[ROOTED] Which apps are safe to remove? - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Succesfully rooted the phone yesterday. I removed alot of bloatware.
But there is still some left, but i'm not 100% sure what is safe to remove?
Is there a list somewhere?

Here's what i have removed and my phone works fine:
SmallApps(everything about smallapps)
Google +
Google drive,
Themes (the ones which i don't need)
Xperia home,
Weather widget
Xperia care
Chrome
Hangouts, and maybe some other stuff which I forgot about. You can find lists here on xda for Z3 or z3c , which have basically the same bloatware.
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Hitman951 said:
Here's what i have removed and my phone works fine:
SmallApps(everything about smallapps)
Google +
Google drive,
Themes (the ones which i don't need)
Xperia home,
Weather widget
Xperia care
Chrome
Hangouts, and maybe some other stuff which I forgot about. You can find lists here on xda for Z3 or z3c , which have basically the same bloatware.
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Aah.. i was afraid to remove all the smallapps stuff (have no idea what it is). I've removed all the other stuff too.
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Best trick to stop Facebook from running al the time?

Hi everyone, like the title says, I want to know how you can stop FB from being active all the time. There are allways 2 processes running and if you stop them, after a while they come back.
What is the best thing you can do? I don't want to delete it, I just want it to be active when I use it and deactivate it afterwards.
Grtz
Why does it matter that its running?
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Isn't there an option under development in settings where you can set it to kill every app when you exit it? I've never tried it so I don't know how it works.
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I've used that option a few times when background applications are slowing down my games. I usually get a lot of messages following up after saying "Unfortunately, X has stopped." over and over until I turn it back off.
Do you want it to stop to save ram or to save data?
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To save RAM and to save battery life off course!
Also Maps, Update Center And Office Suite are allways running. I want them to be inactive unless I need them.
Just remove it and use Friendcaster, WAY better.
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youri_69 said:
To save RAM and to save battery life off course!
Also Maps, Update Center And Office Suite are allways running. I want them to be inactive unless I need them.
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Go to settings - apps - all and click on maps - disable, office suite - uninstall, facebook - disable, update center - force stop, and after you do this, go to running apps, kill them and then go to cache and clear this apps from there.. They won't start again.. Remove all the bloatware like foursquare, wisepilot etc which you dont need.. You can also disable timescape feeds, picasa and twitter.
And an advice.. Download ex-dialer and then disable contacts and phone.. You would love it
I have some questions..can anybody point out as which are ohk to freeze and which are not? Coz somedays back i tried freezing some apps and my Playstore app started giving me weird errors as 406-cant download. Find out later that you cant freeze Package Installer or Package Access Helper. Unfroze them again and its all good. Anywayz here are some apps which am highly doubtful about..
com.sony.keydispatcher.com
com.sony.android.incall
com.sony.android.wakeup
com.sony.android.autoanimationoff
com.sony.android.awake
About Playstation Certified 1.0 ( I guess this one is needed if you want to play PS games which i dont want)
Audio Effect Service
Cdinfo Accessor Service 1.0.0
com.android.sharedstoragebackup 4.0.4-0vd_zw
com.sonyericsson.appshare
com.sonyericsson.autopoweroffservice
com.sonyericsson.illumination.service
com.sonyericsson.netsoftwarechecker
Content Sharing
CredentialManagerService
CustomizationProvider
CustomizedAppinstaller
CustomizedSettings
ExchangeServices (Seriously what is this? Never had this before the new update)
InitialBootSetup
KeyChain
LearningClient
MarketFeedbackAgent
MusicFx
MyUploads
SnpPlatform
SocialEngine
StorageCapability
SwiqMasterReset (Guess u need it for factory reset so its necessary afterall)
VerifyCertificatesDummyApp (Got 4 of them)
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:fingers-crossed:
ashqmallik said:
I have some questions..can anybody point out as which are ohk to freeze and which are not? Coz somedays back i tried freezing some apps and my Playstore app started giving me weird errors as 406-cant download. Find out later that you cant freeze Package Installer or Package Access Helper. Unfroze them again and its all good. Anywayz here are some apps which am highly doubtful about..
:fingers-crossed:
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com.sony.android.wakeup
com.sony.android.awake
com.sonyericsson.appshare
com.sonyericsson.autopoweroffservice
com.sonyericsson.illumination.service
com.sonyericsson.netsoftwarechecker
Content Sharing
CustomizationProvider
CustomizedAppinstaller
CustomizedSettings
ExchangeServices (Seriously what is this? Never had this before the new update)
LearningClient
MusicFx
MyUploads
SocialEngine
These are the ones i freeze.. Plus ANT radio and other bloatware i mentioned above.
P.S : also freeze secure clock service.. It's useless and wakes my phone unless i freeze it !! :highfive:
Harsh7689 said:
com.sony.android.wakeup
com.sony.android.awake
com.sonyericsson.appshare
com.sonyericsson.autopoweroffservice
com.sonyericsson.illumination.service
com.sonyericsson.netsoftwarechecker
Content Sharing
CustomizationProvider
CustomizedAppinstaller
CustomizedSettings
ExchangeServices (Seriously what is this? Never had this before the new update)
LearningClient
MusicFx
MyUploads
SocialEngine
These are the ones i freeze.. Plus ANT radio and other bloatware i mentioned above.
P.S : also freeze secure clock service.. It's useless and wakes my phone unless i freeze it !! :highfive:
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uninstalling system apps??

Just a quick question, i rooted my z2 the other night, mainly to remove a few system apps..... facebook you gotta go lol
Anyway i was wondering, with the new changes in kitkat, i dont remember full details but there was something about uninstalling apps also uninstalling associated folders files etc to do with said app, how does this affect system apps, are there now useless inbuilt apps that were previously safe to remove that now maybe arent coz they share a folder with an important app or anything like that i should be aware of before i start removing things, maybe thats why 'disable' option was added?
sorry for spelling/grammer, im tired n cant be bothered t check things
Hmm im not sure what your asking but
Disabling apps doesent remove their data
Removing apps via root deletes the app not the data, the OS should remove the data
Could you specify your question or problem?
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In the end he is looking for a list of applications, that are safe to remove.
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deepflash said:
In the end he is looking for a list of applications, that are safe to remove.
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In the end yeah a list would be cool..... but what i mean is: say you install a picture editor, edit a couple of pics then delete app. On earlier versions of android only the app would be removed, and apparently on kitkat it will remove app, edited pics, any folders app created etc....
I was just wondering if any system apps share folders or resources or whatever, thereby possibly altering functionality/performance of one app when i uninstall a different one.
I had a picture editor and i edited a pic, deleted the app and the pic was still there
I have never heard of this before and i dont think its a easily possible to implement in android
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numskull said:
Just a quick question, i rooted my z2 the other night, mainly to remove a few system apps..... facebook you gotta go lol
Anyway i was wondering, with the new changes in kitkat, i dont remember full details but there was something about uninstalling apps also uninstalling associated folders files etc to do with said app, how does this affect system apps, are there now useless inbuilt apps that were previously safe to remove that now maybe arent coz they share a folder with an important app or anything like that i should be aware of before i start removing things, maybe thats why 'disable' option was added?
sorry for spelling/grammer, im tired n cant be bothered t check things
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I think if you use Titanium Backup to delete apps it removes all the apps related files too. Except user created files.
numskull said:
say you install a picture editor, edit a couple of pics then delete app. On earlier versions of android only the app would be removed, and apparently on kitkat it will remove app, edited pics, any folders app created etc....
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This should only happen if the app stores the edited pics in its own private folder.
If it uses the common public Pictures folder that won't happen.
illphone said:
This should only happen if the app stores the edited pics in its own private folder.
If it uses the common public Pictures folder that won't happen.
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yeah, i know i just used pics as an example, i remember reading about it when i was looking to get a new phone, something about the system cleaning itself up after uninstalling, so you're not left with all the useless pics (on my galaxy note, a couple of emulators created a folder in my gallery for all the on screen buttons n stuff, which i had to delete 1 by 1 after uninstalling the apps) n folders n backgroud processes n whatnot.
Back when i first rooted my note, i referred to a list of things safe to remove, some of these were like background processes or something but if i remember correctly, a few of them were used by more than one application, so if was wondering if system/root apps behave the same as user installed ones when uninstalled on kitkat with the cleaning up, and if they do maybe something that would have previously been safe to remove, now isnt because it would clean up (delete) something that was also being used by a different app
In the last few days, somewhere in the xperia Z2 section I saw a thread with a list of system apps/bloatware that are safe to remove or freeze. But I can't find it now.

Wich apps can i Greenify on my Xperia z5 premium?

Hey. The title says the most. Which System apps (there are so many) can i Greenify on my Xperia z5 premium with root and xposed without crashing the phone (reboots or so)?
Should i upload a list which apps are there to make it easier for you?
Black_Focus_X said:
Hey. The title says the most. Which System apps (there are so many) can i Greenify on my Xperia z5 premium with root and xposed without crashing the phone (reboots or so)?
Should i upload a list which apps are there to make it easier for you?
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My advice is, don't. I haven't greenified any system apps.
Many of them will crash the system and there are no standard lists for greenifying system apps. It all will depend on your particular scenario.
If you are adventurous and have a nandroid backup, try one by one.

No Contacts

Hi Everyone.
I just purchased a Verizon LG V30 VS996 and I have been installing all of my apps and setting up phone.
Last night I removed a bunch of apps using ADB that I thought were not needed (im sure most were not), but I realized this morning I have no contacts in Google Contacts. I deleted the built in contacts app last night. I cant add any contacts, when I try to it says No App was found to handle this function.
Does anyone have the Stock contacts or dialer apk from LG so I can reinstall it and have access to all my contacts again.
I prefer not to factory reset and set everything up from scratch again.
Thanks,
Ben
benbraun322 said:
Hi Everyone.
I just purchased a Verizon LG V30 VS996 and I have been installing all of my apps and setting up phone.
Last night I removed a bunch of apps using ADB that I thought were not needed (im sure most were not), but I realized this morning I have no contacts in Google Contacts. I deleted the built in contacts app last night. I cant add any contacts, when I try to it says No App was found to handle this function.
Does anyone have the Stock contacts or dialer apk from LG so I can reinstall it and have access to all my contacts again.
I prefer not to factory reset and set everything up from scratch again.
Thanks,
Ben
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The stock dialer/contacts does not store your contacts.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
The stock dialer/contacts does not store your contacts.
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So what have I accidentally uninstalled through ADB that may have caused my contacts to disappear and not be able to add any new contacts in ?
I have tried 3 contacts apps from Google Play and I have the same issue with them all.
benbraun322 said:
So what have I accidentally uninstalled through ADB that may have caused my contacts to disappear and not be able to add any new contacts in ?
I have tried 3 contacts apps from Google Play and I have the same issue with them all.
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No idea. You shouldn't delete things without knowing what they are. Contacts app is exactly that. A contacts app, plus dialer. Contacts aren't stored in any dialer.
Did you delete Contacts Storage? Any sync or cloud service apps? Any Google services?
Try a factory reset.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
No idea. You shouldn't delete things without knowing what they are. Contacts app is exactly that. A contacts app, plus dialer. Contacts aren't stored in any dialer.
Did you delete Contacts Storage? Any sync or cloud service apps? Any Google services?
Try a factory reset.
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I believe I deleted something called cloud, but the icon was red leading me to believe it was Verizon bloat and not something necessary. Didn't delete anything Google and don't think any thing with the sync related.
If you had disabled it with package disabler, you could simply re-enable it. Deleting with ADB doesn't really accomplish anything. It doesn't give you more space to use. You only have access to the user partition to install/store data. Those apps removed via ADB are in the system partition.
So, disabling with package disabler or using ADB has the same effect for a non-rooted user -- EXCEPT when you need to add something back you messed up your phone by deleting... in that case, simply disabled wins every time as it's an easy fix.
I haven't disabled anything on my V30+ and my phone runs fast. But then I have the open market LG US998, which has no carrier bloatware.
Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
benbraun322 said:
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
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It's a package disable. It disables packages (ie apps). Have you never went into the settings and disabled an app before? Because that's what it does.
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benbraun322 said:
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
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partylikeaninjastar said:
It's a package disable. It disables packages (ie apps). Have you never went into the settings and disabled an app before? Because that's what it does.
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What @partylikeaninjastar said. The "package disabler" (app disabler) disables apps. The difference is it lets you also disable SYSTEM APPS which non-rooted users can't easily do. Carriers like Verizon often make their bloatware be "system" apps so they can't easily be disabled like user apps.
But the danger is there are essential or at least quite useful apps you should not disable. And they are NOT classified as "essential" or "useful". They are just all there. LGSetup Wizard controls Always on Display. It's not just for "setup". Stuff like that.

[MOD] [DEBLOAT] Delete redundant Stock Apps using TWRP

This is a flashable zip to delete all unnecessary stock apps using custom recovery.
You must have TWRP/RWRP installed (Guide to achieve this is HERE).
This zip is usable for both Stock and Custom ROMs.
Benefits :
More system space.
Better battery.
Cleaner app drawer.
List of apps removed :
Asus Service Center
Asus Calculator
Bloatware apps (Babe,Lazada,Shopee)
Facebook
Go2Pay
Google Calender
Google Drive
Google Duo
Google Mail
Google Maps
Google Messeging
Google Movies and TV
Google Music
Google Photos
Google Search
Instagram
Redundant wallpapers
YouTube
To install,
Download attached Debloat script.
Backup Data and everything else necessary.
REMEMBER this is tested on my primary device but the risk is entirely yours if you try this.
I will try to help in case of issues.
If on Android Pie then first mount /system partition in TWRP.
Flash via Recovery (nothing to be cleaned after flash)
Reboot.
If you see any of the above system app in app drawer after flashing this - then it is left due to App updates. You can uninstall them like a regular app and they won't bother you again.
Please create single file with Aroma support so people can decide what they want to uninstall.
Just a request
Aftab_khatri said:
Please create single file with Aroma support so people can decide what they want to uninstall.
Just a request
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Will try to make something along the lines.
Thanks for the suggestion. :good:
hi sir
I am using Debloat_Light
but the message app is missing
how do i install back missing app which is important like message?
(Edit)
I installed back the app from Google Play
Thank you, your post is really helpful
This is indeed great but if you can add aroma support with this then it would be far better ......
piku2008 said:
This is indeed great but if you can add aroma support with this then it would be far better ......
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Trying to implement it :good:
.A.V.i.n.a.S.h. said:
Trying to implement it :good:
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I'm having problem with multi touch, it's annoying when playing games.
And sometimes my phone took so long to charge. I tried using stock adapter, and ugreen with quick charge 3.0. But still doesn't make any difference. So i think it's software related issue.
Can you make a fix for these problem? Like custom kernel so it can charge faster?
MalikFz said:
I'm having problem with multi touch, it's annoying when playing games.
And sometimes my phone took so long to charge. I tried using stock adapter, and ugreen with quick charge 3.0. But still doesn't make any difference. So i think it's software related issue.
Can you make a fix for these problem? Like custom kernel so it can charge faster?
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I can work on with the help of similar fix used in Pixel phones. A magisk based solution but it will be fixed officially with next OTA containing June security patch so not worth the effort.
Wait for OTA it is android bug.
My phone is stuck on Zenfone Logo and I'm on 311. It's stuck there for about 3 min. and that's not normal, I think.
ginoonggalang said:
My phone is stuck on Zenfone Logo and I'm on 311. It's stuck there for about 3 min. and that's not normal, I think.
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What did you flash .. extreme version or light version ?
.A.V.i.n.a.S.h. said:
List of Apps removed by Extreme Version (Debloat_Extreme.zip) :
All Apps from Light version
Google Keyboard (Needless to say .. you will not be able to factory reset after loosing stock keyboard)
Google Calendar Plugin (You will not be able to use Calendar properly)
Google WebView (You will need Google Chrome Dev for WebView)
Google Chrome
FM Radio
Asus Sound Recorder
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Just out of Curosity, why are you calling WebView, Google Mail(GMAIL), Calendar Plugin (and some more) as bloatware ?
D302Thakur said:
Just out of Curosity, why are you calling WebView, Google Mail(GMAIL), Calendar Plugin (and some more) as bloatware ?
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WebView is just an additional app for me .. I use Chrome Dev which can provide me WebView.
I use Google Inbox and user should have an ability to remove this app.
Calendar plugin is just an addon for people who do not use Google Calendar to keep track of shedules.
It's all personal opinion and most of the apps are available in PlayStore so you have the alternate to install the apps as user apps.
.A.V.i.n.a.S.h. said:
Trying to implement it :good:
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Using this mod with your twrp-flashable ROM (318). Excellent work, really great. Will you implement the aroma-options? Also, i tried using the Google wallpapers app, but i don't even see the 'refresh wallpaper daily option'. Any workaround for that?
shahi.anurag.1989 said:
Using this mod with your twrp-flashable ROM (318). Excellent work, really great. Will you implement the aroma-options? Also, i tried using the Google wallpapers app, but i don't even see the 'refresh wallpaper daily option'. Any workaround for that?
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Thank you for appreciation of the work
Trying to find time for implementing Aroma installer.
The wallpaper issue is due to Live Wallpaper Picker being removed from v305 in the device.
You can use THIS MODULE to fix it.
.A.V.i.n.a.S.h. said:
Thank you for appreciation of the work
Trying to find time for implementing Aroma installer.
The wallpaper issue is due to Live Wallpaper Picker being removed from v305 in the device.
You can use THIS MODULE to fix it.
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thank you very much, appreciate your prompt and useful reply
Thanks a lot. Works on 6gb version too. Usual debloater script. Haven't tried extreme.
Somehow unistalling chrome or something from Root Explorer was breaking things in the OS.
AVinaSh_S said:
This is a flashable zip to delete all unnecessary stock apps using custom recovery.
You must have TWRP/RWRP installed (Guide to achieve this is HERE).
There are two versions (Light/Extreme) so select one which is suitable for you.
This zip is usable for both Stock and Custom ROMs.
Benefits :
More system space (with extreme version I reclaimed 25% i.e. 950MB of space in Root Storage[\B]).
Better battery.
Cleaner app drawer.
List of apps removed by Light Version (Debloat_Light.zip) :
Asus Service Center
Asus Calculator
Bloatware apps (Babe,Lazada,Shopee)
Facebook
Go2Pay
Google Calender
Google Drive
Google Duo
Google Mail
Google Maps
Google Messeging
Google Movies and TV
Google Music
Google Photos
Google Search
Instagram
Redundant wallpapers
YouTube
List of Apps removed by Extreme Version (Debloat_Extreme.zip) :
All Apps from Light version
Google Keyboard (Needless to say .. you will not be able to factory reset after loosing stock keyboard)
Google Calendar Plugin (You will not be able to use Calendar properly)
Google WebView (You will need Google Chrome Dev for WebView)
Google Chrome
FM Radio
Asus Sound Recorder
To install,
Download the suitable version from LIGHT or EXTREME.
Backup Data and everything else necessary.
REMEMBER this is tested on my primary device but the risk is entirely yours if you try this.
I will try to help in case of all issues.
Flash via Recovery (nothing to be cleaned after flash)
Reboot.
If you see any of the above system app in app drawer after flashing this - then it is left due to App updates. You can uninstall them like a regular app and they won't bother you again.
NOTE : 6 GB version is NOT tested.
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Thanks Avinash for this.
Just a polite suggestion - Can you add 1. Google talkback & 2. Google TTS in the script?
Found some more bloatware in /system/priv-app
1. Yandex app.
2. Yandex browser.
Wtf. The package name or anything isn't even showing in Titanium Backup!
akshmau5 said:
Found some more bloatware in /system/priv-app
1. Yandex app.
2. Yandex browser.
Wtf. The package name or anything isn't even showing in Titanium Backup!
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Yes, not active I suppose. Maybe something to do with permissions. Even if you delete it, the folder remains although the contents get deleted
Tianhe said:
Yes, not active I suppose. Maybe something to do with permissions. Even if you delete it, the folder remains although the contents get deleted
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I deleted those folders too via twrp file manager.
Also FM, talkback & google tts.
And 2 more bloatware like Ibook and someother starting with "A".
All the above from either /system/app or system/priv-app.

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