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Tectile NFC video leaked

NFC tectile video, looks neat and potential is there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pbhgl-_LmA&feature=youtu.be
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Nice
Was looking at these earlier,
I decided to buy tags from RapidNFC as I couldn't see these on sale yet, got 10 of them so I'll stick them to my desk at work, one or two at home to switch WiFi networks etc.
Will, get the TecTiles app to try with my tags when it's available.

I too got my tags from RapidNFC. I created a thread for us to share ideas and the different uses with NCF here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705361
Don't be afraid to poke your head in there and leave some input if you use the NFC or have a cool idea for some uses with the tags!
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theres probably a way to exploit this app or even nfc on some devices. it will be neat to see what people come up with

Cool
I'll definitely join in, I'v been reading through a similar thread in the GNex forum but only one or two useful ideas there.

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETC-TT1G6NGSTA

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http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ETC-TT1G6NGSTA
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Don't appear to be available on the UK site yet.

Soooooo, what happens if you attach one to the back of your phone? Maybe program it to check in with FB?

EnderXXI said:
Soooooo, what happens if you attach one to the back of your phone? Maybe program it to check in with FB?
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If you attach it, it will read the tag just fine... But only once. You'd have to un—attach the tag to get it to be be read again..
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Coreym said:
If you attach it, it will read the tag just fine... But only once. You'd have to un—attach the tag to get it to be be read again..
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So much for my evil plan. Funny thought though.

yeah as it seems is its a one time 'check' until its removed and crosses by phone again. It seems that you have to set the app up to respond to the particular tag too. not the other way around where the tag tells the phone what to do.

Practical usage of NFC besides making payment and Android Beam?

Besides making payment and Android Beam, what do you use NFC for?
Please if you can share your setup and interesting ideas.
Also include apps that you use.
Thanks

NFC tags
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gogol said:
Besides making payment and Android Beam, what do you use NFC for?
Please if you can share your setup and interesting ideas.
Also include apps that you use.
Thanks
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I have some samsung tectiles and I just purchased "Tasker"
I haven't figured it all out yet, but what I want to do Is put my tablet on the stand, that will launch tasker, launch sixaxis controller, pair my controller, and launch dead trigger
I will spend an hour figuring out something that will save me something like 5 seconds every time I use it. Learning is half the fun

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NFC tags
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Yes, I know NFC tags.
But, for what? I meant, what do you do with it?
There must be a purpose, or things that you automate by scanning the tags.

I plan on buying some tags just to mess around with things. I'm going to use one that turns WiFi off and puts my phone on vibrate and stick it by my front door. I'm not too sure what I would do with the rest, but I'll find some use for them eventually.
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Where do you buy these things?

NFC Is technology not in but a very small few phones and devices..There would only be extended capabilities when it IF ???? it ever becomes a standard device in more android devices .
im not sure i want my device sending this information out there . I Have security Questions about it.. But nothing is safe and fraud proof

The iPhone 5 is rumored to have one. Doesn't get much bigger than that.

I installed NFC TagInfo and used it to read my passport and display the picture

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I installed NFC TagInfo and used it to read my passport and display the picture
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Dude, I've been trying to get this to work since I got my One XL... Did you need any other apps? Is it a US Passport Book? Mine is the card, but it's supposed to have the same technology.
Thanks,
Billy

Galaxy Gear... notifications are useless?

Hi,
Got my N3 and Galaxy Gear yesterday. The Galaxy Gear *could* be interesting... but it doesnt show notification detail. E.g. if I get a new GMail email, it just gives me the GMail icon on the watch. When I click on the icon it tells me to look at the notification detail on the phone. This is basically useless and defeats the whole point of a Smart Watch surely? I.e. I don't know how the sender is, what the subject is etc etc without looking at it on my phone.
Am I doing something wrong?
Neil

I was really worried about this.
Gmail /FB/IG /Twitter etc will all take there sweet time( if ever) updating for compatibility of required.
If they require you to go and open the phone it defeats the purpose of the watch.

£280 to tell you that you got a message lol.

I believe that apps have to be made compatible with the Gear - just a guess, I can't be too sure.
Samsung Galaxy Gear review: my first day
For now, what you can read on the watch is infuriatingly limited: emails and text messages, yes, but not via the Gmail app.
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Right now it's set to only show the Galaxy email on the Gear. It's out of Samsung hands if Gmail doesn't develop support for it.
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That's bad.
This doesn't look like something that will really take off ( not this one anyway) so desire for support will be limited.

If it is based on Android and we can root and mod it, will be awesome and will fly off the shelves.

yea like using it for cctv surveillance.

It's a $300 spy cam/fashion statement. I didn't get one because what's the point of getting a 5.7" phone so you can do everything on a <2" screen?

Hardcore73 said:
Right now it's set to only show the Galaxy email on the Gear. It's out of Samsung hands if Gmail doesn't develop support for it.
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Correct
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LuczOr said:
It's a $300 spy cam/fashion statement. I didn't get one because what's the point of getting a 5.7" phone so you can do everything on a <2" screen?
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Its a time and effort saver.
I have carpal tunnel and a good amount of notifications per day. Lots of them are just "whatever who cares" but some are very urgent. Pulling out my phone flipping the cover and doing my screen unlock everytime takes a toll on my wrists and dramatically increases the chances some jerk on the train bumps into me or I just get clumsy and drop it.
If I'm listening to music I can now swipe easily to change track rather than pulling out phone from pocket and doing the above.
During the winter this may save me a lot of effort and allow me to keep phone on an inside pocket rather than an easily accessible one where a pick pocket can easily access.
I'm not saying it's awesome or needed. But it does have many potential uses.
I stand by my opinion that the lack of support may kill this device. Early buzz will not be good I predict.

xManMythLegend said:
Its a time and effort saver.
I have carpal tunnel and a good amount of notifications per day. Lots of them are just "whatever who cares" but some are very urgent. Pulling out my phone flipping the cover and doing my screen unlock everytime takes a toll on my wrists and dramatically increases the chances some jerk on the train bumps into me or I just get clumsy and drop it.
If I'm listening to music I can now swipe easily to change track rather than pulling out phone from pocket and doing the above.
During the winter this may save me a lot of effort and allow me to keep phone on an inside pocket rather than an easily accessible one where a pick pocket can easily access.
I'm not saying it's awesome or needed. But it does have many potential uses.
I stand by my opinion that the lack of support may kill this device. Early buzz will not be good I predict.
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We will see how the device matures. Honestly I think the best feature of the Gear at this time is the ability to make calls. I could see where it would help you with carpal tunnel, but I thought the notifications so far were basically "You have an email" or "You have a text" and you couldn't read them. Or is that for gmail app only?

Im not biased or anything so don't look at the signature below this post but the Galaxy Gear is awesome... I know that with updates we'll get some of the things were missing

4.3 has notification APi. An app can be built to route detailed gmail notifications to gear. I'll write it.
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xManMythLegend said:
Its a time and effort saver.
I have carpal tunnel and a good amount of notifications per day. Lots of them are just "whatever who cares" but some are very urgent. Pulling out my phone flipping the cover and doing my screen unlock everytime takes a toll on my wrists and dramatically increases the chances some jerk on the train bumps into me or I just get clumsy and drop it.
If I'm listening to music I can now swipe easily to change track rather than pulling out phone from pocket and doing the above.
During the winter this may save me a lot of effort and allow me to keep phone on an inside pocket rather than an easily accessible one where a pick pocket can easily access.
I'm not saying it's awesome or needed. But it does have many potential uses.
I stand by my opinion that the lack of support may kill this device. Early buzz will not be good I predict.
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NO CTS for me (had it once through 'thumb-texting', it was awful!), but I really agree that the hassle of dragging the phone out, pressing the button, often swiping, is a real overhead. I bought an S-View case clone just to avoid that. Having the Gear would be much, much easier. To justify $300 it would have to be special, but it is certainly useful. I'll probably wait for a reduction and/or deal.

Samsung Aware That the Gear “Lacks Something Special”.... Will Bring in the Experts to Fix It
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http://www.androidheadlines.com Article

SgtGoldy said:
Im not biased or anything so don't look at the signature below this post but the Galaxy Gear is awesome... I know that with updates we'll get some of the things were missing
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lol are you finding it useful?
jeromepearce said:
NO CTS for me (had it once through 'thumb-texting', it was awful!), but I really agree that the hassle of dragging the phone out, pressing the button, often swiping, is a real overhead. I bought an S-View case clone just to avoid that. Having the Gear would be much, much easier. To justify $300 it would have to be special, but it is certainly useful. I'll probably wait for a reduction and/or deal.
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lucky bum how'd you get over it?
I agree with you the S view may nullify or be a cheap substitute. Honestly if it wasnt for my birthday coming up I'd have no problem waiting. But I get gadget fever this time of year. =)
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http://www.androidheadlines.com Article
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Read that earlier.... Bizarre.
Rumors about a cheaper camera less second device and now this?
Awful way of buzzing your own product before launch.
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4.3 has notification APi. An app can be built to route detailed gmail notifications to gear. I'll write it.
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Really?
That would be fantastic if it worked.

xManMythLegend said:
lucky bum how'd you get over it?
I agree with you the S view may nullify or be a cheap substitute. Honestly if it wasnt for my birthday coming up I'd have no problem waiting. But I get gadget fever this time of year. =)
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It was not bad (the CTS) so when I found out the cause I bought a proper phone with a physical keyboard. It went away in about a week, which was a huge relief.
Good time of year (historically) to get gadget fever, anyway!

Let me get this straight. The Gear is not going to let you preview a text message or email when you received one? Currently I have the Pebble watch and it is very useful for this exact reason. I planned on upgrading to the Gear, because I felt it was a given that it would let you preview your messages.
Can those of you who have it just confirm this for me, because if it doesn't let you do this it is absolutely worthless; I have no desire to use it as a phone or to take pictures with it; those are novelty ideas that I think people will find they use at first because it is new but won't use over long term.
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That's already been confirmed several times here and in all the youtube review videos... only text message preview and samsung email app supported so far... hopefully updates will come for other apps that address that issue and give this thing more support.

Better ir remote app?

So I got to play with a LG g2 for a couple of days. I have to say LG's remote app called quick remote is quite impressive. Hoping someone can come up with an app like that one for the remote.
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I spent most of today trying out IR apps, and I eventually broke down and tried out some paid apps. I'm going to put my vote in for Smart IR Remote. (Forum won't let me link because my 6 year old lurking account is a "new user")
It's got tons more devices available, and has widget support. I made a page of my home screen a control panel for my house.
I think the $7 price they're asking is high, but since a remote for my InFocus projector would be $40 (INSANE), I suppose it's well worth the price.

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I spent most of today trying out IR apps, and I eventually broke down and tried out some paid apps. I'm going to put my vote in for Smart IR Remote. (Forum won't let me link because my 6 year old lurking account is a "new user")
It's got tons more devices available, and has widget support. I made a page of my home screen a control panel for my house.
I think the $7 price they're asking is high, but since a remote for my InFocus projector would be $40 (INSANE), I suppose it's well worth the price.
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Looking at it now, thanks. Can you tell me if it supports the AT&T U-verse Boxes?

No idea. Buy it, and if it doesn't work, get a refund.

Touchsquid. There are $20 and $50 versions and most people only need the $20 version. Support is very good and tech support is awesome.

@rbiter said:
Touchsquid. There are $20 and $50 versions and most people only need the $20 version. Support is very good and tech support is awesome.
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+1. I have the "Galaxy S4-HTC One Remote" installed on my Note 8 and it works great. Takes some time and effort to program it correctly, though,

bigmout said:
+1. I have the "Galaxy S4-HTC One Remote" installed on my Note 8 and it works great. Takes some time and effort to program it correctly, though,
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^^^ this. Just looked and I think it is ten bucks. Might work with note 3. Might not.

The "Galaxy S4-HTC One Remote" app is the same one I'm talking about. It works perfectly with the Note 3.
Touchsquid wants $50 for the version of their app with widget support. That's insane.

polstein said:
Looking at it now, thanks. Can you tell me if it supports the AT&T U-verse Boxes?
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the stock app on the galaxy note 3 from att does work with att uverse dvr box. has a nice guide feature also.

joverclock said:
the stock app on the galaxy note 3 from att does work with att uverse dvr box. has a nice guide feature also.
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I didn't know it had a stock app - looking now, but I don't see anything obvious. What's it called (while I try to google an answer..)

polstein said:
I didn't know it had a stock app - looking now, but I don't see anything obvious. What's it called (while I try to google an answer..)
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its a purple icon and its called watchon. there is a "universal" remote you need to setup. The icon for the remote is located in the upper right hand corner.

joverclock said:
its a purple icon and its called watchon. there is a "universal" remote you need to setup. The icon for the remote is located in the upper right hand corner.
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Thanks - I saw the app but I thought it had something to do with watching shows on your phone. Looking at it now.

If you get a chance to play with a g2 in store. Load up the quick remote app and you'll be sad we don't have that app. I tried to pull the apk from the rom, but no dice there lol
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WIME Nano Smartwatch, looks nice

Interesting Android smartwatch here. It can actually be used as a standalone phone, bands are GSM/GPRS Quad Band:GSM 850/900/DCS 1800/PCS 1900 MHZ (can this be used on AT&T?).
What I'm not seeing is if it can be used as a dialer for your phone, so you can just leave it in your pocket and make and receive calls like the Gear.
What do you guys think? I'm tempted to get it just to play around with.
http://mobile.brando.com/WIME-Nano-Smart-Phone-Watch_p10361c687d90.html

Doing some further reading, yes you can initiate a call to your phone with it, woot! It also has music over bluetooth and local storage. It looks like it has no speaker/mic so you have to use a headset with it, boo, but that's ok.

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Doing some further reading, yes you can initiate a call to your phone with it, woot! It also has music over bluetooth and local storage. It looks like it has no speaker/mic so you have to use a headset with it, boo, but that's ok.
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That does look neat, any word on pricing yet?

ClearD said:
That does look neat, any word on pricing yet?
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Looks like $95 from the link?

vectron said:
Looks like $95 from the link?
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D'oh. I missed it, I went straight down to the pictures. Either that or the page didn't load completely the first time. Either way, thank you!
That's not a bad price point at all... maybe a mini server or media player...

Feature phone software, bleh.
Although I guess for 100 bucks you can't expect it to run Android.
Edit: Hmm, just noticed no where does it say there's a speaker built in...guess you have to use a headset to use it as a phone.
Also only compatible with Android 2.3-4.0. Doesn't say it works with newer.

speedyink said:
Feature phone software, bleh.
Although I guess for 100 bucks you can't expect it to run Android.
Edit: Hmm, just noticed no where does it say there's a speaker built in...guess you have to use a headset to use it as a phone.
Also only compatible with Android 2.3-4.0. Doesn't say it works with newer.
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Strange, I was also surprised by that 4.0 rather then 4.x reference. And I think you are right about headphone 3.5mm jack as the only way to listen to the music. Would have been great if they would include a camera in there.

Is it ok to say that it looks kinda...ugly?
Or is it just me?
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Good Lord. I'm off tonight. I thought it RAN android. In this case, I'd say the price point may be a little high.
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vagelis said:
Is it ok to say that it looks kinda...ugly?
Or is it just me?
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No, it's pretty ugly.

vagelis said:
Is it ok to say that it looks kinda...ugly?
Or is it just me?
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Haha, first thing that crossed my mind when i saw it.
Dunno why but personally i find most smart watches just tend to look either dull, or just plain awful. Maybe it's because of the space they have to work with? Dunno :/

You guys realize it's a phone? It might be nice to have as a backup phone, or if I just want a tiny phone. It doesn't run apps, but I never had much use for apps on a 1.5" screen.
It's interesting, I may grab one just to play around with. It seems to have AT&T bands. I don't plan on using it like a watch though, it's too ugly like that. I'd just stick it in my pocket or clip it on.

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You guys realize it's a phone? It might be nice to have as a backup phone, or if I just want a tiny phone. It doesn't run apps, but I never had much use for apps on a 1.5" screen.
It's interesting, I may grab one just to play around with. It seems to have AT&T bands. I don't plan on using it like a watch though, it's too ugly like that. I'd just stick it in my pocket or clip it on.
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We're fully aware. It's just between recent offerings like the Omate Truesmart and previous offerings like every chinese watch phone out there, this one seems like too little too late to really make sense right now.
If you want a cheap feature-phone watch check out what's available to get a style you like. This one is pretty big and ugly for what it does.

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We're fully aware. It's just between recent offerings like the Omate Truesmart and previous offerings like every chinese watch phone out there, this one seems like too little too late to really make sense right now.
If you want a cheap feature-phone watch check out what's available to get a style you like. This one is pretty big and ugly for what it does.
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Thanks, do you have any links to any watch phones that work with AT&T like this one does? I did a google search and didn't find much, Chinese tech seems kind of hard to find on the internet.

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Thanks, do you have any links to any watch phones that work with AT&T like this one does? I did a google search and didn't find much, Chinese tech seems kind of hard to find on the internet.
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I sort of want the microphone... it's a super tiny phone that was on indiegogo for like $50 when it launched. GPS enabled for a bit more, I think.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/micro-phone-our-amazing-device-is-now-available-with-bluetooth-4-0-ble-tracking--17

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Thanks, do you have any links to any watch phones that work with AT&T like this one does? I did a google search and didn't find much, Chinese tech seems kind of hard to find on the internet.
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Have you tried amazon? I typed in watch phone and got 20 pages of results, all sorts of different styles. Most of them under $100

I just bought one and its sitting at the house I'll post a review tonight. Already want to sell cause I want android version, I didn't know others existed till a minute ago lol
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So I got one and got to say this thing is a perfect companion for a phone at work. Built in mic allows you to answer on your wrist and be like I'll call you back it also has Bluetooth audio out and wireless headset support. Weird thing is contacts and messages won't work without a sim has to have one active or not I'm on Verizon so its pointless to try lucky I had art laying around and it vibrates!! This thing is sweet to be cheap!!!
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So I got one and got to say this thing is a perfect companion for a phone at work. Built in mic allows you to answer on your wrist and be like I'll call you back it also has Bluetooth audio out and wireless headset support. Weird thing is contacts and messages won't work without a sim has to have one active or not I'm on Verizon so its pointless to try lucky I had art laying around and it vibrates!! This thing is sweet to be cheap!!!
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From the watch description:
Smart Sync Function: Can sync with smart phone, downloading phonebook and call history (iOS 4.0+ and Android 2.3+) to the device. When using Android 2.3+ OS, download and install the WiMe NanoSmart APK on the Android device and the NanoSmart will sync with the Android device (Google calendar events, new Gmail notification, call history, phonebook, sent/received SMS).
Have you tried to install WiMe NanoSmart?

I'm on 4.3 AOKP linario I can't say its bougus but the contacts sync but....... With out each and every number having the country code in it it refuses to call or message weird right? Gmail hasn't worked or calendar. I refuse to downgrade for it. I use this to get away with texting and calling at work via mini Bluetooth headset and a beanie lol.
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