OTA 4.0.4 solving Skype problem? - HTC One S

Greetings,
I read somewhere that the latest OTA update to 4.0.4/Sense 4.1 has solved the problems with skype.
Can anyone confirm this, please?

Also what about the camera does it focus at night before capturing photos, or still after update night shots out of focus?

ToTTenTranz said:
I read somewhere that the latest OTA update to 4.0.4/Sense 4.1 has solved the problems with skype.
Can anyone confirm this, please?
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Yes, i tried yesterday and there are no more flickering
AbadiSSH said:
Also what about the camera does it focus at night before capturing photos, or still after update night shots out of focus?
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Still no focus in low light condition
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dave il barbaro said:
Yes, i tried yesterday and there are no more flickering
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what about the sound quality (the infamous crackle and pop effect)?

mannequin said:
what about the sound quality (the infamous crackle and pop effect)?
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That has to be device specific, I've never had it on any rom. Rather it be a old 1.78 or a 1.84 or the newer bases
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dave il barbaro said:
Yes, i tried yesterday and there are no more flickering
Still no focus in low light condition
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Thanks dave il barbaro
I'm wondering if HTC know about the camera issue, because I didn't see any review mention it!

mannequin said:
what about the sound quality (the infamous crackle and pop effect)?
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Seems good...no crackle
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is S4G worth buying?

with all the complains on data/wi-fi connectivity issues and could be others,would u recommend the S4G to me?currently using hd2 android and still have my N1 in the box.thank you.
Nope
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Yes get it and in 1 min u will be in love with it ... No doubts
Yes, it's a great phone. I have not had any issues and I came from the G2x.
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HannoSLM said:
Yes get it and in 1 min u will be in love with it ... No doubts
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what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?
GHOST99K said:
what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?
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youtube? there are a lot of reviews available....
It seems must issues are isolated to a device to device basis . Cause im not having any issues with mine.
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GHOST99K said:
what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?
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Apart from the visual effects and animations, sense 3 is the first version able to read html emails from the old exchange. The performance and screen resolution are also important improvements. It is using the last generations softwate and hardware.
Scoop24 said:
It seems must issues are isolated to a device to device basis . Cause im not having any issues with mine.
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ok cool ill give it a drive.thanks
nope i return mine yesterday wait for nexus 4g
have u guys tested the screen on direct sunlight?if yes,any improvements?
In sunlight the screen works better than my Nexus one lol. I can actually see what's on my S4G's screen.
Jackasaur said:
In sunlight the screen works better than my Nexus one lol. I can actually see what's on my S4G's screen.
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now thats a relief.
I never had a issue with cell signal but I did have a issue with the WiFi dropping off when holding it in landscape view until I went into the WiFi settings and pumped WiFi performance to the max. After doing that, the WiFI stays strong when holding it in landscape.
GHOST99K said:
have u guys tested the screen on direct sunlight?if yes,any improvements?
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Even at direct sunlight you can easily see with 60% brightness
thanks guys im charging the phone as we speak(write)lol.
GHOST99K said:
thanks guys im charging the phone as we speak(write)lol.
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Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck
KillaHurtz said:
Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck
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deathgrip meaning no connection if held with both hands on landscape?
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Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck
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I have no death grip problem like I do with my HD2.
BTW: the biggest change I notice last night, besides speed and sense 3.0, was the camera. When recording 1080p, the zoom works. On my HD2, I can only use the zoom before I start recording, not during recording.
schoei1 said:
I have no death grip problem like I do with my HD2.
BTW: the biggest change I notice last night, besides speed and sense 3.0, was the camera. When recording 1080p, the zoom works. On my HD2, I can only use the zoom before I start recording, not during recording.
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Cool beans! I hated having the fixed zoom durring recording. So you're saying that your HD2 has deathgrip but not the Sensation ?
Thanks in advance for sharing.

Skype video working

http://www.droid-life.com/
Tested the APK and works.
got my file from here:
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/s...-Video-Support-for-Various-Devices...?p=42265
tested it & yes it works
Did you guys have any problems? My video feed kept freezing, but I could see and hear other person though.
Paging Dr B said:
Did you guys have any problems? My video feed kept freezing, but I could see and hear other person though.
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Yeah it keeps freezing after like 15 seconds.....IDK if this can be fixed really. I just turn the cam off and back on and unfreezes and then it freezes again.
mine froze the first couple times. now it is fine.
We got the freezing issue too. Gonna keep testing it out
xnifex said:
We got the freezing issue too. Gonna keep testing it out
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I'd love to know what's causing it. Scratching my head on this one.
works here, no freezing so far
mm212hd130 said:
works here, no freezing so far
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Which APK did you install? Or are they all the same? The stupid thing is that I don't even really use Skype at all. I just want it to work properly.
Paging Dr B said:
Which APK did you install? Or are they all the same? The stupid thing is that I don't even really use Skype at all. I just want it to work properly.
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used the one from here (first link - stored on Megaupload)
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/30/download-skype-for-htc-thunderolt-with-working-video/
Video froze after 6 seconds.
I have the apk from the galaxy 2 forum and it works great in landscape and with the front camera. Is there any version that works with the rear camera and/or portrait?
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amarkovits said:
I have the apk from the galaxy 2 forum and it works great in landscape and with the front camera. Is there any version that works with the rear camera and/or portrait?
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Is it working properly with the Sensation? if so can you share the apk??
Latest version 2.0.0.47 is posted there > http://www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/skype045.php
poisike said:
Latest version 2.0.0.47 is posted there > http://www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/skype045.php
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Thank you with this apk is working grate!
It works awesome! No lag. No freeze. I officially want to have sex with this phone now.
Diesel-30 said:
It works awesome! No lag. No freeze. I officially want to have sex with this phone now.
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Does the back camera work with this version too..?
wow..this thing is more instant than the pc version. I am highly impressed. appreciate the link.
This version of Skype actually is smoother than my pc. Has anybody found a way to to adjust the brightness of the camera it is extremely dark
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Is there no way to make it portrait instead of landscape?

Replace Sensation camera?

Has anyone ever physically replaced the camera on the Sensation? Mine won't focus at all. It seems like the actual focus is stuck. Before anybody asks, i've searched for 3 straight days and I tried everything. It just wont focus, it seems like it's stuck on one focus position and anything closer than 2 feet is out of focus. It makes the focus noise but no attempt at focusing.
Is sending it in for repairs an option?
Not really, I can get a camera online for it but was hoping I wouldn't have to replace it.
Geezer000 said:
Has anyone ever physically replaced the camera on the Sensation? Mine won't focus at all. It seems like the actual focus is stuck. Before anybody asks, i've searched for 3 straight days and I tried everything. It just wont focus, it seems like it's stuck on one focus position and anything closer than 2 feet is out of focus. It makes the focus noise but no attempt at focusing.
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Its not broken or something its just the software there is a slightly difference if you use the HQ camera mod
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tessut said:
Its not broken or something its just the software there is a slightly difference if you use the HQ camera mod
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I have tried ever single camera app or fix and my camera still won't focus at all. It's very frustrating.
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Geezer000 said:
I have tried ever single camera app or fix and my camera still won't focus at all. It's very frustrating.
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Expain me how you focus pls
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I also facing same issue. It take a while to focus but something it wont.
tessut said:
Expain me how you focus pls
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You can either touch the screen to focus on a certain point or if you point it at an object long enough it will focus on it. My doesn't do that on camera or camcorder.
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Geezer000 said:
You can either touch the screen to focus on a certain point or if you point it at an object long enough it will focus on it. My doesn't do that on camera or camcorder.
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From far or near...because from the near focus sucks
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tessut said:
From far or near...because from the near focus sucks
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Everything closer than 2 feet is always blurry.but even if I try to focus on something father away it doesn't. It just stays on one focus point.
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Geezer000 said:
Everything closer than 2 feet is always blurry.but even if I try to focus on something father away it doesn't. It just stays on one focus point.
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i also get the no focus on anything up close but focus from more than 2 feet or so works great! weird, im guessing that thats just how it is.
My camera has been having trouble focusing lately. I've tried stock ICS, sense 4.0, aosp. None are good.
Kind of been wanting to downgrade to gb to see if it improves.
Glad to see I'm not alone, although it isn't very good news..
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overthinkingme said:
My camera has been having trouble focusing lately. I've tried stock ICS, sense 4.0, aosp. None are good.
Kind of been wanting to downgrade to gb to see if it improves.
Glad to see I'm not alone, although it isn't very good news..
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right i wish i didnt root this thing the day i got it so i could remember how stock camera was!
I can't automatic focus while recording too, only by clicking on screen. I have stock rom so i think it's just feature.
Halluzman said:
I can't automatic focus while recording too, only by clicking on screen. I have stock rom so i think it's just feature.
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No, the camera/camcorder should automatically focus.
Been facing the same problem too. Autofocus for macro shot is not as good as my old htc desire and htc sensation.. strangely, if i try macro using object that has text on it i.e newspaper it works.. I thought the problem is the HQ camera mod, but when i reverted to stock camera, the problem persist. I still yet to try the camera on official GB rom. If anyone tried it I would love to hear the result.
Htc Sensation XE, ARHD 6.6.3

[REQ]Moto X camera from 4.4.3

Moto has strangely (not yet) updated their camera app on the Play Store. Can someone with 4.4.3 upload the APK here? I'm not going to update my ROM to 4.4.3 until a custom one is released.
mickliq said:
Moto has strangely (not yet) updated their camera app on the Play Store. Can someone with 4.4.3 upload the APK here? I'm not going to update my ROM to 4.4.3 until a custom one is released.
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There is not 4.4.3 yet, they said they will update unlocked moto x to 4.4.3 sometime in this week, do you have a link to download this rom? Mine is Unlocked and doesn't received yet
iSaoHatake said:
There is not 4.4.3 yet, they said they will update unlocked moto x to 4.4.3 sometime in this week, do you have a link to download this rom? Mine is Unlocked and doesn't received yet
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The T-Mobile version is in the general section already. None of the other carriers have released the update yet.
Hi, I've just downloaded 4.4.3, I attach the camera APK.
Better quality?
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MickyMax said:
Better quality?
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I see no difference, but I haven't tested much time. I can't pause the video recording, which is supposed to be one of the new features, so maybe there is something else to update, not just the camera apk
mauri82 said:
Hi, I've just downloaded 4.4.3, I attach the camera APK.
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Many thanks!!!
Ok, just got the OTA and installed it..........I'll have to revert to 4.4.2........this version is still buggy, for instance, camera does not have a on screen option to switch between cameras, so I'm stuck with the front camera.......not a big fan of taking selfies. Beside that, the slow motion recording is gone. IMO it's not worth to upgrade yet.
puiutzuusa said:
Ok, just got the OTA and installed it..........I'll have to revert to 4.4.2........this version is still buggy, for instance, camera does not have a on screen option to switch between cameras, so I'm stuck with the front camera.......not a big fan of taking selfies. Beside that, the slow motion recording is gone. IMO it's not worth to upgrade yet.
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I have installed the apk above (from the 4.4.3 firmware), and I have those options (I'm still on 4.4.2), but as I said before, maybe there is something else that determines the camera behavior
This pic taken by moto x 4.3.3
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puiutzuusa said:
Ok, just got the OTA and installed it..........I'll have to revert to 4.4.2........this version is still buggy, for instance, camera does not have a on screen option to switch between cameras, so I'm stuck with the front camera.......not a big fan of taking selfies. Beside that, the slow motion recording is gone. IMO it's not worth to upgrade yet.
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Okay, after thinking it through and chatting with a tier 1 tech from Motorola(which didn't help), I've decided to flash TWRP again and picked up a flashable 4.4.3 from the XDA community, voila, it works and I'm pleased.
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Thanks for posting this...however, I don't see any difference in usage...maybe behind the scenes is better?
As Motorola said I didn't find pause button while video recording... In 4.4.3
Works fine ....the results are much better in low light confitions.
Thanks for the download link
reversegear said:
As Motorola said I didn't find pause button while video recording... In 4.4.3
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Same here
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Nice pic I JUST took with the 4.4.3 one. (Still on 4.4.2)
I tested the pre-update and post-update camera and it seems that there's no difference with picture quality at all: the front-facing camera's low-light horizontal streaking still exists.
Motorola must have done the camera fix in the system's root with the 4.4.3 update, which may be why we don't see any difference with the camera. The exposure, low-light streaking, and flash coloring don't seem like things that can be fixed with an app update. :/
moto x cam
mauri82 said:
Hi, I've just downloaded 4.4.3, I attach the camera APK.
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Hello, sorry for not being question but will this app work on 4.4.4? Thanks again for uploading it here
barleystubble said:
Hello, sorry for not being question but will this app work on 4.4.4? Thanks again for uploading it here
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Yes it will work [emoji1][emoji4]

Google Camera APK with U12+?

Have any of you tried using the Google Camera APK with your U12+ yet? Since the Pixel 2 has only one lens, I wasn't sure if it would be able to function correctly. Haven't tried yet!
Working fine here.
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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Working fine here.
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@5m4r7ph0n36uru can you please share the specific version? Thanks in advance!
billgs said:
Can you please share the specific version? Thanks in advance!
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GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V7.9.9
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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Working fine here.
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GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V7.9.9
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This is the one I am currently using, however the portait mode is unusable on both front and rear cameras (it shows around 2-3 fps)
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Working fine here.
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Oh great! Can you notice a big difference in picture quality vs the stock camera software?
holz75 said:
Oh great! Can you notice a big difference in picture quality vs the stock camera software?
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Not really. Somehow lime the stock HTC Camera App more at the moment.
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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Not really. Somehow lime the stock HTC Camera App more at the moment.
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The big difference that I can see is on the portrait mode on the front camera. While HTC's camera app results in mediocre and inaccurate pics, Google Cam (even the aforementioned one, with a terrible preview refresh rate) produces excellent, crisp selfies with great bokeh. Unfortunately, portrait mode on the rear cams does not work on this Gcam version, so I cannot compare.
Question about this. Since this is just software, 3rd party at that, if in any way it corrupts whatever in the stock cam app, a factory reset should resolve any problems, right?
enyaj said:
Question about this. Since this is just software, 3rd party at that, if in any way it corrupts whatever in the stock cam app, a factory reset should resolve any problems, right?
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First of all, it's a separate app. Why do you think it will corrupt a different application (stock camera)? It's like you saying Facebook will corrupt Viber.
So to answer your question, NO.
Has anyone found a working version where portrait mode (front and rear) aren't pretty much unusable? (major lag)
ua7aspec said:
Has anyone found a working version where portrait mode (front and rear) aren't pretty much unusable? (major lag)
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This. If you take a look back on this thread you will see that I am looking for the same, because GCam for portrait shots is leagues ahead from HTC's camera app. I have tried most of the versions, and most of the ones made for dual- lens phones (S9+, G7, OP6) crash on startup, while some older ones work but the lag on portrait modes makes them useless. I also failed to find a general forum discussing GCam here on XDA (which makes sense, as all versions are phone-specific). I think the only way to find a working version is either by luck or when/if a developer works on a version specific to U12+
Mi8 v1 and 1b works for me in this link. BSG.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-bsg/
enyaj said:
Mi8 v1 and 1b works for me in this link. BSG.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-bsg/
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OMG THANK YOU! lol
Finally one that works (portrait modes and all). I see a newer v0, but haven't tried it yet. 1b is working great, just takes a little longer to save images for some reason
ua7aspec said:
OMG THANK YOU! lol
Finally one that works (portrait modes and all). I see a newer v0, but haven't tried it yet. 1b is working great, just takes a little longer to save images for some reason
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V0 doesn't work I tried yesterday. Force closes
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V0 doesn't work I tried yesterday. Force closes
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5.3.015v1b too
V1 doesn't totally work for me, I can't use Portrait and Slowmotion modes, and I only can take pics in HDR+ mode :/
wonder if any of the night sight versions work hahaha. Seen some Nokias being able to use it outside of the pixels....
Tried this one briefly:
MGC_6.1.009_MI8_V1b.apk (BSG, 2018-11-03, changelog)
Worked, but after each shot, was receiving error of a hexagon failing......so reverted to the older 1b in case of unreliability - anyone else tried? This version did have night sight - didnt get a chance to try.
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Tried this one briefly:
MGC_6.1.009_MI8_V1b.apk (BSG, 2018-11-03, changelog)
Worked, but after each shot, was receiving error of a hexagon failing......so reverted to the older 1b in case of unreliability - anyone else tried? This version did have night sight - didnt get a chance to try.
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Where did you find it please?
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