My farewell - Sony Xperia M2

So... I guess it's time to talk about what has happened in the past few months.
As you may know, my M2 was definetly broken, having to carry a powerbank with me all the day... One day it suddenly refused to charge anymore, and it wasn't the battery, since, with all the donations from many of you, I bought a new one, and, unfortunately, didn't solve the issue. The problem was on a chip that sits on top of the Qualcomm MSM8226 processor, which, with the help of a friend of mine, we deducted is the charging circuit.
I completely teared down my device, having a hope that in some local store they could try to fix it, somehow... But with absolutely no luck.
My motherboard is now trashed, it won't boot nor charge anymore. I can't currently afford buying a new one (I'm a full time student, money flies, you know...), and even though I could, investing 50€ in a phone that is already more than 2 years and a half old is a bit of a madness, having newer models out there already, IMHO.
Right now, my solution to the problem has been using my Nvidia SHIELD Tablet as my daily driver (it even fits in the pockets of my jeans!), in couple with my Xperia Tipo, which serves exclusively as a Wi-Fi router and for call-handling. The rest of the stuff is on the SHIELD Tablet.
Regarding my projects related to this device, I'll have to EOL them... I know many of you enjoyed it (and so I did making them become true!), but unfortunately I can't work for a device I don't own anymore. It's sad, but true.
This doesn't mean you won't see me on XDA again, since I already have some other ideas which I started to work at (and not being so "device-specific"), so, even though I won't be that active, I'll still try to contribute as much as I can.
You'll still be able to download, use and improve any of the Xperia M2 projects (ie. EagleXperience, Xperia Z5 STYLE, EagleRootTool, the unlocked bootloader TWRP, and MultiRecovery (after contacting @AleksJ, of course)) if you want to, feel free to do so.
Regarding EagleXperience, the beta program will be closed and the download will be open to everyone starting tonight.
If you still would like to contact me for assistance on anything, please, do it on the email [email protected] (Yes, I do read them regularly), or, drop me a PM on XDA (which I wish I had time to reply most of the times...)
I am deeply sorry for being silent for so long, but I've had many changes in my life recently, some of them which I am extremely happy of, some of them which I am not, so please, excuse me for this, it wasn't my intention at all.
Have a nice day family, see you on the forums!

No need for such a sad tone!
See you at some other device section, man!

Very sad day.
Can you recommend another M2 rom if we choose to switch?

Thanks for the TWRP recovery

Thank You
@linuxct
Hello linuxct. First of all, thank you very much for your hard work! I admire you since I've successfully root my phone, by using your method. I'm so happy! Also because of you, I've learned how to flash ROM and recovery. I really love using your Z5 STYLE ROM back then. It's fast, smooth and stable!
It's sad to see your Xperia M2 dead. But it's okay, everything has a lifespan. Someday, my Xperia M2 might be dead as well. My volume button (up and down) isn't working well. It's hard to enter flash mode, when I want to flash FTF, because of the faulty volume button. I don't know if there's other way to enter flash mode other than using volume button (hardware buttons). For recovery mode, I manage to enter it easily using ADB mode (with the ADB Pack that you provided), from ADB to fastboot, then boot recovery image. My charger port have been repaired 2 times. I don't know why my charger port is easily damaged. Maybe because I keep playing games while charging. Usually during that time, my device gets really hot, around 70 °C. That might effect my charger port, maybe (or maybe because of rain or faulty USB charger? Who knows).
Again, thank you very much linuxct for everything you've done! You've really help us a lot from rooting to flashing ROM! Good luck and I hope you're doing great in you real life, as a student!

You were a really nice developer. Thank you for giving us the best ROMs. It was really nice having those works of yours. Regards, Sir!

furankuM2 said:
Very sad day.
Can you recommend another M2 rom if we choose to switch?
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If you're able to unlock your bootloader, CyanogenMod 13.0 is a good solution. If you can't, you can either stay with the LBL roms or go back to stock, since you'll receive the very same support on both of those, that's up to you!

@linuxct
Don't look at this as End, it's just new beginning it was honor to have you her.
All the Best
Sent from my D2303 using Tapatalk

Very Thanks for every rom,custum recocery etc.u help us lots :good:

Thanks for all brother. I have never spoken with you... you did a good work for the community. Good luck with your new device!
See you on HTCmanía | Xperia M2 Whatsapp group

Thanks for everything

Yo me despedire de ti en español aunque no cumpla las reglas del foro.
Perdonarme si alguno no entendéis. Usar el traductor de Google como yo lo hago aunque sea una vez.
Fue un honor conocerte Sergio.
Gracias por todo tu trabajo y todas las horas que has empleado en mejorar nuestro teléfono. La verdad que se te va a echar de menos por aquí.
Siempre has sido muy atento con todos y cada uno de nosotros.
Siempre estaré agradecido con tu trabajo. Sabía que este día iba a llegar porque los teléfonos no duran muchos años.
Y cuando se muere el teléfono se termina el trabajo.
Espero verte por otros foros haciendo lo que mejor tu sabes hacer.
Seguro que cualquier foro de algún terminal se va a alegrar de tenerte con ellos porque eres un máquina tío.
Eres un diez como persona y un diez como desarrollador
Cuidate mucho y cuando te compres el nuevo teléfono dímelo para comprarme uno igual.
Gracias por todo tío!! Un abrazo

furankuM2 said:
Very sad day.
Can you recommend another M2 rom if we choose to switch?
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Can you please recommend another M2 rom for d2302 dual sim variant since cw11 or 12 or 13 wont work for it. Thanks for your all support from rooting to flashing those awesome roms.it

Thank you Sergio
I cant tell you how much i respect you
We will miss a very courteous admired generous and ofcourse a very hard working person
Thank you so much, you are the only one who made the M2 funtional
Thanks for your patiance with us
Thank you for your time and providing those roms at no cost
Really Sergio I wish I could do anything for your device but my country is trade restricted I wish i could donate all the mony i have for you
I wish you the best from all of my heart

Thanks for all of your contributions in M2 device section. See you in other threads , sir ?
Sent from my D2302 using XDA Labs

linuxct said:
So... I guess it's time to talk about what has happened in the past few months.
As you may know, my M2 was definetly broken, having to carry a powerbank with me all the day... One day it suddenly refused to charge anymore, and it wasn't the battery, since, with all the donations from many of you, I bought a new one, and, unfortunately, didn't solve the issue. The problem was on a chip that sits on top of the Qualcomm MSM8226 processor, which, with the help of a friend of mine, we deducted is the charging circuit.
I completely teared down my device, having a hope that in some local store they could try to fix it, somehow... But with absolutely no luck.
My motherboard is now trashed, it won't boot nor charge anymore. I can't currently afford buying a new one (I'm a full time student, money flies, you know...), and even though I could, investing 50€ in a phone that is already more than 2 years and a half old is a bit of a madness, having newer models out there already, IMHO.
Right now, my solution to the problem has been using my Nvidia SHIELD Tablet as my daily driver (it even fits in the pockets of my jeans!), in couple with my Xperia Tipo, which serves exclusively as a Wi-Fi router and for call-handling. The rest of the stuff is on the SHIELD Tablet.
Regarding my projects related to this device, I'll have to EOL them... I know many of you enjoyed it (and so I did making them become true!), but unfortunately I can't work for a device I don't own anymore. It's sad, but true.
This doesn't mean you won't see me on XDA again, since I already have some other ideas which I started to work at (and not being so "device-specific"), so, even though I won't be that active, I'll still try to contribute as much as I can.
You'll still be able to download, use and improve any of the Xperia M2 projects (ie. EagleXperience, Xperia Z5 STYLE, EagleRootTool, the unlocked bootloader TWRP, and MultiRecovery (after contacting @AleksJ, of course)) if you want to, feel free to do so.
Regarding EagleXperience, the beta program will be closed and the download will be open to everyone starting tonight.
If you still would like to contact me for assistance on anything, please, do it on the email [email protected] (Yes, I do read them regularly), or, drop me a PM on XDA (which I wish I had time to reply most of the times...)
I am deeply sorry for being silent for so long, but I've had many changes in my life recently, some of them which I am extremely happy of, some of them which I am not, so please, excuse me for this, it wasn't my intention at all.
Have a nice day family, see you on the forums!
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You have done great job bro , pretty actually highly appreciate it !!! I'm currently using eagleexperience rom , itz nice to use anyway congratulations and good luck bro ! Keep with your studies as well :highfive::good:

Buy another Xperia M2, carried from Latin America
Here, some people, sell many older devices, in new state even...

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Linux on HTC Universal?????

I dont think this is the Android butcheck this out!
http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/UniversalHowtoInstallLinux
maybe linexda? or some more here can be in our dreams someday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVONaHjq4M&feature=related
+ Que PPC said:
I dont think this is the Android butcheck this out!
http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/UniversalHowtoInstallLinux
maybe linexda? or some more here can be in our dreams someday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVONaHjq4M&feature=related
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Yes I knew about this, shame it´s not Android, but I´m sure in a short period will appear!
Saludos Paisa!

3.04 WWE - Battery drain too much...

Sorry ,to ask for this problem , which someone already asked ...
But anyone tell me please , about how to fix with this problem...
In "Suspend" Mode , Battery decreased about 10%-15% for only hour ,without any using...
If anyone know what the cause or how to setting , please tell my early ... I need to use my PPC more than 5 hrs a day for studying in Biology. - -
( I set to Maximum Brightness . Enabled EQU and Turn off PHONE MODE )
However , Thank you very much to Cotulla ,for developed this impressed ROM...
yes, mine too.
Hope we can try it the wwe_r1 if this also happens.
Thanks.
Yes,it is confirmed,people should not use flight mode in this version
xiaojin1985 said:
Yes,it is confirmed,people should not use flight mode in this version
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Thank you very much for your answer.
At first I think it must related to SDCard or some device exceed the limitation...
But this ,which normally be a choice to saving more battery power ... now become power "Eater" instead ... - -
Tnhank you xiaojin1985 for your answer. Now we know the solution for the battery drain problem. I usually turn off the phone modul on my Magician because my GSM modul doesn't work. Yesterday I test working of the PDA after your answer with turned on phone and battery drain was normal for couple of hours.
Device is bleeding power
Hi folks!
My device also looses power far too fast. Unfortunately I need to use flight mode for long times since i am flying a lot.
@ Cotulla
Another great job man. But do you see a chance for a workaround of this nasty power problem? Otherwise I need to flash back to previous version.
I am using phone alarm lite on my magician an it shows a power drain of 71mA in flight mode and 75mA in normal mode. But in both modes the power consumtion jumps to much higher values for no obvious reason.
Cheers
Lui
Bateri dll copy to windows
My device also looses power far too fast. Unfortunately I need to use flight mode for long times since i am flying a lot.
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If you have my rom installed, you must remove battery from Magician in the plane
If you turn off BT and phone, I can't guarantee you that it's really power off. maybe it's buggy and it's still power on.
This isn't joke, it's serious.
Bateri dll copy to windows
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Lukasek112 can you confirm thats really work? In moment I can't test it because I downgrade to version WWE_O3.
Myslim ze by to mohlo fungovat.Omlouvam se neumim ENG.Jsem CZ.Pouzi google překladač.Dekuji za pochopeni.Cotulla dekuju za vse co delate.Pokuste se udelat WM 6.5 rom Myslim ze by se vam to mohlo podařit.Ahoj
Myslim ze by to mohlo fungovat.Omlouvam se neumim ENG.Jsem CZ.Pouzi google překladač.Dekuji za pochopeni.Cotulla dekuju za vse co delate.Pokuste se udelat WM 6.5 rom Myslim ze by se vam to mohlo podařit.Ahoj
Cotulla said:
If you have my rom installed, you must remove battery from Magician in the plane
If you turn off BT and phone, I can't guarantee you that it's really power off. maybe it's buggy and it's still power on.
This isn't joke, it's serious.
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Hi Cotulla!
I can´t remove the battery when flying. I need the PDA when flying.
If just Radio and BT would stay on my magician would only consume the same power as in normal operation. But the powerconsumption is at least 5 times higher. So there must be a serious bug somewhere.
Myslim ze by to mohlo fungovat.Omlouvam se neumim ENG.Jsem CZ.Pouzi google překladač.Dekuji za pochopeni.Cotulla dekuju za vse co delate.Pokuste se udelat WM 6.5 rom Myslim ze by se vam to mohlo podařit.Ahoj
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@ Lukasek112:
If you could say that in english or german would be very helpful. But i try your dll and we will see
Hello
What Cotulla says about removing ( and reinserting) the battery when flying, does not only apply to his ROMs. It applies to all Magician ROMs. Flight mode is not accepted by the most air carriers. Use google and see.
P-O
poan said:
Hello
What Cotulla says about removing ( and reinserting) the battery when flying, does not only apply to his ROMs. It applies to all Magician ROMs. Flight mode is not accepted by the most air carriers. Use google and see.
P-O
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Hie poan!
I am the captain of the vessel.
There was never a problem with my magician in flightmode all those years. And the plane was flying as it was supposed to.
So I would love to use flightmode also on generation 9. I am running my flightlog software on this device.
Cheers lui
Going back to 3.03 for battery life
Testing 3.04 and R1 the past few days.. it's very very fast compared to 3.03, but today I'm going back to 3.03 for battery life. All the ROMS are great,, just choose the one that best fit your magician. Thanks Cotulla again for all the great ROMS.
Mike
Hello
Best Luifriedl
In my comment I refferred to "the most air carriers" and that is what you meet on commercial aricrafts and what you can find out from varius websites. So this is comman practice with a few exeptions.
I have absolutly no idea of what is relevant in your specific case.
P-O
poan said:
Hello
Best Luifriedl
In my comment I refferred to "the most air carriers" and that is what you meet on commercial aricrafts and what you can find out from varius websites. So this is comman practice with a few exeptions.
I have absolutly no idea of what is relevant in your specific case.
P-O
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Hi P-O
I just work for one of "those air carriers" in an Airbus.
And on my magician i am using wikipedia (offline) and my flightlog during flight, and that definitely requires the battery installed
CU
Lui
No more comments.
P-O

Google Music 3.0.1

Anyone have the apk for this? I am running jaybob's 2.3.4 rom and it is not showing up in the market.
Sorry if this has already been requested. I search the forum and did not locate a related thread.
harpstar said:
Anyone have the apk for this? I am running jaybob's 2.3.4 rom and it is not showing up in the market.
Sorry if this has already been requested. I search the forum and did not locate a related thread.
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Just asked the same thing last week in another thread/forum...
This should help, I havent tried but it was suggested to me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14386811&postcount=15377
Crap....my bad
here you go!
Proof That It Works
Video or it didn't happen
If it didn't work I wouldn't have posted it ;-) but glad to see it helped you
lol good point.
abadasstanker69 said:
here you go!
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Dude you rock. Just got my invite confirmed and tried to get the app off the market and it says my Hero is incompatible. Thanks!
Regards,
rast4man
oops! Please delete.
No problem bud. Glad I could help
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
Man this service kicks ass. And it's over https? Hooah!!
Nice. Just set this up on my device as well. Gonna upload my albums later.
I'm using the version of the app posted in this thread and it's working great. It does take quite a while to upload all of the music. For me, about 36 hours for 5000 songs. Songs play flawlessly over wifi (I barely get 3g in my house so it's not really worth testing).
zwizzle said:
I'm using the version of the app posted in this thread and it's working great. It does take quite a while to upload all of the music. For me, about 36 hours for 5000 songs. Songs play flawlessly over wifi (I barely get 3g in my house so it's not really worth testing).
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I have the same problem with 3G in my house. I had them send me a Sprint AirRave and now I get solid coverage in my house. Maybe it's something you can look into. I'm certainly glad I did.
Regards,
rast4man
Ayuda
Me pueden ayudar para poder actualizar el android 2.2 en el HTC HERO SPRINT algun link para poder bajarlo les agradeceria mucho un saludo Giovanni.
rast4man said:
I have the same problem with 3G in my house. I had them send me a Sprint AirRave and now I get solid coverage in my house. Maybe it's something you can look into. I'm certainly glad I did.
Regards,
rast4man
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Yeah thanks I've been meaning to do that. Were you able to get yours for free?
i cant seem to get it to install... im on cm7.1
i've tried to install directly from rootexplorer, i tried to copy and paste to system/app via root explorer and still no luck. ive all my music synced/uploaded to the server but i cannot get this app to install.
i even tried deleting the original Music.apk and then installing and still no luck. any help guys?
am i even gong about this the right way?
-cue
EDIT:: figured it out myself. if this can help anyone else, that would make me happy...
i deleted the music.apk and music.odex from system/app and booted into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik, then rebooted. then i changed the com.google.android.music.apk to say Music.apk... used adb to push it to system/app and waited to sync. now i've got all 20,00 tracks on here after all my uploading...
hope this helps someone as that's what i know XDA is for in some ways. just wish i knew as much as some ppl on here so the respect and help would've came my way. we do have quite a few great helpers on here though as well as amazing devs. have fun with your heros and thanks anyway
keep up the good work
abadasstanker69 said:
here you go!
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Thank you for the link
Thanks for posting this. Just flashed my Hero to the other day specifically for this service.
I am having trouble getting the library to update on the app when I upload music from my PC. I've all ready checked that auto sync is on for that google account under my settings. Any one else having that problem?
Thanks!
Just as a note to those using this. If you like to flash a lot, then you may have problems syncing. To fix that problem, go to the google music beta website and deauthorize all of the ones that say HERO200 or the like. Restore the app WITHOUT data if using Titanium Backup or by installing the apk again. It will ask you to authorize the account on your phone. Then everything should be fine again.

Question problems with the headset speaker?

since I update to the latest firmware version WW18.0840.2106.86 After listening to music or the phone is turned on, the earpiece speaker stops working, makes no sound, and cannot be heard on calls. Is anyone else affected by this?
Having problems with voice calls-voice dissapears-gets interrupted-sounds like "robot"
Model Name: Asus ROG 5 16GB 256 WHITE Firmware Version: 18.0840.2106.86 Rooted or not: NOT Frequency of Occurrence: Randomly during calls Hi there... Im having a problem with my phone which i have for less than 20 days. During calls people...
forum.xda-developers.com
Not identical, but similar. Ended up being the speakerphone mic, but the solution was to contact Asus and have it repaired under warranty. Might be best to get the ball rolling.
twistedumbrella said:
[URL unfurl = "true"] https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...s-gets-interrupted-sounds-like-robot.4316809/ [/ URL]
No idéntico, pero similar. Terminó siendo el micrófono del altavoz, pero la solución fue contactar a Asus y repararlo bajo garantía. Podría ser mejor para hacer rodar la pelota.
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when restarting the device it works again but after a while the speaker of the headset turns off again, I think everything started when I update to the latest firmware. Is it a software or hardware problem?
Ipedrot said:
when restarting the device it works again but after a while the speaker of the headset turns off again, I think everything started when I update to the latest firmware. Is it a software or hardware problem?
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Hard to say. It could be a third party app causing it. Could be something in the system that's corrupt. Could be that the hardware is only shorting out with certain variables lining up.
twistedumbrella said:
Hard to say. It could be a third party app causing it. Could be something in the system that's corrupt. Could be that the hardware is only shorting out with certain variables lining up.
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the bootloader is open, could that influence something? I have the phone for 1 week, I think I will close the bootloader and take it to the store. In another post on this forum I read that another user had the volume lowered after I updated to this firmware version, it must be that the speaker of the headset is also turned off
Heero0101 said:
Just updated to WW18.0840.2106.86 is it just me or did the max volume seem lower now ?
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Ipedrot said:
the bootloader is open, could that influence something? I have the phone for 1 week, I think I will close the bootloader and take it to the store. In another post on this forum I read that another user had the volume lowered after I updated to this firmware version, it must be that the speaker of the headset is also turned off
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You can't unlock the bootloader again if you lock it, so you may want not want to jump right into that.
twistedumbrella said:
You can't unlock the bootloader again if you lock it, so you may want not want to jump right into that.
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this is the tencent version i think that was unlocked to load WW firmware
Relocking the bootloader won't make a difference if you're thinking warranty. If you unlocked the phone with the ASUS app, they have registered your IMEI attached to your serial number.
It's better to leave it as is. If it's a hardware issue, there is a good chance they may fix it under the warranty. You can ask them to do a full rebuild of the firmware as well, that will re-lock the bootloader. You can unlock it again..

Question clock information watch 4

hi since I bought the 4-44mm watch I wanted some tricks to make the battery last longer. I have everything disabled as always display-step-beat sensor every 10 minutes and so on I can only do 1 day. One more info is there a way to answer you have vowels or to send them?
Well, reading through the huge thread about the battery discussion on this forum, there's not much you do besides debloat it but some people say that debloating made battery life worse and some made it better. As for me it made it better and right now I get about a day and a half of decent use.
spart0n said:
Well, reading through the huge thread about the battery discussion on this forum, there's not much you do besides debloat it but some people say that debloating made battery life worse and some made it better. As for me it made it better and right now I get about a day and a half of decent use.
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can you tell me how did you do it?
DrRazee95 said:
can you tell me how did you do it?
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Here's the thread for the how to
Link
Instead of doing the work in the command line like the thread shows, I recommend using adb app control tool
Link
spart0n said:
Here's the thread for the how to
Link
Instead of doing the work in the command line like the thread shows, I recommend using adb app control tool
Link
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in that guide exactly what did you delete? all that is written? it basically eliminates what?
DrRazee95 said:
in that guide exactly what did you delete? all that is written? it basically eliminates what?
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You have to read the package names
For example
com.samsung.android.messages
That's Samsungs messages app, and since I prefer Google's messages app over Samsungs I remove that one. So you'll have to read through the list and see if each one is one you want or don't care about. That list is everything you can safely remove and the watch still work. Not every feature work but the watch work. So you have to pick and choose what to get rid of.
spart0n said:
Devi leggere i nomi dei pacchetti
Per esempio
com.samsung.android.messages
Questa è l'app per i messaggi di Samsung e, poiché preferisco l'app per i messaggi di Google rispetto ai Samsung, la rimuovo. Quindi dovrai leggere l'elenco e vedere se ognuno è quello che desideri o non ti interessa. Quell'elenco è tutto ciò che puoi rimuovere in sicurezza e l'orologio funziona ancora. Non tutte le funzioni funzionano, ma l'orologio funziona. Quindi devi scegliere e scegliere di cosa sbarazzarti.
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Spoiler
invece di ascoltare le vocali e inviare le vocali come devo fare?
Mod. translation: instead of listening to the vowels and sending the vowels what should I do?
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