Does watchON work with Xbox 360? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

Does the watchON remote work with Xbox 360?
I have me TV, BluRay, and AV receiver set up just fine with the watchON universal remote, but I can seem to fina way to get it to talk to my Xbox 360. Does anybody know what the trick is to get this to work. I basically just want to have the ability to turn on my Xbox and turn it off. Anything past that isn't required for me.
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lr4life said:
Does the watchON remote work with Xbox 360?
I have me TV, BluRay, and AV receiver set up just fine with the watchON universal remote, but I can seem to fina way to get it to talk to my Xbox 360. Does anybody know what the trick is to get this to work. I basically just want to have the ability to turn on my Xbox and turn it off. Anything past that isn't required for me.
Thanks.
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It's an app that makes it work as a TV REMOTE or DVD player CD player may theater system etc bt it's not a console remote..
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lagunas11 said:
It's an app that makes it work as a TV REMOTE or DVD player CD player may theater system etc bt it's not a console remote..
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Ya. I was hoping somebody might have found an IR code that would work to simply power on the Xbox 360, since pretty much every other universal remote on the planet can do that and more. Too bad.

lr4life said:
Ya. I was hoping somebody might have found an IR code that would work to simply power on the Xbox 360, since pretty much every other universal remote on the planet can do that and more. Too bad.
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Last I remember there is no IR port on the Xbox..
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elesbb said:
Last I remember there is no IR port on the Xbox..
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actually it does. link

There ia an app you can download
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ChadBFlores said:
actually it does. link
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Ah i always thought it just used an RF frequency to do its work. Thanks for the link though I was looking for an app exactly like this. I wonder if Samsung released their IR SDK? Would like to get my hands on it

That $10 remote app turns it on sometimes
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
That $10 remote app turns it on sometimes
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should work all the time, mine does. Make sure you are pointing it at the xbox, remember it is IR, so it communicates through light.

ChadBFlores said:
should work all the time, mine does. Make sure you are pointing it at the xbox, remember it is IR, so it communicates through light.
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It only works for me when im going through the setup

LeKtRiCzzz said:
It only works for me when im going through the setup
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..Interesting, try clearing the data on the app and redo the setup process for it, if that doesn't work try emailing the dev

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..Interesting, try clearing the data on the app and redo the setup process for it, if that doesn't work try emailing the dev
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If you go to settings you can add a device to the room and when you select media player the is an option for Microsoft which will let the app control the Xbox.

gbrayut said:
If you go to settings you can add a device to the room and when you select media player the is an option for Microsoft which will let the app control the Xbox.
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Hmm, so the options on the remote for the Xbox are a bit lacking. Basically just power and navigation (see attached), with no option for numbers or changing channels in Windows Media Center. It also still uses the "TV remote" when using the TV guide. I use a cable card and media center but looks like the app doesn't support that setup. Still nice being able to turn the Xbox on.
Also if you have the Xbox glass app you can do things like open netflix, xfinity, or HBO go. They don't really use the glass app much, but you can do some scrubbing of video and the "controller" has a few more buttons like the Xbox home button. See attached screen shots for more details.

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[Q] Best app for remote control desktop?

I was looking to get a app that I can control my laptop through the internet, anyone have any experience with these apps, ive only seen a few out there. I want to use dropbox with it too so i can just store, send, receive files from my laptop to my phone whenever.
Gmote works great... flakey on 64bit win7 but does the best of them all.
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I think he's looking for a remote desktop like app, and not a remote. I myself would also like to know if anyone has any opinions on a good remote desktop app.
PhoneMyPC isn't cheap, but well worth the mullah. I mostly use it to control my mouse when streaming netflix, but features are robust.
Wyse PocketCloud - Free on the Market.
You'll also need to download a client for your PC. Uses your gmail l/p to remote into your box.
ghostrid3r said:
Wyse PocketCloud - Free on the Market.
You'll also need to download a client for your PC. Uses your gmail l/p to remote into your box.
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Anyone know of one that works with Ubuntu?
I also use phoneMyPC. It's a wonderful app. Well worth the money. Especially with a hardware keyboard. If you have 2 monitors, you can have the app bring up the monitor you wish to view. You can bring up a cursor on your screen which can be used to drag and drop files too.
I could not live without this app.
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Anyone know of one that works with Ubuntu?
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I use Android VNC. Works great.
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DevinXtreme said:
I use Android VNC. Works great.
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Thank you very much
ghostrid3r said:
Wyse PocketCloud - Free on the Market.
You'll also need to download a client for your PC. Uses your gmail l/p to remote into your box.
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I use this as an RDP client to get into terminal services at work. Works really well.
I've tried most of them out there and have settled on PhoneMyPC. I find the interface the cleanest, especially if you are accessing a computer with more than one monitor (I use on one with 3).
Logme in ignition I can do it all as if I were literally using another computer to do the remote session.
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I use Android VNC. Works great.
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+1 on Android VNC, and Gmote to just remotely control the mouse and keyboard, there both perfect....but thanks guys for PhoneMyPC and PocketCloud, will def check em out too!
Can these remote apps somehow be configured (i don't see how they could be) to wake up a sleeping computer? I am a firefighter so I am gone for twenty four hours and remote access would be really useful...
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+1 for LogMeIn Ignition. Use it all the time.
I've used phone my pc and wyse pocket cloud. They both have their pluses but I would say pocket cloud edges out phone my pc for better functionality. Although if you don't have ultimate or enterprise versions of windows you're pretty much stuck using phone my pc...

Using my Epic as a remote...

Think of how awesome this would be...
I have a 55 inch Samsung LED television. SmartTV enabled with AllShare and all that fun stuff. So here is my question...
I want to use my Epic to control my tv. And if it's not possible in the whole sense...how about just for the keyboard function. I'm trying to avoid buying a keyboard so I figure if my phone could serve that function...not only will it be so useful but sooooooo cool!!!
Basically rather than using the remote it came with to type on the Internet or chat or Facebook....I would use my phone to type. Can AllShare be used for any of this? Or does anyone know if this is possible?
I actually think I may have just found my answer in the market....
If anyone has a similar question..."samsung remote" in the market will accomplish all of these requests!!
I already use my epic to control my directv
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Same app? Is that an easy task?
Quis89 said:
Same app? Is that an easy task?
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Theres a direct tv app
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What? I'm SO getting that lol.
MysteryEmotionz said:
Theres a direct tv app
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Is this different than the app by directv? Because I have that app but I don't have an option to use it as a remote. Ill have to do some market searching.
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Its on the directtv website. It allows me to control my dvr. (i can tell me dvr to record anything even if I'm not home). I can purchase movies from ppv and cineplus.
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MysteryEmotionz said:
Its on the directtv website. It allows me to control my dvr. (i can tell me dvr to record anything even if I'm not home). I can purchase movies from ppv and cineplus.
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Oh...I can do that. I'm speaking more of changing channels, volume, using my keyboard in place of my remote, etc. The Samsung Remote app does this. Setting my dvr, ppv and cineplus I can do using the directv app as well.
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Awww wish there was a universale remote app! that'd be sweet!
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Oh...I can do that. I'm speaking more of changing channels, volume, using my keyboard in place of my remote, etc. The Samsung Remote app does this. Setting my dvr, ppv and cineplus I can do using the directv app as well.
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p3dr0maz said:
What? I'm SO getting that lol.
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I'm guessing you have Directv , but there is also a Verizon Fios Remote app for Android and IOS.
p3dr0maz said:
Awww wish there was a universale remote app! that'd be sweet!
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I actually think there is. My brother in law was telling me about an Android App he found which would do all of this. I think he heard it from someone else though, as he didn't have it all hooked up yet, but I do believe he said it was somewhere in the $20 range for the app itself.
If you could use your smartphone as a remote for all that fun stuff...that would be..well..yeah, it's coming, EPIC.
Can you ask your brother in law what is the name of that app.
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dito33 said:
Can you ask your brother in law what is the name of that app.
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I did and he mentioned something called "pocketblu" but it only works via bluetooth. Since our phones don't have infrared, they won't work on standard TVs for the most part. He did mention AllShare but didn't get into the details of it.
I know he's looked into this stuff quite a bit, but the above information was through just a few texts. The next time we're together (probably Easter weekend) I'll be sure to have a better discussion with him.

Why would I want to pair my Samsung T.V. to my Samsung Epic Touch 4g?

Hello everybody, I have a question and I know there is a wealth of Tech wisdom on this forum. How can I benefit pairing my cellphone to my samsung t.v. set via bluetooth? I want to learn new things to do with my cell phone.
To stream things from your phone to TV
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Remote control
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Remote control
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What software would I use?
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To stream things from your phone to TV
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I tried this and it does not work for me.
Look for Samsung remote un the play store. Both the tv and phone need to be connected to the same wifi to work.
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tkemack said:
Look for Samsung remote un the play store. Both the tv and phone need to be connected to the same wifi to work.
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And you need the right model tv. Basically 2011 or newer I believe.
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Look for Samsung remote un the play store. Both the tv and phone need to be connected to the same wifi to work.
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jirafabo said:
And you need the right model tv. Basically 2011 or newer I believe.
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I am currently using Samy Go remote because it is the only remote that works in Tablet Mode. But my quest ion has to do with bluetooth and not wifi. I love streaming thru wifi. But why do they have bluetooth?
jamice4u said:
I am currently using Samy Go remote because it is the only remote that works in Tablet Mode. But my quest ion has to do with bluetooth and not wifi. I love streaming thru wifi. But why do they have bluetooth?
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I'm guessing it has to do with options. I imagine not everyone has wifi.
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yeah I used the remote app before. Works fine, has all the buttons the normal remote does. All of them don't fit on the screen though. You actually have to scroll up and down the remote from what I remember.
jamice4u said:
Hello everybody, I have a question and I know there is a wealth of Tech wisdom on this forum. How can I benefit pairing my cellphone to my samsung t.v. set via bluetooth? I want to learn new things to do with my cell phone.
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I don't BT to my TV, bt on my TV runs my keyboard.
That actually seems really cool to me. Do all sammy tvs do that?
ckim06 said:
That actually seems really cool to me. Do all sammy tvs do that?
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Allot of the newer ones do. Mine does allot more MINE. Dont even need a PC for the TV now.
I have a Panasonic viera plasma instead of a Sammy set and it works great from my phone. It uses wifi to connect instead of bt.
With Allshare, I can view pics and stream music but not videos.
Comes in handy because my couches tend to eat my remotes, the phone is always in my pocket
It looks like the general consensus is that bluetooth from the phone to the tv is worthless and wifi is way more useful.
If I helped you out in any way please thank me. Thanks.
I connected my phone to my google TV made by Sony. I can use it as a remote to control the TV but that's about it. I'm sure you could transfer files if you found some reason you needed to lol.

Vids/pics/music on XBOX

Surprised no one has talked about this at all. Anyway, happened to be watching Netflix on my XBOX last night, and while doing so, was checking out some pictures on my phone. Saw a button I never seen before that kind of looked like a little computer screen with 3 lines kind of going through it. I guess it said something like "view on another player". This apparently being the first time I was using my S3 and XBOX at the same time. So I press the button, and it stops my movie, and shows my picture on my TV!
Did some fooling around. As long as I'm using a stock music, video, or gallery app, and the file is on the phone itself, it will stream through my XBOX at the touch of a button. The free Avengers movie in Media Hub didn't work, Netflix didn't work. USB transferred an episode of Hell on Wheels over to the phone, it asked if I wanted to convert it to assure it would work on the phone and said yes, tried it out and it worked pretty good. I can only imagine how nice it would have looked if I hadn't converted it, going to try later and see.
Was just curious if anyone else has used this feature at all? Seems pretty cool to me.
I think that's DLNA.
What tv do u have?
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What tv do u have?
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The TV has nothing to do with it, it's going through my XBOX. It was just crazy to me because I've never been able to link my XBOX and computer properly, and I can see my computer in the gallery app sometimes but I can never see any files. I did happen to start a test on my battery while having basically everything running and all options available, so I have activated some options I normally don't use. I think one night I tried messing with the settings on my XBOX to get it to show my phone since it comes up on my roomie's PS3 although I've never tried using this feature on that before. Since I don't use my XBOX a whole lot lately, and I imagine it's possible others don't use it at the same time, I thought I'd mention it.
aNYthing, is that exactly what DLNA is? because, if so, there's a lot of people going and buying that allshare hub thing that wouldn't need to if they have an XBOX or PS3. Obviously Samsung is not going to promote that! I don't have the DLNA share option being used so it never occurred to me that it could be using it. I guess I assumed DLNA was something that was used to go directly to the TV, which in my case, is not what's happening, and definitely not possible.
Where was that monitor icon? On Xbox or phone?
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Where was that monitor icon? On Xbox or phone?
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on the phone. XBOX was already playing a Netflix movie. Pressed it and it stopped the movie I was watching, and a few seconds later, it appeared on my TV. Swiped to another pic, and IT popped up. Watched a short video I took the other day, it looked GREAT! As I said, I'm not really sure what I changed or if I established a link between my S3 and XBOX before or not but hey, it was pretty damn cool to me, lol.
Try serviio on your computer and enjoy videos on your computer through Xbox and on your phone. I've been using it for years
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Yeah bro I use this feature a lot since I can't shell out the cash for the special mhl adapter. I watch videos play music and view slide shows on my xbox and hdtv through dlna.
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i have heard that ps3 media server works on xbox and you can do .mkv over it, also recently TVERSITY has been updated to supposedly do .mkv but I am yet to try it
It'll work on any dlna enabled device like my bravia tv
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Any setting I have to activate on my phone? Couldn't get it to work last night.
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No whatever device your trying to connect to must be on the same network as your phone.
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Doesnt the end device have to be codec compatible ?
I had issues with video stuttering or simply not playing on my Viera.
Have not tried my xbox but I will.
No it just streams it. If it stutters it might be ur connection or ur tv.
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xManMythLegend said:
Doesnt the end device have to be codec compatible ?
I had issues with video stuttering or simply not playing on my Viera.
Have not tried my xbox but I will.
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works great on my xbox. i'm sure the file has to be compatible but you probably won't get the other viewer option if it's not anyway.
My main purpose of this post was to find other people using the same feature and if they have any tips such as, what files will work for this or what apps can use it, etc.
had no idea i could do this until i saw this thread. thank you!
You have to be connected to the same Wi-Fi and it will work.
Or you can yes double twist and it does the same thing.
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tony yayo said:
works great on my xbox. i'm sure the file has to be compatible but you probably won't get the other viewer option if it's not anyway.
My main purpose of this post was to find other people using the same feature and if they have any tips such as, what files will work for this or what apps can use it, etc.
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I made a tut on how to do this on the PS3 but it didn't seem too many people were interested in it. Simple though get a video converter and convert the movies to mp4 standard and don't let the phone convert it on transfer leave it the way it is and it will work no matter what, the phone sends everything by means of media player so any device that allows media server wifi conection will play from this device.
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I use twonky plays perfect 1080p videos from my gs3
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has anyone tried wifi tethering to the device and seeing if it plays that way

Universal ir remote

I saw a universal ir remote app before I bought this phone but now I can't find it .
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You are looking Watch On, I had trouble using it. Controls the TV okay but I had trouble using the DVR with it.
No not watch on its not a Samsung app it's made by another developer it controls all devices and has more features for rooted devices it's been around for a while
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Smart IR is a good one that works well..
http://www.irdroid.com/
I just looked it up and sounds promising? Havent used it yet though
Touch squid ftw. Good support and they update a lot. Kind of challenging setting up less than common features on remotes though.
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You are looking Watch On, I had trouble using it. Controls the TV okay but I had trouble using the DVR with it.
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Depend on ur box. If u had a scientific Atlanta box and it changed set it up with the old box.
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Depend on ur box. If u had a scientific Atlanta box and it changed set it up with the old box.
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Oddly I like WatchOn and glad Sammy went with them. I have DirectTV so it's fully functional for almost everything i need. Do with it has a full remote instead the scaled down one. But I paid for the directv remote that works on all my boxes via network, rather i'm in that room or not. Great for screwing with my kids when they decide they want to hide in they rooms instead of coming when i call.
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Touch squid ftw. Good support and they update a lot. Kind of challenging setting up less than common features on remotes though.
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That's the one I'm using works perfectly set up devices in seconds . Got my Projector, Cablebox, Av Receiver , Bluray, etc.
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What receiver are you using BTW? I'm having to experiment with different onkyo receivers to find common buttons. Wish there was a learn feature like Logitech harmony.
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What receiver are you using BTW? I'm having to experiment with different onkyo receivers to find common buttons. Wish there was a learn feature like Logitech harmony.
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Srs606 but I don't even bother mess with models I just choose most models and works just fine .
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Thanks. Gonna try that. I have the 3009 and I need the movie and music modes button to work. Think I am using mostodels right now but not having luck with getting that to work.
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Thanks. Gonna try that. I have the 3009 and I need the movie and music modes button to work. Think I am using mostodels right now but not having luck with getting that to work.
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Okay please report back
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