Huawei Y9s User Guide
User Guide
Contents
Exciting Features
New Device
Home Screen
Contacts
Featured Usage Tips
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos
More Features
New Device Conguration
Navigation Bar
Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used
Features
Notication Panel and Status Bar
Screen Lock and Unlock
Home Screen Management
Managing Contacts
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Dialing
Camera
Gallery
Optimizer
Basic Calling Functions
VoLTE: Make Calls and Use Data at the Same Time
Basic Camera Functions
Use Wide Aperture Mode to Highlight Your Shooting Subjects
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos
Light Painting Mode
More Capture Modes
Photo Management
Use Optimize
Manage Mobile Data Usage
Enable Virus Scanner
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Email
Calendar
Add Email Accounts
Manage Email Accounts
Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized
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Clock
View Global Holidays
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Use the Clock
Notepad
Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order
Utilities
Check Your Screen Time
Device Connection
Connect Your Phone to Bluetooth Devices
Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer
Huawei Share
Security and Privacy
Fingerprint
Enable or Disable Location Services
Enable App Lock
Backup and Restoration
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Data Backup to a USB Storage Device
Reset Your Phone
Wi-Fi and Network
Wi-Fi
Connecting to the Internet
Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices
Apps and Notications
App Twin: Log In to Two Social Media Accounts at Once
Sound and Display
Set Up Do Not Disturb Mode
Use Shortcuts to Access Frequently Used Features
Storage
Enable Memory Cleanup
Smart Assistance
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System
Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock
Change Input Method
Accessibility
General Settings
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Legal Notice
Contents
Legal Notice
Personal Information and Data Security
Obtaining help
Get More Information
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Organize shortcuts
Featured Usage Tips
Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock
In order to close an app or return to the home screen, you must use the navigation bar at the
bottom of your Phone. You can enable the Navigation dock feature on your Phone to avoid
using navigation buttons and to comfortably operate your device with one hand.
Open
Navigation dock. The Navigation dock will appear on the screen. You can then drag it to
your preferred location. The Navigation dock can perform the following actions:
• Back: Touch the Navigation dock once to go back one step, or touch it twice to go back
two steps.
• Home: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then release it to go to the home screen.
• View background apps: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then swipe left or right
to view any apps that are running in the background.
Settings. Go to System > System navigation > Navigation dock and enable
Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features
Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or hotspot? You can enable frequently used
features by using shortcut switches.
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos
Panoramas provide a wider viewing angle than ordinary photos, letting you take sweeping
landscape shots.
To capture a panorama shot, the camera takes multiple photos of objects within our visual
eld and stitches them together into a single photo.
When taking a panorama, nd a wide, open space that is some distance away from the
subject and try to avoid backgrounds that are all in one color.
1 Go to Camera > More > Panorama.
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2 Touch at the bottom of the screen to congure the shooting direction.
3 Hold your Phone steady, and then touch to start shooting. Slowly move the Phone in
the direction indicated, holding the device steady and ensuring that the arrow stays level
with the center line.
4 Touch when you are nished. The camera will automatically stitch the photos
together to create a panorama.
More Features
Enable App Lock
App lock allows you to set a password for your important apps. Once you restart your Phone
or unlock the screen, you will be asked to enter your App lock password when opening these
apps. App lock adds an extra layer of protection for your private information and prevents
unauthorized access to important apps on your Phone.
Enable App lock: Open
access App lock, select Lock screen password or Custom PIN as your App lock verication
password. Enter your password as prompted and on the App lock screen, toggle on the
switch for the apps you want to lock.
Set your App lock password: Touch
Select Lock screen password or Custom PIN.
Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper
Settings. Go to Security & privacy > App lock. When you rst
on the App lock screen, then touch Password type.
Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to
personalize your home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:
Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in
your device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or
Both.
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Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper,
and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.
Manage Your Home Screen Widgets
Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or
calendar to your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up
your home screen and ease your usage experience.
Add widgets: Pinch in with your ngers on the home screen to enter home screen editing
mode. Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home
screen, or touch the widget you want.
Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is
not enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home
screen page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates, and
then select Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag
the widget to any position on the screen.
Use App Drawer to Store Apps
Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen
look cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free
up space on your home screen.
Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select
Drawer. If you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer,
touch on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold
the app icon that you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the
desired position on the home screen.
Enable Memory Cleanup
Your Phone may slow down over time as your storage space gets smaller. Use Memory
cleanup to free up storage space, improve system performance, and keep your Phone running
smoothly.
Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup to clean up memory and clear the cache to
optimize performance. If your storage space is still low, perform a deep clean to free up
additional storage space.
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New Device Conguration
Connecting to the Internet
Connect to Wi-Fi networks eortlessly with your device.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the
2 Touch and hold
to open the Wi-Fi settings screen.
notication panel.
3 Switch on Wi-Fi. Your device will list all available Wi-Fi networks at your location.
4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you select an encrypted network, you
will also need to enter the Wi-Fi password.
Connecting using mobile data
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your carrier to avoid
incurring excessive data charges.
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel.
2 Touch to enable mobile data.
To save battery power and reduce data usage, disable your mobile data connection
when you don't need it.
Enroll a Fingerprint
You can enroll a ngerprint on your Phone and then use your ngerprint to unlock your
screen or access your Safe or App Lock without a password.
• Fingerprint unlocking is only available when your unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN
or Password. You will be required to unlock your Phone using the screen unlock
password after the device is restarted or if your ngerprint is not recognized.
• Before enrolling a ngerprint, make sure your nger is clean and dry.
1 Open Settings.
2 Go to Security & privacy > Fingerprint ID > Change unlock method, select Pattern, 4-
digit PIN, Custom PIN or Password, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set an
unlock password.
3 Once you have set an unlock password, touch New
ngerprint to enroll a ngerprint.
4 Place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor. Press down lightly on the sensor until your
device vibrates. Repeat this step using dierent parts of your ngertip.
5 After enrollment is complete, touch OK.
To unlock the screen, simply place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor.
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Connect to Wi-Fi
By connecting your device to a Wi-Fi network, you can eectively save mobile data.
To avoid potential security risks (such as unauthorized access to your personal data and
nancial information), please exercise caution when connecting to a public Wi-Fi
network.
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network: Open Settings, go to Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi, and
enable Wi-Fi. Touch a Wi-Fi network to access it, and enter the network password or
complete the authentication if required. Alternatively, you can scroll to the bottom of the
menu, touch Add network, and follow the onscreen instructions to add a network hotspot by
entering its name and password.
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Navigation Bar
Congure Your Navigation Bar Layout
Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the
previous page, exit an app, or view recent apps used.
To congure your navigation bar layout, open Settings, then go to System > System
navigation > Three key navigation > Settings, and select the navigation key combination
and enable or disable Hide navigation keys based on your usage habits.
• Back key: Touch to return to the previous page or exit an app. Touch to close the
onscreen keyboard when inputting text.
• Home key: Touch to return to the home screen.
• Recent key: Touch to open a list of recently used apps. Touch and hold to enable split
screen mode.
• Downward swipe notication key: Touch to open the notication panel.
Use the Recent Key to Manage Background Apps
Use the Recent key (one of the virtual navigation keys) to quickly switch between or close
background apps.
Touch to view, close, lock, or switch between background apps.
• View recently used apps: Swipe left or right on the app list to check the recently used
apps.
• Switch to a recently used app: Swipe left or right on the app list to nd the app you want
to use, and touch the app preview.
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• Close an app: Swipe up on an app preview to close the app.
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Touch and hold to
enter Settings
Organize shortcuts
Home Screen
• Close all the unlocked apps: Touch
• Lock an app: Swipe down on an app preview to lock the app, and the icon will appear
to close all the unlocked apps.
on the top of the locked app. This app will not be cleared when you touch . Swipe down
again on the app preview to unlock the app, and the
icon on top of the app will
disappear.
Navigate with Gestures
Navigate with gestures to quickly go back to the previous screen, return to the home screen,
or view recent tasks.
Open Settings, go to System > System navigation, and select Gestures. You can:
• Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge of the screen.
• Return to the home screen: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen.
• View recent tasks or end a task: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen and hold
to view recent tasks. Swipe up on an app preview to close an app, or touch
to close all
apps.
• In-app features：Swipe inward from the left or right edges near the top of the screen to
access in-app features.
• Google Assistant: Swipe up from the bottom corners to access Google Assistant.
Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently
Used Features
Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or hotspot? You can enable frequently used
features by using shortcut switches.
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Notication Panel and Status Bar
Notication and Status Icons and Descriptions
The icons on the status bar give you a quick overview of the general status of your Phone,
including its network connection, battery level, and any new messages received when your
Phone is in Silent mode.
Status icons: By glancing at the status icons, you can quickly learn the status of your device,
such as its network connection, signal strength, battery level, time, and more.
The network status icons may vary by regions and service providers.
Signal strength No signal
4G+ network connected 3G network connected
4G network connected HSPA network connected
2G network connected
LTE network connected
LTE+ network connected NFC enabled
HSPA+ network connected Airplane mode enabled
VoLTE available Wi-Fi network connected
Roaming Receiving location data from GPS
Bluetooth enabled Silent mode enabled
Wi-Fi network available Charging
Vibration mode enabled Battery level low
Alarms enabled No SIM card detected
Battery fully charged Headset plugged in
Power saving mode enabled Performance mode enabled
Wired or wireless projection in
Super charging
use
Quick charging Eye comfort mode enabled
Do not disturb mode enabled USB cable connected
Data saving mode enabled Bluetooth power
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Hotspot enabled Optimizer reminder
Home Screen
Unstable signal
Select-to-speak enabled
Notication icons: When there is a new message, notication or reminder on your Phone,
the relevant icon will be displayed in the status bar.
Missed calls New emails
Downloading data New voicemails
Events reminder Uploading data
Synchronizing data Memory full
Sign-in or synchronization
problem
Can't connect a call on current
network
Screen time management
enabled
Synchronization failed
VPN connected More notications
Open the Notication Panel to Get Important Information
Check the
When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the
status bar to view the notication.
Access notication panel when the screen is unlocked: Swipe down from the status bar to
open the notication panel. You can turn on or o shortcut switches, or touch notications to
view the details.
notications and the operating status of your Phone on the status bar.
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Disable App Notications
Open Settings and touch Notications. From here you can:
• Block notications from an app: Select the app, then disable Allow notications.
• Block
notications from multiple apps: Touch Batch management, then disable All.
To block notications from an app, you can also swipe down from the status bar to open
the notication panel, touch and hold an app notication, then disable Allow
notications.
Screen Lock and Unlock
Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy
Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact
information, banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a
password is required each time you unlock your Phone. A lock screen password helps to
protect your private information if your Phone is lost or accessed by an unauthorized user.
Set a lock screen password: Open
Settings, go to Security & privacy > Lock screen
password, and set the type of lock screen password you prefer.
• Set a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your Phone is
quick and simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN.
Go to Set lock screen password, follow the prompts to set up a PIN. Alternatively, touch
Change unlock method, and set 4-digit PIN or Custom PIN.
• Set a pattern: Unlock your Phone by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better
security, use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Set lock screen
password > Change unlock method > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The
pattern must connect at least 4 dots.
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• Set a password: A password made up of numbers, letters, and special characters is more
secure than a PIN or pattern. For better security, use a password with 8 or more characters
that includes numbers, letters, and special characters. Be sure to memorize the password so
that you don't get locked out of your Phone if you forget it. Go to Set lock screen
password > Change unlock method > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password.
• Unlock your device using a smart band: If your device supports unlocking with a smart
band, the screen will automatically light up when the band comes within 80 cm of your
device. Swiping on the screen of your Phone will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart
unlock, and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the setup.
• Unlock your device using a ngerprint: If your device supports ngerprint unlock,
this is the recommended unlock method. Using a ngerprint is a secure and quick way
to unlock the device. After setting a lock screen password, touch Add ngerprint in
the dialog box that pops up and follow the onscreen prompts to enroll your
ngerprints.
• For security reasons, please do not disable the lock screen password: A lock screen
password prevents unauthorized access to your device. For the security of your device,
do not select Disable lock screen password as the screen lock method.
• Regular password prompts help you to remember your password: If you have not
entered your screen lock password for 3 days, the system will require that you enter
the password to unlock your device.
Lock the Screen to Quickly Secure Your Phone
If you don't use your Phone for a set period of time, the screen will turn o and lock. As long
as the screen stays on, you can use your Phone without needing to unlock the screen. Lock
your screen when you are not using your Phone to protect your privacy and prevent mistaken
inputs.
Set a lock screen password to help protect your privacy. You can lock your device in the
following ways:
Lock the screen instantly with the Power button: Press the Power button to lock the
screen at any time.
Lock the screen with one-touch screen lock: Pinch two ngers together on the home
screen to enter the editing screen. Touch Widgets > Screen Lock and add the Screen Lock
widget to your home screen. This helps reduce wear and tear on your power button. After
leaving the home screen editing mode, touch the Screen Lock widget to instantly lock your
screen. To lock your screen this way, rst switch to the home screen page where the Screen
Lock widget is located.
You can swipe up from the bottom of the Magazine unlock screen to display the
Magazine unlock shortcut panel and use widgets such as recorder, calculator, and
ashlight.
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Home Screen Management
Manage Home Screen Icons
Move an app icon or folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app or folder icon until
your Phone vibrates, then drag it to any position on the home screen.
Delete an app icon: On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you want to
uninstall until your Phone vibrates, then touch Uninstall.
To ensure that the system runs normally, some pre-installed system apps cannot be
uninstalled.
Lock the home screen layout: Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home
screen settings, and enable Lock layout.
Create a folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your Phone vibrates,
then drag it on top of another app icon. The two icons will be placed in a new folder.
Delete a folder: Open a folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder
will be deleted and all app icons in the folder will be moved to your home screen.
Rename a folder: Open a folder and touch the folder name to enter a new name.
Add or remove app icons from a folder: Open a folder and touch
. Select the apps you
wish to add to the folder, deselect those you wish to remove, then touch OK.
Another way to remove an app icon from a folder is to touch and hold the icon in the
folder until your Phone vibrates, then drag it to an empty space on the home screen.
Manage Your Home Screen
Too many icons on your home screen? You can add a new page to your home screen and
customize it to your liking.
Pinch in with your ngers on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode. You can
do the following:
• Add a new screen page: Touch at the left or right side of the screen to add a new
screen page.
• Delete an empty screen page: Touch to delete the page.
Screen pages with app icons or widgets on them cannot be deleted.
• Modify screen page order: Touch and hold the screen page you want to move, then drag it
to the desired position.
• Set a default home screen page: Touch
in the upper part of the home screen to set
the selected screen page as your default home screen page.
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Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper
Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to
personalize your home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:
Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in
your device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or
Both.
Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper,
and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.
Manage Your Home Screen Widgets
Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or
calendar to your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up
your home screen and ease your usage experience.
Add widgets: Pinch in with your ngers on the home screen to enter home screen editing
mode. Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home
screen, or touch the widget you want.
Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is
not enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home
screen page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates, and
then select Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag
the widget to any position on the screen.
Use App Drawer to Store Apps
Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen
look cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free
up space on your home screen.
Open
Drawer. If you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer,
touch on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold
the app icon that you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the
desired position on the home screen.
Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select
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Contacts
Managing Contacts
Add Contacts to the Blocklist or Trustlist
Add contacts to the blocklist to avoid receiving nuisance or spam calls. Add contacts to the
trustlist to receive calls only from numbers on this list.
To add a contact to the blocklist, open
Block contact. All calls and messages from this contact will be blocked.
You can also add contacts to the blocklist in Optimizer. Go to Blocked >
touch
To add contacts to the trustlist, open Optimizer, go to Blocked > > Trustlist, touch ,
and add the desired contacts.
Go to Optimizer > Blocked >
enabled, all calls, including those from the trustlist, will be blocked.
View contacts in the blocklist: Open Optimizer, and go to Blocked > > Blocklist.
View contacts in the trustlist: Open
Remove a contact from the blocklist: Open Contacts, touch the contact you want to
remove from the blocklist, then go to > Remove from blocklist.
You can also remove a contact from the blocklist in Optimizer. Go to Blocked >
, and add the contacts you want to block.
Contacts, touch the contact, then go to >
> Blocklist,
> Call block rules, When Block all incoming calls is
Optimizer, and go to Blocked > > Trustlist.
>
Blocklist, then touch and hold the desired contact to remove it.
Remove a contact from the trustlist: Open Optimizer, go to Blocked > > Trustlist,
then touch and hold the desired contact to remove it.
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Dialing
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Make Calls
On the dialer screen of your Phone, enter part of the phone number, the
contact's name, or the contact's initials to nd a contact.
Open Phone. From the dialer screen, enter the phone number, the rst letter of the
contact's name, or the contact's initials (for example, enter "jl" for John Lucas) to nd a
contact. Touch the contact you want to call from the list. If you are using a dual-SIM device,
touch
You will be prompted to paste recently copied phone numbers when you enter the dialer
screen.
Press the Power button to hang up: If a number has been dialed accidentally and the call
screen is hidden, you can still hang up quickly. The Power button ends call feature hangs up
the call when the Power button is pressed. On the Phone screen, go to
More, and enable Power button ends call.
or
to make the call. Touch to hang up.
rst letter of the
> Settings >
Enable Call Waiting to Never Miss Important Third-Party Calls
Receiving an incoming call while you're already on a call? Call waiting allows you to answer
the new call and then switch between the two calls.
Some carriers may not support this feature.
Open Phone, go to > Settings > More, and enable Call waiting. When receiving
another call, touch to answer the call and place your rst call on hold. Touch or the
call on hold in the call list to switch between calls.
Enable Call Forwarding and Never Miss a Call
If you are unavailable to answer calls, you can set your device to forward calls to another
number.
Some carriers may not support this feature.
Open Phone, and go to > Settings > Call forwarding. If you have a dual-SIM
device, in the SIM 1 or SIM 2 section, touch Call forwarding and select a forwarding
method. Enter the number you want to forward your calls to, then conrm. When call
forwarding is enabled, your device will automatically forward eligible calls to the preset
number.
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