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Weird scratches beneath the screen

DAMN IT!
Got some weird scratches/marks beneath the screen.
It's only visible in low light surroundings, and on a black background, but it's very very ugly.
When I made this thread a few similar posts came up.
Apparently it's a known problem on the S2 and note too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335423
I can't make a picture of it right now. Will try tomorrow.
Somebody made this to explain what it looks like.
Mine is like this, but much worse
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Please check for yourself in a dark room and a fully black background on the phone. Do you have the same?
I'm going return it tomorrow, and hope they give me a refund, so I can buy another one straight away (and check it off course). And hope I don't have to wait for 3 weeks for the repair/replacement

Is it there when the screen is off?
If not then it's not scratches. I think its an AMOLED thing. I notice it when my SGS2 freezes on a black screen. But not there when powered down or back up again.
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Yup, does not bother me too much though.
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Elisha said:
Is it there when the screen is off?
If not then it's not scratches. I think its an AMOLED thing. I notice it when my SGS2 freezes on a black screen. But not there when powered down or back up again.
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Exactly. When i first saw my sgs1 under direct sunlight i thught that was broken. Later i discovered that the lines ias seeing was the circuitry under the screen. You can see iy under direct sunlight when the screen is off.

Elisha said:
Is it there when the screen is off?
If not then it's not scratches. I think its an AMOLED thing. I notice it when my SGS2 freezes on a black screen. But not there when powered down or back up again.
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I don't see any spots or ink marks on my GS2 at all. But seems like a lot of the GS3's are having these spots.
Some have exchanged their phones for those with a lot less of of those markings.

Elisha said:
Is it there when the screen is off?
If not then it's not scratches. I think its an AMOLED thing. I notice it when my SGS2 freezes on a black screen. But not there when powered down or back up again.
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It's only there when the screen is on, but it's actually visible in daylight now I know it's there.
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I read somewhere that this is a residual issue caused by the bonding glue they use t to attach the glass, they should fade as the glue dries, but keep any eye on it and nuke 'em if it doesn't!

Yeh galaxy nexus has a similar thing its the amoled display some of the pixals are not turning fully of, I think that was the conclusion .
But only noticeable in very dark room with the screen black and when your eyes adjust. Could be wrong without a pic I can't say.
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I think its an inherent flaw with AMOLED panels. It looks like patches of the screen do not go as dark as the rest of the screen.
Some screens are brighter than others in general though, among the same phone. This Nexus was brighter than another one I had at the same time, at both lowest and highest settings, and had less black dots on black screen, presumably because the screen was brighter overall.
Doesn't mean to say I won't check for the problem before I purchase though
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Well I exchanged it for a new one.
This one is flawless
I'm glad I bought it in a physical store now vs online!

lostsoul said:
DAMN IT!
Got some weird scratches/marks beneath the screen.
It's only visible in low light surroundings, and on a black background, but it's very very ugly.
When I made this thread a few similar posts came up.
Apparently it's a known problem on the S2 and note too http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335423
I can't make a picture of it right now. Will try tomorrow.
Somebody made this to explain what it looks like.
Mine is like this, but much worse
Please check for yourself in a dark room and a fully black background on the phone. Do you have the same?
I'm going return it tomorrow, and hope they give me a refund, so I can buy another one straight away (and check it off course). And hope I don't have to wait for 3 weeks for the repair/replacement
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Yep I have the exact same thing with my SIII but not as bad as yours. What did you do about your SIII? Did you return it? I notice it mostly on a black background whilst watching films/videos mine isn't really that noticeable on my SIII but still pretty annoying.

Black on SGSIII not totally black like SGS I

Hi all SGSIII owner, have you try open your phone in the dark room? Look at the black colour such as in the Settings menu. The black not so black, like the Super AMOLED still lighting not like my previous SGS I. I think, this also drink battery juice faster.

BUMP!
Oh noo!! What is that? I open facebook in my dark bed room last night, when I open a photo from my friend posting, and waiting the photo loading, normally I saw black background and animated circle. But today I noticed total black dots in the background.
I managed plotted the dots in Photoshop, it look like this:
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Another one issue is dimming.
I test the dimming function from keyboard key-in *#0*#, it not dim like first time I test after I bought the phone. I test the red, green and blue screen still ok, no issue.
What should I do?

I would drink some more juice -

the dots are ink marks that have been known to exist on samoled. According to supercurio, it's a software related problem and should be fixed by his app soon.
back I the sgs day, i didn't have this problem until I flashed cm7, it started happening. I thought my screen had a burn I or dead pixel lol
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night_reader said:
Hi all SGSIII owner, have you try open your phone in the dark room? Look at the black colour such as in the Settings menu. The black not so black, like the Super AMOLED still lighting not like my previous SGS I. I think, this also drink battery juice faster.
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yeah i feel the exact same thing..im not bothered bout the ink spots, thts hardly noticable....but the blacks not being deep enough, thts very visible in dark lighting with black wallpapers or videos with black backgrounf like when sumthn is loading n just the loading circle n black background or like when test, say the film cast is playing on a black background, the black just seems dark grey....
is this with all sgs3 panels???

kulzboy said:
the dots are ink marks that have been known to exist on samoled. According to supercurio, it's a software related problem and should be fixed by his app soon.
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https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/214671881004007425
I reached out to him about this problem a while back and this is what he sent back. It's definitely a hardware problem like I assumed.

DarkRyoushii said:
https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/214671881004007425
I reached out to him about this problem a while back and this is what he sent back. It's definitely a hardware problem like I assumed.
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the OP is not talking about black spots/blothches man ( his 1st post issue) , hes talking about the depth of black color ...its very dark grey and not deep black like on the s2 and even s1....u can notice it mainly in dim lighting or dark rooms...
even i have this issue, wanna know if all sgs3 panels are like this !!

zyryn said:
the OP is not talking about black spots/blothches man ( his 1st post issue) , hes talking about the depth of black color ...its very dark grey and not deep black like on the s2 and even s1....u can notice it mainly in dim lighting or dark rooms...
even i have this issue, wanna know if all sgs3 panels are like this !!
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Oh I see thanks for the clarification
My Galaxy S II had this issue really really badly, to the point where the keyboard and statusbar were lightly burned into the display. Keyboard was temporary but statusbar burn was permanent.
Galaxy Nexus had it a little better, only one very obvious black spot on one of the on screen navigation buttons (which were always black making it more noticeable)
Galaxy S III hardly has it at all! Was planning on taking it back to the carrier (first phone I've got on contract in 12 months) if I noticed the issue badly, but since it's so little (only a few tiny dots) then I'm going to keep this one

I remember a discussion about this on the Galaxy nexus forum. It's just a limitation of the amoled he technology that they can't make the blacks as deep anymore. Personally I think the higher resolution is worth the sacrifice.
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Let me tell you that you will also notice dark spots on the screen like the sgs2. very annoying.
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dr.m0x said:
I remember a discussion about this on the Galaxy nexus forum. It's just a limitation of the amoled he technology that they can't make the blacks as deep anymore. Personally I think the higher resolution is worth the sacrifice.
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jsmasterx said:
Let me tell you that you will also notice dark spots on the screen like the sgs2. very annoying.
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look, the spot/ blotches issue is alright if its not too noticable....so thts fine....
but the blacks not being deep enuf, thts too bad considering s1 n s2 had nice deep blacks...
so basically the Supr amold " HD " screen exclusively has this inability to dispay true blacks ???
P.S: yeah the resolution is great, so much better thn the s2 !! love it !

I use this video to test the black on my note, play it in a totally black room, if you have true black you should not be able to see where the edge of the display and the bezel join.
My note`s black`s are pure black not gray.
John.
Use TubeMate to download the video.
Moving starfield 120s 720p

Why is this site especially so washed out?!

Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.

Are you using the app from the play store? Or the browser? There's different skins for both. Also there's the tapatalk app, which the xda app is based on.
But XDA has a free app.
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If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM

nxt said:
If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM
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He is probably talking about his Nexus 7.
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Yep...it's the Nexus 7. Whats with the horribly washed view?!

I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
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Jayrod1980 said:
I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
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Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text
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Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text

rockky said:
Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.
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Yes, washed out text on my ASUS Infinity tf700! The only site that is like this is xda
The text is nice and clear when i logout though. I hope the site coders will fix.

in the browser, change the xda theme to xda 2010(bottom left) and itll solve the washed out look on your nexus 7.

The Nexus 7 display is calibrated very bad...
Especially greens and whites are washed out and white-saturation is very bad too!
So N7 can´t display different white and grey nuances - they look all white or washed out.
I think google/asus will never fix it...

This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.

Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.

veeman said:
This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.
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Perfect way better!!! I did not know the choice was down there

bitpushr said:
Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.
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with the xda 2013 theme..
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with the xda 2010 theme..

It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?

styckx said:
It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?
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JavaScript related.. if you remove javascript in the browser settings than it works fine. but then the quick links pull downs dont work and things cease to function correctly. I contacted simms about the same thing the OP is talking about and that was the only other solution than going back to the horrid 2010 theme.

That same thing happen to me after I installed the eclipse logo in my signature. I had to ditch the logo to get the screen back to normal.

I had this foggy look when I browsed XDA on Dolphin Browser too, I assumed it was done so XDA could discourage us from browsing and to use their app instead.

Vertical bars on screen

Sorry if this has already been asked but I did a search and couldn't see anything...
Can any one else see faint vertical bars on the display?
I can see it worse on dark colors.
Is this normal?
You have to look for it to see it but now I've noticed it I see it all the time...
Any one else that can see it.
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zolah said:
Sorry if this has already been asked but I did a search and couldn't see anything...
Can any one else see faint vertical bars on the display?
I can see it worse on dark colors.
Is this normal?
You have to look for it to see it but now I've noticed it I see it all the time...
Any one else that can see it.
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I've wondered this myself a few times, but I've also done a ton of acid in my lifetime and am willing to chalk it up to brain failure.

Ordered Chaos said:
I've wondered this myself a few times, but I've also done a ton of acid in my lifetime and am willing to chalk it up to brain failure.
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Lol
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It could be touch screen digitizer

zolah said:
Sorry if this has already been asked but I did a search and couldn't see anything...
Can any one else see faint vertical bars on the display?
I can see it worse on dark colors.
Is this normal?
You have to look for it to see it but now I've noticed it I see it all the time...
Any one else that can see it.
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Yes! I have the same exact problem! It almost looks like faint pinstripes right? And they go away on a mostly bright screen right?

s2monkey said:
Yes! I have the same exact problem! It almost looks like faint pinstripes right? And they go away on a mostly bright screen right?
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Yeah that's right. As the post above said it could be the digitizer
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Same here. Noticed it a few days ago. I only see 2 of the though.
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Same here. Noticable on grey color especially googleplaystore. Not sure whether to return or no...
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The silver dots are the digitizer your phones are fine.
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The silver dots shouldn't interfere, they are best seen when the screen is off at somewhat of an angle to direct light.

XxSilent22xX said:
The silver dots are the digitizer your phones are fine.
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Its not the dots from the digitizer that I am talking about. I know the difference.
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The silver dots are the digitizer your phones are fine.
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Did you even read what the op wrote? The silver dots are a total different thing.
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No I'm not talking about any silver dots I'm talking about faint lines running the full length of the display...
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zolah said:
Sorry if this has already been asked but I did a search and couldn't see anything...
Can any one else see faint vertical bars on the display?
I can see it worse on dark colors.
Is this normal?
You have to look for it to see it but now I've noticed it I see it all the time...
Any one else that can see it.
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When my phone screen is off, at a specific angle with light bouncing off I can see those bars you're talking about. But it whilst the screen is on

I believe this is what the OP is referring to:
http://i.imgur.com/U73D7.jpg
I see them on my screen as well.

Hi, my device is also showing these strange vertical bars, one of them is exact in the middle of the screen. It looks like banding and is mostly visible on grey or darker backgrounds (for example during the loading screen on play store). Today I compared it with a nexus 4 from my local store, which showed the exact same vertical lines. Increasing the brightness makes it even more visible. Is this a common issue due to the design of the display? I've never seen anything like this before on ips panels, my 4xhd was perfectly fine.
Should I RMA?

Can someone post the screenhot?

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it is the banding of the display and is present on all devices... it is my first time seeing this on any phone display
im using one of the color configurations posted on xda that makes it a little better i barely notice it now or maybe im just used to it already

I read somewhere that these faint lines are due to the gamma values being set incorrectly on displays. So LG have screwed it up in the factory.
All displays don't have this as some people are saying. My old HTC Hero didn't have it, my ipad 3 doesn't have it, iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, SGS2. All perfect displays. I don't think there's much you can do apart from messing about with colour control but you have to root to do that and it probably won't really make a difference.
My problem is three or four faint wide lines visible on grey or white backgrounds, gonna call Google and ask them what it is.

AMOLED pixels burn in/out wtf?

Read some bits about AMOLED screens' problems with pixels dying or displaying ghost images of different screens etc.
I'm looking to get an S4 for 3-4 years, do you think its screen would last so long without those problems?

I haw Galaxy s1 no screen borning 3 years
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I had a Galaxy S1 for a almost 2 years and had burn in. I also had an S2 for a year and a half and it also had burn in. If you like to keep your brightness up at realistic levels, it's not a matter of if, but when. How noticeable it will be will depend on you. My GF's S2 has burn in but she didn't notice it until I pointed it out to her on a white background. It appeared as a light blue line where the notification bar is. On blue backgrounds, we can see all the notification bar info, like battery meter, time, wifi icon etc.

who keeps a phone for 3 years lol

johnbhoy89 said:
who keeps a phone for 3 years lol
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I do. My current one is 8 years old

Al Gore said:
I do. My current one is 8 years old
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Bravo :what:
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Al Gore said:
I do. My current one is 8 years old
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My jaw just hit the floor! Is it dreafully slow? I have no patience for slow devices!
Does anybody else have info about burn-in on the Samsung AMOLED screens? I thought that was a thing of the past?!

it was a thing of the last on plasma screens, which share a similar fate as amoled panels.if you're planning on keeping the phone that long I would suggest not buying something with amoled. You should find another phone with some sort of lcd display. Also a removable battery, as they tend to go bad after a year or so and changing it will be painless.
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I suggested at least 10 my friends to buy Samsung S2 or S3. Not a single problem so far On S4 we should see improved AMOLED.
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The uneven subpixel degradation starts at the second you start using the phone. Everyone who claims they don't suffer from it hasn't noticed it just yet. The most problematic was the black statusbar actually but since Samsung made it transparant and grey it shouldn't really be noticeable anymore. Perhaps after 2 years of use maybe.
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this is honestly a non-issue
unless youre keeping your screen on with the same image for HOURS, it wont matter..

watch out with the sun and lights, too
it can cause some serious screen burns
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this is what my SIII looked like when I bought it
because it was the last one at the store and the one on the shop windows for display
and the sticker was still on it that happened

No burn in on my GNex after 1.5 years at mostly max brightness.
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PLUG313 said:
watch out with the sun and lights, too
it can cause some serious screen burns
this is what my SIII looked like when I bought it
because it was the last one at the store and the one on the shop windows for display
and the sticker was still on it that happened
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The sticker didn't cause that, the company probably had that logo showing on the screen and it burned in.
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DonDizzurp said:
this is honestly a non-issue
unless youre keeping your screen on with the same image for HOURS, it wont matter..
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Incorrect, it is an issue because there are static elements of the OS like notification bar icons that eventually burn in, as well as notification bars themselves. There's a reason why they made the bar transparent on the S4, however, the info in the bar should be visible within a year and a half, especially on a blue background. It's the price to pay for this type of screen tech.

msavic6 said:
The sticker didn't cause that, the company probably had that logo showing on the screen and it burned in.
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it had never been turned on, it really was the sticker and the lights

I have a nexus one (roughly 4 years old) with amoled and it has absolutely no issues...
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My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.

SeanPlunk said:
My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.
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I bet mine is older (bought in May) and it is fine with 50prct brightness
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SeanPlunk said:
My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.
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any info on her usage?