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5 app to make a phone faster

hello my friends untill we waiting new Roms., you can set up u phone for better performance:
1 app is: Opera 11 (with flash) -working faster than any stock browser, exellent scrolling, exellent loading speed, exellent flash sopport ! you will love it.
2 app is: Adw-Ex launcher: original launcher working good, but when u scroll between 4 screens u see little laggy. Adw-Ex gives exellent performance ! Im so happy to see than GTX working SUPER FAST with this launcher, and gives really good scrolling !!! you will love it.
3 app is: Spare part- working exellent with Adw-Ex, just make u animation fast on settings and you'll laugh for a long time because funtastic speed do not leave you alone
4 app is: addfree, just remove intrusive ads !
5 app is: cache cleaner NG, 1 in 3 days just run and clean garbage after u sellf ( on first scan I got 49mb of garbage !!!!)
p.s. Lets make our developer nice and friendly !!! peace to all

Thanks, since i am new to android i will follow this thread.
PS: could you tell me what the name of that addfree software is?

cenwesi said:
Thanks, since i am new to android i will follow this thread.
PS: could you tell me what the name of that addfree software is?
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Adfree.
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cenwesi said:
Thanks, since i am new to android i will follow this thread.
PS: could you tell me what the name of that addfree software is?
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yes its: adfree android

Thanks. Found it actually

a video explaining what ADWLauncher EX will do for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5WD-HDagM
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PS: i never personally used this launcher, just thought u might wanna see a video explaining what it does etc.
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adfree is the only reason I root a phone.

Wow. Thanks man. Now we talking.
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mr.orange303 said:
Wow. Thanks man. Now we talking.
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happy to help

avetny said:
hello my friends untill we waiting new Roms., you can set up u phone for better performance:
1 app is: Opera 11 (with flash) -working faster than any stock browser, exellent scrolling, exellent loading speed, exellent flash sopport ! you will love it.
2 app is: Adw-Ex launcher: original launcher working good, but when u scroll between 4 screens u see little laggy. Adw-Ex gives exellent performance ! Im so happy to see than GTX working SUPER FAST with this launcher, and gives really good scrolling !!! you will love it.
3 app is: Spare part- working exellent with Adw-Ex, just make u animation fast on settings and you'll laugh for a long time because funtastic speed do not leave you alone
4 app is: addfree, just remove intrusive ads !
5 app is: cache cleaner NG, 1 in 3 days just run and clean garbage after u sellf ( on first scan I got 49mb of garbage !!!!)
p.s. Lets make our developer nice and friendly !!! peace to all
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The free ADW launcher will get you most of the above speed and customization but does not have the advanced features.
As for adfree - it was not working initially on CM7 - drove me crazy until they got a work-around, and then adfree fixed their APP. Don't think I could stand Google Android without it.
On that subject, the XDA forum is getting bloated with ad and tracking cookies (on computer) stopped by my spam filter, so page loading is slower than molasses - anyone else notice this?

gaww said:
The free ADW launcher will get you most of the above speed and customization but does not have the advanced features.
As for adfree - it was not working initially on CM7 - drove me crazy until they got a work-around, and then adfree fixed their APP. Don't think I could stand Google Android without it.
On that subject, the XDA forum is getting bloated with ad and tracking cookies (on computer) stopped by my spam filter, so page loading is slower than molasses - anyone else notice this?
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no dude !!Adfree does NOT scan web page for anything. It does NOT work like a proxy. It does NOT filter anything.
Adfree uses something called a hostfile to remap DNS names of ad servers to an IP address that is inaccessible. The default is 127.0.0.1 which is the identity IP address... I.e. your phone. The only way it would slow you phone down is if you've installwd something with a webserver on your phone

avetny said:
no dude !!Adfree does NOT scan web page for anything. It does NOT work like a proxy. It does NOT filter anything.
Adfree uses something called a hostfile to remap DNS names of ad servers to an IP address that is inaccessible. The default is 127.0.0.1 which is the identity IP address... I.e. your phone. The only way it would slow you phone down is if you've installwd something with a webserver on your phone
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You can also download this host file from some of the windows support sites and it works perfectly on android tested it on my mytouch 4g, streak 7 and xoom. I think that ad free actually pulls this same file and uses it.
it goes in /system/etc
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
edit: it also gives a good explanation about host files and how they work

I think the phone is fast as it is...So far...

avetny said:
no dude !!Adfree does NOT scan web page for anything. It does NOT work like a proxy. It does NOT filter anything.
Adfree uses something called a hostfile to remap DNS names of ad servers to an IP address that is inaccessible. The default is 127.0.0.1 which is the identity IP address... I.e. your phone. The only way it would slow you phone down is if you've installwd something with a webserver on your phone
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Actually he said on the computer not the xda app.... he was talking about his computers popup blocker/antivirus stuff
* I'm just sayin......

ctraywick1 said:
Actually he said on the computer not the xda app.... he was talking about his computers popup blocker/antivirus stuff
* I'm just sayin......
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oh got it

Thank you for these suggestions... Cache cleaner definitely seems like a must have.... It definitely cleaned a ton of trash from my phone AND SD card!

I like using the bloat freezer app! Stops all the tmobile crap from running
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Facebook app for tablets

Just saw this great new app over on the xoom forums. It's made by the same guy that did Tweetcomb (the first twitter app for tablets which also rocks). Seems really great so far, and is free on the market so check it out, it's called Friend Me.
Original post with more info here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125505

Thanks, i'll try that it looks good.

Yeah I just got it, runs pretty smooth so far and pretty nice feature set, chat implementation would be nice but hopefully it will come in an update
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Nice, looks good. Thanks for the heads up.
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I just installed it on my TF101, got a FC about 45 seconds into it. I think I had tapped on photo albums. Nice looking app, though.

Finally!!!

Great app, finally a good facebook app!!! Thanks

I still think that it needs the ability to upload pictures and videos. Check- In, Notification Bar and all that, but apart from that, I think it's a great deal!

Fixter said:
I still think that it needs the ability to upload pictures and videos. Check- In, Notification Bar and all that, but apart from that, I think it's a great deal!
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It's a 1.0 release, I'm sure all of that is coming to the works. But yeah, totally agreed. Off to a great start, I'm looking forward to the updates.

Needs to be able to view groups also but very good
ASUS TRANSFORMER PRIMED

Let's keep the comments and suggestions to the original thread in Xoom forum guys. That way Chris doesn't have to go back and forth (if he even checks this one).

Cool downloading

[app] Friend Me (fb replacement)
ive been playing with this app for some time now aand it is much better tthen the official app. This is maximized for honeycomb so try it out. Find it on the market...Friend Me

tq745 said:
ive been playing with this app for some time now aand it is much better tthen the official app. This is maximized for honeycomb so try it out. Find it on the market...Friend Me
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Does it have all the features
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jinsoku3g said:
Does it have all the features
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Nope, early WIP.

Does it support multiple logins? Seems not to. This is the biggest problem with Facebook and most other non-Google apps on the market - they all assume you are on a single-user device, a phone. A tablet is very often NOT a single user device. Me and my wife share it. There has to be some easy way to toggle between facebook accounts.
All the Google-written stuff has the ability to toggle between different accounts easily... even the market itself lets you do that.

Some problem with the app, completely froze my tab on first launch. Had to reset the device. Methinks its a problem with pictures. Anyone else faced this?

brunes said:
Does it support multiple logins? Seems not to. This is the biggest problem with Facebook and most other non-Google apps on the market - they all assume you are on a single-user device, a phone. A tablet is very often NOT a single user device. Me and my wife share it. There has to be some easy way to toggle between facebook accounts.
All the Google-written stuff has the ability to toggle between different accounts easily... even the market itself lets you do that.
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You're more than one person!?
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jinsoku3g said:
You're more than one person!?
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No what he is saying is a tablet is a multi person device meaning more than one person uses it so there for you need to be able to toggle accounts,I have the same issue with tablets as my kids use it but I don't want them on Facebook and I want to be able to control content they view by having different user settings for different log ons Luke you can on Windows
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brunes said:
Does it support multiple logins? Seems not to. This is the biggest problem with Facebook and most other non-Google apps on the market - they all assume you are on a single-user device, a phone. A tablet is very often NOT a single user device. Me and my wife share it. There has to be some easy way to toggle between facebook accounts.
All the Google-written stuff has the ability to toggle between different accounts easily... even the market itself lets you do that.
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On another note, is does the transformer itself support multiple logins? I'm running into the same problem, when my other half is using the tablet and gets my email notification popups because it's linked to my google account.

3 'New' cool apps

Hey guys,
I just wanted to inform you about two apps I found recently that appear to boost performance and battery life a bit.
The one that boosts performance is a better and more efficient version of Seeder. It's called SeFix and (as opposed to Seeder) really does seem to work!
The second (the battery booster) is actually way more versatile:
It's called Greenify and it lets you disable apps to run in the background.
Eg. I set it to decline the Google Maps request to run in the background all the time; because as we all know, Maps often sucks somewhere near 7% of the battery.
(However, it needed me to root uninstall it and then install it from the play store, so it wasn't a system app anymore)
Anyway: I hope this helped and that it makes your device nicer to use (like it did for me)
Last but not least: as you are probably aware: Orange Backup is a backup app that lets you do complete (CWM or TWRP style backups) without having to go into the recovery!
Really awesome.

I guess you could use it for Facebook too, to keep it from running in the background all the time.
Or... You could also *not* use Facebook and switch to cooler social media, such as Google+

adelancker said:
Hey guys,
I just wanted to inform you about two apps I found recently that appear to boost performance and battery life a bit.
The one that boosts performance is a better and more efficient version of Seeder. It's called SeFix and (as opposed to Seeder) really does seem to work!
The second (the battery booster) is actually way more versatile:
It's called Greenify and it lets you disable apps to run in the background.
Eg. I set it to decline the Google Maps request to run in the background all the time; because as we all know, Maps often sucks somewhere near 7% of the battery.
(However, it needed me to root uninstall it and then install it from the play store, so it wasn't a system app anymore)
Anyway: I hope this helped and that it makes your device nicer to use (like it did for me)
Last but not least: as you are probably aware: Orange Backup is a backup app that lets you do complete (CWM or TWRP style backups) without having to go into the recovery!
Really awesome.
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Greenify looks the app I have been looking for. Maps constantly runs in the background (not on my tf700 but on HTC One S). I am trying this app to see if it works. Thanks for sharing!

new_convert said:
Greenify looks the app I have been looking for. Maps constantly runs in the background (not on my tf700 but on HTC One S). I am trying this app to see if it works. Thanks for sharing!
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You might have to root uninstall it and then reinstall it from the Play Store (to get rid of the 'system app' issue).
It worked for me
Definitely some better battery life after stopping those battery hungry apps

:good: thank you, i will try them... :victory:

adelancker said:
I guess you could use it for Facebook too, to keep it from running in the background all the time.
Or... You could also *not* use Facebook and switch to cooler social media, such as Google+
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I'm trying to use Orange backup with twrp but received error "expr: applet not found" , do you have any idea???

buhohitr said:
I'm trying to use Orange backup with twrp but received error "expr: applet not found" , do you have any idea???
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Never happened to me.
Are you using data2sd?
Maybe it's confused because of the switch?
I can only say that it works like a treat for me and that it makes these backups quite fast considering that it doesn't need to boot into recovery.
Have you tried contacting the developer? He's called snoopy333 and is to be found in the original thread. Maybe he can tell you what's going on?

Thank you for sharing the existence of greenify.
EXCELLENT
How do I block the playstore?
Titanium Backup does not turn me or makes user application and remains in system application.
thanks

MarkAndroid said:
Thank you for sharing the existence of greenify.
EXCELLENT
How do I block the playstore?
Titanium Backup does not turn me or makes user application and remains in system application.
thanks
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I have never tried doing that with the PlayStore.
maybe you could try SystemTuner or another app?
I am not an expert in these things lol

adelancker said:
Never happened to me.
Are you using data2sd?
Maybe it's confused because of the switch?
I can only say that it works like a treat for me and that it makes these backups quite fast considering that it doesn't need to boot into recovery.
Have you tried contacting the developer? He's called snoopy333 and is to be found in the original thread. Maybe he can tell you what's going on?
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No data2sd, I installed it, went well, config backup desitnation folder which is on my sdcard or microsdcard (tried both). Did you use cloud instead of internal storage? I uninstalled/reinstalled still same issue, WTF! This app seems very well done.

buhohitr said:
No data2sd, I installed it, went well, config backup desitnation folder which is on my sdcard or microsdcard (tried both). Did you use cloud instead of internal storage? I uninstalled/reinstalled still same issue, WTF! This app seems very well done.
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I tried TWRP (compression disabled, maybe the key lies there) and let it back-up locally.
But I have indeed also backed everything up to the cloud.
Both worked fine...
Have you contacted the dev yet? I am kind of curious what causes this issue

adelancker said:
I tried TWRP (compression disabled, maybe the key lies there) and let it back-up locally.
But I have indeed also backed everything up to the cloud.
Both worked fine...
Have you contacted the dev yet? I am kind of curious what causes this issue
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Thanks, but I already tried with and without compression, also with md5 settings also (tried them all), even reboot my device before launch the app. I may have to contact the dev see what's going on.

adelancker said:
I tried TWRP (compression disabled, maybe the key lies there) and let it back-up locally.
But I have indeed also backed everything up to the cloud.
Both worked fine...
Have you contacted the dev yet? I am kind of curious what causes this issue
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I contacted the developer and he resolved my issue. This issue was busybox. I re installed busybox and bam everything is working as expected. BTW, his service is excellent, send him an email and 10min later I got his reply. Can't beat that for a free app!! Thanks.

buhohitr said:
I contacted the developer and he resolved my issue. This issue was busybox. I re installed busybox and bam everything is working as expected. BTW, his service is excellent, send him an email and 10min later I got his reply. Can't beat that for a free app!! Thanks.
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Ah wow!
Thanks for letting us know!
It is always so impressive how responsive android developers are :highfive:

Sounds interesting... but I didn't find (Google) Maps in the app list ... any hint?

MicAlter said:
Sounds interesting... but I didn't find (Google) Maps in the app list ... any hint?
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Yeah like I said: go into Titanium Back-up, select Google Maps and convert it to user app (or root uninstall Maps and reinstall it through the Play Store)
Afterwards, you should be able to select it for Greenify!

Free Remote Android Support App

Zikk is unique mobile to mobile remote support app.
So what's so special about Zikk?
It is designed for consumers and not for IT depatments and operators,
therefore it is extremely simple and user friendly.
It provides full privacy protection - no screen sharing, and no access to SMS, email, etc.
It doesn't require constant internet access, and doesn't prevent the recipient from using his
phone for other purposes during the process.
It supports all Android devices (2.2 and above).
In addition to remote support, Zikk contains a local settings menu which uses Zikk's simple
and friendly interface.
When people have a hard time setting up their smartphones, they ask help from their friends
and family - Zikk enables users to help each other.
APK attached. Also available on Google-Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zikk.alpha)
where you will also find a short and helpful demo video. You van also find the video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsP9-Lpfwpk).

So both people need Zikk installed, I presume? Does the person you are helping get prompted to download it?

cabbieBot said:
So both people need Zikk installed, I presume? Does the person you are helping get prompted to download it?
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Correct. If the selected contact does not have the app, the user will be asked to allow sending
an automatic SMS with a link to the download page. There is also a share option where you can
send this message (via SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.) to one or more people.

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It supports all Android devices (2.2 and above).
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This really does sound great; however, does it support wifi-only tablets? Is the phone number just to receive verification code? If so, will any mobile phone number work?

ritchea said:
This really does sound great; however, does it support wifi-only tablets? Is the phone number just to receive verification code? If so, will any mobile phone number work?
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The current version is designed for Android phones does not support WiFi-only tablets or
large screen tablets, however in a few weeks I will publish the tablet version, which will
include UI adjustments, tablet related features and a different registration process.

Sounds AMAZING! I'd really like to use this to help my friends and family. I live in India though
No worries, I'll wait

fantastic idea!!! this will surely take off!! kudos to the OP!!

how far this app will go ? I mean can I help someone from anywhere ?

What about phone types? What if my phone is a Nexus and the other device is a HTC?

zikkapp said:
Zikk is unique mobile to mobile remote support app.
APK attached. Also available on Google-Play (com.zikk.alpha)[/URL] where you can also find
a short and helpful demo video.
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Fix the link.... & Also it'd be nice to add a promo pictured visual (Banner, slide show,ect) above to ease all the questions asked below.
Nicely done though. Props.

SystemErrorOne said:
Fix the link.... & Also it'd be nice to add a promo pictured visual (Banner, slide show,ect) above to ease all the questions asked below.
Nicely done though. Props.
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Thanks, updated - since I'm a new member I can't post links so
I posted the app's package name and the title of the demo video
on YouTube. I will replace it with actual links as soon as I can.

Cool
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Cool, like the concept of it. But really wish it could do the updates of apps. And PRL updated. The many things my mother and sister never do.

BroadcastJunkie said:
Cool, like the concept of it. But really wish it could do the updates of apps. And PRL updated. The many things my mother and sister never do.
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Great ideas for the next version - thank you very much!

I like the app a lot, but what make it one of the best is if I could move, install, & uninstall system apps, and a root file manager so that we can help rooted users also

uninstalled this app from my Galaxy Note i717 and now the home screen is gone and I cant get back into recovery?

oh cool its like remote assistance for android!

Vintage144 said:
uninstalled this app from my Galaxy Note i717 and now the home screen is gone and I cant get back into recovery?
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Could you be little more accurate.. what rom you are using? What launcher? Does the launcher FC?

shadie21 said:
I like the app a lot, but what make it one of the best is if I could move, install, & uninstall system apps, and a root file manager so that we can help rooted users also
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Actually a version for rooted users is an interesting idea. Not sure how common "less tech savvy"
rooted users are though. If you have more ideas for features for rooted users I would love to hear them.

I actually have a friend who is just getting into root use who calls for advice when he needs it. Let's be honest we were all beginners once and maybe could have used a little hand. He moved recently so there is distance involved now. This looks like a great idea.
I would love to have access to the settings menus, root file explorer and perhaps apps he already has installed such as set CPU or apps of that nature.
Beginners in root use are just as confused by root abilities as beginners in android are of it's stock features at times.
It would be really great to be able to start a log cat app and have your friend do something that normally causes a crash for example if they are not advanced enough to run one themselves. A current issue I have on hand. Trying to explain how to run one and sending videos to watch.
Hope this keeps going :thumbup:
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Got my P40 Pro but my banks aren't available via apps, is using the web browser safe?

Hi guys,
been using my p40 pro for a week now, have most of my apps tbf so cant complain but i dont have nationwide or bankofscotland app.. The website is laid out pretty much exactly like the app anyway so thats fine but is it safe enough to just shortcut it to my homepage? all help is appreciated.
thanks!

Safety - website
Convenience - apps
above imo, but check out this article - depends on your network setup how careful you are installing apps amongst other aspects - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2017/jun/22/is-it-safer-to-use-an-app-or-a-browser-for-banking#:~:text=Apps%20are%20risky%20because%20most,should%20not%20have%20any%20problems.

bluechains88 said:
Safety - website
Convenience - apps
above imo, but check out this article - depends on your network setup how careful you are installing apps amongst other aspects - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2017/jun/22/is-it-safer-to-use-an-app-or-a-browser-for-banking#:~:text=Apps%20are%20risky%20because%20most,should%20not%20have%20any%20problems.
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perfect mate ill check it out

i have a shortcut and its fine, id still like an app for Barclays

Wakawaka89 said:
i have a shortcut and its fine, id still like an app for Barclays
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perfect, yeah i agree, id imagine they will all be available soon tbh, just a waiting game lol

Im doing exactly that, for the things I cant download, im doing shortcuts/hotlinks and most apps/sites are designed to be mobile browser friendly so for me its all good!
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i have a shortcut and its fine, id still like an app for Barclays
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that's exactly what ive done!