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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f1jim:
When I try to do an update of my installer loaded cyanogenMod Nexus 5 by downloading a recent nightly or snapshot I get the following message:

"Failed to verify whole-file signature"

"signature verification failed"

"Installation aborted"

I installed using the CyanogenMod Installer app and have 11.0-installer XNPQ32P and it's working fine.

I have tried to update to newer snapshots and even nightlies with no luck.

What do I need to do to correct this issue? If the question needs to be asked somewhere else please advise.

Thanks

f1jim
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepdavies:
Install it with CWM or TWRP
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f1jim:
Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I'll download and install CWM. Any idea why the CyanogenMod recovery fails? Never had it fail before.

Thanks

f1jim
[Sony Xperia M] abhas32:
My Sony xperia m (c2004) stuck on startup animating lines after Sony logo.........!!!!!!!!!!!

I unlocked the bootloader with cmd method but after unlocking when I start the phone it stuck on the animating lines after Sony logo.................!!!!!!!!!!!! Plzzzzzzzzzzzzz help
[Sony Xperia M] RedLedLight:
Flash stock .ftf file using flashtool.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex2x3:
I imported a Sony Xperia Z3c from the UK to the States and am thinking about getting an outside warranty program incase something happens.

I don't think I'm going to want to ship it across the world incase something happens. I have heard that many of the insurance companies in the states won't cover an imported phones so I was hoping someone had any experience with this before.

I've been looking around and there are a ton of options it seems like. Anyone have an suggestions or good experience with preferably the best bang for the buck.

I do tend to break my electronics and considering I just spent 500 bucks outright would love to keep this for a while.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marumari:
I'd be interested in this as well. Particularly from a company that doesn't care if the bootloader is unlocked or not.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdm:
I'm buying a policy from Worth Ave Group. They don't deal in repairs/replacements; they simply send you a check for the value of your policy minus the $50 deductible. The only thing they don't cover is if you just lose the phone somewhere.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex2x3:
Hmm that is interesting. I will check them out. Do I just specify what the phone cost me?

Have you had any experience with them before?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdm:
No, you don't have to specify the cost of the phone. You just choose how much you want your policy to cover. I chose $599, so I can get new chargers/case/ect. in the event I smash my phone and want to replace it with something different.

I haven't had personal experience with them, but I've read a lot of reviews. It seems like most of the complaints people have are:

- Trying to file a claim for a stolen phone and getting rejected because they don't have enough evidence of theft. (making it simply lost, rather than stolen)

- The claim check taking 2 - 3 weeks to arrive.

Neither of those poses a problem for me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex2x3:
Awesome that sounds great actually. Much better then getting a refurb especially if the Z3c doesn't come to the states.

Thanks for the heads up.

I was considering protect your bubble but think I will go with this instead.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdm:
Yeah, me too. I was considering Protect your Bubble and SquareTrade, but I like the freedom of simply getting a check in the mail rather than dealing with repairs or refurbs.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FSRBIKER:
Just checked them out, looks ok but they don't specify anything about software issues or if the phone has had its bootloader unlocked.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdm:
No they don't. But how will they know? I'd be surprised if they have access to Sony's diagnostic programs, and I don't think they really care. If you file a claim for a phone with broken glass, I don't think they'll even try to find out if the bootloader is unlocked or not.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FSRBIKER:
Hopefully not for something not software related, but they could get to the Fastboot screen and like on all other Android devices it will show its unlocked. I just hate to see them deny an insurance claim as their policy is not clear regarding unlocking or what software is on the phone. I personally think if you brick your phone because you were flashing stuff then warranties should be denied(except for physical defects, cracked screens, etc.) but if there is a software issue you are unlocked and currently running the stock software then all warranties should be honored.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
It sounds good, too good, so I read their policy booklet.

Two things: they don't cover accessories, and they will not pay more than the phone is worth at the time of loss.

Also, they have 3 options for payout at their discretion: (1) full cost of repair, (2) replacement cost of a refurbished item, and (3) replacement cost of a new item.

The kicker is that it's at their discretion so it's totally up them to decide which option to exercise and I'm certain they will choose the least expensive.

As an example, let's say the screen cracks and it costs $200 to repair - they are going to pay out $200 for the repair less $50 deductible and send a check for $150. But you've already paid $65 for the premium, so the net payout is really $85.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattdm:
Sounds like you're looking at their iPhone policy. If you purchase a generic cell phone policy, you choose the amount covered.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cschmitt:
I was looking at the cell phone policy, the same policy booklet applies to both iPhone and generic cell phone policies:

Policy Booklet - Insurance Policy with Accidental Damage

It's correct that you choose the coverage amount for generic cell phones but irregardless of what amount you select they won't pay more than the replacement cost value -- page 3:
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobb_o:
I'm pretty sure you can file claims with renter's/homeowner's insurance for phones (and other electronics)
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Einsteindks:
Modifying the current ROM is all fine and dandy, but it still doesn't give you extra space on the phone. Perhaps if the system partition could be shrunk to allow more efficient use of the space with compacted ROMs, I may be tempted to try some of them. Until then, I will just integrate the updates into the system ROM, and delete the junk that I don't use. Yes, I already have a clean backup of the system.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shael:
what can i do and what can i not do, to still be able to receive ota updates?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
As long as you're running CM11S you'll still be able to receive OTA updates. You can have an unlocked bootloader, you can have TWRP recovery installed. The only thing you can't do is have modified/removed system files, or Xposed Framework. If you do have Xposed Framework it's as simple as deactivating it before installing an update.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragoi90:
What about root and custom kernel?Can i still install the OTA ?(CM11S here)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Yes you can. You'll lose root but it's as easy as flashing SuperSU again after the update.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shael:
cool! ive also herd as long as your on of the supported oneplus roms aka color os or others you will still receive ota?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
Yes but OTA's will be here in xda so no need to be on a stock rom with less features if you dont want to be. We have developers here that will prepare the OTA and have it flash-able for you within hours of it coming out. Remember most OTA's are done in stages so you may not have it right away.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shael:
our developers are great but they wont have android L within 90 days of launch lol
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Where are you getting this information?? Devs usually have ROMs within a week.

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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
I noticed that a lot of people like another dial skin instead of the standard blue WM5 dialer. There are some problems with the current custom skins available on different WM5 Phones.

So I like to start a "how to" on dialer skinning, so more people developing skins for different kinds of phones.

I would like to invite everybody with some experience to help me complete this thread, so it becomes a sort of Wiki on dialer skinning.

I would also like to invite "graphic designers" to create a database with skins.

Oke let's start:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
Edit the DLL

Edit the DLL

If you want bigger buttons you have to edit the DLL

Tooling:

- Resource Editor / Restorator

- signtool.exe (included in .NET 2.0 SDK)

- Certificate (I use the SDKSamplePrivDeveloper)

Steps:

1. First you have to find the right DLL, in most cases it's the phcanrc.dll in the Windows map.

2. Open the file in a resource editor like Resource Tuner or Restorator. In the dialog map you find the different dialogs (portrait and landscape) wich you can edit, in the edit mode you can modify the fields on the dialog (unfortunately you cannot see the edges of the fields, temporarily use of borders can help).

Probably it's better to define a standard size and position for the buttons, so the dll's and graphics can be reused by all our developed skins and dialers.

Momentarily I use the next positions:

Portrait (top-left corner of button)

horizontal positions: 2, 81, 160

vertical positions: 84, 122, 158, 194, 230

button size: 78x35

3. Signing the DLL

The DLL has to be signed before you can use it, I use the signtool.exe from the .NET 2.0 SDK and the SDKSamplePrivDeveloper certificate in the same SDK.

Start the signtool in wizard mode using "signtool.exe signwizard" -> select the dll file -> custom signtype -> select the certificate from file -> browse for the corresponding key file.

I leave other settings default.

DLL Ready.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] V3S:
Hmm.. it would be a very interesting discussion.. And I have a small question.. Is it possible to extract the part of Phone application from Eten Roms and add it to MDA roms??.. It is the part where you can change the skins.. http://smartmania.mobilmania.cz/images/recenze/EtenM700/captures/06.jpg
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
here is the image sets, I used for my SmartDial BigKey Grass (see post).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
here is the image sets, I used for my SmartDial BigKey Black.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
I don't know if that's possible... I should say try before you die...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hanmin:
Hmm.. it would be good if you were to state specifically that the skinning app you are refering is the Ethen skin. There are the other dial pad skinning, which I think the buttons are a bit small to my liking. I use the Ethens.

BTW, since we are in this topic. I used to have an idea to 'do' my own skin (Ethen dialpad), but I find getting the buttons to be exact and save to the specific names and such, is a hassle. It would be good, if there were to be a way that I can have 2-3 skin for each screen where you have the 'release' and 'press' of buttons, in calls, etc, that one can easily Photoshop them. Then, there were to be a program to just cut, rename and save them, and possibly generate a preview as well.

Is there software that can do that? I can do that in Java (my C got rusted away long time ago), but I need some precise x-y of the buttons.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
Not the Eten Skin but the standard WM5 Dialer.

The buttons and other (label) fields of the standard dialer can be resized and moved with Resource Editor or Restorator as described above.

I made a dialer myself for my QTEK9100 but people with a Verizon XV6700 have a problem sending text messages, so I give them the opportunity to adjust their dialer to a nice looking skin.

It's a hassle, you are right...

In Photoshop you can use slices and layers.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hanmin:
If you were to moved those buttons as you described as above, and refering to your black button skin, isn't that the Eten skin? Or tell me, whats the difference between your dial pad as compared to Eten dial pad?

As for the xy for the buttons, the information you provide

horizontal positions: 2, 81, 160

vertical positions: 84, 122, 158, 194, 230

button size: 78x35

Can be used for me to get a dial pad slicer done. But you've missed the xy for the 'backspace' button as well as buttons for the 'status screen'.

And while we are on this topic, we may be well able to see if anyone is free enough to get us a dialpad changer. AFAIK, to change the dialpad, all you need to do is just replace the BMP files in \Windows (for Eten skin), so it is quite easy to do. I'm so lazy to switch dialpad as per my Today theme, I end up using a grey pad instead of coloured ones.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
Some people don't get the ETEN dialer or my dialer see post to work properly on their machine (Verizon TyTN etc.) see the messages in that trhead. So I would like to give them the opportunity to modify their own standard WM5 dialer to a nicer/usable skin.

And it works, because in version 1.3 of my SmartDial BigKey dialer I modified the DLL of a standard WM5 dialer of user "Trinergy" (see also the previous mentioned thread).

Btw. all the xy positions in my dialer are in the attached txt file...

And yes a dialpad changer would be very nice...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ¿GotJazz?:
Also need WM 5.0 SDK installed?

OK, I modified my phcanrc.dll file using Resource Tuner, and started up the signtool.exe wizard. Everything went OK until the wizard asked for the certificate, which I couldn't find.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like you also need to have WM 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC installed to get the SDKSamplePrivDeveloper certificate that is required for certifying the .dll.

To download the WM 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC from Microsoft, you have to "validate" your installation by downloading Microsoft's WGA spyware.

I'm stuck here, since I really don't want to install the Microsoft Validation / "Windows Genuine Advantage" spyware stuff on any of my computers.

Sigh ... :(

¿GotJazz?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
Here are the necessary files...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
I also found another way to sign files, in fact a whole tread about signing files... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=848131#post848131 and look for the signcode_294.zip (haven't tested it yet)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hopbot:
this is cool!

i havent yet done any of this and am still unsure where to get all the files. i really want the Vista II by JPL4 skin from paulya on my cingular 8528, except it does not include support for the smart dialer. how can i get it to work? is there a way i can install it and the smart dial modifications you have so it can work properly?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ¿GotJazz?:
Bummer! Hit another roadblock ...

Well, I modified phcanrc.dll, signed it and loaded it into a .CAB file.

I also added all the Black Key images and some registry keys (assigning images to buttons, etc.) that I found into the new .CAB file as well.

So, I loaded the .CAB file to my XV6700, and ...

... none of the new key positions worked. Rats!

It seemed like the old standard WM5 keys were still in effect, and some of the new Black Key images were in the wrong spots.

I did a little experimenting with webpatrick's existing Big Key Black .CAB file, and found a registry key that "fixed" the problem (sort of):

HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/ext = \windows\phcanhtc.dll

If phcanhtc.dll gets loaded, the phone keys work! However, when phcanhtc.dll is loaded, I experience other problems: Can't access phone settings, no text messaging, can't call voicemail sometimes.

Does anyone know anything about the phcanhtc.dll file? It isn't loaded by default. And, the registry key above normally looks like this:

HKLM/Security/Phone/Skin/ext = PhoneCanvas.dll

Does anybody know what's going on?

¿GotJazz?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] j0kkk3r:
2 webpatrick: I have installed your Black version on my MDAC 3 ... And it's working just fine. Thanks for that ;) Cheers ...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] senergy:
Does that mean you can change this

CONTROL "", 23008, "MS_PHONE_CONTACTPICTURE", 0, 197, 25, 39, 52

found in phcanrc.dll to make the picture bigger?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nt007:
Question : How to hide the word of speed dial in wm5 dialpad

I want to hide the word of speed dial & call history in wm5 dialpad, can it be done by edit registry? or i need to modify the dll? which dll should i modify and how?? Thanks.

Also i want to ask how to make the speaker on display in 2 lines.

Thanks in advance

What i want is this effect
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hanmin:
I've written a Java program that will slice out chunks of graphics from a bigger graphics. So, you just have to do the BIG picture and leave the slicing to this program. Get it here
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] maurizio.n:
Hello,

i have an HTC P3300 with custom ZPHONE skin v1.6 wich is great !

But i can't get rid of the Phone Security Pin pad buttons wich are the original ugly green ones !

How can i customize that ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ¿GotJazz?:
¿GotJazz? : 1, Roadblock : 0!

I found the solution to the problem with the text messaging & phone options problem. There was a registry key set by many of the skins out there (including webpatrick's Balck Key skin). Removing the key fixed the problem on my XV6700.

The registry key I deleted was: HKLM/Security/Phone/Features = 0x00000018

Checking on the MSDN website, I found that setting "HKLM/Security/Phone/Features = 0x00000018" is for GSM phones only. CDMA phones (like mine) should not have this key set.

Everything's working fine now!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] king102:
Skin help!

Can you tell how to make my Treo 700wx to look like that. I would really appreciate it. A million thanks in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
yes, it does... but I think there is a max
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cmalberto:
Stumbled upon an interesting observation. Somewhere and I can't remember where, I found your Webpatrick SmartDial_BigKey_Black_1.3.zip. I have installed on my 8525. What a wonderful keypad. No more fat fingering. What is interesting after installing is that the network desigination has changed. Normally there is only two designators...a G(GPRS) and U(UMTS/HSPDA). But now when I am in U network, I see big ole E. There is no difference in performance than the U. Another words it is not EDGE as I once thought. But somewhere in the overlay, the indicator is now "something" else. Are you guys aware of this and is there anything that I can do to resolve.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

--Mick
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jackleung:
I run into the same problem too. Anyone knows how to hide those text??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] webpatrick:
I think you have to use another dialer for this skin.

There are two base dialers, all recent dialers are made off.

1. The WM5 dialer with SmartDial (which uses the system text)

2. The Eten Dialer without SmartDial (which uses pictures instead of text)

Also the Eten Dialer has a nice big font for the elapsed time, the WM5 Dialer hasn't.

Another solution for SmartDial is CeleDial, see url below.

@ nt007: I've seen a nice iPhone look-a-like dialer (as replacement) which I can recommend. http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10142.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jackleung:
Cool. Work like a charm. Thanks a lot
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cuboosh:
can u post this skin? i love it!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jackleung:
Not exactly the same, but I think he's the original one:

http://www.ozankilic.com/?p=4
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ctibor:
Letter colour modification

webpatrick,

I am happily using your black big key skin with smart dial without any problem in my Artemis (from SmartDial_BigKey_Black_1.3.zip). It really is a great tool!

I would need only one minor modification. On the screen what I see during and right after phone conversation the letters have a deep dark green colour so that they are almost invisible. What should I modify in registry in order to have other coloured letters -- preferably white ones (the same as the main dialing screen)?

Thanks in advance,

cheers

ctibor

(Sorry for posting here this partly off-topic, but I am not a developer, just a guy waiting for some help and I could see that Webpatrick watches this therad.)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tommyd75:
wm2003 dialer?

Guys,

These look great,

any chance we can get something like this for wm2003se dialer?

Does anyone know how to change the dll, and which one it would be for the phone?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cuboosh:
this dialer has issues with allowing u to hit the call button to re-dial the last call and the onscreen re-call button doesnt work u have to go into call history..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cuboosh:
actually.. that dialer u provided in the link works.. however when u switch to landscape mode it loads the old dialer where he ripped the nemo dialer off from..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nt007:
yes, my iphone dialpad icon is originally from

www.ozankilic.com

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I want to hide the words because i want to make a 3G iphone skin, now i think of another solution....... and 3G version may be available soon
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cuboosh:
has anyone updated the iphone dialer skin.. its 2 different skins like.. port is diff from landscape.. it seems whoever made this one just used the orginal one and changed the port verison around.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cuboosh:
this skin is a rip off of like multi skins.. for one he uses paulya's vista skin u can see from the call history icons.. and 2 he uses the first iphone skin as u can see in landscape..<br>

now i wouldnt mind using this skin if the landscape would match the port...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] :
Hi webpatrick - I had previously installed the geo77 dialer/skin with drawn pictures for the button numbers/text. Then I uninstalled it and tried the Dr. Shultz dialer, which uses system text.

Because I had previously installed the geo77 dialer, I could not see the speed dial, call history, and talk/end buttons even after it was uninstalled and I was using the Dr. Shultz .cab (these buttons are present in landscape but not in portrait mode).

I tried installing the geo77 dialer with system text, but that did not restore the text on those 3 portrait buttons either. So there is some setting about those 3 buttons that refuses to show them in portrait mode due to the original installation of the geo77 dialer with drawn pictures - I can't get the text back even after uninstalling it and installing system text dialers instead.

So to finally get to my question: do you know of a way to restore the text on those 3 buttons in portrait mode without doing a hard reset? It seems that there must be some registry edit that could be done, especially since system text shows up on all other buttons just fine.

Thanks for your help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nt007:
my3Gversion, is prefectly work on hermes and trinity

i will change the video button if have time
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] nt007:
and it is with smart dialing skin