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Can't adjust brightness....

Got my Infinity yesterday - loving it so far. I was worried after all the negativity on the forums over the last few weeks, but I couldn't be happier.
My one issue is with the brightness of the screen. I know some people have taken issue with the auto-dimming feature. I have the complete opposite problem - I can't adjust the brightness of my screen! Moving from balanced to power saving to performance makes no difference. Turning on Super IPS? No difference.
Am I doing something bone-headed? Anyone else have this problem?

LiquidRock said:
Got my Infinity yesterday - loving it so far. I was worried after all the negativity on the forums over the last few weeks, but I couldn't be happier.
My one issue is with the brightness of the screen. I know some people have taken issue with the auto-dimming feature. I have the complete opposite problem - I can't adjust the brightness of my screen! Moving from balanced to power saving to performance makes no difference. Turning on Super IPS? No difference.
Am I doing something bone-headed? Anyone else have this problem?
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Just tried a factory reset - made no difference whatsoever. No matter what setting I choose for screen brightness, it never changes....
Any ideas? Should I just return it?

LiquidRock said:
Just tried a factory reset - made no difference whatsoever. No matter what setting I choose for screen brightness, it never changes....
Any ideas? Should I just return it?
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It appears that there is a issue, if you reset the tablet and its the same you should exchange it. Try the small reset hole also.
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Did any firmware update happen?

grneyez said:
It appears that there is a issue, if you reset the tablet and its the same you should exchange it. Try the small reset hole also.
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Would I use the reset hole when the tablet is on or off?
Many thanks
Andrew

When the tablet is on.
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KangLx said:
Did any firmware update happen?
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Yes, I upgraded to the new firmware when I first set up the tablet

LiquidRock said:
Yes, I upgraded to the new firmware when I first set up the tablet
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Don't know if that makes a difference as I am running the updated firmware with no issue.
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grneyez said:
Don't know if that makes a difference as I am running the updated firmware with no issue.
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It's very strange - the screen itself is beautiful and responsive to touch. It's just it appears the brightness cannot be altered!

LiquidRock said:
It's very strange - the screen itself is beautiful and responsive to touch. It's just it appears the brightness cannot be altered!
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If you touch ISP and Auto brightness does it do anything?
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grneyez said:
If you touch ISP and Auto brightness does it do anything?
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No. I can move the slider up and down the scale, but it doesn't have any effect on the brightness. Very strange.

LiquidRock said:
No. I can move the slider up and down the scale, but it doesn't have any effect on the brightness. Very strange.
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Send it back and get a replacement, not worth the aggravation.
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grneyez said:
Send it back and get a replacement, not worth the aggravation.
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Sadly, that looks like what I'll be doing

LiquidRock said:
Sadly, that looks like what I'll be doing
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Hopefully the replacement works out for you. Good luck.
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hope this video illustrates the problem
I took this short video to try and better illustrate the problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJks5di45iE&feature=youtu.be
Anyone got any ideas? I can return it to Amazon fairly painlessly, but it's a shame as otherwise it's a great bit of kit.
Grateful for any additional thoughts people might have.

LiquidRock said:
I took this short video to try and better illustrate the problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJks5di45iE&feature=youtu.be
Anyone got any ideas? I can return it to Amazon fairly painlessly, but it's a shame as otherwise it's a great bit of kit.
Grateful for any additional thoughts people might have.
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Your issue more than likely will not be solved on the forums anytime soon. Amazon is very good at exchanging defective items usually shipping it the next day. Your stressing over this to much, and you don't have to. It cost you nothing to exchange the tablet.
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Same thing
Just wanted to let you know I'm having the same problem. I've tried a factory restore as well still no brightness control. Thing that sucks is I returned my prime for a screen defect, now I get a faulty infinity. I'm beginning to question asus quality at this point and starting to think about perhaps getting a Google nexus 7 even with its limitations.

C-Mo said:
Just wanted to let you know I'm having the same problem. I've tried a factory restore as well still no brightness control. Thing that sucks is I returned my prime for a screen defect, now I get a faulty infinity. I'm beginning to question asus quality at this point and starting to think about perhaps getting a Google nexus 7 even with its limitations.
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Isnt Asus building the GN7 also?
Either way, defects will happen. Send it to back and Amazon will make it right -- it's worth the two days. I've had none of the problems that people are describing with their Infinitys

Good point cinco5 ugh. I forgot they manufactured it. They are at 2strikes, I guess I'll give them 3.

Infinity problem after JB update

Hi, after I updated my Infinity with JB, I noticed the screen ocasionaly flickers, like for half a second one random line of pixels on the left side turns black, and other distortions, very ocasionaly and quick. Is anyone having problems like this?
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hayder94 said:
Hi, after I updated my Infinity with JB, I noticed the screen ocasionaly flickers, like for half a second one random line of pixels on the left side turns black, and other distortions, very ocasionaly and quick. Is anyone having problems like this?
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yeap, sometimes a white horizontal line appears for a second o less in my tablet. I have to tell you that I don't have yet "the buttery" in it. Waiting to have time for a factory reset to improve the performance.

I saw other posts from the prime and the infinity as well, that after a while it gets worse, and a factory reset doesn't help at wall. I whant to resolve this without having to exchange it. I'm sick of having to go to the store and exchanging it. It's my 3rd Infinity.
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I have not had what you described above happen to eithor the TF101 or TF201 I had prior to my current TF700T. My TF700T has not shown any of the issue you described after my upgrade to JB. It sounds like something you should take up with Asus right away since it could be a hardware issues and would be covered by your warranty.

anyone else?
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hayder94 said:
anyone else?
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I also get a screen flicker since upgrading to Jellybean on my
rooted TF700. I suppose I'll try a factory reset and will report back.

hayder94 said:
Hi, after I updated my Infinity with JB, I noticed the screen ocasionaly flickers, like for half a second one random line of pixels on the left side turns black, and other distortions, very ocasionaly and quick. Is anyone having problems like this?
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Yes, I get that too. Kind of annoying.
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I also get it....was wondering of it was just me. I got my new infinity a couple days before the JB update so I wasn't sure if it was a result or not.
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Yes, it's a JB issue. I've only had it happens once, not seen it since.
It's just screen tearing. Happens on a pc, too, although there videocard drivers have Vsync options to forcefully match the refreshrate from the program to the screen to prevent screentearing. I suspect there's a difference between JB and the Transformer's refreshrate.
We're using an Nvidia card, has anyone send Nvidia a message? (I don't have the problem anymore, so I can't make a support ticket...) More likely to work than wait for Google or Asus to notice.
Also, I don't have root nor unlocked, but tp anyone who has, is there a way to change the refresh rate manually?

Should I do a factory reset after updating to JB? I noticed that it got faster, etc... But was wondering if it would still improve after a factory reset. If yes, how do I do a factory reset? And is there a way to have my infinity exactly the way it was (wallpapers, configurations, apps, etc.)?
So I shouldn't return my infinity? If it's a software problem... I'm sick of having to return this model.
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I also have problems with my tf 700 after last update... tf 700 is having sistem freezing and restarting.
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I have also the same issue than OP. I contacted Asus by email to try and figure out what's wrong. I got the tablet on Monday and upgraded to JB right away, so I don't know if the problem was there before in ICS. But reading this thread I think that it's related to JB. It's a "good thing" though, because this is my second TF700 and I don't want to send it back, again. The first one had a very white spot in the middle of the screen..*. But no flickering black lines issue.
So, you guys think that they can fix this with the next release?

I'm getting this too from time to time. Very annoying!
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Are any of you setting options in Settings->Developer Settings? I have heard that the "Force GPU rendering" option was causing random reboots for some.
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jtrosky said:
Are any of you setting options in Settings->Developer Settings? I have heard that the "Force GPU rendering" option was causing random reboots for some.
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Nope...force gpu rendering is not checked...
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I'm really not sure then. Personally, I haven't had a singe reboot and/or SOD though, so it must be something specific to the setup for the folks that are having this problem. If you really want to figure it out, I'd suggest a factory reset and try running the tablet without installing all of your apps/tweaks at the same time.
How often does this happen? Can you try running a "bare-bones" setup and see if it still occurs? If not, then slowly start introducing your specific apps/tweaks one (or a few) at a time. Yes, it's a pain, but it's the only way to diagnose such issues... Have you tried looking at logcat outputs at all? That's another way to try and diagnose the problem. These types of issues are very hard to troubleshoot - it's a slow, tedious process. But, since most folks aren't seeing random reboots and or "sleep of death" issues, it is fixable (unless it's a hardware problem, of course).
So, here's a few questions that might help troubleshoot:
1. Has this always happened on your device or only since upgrading to Jelly Bean?
2. How often does it typically happen?
3. Have you tried installing Jelly Bean from scratch (not upgrading ICS)?
4. Are you installing your apps "fresh" or are you restoring them via Titanium backup (or some other backup app)?
Again, there is no quick, easy solution to this type of problem....
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hayder94 said:
Hi, after I updated my Infinity with JB, I noticed the screen occasionally flickers, like for half a second one random line of pixels on the left side turns black, and other distortions, very occasionally and quick. Is anyone having problems like this?
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There's another thread going on this too.
I had a few lines and flickering day before yesterday, haven't seen this at all the last 2 days.
Another poster on XDA had mentioned that new OTAs take some time to settle down.

jtrosky said:
I'm really not sure then. Personally, I haven't had a singe reboot and/or SOD though, so it must be something specific to the setup for the folks that are having this problem. If you really want to figure it out, I'd suggest a factory reset and try running the tablet without installing all of your apps/tweaks at the same time.
How often does this happen? Can you try running a "bare-bones" setup and see if it still occurs? If not, then slowly start introducing your specific apps/tweaks one (or a few) at a time. Yes, it's a pain, but it's the only way to diagnose such issues... Have you tried looking at logcat outputs at all? That's another way to try and diagnose the problem. These types of issues are very hard to troubleshoot - it's a slow, tedious process. But, since most folks aren't seeing random reboots and or "sleep of death" issues, it is fixable (unless it's a hardware problem, of course).
So, here's a few questions that might help troubleshoot:
1. Has this always happened on your device or only since upgrading to Jelly Bean?
2. How often does it typically happen?
3. Have you tried installing Jelly Bean from scratch (not upgrading ICS)?
4. Are you installing your apps "fresh" or are you restoring them via Titanium backup (or some other backup app)?
Again, there is no quick, easy solution to this type of problem....
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Problem started only after last update...4.1.1.
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same for me
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I'm back to ICS. Since I never ran my tablet with it (got it and upgraded right away), I want to make sure it's not hardware related. So far, no black lines... I won't upgrade to JB until they solve this!!!

Contrast degradation

I noticed my TF700 is suffering from contrast degradation after prolonged use. I could be using the browser and then the screen seems to kinda whiten up a bit more then usual. It's still readable but noticeable. Wondering if anyone else is noticing this and if it has been noticed does it get worst because mine is happening more often now.
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Turned off Auto Brightness?
Turned off Battery Saving? Not the speed toggle, the one in settings that turns on when battery gets low. This has an auto-contrast.

So that settings / power savings / first selection battery saver. Thanks I will post results.
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I'm still getting the weird contrast.
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It sounds like the effects of the Asus "Smart Backlight Adjuster". Go to "Settings->Asus Customized Settings->Enable Smart Backlight Adjuster" and uncheck that option - I think that will solve your issue... This is completely different (and separate from) the auto-brightness setting.
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Thanks I will try it when I get home. Kinda driving me nuts. Instead of the solid black letters I get light grey letters. Harder to read. Just started happening maybe 2 weeks ago.
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Eroc162 said:
Thanks I will try it when I get home. Kinda driving me nuts. Instead of the solid black letters I get light grey letters. Harder to read. Just started happening maybe 2 weeks ago.
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Are you talking about xda? If so change your theme to xda 2010 at the bottom

It starts up fine then after a while when it gets warm everything gets lighter. More noticeable when browsing the web.
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Eroc162 said:
It starts up fine then after a while when it gets warm everything gets lighter. More noticeable when browsing the web.
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Hmm, that actually sounds a little more serious that just the setting that I talked about a few posts back... Almost sounds like a hardware issue.
Let us know what you find out - a picture would also help. In fact, if you take a screenshot with the TF700 and post the picture and the picture looks fine, then it would definitely be a hardware problem (the screenshot would capture what is supposed to be displayed - if it's a hardware problem, the screenshot would look normal to everyone else, but would still look bad to you, if that makes any sense)...
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I have the same problem, noticed yesterday for the first time. It looks as if contrast is lower and brightness higher than normal.
I am still within my 30 day best buy return period, should I consider returning it? I have unlocked it, would best buy care?
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Yeah that's what Im experiencing. I have a square trade warranty but I'm curious to see how they will remedy this. They would have to use it for a bit till it warms up.
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jtrosky said:
It sounds like the effects of the Asus "Smart Backlight Adjuster". Go to "Settings->Asus Customized Settings->Enable Smart Backlight Adjuster" and uncheck that option - I think that will solve your issue... This is completely different (and separate from) the auto-brightness setting.
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Tried this just now and first impression is positive, I hope it stays like that. Thanks
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This is smart dimmer activating..

Two days later and haven't noticed the issue reappearing. Deactivating that setting fixed it for me.
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Yeah its working for me also. I'm happy. Thanks
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Cool - glad that if fixed it for you guys. Personally, I don't know what Asus was thinking with that one! It's utterly horrible! At least they finally provided a setting for it (previously, you had to be rooted and type some commands @ the Android command-prompt to disable it)!
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Official android 4.2 discussion thread for Asus transformer infinity

Asus Global on Facebook has posted that tf700 would be updated to android 4.2 today. So lets keep hitting that check update.
And lets wait and see whats new with this version on our tablets

king231 said:
Asus Global on Facebook has posted that tf700 would be updated to android 4.2 today. So lets keep hitting that check update.
And lets wait and see whats new with this version on our tablets
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Thanks! I've been lurking in the forums waiting for this. I'm just divided as to whether I should wait and see how it goes for others, or just download the update and see for myself. Not because I'm afraid of bricking (locked & unrooted here) but because 4.2 did have some issues initially on other platforms...
Anyhoo - thanks ASUS!

daemonios said:
Thanks! I've been lurking in the forums waiting for this. I'm just divided as to whether I should wait and see how it goes for others, or just download the update and see for myself. Not because I'm afraid of bricking (locked & unrooted here) but because 4.2 did have some issues initially on other platforms...
Anyhoo - thanks ASUS!
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I don't think you should be fearing that much about bricking your device. There are a few unlucky people brick their devices every time there's an update.

I wouldn't flash the update on an unlocked device. That is how some TF300 users bricked their devices. Wait for Asus to put up the full rom.

I'm just going to wait. Mainly because a lot of apps aren't 4.2 optimized yet. I'm not afraid of bricking since i'm full stock, but I always have bad luck with updates of all sort.
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So no one knows exactly what the update may entail? What was the change log for the TF300? Im sure they will be, at the least, similar..
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now im really ticked off. the one option i was looking forward to in 4.2 was the ability to use the nexus 10 launcher instead of the current launcher they gave this option to the tf300 users just updated to 4.2 and this option is no where to be found. what the hell asus !!

The TF300 had a lot of bricks. Maybe that's why they did away with it? Could that have been t cause?
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Got my update!
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So far so good, using OTA root keeper still have root. Here are the versions,
Android v. 4.2.1
GPS v. 7.9.11
Wifi v. 7.2.1.44
Bluetooth v. 11.33
Touch panel v. ELAN-3024-7053
Camera v. TF700T-B03400
Kernel v. 3.1.10 g03bdcb1 [email protected]#1
Build # jop40d.US_epad-10.6.1.14.4-20130329
Pad EC v. PAD-EC20T-0216
MobileDock v. DOCK-EC20N-0207

Steel not getting update
I am waiting for this since android4.2 has released
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Does anybody know how to get that nexus 10 style launcher

Ok - one change I noticed, is the cold boot screen. I can't get it to cold boot. Anyone figure it out?
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xRevilatioNx said:
Ok - one change I noticed, is the cold boot screen. I can't get it to cold boot. Anyone figure it out?
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Actually i could get into cold boot screen. Only thing is that it vibrates twice before getting into the cold boot menu and that there are only 3 option on the cold boot screen.

king231 said:
Actually i could get into cold boot screen. Only thing is that it vibrates twice before getting into the cold boot menu and that there are only 3 option on the cold boot screen.
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How is the 4.2 running compares to 4.1? faster, smoother, no change??

I've noticed the "recent apps" function has changed. Instead of a vertical row on the left side of the tablet, you now get a full screen, horizontal look, of your recent apps. Will take some time getting use too.
On the cold boot screen. I believe you now how to manually start the cold boot (by highlighting the android icon) then pressing up on your volume key.
Lastly, I get an annoying warning about my sound being dangerous if to high, when I try to raise the volume. Anyway to disable that?
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I got a notice that the system update was downloading, I waited then got a screen that said do I want to install, I tapped "install" and the screen said "Powering Off". Its been off for about 20 minutes and won't restart.
Any thoughts?
On edit,
Now its restarted and it's downloading the system update file again.
Its doing the same thing, checked system integrity and then powering off but this time it looks like 4.2 is installing.

One minor thing I've noticed is that the inexpensive 3rd party charger I bought off Amazon now no longer registers as charging (although my 3rd party battery app does, indeed, show that the unit is charging). That's an annoyance, albeit minor.

Unless the new tablet version is extremely different than the phone version, Asus is no longer using the stock camera app. So no photosphere.
Also, no quick camera access from the lock screen, not that I'm using the tablet often to take quick pictures.
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amaddux said:
Unless the new tablet version is extremely different than the phone version, Asus is no longer using the stock camera app. So no photosphere.
Also, no quick camera access from the lock screen, not that I'm using the tablet often to take quick pictures.
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Is there a stock Android cam apk with Photosphere we can download that works with the Infinity, and does it mess up the ASUS camera?

Bluuuuuuuetttttttooth Keeeeeeeyboaaaaaard Issue

I left the subject like that to show what's happening to me. The keyboard is fine, but seems to behave like this with the repeating characters ever since the latest update. Anyone else?
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Try disconnecting and then forgetting it. Cold-boot the tablet, and then re-pair.

funnel71 said:
I left the subject like that to show what's happening to me. The keyboard is fine, but seems to behave like this with the repeating characters ever since the latest update. Anyone else?
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And next time choose a better title please