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Already the case on 4.0.1

Seems that google has removed the possibility of separated volumes. Not only this option isn't in setings now, but the setting entry has been removed.
Looking at https://gist.github.com/CyanogenMod/android_frameworks_base/blob/ics/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
You can find:
        if (upgradeVersion == 68) {
            // Enable all system sounds by default
            db.beginTransaction();
            try {
                db.execSQL("DELETE FROM system WHERE name='"
                        + Settings.System.NOTIFICATIONS_USE_RING_VOLUME + "'");
                db.setTransactionSuccessful();
            } finally {
                db.endTransaction();
            }
            upgradeVersion = 69;
        }
But google has said nothing about this on the documentation, althought it's true that this option wasn't documented before, only used in device settings.

Seems as if they completely removed this option from sources.
Nevertheless there are "workaround" solutions coming up:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handyandy.ringleader.pro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5oYW5keWFuZHkucmluZ2xlYWRlci5wcm8iXQ..

https://market.android.com/details?id=de.SmartDyne.Donate.EasyProfiles&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImRlLlNtYXJ0RHluZS5Eb25hdGUuRWFzeVByb2ZpbGVzIl0.

It too have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, 4.0.2 and would like to have this option back. In previous versions of Android, there was an option to link ring and notification volumes.

It seems to me it would be a relatively simple fix; I hope it doesn't get overlooked and is implemented soon.

There is a workaround for the case we want silent notifications and sound ringtones or viceversa. . Ringtone and notification tone lists has a "Silent" tone that can be use for mute one of them.

I believe the workaround you mention relies on you leaving notification volumes set to 'default' then changing the default notification sound to silent.

If this is what you're referring to, this is not an option for me. All of my notifications are set to different sound.

I need to have the ability to turn down (all the way off) notifications and leave the ringer up when I go to sleep.

This one is just terrible.  I need to be able to hear the ringer for a call but to be able to mute or turn down the volume for more insignificant things like text messages during business hours.  I am really displeased as this makes me appear unprofessional.

Note:  I am not looking just for one silent and one off, I am looking for the ability that I used to have to set separate volumes as well.

This is the first thing on my new Nexus that has really bothered me.  The previous functionality needs to be restored.

Possible work around of disabling data at night.  Annoyed that I have to futz with my Tasker profiles again to allow calls at night.

I need to have the ability to turn down (all the way off) notifications and leave the ringer up when I go to sleep.

He said it best. I wish they would admit this is a bug and not a feature

Bug! This is an obvious requirement

Agree with the others. I loved having seperate options.

+1 google people. Haven't you heard, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Now put it back

For the flagship phone of Android to have such a basic level of functionality crippled like this is INSANITY.

Google -- please. Fix this. We are begging you.

Yes, please fix

+1.  Very annoying and would love a fix!

Please change this back!! I work in IT. That means I get hundreds of emails a day, all day, and all night. I want to turn my notification tone off so I can sleep, but still be able to hear the phone ring in the middle of the night so I can answer "on-call" calls.

Pretty lame Google, pls fix

Yes it's lame so please change it back.

Same.I need the phone to ring loudly but don't want it telling me about all the email I receive every day

I have an app (Audio Control) and I am getting complaints about this issue, I need some consistency Google! Please fix ASAP.

Would like to control each sound type volume

This sucks Google. Needs to be changed back.

Already commented in the other note about this, but here too. Need the ringer all the time. Do not need the notifications all the time. Need to sleep! Need to be able to shut it off at work! Please fix.

I want different settings for notifications and ring. Please repair as soon as possible this bug!

No changes in 4.04 GSM version :(

I'd love to be able to have my notifications be louder than my ringer in some situations again.

Definitely missing this feature I always had different volumes set.

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 I also use the feature of no notification sound at night with ringer on,  please fix Google

Idiotic good latest and greatest software is crippled... ?

I would like to see this feature enabled again as well. Thank you.

This is really a bug.not a feature.why was this removed? any reasons?

Verizon galaxy nexus 4.0.2  why would you remove flexibility for the user?  In general android users are stupid.  You don't need to protect us from ourselves.  Please put this feature back.

Thanks,

Sean

All, please be reminded that everyone who has starred this issue gets an email every time a "me too" or "please fix, Google!" or "I wonder why it does this" or "I'm going to laugh/cry/scream/die/pout/turn blue until it's fixed" comment is posted.  If you are having the same problem, please simply star the issue.  If you feel the need to discuss, use one of the dozens of Android-related forums that are available instead.  Thank you.

Please reinstate this valuable feature asap

At night i dont want emails waking me up, but if someone calls, i know it's important .  The two volumes should be set individually.

guys and gals, until Google gets this officially rolled out, there's a workaround (at least it works for me).  If your phone supports it (I have a Nexus S, the 9020A) and you're up for it, you can flash build 31 (or newer) of the AOKP ROM on your phone (http://www.aokp.co) which is built off of ICS 4.0.4 and then in Settings -> Sound -> Volumes there are checkboxes to link/unlink volumes.  

I then used AudioManager Pro to setup the profiles the way I want them.  I also noticed that in the latest version of AudioManager Pro there's an option to unlink the volumes which is probably the same variable(s) that get changed in the OS's settings.  I had some issues with the "Phone Calls Only" profile that I was trying to setup when I did this.  My goal was to get the phone to ring/vibrate only for phone calls.  When I initially set it up, the phone would vibrate when I would receive a text message.  After about 30-45 minutes of messing with the settings in AudioManager Pro, the OS's Settings, and Handcent's settings, I finally got it to work exactly the way I wanted it.  I'm not sure exactly what I did (except not give up) so don't ask :).

Good luck if you go down this road and if you don't know what you're doing just wait for Google to update their code (be patient, it could take a while, maybe long enough for an iPhone WITH a 2 year contract ;).

I hate, that I can no longer have different volume settings on my ringtone and my notification tone. I want to be able to get calls at night, but I don't want to be woken by an sms please fix this.

Please fix.

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Please, fix this issue…

Annoyance! New HTC velocity, 'upgrade' to ICiS has downgraded essential ability to control notification and ringer volumes independantly. Grrrrr! How can I roll back to previous OS? Need this feature above all others! Fix needed please!

Not being able to control ringer and notifications volumes separately is occupational problem. I teach and get calls for alerts on campus, so leave the ringer on. But it is unacceptable to have the ringer go off for every email, text, etc. This is a gross oversight. Please fix it soon. I suspect Google may have already fixed it, but Verizon is slow getting out the fix???

HTC One X user here, I don't want my alert alertalertalerttonea blaring out at work, but yet I want to be able to clearly hear my ring tone. Please revert back to the original management of seperate volume for both ringer and notification.

Please give us the feature back.

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Please revert back to separate volume control for ringtone and notifications

Please return the seperate volume controls!

I have mandatory text subscriptions from work, and need to be reachable by phone day and night.
the absence of this feature is hurting me ;)

Please make this possible again !

I need such Profilemanager

Please let this setting be possible. Great for setting multiple user profiles

Dear Google,

Android users are NOT Apple users. Stop treating us as such.  We purchase Android because we enjoy the level of customization it gives us. Without that customization... Well, there's not that much of a reason to stay with you now is there? We understand you want to be intuitive and accessible to new users, but don't forget the core that got you here.

Why did Google do this. Android means total control.

Why??

Ice cream sandwich is a big step for google, but a little one backwards for mankind...
(Concerning thus error for sure)

It is annoying to see more and more features removed without any obvious sense. Heck, why can't I now mute email notifications and still remain reachable by phone?

It is annoying to see more and more features removed without any obvious sense. Heck, why can't I now mute email notifications and still remain reachable by phone?

Please return the seperate volume controls!

Is anyone from Google monitoring this bug report? I think we have plenty of agreement that it is a BUG and needs to be addressed, and the reasons why are quite clear and compelling to anyone with even a basic understanding of the problem.

I've yet to see it being picked up and assigned to a fix schedule, or even acknowledged.

Hello! Can anyone hear us???

seperate volumes are must! change it. asap

This really needs to be addressed. In every other OS this is an option and yet it was taken away in 4.0. I want to know whether thia was a mistake or they really had some reason to do it.

Please fix.

the linkage for notification and ringtone does not make sense in daily usage! please kindly fix it ASAP.

It's very sad that features are removed. We would like to go back to the previous release.

Yup - makes no sense to take away this "CHOICE" / "Feature".. There are times we all want to not get bugged with notifications, but DO want to hear if the phone rings ;)

I have the opposite issue, Samsung Galaxy S2 and ICS 4.0.3 and I have no option to link the ringer and the notifications. I would prefer them linked but I agree it should be at the users discretion.

this is an annoying backwards step for an otherwise great release

This is really bad. There is no way to now have a phone in ring phone only mode.

I think everyone who paid $2.99 for ICS Enhanced Ringer Control https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brianhislop.icsringervolume&hl=en
should be reimbursed for this app, or for all the sleep they couldn't get because of being unable to delink those volumes

It is very disappointing that this has been open for so long and it indicated to me that Google doesn't care about its power user base.  I can no longer recommend Android 4.0 to anybody due to feature regression like this and anybody involved here should let the phone companies know you consider this a bug to put pressure on Google.

Roll back!

This is a duplicate of 23117.

What the hell are they thinking?

Can we,please, have separate volumes for notifications and ringer?

Please fix this.  Being able to set different volumes for the ringer and notification is essential!

When can we expect to see this fixed? Ring only mode capability please!

Please fix this problem.  It's a major issue for many people.

This is a simple phone function that many dumbphones can do. Please allow our smartphones to do this.

WTF??? SEriously. Please beat up the guy who came with this stupid change!! I wan't to have my notification-tones off at night, but still be able to let my phone ring!!!

Add this feature back. F*cking stupid s*it! This really pisses me of having a great feature that's being disabled...!!!

Seriously google why u no have different volumes. An update will realy help. My llama app sent me here and rightly so.

Priority medium?! It should be 'Critical'!

Reducing functionality doesn't make your products better Google.

This is a very Apple-esque move.

Put it back the way it was.

Now this is something worth a '+1'!

What, I agree. You are turning into apple. Droid should always be fully

In my work environment I need separate volumes for ringtones and notifications.

Please change! I can't believe you did this!

Please change back, I want to hear my ringtone at night in case of emergency. But not my messages.

This is very poor. To have different volumes is a basic requirement for business use.

This is a high priority feature request! Actually, we shouldn't have to request a feature like this in the first place. Granted, issues are to be expected with new versions, but something like this should be easy to fix quickly.

Agreed!

Please change back, I want to hear my ringtone at night in case of emergency. But not my messages.

I'm on call at night at night. Want email notification off but phone on. Change it back, please.

Plus One Me too!

Please, change this back. I need ringing at night, but not notifications. Thanks.

go go go google go!!

Checked in the 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Emulator, still linked :-(

Please create a setting to toggle linked volume.

Please enable this, if a Nokia 3300 can do it I'm this smart phone can too

Please pro vide this option. I'm sure you can and Will,  now you are aware of our preference.

WTF

This issue is resolved in 4.0.4 ICS on the RAZR Maxx.

As everyone...  Pls, correct this pbm:-)

Samsung Galaxy S iii. Please  correct this. Android should represent choice. There was no need for this change!

Droid RAZR Maxx user here just updated to ICS 4.0.4. The issue has been fixed in this version, however there needs to be an option to toggle the notification and ringtone volumes together (linked) or separately as it was in Gingerbread. There are times when I want all volumes muted or at a low volume and I shouldn't have to adjust them seperately all the time.

I've found my notification volume lower than my ringtone and can no longer even find where to adjust them outside of the phone hardware adjusting only my ringtone.  Razr (not Maxx) here.

Don't they realize that ring & notification are 2 different environment. There are conditions that ringer set to low volume but notification tone higher volume and vice-versa. I need these functions back.

I am a professional whose job entails being on call out of office hours and particularly during the night.  I need my phone to ring when someone calls but I do not want aan audible notification when a text or email arrives as that wakes me up unnecessarily.

This is extremely frustrating.  Almost makes me want to go back to 2.3.5 simply because of this.  I have no interest in being woken up by a stupid email but I absolutely cannot miss an emergency phone call.  

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Please fix it back.

I am with the others please fix this.  I too need to silence notifications at night but I need to hear the phone ring.  Thank you.

Please fix this.

Need to have notification and ringer volumes unlinked. Whoever came up with the linked volumes idea should work for Microsoft. It sounds like something they or Apple would come up with. Google is generally better than this very bad idea.

I run Llama, which allows me to set my notification tone to silent when I go to sleep, but keep my ringtone active, as phone calls are more important than, say, text messages. This change is unacceptable on Google's part, and it's making me reconsider taking this ICS upgrade.

Please fix this Google!

How am I to replicate "phone calls only" that Blackberry has had for a decade?

Galaxy S III 4.0.2

The same as all the above
Samsung Galaxy SIII

same here... Llama is one of the apps i find MOST useful so +10 or +100 with comment 113... just hope none of above has patents on this... ;-)

Pls fix. Is a bug. BASIC requirement

Please fix what you've broken.

Btw llama rocks!

fix asap!

Please fix this obvious bug. I need to be able to have different volume in several situations.

Just noticed it on my Galaxy Nexus running 4.1.1. Thanks for Google+ users to made me aware of it.

To mitigate the problem: set data and/or data-sync to OFF during silent hours.

I think it's not a bug. Grouping volume context helps. For example, would you like to hear when you receive SMS? You wouldn't have if you turned off the notification sound.

I think what you want is to set a volume for every application. Or turn off the sound for all applications except the specified ones. But this would make Android even more complicated than iOS. iOS doesn't have separate volumes for notifications and a ringer.

Another solution is to make this optional with a checkbox.

Bad decision in removing our being able to control our apparatus. S2 with 4.03.

please re add this feature to android

This is awful! I returned an iphone for this very reason! It's infuriating to not be able to separate notification sounds from the ringer!!!

Google is starting to look a lot like Microsoft. It's a pitty...

why, why, why do software developers always have to make backward development beside
the intented improvements..!?   This is an important aspect to be able
to silence the notifications and still hear calls...or the other way.  
Please fix that soon!

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Very annoying - please revert to old functionality.

This is NOT an "extra " or "added" feature, guys...this is a basic, integral function for people with SMART phones - exactly why we buy these phones to begin with. Removing key functions such as these put many users in extremely compromising positions in that we are forced to either keep all sounds on, which can cause undue distress or turn our phones off. The fact that a correction to this problem has not been addressed is extremely disturbing and unprofessional on the behalf of Google and/or those responsible.

I have my phone at my bedside. I don't want to be woken by mails at night, but I need to hear incoming calls.
Please fix it.

There is no good reason to have these volumes tied together.

Absolutely obnoxious that this is an issue.

Bring back separate volume settings! Ludicrous to have them linked, what group of total numpties thought this was a step forward? It's so NOT.

Hotfix please!

Seems to be a nobrainer. Please fix. I also suggest Llama gets incorporated into next version as this app rocks.

Moan... fix please.

It's really annoying! As others already said, maybe I want to hear only phone calls, not every email, sms, tweet, notification etc.
Please revert this change!

Please revert this!
I want to choose all the volumes!!!

Adding to this. iIwant my family to call in case of emergency, but not get text alerts. iIhave friends who live overseas who often text me overnight.  

This is a bug or a "feature"? If this is a feature, is the most stupid thing in android. I can't understand why anybody thought that is a good idea to remove a feature for which nobody had a complain. The worst thing is that there's no word from anybody from google related to this matter.

This doesn't dit well with me either. Please get it sorted asap.

So this explains why I've been having such a hard time trying to shut the damned notifications down overnight while still allowing the phone to ring (GNX JB.) Really, Google, you do make some absolutely stupid choices sometimes. Not all change is good!

Open sound seting for all apss please eg. Lama

One more request for this to be fixed please. Hoping for a Jelly Bean fix.  As others. have commented,  as needed IT professional I need the flexibility. Thanks in advance.

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Why the heck? I really hope Jellybean allows it again. This is really annoying. Worth each new Android Version, some bugs are corrected - but everytime some new, even more annoying stuff comes. Not even bugs - this is a fully on purpose done thing that doesnt make sense at asll.

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I need separate levels for work purposes. Please correct, no reason at all for this change!

-galaxy s3 running 4.0.4

Please fix! It's great to e.g. wake up if someone calls.

Please fix this issue! It's unbelievable that this has gone on for so long!

Fix this! Put it back the way it was!

Please restore separate notification volume control. This was am extremely useful feature. Canny believe you would change this. What were you thinking?

plus 1 for fixing this

Omg please fix Thx BBQ.

Please squash this very annoying BUG.

Fix this,  please. Thank you.

Using an Epic Touch 4G (Samsung SG2). Please fix this.

Please fix.

Pleeease fix this Google!

This worked great on my Epic. Please fix.

Please fix.       Khaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!

This issue is a totally backwad step so pls fix immediately.

Agree please fix asap

I, too, agree with the others that it would be nice to get this fixed. Please bring back this option.

Ditto.  Change this back!

Fix it please!

Please bring back this feature in 4.1. I don't want to wait 2 years for another new phone to get this back.

Please fix ringer and notification volume lock.  This use very inconvenient for me.  Thank you.

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Please bring back this feature. I have no idea why you would get rid of it to begin with. This is the number one thing that needs to be fixed, but there are quite a few t. I wish i could go back before i downloaded this update! I don't like the new lock screen either. How come i got no choice! please get this fixed i like them set at different volumes, i don't want a huge noise every time i get a text i just need a small sound for goodness sake.

Please bring back this feature. I have no idea why you would get rid of it to begin with. This is the number one thing that needs to be fixed, but there are quite a few t. I wish i could go back before i downloaded this update! I don't like the new lock screen either. How come i got no choice! please get this fixed i like them set at different volumes, i don't want a huge noise every time i get a text i just need a small sound for goodness sake.

Please bring back this feature. I have no idea why you would get rid of it to begin with. This is the number one thing that needs to be fixed, but there are quite a few t. I wish i could go back before i downloaded this update! I don't like the new lock screen either. How come i got no choice! please get this fixed i like them set at different volumes, i don't want a huge noise every time i get a text i just need a small sound for goodness sake. I have the Droid RAZR

Please bring back this feature. I have no idea why you would get rid of it to begin with. This is the number one thing that needs to be fixed, but there are quite a few t. I wish i could go back before i downloaded this update! I don't like the new lock screen either. How come i got no choice! please get this fixed i like them set at different volumes, i don't want a huge noise every time i get a text i just need a small sound for goodness sake. I have the Droid RAZR

Priority: Medium -> Please reassign with High Priority!

Please fix - not being able to set it differently is an issue!!!

Please fix this! Not being able to set these differently is very inconvenient

Agreed please separate it's so inconvenient