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I know the galaxy s line has gps issues but in gps test my gps sees 2-4 satalites but never puts them in use. Also my phone is made after oct 2010.
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iLikeAndroids said:
I know the galaxy s line has gps issues but in gps test my gps sees 2-4 satalites but never puts them in use. Also my phone is made after oct 2010.
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have you searched the fourms there is many threads on this topic.
You might want to get gps restore from the market

Lol tryed
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have you gone through any of the GPS fixes found on here, also sometimes, flashing a different rom helps too!!

I hadn't found found any gps fixes on xda and certainly I have been flashing tons of rom s
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No one else wanna help
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There is a sticky devoted to gps fixes. Right here in general.
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Flash Bionix rom (or maybe other), I had GPS issues with stock rom (same as u, see only 4 but never lock)
I am using Bionix now and have 8/14 lock

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No one else wanna help
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I seached and came up with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912777
and this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970

If you are having problems with the phone there are couple of fixes that will work. One Software, if you have KB1, KA7 modem along with a new custom rom you may have the software fix. The Axura and Jellette Roms seem to work better for me GPS-wise, but that just may be my phone. You may want to experiment and try out. The other is the mechanical... Look at KWKSLVR's post on how to fix. basically there is a spring tab that is supposed to touch a flat antenna in the inner plastic back cover of the phone. That is the GPS antenna. If it is not engaging fully you get spotty reception. My fix was to bend up and place a small piece of toothpick jammed in there to keep 100% engagement. Now every time I do a test sitting inside my house I get 10-15 in view and within 20 sec 5-7 lock. I just checked I am 6/11 and 10m error factor. This is not rocket surgery
Follow this and follow the fixes in the stickies and you will get good results.

Hi
I want to share my Experience about GPS issues, I bought T-Mobile vibrant from Houston through craigs list. I brought that phone to Pakistan and unlcoked it. Every thing used to work fine except the GPS which rarely saw any Satellite and in case if it saw few, connected only once or twice in couple of months.
I tried hardware fix - Not Worked
Tried Samsung GPS Resore - Not Worked
Tried LBS Test - Both Cold Start - HOT - Did not worked
I tried GPS Booster Trial - Completely messed up GPS (No satellite viewable) infact my gps.conf got messed up
I did few manual tweakings
created new gps.conf as under
NTP_SERVER=asia.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=h__p://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=h__p://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=h__p://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
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In LBStestmode
changed SUPL_server to supl.nokia.com on port 7275
changed Operation mode in application settings to MS Based
As a result my GPS started again with some improvement in lockings in 2 to 5 minutes outdoors
Finally I installed Navitel (navigation software) with Pakistan's maps, somehow out of the blue Navitel made my GPS to lock to satellite in few seconds.
Still if I use google maps it takes time to lock but with navitel I always get lock in less then a minute. Infact today I got locked on to 11 Satellites through Navitel which was simply amazing for me.
Thanks
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TMO Vibrant
Stock Froyo

A simple factory reset could be all you need to get it working. Had the same issue and after I did a factory reset it was working amazingly well. Good luck!
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KWKSLVR's mechanical fix is one issue, so you could do that after trying the software fixes.
There are some other software fixes look in the bible for them.
Install this patch I uploaded, it is Master's GPS fix works pretty well I am always getting 10-15 view 5-8 lock 30-45 sec. OR, Get GPS AIDS off the market
This works for some as well I have tried and done all the above, it solves most of the GPS problems
Hope that helps you

Hard to take you serious when you say you looked for a GPS fix on XDA and didn't find anything.
There are two issues with GPS on the vibrant. Hardware and Software
If you running a custom ROM then most likely your software should be fixed. The latest modems and roms include very good GPS software compared with earlier versions.
If you are seeing sats but not able to lock then most likely you do have the hardware problem. I believe someone as already included a link to this fix.
I did both fixes and my GPS went from hardly working at all to useful with locks in seconds in doors or outdoor.
iLikeAndroids said:
Lol tryed
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May give it a try from deck's Thanks

right on, alllllready flashed!
new dBm signal readings available too!

thanks magical will download now.......

http://www.androidguys.com/2011/07/25/android-235-nexus-4g-brings-improved-4g-speeds/
Interesting.
I wonder if the issues were just with the Nexus S or all Android phones using Wimax.
(Which would then bring the question on whether some of the low 4g performance was truly the network or if it was Android itself)

Full wipe from RC1 or just dalvik and cache ok?

Raistlin1 said:
Full wipe from RC1 or just dalvik and cache ok?
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I wiped everything, boot system dalvik and cache, except data and it works just fine.

for those of you who flashed it and have 4g coverage. have you noticed any improvement?

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for those of you who flashed it and have 4g coverage. have you noticed any improvement?
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the only piece of 4G improvement involved a new radio for the Nexus S. pretty sure it had nothing to do with actual Wimax in 2.3.5, just that the OTA for the NS4G included a new radio along with the 2.3.5 version upgrade.

drdrewdown said:
the only piece of 4G improvement involved a new radio for the Nexus S. pretty sure it had nothing to do with actual Wimax in 2.3.5, just that the OTA for the NS4G included a new radio along with the 2.3.5 version upgrade.
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Agreed..........

Just installed this coming from rc1, 4g is working fine and I even got 4g speeds using built in tether.
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The only issue I've noted is the signal strength for 4G doesn't seem to be working. Internally it says I have excellent signal strength, I am streaming, etc. but the meter is showing zero bars.
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The only issue I've noted is the signal strength for 4G doesn't seem to be working. Internally it says I have excellent signal strength, I am streaming, etc. but the meter is showing zero bars.
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Same here, I thought it was strange that the notification wasn't showing strength.

Thanks for trying to be helpful, but we do have a cm7 nightly thread for a reason. No real need to start a new post.
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Rem3Dy said:
Thanks for trying to be helpful, but we do have a cm7 nightly thread for a reason. No real need to start a new post.
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Has it been updated? This is general posts not developers so I don't see any wrong doing.
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Since the nigtly thread is 10000 pages long I'll ask here..The past few nightlies when I reboot the phone for example and the phone finally boots up my screen wont ever turn off..Anyone else notice that?
Its been like that for me for awhile now which makes me have to switch to another rom cause I dont want to have to watch my phone and see if I turned off the screen..
thanks

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Has it been updated? This is general posts not developers so I don't see any wrong doing.
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First of all people had already been posting about this nightly in the nightly thread. Second, the nightly thread is already in the general forum. The wrong doing is that it is redundant and wasting space.
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MrDSL said:
Since the nigtly thread is 10000 pages long I'll ask here..The past few nightlies when I reboot the phone for example and the phone finally boots up my screen wont ever turn off..Anyone else notice that?
Its been like that for me for awhile now which makes me have to switch to another rom cause I dont want to have to watch my phone and see if I turned off the screen..
thanks
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Yea its a known issue. I just deal with it lol
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Mind blowing GPS lock speed

As the title says, Note has mind blowing GPS lock speed. I came from host of devices from Nokia, Acer, HTC and one dedicated GPS and Note beats them all. 2 seconds outside, 7 seconds inside the room (with windows).
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willstay said:
As the title says, Note has mind blowing GPS lock speed. I came from host of devices from Nokia, Acer, HTC and one dedicated GPS and Note beats them all. 2 seconds outside, 7 seconds inside the room (with windows).
Sent from GNote.
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i guess the whole barometer + GLONASS really works

I totally agree best gps I've ever had. Haven't tracked a long trip yet but I'm keen to try it it over the Christmas break!
Finally a capable phone GPS!! Yeeeeah!
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Goonish said:
I totally agree best gps I've ever had. Haven't tracked a long trip yet but I'm keen to try it it over the Christmas break!
Finally a capable phone GPS!! Yeeeeah!
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Same here. All of my HTC phones had excellent GPS while my Samsung Galaxy S2 - Epic Touch was so bad that it was unusable. The Note however is on a different level. Super fast locking and dead on accurate. Used Google navigation today to find a church. Was pretty impressive.

yes, same here: the note has a comparably superb GPS capability
linzgeneral said:
Used Google navigation today to find a church.
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i hope not for prayers though...

Gloruss
GLONASS it's a pro GPS chipset...
just EXAMPLE:
If regular phone (with out Glonass) finds 8-9 satellites, of them are working only 3-4.
The phone with GLONASS finds 19 satellites and 17-18 working from them.
any questions people?

Yes, Broadcom+GLONASS is the business:
Broadcom Powers Global Positioning in New Samsung GALAXY Note

avetny said:
GLONASS it's a pro GPS chipset...
just EXAMPLE:
If regular phone (with out Glonass) finds 8-9 satellites, of them are working only 3-4.
The phone with GLONASS finds 19 satellites and 17-18 working from them.
any questions people?
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I did a test with a colleague. We put my Note and his non-GLONASS phone side by side and used "GPS Status". His phone got a fix faster than my Note and both phones saw the same amount of satellites. I wanted to check if my Note finds Glonass but I can't really tell. His phone was T-mobile MyTouch. I was disappointed

tarsierspectra said:
I did a test with a colleague. We put my Note and his non-GLONASS phone side by side and used "GPS Status". His phone got a fix faster than my Note and both phones saw the same amount of satellites. I wanted to check if my Note finds Glonass but I can't really tell. His phone was T-mobile MyTouch. I was disappointed
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I think that Note will use GLONASS only if GPS will not available.
Just like QUALCOMM chipsets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB9pXInwh3k

Karlson2k said:
I think that Note will use GLONASS only if GPS will not available.
Just like QUALCOMM chipsets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB9pXInwh3k
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Where can I test that out? Where is GPS not available?

tarsierspectra said:
Where can I test that out? Where is GPS not available?
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I would really like to know the answer to this question too. Since GPS is global, I really need to educate myself about GLONASS before I test this stuff out.
However, as long as the GPS is working better then on the S II I'm happy.

Try GPS Test. Satellites with numbers over 60 = GLONASS.
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ITPiraten said:
I would really like to know the answer to this question too. Since GPS is global, I really need to educate myself about GLONASS before I test this stuff out.
However, as long as the GPS is working better then on the S II I'm happy.
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GLONASS is global too. At this moment 24 satellites working. Planned to make the active 30 satellites.

NV30 said:
Try GPS Test. Satellites with numbers over 60 = GLONASS.
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GLONASS is global too. At this moment 24 satellites working. Planned to make the active 30 satellites.
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I've "educated" myself about the GLONASS system now. While doing so I read about the Galileo system for EU. That seems to be something promising.
I think it's cool that Galileo provide both way communication with satellites. How cool apps could spawn from this... =)

ITPiraten said:
I've "educated" myself about the GLONASS system now. While doing so I read about the Galileo system for EU. That seems to be something promising.
I think it's cool that Galileo provide both way communication with satellites. How cool apps could spawn from this... =)
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Not soon, and the prospects are unclear. Not for Galaxy Note.

Yeah, I love the GPS on the Note, with mine old HTC Desire and I cant even get a lock at home. Over 1Hour waiting and not a freaking lock, even locked and then lose it all the time.
With the Note, get lock within 20 sec at home and I just luvvvvvvv it.

my note 16 sattelites indoor, cousing S2 4 indoor

I tested mid-air in flight and it had GPS
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fix there too

[Guide]How-to set your phone to use LTE only...

This will allow you to stay on LTE. ##3282# >> edit >>> enter your MSL# >>> Others >>> HDR/1X Selection >>> now set this to LTE only, hit ok, then the home button, restart your phone, enjoy!
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Problem is if you do this you lose voice because of no CDMA. I tried this already a few hours ago.
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slickdaddy96 said:
Problem is if you do this you lose voice because of no CDMA. I tried this already a few hours ago.
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Ah, thanks for the correction, good call man < pun
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TeamERA said:
Ah, thanks for the correction, good call man < pun
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Hahaha.... no wonder I just got yelled at for not answering... >_<

What we need is a developer giving a box that says LTE+CDMA. That would be perfect. I am sure it is doable.
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code does not work on telus s3

actng said:
code does not work on telus s3
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You sure you put it in correctly sometime you have to put in ##3282## instead of ##3282# I thought that was a hard coded android thing though. It should be on all S3's heck it was on my old HTC Touch Pro 2 also and that didn't even run Android(well not officially anyway).

Try this (I used this on GNexus) and let me know if it works.
I know the dial code works, but I have T-Mobile so I don't have LTE.
*#*#4636#*#*
Click the "Device Information" tab
Scroll down to the drop down box and change it.
There is an LTE only option as well as LTE/WCDMA.
Give it a second to register. You can also click "turn off radio", wait a minute or so, it'll turn off. Click it again, wait a minute or so and it'll turn the radio back on. Usually jumps the change into effect. If you lose radio and it never comes back, switch it back to whatever you were using before.

uoY_redruM said:
Try this (I used this on GNexus) and let me know if it works.
I know the dial code works, but I have T-Mobile so I don't have LTE.
*#*#4636*#*#
Click the "Device Information" tab
Scroll down to the drop down box and change it.
There is an LTE only option as well as LTE/WCDMA.
Give it a second to register. You can also click "turn off radio", wait a minute or so, it'll turn off. Click it again, wait a minute or so and it'll turn the radio back on. Usually jumps the change into effect. If you lose radio and it never comes back, switch it back to whatever you were using before.
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I believe that code is *#*#4636#*#* , same steps after that.

KaChow said:
I believe that code is *#*#4636#*#* , same steps after that.
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*facepalm* Mistyped that. Thanks for the correction.

That's funny I just started playing with the Testing menu you just posted before you posted it. I was about to post it when you beat me to it. By putting it on LTE only I think it kept my voice while giving me only LTE. I am going to have to drive around and test it and see if it ever goes to 3G or not. That might be the option. There is an widget that will take you to that menu without the code by pressing the 4G toggle on the widget. You can download it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...rch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5qaW0yIl0.

none of the codes listed works...
the second one dials a number...

It would be a pretty good bet that this issue is carrier-specific. (One more example of confusion in this mashed-together forum.)

The code mentioned for T- Mobile works.
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Well I got my phone listed in my signature. I think the OP is talking about Sprint only but I am sure each carrier may have a specific way to get to the phone test menu. I know that app I posted took me to it.
As far as the LTE only trick in that phone testing menu, I think it works for a while but does not survive reboot meaning you will have to reapply it. Also mine switched back to lte/cdma/evdo after a little while possibly when I lost a 4G signal completely. So I think this partially works or they are still turning on towers because I am definitely keeping 4G and getting it a lot more places then I did have it earlier today.
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Edit: After making a run to the Grocery Store, I had the "LTE only" selection made from the Phone Testing Menu drop down list. I lost 4G in one area then got it back by the time I got to the grocery store. On the way back I made sure it was set to LTE/CDMA/EVDO and I got the same exact signal everywhere. So I don't believe changing the settings on that drop down on that menu do anything at all. I am guessing the phone software overrides those setting somewhere else.

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Yeah it works. I played around with it a bit when I got my phone on the 21st. Was trying to see if I could force LTE somehow even though I know there's no LTE

[Q] Is Your Nexus GPS Working?

I just got my New Nexus 7 two days ago and really wanted to try out the GPS but it is not getting any signals. I was wondering if anyone is have the same problem. I searched around Google and people say there's can work for about couple of minutes but mine does not work at all. Any suggestions on how to fix this.

Mine is working for atleast couple of minutes. Didn't tested for long. Urs is 16gb or 32gb?
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So far when needed it works.
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Mine is working for atleast couple of minutes. Didn't tested for long. Urs is 16gb or 32gb?
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Mine is the 16GB version. I've tried rebooting and turning on and off the GPS but nothing has worked so far.

I've got a 16gb and the gps seems to work great so far. I also purchased a 32gb for a friend overseas and the gps on that one also worked flawlessly.
>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm

No. For 'real life' use it sucks. We've got a few threads going already. :good:

If you do a search you find that it's been discussed.
A reboot temporarily fixes the issue for me.

Mines worked great since day one. Though I disabled it to help reduce battery drain since I really don't use it on here.
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Deathman20 said:
Mines worked great since day one. Though I disabled it to help reduce battery drain since I really don't use it on here.
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It should not turn on until an app request GPS info. So if you not using an app that requires GPS out should really make a much of a difference in battery life.
But if you don't use it, then nothing lost.

I've got a 32 GB and it works for like 10 minutes max and then it stops updating my location

RojasTKD said:
It should not turn on until an app request GPS info. So if you not using an app that requires GPS out should really make a much of a difference in battery life.
But if you don't use it, then nothing lost.
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Apps that have GPS capability ping it when trying to find a location. Though since you need wifi on anyways to actually get said data, unless your using a map program, then you already have location via the wifi. So no need to ping on the GPS if its already being handled another way

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Apps that have GPS capability ping it when trying to find a location. Though since you need wifi on anyways to actually get said data, unless your using a map program, then you already have location via the wifi. So no need to ping on the GPS if its already being handled another way
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As said, if no apps are requesting GPS, the GPS won't be used, using zero power. Wifi location is not already available, nor in any way accurate in some cases...

I had mine going for maybe 10 minutes before it stopped working. I was using navigation to take the kids to play mini golf. I had to use my S4 the rest of the way. Very aggravating
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WiFi triangulation works good enough for me. It gets my location accurate all of the time. I haven't tried using GPS.

So far Mine is working incredibly fast. I used to have to wait for a minute for my 1st gen to pick it up enough to give me a lock.
This 32GB 2nd Gen had over a dozen locked in the first 10 seconds. (GPS ESSENTIALS)
I will be testing it more tomorrow since I literally have only had this thing for 3 hours now.
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i had absolutely no issues with the 2013 N7 so far and i was playing ingress,
which is a gps/wifi tethered thing for 3 to 14 hours the last days (yes we had
a few events here).
the only thing i did when initially setting up the N7² is to uncheck the "yes use
this stupid new thingie to locate me everytime, everywhere with this newer and
better forgot-the-name service" whcih was the last of the 3 options in the first
run process.
the setting is userbased so anyone which gps problems might try to set a a new
user (multiuser) to the tablet and uncheck that setting to see if this is any
improvement. just an idea..
currently i am on a CM 10.2 rom which is faster as the stock was and battery
life was improved too.

So is the GPS issue SW or HW based?

BoneXDA said:
So is the GPS issue SW or HW based?
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I don't think anyone knows for sure yet.
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