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what's this have to do with the xda forum, htc, development & hacking?

I make custom programs, = Development...

DhaMajoR said:
I make custom programs, = Development...
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Good cause I'll donate.

you might want to put some restrictions.. cuz im guessing you wont be able to develop anything anyone thinks up (like a new dialer, new contact manager etc etc all at once (i dont know if yur capable but even if you are.. you wont be doing much else but developing for months haha))
its a very noble cause though! great idea and i love where your heart is

I hope i dont get any Crazy Requests, but i hope to Get some money in, Thanks.

htctoucher said:
you might want to put some restrictions.. cuz im guessing you wont be able to develop anything anyone thinks up (like a new dialer, new contact manager etc etc all at once (i dont know if yur capable but even if you are.. you wont be doing much else but developing for months haha))
its a very noble cause though! great idea and i love where your heart is
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Yea I agree I just donated and I was thinking of m request and it might take a while

Jokesonyou, did you donate on paypal?

DhaMajoR said:
Jokesonyou, did you donate on paypal?
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Yes sir a 20 USD donation

Jokes On You said:
Yes sir a 20 USD donation
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make sure it was sent out to [email protected], because for some reason, i have the same Balance... $130 Usd. Starange.

EDIT: Thank you Octavia Lopez, for your Donation.

galaxys said:
what's this have to do with the xda forum, htc, development & hacking?
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Agree
Same question here
What is going to make if all here is for free?
This forum is not for making money, is for sahreing knowledge, help others and enjoy the FREE ROM´s and apps from the real Devs.
If I´m donating will be to this site!
Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names.
Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world. But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
We hope that you will enjoy this site and find it as useful as we do. We encourage you to donate or otherwise support this site. Of course absolutely all proceeds from donations will benefit this community.

orb3000 said:
Agree
Same question here
What is going to make if all here is for free?
This forum is not for making money, is for sahreing knowledge, help others and enjoy the FREE ROM´s and apps from the real Devs.
If I´m donating will be to this site!
Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names.
Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world. But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
We hope that you will enjoy this site and find it as useful as we do. We encourage you to donate or otherwise support this site. Of course absolutely all proceeds from donations will benefit this community.
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Okay sorry

DhaMajoR said:
Wana Be MOD
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Show more respect or you´ll get banned newbie
Learn and respect the rules

orb3000 said:
Wana be somebody
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Okay orb300

orb3000 said:
Show more respect or you´ll get banned newbie
Learn the rules and then you can be somebody
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Thats mean.

MOD BREAK
please show respect for each other in this forum.....be nice!
thank you and have a nice weekend.
Liam

Who says that you'll really give the money to WorldVision? And who says that you'll actually develop the application? ...

DHA Major,
This seems like a very good idea, ie people donate to a worthy cause and they get a development back via you. You have several problems to overcome though to make this happen:
1) Credibility - people need to be convinved of your technical abilities and your ability to deliver.
2) Honest - you already have someone questioning whether the money will go to the cause. Not sure how you address this.
3) Apathy - Sadly a lot of people enjoy having things for free while not making any form of financial contribution. If you look through some of the threads on here from a while back you will see that some even demand things get developed and delivered even though developers are given their time, effort and technical abilities for free (search through some of the Schaps threads on XDA to see what I mean).
It might be a good start for you to develop and release an application for us to see what you can do (sorry, I have not been on here for a while so if you have already developed and released an app on here without me seeing it then that's great). Once that is in place then you need to find some way of ensuring that people donate and that there is evidence that the donations are heading off to the charity as expected.
I applaud your idea; just not sure how you get around some of the problems highlighted above.
Good luck.
WB

STOP THE STEALING - HD2 Scammers - Lets help the hard working developers..

I really hope the mods dont close cause this needs to be out there....
I am starting this thread to try to help protect the developers work from scammers....
I ask that if you see someone trying to sell the work of the devs. via ebay craigslist or any other site that you report it in this thread to help stop them in there track.... Hopefully if they see there ads listed here when they come to steal the work they will stop trying to sell it....
This money belong to all the people that has made this all possible....
This is the latest ad I have found which is just wrong.....
Android on your HD2 - $75 (arlington)
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Date: 2010-07-27, 11:33AM CDT
Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]
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i can make ur hd2 phone dual boot to have winmo and android on your phone both in working order i do have everything on a laptop and can meet to show you my working device and mod your device to match it...plz text (469)-684-8218 or reply to this email for questions !! price depends on your location and how far i have to drive
•Location: arlington
•it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 1865976865

damn that is just wrong....and they even left their phone number...

http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-HD2-Android...d=ViewItem&pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3caf4d42c1
HTC HD2 Android 2.1 Installation Instructions
I am selling installation instructions for how to put Android 2.1on your HD2. I will give you step by step instructions on how to put a functioning Android ROM on your HTC HD2.
Android is what your HD2 has been waiting for. The current ROM's available are very stable and everything works-bluetooth, calling, email, text, data, Android Market--you just need to know how to do it!!
You are purchasing many hours of research condensed and compiled into easy to read instructions on three pieces of paper. i own the copyright to the instructions, and they are solely my research. I tell you where to go to get the files and then what to do with them to get it running on your HD2. Not breaking your phone and doing it right the first time is what this is about. I have created step by step instructions for you to read and follow, the rest is up to you.You should be up and running within an hour of receiving your instructions.
Please call text or email me with any questions you may have!!!
586-665-6669
I can also update you to the latest version of 2.2 Froyo upon request.
Other sellers may promise you Android on your HD2 which is only partially usable and experimental, but I will tell you how to install a fully functional, stable Android build.
If you are a seller and want to increase your HD2 selling price, let me help you sell for over $100 more per item with this advanced ROM.

We shall flood him with texts asking him to drive anywhere to install android. He ll loose his time and money
Sent from my Androihd2

that is just horrible! if anyone asked me, id do it for free and DEFINITELY tell them i didnt come up with this and give credit to those who did.
What these devs did is amazing and they seriously deserve the credit!
LAAAAAMEEEE!

I have had seen that on craislist add to, not to long ago but I have post tell all the craigslist shoper said that a guy who posted claiming that he could get android to run on HD2 for 40 dollar is a scammer, Cause I know it should be free and I have link the website to here xda-developer.
I don't think it right making money from other people work!!!

i suppose its fair to ask for money to drive to someone and give them a personal tuition on installing android and how to use it on your hd2.
i like to find information and figure things out by myself to do stuff.
some people arent very good at rooting out what they need to do but they are still capable of understanding something if someone sits down and explains it to them.
maybe it will bring some new people into the xda world. loads of people have an hd2 as an upgrade and dont know anything about it.

I feel that if credit is given freely where it is due, the *service* should be allowed.
Most people won't go put replacement parts on their car, and mechanics don't (generally) create their own parts from molten metal. That said, most mechanics also won't say that they DID create the parts from molten metal.
I haven't offered my services as a "phone mechanic" but if I did, AND posted links to the original works, AND made it clear that I was simply selling a service, would I be villified by the development community?

xfinrodx said:
I feel that if credit is given freely where it is due, the *service* should be allowed.
Most people won't go put replacement parts on their car, and mechanics don't (generally) create their own parts from molten metal. That said, most mechanics also won't say that they DID create the parts from molten metal.
I haven't offered my services as a "phone mechanic" but if I did, AND posted links to the original works, AND made it clear that I was simply selling a service, would I be villified by the development community?
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That's because people with no knowledge about cars should not tamper with their cars or they may cause some serious damage. Putting Android on the HD2 has no ill effects at all and does not warrant a $75 service charge or any at all. Something like this is as stupid as those idiots out there you see selling iPhone jailbreaks and unlocks when those are ridiculously easy as well and again cause no damage to the phone (except warranty voiding but that's to be expected).

hmm?
xfinrodx said:
I feel that if credit is given freely where it is due, the *service* should be allowed.
Most people won't go put replacement parts on their car, and mechanics don't (generally) create their own parts from molten metal. That said, most mechanics also won't say that they DID create the parts from molten metal.
I haven't offered my services as a "phone mechanic" but if I did, AND posted links to the original works, AND made it clear that I was simply selling a service, would I be villified by the development community?
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Please explain this to me - what kind of "service" would you offer? Downloading a rom build by someone else and extracting the file to a sd-card? And making false promises by telling your "customer" that android would be "fully functional" (there's no "fully functional" build out there!)? Wow very very impressive!!
And despite the fact that "your service" is based on the hard work of someone other than you (who really deserves the money), I am sure that this kind of "phone mechanic" wouldn't spend one single Dollar/Euro on a donation to the developers who made this possible.
This makes me sad. This makes me sick. This makes me very very angry!
My advice to the developers: Cook in a message displayed when Android is started making it clear that their piece of software is experimental, free and can freely be downloaded at xda-developers.com.
I fully second thread starter's posting - DON'T STEAL FROM THE COMMUNITY! DON'T STEAL FROM THE DEVELOPERS! And last but not least: DONATE DAMMIT!

ironheart said:
Please explain this to me - what kind of "service" would you offer? Downloading a rom build by someone else and extracting the file to a sd-card?
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Yes, that's a service. There are many people out there who need a helping hand even for the easiest things. (Ganz besonders die Amis ;-) )

problem solved
nevermind...

Damn, already?? You what guys you can't stop this, you'll always have these punks tryin to make money off someones elses back..
My suggestion: (if possible)
I'm just an simple 1st line IT-engineer, so i wont exactly know how to do this but there must be a way to find out under which ip-adress the person is posting from on these sites.. The chance he's a member here is probably very high..
What if we get this ip, and ask the mods to permantly ban this person... ??
Anyone know if this is possible???
I think that will send a message to some people.. But I think this is unstoppable. Damn the Pirates! Shoot them all!

Selling the instructions and packages to someone is wrong but charging someone to set it up on the phone for them because the owner isn't capable of it themselves is fine IMO.
It's no different to somewhere giving away free car batteries and charging $10 if you wanted them to install it. You aren't paying for the batteries (in this case the software), your paying for someone's time to set it up.
Regardless of how easy it is or how freely available the instructions are, if someone wants someone else to do it, it's fair enough that person charge for their time to set it up for them. The value of that time is up to the person paying it.

MMAwarrior said:
What if we get this ip, and ask the mods to permantly ban this person... ??
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One of this guys is a member but as long as there are no personal and static IP's for everyone on the planet, ip bans are not working. You can block his region or his ISP but this will block not only him...

Hmmmm, ok so Ip bans are out! only one thing left to do!
Call / mail them meet them, beat em up!
Sounds like a plan to me! I could use the workout!

ironheart said:
Please explain this to me - what kind of "service" would you offer? Downloading a rom build by someone else and extracting the file to a sd-card? And making false promises by telling your "customer" that android would be "fully functional" (there's no "fully functional" build out there!)? Wow very very impressive!!
And despite the fact that "your service" is based on the hard work of someone other than you (who really deserves the money), I am sure that this kind of "phone mechanic" wouldn't spend one single Dollar/Euro on a donation to the developers who made this possible.
This makes me sad. This makes me sick. This makes me very very angry!
My advice to the developers: Cook in a message displayed when Android is started making it clear that their piece of software is experimental, free and can freely be downloaded at xda-developers.com.
I fully second thread starter's posting - DON'T STEAL FROM THE COMMUNITY! DON'T STEAL FROM THE DEVELOPERS! And last but not least: DONATE DAMMIT!
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I could see this coming from a mile away. All this thread is going to cause heated debates and eventually name calling. There are always going to be people on both sides of the issue. XDA is place place to develop and share. Its not a place to combat warez or what ever you want to call "selling other people's work". Obviously XDA is against it... if you read the rules.
I totally agree with you on not selling other peoples work and not charging for "your time" but this thread is unnecessary. Its contrary to the goal of this section. Not to mention the already mentioned threats of spamming these sellers. Depending on where you are at this could be considered illegal.

mmafighter077 said:
I could see this coming from a mile away. All this thread is going to cause heated debates and eventually name calling. There are always going to be people on both sides of the issue. XDA is place place to develop and share. Its not a place to combat warez or what ever you want to call "selling other people's work". Obviously XDA is against it... if you read the rules.
I totally agree with you on not selling other peoples work and not charging for "your time" but this thread is unnecessary. Its contrary to the goal of this section. Not to mention the already mentioned threats of spamming these sellers. Depending in where you are at this could be considered illegal.
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you got a point, it's just that we are real appriciative towards the devs, and can't stand these guys making money off em..

MMAwarrior said:
you got a point, it's just that we are real appriciative towards the devs, and can't stand these guys making money off em..
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I get you you... but I just feel if I want flame wars I could go to sherdog. haha.

ironheart said:
Please explain this to me - what kind of "service" would you offer? Downloading a rom build by someone else and extracting the file to a sd-card? And making false promises by telling your "customer" that android would be "fully functional" (there's no "fully functional" build out there!)? Wow very very impressive!!
And despite the fact that "your service" is based on the hard work of someone other than you (who really deserves the money), I am sure that this kind of "phone mechanic" wouldn't spend one single Dollar/Euro on a donation to the developers who made this possible.
This makes me sad. This makes me sick. This makes me very very angry!
My advice to the developers: Cook in a message displayed when Android is started making it clear that their piece of software is experimental, free and can freely be downloaded at xda-developers.com.
I fully second thread starter's posting - DON'T STEAL FROM THE COMMUNITY! DON'T STEAL FROM THE DEVELOPERS! And last but not least: DONATE DAMMIT!
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I think you completely misunderstood what I was saying! Let me go through and disagree with your impression of me, one paragraph at a time:
"Please explain this to me - what kind of "service" would you offer? Downloading a rom build by someone else and extracting the file to a sd-card?"
-Answer- Absolutely. As well as educating the person and ensuring that any additional HSPL, radio, or WinMo rom was installed correctly and was appropriate for their hardware.
"And making false promises by telling your "customer" that android would be "fully functional" (there's no "fully functional" build out there!)? Wow very very impressive!!"
-Answer- Absolutely not, and if you would have taken the time to read my original post, that you quoted, you would have seen that I made provisions for informing people of the community and where they should go for more information on Android on the HD2.
"And despite the fact that "your service" is based on the hard work of someone other than you (who really deserves the money)"
-Answer- Back to the mechanic, I think this one has been cleared up with a battery analogy. Perfectly clear. If you need more explanation than that, I am willing to delve into more comparisons.
"I am sure that this kind of "phone mechanic" wouldn't spend one single Dollar/Euro on a donation to the developers who made this possible."
-Answer- I would be happy to donate to the devs if I were to profit from a service based on their work, out of appreciation AND out of capitalistic interest in potentially further motivating them to continue developing and improving.
"This makes me sad. This makes me sick. This makes me very very angry!"
-Answer- Think about it from a more objective basis and perhaps you can feel less queasy.
"My advice to the developers: Cook in a message displayed when Android is started making it clear that their piece of software is experimental, free and can freely be downloaded at xda-developers.com."
-Answer (even though I am not a dev)- That would be fine with me, possibly even beneficial, especially if the "experimental" part was emphasized to imply that there is some kind of risk or knowledge that should be had prior to going out and just diving into Android.
"I fully second thread starter's posting - DON'T STEAL FROM THE COMMUNITY! DON'T STEAL FROM THE DEVELOPERS! And last but not least: DONATE DAMMIT!"
-Answer- Again, I do not condone stealing intellectual property. However, I believe that distributing the intellectual property of others is not stealing. Ever written a paper? You quote your sources, but YOU get the grade. Your sources never (or extremely rarely) reap any benefit from your work of putting research and experience together to put out a clean, finished product. And donating is fine and good and should be done if you find the software useful.

Potential Bootloader Unlock for Non-Dev Edition

****OK FIRST OFF BY NO MEANS IS THIS METHOD A BRUTE FORCE METHOD OR A HACK OF SORTS****
***THIS METHOD INVOLVES PURCHASING A SERVICE AND PROVIDING YOUR DEVICES IMEI NUMBER****
***I, NOR ANYONE ELSE, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU USE THIS AND SOMETHING DOES NOT WORK***
***IF SUCCESSFUL, YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT YOUR WARRANTY IS NOW VOIDED, BUT HEY YOUR HAVE AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER RIGHT?***
**SEE HERE FOR TWRP AND ROOT INT HIS THREAD INFO ONCE YOU ARE UNLOCKED**
UPDATE: See this post on pg 30 for TWRP and ROOT INSTALL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51155272&postcount=294
Ok so as some know there has been a somewhat confirmed and discovered way to unlock the bootloader on carrier purchased Moto X/Droid Ultra/Maxx/Mini Devices. I will explain in brief detail what is needed to do. Please understand that I will be providing no links, just a brief explanation of what you can do to attempt this. There are 2 methods.
1 - doing it directly yourself and purchasing the service. (website)
2 - using the service through a 3rd Party (eBay)
The service I found is on a website if you have not heard about it, PM someone here willing to help. Now in order to use the site you need to sign up etc etc and its not in English. Here is where your good ol friend Goggle Translate comes into play.
Now for Method 1
Sign up on the website. The website is called taobao.com. you will need to use chrome and google translate to navigate through the site. you will need to set up and account and payment info etc etc.
Search for a seller selling the unlock codes (Price will no be in USD). Search for xt1080 unlock or something like that. There are many purchase options. Just amke sure it is for your device and read the listing.
Purchase using the sites standard payment method (similar to paypal here) or through credit card elligble for purchases in the country of origin.
*Provide IMEI to seller and receive unlock code.
Usually within 24-48 hours you have an unlock code.
*NOTE - If you do not feel comfortable providing this, then i suggest you stop right away. Always know what you are doing and the risks involved.
Method 2
Certain sellers on eBay will provide a service to do all the purchasing for you and all you need to do it pay the small auction price, and then paypal or transfer them the funds for the sale. They will purchase for you etc etc. You will need to search for taobao on eBay and find a seller. Once this is done then you can work with the seller, provide the link to the item you want and go from there. Please be aware of what you are doing. IN this method you now give your IMEI to not only the person giving the unlock code, but also a person through eBay.
**AGAIN PLEASE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING**
I myself went ahead with method 1 and was successful (see images). Some people have had success and will contest to it. As with any boot loader unlock, please know your warranty is now void and neither XDA, its members, or anyone else including myself is responsible for what you do.
Please use this thread to talk about success or failure using this process if you do. Do not post links to anything or anything that would be frowned upon through XDA. If you want to you can always PM people for more details about things. Not saying everyone bombard me with PM's. I will answer but i also have a normal life and don't want people upset if i don't respond.
Please also note that unlocking the bootloader will wipe your device clean. This includes storage.
If you want more detailed instructions - Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/verizon-moto-maker-bootloader-unlock-t2680651
Good Luck
UPDATE: IMAGES ATTACHED, I HAVE BEEN UNLOCKED. Sorry for the blurry cam pics, only had a work iPod touch that i could snap quick pictures with

As tempting as this is, I'll likely not opt for it. This phone is not a lifelong device, which, coincidentally, also temps me to, and not to do it. Naw, too risky.
fat-fingered and Maxx-ed out.

My concern is what will be done with all these imei numbers that are collected. It's not like they can't be stolen by company employees before the phone is ever bought... I think the big question would be what is the WORST that could happen by providing your imei if you can prove you legally purchased the device
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

I did option 2 yesterday. Just waiting on the codes now. I will update once I get the file and have the BL unlocked.

rmjones2006 said:
My concern is what will be done with all these imei numbers that are collected. It's not like they can't be stolen by company employees before the phone is ever bought... I think the big question would be what is the WORST that could happen by providing your imei if you can prove you legally purchased the device
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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Yea thats the big risk. the other thing to think about to is that at any given time any employee has access to all the IMEI stickers on the boxes. all it takes is 1 person to screw around and thats that. im willing to take the risk for right now. if it works YAY...if not then well i'll get a refund and then probably dump the phone for a new one when something else comes out.

And this thread is the reason this method will not last very long.
People don't seem to understand, talking and making threads about such things in the open cuts down the time things like this are available.
Droid Maxx "Developer Edition"

Franzie3 said:
***THIS METHOD INVOLVES PURCHASING A SERVICE AND PROVIDING YOUR DEVICES IMEI NUMBER****
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May I make a suggestion that you remove the service details - name, origin. Etc. For both methods And request people PM you instead? Pretty please??
The more we keep private the longer this will last.
I am happy that, hopefully, this will no longer consume other threads anymore.
Sent from my XT1080DEV using Tapatalk

Cmon, IMEI is not a secret code you can use to get full access to your phone or something else. It is written on the label of the box of very droid. This way any janitor in Verizon store has an access to the vital information. Seriously? You can generate all droids IMEI on your own, rules are known:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mobile_Station_Equipment_Identity

Topsnake said:
And this thread is the reason this method will not last very long.
People don't seem to understand, talking and making threads about such things in the open cuts down the time things like this are available.
Droid Maxx "Developer Edition"
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It was done to unclog the clutter in the root bounty thread. I tried to be very bland with explaining it.
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

CarnivoreMatt said:
May I make a suggestion that you remove the service details - name, origin. Etc. For both methods And request people PM you instead? Pretty please??
The more we keep private the longer this will last.
I am happy that, hopefully, this will no longer consume other threads anymore.
Sent from my XT1080DEV using Tapatalk
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Made some edits.... On mobile now so if you want pm me your thoughts and I'll edit when I get back to work
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

In one thread, the seller pleaded with the OP to shut down the thread..just PM's please..
sent by my 4.3_14.14.14
XT1028 (aka) Moto-G
Donate to HashCode (If you can)
http://waynekent.com/page6.html

i don t know why but i have a sentiment that someone hiding something...
XDA or that cinese guy who have a method and don twant the 2500 $ or more....

danger2u said:
i don t know why but i have a sentiment that someone hiding something...
XDA or that cinese guy who have a method and don twant the 2500 $ or more....
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One would make a lot more money selling individual unlocks. 60+ sales would cover that. And think of other phones that use this method too. And likely not an exploit that can be released. But maybe a method that should be kept quiet
Sent from my KitKat Ultra

danger2u said:
i don t know why but i have a sentiment that someone hiding something...
XDA or that cinese guy who have a method and don twant the 2500 $ or more....
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Stop just please stop this nonsense. No one is hiding anything what this guy is doing has nothing to do with the bounty. And no one on XDA is hiding anything stop trolling. Either participate or don't but stop with stupid conspiracy theories. I'm tired of all the haters if you don't feel comfortable then don't do it. Were all big boys here and can make up our own minds.

All you ones needing can communicate everything one needs to know, just with PM's only..maybe post results in a simple yes or no, success or not in the thread..if anyone has a question for another..then just click on that ones ID and communicate that way..never giving a clue here..but it certainly is to late for not "spilling the beans" but as of out of respect for that ones request..make the thread unclear to what is happening..or delete it..
sent by my 4.2.2_12.15.15
XT1080MDEV (aka) Droid Maxx DE
http://waynekent.com/page6.html
Please donate to: jcase & Hashcode (if you can)

NWKENT said:
All you ones needing can communicate everything one needs to know, just with PM's only
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Note that the OP did remove all mention of anything (I.e. sources) from the original post and specifically stated PM someone.
Seems pretty reasonable to me now.
I agree with using this only to report non specific results as well.
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The OP in its self is a giveaway..that should be included in a PM..
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I'm not sure what we are or aren't saying here so I'll just say that I received what I need to unlock my bootloader today, I'm at work unfortunately so I'll have to give it a try when I get home but I will post success or failure. Any questions I suppose you can PM me and I'll answer as soon as I can.
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OMGoodness..people don't care about others..as long as they get what they want..kick the others into the sideditch that need what that one has..my point is proven in the above post..
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I have used the unlock code from the seller. It 100% works. I did refresh my phone which I didn't want to happen. Bad news is he informed me that he is getting out of selling the unlock codes and asked that I not share is information. I will respect his wishes. IDK if there are other people willing to sell the codes.

I am holding a Note 4 - can I help?

Hey,
Sorry, I know this thread will probably be irrelevant, but it just occurred to me. I have a Western Note 4 (I'll keep country vague just for my own protection). I'm very technical and a massive Android Power User, but not a Dev. But if there is any use in me doing a system dump or anything, I'm happy to do it, with a little guidance.
Feel free to ask any Qs etc,

No, just send me the whole phone.
Sent from my N9005

smeddy said:
Hey,
Sorry, I know this thread will probably be irrelevant, but it just occurred to me. I have a Western Note 4 (I'll keep country vague just for my own protection). I'm very technical and a massive Android Power User, but not a Dev. But if there is any use in me doing a system dump or anything, I'm happy to do it, with a little guidance.
Feel free to ask any Qs etc,
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Hi, this is a very new phone and I really need info from it. If you don't mind please install this Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app and send (PM or email) me screenshots from it.
I also need your help to test the function 'Refurbishment Check' (under the Menu).
Thanks for your time.

I find it quite funny that you're not telling us the country for security reasons.
If you're worried about it being a 'leak', the phone has been on official sale in the Netherlands since the 16th. Don't worry.
If you're worried about us finding out where you're from, you might want to remove the 'London, UK' from your profile.
Any chance you could send me the entire phone? No? Awwwww....

ShadowLea said:
I find it quite funny that you're not telling us the country for security reasons.
If you're worried about it being a 'leak', the phone has been on official sale in the Netherlands since the 16th. Don't worry.
If you're worried about us finding out where you're from, you might want to remove the 'London, UK' from your profile.
Any chance you could send me the entire phone? No? Awwwww....
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Maybe s/he will give you it in exchange for locating things on his computer? Or a discount for your opinion of his/her digital organisation?
Again, as per your arrogant opinions about my computers and me, you assume too much. Why should s/he be in London because of a profile/avatar? Mine says "Gelderd End, 1974". I am not there. It doesn't even exist anymore. And only people with a working knowledge of football stadia 40 years ago - or with enough interest to Google it - would have the slightest inkling to what I'm referring to...

[RECOVERY][UNOFFICIAL] TWRP for Galaxy Note 20 5G (Snapdragon)

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Team Win Recovery Project 3.x, or twrp3 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. Its a fully touch driven user interface no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Code:
* Your warranty is now void.
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or your getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
Supported Models:
Galaxy Note 20 N9810, N981N, N981U, N981U1 and N981W.
US/Canada bootloader unlock thread:
here
Download & Guide:
1. Unlock your bootloader.
2. Download Note 20: c1q.
3. Reboot to download mode and flash vbmeta_disabled.tar in AP slot and reboot. Device will reboot to stock recovery mode prompting you to wipe data so wipe data and reboot to download mode again.
4. Put the TWRP tar for your device with Odin in the AP slot and click start.
5. Reboot to recovery via recovery key combo.
6. Disable encryption:
- Go to Advanced > Terminal, type: multidisabler.​If vendor complain about free space left on device, will attempt to resize vendor. and it ask to - Run multidisabler again!.​- Type: multidisabler again. will see - Finished. when done.​7. Go back to Wipe > Format Data > type yes.
8. Reboot to recovery.
9. Flash magisk apk in twrp.
10. Reboot to system, Enjoy.
Note:
To disable encryption manually:
You need to replace fileencryption=ice with encryptable=ice only in userdata line (maybe rest lines) in vendor/etc/fstab.qcom
To avoid stock recovery restoration manually:
Rename system/recovery-from-boot.p to recovery-from-boot.p.bak
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Support:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
Telegram group
Bugs:
- Encryption not fully working.
Thanks:
TWRP team
ianmacd for multidisabler
jesec for unlock guide
Sources:
TWRP tree
Kernel tree
Device tree

Changelog:
02.06.2022 - Update to Android 12 kernel source
- Fix mount issues
- Update to TWRP 3.6.2
29.11.2021 - Update to TWRP 3.6.0
- Add Symlinked dynamic partitions to fstab
- Updated to latest kernel source
- Update multidisabler
- fstab clean up
- Fix haptic feedback
03.03.2021 - Update to latest TWRP source
- Add terminal multidisabler script
- fstab cleanup.
31.12.2020 - Update TWRP to 3.5.0
- Q and R builds.
15.11.2020 - Add TWRP fastbootd support
- Clean up fstab
- Move kernel to gz format.
16.10.2020 - Initial Release.

As always thank you for all the support you give throughout the Samsung community
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jrkruse said:
As always thank you for all the support you give throughout the Samsung community
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Thanks to you for your support as well

Is it work on att n981u?
Bcs it does not has a oem unlock button under developer settings
6.step from Where should I do it is it from twrp?
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hasim.kilic said:
Is it work on att n981u?
Bcs it does not has a oem unlock button under developer settings
6.step from Where should I do it is it from twrp?
SM-N981U cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
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PM me for more info about unlock.

Might I suggest offering the bootloader unlock to the community instead of selling it?

asrah said:
Might I suggest offering the bootloader unlock to the community instead of selling it?
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Im not selling it! Im sharing it. And its not free from provider so if you want to donate to offer it for free to community its your choice.

asrah said:
Might I suggest offering the bootloader unlock to the community instead of selling it?
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And why not ask Samsung too just give you the phone as well
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asrah said:
Might I suggest offering the bootloader unlock to the community instead of selling it?
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Did it ever occur too you that it may cost money too do these
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afaneh92 said:
Im not selling it! Im sharing it. And its not free from provider so if you want to donate to offer it for free to community its your choice.
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Why not at least just directly refer users to the source? For context, I appreciate the fact that it is being offered to the community. Thank you, and the others behind the effort, for that. Just trying to see if there might be a better way than asking people for $125 or whatever the latest asking price is, for what amounts to getting info from the parent company, or modifying samsungs software.
Issues apparent at the moment:
1) The identity of the group (not individual names, just who the group is, past efforts and in what communities, reputation of the group demonstrated by evidence) is not known to the community. Im in the telegram group, I know what yall do.
2) Users are being asked for money via what is stated to be a middleman. Are the people running the Telegram group the ones doing the bootloader unlocks? Transparency is key here. Users are giving items of tangible value (currency) to what appears to be a "man in the shadows." Whats the entire chain of events from payment to completion? I know the unlock process it outlined. I mean including the sources, the methods, how it goes from them, to you, to us.
3) Who ends up getting the money? Is it shared? All to them? All to you? Id much prefer the group behind the actual unlock source be the ones who get the money. Its up to them how they split it after.
$125 is nothing, as I bought a Note 20. I didnt buy the Ultra because the extra features just arent necessary to me. So, not that you would Afaneh, but to anyone who sees/responds to this, dont play the "youre too broke" game. I could probably buy the unlock for most if not all of the XDA Note 20/Ultra forum userbase.
Post has been edited a few times to more clearly communicate the issues at hand, and to correct typos.
jrkruse said:
And why not ask Samsung too just give you the phone as well. Did it ever occur too you that it may cost money too do these
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Asking someone to come off the idea of charging users for a bootloader unlock that is clearly available, and must have come from 1) modifications to copyrighted software or 2) the parent company, is not the same as asking the parent company to give me the phone for free. You have no idea what you are talking about. Only potential costs are "labor" which is nebulous at best because for labor costs you have to be doing an actual job.

asrah said:
Why not at least just directly refer users to the source? For context, I appreciate the fact that it is being offered to the community. Thank you, and the others behind the effort, for that. Just trying to see if there might be a better way than asking people for $125 or whatever the latest asking price is, for what amounts to getting info from the parent company, or modifying samsungs software.
Issues apparent at the moment:
1) The identity of the group (not individual names, just who the group is, past efforts and in what communities, reputation of the group demonstrated by evidence) is not known to the community. Im in the telegram group, I know what yall do.
2) Users are being asked for money via what is stated to be a middleman. Are the people running the Telegram group the ones doing the bootloader unlocks? Transparency is key here. Users are giving items of tangible value (currency) to what appears to be a "man in the shadows." Whats the entire chain of events from payment to completion? I know the unlock process it outlined. I mean including the sources, the methods, how it goes from them, to you, to us.
3) Who ends up getting the money? Is it shared? All to them? All to you? Id much prefer the group behind the actual unlock source be the ones who get the money. Its up to them how they split it after.
$125 is nothing, as I bought a Note 20. I didnt buy the Ultra because the extra features just arent necessary to me. So, not that you would Afaneh, but to anyone who sees/responds to this, dont play the "youre too broke" game. I could probably buy the unlock for most if not all of the XDA Note 20/Ultra forum userbase.
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Let me say If you got 20-30% of that price, is that can cover your work, time or even after unlock support? like helping them rooting, having a good kernel base and TWRP, ROMs, etc.
If that mean "selling" for you, Its mean "offering unlock" for us.

asrah said:
Why not at least just directly refer users to the source?
Asking someone to come off the idea of charging users for a bootloader unlock that is clearly available, and must have come from 1) modifications to copyrighted software or 2) the parent company, is not the same as asking the parent company to give me the phone for free. You have no idea what you are talking about. Only potential costs are "labor" which is nebulous at best because for labor costs you have to be doing an actual job.
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Maybe the source is Samsung and its a service they charge for and this service from Samsung is only available in certain markets. Maybe the person doing this risk getting fired if caught doing phones outside of said markets
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afaneh92 said:
Let me say If you got 20-30% of that price, is that can cover your work, time or even after unlock support? like helping them rooting, having a good kernel base and TWRP, ROMs, etc.
If that mean "selling" for you, Its mean "offering unlock" for us.
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If youre putting it towards efforts for other development, to assist in giving the device a presence in the root community, then certainly, I hope you get what you need out of it.
All im trying to do here, is figure out how this all boils down at its roots. I dont think youre doing anything improper, I just dont see enough information on this "source" to know what exactly is going on with them specifically.
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Maybe the source is Samsung and its a service they charge for and this service from Samsung is only available in certain markets. Maybe the person doing this risk getting fired if caught doing phones outside of said markets
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There we go. I wasnt sure but had suspected something like this might be the case. As, there have been a number of private parties who have gotten their hands on such things in the past. I understand youre not specifically claiming this (least thats my perception from your wording) but it is a more than plausible explanation. However, the need for transparency here doesnt change. This whole process goes from XDA, to Telegram, to Teamspeak. With who knows who and what in between those steps and behind the scenes in general. I understand I can choose to just not buy the unlock if I am that concerned. That doesnt mean that other peoples personal info from the transactions, for example, is "safe."
Ive been doing cybersecurity for years. Last thing Id want to see is someone who means well (Afaneh) ending up involved in an accidental scandal. Not that one is present, but how is the community supposed to know with all the privacy?

asrah said:
If youre putting it towards efforts for other development, to assist in giving the device a presence in the root community, then certainly, I hope you get what you need out of it.
All im trying to do here, is figure out how this all boils down at its roots. I dont think youre doing anything improper, I just dont see enough information on this "source" to know what exactly is going on with them specifically.
There we go. I wasnt sure but had suspected something like this might be the case. As, there have been a number of private parties who have gotten their hands on such things in the past. I understand youre not specifically claiming this (least thats my perception from your wording) but it is a more than plausible explanation. However, the need for transparency here doesnt change. This whole process goes from XDA, to Telegram, to Teamspeak. With who knows who and what in between those steps and behind the scenes in general. I understand I can choose to just not buy the unlock if I am that concerned. That doesnt mean that other peoples personal info from the transactions, for example, is "safe."
Ive been doing cybersecurity for years. Last thing Id want to see is someone who means well (Afaneh) ending up involved in an accidental scandal. Not that one is present, but how is the community supposed to know with all the privacy?
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There is no scandal. Platforms have changed too try and make process easier. Hundreds of people have done it with not one issue. If it scares you don’t do it
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asrah said:
Why not at least just directly refer users to the source? For context, I appreciate the fact that it is being offered to the community. Thank you, and the others behind the effort, for that. Just trying to see if there might be a better way than asking people for $125 or whatever the latest asking price is, for what amounts to getting info from the parent company, or modifying samsungs software.
Issues apparent at the moment:
1) The identity of the group (not individual names, just who the group is, past efforts and in what communities, reputation of the group demonstrated by evidence) is not known to the community. Im in the telegram group, I know what yall do.
2) Users are being asked for money via what is stated to be a middleman. Are the people running the Telegram group the ones doing the bootloader unlocks? Transparency is key here. Users are giving items of tangible value (currency) to what appears to be a "man in the shadows." Whats the entire chain of events from payment to completion? I know the unlock process it outlined. I mean including the sources, the methods, how it goes from them, to you, to us.
3) Who ends up getting the money? Is it shared? All to them? All to you? Id much prefer the group behind the actual unlock source be the ones who get the money. Its up to them how they split it after.
$125 is nothing, as I bought a Note 20. I didnt buy the Ultra because the extra features just arent necessary to me. So, not that you would Afaneh, but to anyone who sees/responds to this, dont play the "youre too broke" game. I could probably buy the unlock for most if not all of the XDA Note 20/Ultra forum userbase.
Post has been edited a few times to more clearly communicate the issues at hand, and to correct typos.
Asking someone to come off the idea of charging users for a bootloader unlock that is clearly available, and must have come from 1) modifications to copyrighted software or 2) the parent company, is not the same as asking the parent company to give me the phone for free. You have no idea what you are talking about. Only potential costs are "labor" which is nebulous at best because for labor costs you have to be doing an actual job.
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1. What? All the people in the group that help to provide unlock option are well known devs to the community including myself whom is the only one who even provided root options for s8 s8+ (twice) n8, s9 s9+ n9 over last few years. Been on XDA a decade now. This of course is just me, others have years of contributions as well. so not sure what you mean by being unknown to the community.
2. A middle man, reseller, call it what you will. Fact is I have spent years developing relationships with various "sources" whom I trust and whom trust me. If source is not willing to deal in US market and me being a friend who is trustworthy makes a deal with said source that he only deals with me to allow me to offer said service in the usa market based on fact that people go through me then I am more than willing to do so since if I wasnt a "middleman" then it wouldnt even be an option for anyone. Also, if you ever do find a way into the group I am very transparent as to the process from start to finish. Just because source doesnt want to deal in usa market unless it goes through me doesnt make any difference. Fact is people are dealing with ME, not the source and I definitely am not hidingvin the shadows as you would think. lol.
3. Who gets the money? obviously its a paid service so of course money goes to the person actually doing the unlock. There are some fees of course to process payments and conversion and taxes etc. but essentially all the money goes to source to unlock device. There is basically an agreed price from source then w.e they want to allow for us to have is what we get but i guarantee you its not lucrative by any means for us doing the unlocks, i cant quit my day job or anything lol. but that being said, source obviously doesnt want me working on their behalf for free as well as it wouldnt make sense for me to do so considering all the requests and having to spend hours daily to help facilitate the process is very demanding time wise.
to add, xda doesnt allow paid services to be discussed so any issues u have u can send via pm or join grpup if u can find a link or pm me on said chat application.
The service is available, i provide as much details as i can (that i have myself really) and ultimately its no get rich quick scheme nor do i try to pursuade anyone to do anything so its ultimately up to the user if they want to go through with it. In fact for someone with questions/concerns such as yourself I actually say do not unlock your device. I know I wouldnt if I had concerns and dont suggest anyone else does especially if I cant answer all your questions.
That being said, is exactly why xda doesnt allow these types of services on xda lol.

elliwigy said:
1. What? All the people in the group that help to provide unlock option are well known devs to the community including myself whom is the only one who even provided root options for s8 s8+ (twice) n8, s9 s9+ n9 over last few years. Been on XDA a decade now. This of course is just me, others have years of contributions as well. so not sure what you mean by being unknown to the community.
The service is available, i provide as much details as i can (that i have myself really) and ultimately its no get rich quick scheme nor do i try to pursuade anyone to do anything so its ultimately up to the user if they want to go through with it. In fact for someone with questions/concerns such as yourself I actually say do not unlock your device. I know I wouldnt if I had concerns and dont suggest anyone else does especially if I cant answer all your questions.
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Well, the main way it was expressed is "its from a source." Didnt tell me much, but it looks like the dots are connected now.
The potential concern was information privacy and what may or may not be done with said info. Im aware of the XDA rule about paid services. On one hand, it is obviously understandable why the disconnect between the forum and outside group exists. On the other, it creates a layer of "unknown ground." However, you have come out publicly and spoken. As well, your profile matches the name of one of the members who run the group. As far as Im concerned, thats about as good of verification of positive standing with the community that can be gotten in the circumstances. I wasnt trying to say yall werent legit, just trying to put the pieces together for the people who might not be sure. Hopefully you get more requests this way. As, I would like such a high-end phone to have a root/ROM presence. I still have my original Note 4, and have enjoyed the custom utility I get from this community.
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There is no scandal. Platforms have changed too try and make process easier. Hundreds of people have done it with not one issue. If it scares you don’t do it
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I didnt say there was. The information was regarding potential issues that can arise from an issue that has a multi-layered disconnect from the original platform. However, the information as it stands, has been made public. So, issue resolved as far as Im concerned. Im not scared of it, I was just curious because of the seeming disconnect between the forum presence and the outside chat group. The information is now easily referenced by any community member, so there's no other concern to be noted.

New build up!
15.11.2020 - Add TWRP fastbootd support, Clean up fstab, Move kernel to gz format.

afaneh92 said:
Supported Models:
Galaxy Note 20 N9810, N981N, N981U, N981U1 and N981W.
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I read this several times, so please forgive me if I missed it somehow. No support for N986U1?

Flame Red said:
I read this several times, so please forgive me if I missed it somehow. No support for N986U1?
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here you can find twrp but you need to unlock bootloader first, PM me for more details.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ent/recovery-twrp-3-4-0-1-snapdragon-t4159989

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