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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
Just looking at the screens suggest to me that, while this one might work, it has far less control than PZP. Might be worth a try, but I like controlling power, backlight, vibration, etc along with ringtones and volume.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DREAMBOXER:
The Modaco Tool works, but as stated is by no means as powerful as ZenPhone.

Another problem with the modaco tool for me ( and many others, just check their forum ) is that after you UNINSTALL the tool it will most likely mess up your ringtones/settings.

Lucky me I had a backup of my system so I could recover without a hitch. The problem was that I had some weird ringtones listed that did not work and were actually never on my system and I could not choose any other ringtones after the uninstall.

I am gonna give Zenphone a try, it looks promising but also time consuming to setup - will give it a go this evening.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
thanks jon for both tips. pzp beta won't download I think cuz I am browsing on pda and sometimes cabs won't download. Got ppcprofiles though great find well done. Initial testing promising. :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] lpasq:
well poo and that then!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Thanks lpasq for finding ppcprofiles now installed - good find sorry thought it was jon that found it ;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
PZP defaults CAN be pretty different than what you expect. Zendrui is aware of this, and has been discussing in another thread somewhere, I believe, in this forum.

I found that the defaults for volume were way off what I wanted. I also found that it was important to get to the power settings and backlight settings ASAP -- they default to very short timeouts. So...you might find your phone shutting itself off 1 minute after you last touch the screen!

It *does* take a few minutes to work through the options, but it's worth taking the time. Works quite nicely.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
How many profiles does the full version of pzp allow on screen? mine only allows five and I need minimum of six really.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] xelencin:
Is there a "free" version of 5.x? I would like to use a non-beta product, assuming it will expire eventually.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
The only fully free one I could find is the one posted above. I.e pzp 4.5.1 All the rest are beta/time limited versions as far as I could work out.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] xelencin:
I'm not sure if another piece of software is causing this, but when I try to open the settings with this version I can see the volume sliders appear on the screen for a second but then it disappers. Basically I am not able to open the settings window with the 4.5 version.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
There is a slight delay with my one but I kept stylus a while longer on the config button and it came up. also try varying the position of the plugin on settings/today screen. hope this helps
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ethorn:
$7 is free enough since you bought a $300+ phone. just make a paypal donation. He responds in about a day with login info to get the full version. try 6.0 b7 and see why we like this program so much.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ethorn:
In part because he didn't finalize WM5 support until 5.5.2. What amazes me is that the registry tweaker on this site is nearly 1MB since you have to download a framework to run the program. This program is 170K after you download both the today plugin and the tools (the program itself) and does far more than just a few regedits. (6.0B7 is 170K total)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
I'm pretty sure it can manage anywhere from 2 to 7 profiles.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
Pretty sure that there are no free 5.x versions, since 5.52 is production. The current beta is good until sometime in April.

I know the price of all the various add-ons adds up...but this one sure seems like it's worth the $8 or $9 it costs -- and I'm also pretty sure that includes all future updates in the price.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] arp:
Phonealarm is too a excelent program for that!

I use it.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Thanks jon yep when I get my laptop back think I will get full version of pzp :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
I just checked their homepage -- looks pretty nice -- nice features to remind you if you missed SMS or phone calls, and also offers profile control. I'm guessing that has to leave something running, resident in memory, since it will do things like switch profiles based on your location (although I don't know what it uses to determine that). I'd be very curious to know how much program memory it uses while loaded (PZP uses virtually nothing - very lightweight).
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] xelencin:
Yeah it looks like a resource hog.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Thanks jon for that review. Is this the beta or the 5.** version. Sounds v.good esp useful in the car :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
I'm using version 6 beta 7. I've used it a LOT today, tonight...haven't found any problems at all - seems really solid.

You could probably do everything I described with the current production version (5.52)...but it would be a bit more more. The CAB files that you can download to create and install the lnk files (shortcuts) for invoking the profiles programmatically (versus tapping an icon) will try to put the the shortcuts in the PZPTools directory. This matches what version 6 of the PZP does, but is *different* from the directory that version 5.52 creates and installs into by default. Not a terrible problem -- just that if you wanted to use the CAB files to create the links, you'd have to manually move them and correct the directory structure by hand. By using the 6.0 beta along with the shortcut-creation CABs, you'll just find that things line up better, simplifying your setup.

BTW: I've been using this pretty frequently over the last few hours - and it's now SO convenient to switch profiles - only pushing the Voice Command activation button (I've got it assigned to the upper right button on the side of the phone - voice dictation btn I believe?) and telling the phone to start up the profile. The more I use this, the more I like it - the combo of Voice Command and PZP is great.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Thanks jon - can't wait to get hold of a copy.

I have downloaded and tried phonealarm. Did not seem to take too many resources and is very comprehensive. The one main problem is that it has settings for the backlight but nothing seems to change. the good points that there a seven profiles to choose from but could not find any voice command. also good is it has thorough call/sms/gprs times and lets you input costs etc..

But I still prefer the version of pzp thar I have and would like backlight control (i assume lt works on your version) and voice control.

Cheers
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
Mark - I like the idea of the reminders that phonealarm provides for missed SMS and phone calls. While sitting in a movie theater this evening, waiting for the lights to go down (got there early), I was digging through the PZP menus and noticed that I *can* do things with it such as have the phone ring and/or vibrate and also have the lights blink for up to an hour after such a missed event. Don't know if it's as comprehensive as phonealarm in that respect, but I suspect it's fine.

The backlight control works perfectly in PZP -- and of course you have separate settings for "backlight while on battery" and "backlight while on corded power" (they word it "backlight battery" and "backlight power"), as well as optionally allowing a screen tap or button press to reactivate the backlight. I've tried 7 or 8 combinations, and they all seem to work properly.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Are you aware there is a large post on Pocketzenphone here

in the forum

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6162&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=5350
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
Thanks...had seen some of it, and just waded through the last few pages....now I'm up to date on the topic.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] nickcerda:
I'm suprised nobody brought up PhoneAlarm.

http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.htm
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DREAMBOXER:
I never used it because alot of people said that it is a real memory hog and slows down the system alot.

Zen in comparison is rather lightweight ( both on needed space and memory usage )

I just checked their forum ( Phone Alarm / PocketMAX ) and found this thread:

http://www.pocketmax.net/smf/index.php?topic=1844.0

That seems to be a good reason not to use it at this point in time. Though I must say the today skins look really really nice compared to ZenPhone - but heck I need a stable system.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
I downloaded and installed one of the PZP skins, and must say that it looks fantasic as a Today plugin now - especially with some of the funky black or carbon-look skins that are out there. Very sharp.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DREAMBOXER:
Thanks jonazen. Those are the ones I already saw. I guess I'll just try to do something on my own ( I use the Juni White & Black Suite, which looks rather cool ). Hopefully I will be able to "sneak" some grafix out of the suite for my own usage.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
You don't like Avalon99 on the Juni B&W skin? I like the look...although I could imagine some funkier icons would fit better.

I'd also like to work on this too. At least it's a tiny set of skins to play with!

Let me know if you come up with anything good -- I'll post anything I make up here too.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] DREAMBOXER:
Its a bit to "colorful" for my taste :wink:

I guess I am gonna "rip" one of the Phonealarm Skins to create my ZenPhone Skin - can't post it here though since it will be based on someone elses work.

Either this one ( matches the White & Black Theme from Juni ):

or this one:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
I like the style of the top set from Juni. Shouldn't be too hard to imitate something like that with the right graphics tools...I'll have to give it a try (assuming I can find enough time anytime soon!)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonazen:
Zendrui didn't write PZP using the framework as I understand it -- just direct WM5 API calls. More work for the developer, but it doesn't require the runtime (.NET framework), and since it can be native compiled code (versus .NET "intermediate code"), it can execute somewhat faster and most likely use less resources if written well.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ccrrazzzy:
Phonealarm and alarmtoday are awesome...

A bit heavy on the memory, yes, but when all the Alarmtoday options are taken out and when the billing and scrolling is turned off in phonealarm, it is wonderful.

PZP,,,,, If you want the alarm for a SMS or missed, etc, to go off more than once, then you have to deal with a cabillion alarms even AFTER you have read the SMS or viewed the missed call, etc, etc.. Very annoying.

If you use the Tray only version, yes it is very light.

I have spent hours trying them.

Back up your system using SBP back up, try both of them your self.

Alarmtoday beta for 2005 is out and working. (Look under the forum, NOT on the Alarmtoday page). You can have alarms have different sounds or vibrate only or be silent all triggered from categoies...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] TheAppleAndroidGuy:
So I'm wondering if any of you have done this? How long did it take? Do I have to remove s-off, unroot, and relock before I send it in? Will it be possible to s-off and unlock after I get it back?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] midnight assassin:
I was wondering about that too.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
Same boat here. I've heard it takes about a week, but I haven't really heard if people have had luck remaining s-off, etc. I was actually thinking of starting a thread just like this.

I was just planning on flashing the stock recovery, rom, Santod's faux hboot and possibly relocking but not returning to s-on.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] luigi311:
In actually doing this soon, probably when I return back to school, in just going to return to stock on everything including s-on but I might just leave it with the firmware I'm currently on and send it in. If they update it for me I'm not to worried doesn't rumrunner work on 4.3 firmware?

**** I'm in the wrong thread hahaha I got a Sprint variant. Well just go about it on a sneaky way like u described and hopefully they won't noticed because I think they charged some people for tempering with the system. If u don't want to risk the fee just s-on and wait for the rumrunner update.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Charfahl:
I had the pink purple hue issue here, did the update to 4.3 now stabilizes and turns black, I just took a couple of pictures, and same issue little pink purple around edges... I think when my wife's contract is up in Feb, might use her rezound while mines being fixed... Kind of messed up how they let these get out with that issue... Mines a blue best buy one as well
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] TheAppleAndroidGuy:
I've been told it's a hardware issue so a software update probably won't fix it.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brymaster5000:
Glad you posted this. I'm just about to call mine in...I'm getting distortion as well as pink.

I was thinking that unrooting is a safe way to go...they will be looking at your software etc. If I have time tonight I might start the process.

Sent from my Oney Bone.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] TheAppleAndroidGuy:
I was thinking of trying this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2475216 because then it would be on .8 and rumrunner would still be usable as long as htc doesn't update it when it gets fixed... Would this work you think or no?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brymaster5000:
That's what I'm going to do...

Sent from my Oney Bone.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] luigi311:
I would think that they would update it in order to have a "proper" test since part of the updates have fixes for the camera issues.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Grnlantern79:
See my thread on it and my before and after shot it did take a week and they perform a factory reset before sending back so backup your data!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] thatsricci:
Are you guys sending your phones to Verizon or HTC?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Joanni:
I sent it for repairs, it was great and fast.they got it on a Tuesday and by Wed afternoon they had already sent it back. The week wait is because shipping takes 2-3 days to and from.

Do perform a system restore and also recommend reinstalling stock recovery if possible, although I did not find the file so I just flashed the stock Rom without a recovery and they didn't even notice. Just make sure it's what you're supposed to be on and not a leak or something. Good luck

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HTC will fix YOUR phone, Verizon will just swap with a refurb, that is possibly having the same problem plus whatever reason it was sent back for. Don't recommend dealing with Verizon since all you gotta do is say I have purple haze on my camera and say what build youre on for them to submit the repair case with HTC they just fix it.

Btw cant even tell someone opened up the phone, actually my phone had a slight edge on the screen popping out and that was fixed too when they sent it back. But as always ymmv
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] midnight assassin:
Really don't want to lose root ability to send it in. Did you keep it s-off when you sent it in? Do you lose root when you go back to stock recovery ?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
Good to know. Thanks for the info! I just need to get it over with.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brymaster5000:
+1. Just need to send it in.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Android_is_Awesome:
Sent Mine in

Restored to stock and s-on, sending it in on monday....can't wait for that hue to be gone :D haha but i won't have my One for around 2 weeks :(
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
I sent mine in today. I went ahead and returned to stock, locked and s-on...I didn't want to deal with it if they decided to complain about s-off. I flashed the .15 firmware followed by the .15 RUU (by doing this, assuming they don't upgrade to .1, I should still be able to use rumrunner correct?). I really don't think they'd upgrade anything, but I've got my fingers crossed just in case.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] midnight assassin:
You should be able to use rumrunner. I was gonna do the same but I smashed my screen last night. Waiting for my replacement to come and praying it's not updated.:'(
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
They received my phone this morning and it entered repair around 9:45am so hopefully it gets sent back to me today. It would be nice to have it back by Saturday (it only took 2 days to get there using FedEx Ground so I'm assuming it'll take the same to return). I've been using my og Droid as a replacement...its BRUTALLY slow (but has features just as advanced as the new iPhone hahaha). I'll report back on the condition of my phone/camera once I receive it back!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] zetsumeikuro:
Got my device back no dead pixels updated to 4.3 as well. But there's dust under the screen yay! I'm convinced HTC Is no better than trash now. They want me to ship my device back in again rofl.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] lancasterv3:
Not trying to worry anyone just wanted to share my experience in hopes that it does not happen to someone else. I am not sure if this has anything to do with it but i have a blue one from best buy.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] zetsumeikuro:
Did they repair your device and did they charge you:? Well they paid for the shipping so I guess I am mailing it back in. For whatever reason they just updated my device to 4.3 probably to "fix" the camera. Hopefully they don't update me to 4.4.2 this time around.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] lancasterv3:
negative on the fix, i declined the $200.00 fee they tried to charge me. They did pay the shipping back and gave me a small screen wipe that says htc along with a letter stating my warranty is now void......... worth it lol.

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I will say though i just unlocked again and flashed the kitkat firmware and radios. I have noticed a huge difference in the camera for what its worth
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] zetsumeikuro:
Well I'm going to reship the device I just got back from them today. So fail that they missed a big old piece of dust under the screen. They updated my device to 4.3, hopefully they don' up it to 4.4.2. Pretty much will be sans a One for a month, that customer service right?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Frankie1588:
I am on 4.4.2 right now with S-OFF/unlocked. This is why I am a little worried about sending it in. Are people getting S-ON phones in return because they replace the entire board? I'm curious as to how many people ship an S-OFF phone and it remains that way when they get it back.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] selayan:
Holy cow your best bet is to just buy another haha or get a completely different phone. This is like your 10th return?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] zetsumeikuro:
Yeah something like that man. But this one came repaired by HTC so it's kinda disappointing. They're paying for me to ship it back to them this time, so I'll give them one more chance. I mean there visible black dust stuck under the screen otherwise everything else was perfect. No dead pixels at all and it was only on 4.3 as opposed to 4.4.2 and it already is available. I asked them not to update the software but I think they did that since I said said something about the camera. So I told them this time explicitly to leave the software alone. Ill give them one more chance and if it doesn't work out then idk wtf I'll do lol. Maybe I'll sell the One and get a LG G2 or something idk.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] interfeatboy:
THANK YOU
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Chilidog:
OK guys my camera is bad so do I go to Verizon or HTC??? I've read through this and Idk which one is better.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
HTC for sure. I sent mine in and the camera was fixed when I got it back...any gaps I had were gone. I also got a Verizon replacement while I was waiting to get my phone back just to see how it would be (and so I could still get s-off at the time). All the edges weren't aligned and it still had the camera issue. It's just a refurb and I dont think they actually replace the camera hardware which is the problem.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] im_high_tech:
So I just got my phone back from HTC and they fixed my camera at no charge (minus me shipping it there).

I had S-OFF status via Java card, but due to the recent scare, pit it back to S-ON and locked bootloader and rear(4.2.2). So phone was 100 percent stock.

I sent it off to HTC via USPS priority on a Wednesday, and got it back 12 says later on a Monday (FedEx).

It arrived back with 4.3. I used firewater to gain temp root and S-OFF. So now I'm back to how my home was before :)

One minor drawback. My phone had zero blemishes when I sent it. I also left a screen protector on. They took screen protector off and slapped it back n (bubbles everywhere). And my volume rocker is scratched. That's the part I don't like. It's a curved scratch that spreads across lower half of the volume rocker. But this vs camera issue.. I would rather have a scratched volume rocker than a pink camera.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Chilidog:
If I go to the store will they give me a new one that I can look at first? Also what method did you use to s-on and relock?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
No, Im pretty sure they have to mail you a replacement. As far as getting locked and s-on I just followed the steps in the "Return to locked and S-on" thread or whatever its called.

Edit: I forgot there is a tool somewhere in the verizob threads that can lock, relock and unlock your boot loader. You just flash it in recovery. That's how I locked my boot loader. I don't have time to find it right now though, sorry man.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] zetsumeikuro:
I have had a pretty negative experience with HTC repair. Still waiting for them to correct the issue :(.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Frankie1588:
Has anyone sent their phone in with 4.4.2? I am still contemplating if I should send it in. I have 4.4.2, but people are saying HTC replaces the motherboard. It would suck to receive 4.4.2 with S-ON because there is no exploit. I am currently 4.4.2 S-OFF.

im_high_tech got upgraded to 4.3, but I am wondering if HTC always replaces the entire motherboard with their camera fix.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] brholt6:
I don't think they replaced mine. I can't be 100% sure though.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] im_high_tech:
Just so what I did. Since you are already S-OFF, just ruu (decrypted) back to 4.2.2. Lock your bootloader, s-on and send it in to HTC.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Frankie1588:
Interesting. I didn't know I could roll back firmwares. Can you provide a thread that shows how this is done exactly? Much appreciated!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] im_high_tech:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46506621

You may find the DECRYPTED RUU in here. I flashed the .8 version (Android 4.2.2).

You will then lock bootloader.

Then you will S-ON.

Enjoy! (you may want to contact HTC first and set up a repair ticket before following these steps)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Frankie1588:
I found that actually, but I am unsure how to flash the Decrypted RUU. Do I flash it using the same instructions as the radio firmware zips? Thanks!

-fastboot oem rebootRUU (this puts the device in RUU mode)

-fastboot flash zip firmware.zip (rename file to firmware.zip)

It will say that the update did not finish, to flush again, so repeat the above step:

-fastboot flash zip firmware.zip

I also already have a ticket open and am all set to send the phone. They said I need to send it within 30 days or the ticket will be closed.