Google Now activating by itself - mic jack broken - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

This is an interesting issue. My S3 mic jack got messed up at some point. It still works fine most of the time. But sometimes when I have normal headphones plugged in, people can't hear me in a voice call, or the call simply hangs up.
But the most annoying thing is when it randomly activates Google Now, while Hotword detection is OFF. And starts issuing voice commands, like right now I'm listening to a podcast with people talking, and it literally picks up the audio from the people talking and searches it on Google. Right now as I type this post it's popping up in my face and searching stuff which is annoying. Somehow the noise going over the headphone jack is activating it. It's supposed to be off.
But if I turn hotword detection on, then disconnect the headphones completely, I can't get Google now to pop up from any app like that. EVER. Unless I'm already in the Google now app. But the messed up headphones can activate it from any app. How is this possible?

That's a new one I haven't heard yet. I have two suggestions. My first one is get it fixed under warranty if you can since it definitely sounds like its a hardware problem. Second is fix it yourself through a youtube video that deals with that issue. Can you recall how you broke it?
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I had a similar issue and I believe it's the problem with the headphones rather than your Mic jack. When I used to plug my phone to my speakers Google now would pop up. But if I just plug in the Samsung headphones nothing would happen.
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Why does no one care about speaker notifications while headphones plugged in?loud

I first came across this problem on my GS3 and hardly anyone cared. Luckily CM10 did away with most of these problems. Now that I have a GN2 I can't use AOSP due to the stylus. How do you guys get around the loud notification sounds from the speaker while you are working in a quiet environment? Having to mute your notifications doesn't seem like a valid option because you might not know you got one then. On every phone I've used in the past, regardless of OS, there was an intelligent audio router that put everything through the headphones. Obviously you are listening to the headphones, so why pump it out the speaker? I'm sure people at the library love hearing blaring whistle sound effects, haha.
Secondly, an issue that CM10 also fixed on my GS3 was handling Bluetooth calls while headphones were plugged in. Once again, every other phone I've owned has been smart enough to allow the Bluetooth to override the headphone connection. This is particularly annoying in my two cars... I have to plug in the audio cable to the aux port, but I also connect to the hands-free systems. When a call comes in, I have to unplug the cable while driving to get the sound through the speakers. Seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen, and a clear sign that someone at Samsung just wasn't thinking about common priorities. These are not A2DP systems, hence the requirement for aux. Though I prefer the audio quality over aux over BT any day, so that should always be an option regardless.
Frustrated, since I don't have a workaround like I did on my GS3. Bah.
this -----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992947
As far as notifications being on the speaker with headphones. That doesn't happen on my Note
Ringer volume and notifications volume are two different slides, In CM10 they can be merge, on by default i think.
turn down the notification volume from the volumes setting, or expand the volumes (gear button) when you hit either volume button and turn down the notifications volume.
In the bluetooth settings you can configure each device to hand just media, just voice, or both. Again gear button in that menu.
Also "Why does no one care about...blah blah blah" in a topic subject is uninformative and a little insulting, do better next time
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this -----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992947
As far as notifications being on the speaker with headphones. That doesn't happen on my Note
Ringer volume and notifications volume are two different slides, In CM10 they can be merge, on by default i think.
turn down the notification volume from the volumes setting, or expand the volumes (gear button) when you hit either volume button and turn down the notifications volume.
In the bluetooth settings you can configure each device to hand just media, just voice, or both. Again gear button in that menu.
Also "Why does no one care about...blah blah blah" in a topic subject is uninformative and a little insulting, do better next time
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That doesn't explain anything... yes, notifications go through Bluetooth if you use A2DP, but the moment you hook up the actual headphone port, with the basic hands-free profile, like a car, the notification sounds do not come out the aux cable. They either come out of the speaker, or the BT device. Honestly, suggesting to turn down or disable the notification volume is a copout. I think most people are unaware of these issues, and then there are many like you, who strangely just don't care, or sidestep the issue. These are both fairly serious issues, honestly. One could even be life-threatening if you get in an accident while playing with the aux cable.
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These are both fairly serious issues, honestly. One could even be life-threatening if you get in an accident while playing with the aux cable.
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I'm going to leave this here http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html
You sir, need to prioritize your life before you hurt someone. (You brought it up)
Also, turning down the volume WILL solve the problem of the volume being to loud.
Of course I wouldn't allow myself to get in an accident due to that, but what is the point of a Bluetooth hands free system when Samsung requires you to fiddle with a cable rightwhen the phone rings?
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Of course I wouldn't allow myself to get in an accident due to that, but what is the point of a Bluetooth hands free system when Samsung requires you to fiddle with a cable rightwhen the phone rings?
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Looks like you got 3 options.
1. Wait for CM (Support it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2019062)
2. Turn down the volume while you use headphones (Use tasker to automate)
3. Throw your phone in the river and use your HTC again
Also don't text and drive
Shouldn't use your phone at all when driving, since talking actually diverts more of your attention than texting... however that isn't the topic of discussion. I'm more curious why people don't care, myself. It doesn't bother you at all that every time you plug in your headphones in a quiet place, you have to manually turn off your sounds and might miss something important? What about a loud environment? I would never feel my phone buzz in my pocket when I'm running around the data center.
Seems like a mix apathy and not knowing it's an actual bug.
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It doesn't bother you at all that every time you plug in your headphones in a quiet place, you have to manually turn off your sounds and might miss something important?
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Nothing is very important. Automated with tasker once, never had to worry about it again. People dont care because its not an issue for most and the rest just turn it down.
I myself found it to be very strange. I'm used to HTC phones, they always do notifications through head phones. It would be nice to implement.
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what's a library?
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this crap sucks. its a big problem for me. whats the point of the sound coming from the speaker when I have my headphone on? I shouldn't have to turn down my phone and notifacation everytime I'm at the library, school, or gym. last time I post this problem up, I got shot down. obviously, these people never used head phone or bt b4.
I agree. I have the same issue. I really don't care. But it would be nice to know why it does that.
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us3rm3 said:
this crap sucks. its a big problem for me. whats the point of the sound coming from the speaker when I have my headphone on? I shouldn't have to turn down my phone and notifacation everytime I'm at the library, school, or gym. last time I post this problem up, I got shot down. obviously, these people never used head phone or bt b4.
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no it is annoying. i will have to go back through my old stuff and see if we fixed it on the skyrocket and original note
if i recall correctly some files did it while others did not
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This has been an issue with Android for quite a long time:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134516
I would have hoped that Google or Samsung would have addressed this by now but that doesn't appear to be the case.
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This has been an issue with Android for quite a long time:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134516
I would have hoped that Google or Samsung would have addressed this by now but that doesn't appear to be the case.
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I'd swear CM10 does it properly, so I didn't thinking was all Android, just TW-based stuff, which we can't use since we have the stylus.
Agreed, this issue did not occur with my galaxy nexus. I hate it on my SIII, whenever I study in quiet places I have to turn the sound down. SOmetimes I forgot, and people look at me like they want to punch my ribs out when I get an email.
Why is this not addressed?
I am using SoundAbout but it causes major issues while listening to audio over the headphone jack. When I'm connected in my car, my music skips randomly. I am using a galaxy note 2.
There is an option under accessibilities that allows you to make your camera flash, well flash, when you get a notification. Not a solution, but another option. Of course if you forget to turn the sounds off and your flash is strobing also, the library I'd going to turn into a discotech... lol.
Well at the library your phone should be on silent or vibrate, if you crashed while messing with your phone in the car and then tried to sue samsung/google you'd be laughed right out of court. How is it anyone's fault but your own that YOU were stupid enough to crash your car because you couldn't leave your phone alone while driving, which is the law in most states(no phone while driving) you can also set a profile to lower the ringer/noti volume when headphones are plugged in. No one cares because its not an issue for anyone who sets up their profiles properly.
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[Q] Wired Headset Mode not exiting, can you relate?

Ok so it's been a while I didn't use my phone with a wired headset, but some time ago I would always use it to listen to music on my daily commute. Lately I started using it again. I've always used it with some Soul SL99 for music and calls with no problems.
But since 2 days ago I noticed it stays on headset mode even after disconnecting the headphones. when I make a call the built in mic and speaker don't work and the proximity sensor disabled. I can use it on speaker with no problem, and if I connect the headset people don't here me clearly. I have to restart the phone to exit headset mode on it, but whenever I connect my headphones it'll stay in headset mode no matter what until I restart it again.
Only weird thing I've done is try out different audio mods, like AwesomeBeats, Ac1d audio and Noozxoide. So I can't tell if it's damaged hardware or software. I've tried full wiping my rom, I've tried 3 different Roms including going back to 4.1 and on every single rom it does the same thing.
So basically my question is, could it be software driver related? Or most likely hardware? If software, would there be a fix? And if hardware, what piece would it be, the loud speaker/headphone module, or the headphone flex cable?
Has anyone experienced this before?
I have no experience with it, but maybe this will fixed in the next update to fix Bluetooth streaming.
Can you try cm10 stable or another 4.2 rom and see if that helps
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I have no experience with it, but maybe this will fixed in the next update to fix Bluetooth streaming.
Can you try cm10 stable or another 4.2 rom and see if that helps
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I did, I tried AOKP latest build, XenonHD, CNA 3.8.0, and some others. Still does the same thing. Hopefully it is software and I won't have to buy replacement parts.
No one can help?
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Still no one can help?
I've bought a Nexus some days ago and it already came with 4.2.1. I have just added root and CWM.
Yesterday I tried for the first time to connect it to my car's bluetooth handsfree kit. I activated Btooth, but I've not found any way to make the phone visible. Tapping on the phrase "your phone is not visible" did nothing. It was searching for devices but found nothing. Later at home I've found on google forums many people that have problems with bluetooth on 4.2.1. I also found that in some situation it is impossible to turn it off, and it does not work correctly. I have found this advice:
Go in settings - applications. swipe to the right last page "ALL". Search for bluetooth pairing app. Click on it and terminate it. Maybe you have to tap twice. Now your BT is off. Now go in application again (or use your favorite widget, like widgetsoid) and turn BT on again. Now it should work (for some time, only !!) This way I was able to pair Nexus with handsfree and also I've made some calls.
From forums, it seems a software bug. Found in other phones also, not only on Nexus.
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Headphone jack: slight knocks change track

Hi
I'm having a really unbearable problem with the headphone jack - any slight knocks to the headphone connector cause the track to skip or pause - as if I were pressing buttons on a button controller. My headphones are mid-range Shures (i.e. high build quality) and do not cause this behaviour on other phones. Has anyone had anything similar? Or have any suggested workarounds? It makes it basically impossible to use the phone to listen to music with whilst walking...
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I'm having a really unbearable problem with the headphone jack - any slight knocks to the headphone connector cause the track to skip or pause - as if I were pressing buttons on a button controller. My headphones are mid-range Shures (i.e. high build quality) and do not cause this behaviour on other phones. Has anyone had anything similar? Or have any suggested workarounds? It makes it basically impossible to use the phone to listen to music with whilst walking...
Many thanks
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That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
jaythenut said:
That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
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Yes: I get that behaviour too.
Took mine back to the shop for a replacement. Seems to be fine on the new handset.
Same problems here. Returned the first one to Best Buy,and the new one has the same problem. It's it just a software update to fix it?
Same here. Touching or slightly tapping the headphone plug either pauses/skips the track or opens up Voicemate (which cannot be disabled in settings). There has to be some software running that 'manages' audio connections.
I tried LG support and they didn't address the issue at all but said it might warrant an RMA.
Mine was fine for two weeks and just noticed the problem today. It's highly frustrating.
Update: noticed for some reason sometimes when the headphones are plugged in it recognises it as a headset and thats when knocking the phone jack either triggers voicemate or skips tracks. If you get it to recognise it as headphones it seems to be fine.
Same here. Sometimes with my audio cable it recognizes it as headphones. Sometimes when I plug in the audio cable it doesn't work at all unless I unplug it a few times. Overall volume for audio cable and Bluetooth is pretty low too.
Last two days the problems got worse for me to the point I can't get it to detect my headphones properly, always a headset. I did notice however that if it detects it as a headset the volume would be quieter even on the same sound setting.
To stop the annoying issue for now, as I use PowerAmp, I have enabled the PowerAmp lockscreen widget and disabled the headset controls. As I never use a headset (BT or otherwise) this seems to have stopped the knocks skipping tracks for me.
kinnyfaifai said:
Last two days the problems got worse for me to the point I can't get it to detect my headphones properly, always a headset. I did notice however that if it detects it as a headset the volume would be quieter even on the same sound setting.
To stop the annoying issue for now, as I use PowerAmp, I have enabled the PowerAmp lockscreen widget and disabled the headset controls. As I never use a headset (BT or otherwise) this seems to have stopped the knocks skipping tracks for me.
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Yep I can confirm above fixed issue and besides PowerAmp S**ts on stock player.
I have only noticed it in my cars when listening to Spotify . I use an aux port and a 3.5 mm cable in both. My issue is the phone not recognizing a cable is plugged in some of the time. I have to repeatedly unplug and replug until it recognizes it. Seems to work better if I unplug from the stereo rather than the phone. It had also kicked off a few times between songs. So far it's been fine with headphones, but very limited use, so inconclusive. I'm not sure if the cause, but stinks of a software bug.
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That's funny when I knock mine sometimes it goes to voice activate what bugs me
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Same here except it happens when I'm using Google Maps to navigate on my bike..........any little bump on the road and it goes to Voice Activation. It's really annoying and frustrating
I have to unplug and plug the cable several times in the car before it will recognize an aux connection. Thinking of trying a different cable, who knows, it might help. But it does sound like a software problem rather than a hardware one
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I've tried 4 different cables, they don't seem to change the results unfortunately.
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After reading through your email and looking into this for you I can advise that the problem you are experiencing is going to be down to the phone using the KnockOn Function against your leg. In this instance we would like you to try and face the phone screen so it is not touching your leg when it is in your pocket and to make sure there is nothing else in the pocket with your G3.
This could also be affected by the Genuine LG G3 head/earphones not being used. Please make sure you are using the correct Head/earphones whilst performing the above test.
If you still experience a problem after doing this then we would highly advise for you to contact us back so we are able to investigate this further and resolve this for you.
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Same problem
I am getting the same issue where Headphone jack: slight knocks change track.
I read Stevemiddies post about what LG said. (good work Steve for raising to them) and I dont see how it be down to the "knock on". I have taken phone out and cant replicate issue by "knocking" the phone anywhere. But the smallest of touches on the headphone input to the LGG3 causes it to pause or skip tracks...
I also read Kinnyfaifais post about how using poweramp can stop this. Great bit of advice. but i dont really want to have to pay for poweramp to fix an issue which LG should fix..it cant be right that a phone with headphones cant be put in your pocket!!! I have the quick circle case too.
COME ON LG lets see a fix
andy9182 said:
I am getting the same issue where Headphone jack: slight knocks change track.
I read Stevemiddies post about what LG said. (good work Steve for raising to them) and I dont see how it be down to the "knock on". I have taken phone out and cant replicate issue by "knocking" the phone anywhere. But the smallest of touches on the headphone input to the LGG3 causes it to pause or skip tracks...
I also read Kinnyfaifais post about how using poweramp can stop this. Great bit of advice. but i dont really want to have to pay for poweramp to fix an issue which LG should fix..it cant be right that a phone with headphones cant be put in your pocket!!! I have the quick circle case too.
COME ON LG lets see a fix
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For sure the response from LG was not really relevant to this issue.
I have used my Shure SE 535's, Sennheisers, Klipch's and of course the LG supplied headphones. The problem remains.
I don't believe it has anything to do with the 'knock code' personally. The problems happen every time I move the headphone jack at the point of entry to the phone.
I also have the Poweramp Pro version but despite following previous posters advice, it has not resolved the problem.
It remains deeply frustrating.
stevemiddie said:
For sure the response from LG was not really relevant to this issue.
I have used my Shure SE 535's, Sennheisers, Klipch's and of course the LG supplied headphones. The problem remains.
I don't believe it has anything to do with the 'knock code' personally. The problems happen every time I move the headphone jack at the point of entry to the phone.
I also have the Poweramp Pro version but despite following previous posters advice, it has not resolved the problem.
It remains deeply frustrating.
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It didn't solve it for me in the end either. As I have root, I disable VoiceMate through TiBu. I agree it's highly annoying and LG needs to address this issue.
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It didn't solve it for me in the end either. As I have root, I disable VoiceMate through TiBu. I agree it's highly annoying and LG needs to address this issue.
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Does disabling voice mate fix it?
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Does disabling voice mate fix it?
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Yup! It seems to have stopped it, not triggered at all since I disabled it.

Tracks change by shaking when connected via aux.

When I connect my G3 to my car stereo via aux, tracks change forwards or backwards, when I give the phone a shake to either left or right. A track also pauses if I shake the phone towards me and starts playing when i shake it away from me. The phone is also very eager to launch Voice Mate when listening music like this.. None of these issues occur if I listen to music with headphones or the phones own speaker. I can't find anything in the settings that would turn this feature/problem off. Has anyone experiences this or know how this could be set off?
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When I connect my G3 to my car stereo via aux, tracks change forwards or backwards, when I give the phone a shake to either left or right. A track also pauses if I shake the phone towards me and starts playing when i shake it away from me. The phone is also very eager to launch Voice Mate when listening music like this.. None of these issues occur if I listen to music with headphones or the phones own speaker. I can't find anything in the settings that would turn this feature/problem off. Has anyone experiences this or know how this could be set off?
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This is not a feature, its one of many bugs with the AUX-output. Sometimes you get the voice mate problem, sometimes skip tracks, audio explosions, buzzings and alot of times the output is not recognized at all.
There is a long thread about this on the forum but as far as I know theres no solution to this particular problem yet. Maybe a ground loop isolator solves this problem too?
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This is not a feature, its one of many bugs with the AUX-output. Sometimes you get the voice mate problem, sometimes skip tracks, audio explosions, buzzings and alot of times the output is not recognized at all.
There is a long thread about this on the forum but as far as I know theres no solution to this particular problem yet. Maybe a ground loop isolator solves this problem too?
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Yeah, it seems there are alot of aux and audio problelms. I hope some of these problems can be fixed via ota updates but i'm thinking about returning this phone..

Solution to headphone/aux audio pausing/skipping

This is a cross post from the thread I found on reddit, I take no credit for this find.
The problem for this person was "I purchased some Beyedynamic DT990 Pros (low impedance ersion; 32ohm) and there is some issue with the jack. It seems to trigger the button of me pressing the microphone button, with minimal movement. It either brings up voice command or just pauses the music, even if I just turn off the screen. If I try to increase the volume it also brings up the voice command sometimes.
Just moving the phone slowly causes the music to stop (if it doesnt already when turning the screen off.
Anyone have any solutions to this? These are good headphones, they work with my pc perfectly. I will test with my ipod aswell.
I was thinking of getting a female to male jack just to see if a different connector works. But these are audiophile headphones so the quality isn't really questionable."
and the solution was
"Download the app SoundAbout. It lets you force your phone to detect the headphones correctly. My G3 was doing the exact same thing and ever since I downloaded SoundAbout around a week or so ago everything has been working fine." "What I do is put the headphones into the jack, but not all the way until it clicks in. Just put it in enough to where the phone senses them. If the phone senses them as a headset, remove the headphones (not necessary to take them completely out, just off of the sensor inside the headphone jack) and try again. Once it detects them as regular headphones you can click them in like normal."
Sorry for the poor formatting, and unable to link the reddit thread because my account lacks posts but I found this extremely helpful and hope everyone with this issue does too.
Credit goes to tmfrosch9
Thread is LG G3 can't deal with proper headphones-
Another method from goldswimmerbj
"I have seen that many people are having issues with the phone picking up headphones as headsets and pausing music on it's own and also causing LG voice to pop up. This issue is caused by the phone picking up headphones incorrectly.
Put the headphones in slowly until you hear 2 faint beeps. Once you hear those just continue plugging in the headphones."
Hope this solves your problems with the LG G3,
My LG G3 has a different problem I guess
Thanks for the info OP.
Mine has headset issue, but only during phone calls.
When I play music, I have no problem at all, during the phone calls, this is where the issue comes. the sound is bad, just like the phone is in a really bad reception area, however, when I unplug the headset, use the phone itself, there is no problem at all, same for the speaker.
i tried with different headset, all same result. I tried the options in the thread above, same. also, my phone detect the headsets ok, once the headset is plugged, the phone has the headset icon appeared
my phone is LG G3, 32G, Canadian Bell version.
any help would be much appreciated

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