Many of you may already be aware of this but thought I would post this for those that are not. The biggest drain on the battery is the display and screen brightness. Since many use their phones indoors, you can pretty much lower the brightness to near 0 by turning auto brightness off.
There is a feature on the phone where you can manually control the brightness by holding your finger in the center of the notification bar at the top for a second, then swipe your finger left and right across the notification bar to adjust the brightness up/down when needed, like when you are are outside. I find this manual control easy to use and significantly helps extend the battery. Note that this will only work with auto brightness turned off.
EDIT: I just learned something new with this trick. If you tap and hold the left most part of the notification bar, the brightness will change to the lowest setting. If you do the same on the right most side, the brightness will change to the highest setting. So no need to do the slide finger thing if you tap and hold the right spot.
Thanks for the tip
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There is a feature on the phone where you can manually control the brightness by holding your finger in the center of the notification bar at the top for a second, then swipe your finger left and right across the notification bar to adjust the brightness up/down when needed, like when you are are outside. I find this manual control easy to use and significantly helps extend the battery. Note that this will only work with auto brightness turned off.
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oh sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow didn't know that, ty community growing.
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or you can get the brightness widget on market.
i set it at 25%, when battery running low, i set it to 0%
netnerd said:
or you can get the brightness widget on market.
i set it at 25%, when battery running low, i set it to 0%
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True but it is nice to have control without having to go to a home screen where the widget is.
Best widget I found for this is Brightness Level. Free on market.
Nobody is asking for the best brightness widget. This was a tip on the little trick some of us didn't know about
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What! This is awesome. Thank you.
Unfortunately I won't remember this...
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Wrong title on this thread IMO.
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Now that's an excellent tip.
Now I can remove that screen brightness app.
Is this android specific or just the Infuse? Just wondering.
Damn that is cool!
andrawer said:
Now that's an excellent tip.
Now I can remove that screen brightness app.
Is this android specific or just the Infuse? Just wondering.
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I think it is a Samsung thing. It worked on my Captivate as well but not on my friend's Motorola.
Yes. Its a TouchWiz feature.
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I think it is a Samsung thing. It worked on my Captivate as well but not on my friend's Motorola.
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Nice, cool trick.
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I think it is a Samsung thing. It worked on my Captivate as well but not on my friend's Motorola.
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Actually it's not working on my Nexus S. So it might just be a Touch Whiz thing
abudabu said:
Actually it's not working on my Nexus S. So it might just be a Touch Whiz thing
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It is.
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I didn't know about it either! That saves me a ton of time!
keitht said:
Many of you may already be aware of this but thought I would post this for those that are not. The biggest drain on the battery is the display and screen brightness. Since many use their phones indoors, you can pretty much lower the brightness to near 0 by turning auto brightness off.
There is a feature on the phone where you can manually control the brightness by holding your finger in the center of the notification bar at the top for a second, then swipe your finger left and right across the notification bar to adjust the brightness up/down when needed, like when you are are outside. I find this manual control easy to use and significantly helps extend the battery. Note that this will only work with auto brightness turned off.
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Hmmm. Didn't work for me. I touched middle of notification bar, waited for a pop-up, didn't get one. Then tried swiping without a pop-up, didn't work either.
I'm running GO Launcher EX - not sure if that has anything to do with it...
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Hmmm. Didn't work for me. I touched middle of notification bar, waited for a pop-up, didn't get one. Then tried swiping without a pop-up, didn't work either.
I'm running GO Launcher EX - not sure if that has anything to do with it...
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There is no pop-up. You just slide your finger left and right across the notification bar and the brightness should change. Make sure auto-brightness is turned off or it will not work.
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Whatever engineer designed the timing of the lights on the capacitive touch keys on the Infuse ought to be fired twice. Once for the design and once for not having an option for an adjustable or always on setting when the screen is on.
There must be a way to make the <OPTION/HOME/PREV/SEARCH> bar to stay lit up. It is driving me absolutely nuts. It goes out in like 2 seconds after I have touched it. No idea why they did that. Stupid stupid stupid stupid design. 9 out of 10 times I hit the wrong key while in an app. It is so annoying.
I am really surprised no DEV has built a longer time option or even an always on option for those keys into a ROM. It's dumb design like that that makes me almost miss my iPhone.
From reading & searching it seems this doesn't bother too many people. I just can't understand why not.
I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse.
there is an app called "keep the lights on" i havent tried it on the infuse but it works on some of the sgs phones.
edit: sorry didnt read the last line of the first post,
its not that hard to memorize 4 buttons, and if you touch the screen, the buttons or the volume rocker they come on.
Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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bryanb86 said:
Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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Lol
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Dani897 said:
there is an app called "keep the lights on" i havent tried it on the infuse but it works on some of the sgs phones.
edit: sorry didnt read the last line of the first post,
its not that hard to memorize 4 buttons, and if you touch the screen, the buttons or the volume rocker they come on.
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As my OP says: "I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse."
Memorizing them isn't the problem, it's hitting the wrong spot. For some people, with specific physical disabilities, it's not that easy.
Just a simple OPTION would resolve the issue. Still a stupid design. If the screen is lit why shouldn't those keys be lit. The amount of power that backlight draws is probably negligible.
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Just tap the screen and they come back on.
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Not always depending on what is happening on the screen and sometimes tapping the screen causes problems with the app that is running.
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Whatever engineer designed the timing of the lights on the capacitive touch keys on the Infuse ought to be fired twice. Once for the design and once for not having an option for an adjustable or always on setting when the screen is on.
There must be a way to make the <OPTION/HOME/PREV/SEARCH> bar to stay lit up. It is driving me absolutely nuts. It goes out in like 2 seconds after I have touched it. No idea why they did that. Stupid stupid stupid stupid design. 9 out of 10 times I hit the wrong key while in an app. It is so annoying.
I am really surprised no DEV has built a longer time option or even an always on option for those keys into a ROM. It's dumb design like that that makes me almost miss my iPhone.
From reading & searching it seems this doesn't bother too many people. I just can't understand why not.
I have tried "KEEP THE LIGHTS ON" app but it is pretty much useless on the Infuse.
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You must really have BIG fingers!
(there are only 4 buttons)
After about an hour of messing around with my phone I am so used to selecting those touchkeys that most the time I do not even look anymore!
Misterjunky said:
You must really have BIG fingers!
(there are only 4 buttons)
After about an hour of messing around with my phone I am so used to selecting those touchkeys that most the time I do not even look anymore!
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Unfortunately for some people there are things that prevent some of the simple things in life that others take for granted from being simple tasks.
They aren't that hard to see with the lights off...My phone is about 5 feet away from me and I can still see the home keys just fine.
wow what's going on, i think we are exhausting the op withthe same advice, lol
like i said, i missed that you tried keep the lights on, and yeah there is no reason the lights shouldnt be on all the time. its just something to deal with. sorry
Is it set on timing or a light sensor? Maybe try ro put something over screen sensor black tape or something.
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Is it set on timing or a light sensor? Maybe try ro put something over screen sensor black tape or something.
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it is timing, not sure if iti is in services.jar or framework or the kernel. nobody has ever seemed interested in addressing this outside of the keep the lights on app, not sure why.
Let me just say, I am truly pleased that it is not a problem for those of you who replied how easy it is for you, but for those of us that it is a problem it remains a problem.
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Let me just say, I am truly pleased that it is not a problem for those of you who replied how easy it is for you, but for those of us that it is a problem it remains a problem.
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I hear you. This is one of the few things I don't like about this device. Most of the time it's not an issue, but in low light or darkness it's a bit of a pain trying to locate the right button to press.
"Keep The Lights On" app works fine for me
I just installed the "Keep the Lights On" app, and it works flawlessly. The bottom menu buttons stay on as long as the screen stays on.
Question: When you installed the app, did you add it as a widget, and then enable it? You need root access for this app to work.
I am using Infused 1.5.3, so, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Edit: Just an FYI, I am using the free version. I would use the pro version, but I'll probably just end up uninstalling this app .
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I just installed the "Keep the Lights On" app, and it works flawlessly. The bottom menu buttons stay on as long as the screen stays on.
Question: When you installed the app, did you add it as a widget, and then enable it? You need root access for this app to work.
I am using Infused 1.5.3, so, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Edit: Just an FYI, I am using the free version. I would use the pro version, but I'll probably just end up uninstalling this app .
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Yes, I installed it as a widget and I do have root access. I am also running Infused 1.53. What kernel are you running? Maybe that is the difference?
It did work for the first few minutes I had it installed than eventually it started getting weird. Sometimes it would work in reverse, most of the time it wouldn't work at all, sometimes it would never shut off (which was OK with me). I contacted the DEV and he said it wasn't compatible with the Infuse and that would be the behavior he would expect.
I think if you use it for a while you'll see what I mean.
Edit: Just uninstalled/reinstalled. First time phone wakes up it works. Once it "sleeps" then wakes up lights NEVER come back on. If I turn widget off/on the same thing recycles. Works once than fails.
I've got to agree with the OP. Since we don't have a nice physical home button, it would be nice to get this thing lit up so we can see. I'm always in a dark environment and I keep hitting the 'back' instead of the 'home' key.
While we're at it, I like to know who the genius is that decided the location of the power button. It's almost impossible to push the button without squeezing the volume buttons. If they come out with a Infuse2 with the power button on the top, I'll switch in a second.
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While we're at it, I like to know who the genius is that decided the location of the power button. It's almost impossible to push the button without squeezing the volume buttons. If they come out with a Infuse2 with the power button on the top, I'll switch in a second.
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I absolutely love that... It's actually within reach unlike the top. If it's on top you can't unlock with one hand.
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I have massive hands and I have no problem with the power button.
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These sorts of issues (both the OP and the power button placement) are easily avoided if you actually go to a store and play with a phone instead of ordering online.
While I do agree that those two issues could have been handled better, I also understand that we're never going to get a perfect phone. So you live with what you like best.
Hi guys, if you think how the power button will break sometime because it feels so fragile, maybe you want to use this app. I made this app for personal use, but I do want to share with you.
This app basically only make the screen brightness to 0 (zero), and you gotta wait for 10 seconds to let Android call the lock screen.
nb:
if you didn't wait till time out (10 secs), you are still basically locking it manually. that means you have to press the hardware button twice to wake the screen up
Is it possible to change this in a way you can control how bright the screen is? The lowest setting is '12' that i can get and even that is nearly too bright indoors for me
I havent seen an all that does that
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madpuma13 said:
Is it possible to change this in a way you can control how bright the screen is? The lowest setting is '12' that i can get and even that is nearly too bright indoors for me
I havent seen an all that does that
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You should try an app called LUX. It will allow you to drop the brightness below the standard brightness.
madpuma13 said:
Is it possible to change this in a way you can control how bright the screen is? The lowest setting is '12' that i can get and even that is nearly too bright indoors for me
I havent seen an all that does that
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yup there's an application for that already.
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You should try an app called LUX. It will allow you to drop the brightness below the standard brightness.
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Lux is a pay app and reading description in market says nothing about dimming below stock settings.
Screen adjust otoh actually can lower brightness to zero can also modify color and contrast too. Best of all it's free. Been looking forever for something like this that works in honeycomb as lowest stock brightness is still too bright for nighttime reading for me.
I noticed that when I use the notification bar at the top to adjust the brightness it doesn't actually go up all the way like it did before. It will only go up about half way in the actual brightness. Anyone else notice this?
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Just tried it mines fine
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do you have automatic brightness on?
No I don't. I use it all the time. I was able to click brightness setting and still slide the top and watched as it went all the way down and would go a little past half way when I slid my finger to the right. This is from factory reset and all that good stuff.
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Ddot196 said:
I noticed that when I use the notification bar at the top to adjust the brightness it doesn't actually go up all the way like it did before. It will only go up about half way in the actual brightness. Anyone else notice this?
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Try it again, I just noticed this last night with Serendipity 7 - Sliding all the way to the right on the slider sometimes takes the brightness only to 50%, sliding it down and back sometimes takes it to 100%.
Seems to be a generic Gingerbread glitch.
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Try it again, I just noticed this last night with Serendipity 7 - Sliding all the way to the right on the slider sometimes takes the brightness only to 50%, sliding it down and back sometimes takes it to 100%.
Seems to be a generic Gingerbread glitch.
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Alright. I've been trying with it to no avail. I'll try again.
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but you can adjust the brightness from the notifications bar?
Yes. If you hold your finger over the status bar but don't pull down to bring the notifications, you can slide your finger to the left to reduce brightness or to the right to increase it. It's definitely a bit finicky, but quite convenient for a quick brightness adjustment.
Oh wow, never knew that. Was that implemented on the stock ROM too? That makes it sooo much easier. I actually ran into this thread searching for a good screen dimmer widget so i can make adjustments from my home screen. This is even better haha. Thanks.
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Oh wow, never knew that. Was that implemented on the stock ROM too? That makes it sooo much easier. I actually ran into this thread searching for a good screen dimmer widget so i can make adjustments from my home screen. This is even better haha. Thanks.
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Yes. Autobrightness has to be off.
The colors on the screen are gorgeous and bright, but black text on a white or gray background is actually pretty dim, much dimmer than even my Inspire. Is this just a limitation of the ameoled screen, or do I have a bad phone? Is there any fix if it's typical? Pretty much a deal breaker for me if I can't fix this... Thanks for any help!
Black text on a white background is as plain as night and day for me. Id say check out the store demo to compare. If the demo is better than yours, swap out.
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Good call, I'll do that. Out of curiousity, what was your last phone, and have you compared black on white with it? Thanks!
There is a setting under display that says 'anaylize images and adjust screen brightness' to save battery. This is checked by default and was not on the og s2. This is also separate from the auto adjust brightness to ambient light. I found that when i unclicked this, all my screen concerns went away.
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There is a setting under display that says 'anaylize images and adjust screen brightness' to save battery. This is checked by default and was not on the og s2. This is also separate from the auto adjust brightness to ambient light. I found that when i unclicked this, all my screen concerns went away.
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Thanks! That was driving me crazy. It was very prevalent in the stock email app. I can't believe I overlooked that stupid box...lol.
Where is this setting I don't see it in display. The white and black drives me crazy with this phone.
theofficial43 said:
Where is this setting I don't see it in display. The white and black drives me crazy with this phone.
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Settings>Display>Auto adjust screen power. Uncheck that box.
It will put a little more drain on your battery, but it's more than worth it, and hardly noticeable to me.
Thanks.. Still seems like the colors are off compared to the Epic.
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There is a setting under display that says 'anaylize images and adjust screen brightness' to save battery. This is checked by default and was not on the og s2. This is also separate from the auto adjust brightness to ambient light. I found that when i unclicked this, all my screen concerns went away.
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I will check that out as soon as I get home tomorrow. Thanks!
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Settings>Display>Auto adjust screen power. Uncheck that box.
It will put a little more drain on your battery, but it's more than worth it, and hardly noticeable to me.
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Tried that today, much, much better! Thanks very much!
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Thanks.. Still seems like the colors are off compared to the Epic.
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For those of you who want to fix the colors on the Skyrocket, I posted the solution here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351137
I know the mod is probably going to lock this thread, but I just wanna tell you that today I went a local AT&T store and took a good look at their Galaxy notes there...they all got obvious burn in on the screen.. they were all the same, the charging symbol. I guess they left them at full brightness for too long..I guess what I'm trying to say here is that no amoled is better than the other and we don't need to turn to Notes when their screens just have higher resolution but still suffer from the same problem.
Pretty cool story huh?
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Really cool story
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Yeah Samsung was saying that the pentile screen would last longer but in this case will still eventually have a burn-in problem.
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Yeah Samsung was saying that the pentile screen would last longer but in this case will still eventually have a burn-in problem.
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It's called being careful with your phone....
Burn in usually occurs from leaving a still image on a screen for a very long time. So unless a user were to leave the screen on constantly, and leave the phone still for a long time repeatedly, there shouldn't be a worry for burn in. I've always used full brightness on every smartphone I've had and none of them have had any sign of it.
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Burn in usually occurs from leaving a still image on a screen for a very long time. So unless a user were to leave the screen on constantly, and leave the phone still for a long time repeatedly, there shouldn't be a worry for burn in. I've always used full brightness on every smartphone I've had and none of them have had any sign of it.
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In case you forgot, the notification bar with the time, battery, and signal icon is almost always on the screen. Very few applications an games are full screen so those icons will burn in at some point as they are a "still image on a screen for a very long time".
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In case you forgot, the notification bar with the time, battery, and signal icon is almost always on the screen. Very few applications an games are full screen so those icons will burn in at some point as they are a "still image on a screen for a very long time".
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Except MIUI. The statusbar inverts colors when you pull it down.
And yes, this belongs in the off topic thread.
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It took me 8 months of use to get clear burn-ins to my Galaxy Nexus.
If I hold my nexus landscape, on the other end theres a bluis dark shade exactly the area where my status bar is on portrait.
On the other end there are the three soft navbar buttons, clearly visible and burnt in to my screen. The status bar is way worse though.
I almost always keep auto-brightness, guess I'll start having more from now on to avoid further damage...
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I know the mod is probably going to lock this thread, but I just wanna tell you that today I went a local AT&T store and took a good look at their Galaxy notes there...they all got obvious burn in on the screen.. they were all the same, the charging symbol. I guess they left them at full brightness for too long..I guess what I'm trying to say here is that no amoled is better than the other and we don't need to turn to Notes when their screens just have higher resolution but still suffer from the same problem.
Pretty cool story huh?
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Keep in mind that the display phones are on from open to close. Also that's even if they turn them off after closing. So I wouldn't be surprised if the screen has burned in.
Leave your TV on for 12 hours straight 7 days a week and I'm sure it will start to burn in.
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