file formats.{{cite web|title=Ringdroid FAQ|url=http://code.google.com/p/ringdroid/wiki/FAQ}}

History

Ringdroid 1.0 was released in October 2008, a month after the launch of Android 1.0. Development continued through 2010 with several developers from Google contributing to the project.{{cite web|title=Ringdroid Googlecode|url=http://code.google.com/p/ringdroid/}} The last APK posted to the development site was in 2010. However, the last update in Google Play was on August 23, 2012. As of May 2015, the project has moved to GitHub.{{cite web|title=README.md|url=https://github.com/google/ringdroid/blob/master/README.md"}}

Reception

Reception has been very favorable. As of February 2014, the Google Play Store lists the Ringdroid as being installed on 10,000,000–50,000,000 devices, with an average rating of 4.5/5 from over 190,000 reviews. It received 4.5/5 score in a review from AndroidTapp,.{{cite web|first1=Antonio|last1=Wells|date= Jan 5, 2009|title=AndroidTapp.com Android App Review|publisher=Andoird Tapp|url=http://www.androidtapp.com/ringdroid/}} and "App of the day" from Pocket Lint, describing it as "Simple, effective, very smooth and fun."{{cite web|title=APP OF THE DAY: Ringdroid review (Android)|publisher=Pocket Lint|url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/116272-free-android-ringtones-ringdroid-review}} Several publications described it as a "Must Have".

External links

[http://code.google.com/p/ringdroid/ Development Site]
{{Google Play|com.ringdroid|Ringdroid}}
{{F-Droid|com.ringdroid|Ringdroid}}
[http://www.coolapkapps.com/ringtone-apps-for-android www.coolapkapps.com/ringtone-apps-for-android]

References

Category:Free and open-source Android software