LED notification color changing? - Desire General

Hello,
I'm used to use BerryBuzz on my Blackberry, which it think is a nice piece of software... Is there any similar for our Desires? I've tried Missed Call but not working...
I wish I could have a specific color for missed calls, another for SMS or emails... Are the LEDs on Desires handling multi colors?

Theres a free utility that apparently does something like that http://downloadandroid.info/download/Blink.apk

jonnobright said:
Theres a free utility that apparently does something like that http://downloadandroid.info/download/Blink.apk
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Did you try that, or just copied? I'm pretty sure that this app is not working on Eclair...

Testing it right now... I'll keep you informed.. Thanks!

Off track, What Berry are u using? Mine having a Bold 9000 and have BerryBuzz too, but I am experiencing a problem, the LED blinks so fast for a missed call/text, and there is no option to set an interval time? I think it's a battery hogger. So, Do you have the same problem or you found some settings to fix it? I m talknig about version 3.0.59.
Thnx

I have yet to find anything either.. I'm looking to replace "PhoneAlarm" reminder functionality from Windows Mobile. Locale eh, mostly does the profile changes, with some stuff missing.. but right now if I miss a call, email (K9), etc, no reminders..

ithehappy said:
Off track, What Berry are u using? Mine having a Bold 9000 and have BerryBuzz too, but I am experiencing a problem, the LED blinks so fast for a missed call/text, and there is no option to set an interval time? I think it's a battery hogger. So, Do you have the same problem or you found some settings to fix it? I m talknig about version 3.0.59.
Thnx
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Hi, I got an old 8310, berrybuzz latest version... os 4.5.0. You can change the settings into options, berrybuzz.. once opened go on the berrybuzz settings, upper corner near the "?". You should find the settings your looking for there.
Well, returning to the LED notification, Blink.apk doesn't work... sorry but thank you for the try

I too would like something like BerryBuzz, really made me like my Curve 8900

Same situation here... so far nothing is working including Blink. It was the first app I tried.
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Does the led even flash different colors? It might not be like the nexus trackball
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It definitely goes different colours, but perhaps you need root for this to work.
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Well that would actually be friggin awesome, I love berry buzz
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wot colours does it do?
i only seen orange and green so far

i had this working for my G1 fine, had blue for when one person text me, green for another, red for another etc etc
think this might be a problem with the desire not the android 2.1 (could be wrong)
i have rooted my desire and it wont allow me to change the notification colour, will keep you updated if i find a solution

Neither did the nexus one till someone made an application for it
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Neither did the nexus one till someone made an application for it
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I think the Desire only has a bi colour LED - ie RED or Green. Orange would therefore be the only other colour available

Guitarfreak26 said:
Neither did the nexus one till someone made an application for it
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whats the app called? do you know?
and does it work on the desire?

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I think the Desire only has a bi colour LED - ie RED or Green. Orange would therefore be the only other colour available
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I thought that myself
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ardsar said:
I think the Desire only has a bi colour LED - ie RED or Green. Orange would therefore be the only other colour available
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But many of the applications that change the color of the LED do not also obey when you select the red color (which brings). Will not it be a problem of software?
It is very important for my that changes the color of the LED and if it is confirmed that the led is two-color I buy myself a nexus one and to sell the htc desire

sogasa76 said:
But many of the applications that change the color of the LED do not also obey when you select the red color (which brings). Will not it be a problem of software?
It is very important for my that changes the color of the LED and if it is confirmed that the led is two-color I buy myself a nexus one and to sell the htc desire
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This was the same issue for the Windows based HD2 - from my understanding the LED notificiations are "hardware driven", therefore no software will allow you to change the colour. To date thi shas not been acheived on the HD2, and as the desire hardware is very similar, i doubt it will be possible on the Desire.

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[Q] LED notification light?

So, now that Telus has released the Desire HD, I'm finally seriously thinking about giving up my N1.
Just curious about the notification LED. Obviously it's not going to be as bright or large as the N1, but how is it in general? Noticeable? Good size? Customizable with apps or ROMS (I will be moving to CM7 asap on it)?
Just curious...
It doesn't have an LED notification light
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waylman said:
It doesn't have an LED notification light
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???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820889
Seems like it does. I've also seen videos that briefly show it flashing. But I haven't really seen a video with a good look at it, hence my question...
interesting...i just got the phone yesterday. It does seem to have an LED....doesn't work for me on emails though....that's why i thought it didnt have one!
It works alright, but the view angles are limited because it's behind the grille. If you look at it straight on, it's bright enough.
And you might want to have yours checked if the LED does not work, try *#*#3424#*#* and choose LED test.

Light Flow

Has anyone used light flow for notification led customization? I've tried it and its pretty nice. What's been your experience?
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RachellehcaR said:
Has anyone used light flow for notification led customization? I've tried it and its pretty nice. What's been your experience?
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I used it on my nexus an tried it on the sgs3 it was nice but had a few issues with a led staying on
I had this issue also and I wasn't really sure what the problem was. The discription said the S3 is supported.
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RachellehcaR said:
I had this issue also and I wasn't really sure what the problem was. The discription said the S3 is supported.
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Im going with a bug
At the moment the leds hex codes sent through to the US versions of the S3 are all messed up. This is common across all apps that try to control the led color and is certainly a bug in the samsung builds for the US editions (it works on the euro ones)
I'm looking into rooted users being able to control the colors better by bypassing android and using unix to send commands to the device. We've got red, green and blue working but not any color mixing yet.
thanks so much andrew! Look forward to using this when you are finished!
andrewpmoore said:
At the moment the leds hex codes sent through to the US versions of the S3 are all messed up. This is common across all apps that try to control the led color and is certainly a bug in the samsung builds for the US editions (it works on the euro ones)
I'm looking into rooted users being able to control the colors better by bypassing android and using unix to send commands to the device. We've got red, green and blue working but not any color mixing yet.
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Nice to see there are people who care about fixing there apps ;-)
andrewpmoore said:
At the moment the leds hex codes sent through to the US versions of the S3 are all messed up. This is common across all apps that try to control the led color and is certainly a bug in the samsung builds for the US editions (it works on the euro ones)
I'm looking into rooted users being able to control the colors better by bypassing android and using unix to send commands to the device. We've got red, green and blue working but not any color mixing yet.
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sweet can't wait till this app works...
how's the the bug where the green stays on when the phone is just sleeping with no new notifications?
hope the fix comes out soon
There's still a bit to do, but getting out the colors,flash speeds etc are working .it's just trying to fight against the standard notifications that I'm working on.
Awesome.. I still have it installed & can't wait to get it back up and running again
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There's still a bit to do, but getting out the colors,flash speeds etc are working .it's just trying to fight against the standard notifications that I'm working on.
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andrewpmoore said:
At the moment the leds hex codes sent through to the US versions of the S3 are all messed up. This is common across all apps that try to control the led color and is certainly a bug in the samsung builds for the US editions (it works on the euro ones)
I'm looking into rooted users being able to control the colors better by bypassing android and using unix to send commands to the device. We've got red, green and blue working but not any color mixing yet.
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So we would need root with an updated version to work?
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If we're rooted already and using the app, what do we need to do to get it to work without the constant green LED? Or are you saying you have a modified version of the app that works with rooted US SGSIII's? Can you post that for testing purposes? I'm good with three color for not as long as the green light does not stay lit!
Im getting close to a having a beta ready.
Root will be required until samdung sort out their issues with the led.
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Im getting close to a having a beta ready.
Root will be required until samdung sort out their issues with the led.
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W00T!! Cant wait to try it out, if I end up using it a lot(which i prolly will) I'll be sure to donate / buy the full version
I am hopping the updated version will also have a fix for the issue when it triggers an speach alert whenever you open a folder on the TWlauncher ("A folder is opened", "a folder is closed", whatever the English version says).
Then I will buy the full app.
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I am hopping the updated version will also have a fix for the issue when it triggers an speach alert whenever you open a folder on the TWlauncher ("A folder is opened", "a folder is closed", whatever the English version says).
Then I will buy the full app.
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Should just be able to turn off "talk back" in the accessability settings
Dev for Light Flow has been in contact with Samsung Dev's to have them trace back the issue
nonmindo said:
Should just be able to turn off "talk back" in the accessability settings
Dev for Light Flow has been in contact with Samsung Dev's to have them trace back the issue
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Thanks for the info, that fixes it but it also turns off Google Maps Navigation talkback ... and the talkback service is turned off, I actually had to mute ALL sound in the accessibility setting.
it is better than before though but waiting for a permanent fix
I can't use the troubleshoot because it cuts off the speaker for calls...
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Cant wait to get a working version for my ATT S3 ! I already bought the app thinking it would work only to get that green LED
Led disco works to at least show you what all colors we have
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Notification led fix ever possible?

Do you guys think a fix for the Led color issues will be possible? Is there any way to tell if it's a hardware issue? I'm wondering if it would be worth it to return the phone. I bought it in early July... Am wondering if it's been fixed in newer ones
I've owned the International GS3 & the AT&T version. It'd ridiculous that this issue hasn't been addressed yet. I've receive about 4 update on my Int. GS3 & it has yet to be corrected
What's the problem with yours?
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Ya, what's the issue with the LED?
I know on mine google voice makes it light up solid purple, which most likely isn't the correct intention.
eallan said:
I know on mine google voice makes it light up solid purple, which most likely isn't the correct intention.
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LED not working properly is a known issue and from what I've read, it's software related which means a fix will happen (possibly even with JB release).
-Ryan
Ya, the colors are off. I have an app that can change the color for whatever I want and it doens't work well. Red and Blue are great, but thats about it. YOu can see it trying to change but the color mix is way off.
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I know on mine google voice makes it light up solid purple, which most likely isn't the correct intention.
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Hmm, mine is blue for text messages, purple for facebook notifications and red for google talk. I don't have a problem with those colours.
I have a constant green light that appears when I use that app. And no, it's not charging.
I flashed ktoonsez's KT747 kernel and my LEDs work well now. I can even configure colors if the apps allow it.
ookba said:
I flashed ktoonsez's KT747 kernel and my LEDs work well now. I can even configure colors if the apps allow it.
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Thanks. Tried this kernel - it fixed the main colors (RGB), but Pink, Orange, and etc are still ugly. They look like a unmixed paint of different colors.
ookba said:
I flashed ktoonsez's KT747 kernel and my LEDs work well now. I can even configure colors if the apps allow it.
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Odd, I have the same kernel installed (the stock one though, I dunno what version you have), and my notification LEDs are screwy too... Except for the red charging, blue Gmail (which I can't seem to change) and Green fully charged... Which work perfectly. So yeah, probably a software issue.
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I thought purple was normal for certain notifications.
Halmo said:
Hmm, mine is blue for text messages, purple for facebook notifications and red for google talk. I don't have a problem with those colours.
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Are you using an app or a custom ROM to make your LEDs light up that way?
Have you tried using light flow to change the led light color?
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Light flow doesn't work properly. Colors are all wrong unfortunately.
Moozh1 said:
Are you using an app or a custom ROM to make your LEDs light up that way?
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No, that's stock.
amarpatel said:
Light flow doesn't work properly. Colors are all wrong unfortunately.
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Dev has found a fix for that but only for rooted GS3
8 August 2012 - fix for GT-I9300 settings in root mode. Updated translations files for new languages added. Testing on non S3 phones. Added support for another 24 apps. Started to prepare build for next release to play store (this usually takes about 1-2 days depending on if any issues are identified in the "lite" version of the app as development is all done on the full version)
http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1826
Light Flow release the app today. Its in the market
Halmo said:
Hmm, mine is blue for text messages, purple for facebook notifications and red for google talk. I don't have a problem with those colours.
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Moozh1 said:
Are you using an app or a custom ROM to make your LEDs light up that way?
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Halmo said:
No, that's stock.
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That's strange. I am completely stock and my phone only blinks blue for all notifications, including texts, gmails and google talk. Is that not normal?

LED control app?

Looking for the best led control app available. Having the notification led back was one of the biggest wins on this phone for me (having come from a skyrocket 2 days ago). not having a notification led has been bugging me since I came from blackberry. I had an app on my bold that could make calls, texts, and emails different colors, combinations or patterns. Would like this app to make the led flash while ringing too, not just a missed call.
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-Kevlar- said:
Looking for the best led control app available. Having the notification led back was one of the biggest wins on this phone for me (having come from a skyrocket 2 days ago). not having a notification led has been bugging me since I came from blackberry. I had an app on my bold that could make calls, texts, and emails different colors, combinations or patterns. Would like this app to make the led flash while ringing too, not just a missed call.
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Light flow is currently as good as you will find.
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Notification Led
Another option that you got is to flash an CM10 or or PA Hybrid ROM, it has a built-in seetting for Led Control, it works flawlessly.
Cheers!
theres also light manager. I believe the dev built it specifically for the GS3.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koo.lightmanager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5rb28ubGlnaHRtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
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theres also light manager. I believe the dev built it specifically for the GS3.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koo.lightmanager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5rb28ubGlnaHRtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
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Tried that one, and it was derped on US S3. I tested the miss call, and it did show the color, however, the light would not go away afterwards(even after clearing the call, disabling the app, and even uninstalling the app)
Lightflow so far has worked pretty well(the one for rooted phones)
I am using light flow. I did not need the pro features but the dev deserves money for the supprt he provides
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Light Flow is def a great app. Provides plenty of customization and if needed the pro version provides LED notifications for many different apps from the Play store.
None of these can have the led on when screen is on or incoming call.
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Original thread discussing Light Flow here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728788
Blog by the author discussing the SIII here:
http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1826
nest75068 said:
Lightflow so far has worked pretty well(the one for rooted phones)
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Where did you get the rooted version of LightFlow? Just download the market version and it will ask for root? I don't see any of those details on the blog by the author.... just see where he said he's been messing with the root version, not posting it for download, do you have a link to it somewhere?
Unless you mean the Lite version, where he states this:
....the S3 USA versions have some issues unless your phone is "rooted" (See our website for more details)....
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Definitely looking for the full version for my rooted SIII if you know anything about that! Will pay for it, just to be clear, but need the full version, not just the lite one....
Full version of light flow has the ability to be used in rooted mode. Works well here. No issues.
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CM have LED control
Stager.27 said:
CM have LED control
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So does AOKP.
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the latest lightflow version is causing wake locks and preventing the phone from going into deep sleep
the LED controls in the ROMs is nice but kinda sucks as it doesnt cycle thru the lights... meaning if i have a missed call (red), voice mail (purple) and a SMS (blue) only my red light will only flash... will not cycle thru meaning with lightflow, it would flash red, then purple, then blue... the built in one in the ROMs will only show red...
just an fyi
search for light manager great led control and no wakelocks.

Led faulty?

Can someone confirm whether they can get different colours other than green on the led please? I really rely on led manager for notifying me and it doesn't work. I appreciate that it may not be compatible yet so I installed an led tester and used HTC diagnostics in safe mode and I only get green!!
Thanks
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jamesbond_28_007 said:
Can someone confirm whether they can get different colours other than green on the led please? I really rely on led manager for notifying me and it doesn't work. I appreciate that it may not be compatible yet so I installed an led tester and used HTC diagnostics in safe mode and I only get green!!
Thanks
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I getting red,green ,orange but that's it
jamesbond_28_007 said:
Can someone confirm whether they can get different colours other than green on the led please? I really rely on led manager for notifying me and it doesn't work. I appreciate that it may not be compatible yet so I installed an led tester and used HTC diagnostics in safe mode and I only get green!!
Thanks
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Thanks . Factory reset and it now works as does led notifier but i only get 3 colours. Can someone please confirm if they get more!?
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jamesbond_28_007 said:
Thanks . Factory reset and it now works as does led notifier but i only get 3 colours. Can someone please confirm if they get more!?
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I'm pretty sure this is a hardware limitation of the LED.
I had done some searching when I couldn't get LightFlow to work, and if I understand what I read correctly, HTC uses LEDs that can only produce a few colors and also has them controlled or locked in a way that prevents most of the applications from being able to access them.
I have not yet been able to get any of the apps that I'd like to be able to access the LED to be able to do so properly. PhoneAlarm can't and Textra, the app I am using for text messaging also can't.
If you've got an app that is able to access the LED and control alerts in even three colors, that's something I'd be interested in. You refer to the app two different ways--"LED Notifier" above, but in the original post you referred to it as "LED Manager." Checking the Google Play Store I see an app called "Contact LED Notifier." Is this the app that you have generating the three different colors?
Thanks!
Awesome phone, but still no RGB led? Ponderous. Effing ponderous.
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Andyw2100 said:
I'm pretty sure this is a hardware limitation of the LED.
I had done some searching when I couldn't get LightFlow to work, and if I understand what I read correctly, HTC uses LEDs that can only produce a few colors and also has them controlled or locked in a way that prevents most of the applications from being able to access them.
I have not yet been able to get any of the apps that I'd like to be able to access the LED to be able to do so properly. PhoneAlarm can't and Textra, the app I am using for text messaging also can't.
If you've got an app that is able to access the LED and control alerts in even three colors, that's something I'd be interested in. You refer to the app two different ways--"LED Notifier" above, but in the original post you referred to it as "LED Manager." Checking the Google Play Store I see an app called "Contact LED Notifier." Is this the app that you have generating the three different colors?
Thanks!
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LED Manager does work but it only gives one colour - Green. Using the diagnotics test I get 3 colours. This is a deal breaker for me and I'm returning the phone. It never occurred to me that HTC would build such a basic notifier.
jamesbond_28_007 said:
LED Manager does work but it only gives one colour - Green. Using the diagnotics test I get 3 colours. This is a deal breaker for me and I'm returning the phone. It never occurred to me that HTC would build such a basic notifier.
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Thanks.
I have different notifiers also able to notify with just the green color.
I'm very pleased with the phone in pretty much all other respects, and this is not enough of an issue for me to return the phone. But it is really surprising that HTC would choose to cut this particular corner on their flagship phone, especially in light of the fact that I wouldn't think that a more versatile LED would have added very much to the manufacturing cost of the phone.

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