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Portal Refresh Bug Report and Feature Request

Please report any bugs here. Mention what browser, browser version, and OS you are using, and also provide steps to recreate the problem.
Also, tell us how to improve the Portal. What new features do you want to see?
Thanks in advance.

I am using Google Chrome 16.0.912.63 beta-m (the latest beta version) on Windows 7. Even after logging off and logging back on, the portal sidebar still asks me to log in to access the widget. I have even tried this in an incognito browser (so that all the cookies are cleared), but it still won't show content after logging in.

At the top right, the Google +1 text isn't a hyperlink, whereas all the other links next to it (FB, twitter, YT) have clickable text. Seems inconsistent.
bejank said:
I am using Google Chrome 16.0.912.63 beta-m (the latest beta version) on Windows 7. Even after logging off and logging back on, the portal sidebar still asks me to log in to access the widget. I have even tried this in an incognito browser (so that all the cookies are cleared), but it still won't show content after logging in.
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Yea, same here. it's not even clickable.
EDIT: log out and back in, as it says in the article.
EDIT 2: Nope, still doesn't work.

I think an improvement would be to remove the featured/popular posts thing. This may be me, but it looks a little too much like engadget now.

the_scotsman said:
At the top right, the Google +1 text isn't a hyperlink, whereas all the other links next to it (FB, twitter, YT) have clickable text. Seems inconsistent.
Yea, same here. it's not even clickable.
EDIT: log out and back in, as it says in the article.
EDIT 2: Nope, still doesn't work.
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Links are fixed.
Regarding the widget...try logging out, clearing browser cache, logging in. Once it works, it works. Or so it has been for me.

svetius said:
Links are fixed.
Regarding the widget...try logging out, clearing browser cache, logging in. Once it works, it works. Or so it has been for me.
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Google text still not hyperlinked for me.
Tried logging out, wiping cache and logging back in. Widget still doesn't work. This is in Chrome / W7 x64.
Also tried on IE, which I have never used for xda, so it's a fresh start. Logged in, widget still doesn't work.

On IE9, I also get this gap on the right above the ad:
http://i.imgur.com/LypIE.jpg (a little too big to display here)

Another one (sorry )...
The Twitter, Facebook and Google+ links at the bottom of each post on the main portal page are just images. They're not linked to anything.
And when viewing an individual article, Google+ is missing completely from the bottom of the post.
Chrome 16 / Win7 x64 and verified on IE9.

Want more?
On the main Portal page, clicking on "xx comments" for any of the articles only takes you to the article itself, and doesn't take you directly to the comments section of the article, as it should.

bejank said:
I am using Google Chrome 16.0.912.63 beta-m (the latest beta version) on Windows 7. Even after logging off and logging back on, the portal sidebar still asks me to log in to access the widget. I have even tried this in an incognito browser (so that all the cookies are cleared), but it still won't show content after logging in.
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1. same here, and the "log in" on the widget looks like it is supposed to be hyperlink but isnt.
2. and when loading site, when NOT logged in, there used to be a nice message to "non members" to check out and join the "world famous forums" and make sure to check out the "XDA New User Guide" that was written by some A-hole xda member.... oh wait that was me....
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On the main Portal page, clicking on "xx comments" for any of the articles only takes you to the article itself, and doesn't take you directly to the comments section of the article, as it should.
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this WORKS fine for me on the ones i tried, make sure the link has /#comments BROKEN LINKS (top 2 posts) are /#respond
but tweet/+1/fb arent hyperlinked as posted above,

I get the feeling there are some very inconsistant rendering results.
The first time i logged on all i saw was adverts, there maybe the same number but they where much more in your face and apeared larger, it really did look terrible which might explain some of the comments you've had
I then reset my IE9 settings an i now cant comment on any portal posts, just doesnt let me type any more screen is there, all the buttons etc but it wont physically let me type, very odd. but on the plus side the adverts seem to have shrunk a bit. However there are some large gaps, namely below the widget that also doesnt work
There are 5 adverts on the portal, and although they appear larger and more in your face its not as bad as it was the first time i loaded the website and before i reset my browser, which to be fair, i shouldnt need to do. However when you click on the comments button for the article it brings up the list of comments and comments box (which i cant use) but also a couple of adverts right next to each other, that looks terrible, ill see if i can get a pic
oh, you might want to change the first article in the portal, the one with the pic of the new portal, your looking at the new portal, so you see what the pic is showing, except its like picture in picture, which might be a reason some folk think it looks messy, sounds silly, but youd be surprised how our minds work
oh an finally, will the new buttons frame be consistant through XDA, looks better if the buttons stay the same on all pages.

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The Twitter, Facebook and Google+ links at the bottom of each post on the main portal page are just images. They're not linked to anything.
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Yes, they do not work.
I've tried clicking the hyperlinks using Chrome, IE, and Firefox.
Those links are just images.

Google Chrom

the_scotsman said:
Google text still not hyperlinked for me.
Tried logging out, wiping cache and logging back in. Widget still doesn't work. This is in Chrome / W7 x64.
Also tried on IE, which I have never used for xda, so it's a fresh start. Logged in, widget still doesn't work.
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Widget not working using Chrome / W7 x64..

TRusselo said:
this WORKS fine for me on the ones i tried, make sure the link has /#comments BROKEN LINKS (top 2 posts) are /#respond
but tweet/+1/fb arent hyperlinked as posted above,
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Nah, they all show up as #respond for me.....

Good job
The new layout looks good without my addblocker but with it is a lot of white but great job

Faryaab said:
Widget not working using Chrome / W7 x64..
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Widget not working using Chrome / W7 x32

The widget doesn't work here, either.
Also, I clicked on the "Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab Will Probably Get ICS" article at the top of the page but it is taking me to the HTC unlocked bootloaders article.
EDIT: Could you also space out the links to Forums, XDA TV, WIKI, Device DB, etc? They look a little too cramped.
Google Chrome 16 (with Adblocker installed) and Windows 7 (64 bit).

I think it's too much white, where is the yellow-brown XDA theme.
Same pb widget login/ social button
BTW Maybe the Donation page need a refresh too : http://forum.xda-developers.com/donations.php

Am logged in on the forums, but i cant use the widget ? say i need to login ??
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imfloflo said:
I think it's too much white, where is the yellow-brown XDA theme.
Same pb widget login/ social button
BTW Maybe the Donation page need a refresh too : http://forum.xda-developers.com/donations.php
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+1 for Donations revamp !

Chrome problems with forum.

Hello to anyone reading.
I m facing a weird problem with xda forum.All I get is a blank page in any xda forum page.The xda front page is loading ok though.
I emptied the cache,disabled Ad Block but still nothing.Any tips?
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BlackArtsInc said:
Hello to anyone reading.
I m facing a weird problem with xda forum.All I get is a blank page in any xda forum page.The xda front page is loading ok though.
I emptied the cache,disabled Ad Block but still nothing.Any tips?
N.
Sent Using One Of My 5 iPads.
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I have chrome on Windows reload the threads over and over again, on OSX it works. I cant however see any attached images?!

Use the app instead.
Sent from a 2.8 inch screen

No, i use chrome and there are no any problem..

Using Chrome here too. Only problem I have is that it won't save my login info. Have to login everytime I visit site? Yes box is checked and have also cleared all cookies,history, etc. Any ideas?

dotvoid said:
I have chrome on Windows reload the threads over and over again,
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same problem here ... i suppose since the latest chrome v 23 update ... but some threads are working, some not ...

I have an other problem with Chrome and XDA (Windows).
Whenever I close Chrome and restart it, I'm logged out at XDA, although I check "Remember Me".
This is pretty annoying.
Maybe someone has an idea what I can do, I have this problem only on XDA.

Maik268 said:
I have an other problem with Chrome and XDA (Windows).
Whenever I close Chrome and restart it, I'm logged out at XDA, although I check "Remember Me".
This is pretty annoying.
Maybe someone has an idea what I can do, I have this problem only on XDA.
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No problems here, using Chrome Version 23.0.1271.64 m

I face the issues described here when I use Firefox 16.0.2 on Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit doesn't matter, same problem on two different PC's). The forum will reload the page over and over and over again until I deny to run scripts using NoSript for xda-developers.com. Using Google Chrome (23.0.1271.64m) there is not a problem.
Edit: Now Chrome starts to reload the forum pages over and over again, too.

The others are talking about desktop, not mobile. There is no App for those.

jdb78 said:
I face the issues described here when I use Firefox 16.0.2 on Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit doesn't matter, same problem on two different PC's). The forum will reload the page over and over and over again until I deny to run scripts using NoSript for xda-developers.com. Using Google Chrome (23.0.1271.64m) there is not a problem.
Edit: Now Chrome starts to reload the forum pages over and over again, too.
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Same issue with Firefox and No Script on windows. I'd be interested in what is causing it if you find out. Likewise, I am enabling and disabling the MANY ad and tracker scripts running on this site.

A fresh profile of Chrome sorted this.No idea how.Same add-ons.
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Whenever I hit the back key on my mouse on XDA in Chrome I go back two pages instead of one. Very frustrating. Does not seem to happen in Firefox.

My default browser is Firefox and I have none of the mentioned problems. On Chrome however the pages reload over and over again, just like described here.

Same problem here... Attachment loaded but UI messed up... And I couldn't add smilies... -_-
Happen on mozilla firefox too...

I have issues while using. Xda in browsers too,
But only in my home,
I cant even use the 2013 theme it gets garbled up
In my gf's place everythings fine,
I think it's your ISP, DNS, or browser extentions that is causing the problem
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Complaints will be trolled accordingly

i've chrome and the page has automatic reload
i use ghostery, adblock and wot

problem rendering XDA portal in chrome on desktop ~solved~

hi all...
for some reason i cant seem to get the XDA portal to render the right way in chrome unless i am in an incognito window
any1 knows why?
it always loads up as plain text (see attachment)
any ideas on how to fix this would be very much appreciated

Try to refresh the page. If that doesn't work, clear your cache and cookies.

1337RYoN said:
Try to refresh the page. If that doesn't work, clear your cache and cookies.
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10x for the reply but i've tried that already and it didnt work
I did find the solution though... it was the uncertified scripts that chrome says the site uses...
chrome gives you a shield icon on the right side of the address bar, i clicked it and chose to "load unsafe script" and it worked.

Now here is my problem. I have cleared the caches and history as well. But at first time, it shows like I have entered wrong Id & password & simultaneously, I am logged in to XDA. For brief info, please look into the Attachment.

Da-Don said:
10x for the reply but i've tried that already and it didnt work
I did find the solution though... it was the uncertified scripts that chrome says the site uses...
chrome gives you a shield icon on the right side of the address bar, i clicked it and chose to "load unsafe script" and it worked.
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From that screenshot I see you are trying to visit https://www.xda-developers.com; it should be http://www.xda-developers.com (non-ssl http). The CSS script on our CDN doesn't have a certificate which is why you received that error.
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Now here is my problem. I have cleared the caches and history as well. But at first time, it shows like I have entered wrong Id & password & simultaneously, I am logged in to XDA. For brief info, please look into the Attachment.
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That seems strange. Does it give you that error on other pages of the site?

bitpushr said:
That seems strange. Does it give you that error on other pages of the site?
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I didn't try it. Actually i just click on Bookmark of XDA made by me in Chrome.

Keep having to sign in

Every time I come to XDA I have to sign in. This is the only page it happens to. (except the secure pages like banks and credit cards and such) But facebook, android forums and other chat sites work fine. How can I stop this. And yes, the box is checked to keep me signed in.

make sure ur browser has no setting to autoclear cookies (i dun know it has something to do wid cookies or not )
also try a different xda theme before u log in (i use xda 2013 1024)
also try a different browser
if they dun work.. jst dun blame me i tried

doctor_droid said:
make sure ur browser has no setting to autoclear cookies (i dun know it has something to do wid cookies or not )
also try a different xda theme before u log in (i use xda 2013 1024)
also try a different browser
if they dun work.. jst dun blame me i tried
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I think it has to do something with cookies. I set my browser (Firefox) to delete cookies after each session. If I close the browser and get to the site, I have to login again.
If I quit the firefox process using the task manager on Linux, I am signed in.

doctor_droid said:
make sure ur browser has no setting to autoclear cookies (i dun know it has something to do wid cookies or not )
also try a different xda theme before u log in (i use xda 2013 1024)
also try a different browser
if they dun work.. jst dun blame me i tried
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I use Chrome, I don't remember making changes, but that might have happened over the last upgrade. So I made a few changes myself, and I will see if that helps. But thanks for the idea's.

Am using chrome here too and it also happens with me
Will try the suggestions though

Seraz007 said:
Am using chrome here too and it also happens with me
Will try the suggestions though
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Funny, I got here fine. But if I use my bookmark, I will have to logon again. I think it has to do with Chrome.

Oditius said:
Funny, I got here fine. But if I use my bookmark, I will have to logon again. I think it has to do with Chrome.
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ha same here
i bookmarked it as well

Same on aosp browser using bookmark.
What's weird is if I open a link in a new window once I'm on xda, that page will be signed in, or after a few pages.
I created new bookmarks but it's the same.

Well, the problem has seem to go away. At least for the last couple days.

Not for me, problem is still here, tried deleting cookies etc.

Problem here for me on chrome too
Sent from my Nexus 4

Nigeldg said:
Problem here for me on chrome too
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Me, too, but only on the top level device forums...when I drill down my login credentials appear.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda premium

Hello. Newbie here. Sometimes I'm signed in when I load the forum page, but many times I'm not. It seems to me that it occurs when some time passes, but I'm not quite sure yet.

I have the same problem. It would reguide me to http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php?nocache=1 after I logged in.

Same problem here. On chrome too.
Have XDA in my bookmarks bar and every time I click it, I will be logged out although I checked remember me on my previous login. Only happens with XDA, not with any other site. However, I dont have to always log back in again, if I flick through the website, on most threads it will show me as logged in but sometimes on some pages it will show me as logged out.
Strange

I am having this same exact problem. I can replicate it on multiple computers. Very annoying!

Gmail app getting irritating

So Gmail started this thing (not sure when), where it uses a built in browser to handle all links and URL. I assume this is based off chrome, and that's fine if it worked.... BUT IT DONT!
Half the time I get this (see pics) when trying to open a link, and when it does manage to load a page, objects/links all over the page refuse to work. This sucks as I use my Gmail for ALOT of things.
I've tried long holding the links and selecting "open in browser" but I get this stupid built in thing again. Sometimes I can copy the link and open and paste in chrome, but sometime it will just copy the image instead of the link so I end up downloading a picture of the link I want to visit.
I've tried disabling the browser option in Google settings for Google search, but it seems to not affect gmail.
For example today I got an email saying a bill was due, it had a "click here to pay" link. I click on the link, but only get this continuous loading screen. I tried to "open in browser" same thing. So I tried coping URL and pasting in chrome, but only managed to download "xxxx/xx/x/payment.jpg" I wasn't able to actually visit the link hours later when I was near a PC.
So In short my question is.....
How can I disable Gmail's useless built in browser.
Sorry for repeating a bunch of things.

settings, general settings, uncheck open links in Gmail
Sent from my LGE LG-H815 using XDA Labs

IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
settings, general settings, uncheck open links in Gmail
Sent from my LGE LG-H815 using XDA Labs
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Sadly I don't have this option. Attached is a screenshot of my available options.
** Running the latest image, and all apps are updated. It is not a modifed Gmail app, it's just themed with substratum

noidea24 said:
Sadly I don't have this option. Attached is a screenshot of my available options.
** Running the latest image, and all apps are updated. It is not a modifed Gmail app, it's just themed with substratum
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looks like it's a change they're in process of rolling out
have you tried eating cache from Gmail and chrome ?
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This is strange. I don't have the option to uncheck, but none of my links open with a built in browser. They all open with full fledged Chrome.

JAYNO20 said:
This is strange. I don't have the option to uncheck, but none of my links open with a built in browser. They all open with full fledged Chrome.
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I wonder if this has to do with the default handling of links? As in, under Android Settings, Apps, App Settings, "Browser App".

So I have found out it's a chrome thing, not Gmail. Noticed this when I went to open a link in an app and I got the same window.
I cleared all data from chrome, went to Gmail and tried to open a link, and it presented me with full screen chrome, but after logging back in to chrome and reopening the link in gmail again it gave me that bull crap floating windows thing. It reminds me of paranoid androids halo feature.
Anyways, I can't find anything in chrome regarding this.

noidea24 said:
So I have found out it's a chrome thing, not Gmail. Noticed this when I went to open a link in an app and I got the same window.
I cleared all data from chrome, went to Gmail and tried to open a link, and it presented me with full screen chrome, but after logging back in to chrome and reopening the link in gmail again it gave me that bull crap floating windows thing. It reminds me of paranoid androids halo feature.
Anyways, I can't find anything in chrome regarding this.
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Do you use Chrome as your browser, or are you using something else for browsing the web?

OK I think I found what might be causing this issue. Make sure your settings under Developer Settings are the same as mine here:

JAYNO20 said:
Do you use Chrome as your browser, or are you using something else for browsing the web?
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JAYNO20 said:
OK I think I found what might be causing this issue. Make sure your settings under Developer Settings are the same as mine here:
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Chrome is the only browser type application I have installed, and my settings are the exact same as pictured. Sadly I'm still having the problem. I guess I'm going to swap out chrome for another application. Possibly yubrowser or some "Qualcomm optimized browser" to see if it persist.

noidea24 said:
Chrome is the only browser type application I have installed, and my settings are the exact same as pictured. Sadly I'm still having the problem. I guess I'm going to swap out chrome for another application. Possibly yubrowser or some "Qualcomm optimized browser" to see if it persist.
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Is "Android System WebView" frozen in titanium backup for you?

Something interesting. I was browsing this thread and noticed this...
If I scroll down and select the link to download the latest version, I get the windowed thing (see attached pic), but if I select the changelog link or the link to the stable releases, it opens normally.

JAYNO20 said:
Is "Android System WebView" frozen in titanium backup for you?
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No it is not. I only use titanium to freeze and defrost my smart watch apps (pebble, martian notifier) so I don't have persistent notifications. Thanks for the help but this is getting irritating.
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Correction, it is!
However it's weird because I personally didn't freeze it, and it's not allowing me to defrost it. I can see the option "enable web view" in the play store, but when I select it nothing happens and it remains frozen/disabled.

noidea24 said:
No it is not. I only use titanium to freeze and defrost my smart watch apps (pebble, martian notifier) so I don't have persistent notifications. Thanks for the help but this is getting irritating.
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OK I didn't freeze it either, the system does. That's why I'm asking... if it is NOT frozen, then try freezing it and see what happens.

JAYNO20 said:
OK I didn't freeze it either, the system does. That's why I'm asking... if it is NOT frozen, then try freezing it and see what happens.
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Check my edit above. Titanium is reporting as frozen, and when I attempt to defrost it, it throws a toast notification saying "app was defrosted" but it remains frozen

noidea24 said:
Check my edit above. Titanium is reporting as frozen, and when I attempt to defrost it, it throws a toast notification saying "app was defrosted" but it remains frozen
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OK. You want that to remain frozen. I'm pretty sure you need to change the Developer Options I posted earlier in order to actually defrost it, but it wouldn't help you in this situation anyway. I can find a few other threads of people having a similar issue, but with no fix listed.
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is your Chrome app up to date? Are you using the Chrome Dev/Beta app?

Looks like I'm just going to flash a factory image.
Check this out.
And yes, chrome is up to date, and no i tend to stay away from beta/dev versions.

noidea24 said:
Looks like I'm just going to flash a factory image.
Check this out.
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Yeah that was one of the websites I came across which is why I was asking if your Chrome app was up to date. It's odd that people are experiencing this and not getting it fixed. The thread just dies... I wonder if anyone has figured this out yet.

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Yeah that was one of the websites I came across which is why I was asking if your Chrome app was up to date. It's odd that people are experiencing this and not getting it fixed. The thread just dies... I wonder if anyone has figured this out yet.
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Doesn't look like it. Well I'm going to keep this updated with any info i find. I may try rolling back chrome a few versions.

It seems I'm also no longer able to open play store links through the play store either, This stupid browser implementation takes it over without asking a thing. No defualts are set, this is taking away some real functionality from my device.
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Just received an update in the play store for chrome, taking it and I'll report back.