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Hello everyone,
Today after droping my HTC Incredible S one more time I ve discovered strange metal shining under plastic in the right-down corner (Sorry for Eng)... The color of the metal is the same as the antena connectors on the other side of the cover.
So I want to ask: Could someone confirm the presence of metal in your back covers? If so, it seems like the antena is more than just 2 little metal plates inside...
Lol! Indirectly you want me to crack my back cover to see whats inside?
Wouldn't do that, but am guessing its just some random coloring you seeing and nothing to do with the antenna.
the antenna is the same '2 little metal pieces' you noticed
The slot on my cover where I remove it has had some of the paint chipped away and it looks like its metal underneath. By no means should this be considered the confirmation you were looking for. but I think you may be into something.
Might also explain why the old "foil mod" never worked for me
So. Now I got some pics. Check this out:
(Sorry for quality... poor camera)
As I said its deffinetly a metal!
yes, I got another scratch like you had.
But I think it was a metal cover with paint. It is not an antena
It is the antenna, in the back cover:
HTC Incredible S Wiki page notes:
In a move seen as a new trend for HTC, the antenna for the phone is built into the back cover of the case (this is also true of the HTC Sensation).
Also another thread about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977429
Ok so I have the silver HTC One and as much as I love it, I can't help but think the front would look bad-ass with the black speaker grills...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience replacing their speaker grills, I remember seeing a drop test video and it popped off. The guy in the video mentioned how it didn't clip back on, it was glued on.
I think if it was easy enough to get a stanley blade in between the grill and the plastic it could just pop off (mine has a gap so it could be quite easy) then it would also help in the future if any scratches happen, just to replace them again...
Thoughts?
thats a good idea, itll be great to know if the speaker grills are repleacable, as they are slightly raised on most phones
I'm just worried incase I order the replacment parts and they are not the same quality as the real HTC One parts. Is there a site that sells genuine parts? They would need to ship to the UK for me though...
Are you out of your mind?
If you are, I'd recommend sandpaper tape and some spray paint. That would probably be easier than disassembly. Maybe even some black nail polish.
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couped said:
Are you out of your mind?
If you are, I'd recommend sandpaper tape and some spray paint. That would probably be easier than disassembly. Maybe even some black nail polish.
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I dont think it will be as bad as you think, this is the video I was talking about:
http://youtu.be/KwE9PGDnlvs?t=1m51s
I know the top may be more difficult to get off because of the camera and I think I will wait a few more months to see if anyone does drop their One and the top part pops off... But it would be interesting to know because this could be useful to those who get any real bad damage to their speaker grills...
The speaker grills are glued to the housing, Removing them shouldn't be hard
Do it and get us some pics
I'm doing it. Are you sure about the glue? I also started a thread about it a couple of days ago.
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I'm doing it. Are you sure about the glue? I also started a thread about it a couple of days ago.
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The bottom one is definitely glued, I am not sure about the top one though
Im interested...
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Ok so I have the silver HTC One and as much as I love it, I can't help but think the front would look bad-ass with the black speaker grills...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience replacing their speaker grills, I remember seeing a drop test video and it popped off. The guy in the video mentioned how it didn't clip back on, it was glued on.
I think if it was easy enough to get a stanley blade in between the grill and the plastic it could just pop off (mine has a gap so it could be quite easy) then it would also help in the future if any scratches happen, just to replace them again...
Thoughts?
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I agree that the black would look pretty cool. Let us know how this turns out! and take pictures of the process. I myself am curious whats behind the top grill, my speaker on the top is starting to crackle horribly i want to know if it would be possible to replace.
One of mine (the bottom grill) has a small chip in it that really annoys me, so i have ordered a new set. Postage to the UK is quite expensive, but the total was only £24. Not that bad considering its an original part I guess.
Removing the grills shouldnt be too hard, just heat them up with a hot air gun, being careful not to 'cook' the phone and carefully prise the grill up. The gap most people have in the case may be a help here. The new one should just press on. Warm it up, press it down and hold it firmly until cool, with a clamp or strong bulldog clip if you can.
Etradesupply.com sells almost everything for HTC one just so everyone knows if they didn't, u also have a tiny chip in my lower speaker grill, but my case hides it for now so I'm not super worried, but I would love to know if this is possible!!
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The grills and the SIM tray are about the only things you can replace. They sell screens, but there is no realistic way to replace them. Even if you could open the phone without marking it, putting it back together is almost impossible.
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One of mine (the bottom grill) has a small chip in it that really annoys me, so i have ordered a new set. Postage to the UK is quite expensive, but the total was only £24. Not that bad considering its an original part I guess.
Removing the grills shouldnt be too hard, just heat them up with a hot air gun, being careful not to 'cook' the phone and carefully prise the grill up. The gap most people have in the case may be a help here. The new one should just press on. Warm it up, press it down and hold it firmly until cool, with a clamp or strong bulldog clip if you can.
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Just for clarification, did you order this from etrade supply? do you have it yet and how is the quality...?
Regards
Zak
Etradesupply quality is very good. I order parts from them and never have an issue.
Heat gun or hair dryer to loosen up the glue should help.
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Curious to see if you went through with this.
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I bought some etrade silver speaker grills but no longer need them.
If possible please share the whole process heating , removing and fixing the top and bottom speaker grill. Thanks !
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Just a tip, do not "paint" the grill. It's impossible to do without stuffing up the holes anyway.. And paint does not stick to aluminium.
You need to anodise aluminium.
Google how to do it but in a nutshell..
1) chemically clean existing aluminium to remove all traces of colour /surface protection. 2)Anodise it to required colour or clear colour
This not only gives you the look you want but makes the surface very hard.
Anodising also is not "on" the surface but part of it so it won't scratch off, block holes etc.
Bare aluminium is very soft and WILL oxidise and go dull. Apart from living in a vacuum or learning to breathe argon gas, you can't stop it.
Anodising MAKES aluminium oxidise and then fill the surface with a dye. This prevents further oxidisation.
Cheers, Marty
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any luck with replacing the speaker grills?
Just a heads up
I asked about this a different thread and one of the people that replied told me that only the bottom grill is glued in. He said the top is actually screwed in from the back before the back cover is put on. I cant confirm if he was correct, but still good info for anyone planning to try something like this. Can anyone confirm that has purchased these if there are threads in the top grill for it to be screw in?
I really want the Dot View case for this phone. Did anyone mange to get their hands on one and dicovered that they don't like it? Why don't youlike it and would you sell it?
I just got it today and I absolutely love it! The only thing I don't like is, when you flip it back then its a little slippery! But thats all! It fits great and just looks great on the phone!
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I have mixed feelings about it. When I bought my HTC One from Verizon, I was told that they weren't going to have the Dot View cases in stock for at least a month or two due to the high demand of them. Because of this, I picked up the Incipio Black Feather Case. Funny enough, the next day after buying I get a phone call from Verizon saying they got a single dot view case in being held for me. The case itself feels incredibly cheap. While it definitely feels like it can protect my screen, the backing of the case feels just like a cheap plastic. For the cost of the case, I was expecting something a little bit better in the build quality.
As for the case itself, its too gimmicky for me for the time being. It only works with default HTC apps. I use a different SMS app (Sliding Messenger Pro) and the Gmail app for my email. Neither of these are supported by the dot view case. I've tried googling around to see if there's a work around for these or a separate dot view app that allows these but have yet to find anything. The only thing I could use the case for was the time, answering phone calls, voice dialing, and changing my volume. I really wanted to be able to see my sms / email notifications on screen.
Im also not a fan of the folding case in general yet. I'm not used to the folding and I often text with one hand so it makes it rather awkward to try and hold the case open in order to text.
I don't know though.. if I could use my own SMS / Gmail apps with it instead of the default HTC ones, I might want to use it again. Until then, its going to sit on my desk unused.
Dot View case Pros and Cons
Randomjoel said:
I really want the Dot View case for this phone. Did anyone mange to get their hands on one and dicovered that they don't like it? Why don't youlike it and would you sell it?
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I have been using the HTC Dot View case for about 2 weeks now. Here are some simple pros and cons
Pros:
Look...Seamless and perfect compliment to the M8
Feel...plastic and rubber that seems like a good build
Protection...Fully covers screen with rubber "dot" flap and plastic back wraps the back and corners of the metal body of the phone
Alerts...Easy to read 8 bit type text and icons (looks great in the dark)
Cons:
Price...I got mine for $50 at an AT&T retail store
Dust/lint...gets trapped in the "dots" find myself using a can of BlowOff keeping it clean
Alert Limitations...can only use the HTC apps with this case
I would recommend if you have $50 to blow. I personally don't like 3rd party accessories so willing to pay for the HTC branded products. I love my DotView case but trying to provide a unbiased opinion.
I just got mine in the mail a week ago. So far, I love it. I just hope that HTC releases updates to allow third party notifications like Gmail, Facebook, etc. I would also really like if they could integrate a music player controls as well. But all in all, it's a great accessory to such an amazing device.
Anyone with a warm black dot view? Is it black or grey? Also if you can post the part number (you can find it on box backcover)
Anyone notice a couple of holes are kind of shiny inside? Like something is on the plastic film that's in the holes. Anyone cleaned theirs yet? Would water and soap be ok?
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Anyone notice a couple of holes are kind of shiny inside? Like something is on the plastic film that's in the holes. Anyone cleaned theirs yet? Would water and soap be ok?
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don't poke or remove the peices in the holes it keeps the stuff off it screen and I just wiped it down with some water it cleans up quite nicely I wouldn't use soap some soaps kill pixels so yah... No glass cleaner either my friend sprayed his with some trying to make it shinier it killed the Nfc tag in it
I think the idea behind the case is solid but its execution is flawed. Mine seems to loose its grip on the top corners as the plastic is too hard and needs a more grippy material. I've swapped 3 cases now. Its been mentioned before about the short hinge not letting the front sit flat on the back. I do love and find the display very useful. Hopefully a third party will be able to remedy the faults.
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I think the idea behind the case is solid but its execution is flawed. Mine seems to loose its grip on the top corners as the plastic is too hard and needs a more grippy material. I've swapped 3 cases now. Its been mentioned before about the short hinge not letting the front sit flat on the back. I do love and find the display very useful. Hopefully a third party will be able to remedy the faults.
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Just looked at my DotView and to be honest I can't notice any of those flaws. Had mine on awhile now and it'd still holding solid.
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Cyanogenmod Compatability
If I flash CM11 Nightly on my Verizon M8 will the dot view case still be compatible?
Randomjoel said:
I really want the Dot View case for this phone. Did anyone mange to get their hands on one and dicovered that they don't like it? Why don't youlike it and would you sell it?
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I got one but I'm not a fan of holding it in one hand while it's open. I'll probably sell or trade it.
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Overall disappointed. Sure it's a nice case and, feels good in the hand but the hinge on it makes it almost unusable for daily use. If you only open your phone a few times a day it's probably perfect but if you actually need to use the device totally annoying. Will return it.
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Anyone notice a couple of holes are kind of shiny inside? Like something is on the plastic film that's in the holes. Anyone cleaned theirs yet? Would water and soap be ok?
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I noticed the same shiny spots on mine. I'm not to worried about it but curious none the less... I clean mine with only water. and compressed air.
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I noticed the same shinny spots on mine. I'm not to worried about it but curious none the less... I clean mine with only water. and compressed air.
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Yeah! I've tried compressed air and water but the 2 shiny holes remain. They always catch my eye when I glance down and I think I have a notification or something.
Anyone have the "Orange" dot view case? If so, is it really orange, because the images online look more like it's red?
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If I flash CM11 Nightly on my Verizon M8 will the dot view case still be compatible?
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ATM no but it looks like they are working on it. You will also lose Motion Launch and use of the secondary depth camera with CM
http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/05/htc-one-m8-gets-official-cm11-nightlies/
Be careful not to drop the phone in this case. Dropped it less than a foot onto the top left edge, left a dent in the black plastic bar on top of the phone.
Next gen Dot View should have a flush foldover. Biggest detractor for me. Love it otherwise...only a matter of time before features are ported to aosp and more functions are added (gapps etc)
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May or May not help, I noticed the phone has an Dot View app installed. That may all that is needed to get it working on another ROM. Seems to use a NPC chip. That is what I'm guess is detecting when the case is opened or closed. The HTC on the front lines up with the Small box on the inside.
I willing to sell mine too as holding it with one hand it not an option with this case.
I Dropped my 5 and it hit the pavement right on the corner of the phone. Half the screen is shattered. I am ashamed.
Moto G has been ordered to replace.
Goodnight sweet prince. I hardly knew yee.
EDIT: 7/30 started the Nexus 5 teardown. Looking to buy a new screen and housing combo. This will be interesting. It will either work just like it used to or I will have a broken phone. Either way I'm in the same boat.
Ouuchhh! That's sad.
Instead of buying a new device, why didn't you replace the screen?
Bummer...did you have a case? Best of luck!
Just like losing a loved one. Hang in there. The extreme sadness will come and go in waves, but you will be okay.
just buy a new screen for 120 and replace it yourself
very easy
same thing happened to me
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HKL3DEM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I may still do this, but for now it's going in a drawer. I need to take some time to pry into it and make sure the frame isn't cracked. Maybe buff up the corner that's beat to heck afterwards.
I had a case but it was a slim case that really didn't protect the device beyond minor wear.
Well now you know. Take good care of Moto G. Otherwise it maybe another downgrade *wink* *wink*, jk good luck.
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I may still do this, but for now it's going in a drawer. I need to take some time to pry into it and make sure the frame isn't cracked. Maybe buff up the corner that's beat to heck afterwards.
I had a case but it was a slim case that really didn't protect the device beyond minor wear.
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Well, as touchscreen, lcd, etc are fused together, the new screen you'll buy will have a new frame. Basically, you will just put your old motherboard, battery, antenna and backplate (and probably some others minor thing that I have forget ;D) and you're done.
Take a look on this screen http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HKL3DEM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 : it's pretty easy to confirm that the frame is fused with the screen
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Bummer...did you have a case? Best of luck!
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I guess a case wouldn't help in such situations
Blackbox421 said:
I guess a case wouldn't help in such situations
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I had a "case" on it... http://www.amazon.com/NON-SLIP-Japa...8&qid=1406243987&sr=8-2&keywords=nexus+5+case
I'm sorry to hear that. I cringed inside when I read that post. Makes me wanna go and find a bulletproof case for mine. Best of luck with your Moto G.
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I've got a few moto x's in my house. It's nowhere near a replacement. Moto G I can imagine would be even further away. That sucks man
Things would have been different if you were on "Spigen Slim Armor", right ??
Sorry to hear bro..
Dropped mine this morning and the back cover popped off and the back corner is scuffed up.
Put my case back on immediately. Had been going caseless for over 2 months but its nor worth replacing the device.
Good luck.
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Cases are great, but why not buy an extended warranty? If u live in Canada The Source will sell you 2 year protection regardless of where u bought your phone. It is like $120 and covers water damage too. ( if your phone is way busted they won't even know that u rooted it. XD)
==Spectrys' Nexus 5==
i dropped mine on hard floor mozaic or ceramic made floor (in bathroom) and when it hit all my family outside , heard the sound !!! smash was so hard . and u know what ? it survive and body injure is hard to find ) .
i saw nexus 5 black hit the ground and what happened to it , black ones interestingly has softer body than white . but its not obvious .
white nexus 5 opposite of all opinion and even mine , has awesome tough body . mine beloved , after smash to the ground i picked it up and it just took a really tiny spot isnt it interesting ?
. interesting point is . incident spot is just under the screen side and body didn't even reached to screen so nothing happened how !!?? gap between smash spot and screen is unmeasurable but still it didint reached screen ! . im ordering a spigen to avoid such bad screen shattered .
anyway im so sry . was your nexus black version ?
Dude, can you take a photo of your Nexus 5 after the damage?
Freshly baked from my Nexus 5
Why don't you sell it? It sounds like every part other than the screen is still usable.
Very sad for you man...
My white Nexus was on top of my car didn't look twice and stepped on the gas pretty hard ... it flew unperfectly and slid almost 20 feet saw it in the rearview mirror DAMN! picked it up it was perfect!
My red one tumbled down a complete set of cement stairs last month: again picked it up it was PERFECT! (not the case with the screen protector did its job and took the hit)
SO WHATS THE TRICK? You may ask...
After months of scientifical studies and not so proven research, some expensive case and skins and a couples cosmetical and functional repairs on my N5's here are the results:
More for less...
Cheap soft TPU case and very important tempered hard glass screen protector!
Found easy breezy on eBay or if your kinda cheap and ain't afraid of Aliexpress like me:
Glass screen protector:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Temp...r-LG-Nexus-5-E980-D820-D821-0/1618742279.html
Cheap TPU skin:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...l-Soft-Back-Cover-Case-For-LG/1563677998.html
R.I.P All the lost and dead devices , except for the apples they can rot, sorry for your N5 ... even more sorry that you had to downgrade! But Moto G seems like the better option at this pricepoint best of luck with that!
Had this thing a little while now. Resides in my front left pocket, screen facing me. Or in my Nokia Wireless car charger, or on my wood desk on the wireless charging samsung dock.
Was using the S-Pen, moved over to the right mid screen. Laid the pen on the screen, when I picked it back up noticed an inch or longer strip of the paint was gone on the lower right hand side.
Not happy. my devices are very wel kept and not dropped or dinged up. Haven't had this issue with any of my other devices other than the chrome on the S4 and one of my s5's. That was only after months of use though. Not NEW 1 week old...
Ive had mine a little over a month and it is still in 100% perfect shape.
I was reading on android central or another forum. There are many people with the issue. disappointed.
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I was reading on android central or another forum. There are many people with the issue. disappointed.
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Can you point me out to the threads?? Don't have that problem
"fighting as one hand one heart, one soul. We will shatter their dreams and haunt their nightmares"
Had mine since release day in the US (Oct 17) and no paint chips here
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...note-4-owners-metal-bezel-paint-chipping.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-4/457941-note-4-paint-chipping.html
there were a few others too .
a google search using "paint chipping note 4"
It is an issue but Samsung not doing jack about it
BAD ASS NOTE 4
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...note-4-owners-metal-bezel-paint-chipping.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-4/457941-note-4-paint-chipping.html
there were a few others too .
a google search using "paint chipping note 4"
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The VAST majority of people in those threads had no issue whatsoever... these don't show a widespread issue at all.
your right. I can't find the thread was originally looking at. had like 30 people with the issue
What I've been doing is rocking mine naked at the house.
And, using a case from tech 21 when heading out.
Most of the time.
Unless, I was showing the phone off.
https://www.tech21.com/galaxy-note-4-cases
0 paint chipping
Had mine since late October. Haven't had any issues. I did drop it on to the concrete once. Face down. Still looks pristine.
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I have a small chip around the Usb port. Nothing major tho!
Hard inner shells if using them will cause this.
I await a dyi for removing the side .metal paint completely. I bet it'll look nicer if under the paint is like the Samsung alpha.
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Fingernail
look into the usb port. that'll give you an idea of what's underneath the paint.
The paint on my black one just got chipped after trying to put a Spigen Ultra Hybrid. I have used the phone for more than a month in a case (Verus Thor), then changed the screen protector. Decided to use the Ultra Hybrid then about an inch of paint just chipped off at the upper left side.
There aren't any scratches (at least obvious enough as those I've seen in the forums) on the aluminum though. I'm back to using the Verus case cause it covers the chipped area (the other case is Clear). Quite disappointed to see that paint chip off just like that. Maybe they shouldn't have painted it at all cause it doesn't look so bad without paint.
Now I just want the rest of the paint to chip off.
nvm
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The paint on my black one just got chipped after trying to put a Spigen Ultra Hybrid. I have used the phone for more than a month in a case (Verus Thor), then changed the screen protector. Decided to use the Ultra Hybrid then about an inch of paint just chipped off at the upper left side.
There aren't any scratches (at least obvious enough as those I've seen in the forums) on the aluminum though. I'm back to using the Verus case cause it covers the chipped area (the other case is Clear). Quite disappointed to see that paint chip off just like that. Maybe they shouldn't have painted it at all cause it doesn't look so bad without paint.
Now I just want the rest of the paint to chip off.
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