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Hey John,
Sorry you are having difficulty with the tool. If you let me know which Android phone you were using to test, I will look into it and get the bug fixed -Was it the Droid X by any chance or maybe the NexusOne? We pass all the user-agents, and do the best we can to provide accurate results, but sometimes things require additional tweaking, or things change with Google. Really appreciate your help!
Thanks,
Cindy
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