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Stable Jellybean ROM

guys
i used to run ICS on a stock ROM and it was quite stable. However, after trying some ROM's, I'm facing different problems on different days - sometimes battery just dies overnight, it freezes, chrome takes forever to open up, etc
Can someone recommend the most stable ROM on Jellybean?
Thank you!

sam008 said:
guys
i used to run ICS on a stock ROM and it was quite stable. However, after trying some ROM's, I'm facing different problems on different days - sometimes battery just dies overnight, it freezes, chrome takes forever to open up, etc
Can someone recommend the most stable ROM on Jellybean?
Thank you!
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I've enjoyed liquid smooth, rarley ever had problems.
Currently running the 9/4 CM10 nightly which has yet to cause my any problems (was running the 8/29 nightly before that)

stock.

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stock.
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^^^ this
soon as you stray from stock you increase the chances of bugs. The devs here rock im not knocking them, but if you are looking for no glitches or bugs just stay rooted stock or unrooted even. Or go bakc to what worked fine for you

I've been using the 1.991 version of paranoidandroid for a few weeks now and can honestly say I have had no issues outside the occasional you would get with any factory stock ROM.
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Been using Codename Android (CNA) 3.4.1 for almost a week now with Franco's 248 nightly Kernel.
Running smooth, good battery. Just loving it. Can't go back to stock anymore.
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I am running CM10 nightly and have had very few problems, one unexpected reboot...and one screen lock. Jelly Belly was quite stable...was using that b4 I moved to CM10. Jelly Belly is very close to stock.

You want stable JB ROM? Stick with Stock then. No custom ROM can be more stable or smooth than that. Also stock kernel will go really nice with it. Don't flash any custom ROM or kernel, if customization isn't what you want.
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I'm using CM10 9/04 nightly + Trinity stable 35 (1344/384 I think?) and having no issues that I've noticed yet and battery life is doing well. First day of using this nightly and I'm at about 72% with an 4 hours on battery and an hour of screen time and a bit of Google Music. I have been on WiFi all day though.
Forgot to mention. This is the Verizon GNex with the stock battery.

Ran Liquid for the longest, and now I'm running Affinity. Give it a shot. Custom toggles, logical series, rock solid.
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I've been running Xenon on my gnex and nexus 7 for a while now. I find it very stable and I like the customizations added.

SamAnders said:
I'm using CM10 9/04 nightly + Trinity stable 35 (1344/384 I think?) and having no issues that I've noticed yet and battery life is doing well. First day of using this nightly and I'm at about 72% with an 4 hours on battery and an hour of screen time and a bit of Google Music. I have been on WiFi all day though.
Forgot to mention. This is the Verizon GNex with the stock battery.
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You could get Stock pre-release Jelly Bean ROM here.
Again, if stable and smoothness is what you need and not the customization, go with stock. I know pre-release means that it might be buggy, but from what I heard, it is very stable and feels like a official stable release.
Have a nice day

For sprint stable its tomorrow

I've been using xenon hd for at least 1 month now, and I can honestly say that I have never had a single problem, issue or bug with his rom. I've flashed at least a dozen others since Jb was released (don't want to say the names) and they all have had issues.
If stability is important, stay away from kernels. Unless you want to experiment.

LiquidSmooth RC7, if you're still looking.
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Flash stock rom on your phone and stop whining.
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kyokeun1234 said:
You could get Stock pre-release Jelly Bean ROM here.
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Attention, kyokeun1234's link is for toro (vzw google galaxy nexus), when suggesting downloading stock images it would be best to redirect users here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
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Bugless Beast no question. I've been running it since JB came out and haven't had a single issue.
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4.1 or 4.2 Roms ?

What do you folks here think is more stable and fast with performance options? What do you think the most stable ROM is for both? Thanks in advance
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I can't help you in ROMs because I always run my own compiled one from AOSP.
4.2 seems fine with me like 4.1 in terms of stability. I haven't run into any major issues that I can think of as a disadvantage of 4.2 actually I really like the toggles of 4.2
Check this thread for some information

From my experience, 4.2.1 Roms are all working really well and you can definitely make the upgrade. My personal favourite is the Paranoid Android rom!
4.1.2 roms are flawless but once you start using 4.2.1 you won't really wanna go back.
The only issue with 4.2 is the custom kernels aren't really that stable. Hope this helps

rshankar said:
From my experience, 4.2.1 Roms are all working really well and you can definitely make the upgrade. My personal favourite is the Paranoid Android rom!
4.1.2 roms are flawless but once you start using 4.2.1 you won't really wanna go back.
The only issue with 4.2 is the custom kernels aren't really that stable. Hope this helps
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Actually, I was on 4.2.1 since release, and now I switched back to 4.1.2... I had too many problems with 4.2.1... battery drains, random reboots, freezing. etc

For the moment you better stay on 4.1.2 because the roms are more bugless and it is smoother too I am currently using cm10 an it is in my opinion one of the best with plenty of features and you can always flash the android 4.2.1 gapps like the camera and gmail,... above android 4.1.2

Yeah, I'm on cm10 as well

I think that the most stable CM10. Is very close to the AOSP, but there isn't a stable version both for the 4.1 and 4.2.
After all, the choice of the ROM is very personal. You have to try a lot of Roms and kernels until you are satisfied. It's the only way

I agree. I actually got the phone on 4.2.1 then rooted and been using Roms. Right now I'm on xylon its pretty solid I have just heard there are quicker Roms on 4.1 quick question. Since I am already rooted using a custom ROM all I would have to do is full wipe and flash a4.1 ROM if I decided correct?
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My experience on stock kernel was fine. Anyone having issues on stock kernel? I was just saying that most of the time have MOST of the features port up, and they seem to work fine for me. Although maybe some of the butter is gone

savagehax said:
I agree. I actually got the phone on 4.2.1 then rooted and been using Roms. Right now I'm on xylon its pretty solid I have just heard there are quicker Roms on 4.1 quick question. Since I am already rooted using a custom ROM all I would have to do is full wipe and flash a4.1 ROM if I decided correct?
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Yes I tried to dirty flash and it couldn't boot. So do wipe
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I have been using mmuzzy 4.2.1 build. Its been very stable.

[POLL]How often do you flash a different ROM?

Curious what everyone else out there does. I flash nightlies on the same rom for a while, but I only stick to that rom for a couple months. So I guess a hybrid(you can pick multiple choices)

Probably every two or three weeks.
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I wait after a major update to Android until a stable ROM appears, so maybe every 3-4 months.

I was quite a big flashaholic for some time. But the thing was that I, while being on a different ROM, forgot how fast and smooth stock actually is. When you're using a different ROM, placebo effect takes care of the rest. Suddenly, 1 day of battery with 3h of screen time seems amazing, while in reality, stock can do just as well. And since I don't miss any of customization, I'm good. So, to answer your question, I'll stay with stock till I buy a new phone. No more custom ROMs, no more flashing. And I Iove it.
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i don't understand how people flash roms every day? do they just not have any apps to reinstall or what?

Titanium back up pro. Push one button, restore all apps and data in minutes. Just don't do system apps and you'll be fine
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I used to go from one ROM to another but finally just settled on CyanogenMod. Now I must admit I dirty flash all the time, I ,mean I flashed Cm10.1 over a stock ROM with no issues it ran perfectly. I haven't used Titanium Backup in a while. In addition I use CyanDelta to flash nightlies so I don't really have to worry about reinstalling apps.

Miui updates weekly... so usually every week so long as the build proves to be bug free.
On my sgs2 I flashed different ROMs every month, but on the gnex all I've been using is miui (stock android is boring to me, plus I like all the new features).
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Iam a flashaholic to the core.
I try out each rom's each version
the max. time i stayed with a rom was 5 days , cant remember which one maybe cna or bamf.

Anymore I only use stock and rasbean. I used rasbean till 4.2 came out, used stock unrooted 4.2 til about a week ago and am now back on rasbean for the minor added features.
I agree with the poster that stated stock gets just as good battery and just as smooth as custom though. I simply flash for fun and the additional features.
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Too often
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I think I'll keep with stock 'till warranty passes like 1 year or something... BTW I'm getting the phone tomorrow

Depends on the ROM. If I like it I'll stick to it for a while.
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For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?
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Batou069 said:
For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?
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I find stock kernel the fastest and most reliable. Sure, I could get better battery life with custom kernel, but since I mostly charge my phone overnight, 10 hours of battery doesn't make much of a difference. And stock just works. You don't have to worry about SODs or reboots or anything. Perfect for me.
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Batou069 said:
For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?
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For most of my time with the GNex I have been on stock but with a custom kernel, though the stock kernel does work really well I got used to the extra things like headphone volume boost, colours/contrast, fast USB charge, etc. If anything I favour those features over battery life, though to be honest I have never experienced bad battery life no matter what ROM or kernel I've tried.
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unobtainiumdroid said:
i don't understand how people flash roms every day? do they just not have any apps to reinstall or what?
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I run the CM 10.1 nightlies, and only clear my cache and my Dalvik cache before each flash. My apps are not affected by the frequent updates. It's only when a version change occurs that I have to fully wipe and reinstall everything.

I was a major flashaholic until I found xblack, since then I haven't flashed anything else, so been like a month. I'm trying to live a life that doesnt consist of messing with my hone daily. I found something super stable that works great, so I've stuck with it. Only thing I've flashed since is the latest zen kernel

I'm battling a flashahlics addiction and the bad news is I can't afford to get cured at Passages Malibu but I flash a new one like every 2 weeks since I stopped flashing every single daily
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I've been flashing EOS nightlies as they are released, I was flashing francos kernel too but I'm using stock at the moment.

Disscussion | 4.2.1 VS. 4.1.2 ?

Which is better IYO ?

I want to know opinions too, so I can know if I should upgrade or not
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Absolutely 4.1.2 , 4.1.2 optimized for GN but 4.2 optimized for N4 .
This time I have 150 app in my GN with 4.1.2 and my device very smooth but with those app in 4.2.1 my device had very lag and had serious problems.
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nathan96 said:
Which is better IYO ?
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I prefer 4.2.1 on my GNex (toro). But it depends which ROM you install. I generally like XenonHD version of 4.2.1, but wasn't able to come up with a configuration that gave me really good battery life. Also, reading other threads it appears that several other 4.2 1 ROMs still have various issues. I installed Nexus Evolution 3.0 last night and it's been fantastic so far. Super smooth and every bit as slippery fast as CNA 3.8 (4.1.2) had been.... And IMO that is the best 4.1.2 toro ROM out there, and this is with over 130 apps installed.
BTW : I found that Apex Pro beta feels smoother and more responsive on the ROM than Nova does...
Back to your question though... 4.2.1 is great and I wouldn't go back to 4.1.2.
beamed from my Nexus 10, far, far away...

4.2.1
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I prefer 4.2.1 but it drains more battery as 4.1.2
I wouldn't go back to 4.1.2

I prefer the stability of 4.1.2 for the way i use my phone. I seem to have better range with 4.2.1 but deal with flaky WiFi, Bluetooth and occasional lag. Battery life seems equal between the two for the way I use my phone. If they fix the radio drivers and smooth out the UI, I would prefer 4.2.x.

Wow. 4.2.1 shouldnt be in a stage like you people say, it reminds me that 4.2.1 is beta, which it isnt. i dunno if 4.2.2 is out yet but it must fix this bugs. also, Google is starting to not care with the GNex anynore because the N4 is out.
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I'm still using 4.1.2 because for me it's more fluid. 4.2.1 seems a ROM in beta stage.
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4.2.1 works fine for me. No noticeable performance difference than 4.1 and battery life is the same as long as your phone settings and usage remains the same. I use rasbean now but ran stock for about a month, performance is the same, I just prefer the theme (with white settings mod) and features of rasbean.
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I'm close to going back to 4.1.2
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I had random reboots with 4.2.1 stock and my nexus was quite laggy, so I came back to 4.1.2 CM10 and everything is smooth again! :good:
Do you know if the reboot bug has been solved?

Using 4.1.2 for a change but as mentioned by Many i feel it is very stable and better suited for Gnexus

threeph said:
I had random reboots with 4.2.1 stock and my nexus was quite laggy, so I came back to 4.1.2 CM10 and everything is smooth again! :good:
Do you know if the reboot bug has been solved?
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4.2.1 has been stable for me. Do you know if your reboot issue was reported to Google? A lot of reboots on 4.2.1 were attributed to an app causing it.
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I'm on rasbeanjelly 4.2 and I don't have any issues whatsoever. Its fast, smooth, responsive and all around awesome. So far its the best 4.2 ROM I've been on. But I'm thinking about trying evolution out. Looks tempting....4.2 is growing on me. I didn't like it all that much at first but now, wouldn't go back to anything lower then that
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I've stayed with rooted stock 4.1.2 because I've read a lot of reports of trouble with Bluetooth under 4.2.1, especially when trying to connect to a car stereo. This has included poor sound quality.
Is anyone running stock 4.2.1 that is having solid Bluetooth performance in general and with their car stereo in particular? Also, I depend heavily on Stickmount to mount a flash drive via a USB OTG cable. Has this been working for folks under stock 4.2.1?

4.1.2 because it's more stable and less buggy
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I have yet to even try 4.2.1 lol due to what I've read about it on here. I'm so happy with xblack that I don't feel the need to

4.2.1
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I just got mine while on travel the last week, so I'm still on 4.11. Will the freeze issue described here that (mostly) pertains to earlier versions be solved when I go to 4.12? Some there said that it shouldn't even be happening in 4.1, so I'm beginning to wonder.

Anyone else's phone run like garbage on 4.2.2?

I have no idea why but when 4.2.2-based ROMs came out, my phone started to run like garbage. Slowdowns, lag, memory leaks, you name it, it happened. And it seemed to have started with 4.2.2. I don't ever remember this being a problem with 4.1.2-based ROMs.
So I ask... has anyone else experienced these issues? Does your phone run like garbage on 4.2.2-based ROMs?

I've been thinking of going back to a 4.1.2-based ROM just to try and get back some of the speed that my phone used to have. There are times I want to throw this thing against the wall because lately trying to get it to do anything without seriously bad lag is like trying to pull teeth.

You people overreact to everything. If its so bad, and you knew it was going to be bad, then why in the world did y'all upgrade to 4.2.2?
Try UDKs ROM, works fine for me

I'm thinking that 4.2.2 may be too heavy for the hardware of the Galaxy Nexus. 4.1.2 never was this slow and laggy on this phone.
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trparky said:
I'm thinking that 4.2.2 may be too heavy for the hardware of the Galaxy Nexus. 4.1.2 never was this slow and laggy on this phone.
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considering my phone runs just fine 4.2.2 on stock rom, its prolly the rom you're running.

I think 4.2.2 runs great. Compare it to the original 4.0 ics firmware it blows it out of the water.
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akira02rex said:
I think 4.2.2 runs great. Compare it to the original 4.0 ics firmware it blows it out of the water.
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Does it not even lag after running it for a few days without reboot? That is the issue many people are seeing and 4.2.2 is smoother than ICS for the most part except the recents may sometimes lag worse on 4.2.2. The worse part of ICS was the unlock lag with auto brightness on.
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4.2.2 is running super smooth for me. I dont know what all these people having issues is all about. It all depends on what ROM you use, and also could be the recovery you use. If your using an old recovery, it may not be wiping stuff right before flashing. A lot of factors go into a phone running crappy. Dont blame it all on 4.2.2.

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considering my phone runs just fine 4.2.2 on stock rom, its prolly the rom you're running.
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This issue only happens on custom roms because its an issue with stock though maybe less noticeable there.
But as far as the OPs comments, if you're annoyed by 4.2.2 so much then switch back to 4.1.2 if you like it better.
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I got the OTA yesterday for my VZW GNex and it's running great. So far, it's a better experience than 4.1 for me. Battery life seems the same (in a good way) and the UI is acting smoother than before.

jsgraphicart said:
4.2.2 is running super smooth for me. I dont know what all these people having issues is all about. It all depends on what ROM you use, and also could be the recovery you use.
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Not really. Try not to reboot your 4.2.2-based rom for 2-3 days and you'll see the real smoothness (Sometimes it take couple of hours sometimes couple of days to reproduce the issue). I've tested 6 roms so far including non-rooted, slimmed stock - Low fps scrolling issue appears on every single one, clean install and always updated twrp recovery.
I think android 4.2.2 is an interesting project and it works not that bad. However there are some annoying bugs there. I don't use WIFi tethering or BT and I know how to deal with scrolling lag so it doesn't bother me that much. I can patiently wait for fix but problems exist and full wipe will not solve them.

my only issue is the battery drain lol thats all

I've got a epic 4g touch and I'm running cm10.1 wild for the night 4.2.2 and it works perfectly! Way faster than before.
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I use WiFi tethering and Bluetooth on Rasbean/Trinity 4.2.2 and don't have any issues even after 2-3 days. Only issue I had initially was major lag in recents after a couple days. Rebooted and haven't had that problem since, even after several days uptime.
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There is already a thread about the lag problem on roms based on 4.2.2 update - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2178962 and I confirm the lag.after 2-3 days ui starts to lag.everything gets better if you flash ak kernel diamond ed plus download clean master app by ksmobile from play store and you open it/go to history and clean cache once a day.The second thing that i found is that if you change the wallpaper when the lag start it goes away.hope this helps.good luck! Also the problem was reported to google
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4.0 < 4.2 < 4.2.1 < 4.1 < 4.2.2 < 4.1.2.
4.1.2 has been the smoothest version of stock in all the time I've been using Android. If 4.2.2 seems that bad, try running Lagfix once.

I've been on cm 10.1 nightlies (4.2.2) for awhile now and no lags/slowdowns whatsoever. Aside from the SOD when I first tried it (fixed now), it has been just as smooth if not smoother than 4.1.2

Sv: Anyone else's phone run like garbage on 4.2.2?
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I've been on cm 10.1 nightlies (4.2.2) for awhile now and no lags/slowdowns whatsoever. Aside from the SOD when I first tried it (fixed now), it has been just as smooth if not smoother than 4.1.2
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Cm10.1 is not bad indeed (I am running it now and I'm pretty much enjoying it) but 4.1.2 based roms like cna 3.8.0 or cm10 are by far smoother. If you want to see the difference in smoothness go to application drawer (widget tab) and swipe left or right. On every 4.2.2 based rom swiping there is more or less but still kinda choppy.... On two 4.1.2 roms I mentioned above it's almost perfect. Small thing.
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in my case it was franco kernel that caused the super bad performance.
the problem was coming from write performance which caused cpu overloading and locking down the device. this got worse after some time without reboot ~2days.
i did a clean install of sourcery rom with cmw (twrp seems to leave some stuff behind which will cause the lag again?) and so far my device is up for some time without any slowdowns.
maybe you once installed a kernel and use twrp which never got you a clean rom again? hope that helps some of you troubled ones.
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I'm running lean kernel and the latest AOKP.
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