How can I read and reply to SMS messages from my tablet?
I saw an app in the Android Market called SyncMS.
The latest reviews said it is not working as it should.
I'd hate to purchase it and not having working properly.
Has anyone tried it, or know of another app and method that works?
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you can use remote web desktop, and its free too.
I'd take a look at DeskSMS.
I use google voice and works great even had an updated version today.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243631
Google Voice 0.4.2.34 apk
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ehupp01 said:
I use google voice and works great even had an updated version today.
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Don't you need to be US-based to set up/make use of a Google Voice account though?
cdf3 said:
How can I read and reply to SMS messages from my tablet?
I saw an app in the Android Market called SyncMS.
The latest reviews said it is not working as it should.
I'd hate to purchase it and not having working properly.
Has anyone tried it, or know of another app and method that works?
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I have syncsms and it works fine but you need dropbox as well as the messages go through it. Another good one is textab. That one connects phone through bluetooth instead of using dropbox. Pretty handy.
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I use google voice and works great even had an updated version today.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243631
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With Google Plus will I only be able to use my Google Plus number, and not my actual cell number?
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xxIRoNHiDExx said:
I have syncsms and it works fine but you need dropbox as well as the messages go through it. Another good one is textab. That one connects phone through bluetooth instead of using dropbox. Pretty handy.
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Thanks. I've never heard of Textab. It didn't show up in apps that were related to SyncSMS either.
Which do you prefer between the two?
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cdf3 said:
Thanks. I've never heard of Textab. It didn't show up in apps that were related to SyncSMS either.
Which do you prefer between the two?
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I think textab is flipping awesome. Ridiculously easy to set up and use. There's a trial version in the market and the full version is available for $2
I use Tablet Talk and it has worked great so far. You can sync via bluetooth or through your wifi network.
Here's a link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206798
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you can use remote web desktop, and its free too.
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I used to use this on my PC. Didn't know they came out with a tablet version.
I like how I can see and reply to all of messages, as well as share text clipboard between my phone and tablet.
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Look for texttab in market and try the free verson first. If you get it working I is great.
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Textab and Tablet Talk are both nice. Tablet Talk seems to have more features. I have both up and running. Trying to decide which one I want to keep.
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sternweezy said:
I use Tablet Talk and it has worked great so far. You can sync via bluetooth or through your wifi network.
Here's a link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206798
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Thanks for the link and info!!!
This app is awesome. Dev is working hard on future updates too.
I also like how it alerts me for incoming calls. That way I will know who the call is from, and will be able to get to my phone to answer it.
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I have been looking for the Android equivalent of Talkatone on the iPhone for a while. Talkatone allows you to make direct calls via gtalk (without callback to cell phone which uses up cell phone minutes).
The Android equivalent App is called GooVe IP:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gvoip
Well worth the money!
But is not available. For India
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There is also NetTalk. It's free and you can find it on the market or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054337
I wonder if one works better than the other...
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There is also NetTalk. It's free and you can find it on the market or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054337
I wonder if one works better than the other...
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Even that doesn't work for India. If someone has tried it successfully then let know
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Try nimbuzz
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Try nimbuzz
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Nettalk work from india to us not for calling in india but grove ip not work in both way
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drbhavesh said:
Nettalk work from india to us not for calling in india but grove ip not work in both way
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Does skype work from India?
Only nettalk works from india to us mobie and landline
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tsuda said:
I have been looking for the Android equivalent of Talkatone on the iPhone for a while. Talkatone allows you to make direct calls via gtalk (without callback to cell phone which uses up cell phone minutes).
The Android equivalent App is called GooVe IP:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gvoip
Well worth the money!
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There is also NetTalk. It's free and you can find it on the market or here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054337
I wonder if one works better than the other...
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I am wondering the same thing. Here is one important difference.
Net Talk - You will not receive a phone number-outgoing calls only
GrooVe IP - app supports making and receiving calls using Wi-Fi and/or 3G/4G data connections. It works via Google Voice.
I think I will take a chance on GrooVe IP.
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I am wondering the same thing. Here is one important difference.
Net Talk - You will not receive a phone number-outgoing calls only
GrooVe IP - app supports making and receiving calls using Wi-Fi and/or 3G/4G data connections. It works via Google Voice.
I think I will take a chance on GrooVe IP.
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nettalk app doesn't make use of the proximity sensor so it kind of sucks in the respect that it leaves the touch screen functional while running. I've been bitten by this a couple of times...
I might try out grooveip as I've seen several people say that it's decent.
I WAS going to try out skype, but now that M$ got their sticky fingers on them...
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nettalk app doesn't make use of the proximity sensor so it kind of sucks in the respect that it leaves the touch screen functional while running. I've been bitten by this a couple of times...
I might try out grooveip as I've seen several people say that it's decent.
I WAS going to try out skype, but now that M$ got their sticky fingers on them...
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You can use power button to lock the screen.
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nice software
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You can use power button to lock the screen.
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hmmm... I'd always thought that doing so put the device into sleep mode...
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hmmm... I'd always thought that doing so put the device into sleep mode...
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But the app would still be running I don't know I haven't tried it. But logically even if I lock screen all downloads music still works.
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I love groove. But 3g calling only works if your provider allows voip. And virgin doesn't.....
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But the app would still be running I don't know I haven't tried it. But logically even if I lock screen all downloads music still works.
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I'll have to try it, as other than not using the proximity sensor nettalk works fine for me on wifi, and with my usually crappy 3G here I don't believe that ANY app will work over 3G for me...
I'll post back with the results next time I use it unless someone beats me to it...
Are u guys not seeing the fb app in the market? Did a factory reset today and all my apps synced back except for that one
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xTONEx said:
Are u guys not seeing the fb app in the market? Did a factory reset today and all my apps synced back except for that one
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There is currently not a Facebook app in the market. They haven't optimized it for Honeycomb yet, but you can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143913&highlight=kanged and that should work. The only issue I have with it, is that the friends list part force closes.
They must have recently taken it down, thanx for the link tho
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i had the fb app on my tablet and one day it just disappeared...they took it down.
Use Friend Me
I use Friendcaster. Lots more options and when you say No Notifications..... it stops polling and giving you notifications. I notices a lift in battery when I uninstalled it. Friendcaster just seems nicer and smoother to me.
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Sorry, meant loft in battery when I uninstalles FriendMe.
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Wow friendcaster for tab is great, loving it so far...Thanks for the suggestion
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Wow friendcaster for tab is great, loving it so far...Thanks for the suggestion
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I previously had this app, but removed it.
Now it will no longer install. It will download, but will never proceed to install.
Anyone else having problems?
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cdf3 said:
I previously had this app, but removed it.
Now it will no longer install. It will download, but will never proceed to install.
Anyone else having problems?
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I've had that happen with the market a few times too. I normally just back out and go back in until it finally works.
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I use Friendcaster. Lots more options and when you say No Notifications..... it stops polling and giving you notifications. I notices a lift in battery when I uninstalled it. Friendcaster just seems nicer and smoother to me.
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There is actually a Honeycomb/Tablet edition, though in beta...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handmark.friendstream&feature=search_result
Works well for me, and definately less crashes than the native Facebook for Android app...
I've actually gone so far as to uninstall the official Facebook on my Vibrant running CM 7. With the last update on July 18th, for some reason, even if you set it to never poll for notifications, never refresh, and not to sync, it still keeps the news feed open in the background and constantly refreshes it. I noticed huge battery drain one day when I took my phone off of the charger, barely used it all day, and later that night around 11 I had 14 percent battery warning. When I looked into the battery history, Facebook took up a whopping 81 percent of the battery drain on that particular charge.
Will stick to using the 3rd party options.
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There is actually a Honeycomb/Tablet edition, though in beta...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.handmark.friendstream&feature=search_result
Works well for me, and definately less crashes than the native Facebook for Android app...
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Using the beta version too. Not bad
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xTONEx said:
Are u guys not seeing the fb app in the market? Did a factory reset today and all my apps synced back except for that one
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There are a lot of apps that you won't find in the market because they haven't been optimized for Honeycomb. I normally just install them on my phone, pull the apk, then transfer it to my tab. So far every app I tried worked just fine including fb and google voice.
Friendcaster for Tab seems great to me, but it loads continuously when I select the messages tab, not showing anything... if that'll be solved, and chat will be added, it will be the perfect FB app for me!
PS: anyone solved the messages issue?
garese said:
Friendcaster for Tab seems great to me, but it loads continuously when I select the messages tab, not showing anything... if that'll be solved, and chat will be added, it will be the perfect FB app for me!
PS: anyone solved the messages issue?
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Mine does that with messages too, and yes, chat is a must. At least chat works on the Facebook app though. That's about the only good thing about it. While we're on the subject of honeycomb apps and notifications not working; how hard is it for Words With Friends to get notifications to work?! Is it really that difficult? I play a word and THEN it tells me it's my turn.
This Facebook app works just fine in Honeycomb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182640
Download the apk from the first post.
w4rmk said:
This Facebook app works just fine in Honeycomb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182640
Download the apk from the first post.
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Link doesn't work on the gtab.
Link worked fine for me from xda app on my sgt, alterately search for Facebook in the Asus Transformer here on XDA.
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JoKu said:
Mine does that with messages too, and yes, chat is a must. At least chat works on the Facebook app though. That's about the only good thing about it. While we're on the subject of honeycomb apps and notifications not working; how hard is it for Words With Friends to get notifications to work?! Is it really that difficult? I play a word and THEN it tells me it's my turn.
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My Messages tab does that too, as does the Events tab. Very annoying. I really hope a new beta's released soon. I sent the dev a PM about it but haven't heard anything back yet.
Strangely enough, I've seen a walkthrough video of the app (on Android Central I think) which showed them using the Messages and Events tab both working fine.
EDIT: New beta just released fixes the Messages issue, but I still have problems with Events.
Am not sure if this is discussed somewhere.
Anyway, just to share.
Here's how:
Every mobile broadband card comes with a number, and that number will be used when you send / receive SMS.
- Download official Go SMS Pro here and install on your tablet
- Launch the app and send SMS to your other mobile number that you are using to make calls
- The sender number is what your friends will see when they read your SMS from Tab!
Enjoy
On European 3G devices, there is a stock app called Messages, so i don't think that third party app is needed.
For those with the wifi only version , check out TexTab.
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Until Verizon releases Touchwiz for the LTE versions, this seems like a good alternative. I'm going to test it now.
EDIT: Does not work on mine, says "cannot send message, will send it when the service becomes available" and that message sits there forever until I uninstalled it.
That's because verizon blocks text messaging with their tablet plans.
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For those with the wifi only version , check out TexTab.
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Thanks for that, works great. I have the 3G version but dont have texts enabled with the sim cards i use, but this is fab!
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That's because verizon blocks text messaging with their tablet plans.
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Interesting... Strange that they advertise it as a capability, and plan on including it with their touchwiz update.
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Yea I work for verizon and whenever I sell a tablet, a provision is loaded onto their account called "block text messaging". It's very odd indeed since the original galaxy tab allowed you to pick a texting bundle.
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I simply use Google Voice on my wifi Tab. Works perfectly.
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Yea I work for verizon and whenever I sell a tablet, a provision is loaded onto their account called "block text messaging". It's very odd indeed since the original galaxy tab allowed you to pick a texting bundle.
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Wonder if they'll take that provision off when their touchwiz is released...
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i just bought mine.
malaysian release. and off course with no text capabilities.
gonna try this out. thnx for da info aite.
TabGuy said:
I simply use Google Voice on my wifi Tab. Works perfectly.
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I'm with you I'm using Google voice
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I been using Heywire and it works well, gave me a regular US number.
If anyone has a 3G tab with Touchwiz, but no Messages app. Try to send a sms to your data plan number, i think that the Messages app appeared after i received the first sms message from my operator.
What is the best app out there for sending and receiving SMS text messages using your tablet?
sms sync tab text.. these are two that i have tired both work. Not used them in a while so might work better now with updates to them.. can do bluetooth or must be on same wifi network. .
Also if you are tethered you can use google voice or yahoo messenger to text to and from phone numbers. Groove ip as well and grove with google voice is awesome to make Phone calls from tablet.. There are so many out there you will have to try and find what works best for your liking and style.
I would recommend using SyncSMS
I would recommend Google voice and talkatone, as the latter requires a Google voice number. Talkatone incorporates both WiFi calling and SMS texting, while using only Google voice allows only texting over WiFi.
I've been trying out Tablet Talk lately and it seems to work well.
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I've been trying out Tablet Talk lately and it seems to work well.
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Same here... Tablet Talk is awesome!
I use mighty text. I am not sure about the other apps, but this app uses your own phone number, and there is an extension for the chrome browser for a computer.
SyncSMS
I think I like SyncSMS the best. It seems to be the best of the suggestions.
Google Voice + Groove IP apps so you can make/receive unlimited calls within North America along with unlimited SMS text for free over WIFI. Just pay the one time fee for the Groove IP app or use free equivalent.
I really like tablet talk
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Another one here for tablet talk, been using it for a while now with little to no issues.
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adamhlj said:
I use mighty text. I am not sure about the other apps, but this app uses your own phone number, and there is an extension for the chrome browser for a computer.
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Play store shows this one as incompatible on my device. -.-
trixnrice said:
I would recommend Google voice and talkatone, as the latter requires a Google voice number. Talkatone incorporates both WiFi calling and SMS texting, while using only Google voice allows only texting over WiFi.
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+1 to Google Voice. I use Google Voice's app for texts, and GrooveIP for calls.
I'm using mySMS it's free and works good. Give it a try. I have it set on my cell phone to run in background but not to notify or pop up. I then am able to use Handcent as my normal SMS application.
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Do any of the texting apps mentioned here actually give you your own #, so that actual mobile users can text you? (I'm only aware of Google Voice doing this)
Using tablet talk and it's working great.
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Using syncsms here, just make sure you have free space in your drop box and you're fine!
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I use mighty text. I am not sure about the other apps, but this app uses your own phone number, and there is an extension for the chrome browser for a computer.
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Mighty text is awesome they just neeed to have a native app and it's perfect the call from phone feature is sexy.
Do any of these apps support mms too?
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Do any of these apps support mms too?
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Yes the Mighty one does
It's crazy, I have an Impulse 4G (Huawei U-8800) from AT&T and Play won't let me get the free AT&T barcode scanner that works really well for me. It's a free app and I managed to find an old version that works well but I would like to upgrade since mine is two versions old.
I guess there's no way to fool Play into thinking I have something else is there? I've searched all over the place and every link points back to Google.
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Tel864 said:
It's crazy, I have an Impulse 4G (Huawei U-8800) from AT&T and Play won't let me get the free AT&T barcode scanner that works really well for me. It's a free app and I managed to find an old version that works well but I would like to upgrade since mine is two versions old.
I guess there's no way to fool Play into thinking I have something else is there? I've searched all over the place and every link points back to Google.
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Download this app called market helper and go to your Google dashboard and navigate to store . Then search and queue download on computer
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Download this app called market helper and go to your Google dashboard and navigate to store . Then search and queue download on computer
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Thanks, that was actually the first thing I tried. It goes through the motions but after it finishes and I log back into Google, it still shows me having the Huawei. I tried it using all three of the devices offered and no change. I did send a feedback email from the app. It was worth a shot though.
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Restart phone after applying
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That didn't work either, but I used APK Leech to get it and sideloaded. I put in the device # for my Samsung Tab which the app really won't work on that well, but is compatible....go figure.
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That didn't work either, but I used APK Leech to get it and sideloaded. I put in the device # for my Samsung Tab which the app really won't work on that well, but is compatible....go figure.
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Play store is too buggy. So is the thanks meter on tapatalk.
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Great