Hi, I need some battery help, this is my first android phone after running with ios for the last 4 years, I'm using th S3 and loving it however I'm having to charge the phone twice a day. Like I say this is my first android so rooting is new and I unsure what I'm doing here. I've followed plenty tips to save battery life but it's still running down too quick.
After 3 1/2 hours of very little use my battery is at 70%
Standby has zapped 24% of that
Screen another 24%
Internet 21%
System 12%
OS 8%
These safe the main culprits for the battery use, I understand you can do something when you root the devise, any help would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
This should be in the Q&A section, but please be specific as to what exactly you were doing? (Gaming, browsing in 3g or wifi, etc.) If you just got the phone however, just wait for about three and four days and the real battery life would start to emerge. This is the time when most phones can actually last for almost a day or two. Another thing is that you should download Better BatteryStats and find apps that give the most wakelocks. Just take a screenshot and upload it here if you need help. And live wallpapers and widgets do cause some unnecessary battery drain.
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I've had it since release. I hoped that JB would fix the battery. I'll try and get a screenshot later
maybe something stopping your device from going into deepsleep.
One use Better Battery Stats ,
Two read the multitude of battery threads .
Basics .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
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Flash a kernel that supports over/underclocking and whip that badboy down to about 800mhz when your not using it
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Flash a kernel that supports over/underclocking and whip that badboy down to about 800mhz when your not using it
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Flash a kernel? I assume I need to root the phone first.
I used to feel the same but after I use wanam rom ... I feel good with my battery .. so give it a try and welcome to android
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Flash a kernel that supports over/underclocking and whip that badboy down to about 800mhz when your not using it
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If you're not using your phone and it is still at 800mhz, there is something wrong. :laugh: what the hell you talking about.
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If you're not using your phone and it is still at 800mhz, there is something wrong. :laugh: what the hell you talking about.
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I think he's talking about underclocking the max cpufreq to 800 mhz when you're sure that you're not going to be using the device for a while. I think it's a pretty good idea actually, but certainly not practical for everybody especially heavy users like me
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I think he's talking about underclocking the max cpufreq to 800 mhz when you're sure that you're not going to be using the device for a while. I think it's a pretty good idea actually, but certainly not practical for everybody especially heavy users like me
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Yeah. I sometimes do that when im not near a charger and my battery is dwindeling. Anything less than 800mhz is pretty bad though when your used to the rapidness.
Looks like im selling this badboy anyway. Hopefully get a lg nexus next week. It seems to me that to acheive proper butteryness you have to use toichwiz ui. None of the cm10 or even when i use nova or any other launcher. None of are as smooth as tkuchwiz.Im mad for mods and flashing so think its time for a switch.
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Yeah. I sometimes do that when im not near a charger and my battery is dwindeling. Anything less than 800mhz is pretty bad though when your used to the rapidness.
Looks like im selling this badboy anyway. Hopefully get a lg nexus next week. It seems to me that to acheive proper butteryness you have to use toichwiz ui. None of the cm10 or even when i use nova or any other launcher. None of are as smooth as tkuchwiz.Im mad for mods and flashing so think its time for a switch.
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Thinking of the same too actually. But based on the rumors, I hear more nexuses coming from other OEMs are to be actually revealed rather than just from lg. Although if the nexus 4 really does come with just 8gb of internal storage without a microsd slot then I'm sticking with my S3. Although I hear that new parts of code are already starting to show up in the Origen-board-something for exynos processors, this might turn out to be a gamechanger for our problems with cm10 or other pure android goodies.
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What's the best ROM for battery life and performance
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What's the best ROM for battery life and performance
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At this moment I'm using the stock ROM... I don't know if the customized ones are still 100% to be our first...
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What's the best ROM for battery life and performance
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There is no best. This is a ridiculous question that gets asked every day. What's good for one person may not be for someone else.
You have to try them for yourself.
If there was a best, surely everyone would use only 1 rom....
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What's the best ROM for battery life and performance
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Try CheckROMv2 + nimphetamin3 kernel
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Hi,
It's not a silly question - there are far too many custom roms with custom kernels. The combinations of these add up to an awful lot of flashing, not to mention then running it for a few days to get an idea on battery and performance. It would probably take weeks!
Anyways, for me, i rooted my stock UK rom using Chainfire 6.3, and then froze any bloatware apps i didn't use or want using Titanium Pro. This is now giving me better battery life than previously and running nice and smooth.
To give you an idea, i had around 25 hours moderate use with around 4.5 hours screen time.
Hope that helps a little. I'll probably try a custom rom sometime once things settle a little more, though i'm really really hoping for Jelly Bean now.....
rootSU said:
There is no best. This is a ridiculous question that gets asked every day. What's good for one person may not be for someone else.
You have to try them for yourself.
If there was a best, surely everyone would use only 1 rom....
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This man speaks the truth.
stripealipe said:
Hi,
It's not a silly question - there are far too many custom roms with custom kernels. The combinations of these add up to an awful lot of flashing, not to mention then running it for a few days to get an idea on battery and performance. It would probably take weeks!
Anyways, for me, i rooted my stock UK rom using Chainfire 6.3, and then froze any bloatware apps i didn't use or want using Titanium Pro. This is now giving me better battery life than previously and running nice and smooth.
To give you an idea, i had around 25 hours moderate use with around 4.5 hours screen time.
Hope that helps a little. I'll probably try a custom rom sometime once things settle a little more, though i'm really really hoping for Jelly Bean now.....
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What Processes did you freeze? I am considering this too but I don't see too many processes which drain the battery (unlike the S2 when I first got it). Thanks.
My biggest issue with my ROM is essentially the battery life.everything else is amazing ( nice job objection creators). So the question I pose, with the official releaser of Ics is the battery performance better? Same?
Can we expect the battery life to increase street some good devs get their hands on it. Other then that....excellent job so far gentlemen.
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Dang Swype!
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I mean not THAT much difference between official ICS release and what devs already had so......
Imo only thing that can truly help is undervolting since we now have source
But even without that you will still have folks claiming they get 72 hours off a stock battery
So "battery life" is all relative to how you personally use your phone
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I mean not THAT much difference between official ICS release and what devs already had so......
Imo only thing that can truly help is undervolting since we now have source
But even without that you will still have folks claiming they get 72 hours off a stock battery
So "battery life" is all relative to how you personally use your phone
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Couldn't agree more. I've been playing with Hotw1re's custom kernal with the overlock and playing with the voltages. I'll give you an update in a few days to let you know my battery stats.
SamsungGalaxyStig said:
Couldn't agree more. I've been playing with Hotw1re's custom kernal with the overlock and playing with the voltages. I'll give you an update in a few days to let you know my battery stats.
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Appreciate it
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Hey all!
So I just picked up my Droid DNA a few days ago after trading up via manager approval from a Droid Razr M. Loved the Razr M but the screen was literally killing my eyes; couldn't read it from a rule length away... Anyway, I just wanted to get some input on peoples experiences battery life wise between stock sense 4+ and a stock ROM. I've always been a stock kind of person, but I've noticed with all the great upgrades that came along with my upgrade from the Razr M to the DNA that I've lost quite a bit of on screen time. Any input would be awesome. Thanks!!!
-Matt :laugh: :good:
Just slap a kernel with wakelock fixes on this bad boy and you'll get great bettery life. And maybe viperDNA(its an amazing Rom)
With light usage you can get 2 days on the battery, and with heavy usage you can get this.
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Consider a kernel...it'll fix some really serious problems...there are also roms that look like stock... battery life on stock isn't as good right now cause of wakelock. you can look up reviews and they'll tell you you will get through a day on light usage on stock. If you plan on using it more then you should consider flashing.
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Just slap a kernel with wakelock fixes on this bad boy and you'll get great bettery life. And maybe viperDNA(its an amazing Rom)
With light usage you can get 2 days on the battery, and with heavy usage you can get this.
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Wow, 6 hrs on-screen time simply amazing. I'm a heavy user and generally get about 4 hrs. What magic kernel are you using?
Viper rom, lk. Mostly wifi.
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Wow, 6 hrs on-screen time simply amazing. I'm a heavy user and generally get about 4 hrs. What magic kernel are you using?
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I bounce between lk and cubed. Depending if I need my phone not to crash or not.
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Stock batt
This is on LTE the whole time.
When I was on stock ROM and kernel I easily got a whole day with light to medium usage.
I'm definitely able to get through the day with light use, that's not a problem. I'm more so interested in fixing the stock kernel wakelock problem that is depleting my battery when the phone is just chilling with the screen off. Out of curiosity when installing a kernel, do you have to manually set anything (I ask since the newest version of the LK kernel has the ability to over/under clock the phone, stuff I'm not really interested in messing with), or do you just have to flash and forget about it, so to speak? Thanks!
-Matt
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I'm definitely able to get through the day with light use, that's not a problem. I'm more so interested in fixing the stock kernel wakelock problem that is depleting my battery when the phone is just chilling with the screen off. Out of curiosity when installing a kernel, do you have to manually set anything (I ask since the newest version of the LK kernel has the ability to over/under clock the phone, stuff I'm not really interested in messing with), or do you just have to flash and forget about it, so to speak? Thanks!
-Matt
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Flash and forget.
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As most everyone here has already said, but I'll throw in my own experience...
Stock ROM and Stock KERNEL both have pretty good battery life. In my personal situation, I was getting from 7am to about 6pm every weekday before battery dead. My usage is heavy email, txt and voice. Moderate internet browsing. Very little music or video streaming.
With a simple flash of LK's Kernel, I'm now getting through an entire 24hr cycle on a single charge.
Thats a pretty significant improvement in battery life
Alright, I'm hooked. Going to go through the process and flash later on tonight or perhaps tomorrow when I have more time. Any suggestions on which version of LK kernel I should flash if I'm mostly interested in just stability and battery life, 0.9.3 or 0.9.4? Thanks!
-Matt
.9.4, which is the most current version.
Well it took awhile to figure it all out, but I finally got my phone unlocked/rooted and updated to 0.9.4 LK kernel. Looking forward to seeing how the battery life changes . Thanks for the input everyone ^_^!
-Matt
Hatka Dna, Elkays Kernel (As per rom description), Medium Usage. Ignore the 3G icon, phone was rebooting. I use wifi at home, Lte everywhere else.
redman213 said:
Hatka Dna, Elkays Kernel (As per rom description), Medium Usage. Ignore the 3G icon, phone was rebooting. I use wifi at home, Lte everywhere else.
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Running the same. Cant wait to see what kind of results I get. So far Im loving the rom. Using Nova prime again instead of sense but its even faster than before.
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croppz said:
Running the same. Cant wait to see what kind of results I get. So far Im loving the rom. Using Nova prime again instead of sense but its even faster than before.
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How do you like Nova? I'm switching to LK just to try it out.
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How do you like Nova? I'm switching to LK just to try it out.
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Nova prime is a stupid fast launcher. Though you dont need the LK kernal to use it, at least that is what I gathered from your post. I literally have no lag because i made the animations very light.
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Pardon my terrible grammar. I meant I'm trying out the LK kernel. Nova looks really nice but I have an OCD like problem knowing I have 2 launchers installed haha.
Something is up with the latest LK. I am along with a few others are having issues with wakelock. Idk if its an issue with the kernel itself or what but its causing terrible battery life.
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Which kernel is the best to use for underclocking my s3, by best i mean one which has tje least chance if sending my phone into bootloop or bricking it?
Why underclock?
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UC?? Pointless.... Buy Nokia 3310 instead
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R: [Q] Best kernel for underclocking
i have no idea why you would buy a high end phone to underclock....i gues u just wanna test it and see how low it can go before crashing(ur lucky cpu master has the option not to set cpu at startup).
My guess is...it will crash easily ciz touchwiz requires some perfornance to run smoothly.
Anyways i would guess the best for underclocking is also the best for overclocking...my kernel is syiah...try it.
If u f**k up something...u can still get the same low-end feeling of your underclocked s3 on a windows phone
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It really doesn't matter what kernel you use to under clock....1.2GHz is 1.2GHz.....regardless off the kernel, likewise, if you set voltages, it doesn't really matter what you do it with, add long as the kernel is capable of oc/uc.
I suggest doing some research before you start messing with stuff you don't understand
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Which kernel is the best to use for underclocking my s3, by best i mean one which has tje least chance if sending my phone into bootloop or bricking it?
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Buy a cheap Chinese s3 copy no need to underclock
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I guess i phrased the question wrongly, my phone heats up very quickly and the battery runs out real fast, so i thought maybe i should underclock/undervolt... or should i just buy a new battery?
naggar_12 said:
I guess i phrased the question wrongly, my phone heats up very quickly and the battery runs out real fast, so i thought maybe i should underclock/undervolt... or should i just buy a new battery?
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Something is causing that problem, most likely an app or the media scanner playing up, you need to eliminate all those things before you start looking at kernel side fixes
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I guess i phrased the question wrongly, my phone heats up very quickly and the battery runs out real fast, so i thought maybe i should underclock/undervolt... or should i just buy a new battery?
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Firstly have you tried different roms and or kernels?
What kind of temperatures are you reaching?
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Yeah that sort of problem is caused by instability not overclock. Ive got my s3 overoverclocked(more than samsung's stock overclockment XD) and i dont get any heating.
Like the other dude said it's a problem within the system options...wil be difficult to find unless u installed something weird recently...
Only way is flash new rom and more stable/different kernel.
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Try Boeffla Kernel, best one IMO. Easy to use and very customizable.
But if your phone gets hot for no reason you should have it repaired. Mine had a similar issue, it heated until reboot. Sent it to be repaired, according to samsung it was a motherboard issue.
Thread closed as its a best kernel thread.
I've already flashed two kernels in hopes of overclocking my Note 1. On one, it hung at the Samsung screen and on the other it booted (after doing something with each app) but kept showing force close messages that I couldn't close.
I really want to overclock my phone because it freezes a lot.
Also, I haven't had any luck with radios, either. These flash okay, but with dramatically slower speeds. Right now, I get on avg. 10 mpbs, but I've seen people with upwards of 50.
How could I do these things? Thanks.
we need more info to help you. what rom you are running. carrier you are on. what methods of overclock you tried. more info, the better we can assist.
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we need more info to help you. what rom you are running. carrier you are on. what methods of overclock you tried. more info, the better we can assist.
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I'm running Blackstar XI with AT&T. And I've only tried flashing overclock kernels, with no success. SetCPU lets me underclock, but the current kernel doesn't let me OC.
Kind of the same with the radios. I've only tried flashing them, with no faster speeds.
Are there other methods then these ways?
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I've already flashed two kernels in hopes of overclocking my Note 1. On one, it hung at the Samsung screen and on the other it booted (after doing something with each app) but kept showing force close messages that I couldn't close.
I really want to overclock my phone because it freezes a lot.
Also, I haven't had any luck with radios, either. These flash okay, but with dramatically slower speeds. Right now, I get on avg. 10 mpbs, but I've seen people with upwards of 50.
How could I do these things? Thanks.
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Well hopefully your flashing correct kernels for whatever ROM your running first thing ... And the 50mbps is probably due to the LTE speeds tmo released in a few cities .. Kansas is one I know of .....and over clocking isn't always the best ... I underclock myself to help save battery ... I'm not calling you a noob by any means but read up on android news and check our forums and you will fins your answers I promise
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shayneflashindaily said:
Well hopefully your flashing correct kernels for whatever ROM your running first thing ... And the 50mbps is probably due to the LTE speeds tmo released in a few cities .. Kansas is one I know of .....and over clocking isn't always the best ... I underclock myself to help save battery ... I'm not calling you a noob by any means but read up on android news and check our forums and you will fins your answers I promise
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Alright, thanks. Maybe it's best that I don't OC it. Thanks.
I'm not saying don't over clock I just don't cause of battery drain ...... You can just watch CPU temperature and be careful ...maybe don't over clock to max just a little bit like 1600 or something
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The only kernel capable of over clocking right now is ptmr3s kernel but I believe it only works with that hong Kong firmware. There are older kernels that can over clock but won't work with the latest cm merges. Like Shane said don't max out most notes can't handle it I never go higher then 1792. Over clocking is great but I don't think we will see a over clock kernel any time soon maybe look into scripts and tweaks.
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The only kernel capable of over clocking right now is ptmr3s kernel but I believe it only works with that hong Kong firmware. There are older kernels that can over clock but won't work with the latest cm merges. Like Shane said don't max out most notes can't handle it I never go higher then 1792. Over clocking is great but I don't think we will see a over clock kernel any time soon maybe look into scripts and tweaks.
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Correct. If you want fast charge and UC go with Chris's. I personally have no need for over clocking. Under clocking is more beneficial.
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Lol.
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That's great that you guys under clock you must save a ton of battery for the performance you lose wonderful. However he's not asking about under clocking. Seeing how every one is giving there opinion I'll give mine do you really save that much batery ? I don't under clock because my battery life is acceptable and if my phone gets low I charge it whether I'm at home car wherever. do you guys not have to charge your phones every day? So what is the point?
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That's great that you guys under clock you must save a ton of battery for the performance you lose wonderful. However he's not asking about under clocking. Seeing how every one is giving there opinion I'll give mine do you really save that much batery ? I don't under clock because my battery life is acceptable and if my phone gets low I charge it whether I'm at home car wherever. do you guys not have to charge your phones every day? So what is the point?
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Under clocking does not reduce performance. Mediocre gaming does not need 1.5ghz if you UC to 1.2/1.1 your performance will remain the same... Out of the extra hour of battery life that doesn't reduce performance its kind of a no brainer. Anyways stay on topic.
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Take your own advice
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Reallllly Lol why argue over something so small ... Give your advice on experience and deal with it ...I like to under clock you like to over clock so what..........
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Exactly.
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Unfortunately we all have to charge through out the day cause Samsung didn't think to put a huge battery in a huge phone Haha .... A 3100 sized battery would have been ideal .... But that's another topic .. As for over clocking I would love to go to about 1600 on the ROM I'm on but I have yet to find a overclockable kernel for 4.2.2 ..well phase is touchwiz right ?
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