Rom for elderly - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I have an elderly grandmother that lives in another country and I would like to send her my nexus 5. The problem is she is afraid that she will not be able to use the device properly and since I will not be there to help she will be stuck. That is why I would like to flash a rom that would make the interface easier to use like Samsung and LG have on their phones. If you could recommend me any that are stable I would appreciate it a lot.
Thanks in advance,
A concerned grandson

Flash MIUI on it, its an easy interface and self explanatory, and there are multiple languages to choose from so I think that would be perfect for your grandmother, also increase the DPI if u can, it'll make everything bigger
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I would leave everything stock and just install a specialized launcher from playstore.
Maybe change the font size max and that's it.
It would be a problem for your grandma if there's something wrong with the ROM in the long run (which usually happens with every ROM).
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Ageism

dicecuber said:
Ageism
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I'd like to meet you in real life. You must be one interesting person.
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I can't see how you could get easier than stock android to be honest. If she has eyesight problems then just set the font bigger as suggested
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Yes, just leave it stock and enlarge the font. Flashing MIUI would be a HORRIBLE idea.
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iamterence said:
Yes, just leave it stock and enlarge the font. Flashing MIUI would be a HORRIBLE idea.
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Flashing MIUI has always been a horrible idea regardless of use! Lol
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jd1639 said:
I'd like to meet you in real life. You must be one interesting person.
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Is interesting the new politically correct term for troll?

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Rom question looking for most stable

Ok so I hard bricked my S3 and I need to send off to mobile tech video for them to fix. They are also going to root it for me so I need suggestions on the best Rom to pick. These are the main features I want from the Rom, the note 2 split screen, floating keyboard, note 2 camera with gallery and close to stock feel/look.
Thanks guys
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These posts tend to get shut down as a lot of people were asking for suggestions for the "best" or "most stable" rom. No s3 rom has split screen. Plus you can easily go to the android development thread and to a particular rom's thread and look at its features.
Thanks. And synergy Rom does have split screen, I was just wondering if others did too.
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Sounds lame but I would just read the OP of each rom. It's better to learn that way for me.
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I would usually suggest that you try them to see but you have been having a string of bad luck with your phone. I like hyper drive which has multi windows as well as the MOAR. I personally can't stand the multi windows option but that's just me. I also think bonestock rom is a nice choice but I can't remember if it has multi windows or not. Like others have said just read the threads to which one you like and good luck after you get your phone back
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Only multi window Roms I know of are synergy and the goodness rom which is still being ironed out, that is what I'm waiting on. There may be others..
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bbqsfire said:
I would usually suggest that you try them to see but you have been having a string of bad luck with your phone. I like hyper drive which has multi windows as well as the MOAR. I personally can't stand the multi windows option but that's just me. I also think bonestock rom is a nice choice but I can't remember if it has multi windows or not. Like others have said just read the threads to which one you like and good luck after you get your phone back
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Thanks. Yea it was a string of bad luck that day lol. I have a note 2 and I use the multi Window here and there but it's nice to just have that option. I've root before but I've been away from android for a while and had a brain fart that night, I didn't check the files name and when I added it to Odin it said .tar.tar not
.tar.md5 oops and that was it
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mach1man said:
Thanks. Yea it was a string of bad luck that day lol. I have a note 2 and I use the multi Window here and there but it's nice to just have that option. I've root before but I've been away from android for a while and had a brain fart that night, I didn't check the files name and when I added it to Odin it said .tar.tar not
.tar.md5 oops and that was it
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I bricked my Samsung epic a few years ago because my dog jumped up and yanked the usb cable out during Odin but luckily the sprint employees at the store wasn't smart enough to realize what I did and exchanged it for a new one. My fiance has the note 2 and she uses the multi windows a lot. Since that is something you really want give hyper drive a go.
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Thanks and that sucks about your dog pulling the cable out, I make sure no one is around when I do mine. Yea unfortunately I got the S3 of Craigslist and never activated it so it would be hard for me to get a warranty exchange lol. But sweet I'll look into that rom. I really want to root so I can install emoji's so I don't have to use handcent sms lol
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Sense 5 Port [General Discussion]

Since theres to many off topic posts in the Developement forum
(PORT) HTC One M7 Rom v1 Alpha
The General Discussion should go here!
not in development section
What is the progress so far?
Well Audio doesn't work, GSM/DATA work in geiti94 test build (unreleased)
rest of the information can be found here: HERE!
People Involved
Geiti94 (OP - And Thread Maintainer, Developing of the rom)
Oweida (Developing the rom, and helps out)
Cnexus (Pointing out files etc, whats needed etc etc)
Jamal (Developing the rom)
dariolob (Will help in developing the rom???)
Aerys (will help in developing the rom???)
Laststandingdroid (well for starting the project, but soon saw he was beaten by sac and Cnexus)
So post what you feel of this project here, and feedback etc here. Thanks!
1s! Really glad you took the time to do the op justice and I hope people use this and leave the devs alone on their work space thread! I wanna say I'm really glad to see sense come to are phone. I always wanted a HTC phone for sense but I have always stayed faithful to Samsung after my iPhone 3gs which I had idroid on it or maybe that was my 3g idk. After seeing how far we are I'm glad to see this totally seems possible to do and development hasn't died after the ROM boots. I'm grateful for all the talented devs we have here!
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2nd! I've been on the thread for a while and it's progressed a lot I can't wait to see v2 I mean blinkfeed on our s4's that's just awesome
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3rd!!xD I also have been subscribed to the thread for a very long time Glad to the the progress it has been going through: D Cannot wait for v2, would love to Beta
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3rd!!xD I also have been subscribed to the thread for a very long time Glad to the the progress it has been going through: D Cannot wait for v2, would love to Beta
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If I actually did help, how bout a Thanks
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Ikr, Daily driver Definitely!
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So newest update is that their trying it on the one x+ base but since it's sense 4.5 with 4.1.1 they are updating it with apps and framework from sense 5 and 4.2.2
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Gotta love the resilience of those guys
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you wil see it when its out. i am using the one x+ rom to see whats lib are needed to get audio,data etc working
This was his newest update, v2 could be coming very soon
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Is it bad I'd rather hit the f5 button then go out to the bar with the girl?
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goobieracing said:
Is it bad I'd rather hit the f5 button then go out to the bar with the girl?
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I understand man I have the same problem this is just so exciting
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Its funny I talked to a few HTC owners and they are like I hate sense and we're all on here excited to get it. Thank you devs!
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goobieracing said:
Its funny I talked to a few HTC owners and they are like I hate sense and we're all on here excited to get it. Thank you devs!
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I didn't like sense from the beginning neither. It wasn't that good. Overall HTC phones hasn't been my thing.
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goobieracing said:
Its funny I talked to a few HTC owners and they are like I hate sense and we're all on here excited to get it. Thank you devs!
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You know, Grass is always greener on the other side.
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LastStandingDroid said:
I didn't like sense from the beginning neither. It wasn't that good. Overall HTC phones hasn't been my thing.
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I owned the htc one before the s4. I myself have never been a huge fan of sense, but they really got it right with the HTC one. Both hardware wise and software. IDK what optimizations they did with sense with its so smooth and fast, its incredible.
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I owned the htc one before the s4. I myself have never been a huge fan of sense, but they really got it right with the HTC one. Both hardware wise and software. IDK what optimizations they did with sense with its so smooth and fast, its incredible.
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It's called magic, no one knows how but they simply did it
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LastStandingDroid.....
I know you devs are working hard to complete the difficult part of porting the rom...
My question is, once it is ported, would it be easy to mod the rom or tweak it to make it smoother, or would it be too fragile? Could you just flash a mod which was made for a HTC One rom? or would each mod have to be changed to be compatible with the port?
Keep up the good work
neilmc1983 said:
LastStandingDroid.....
I know you devs are working hard to complete the difficult part of porting the rom...
My question is, once it is ported, would it be easy to mod the rom or tweak it to make it smoother, or would it be too fragile? Could you just flash a mod which was made for a HTC One rom? or would each mod have to be changed to be compatible with the port?
Keep up the good work
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You'd have to try. But looking at it, I wouldn't dare to flash anything on such fragile rom unless developers say It's ok.
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So is v2 coming today?
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neilmc1983 said:
LastStandingDroid.....
I know you devs are working hard to complete the difficult part of porting the rom...
My question is, once it is ported, would it be easy to mod the rom or tweak it to make it smoother, or would it be too fragile? Could you just flash a mod which was made for a HTC One rom? or would each mod have to be changed to be compatible with the port?
Keep up the good work
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It's actually depends if it's Rom dependent. But I would say yes. Unless it's not replacing any necessary libs
I would say yes since I saw a Samsung tablet port to note ii and they said don't use mods for note ii. Use tablet mods. So it should work. I honestly never use that much mods. So can't say exactly but it's most likely no.
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Quick question.... is it more than likely gonna be a long ass time bwfore this rom becomes super stable or 100%
Anyone think that this Extraordinary and extreme undertaking on htc sense 5 port idea will infact be mastered or fail
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Facebook Updated UI

I own a Nexus 5, the thing is I just installed Facebook on it.
But, I still get the old skeuomorphic detailed UI.
My friend has another Phone, and he has the Flat UI for the app.
Both the apps are on the same version.
Can anyone give me an insight to what's happening?
Thanks
The design is server controlled. Part of their beta program. They randomly select people with the update design. They'll shortly make it public after sometime I guess
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I have it. It's not bad
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deepak2001 said:
I own a Nexus 5, the thing is I just installed Facebook on it.
But, I still get the old skeuomorphic detailed UI.
My friend has another Phone, and he has the Flat UI for the app.
Both the apps are on the same version.
Can anyone give me an insight to what's happening?
Thanks
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im a beta tester and was an alpha tester too still never got the new UI
I've been in their beta/alpha testing group for like 2 months now and I still don't have the updated UI....wtf
They're just rolling it out to normal users gradually. Its not in beta any more. I've been beta for ages but never got it
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I've never been a tester. Lol
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dorsves extended
ANy suggestion on how to get the Flat UI?
deepak2001 said:
ANy suggestion on how to get the Flat UI?
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wait.
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beaver2233 said:
wait.
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This is the ONLY answer

[Q] Tapatalk

Anyone having issues with the latest version of Tapatalk on thier N5. I can only get it to open to my prescribed forums im following maybe one or twice a day? Im hoping its not just me. Stock rom and kernel rooted.
26.2man said:
Anyone having issues with the latest version of Tapatalk on thier N5. I can only get it to open to my prescribed forums im following maybe one or twice a day? Im hoping its not just me. Stock rom and kernel rooted.
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No problems here. Stock, not rooted.
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scottjb said:
No problems here. Stock, not rooted.
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What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?
26.2man said:
What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?
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Use the xda app.
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Does it do the same thing like notifications on forums I follow ect?
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CRIME INC. said:
Use the xda app.
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having same issuw with the xda app
26.2man said:
What version are you running? And is it free or paid. Is tapatalk the only option for following subribed forums on xda?
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Tapatalk 4.5.2, free version. You can always receive email for subscribed forums.
Tapatalk Blue works great.
Yep but on my nexus 5 an my lg g2 haven't tested my nexus 7 yet
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Tested on stock 4.4.2 and Purity ROM on Nexus 7.
XDA Free, XDA Premium, Tapatalk and Tapatalk PRO all have trouble connecting to the forum for me as of a couple of days ago. I thought I was the only one. But it seems to work better on data than WiFi. You can get the forum to load of you keep refreshing the app. Unfortunately, we will have to use our PCs until then.. I'm lucky I was able to connect now.
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PhilipTD said:
Tapatalk Blue works great.
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Your link does not work and I cant find the APK anywhere.
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Use the xda app.
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I have the same issues with the xda app as im having with tapatalk
TheLastSidekick said:
Tested on stock 4.4.2 and Purity ROM on Nexus 7.
XDA Free, XDA Premium, Tapatalk and Tapatalk PRO all have trouble connecting to the forum for me as of a couple of days ago. I thought I was the only one. But it seems to work better on data than WiFi. You can get the forum to load of you keep refreshing the app. Unfortunately, we will have to use our PCs until then.. I'm lucky I was able to connect now.
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So im not the only one. I have no idea whats going on. Now even with a refresh I can connect. Keep getting message "cannot connect get ahold of forum admin" Im at a loss as to what to do. Its a shame I cant follow my favorites.
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So im not the only one. I have no idea whats going on. Now even with a refresh I can connect. Keep getting message "cannot connect get ahold of forum admin" Im at a loss as to what to do. Its a shame I cant follow my favorites.
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I get failed to connect to forum please contact forum administrator along those lines. It seems to be getting slightly better but it still bad. If I keep refreshing a lot I can load the pages.. But it sucks because I know it's not on our side, almost certainly with XDA. I changed my IP just in case by spoofing my Mac on my router but still nothing. Other forums work well. It's unfortunately a big problem that only a handful of us are experiencing. Waiting game til someone hears our cries for help I suppose.
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TheLastSidekick said:
I get failed to connect to forum please contact forum administrator along those lines. It seems to be getting slightly better but it still bad. If I keep refreshing a lot I can load the pages.. But it sucks because I know it's not on our side, almost certainly with XDA. I changed my IP just in case by spoofing my Mac on my router but still nothing. Other forums work well. It's unfortunately a big problem that only a handful of us are experiencing. Waiting game til someone hears our cries for help I suppose.
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Yep it sucks. Just got my new N5 and now I cant follow my stuff. So
i tried an experiment and tried my wifes GS4 and same results. Wierd huh. I hope someone sees our plight soon.
It's a real pita. For a few days now it's very difficult to get a connection. Hope someone sees this because I don't know who the forum administrator is who we're supposed to contact.
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jd1639 said:
It's a real pita. For a few days now it's very difficult to get a connection. Hope someone sees this because I don't know who the forum administrator is who we're supposed to contact.
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Yep, BTW finally got my phone unlocked, rooted, and have stayed on stock rom and kernel. Its really nice. Dont really see a need for a custom kernel or rom right now. Installed exposed and gravity box and now have every custom feature I need
26.2man said:
Yep, BTW finally got my phone unlocked, rooted, and have stayed on stock rom and kernel. Its really nice. Dont really see a need for a custom kernel or rom right now. Installed exposed and gravity box and now have every custom feature I need
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Glad you got it rooted. I run the same, stock plus xposed gb
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XDA has a thread for the APP and its issues
General discussion > About xda-developers.com > XDA Android App - Problems / Bugs / Feature Requests etc.
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XDA has a thread for the APP and its issues
General discussion > About xda-developers.com > XDA Android App - Problems / Bugs / Feature Requests etc.
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Thank you good sir. Didn't know that was there even after looking I'll admit. So it seems like a lot of other people are having the same problem. It definitely makes dealing with something easier when you're not the only one and saves from having to troubleshoot.
Edit : can confirm its something between XDA and our ISPs.
The problem I described happens on Xfinity Comcast Internet.
However, the problem does not occur at all on LTE T-Mobile.
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Notification sounds in lollipop

Weirdly enough, even though the all have the same names as the predecessors, all of the notification sounds are new on my N9 running 5.0, yet they remain the same on my N5. Anyone else notice the same thing? I really like Titan on my N9 but not so much on the N5.
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rickytenzer said:
Weirdly enough, even though the all have the same names as the predecessors, all of the notification sounds are new on my N9 running 5.0, yet they remain the same on my N5. Anyone else notice the same thing? I really like Titan on my N9 but not so much on the N5.
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Well that really sucks but I guess it's to be expected we didn't get everything. I bet the Nexus 6 has those same notifications as your N9. Tbh... it doesn't feel like Lollipop is better than the latest dev preview. In fact I had a lot of lag after installing my apps. Reboot seems to fix it... eh...
Yup. Was a major bummer when going through the settings. WTH man. No biggie though.
Hmm, I guess I could just copy the directory from my N9 and transfer it to the N5. Also sucks that there's only one new ringtone!
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rickytenzer said:
Hmm, I guess I could just copy the directory from my N9 and transfer it to the N5. Also sucks that there's only one new ringtone!
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Is there any way you could maybe upload those here for us members?
snappycg1996 said:
Is there any way you could maybe upload those here for us members?
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I made a flashable zip with all of those updated sounds.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByDXkYcw5lm5dGx0RHJIem9PRzg/view?usp=sharing
should be able to flash on any device.
Jeeeenx said:
I made a flashable zip with all of those updated sounds.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByDXkYcw5lm5dGx0RHJIem9PRzg/view?usp=sharing
should be able to flash on any device.
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Thank you very much!! :highfive:

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