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[Q] Recommended Launchers and or ROMs

Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post

I used ADW in the past but after a lot of freezing and other problem, I switched to Go! launcher and love it.

unibombz said:
Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post
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Go Launcher ex and skyrocketerrrrr rom and kernel from Da_G its good!

I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style

I can not use Da_G rom and kernal on my I727R

unibombz said:
I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style
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I use Rom Toolbox for my fonts. Great app! you can download a free or paid version. after installing the font from Rom Toolbox, select Default in settings/display/screen display/font style.

I'm using GO launcher. I used to use Launcher Pro but I didn't want to pay for all the cool widgets that this seems to come with for FREE.

I've been using are but everyone seems to love go launcher
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+1 for Go Launcher.
This is my 1st Android phone (er.. 2nd if you count the SGS2 I exchanged), and this is my first 3rd party launcher. So far, very happy w/ it.

QQlauncher
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I use LauncherPro with Alien #2 on Da_G's kernel.

Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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kornklown69 said:
QQlauncher
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Thanks for that reference, hadn't found that one yet. Going to give it a try. Regina home works great on this phone, tried it once on my captivate = lots of lag. With the dual processor it flies though. Its a resource killer but great for showing off. I use adw for everyday purposes and LCD resolution app, set to 200. This let's you take advantage of the 4.5" screen IMO.
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bacheezy said:
Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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what do you mean like buttah??? its SUPER CHOPPY.
the only smooth launcher is launcher pro.

I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.

TW is not choppy for me. I don't know man...I have also flipped Willy nilly between different roms (stock root, all alien builds, s-stocketeer (1.0 & 1.5), back too nandroid, & once odin»to stock (almost forgot i flashed CRT off zip as soon as it was posted as well). All without a hitch, not sure if its dumb luck or what. I got my I727
on launch day & have followed forum ocd stylee. I have read several more experienced users @ least temporarily flame out with fc's. My device has been a rock.........so far
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I've been using the ICS Launcher now on mine and have been enjoying it. Very fast scrolling and I love the looks.
I've used Launcher Pro, ADW EX, and SPB Shell in the past. All good launchers. For customizing, ADW Ex is one of my favorites.
You may just have to try them all.

You can use ROM Toolbox for fonts, they have a ton on there. I have tried a few of the other tweaks but they have not worked and I end up restoring.

The Best and most supported Launcher
I have tried ADW EX and all the launchers out there. I am now using and loving " GO LAUNCHER" it constanly has updates, widgets, SMS app and themes for everything- VERY VERY customizable- Alot of themes and wigets are absolutely free !!! Runs fast also- Try it out- you will now be disappointed....

CZ Eddie said:
I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.
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those symbols are not a crash.....lol thats just you scrolling through the dock.
it allows for 15 icons in the bottom dock and you scroll though them. or hope thats what it is.
i use Go Launcher as well. will try QQlauncher.

Launcher [request]

Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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Try that 360 launcher I posted until you find what you are looking for. Its smooth and stable and gets updated every few Weeks very beautiful like miui launcher with an app drawer also zeam launcher is smooth
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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Try flashing this in CWM.
Tested on a highly modified KJ6, but it worked.

Doesn't work on Valhalla
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Doesn't work on Valhalla
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didn't work on new octane either
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Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.

finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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Actually I made the cwm zip from an apk I found while googling for touch wiz 4.0 apk lol it worked so I thought it was worth posting. I've never used 4 or 4.5 and I got the wrong one, lol sorry for the confusion. It was mislabeled and I have no experience with the either of them. Sorry for getting confused guys ill try to find 4.0 tonight again lol
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icy56 said:
That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.

finch8423 said:
The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.
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I tried turning that off, launcher won't even open anymore so I had to reinstall it. Tried running it for a day but it just doesn't work on my phone which is currently running valahlla final. I have the app drawer set to alphabetical but it still doesn't sort properly. If I install a lot of new apps or delete a lot of apps, there are lots of blank spaces and the only way to get rid of the spaces is to manually move each app one by one which is really a big pain. I just want stock touchwiz 4. I hope someone can get it to work on this phone. After playing with my brother's galaxy s 2, none of the launchers on the market feel anywhere close to that smooth.
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Were's our hero? Lol It would be very candid to have full working TW4 launcher on kj6.
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try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests

dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Yeah go launcher is pretty good. Still isn't as fast as launcher pro though. I really wish we had a stock touchwiz 4 launcher for this phone. Tw4.5 freezes too much and no other launcher out there really comes close to how fluid tw4 is. I've tried like every launcher in the market too.
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dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Why are you resurrecting old threads and posting the same thing in each one?

ICS style on ANY ROM

This may be old news for a lot of a people, but since I can't find any mention of it in the G2x Forums, then I figured there were probably still enough people who don't know about it to warrant a new thread.
If you're like me and got tired of the instabilities of ICS roms and switched to a GB one, but missed the look and feel of ICS, then here is your answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636393
Holo Launcher works for 2.2 and above. I've been running it on top of HFP 2.2 for 3 days with no problems. It does a great job of giving you an ICS feel on your GB ROM and also features pinch previews and scrollable docks. I recommend using this with a rom that supports Theme Chooser to fully customize your device and really get that Sandwich feel (or whatever other feel you want )

thats pretty cool, gonna try this when i get home, thanks for posting this!

I've been using it for 2 days and it is nice and gives the same exact feel of stock launcher of 4.0.4 without the lag haha, I wish Widgets would work but it is only a beta ;-)
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mt3g said:
I've been using it for 2 days and it is nice and gives the same exact feel of stock launcher of 4.0.4 without the lag haha, I wish Widgets would work but it is only a beta ;-)
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Widgets are working for me. Just not in the ICS style of pulling them from the app drawer, which is not a huge deal for me.

aaCotyaa said:
Widgets are working for me. Just not in the ICS style of pulling them from the app drawer, which is not a huge deal for me.
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Only if it had lock screen gesture and delete/uninstall apps directly from the app drawer. The two things that won't let me go of the Golauncher.

cricketAC said:
Only if it had lock screen gesture and delete/uninstall apps directly from the app drawer. The two things that won't let me go of the Golauncher.
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My current rom supports lockscreen gestures (I use them frequently). And if you hold down on an app from the app drawer, drag it to the delete/trash icon, and hold it there, it turns into an uninstall icon. Note: this only works with downloaded apps and not system apps.***

Oh.. and I appreciate thanks, but if you try the launcher and like it, please show your support and thanks to dev in the original thread linked in the OP. Thanks!

Its Ok, doesn't compare to ADW with the ICS Sqrd paid theme is smooth silky Butter!

I tried this before, it's not bad but I'd rather use GO Launcher EX with an ICS theme. It's just way smoother for my phone.

The jelly bean update is nice.... People don't seem to like the search bar but I think it's cool
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With the newest update, I had to "keep it in memory" for it to work right

Apex, Trebuchet, Nova or Holo?

What ICS launcher are you all using/which do you prefer? I tried out Nova and Apex for a little bit, and I have to say that I prefer Apex.
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Isn't apex just for ics? Or is it usable with cm9 and aokp?
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They both are very good I usually use apex but I'm on nova cuz of the folder icon called platform and its more stable for me anyway but apex has themes out now also
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I used Nova for a long time on my Nexus S. It's nice and customizable. It did lag on me but very rarely. It also looks higher quality than any other in my opinion.
Now i use the stock ICS Launcher.

trebuchet.

I'm using APEX, and it's been working fine for me.
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Anyone know the least demanding of these choices, RAM wise?

adobrakic said:
Anyone know the least demanding of these choices, RAM wise?
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Probably trebuchet since it's got the least features of them all. It comes by default on aokp.

FBis251 said:
Probably trebuchet since it's got the least features of them all. It comes by default on aokp.
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I got nova and just launcher as defaults for aokp. Is the regular launcher trebuchet?
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mierkat09 said:
I got nova and just launcher as defaults for aokp. Is the regular launcher trebuchet?
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Whoops I meant default for cm9.

I like Holo a lot. Seems to be a good mixture of features and mem size. Haven't tried out Apex though.

Nova FTW!
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I'm using Nova
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Trebuchet is so smooth.

I tried nova but so many things require you to purchase the full version. I prefer apex its damn near the same as adw ex.

I'm using Apex right now - I decided to simplify the phone a bit and use something other than GO Launcher for a while. I'm liking Apex quite a bit so far - smooth and light, and with just enough customization options in the free version.

Manumission said:
I'm using Apex right now - I decided to simplify the phone a bit and use something other than GO Launcher for a while. I'm liking Apex quite a bit so far - smooth and light, and with just enough customization options in the free version.
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And you can use your go themes on apex.

Trebucket and then Apex
I'm using apex now
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use Holo, simple, easy backup and restore across GB, CM7 and CM9 roms

I feel Apex is easiest to use with most free features, while Nova just provides a better feel.
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[REQUEST] Change Grid Size in Sense (JB ROM)

I have searched around without success on changing the grid size for the HTC Sense UI. Is this possible to add as a mod, or is there a way already that someone knows how to do this? I like Sense, so I don't want to use a launcher (i.e. Apex, Nova, etc.), just want to change the grid size to 5 rows x 4 columns. Thanks for any help.

jon8105 said:
I have searched around without success on changing the grid size for the HTC Sense UI. Is this possible to add as a mod, or is there a way already that someone knows how to do this? I like Sense, so I don't want to use a launcher (i.e. Apex, Nova, etc.), just want to change the grid size to 5 rows x 4 columns. Thanks for any help.
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Sadly, but no.. there's major milestones on moving lockrings and lockscreen clock on sense, so I'd imagine its not far fetched
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InflatedTitan said:
Sadly, but no.. there's major milestones on moving lockrings and lockscreen clock on sense, so I'd imagine its not far fetched
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Ok, thanks. I will just stick with 4x4 for now then.

I changed it in viper 3.0.0 JB Rom by flashing the 4x5 Rosie mod for viper ICS roms. It isn't designed for JB but it did work and I was running stable.
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gypsyshaw said:
I changed it in viper 3.0.0 JB Rom by flashing the 4x5 Rosie mod for viper ICS roms. It isn't designed for JB but it did work and I was running stable.
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Yeah, I know the custom ROMs have the capability of modifying the grid size (I had CM10 and could do it), I was just hoping there was a way to do with on JB with Sense 4+.

Use apex launcher
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ChefAnt said:
Use apex launcher
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He already said he likes sense and doesn't want to use a third party launcher.
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ChefAnt said:
Use apex launcher
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Yeah, I know the other launchers allow this mod. I might try them at some point again, but sticking with Sense for now. Thanks

This is the mod someone else referenced. It worked for me to change it to 4x5 on RebelROM AOSP-style Sense. The 4x4 widgets won't be centered though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815384

thorasaurus said:
This is the mod someone else referenced. It worked for me to change it to 4x5 on RebelROM AOSP-style Sense. The 4x4 widgets won't be centered though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815384
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I gave it a try but it didn't seem to work with my JB ROM using Sense 4+. Thanks though. I will keep a look out for an update.

I know...the 4x4 rid size on the homescreen is kinda ridiculous considering the phones resolution/screen size.

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I know...the 4x4 rid size on the homescreen is kinda ridiculous considering the phones resolution/screen size.
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What he said^^^^^^^
You would think they would catch on already and build in the option!
And the 4x5 Rosie mod did not work on newts Rom. Sense just kept crashing before it could even load.
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c5satellite2 said:
What he said^^^^^^^
You would think they would catch on already and build in the option!
And the 4x5 Rosie mod did not work on newts Rom. Sense just kept crashing before it could even load.
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That is the same problem I was having. Kept saying HTC Sense has stopped working. And I agree that Sense should have this as an option to change, because the 4x4 grid just looks too spaced out.

I agree. I wonder how hard it would be to modify the ICS 4x5 mod to work with JB. I'll poke at it later, but don't hold your breath for anything. I don't really know what I'm doing, and if it was easy it would be in all the custom JB Sense+ ROMs already.

lauterm said:
I agree. I wonder how hard it would be to modify the ICS 4x5 mod to work with JB. I'll poke at it later, but don't hold your breath for anything. I don't really know what I'm doing, and if it was easy it would be in all the custom JB Sense+ ROMs already.
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My first attempt does make 5 rows, but Sense crashes as soon as I try to do anything. I'll try again later.
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lauterm said:
My first attempt does make 5 rows, but Sense crashes as soon as I try to do anything. I'll try again later.
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Thanks for giving it a shot. Please let us know if you get it working.

jon8105 said:
Thanks for giving it a shot. Please let us know if you get it working.
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I could never get mine to quit crashing, but this one from the international one x threads seems to work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2000057
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At least on ICS the mod was rather straightforward. You had to decompile Rosie.apk edit a few m10 and settings files then recompile the apk. Search through my post history, I posted a mod and a link to the tut a while back but then Turge incorporated it into Viper so I stopped working on it.

GroovyGeek said:
At least on ICS the mod was rather straightforward. You had to decompile Rosie.apk edit a few m10 and settings files then recompile the apk. Search through my post history, I posted a mod and a link to the tut a while back but then Turge incorporated it into Viper so I stopped working on it.
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I followed a guide by mikeyxda. It just kept crashing though.
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