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How to remove your flash cover

I have heard a number of people complaining about how hard it is to get tghe covers off the back side of our beloved Inspire 4Gs. Quite often damage ensues, right? The cover tabs get broken and then it sips off all too easily. Or maybe it split into two pieces.
This may not work for everyone, but it did for me.
1. Flip the phone face down
2. Lightly grip the SIDES of the end cap
3. Gently pull off

not so fast my friend
Sorry, I know you're trying to be helpful, but this is the exact way that I snapped my SD Card / SIM cover in half the second day I had the phone. Putting pressure on the sides while you pull it off can easily snap it once it slides off. The best method is to put the device face down and put downward pressure on the cover while you slide it off. It may take longer, but it won't snap it.

Yeah don't push on the sides. After a few removals, I found it got a lot easier to get off anyways.

Agree with the two above me. I was pressing on the sides to take it off and after a few tunes it got really loose. It would shift a little whenever I touched it much. I brought it in to a store and they swapped it out for me. Now I push down gently while sliding it out and have had no issues since.
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Are people using only their thumb and finger to remove this?
It's much easier if you grip the entire cover with the top half of your hand and pull down.
This method creates more force without applying too much inward pressure on the sides of the cover.

ButtonBoy said:
I have heard a number of people complaining about how hard it is to get tghe covers off the back side of our beloved Inspire 4Gs. Quite often damage ensues, right? The cover tabs get broken and then it sips off all too easily. Or maybe it split into two pieces.
This may not work for everyone, but it did for me.
1. Flip the phone face down
2. Lightly grip the SIDES of the end cap
3. Gently pull off
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Side note, but I love your signature.. I went from an Iphone original, to a TP2, and in a week, I will have the Inspire.

Creaky battery door FIX!

Ok so I did some experimenting these past hours and I've found a terrific solution to the Vibrant/SGS4G creaking issue that many people have encountered!
Heres what you need:
*Papertowel
*Scissors
LOL not much of a list but trust me!
Step 1: Take your battery door off of your phone
Step 2:Cut a rectangular piece of papertowel enough to fit over the battery, sim and sdcard
Step 3: Place the rectangle cut over the back of the phone
Step 4: Now put on the battery door directly over the papertowel peice
IE: You should notice that the battery door now fits tighter and has no space to make contact with the plastic inside, the papertowel acts as a buffer between the plastics - eliminating the creaking noises.
[EDIT] - Don't cut too big of a piece and if its not snapping on as normal i'd suggest not forcing it and reducing the size of your cutout.

Kool ill have to try this if the creaking gets to bad. Thanks bro
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Kudos to you lol! Reply back with your findings if you decide to try my method

roadrunnerrd3 said:
Kudos to you lol! Reply back with your findings if you decide to try my method
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Will do when I try, creaking isn't that bad yet but it will most definetly get worse over time but atleast we can fix that now.
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Haven't heard any creaking yet. I've owned a Vibrant and now this. Wouldn't the paper towel cause more heat? I dunno. I'm thinking it's like leaving your laptop on top of your bed effect. But then again it is thin. So I dunno. lol.

The battery door definitely fits a bit loose to the back of the device and makes loose contact with the bezel. What I did was just stick two pieces of scotch tape to the back of the cover side by side which seemed to work fairly well.
Not having to do with the battery door, but if your bezel creaks, some units have loose bezels out of the box. You could try to tighten the screws on the bezel on the back of the bezel (with the cover removed). Of course, I am not responsible if you break it.

Mine creaks around the volume rocker
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XPLANE9 said:
The battery door definitely fits a bit loose to the back of the device and makes loose contact with the bezel. What I did was just stick two pieces of scotch tape to the back of the cover side by side which seemed to work fairly well.
Not having to do with the battery door, but if your bezel creaks, some units have loose bezels out of the box. You could try to tighten the screws on the bezel on the back of the bezel (with the cover removed). Of course, I am not responsible if you break it.
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My bezel definitely creaks . So all I gotta do is tighten the screws behind the battery cover right?
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icy56 said:
My bezel definitely creaks . So all I gotta do is tighten the screws behind the battery cover right?
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It helped a little on my unit. I don't think it is the bezel itself as it is the battery door contacting the bezel in a manner that causes the creaking. Does it creak if you take off the cover?

This worked great lol
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XPLANE9 said:
It helped a little on my unit. I don't think it is the bezel itself as it is the battery door contacting the bezel in a manner that causes the creaking. Does it creak if you take off the cover?
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mine only creaks with the conver on. a slight tightening of the screws did not help.
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Somairotevoli said:
mine only creaks with the conver on. a slight tightening of the screws did not help.
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Sorry to hear that. If it creaks with the cover on, then you should try the trick from the OP. My bezel was loose and creaking a little with the cover off. Sucks to be OCD...

Thanks for trying my method guys hahahahaah OCD FTW! Everybody thinks i'm a freak because i get so off kilter with such little things but, glad to see i'm not the only one who had supersonic hearing!

is this the only way to fix it? I am getting pissed of that my SGS is creaking..****ing **** build quality

I don't think its a good idea to do this. The paper prevent heat from dispersing when your phone heats up. If too much heat is generating while you play game or use your phone it might cause the battery to explode.

qpqpqp said:
I don't think its a good idea to do this. The paper prevent heat from dispersing when your phone heats up. If too much heat is generating while you play game or use your phone it might cause the battery to explode.
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Ok i thought so also but there is no other solution to stop the darn creaking sound?!

Buy a case. Not being a smart ass. I bought a body glove case and have no creaky door issues. Plus it gives the phone a little more mass, makes it feel less cheap and not as slippery.
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Exodian said:
Buy a case. Not being a smart ass. I bought a body glove case and have no creaky door issues. Plus it gives the phone a little more mass, makes it feel less cheap and not as slippery.
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already have a tyre case, do u recommend any other case?

Lol, do you guys Chuck Norris grip your phones? I only get that sound when I squeeze pretty hard on my phone.
Also, putting a piece of paper there seems dangerous. My battery gets pretty hot sometimes when I play with it for too long (games, YouTube, etc.). I'm sure that heat would make the paper catch fire. Then again, I'm no fire expert. XD

It might just be the case I have, but I've never heard the phone make any creaking sounds. This is a simple fix though if you have the problem haha.

[Q] Loose Battery Cover?

My battery cover is a little loose all of a sudden. at the bottom it now moves a little. When I squeeze (lightly, normal use amount) the phone at the bottom kinda clicks. Anyone else have this issue?

Yes. I called HTC and they're replacing it. But for now what you can do is put paper inside the case
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Yeah, several other people reported this problem on a Dutch forum. People should not open the backcover unless they really have to. After opening the cover a few times the cover is getting loose and starts to crack when you press it.

okay so I have the same problem, should I be worried or is it just the case with all sensation handsets ?

Take the cover off and press the battery. I think that's what it is...or maybe both.
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secano said:
Take the cover off and press the battery. I think that's what it is...or maybe both.
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I don't think that's it, the battery is fitted normally, and I've just tested it with battery removed, it does the same thing, I should mention that it isn't really that obvious, but it's an annoyance nonetheless, such an expensive phone to have a glitch like that.

can anybody confirm that it does loosen after some time of usage, I mean did it came like that out of the box or was it getting loose with time?

I just noticed this on mine this morning , will steal a new cover soon

****ttttt let me check mine lol

...same here, at the right bottom corner!!!!
...and I agree, tooooo expensive phone for such a glitch!

Spekko said:
I just noticed this on mine this morning , will steal a new cover soon
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I went to a tmobile store to see if they'll let me switch. The rep told me thy they can't switch cuz its an htc problem. Then he got curious and pulled out his sensation to see if his had it...
He looked so sad lol I just got off the phone with htc and my replacement cover is shipping soon and if the second one is defective then I have to send in my whole phone so they can check it out. You guys should call htc I'd you already haven't

I fixed mine by adding some paper to the back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215096

Hey first post here! Signed up just to have my say on this issue, just as i did with the android central forum.
Also posted this on the android central forums...
Got the creaking here also, definitely a design flaw. Being obsessive with my devices i couldnt live with it!
I do not recommend putting paper in the cover to fill the gap, as this is just expanding the cover further making it even MORE loose when the paper is not in there. Also i wouldn't recommend it because the paper pushes the back cover out a little more, you may loose a connection for the ground. Which is the little metal springy thing, half way up the right hand side. Obviously its not a good idea to 'push' the cover further away from this ground spot. I have heard that people have had issues with screen responsiveness due to a static build up from not grounding properly.
What i did to fix this problem was a bit of a kitbash of sorts.
Mine was creaking on the bottom right area, like most. The problem is there is too much play between the little black catches on the battery cover and the latch on the handset. Instead of filling up the gap between the phone and the cover (Ala paper, card in the cover) I closed it!
What you need to do is get some very thin plastic film. Like that on kids toy packaging etc. Not the thicker stuff though. This stuff would be under 1mm thick. It came as a viewing window in the box my new wallet came in. So you can sorta imagine what im talking about.
I cut a piece about 10mm long and as wide as one of the two little black catches. I applied a VERY thin coat of super glue to one end of the film. Just enough to cover the area under the catch. Then i carefully placed the film with the superglue on it under the catch, and then quickly applied some pressure to it with some tweezers. Then i carefully cut the excess off with a pair of finely tipped nail scissors.
The result is that it now PULLS the screen/phone INTO the cover more by making the little black catch thicker. Not the opposite (paper method), which pushes the cover out, creating a further problem of adding more paper under the cover over time as the cover expands/loosens to compensate. Not to mention a possible grounding loss and resulting damage.
Hope this helps some people that have had multiple replacements or could not be bothered replacing for such a cosmetic issue. (Like me). It definitely works, just got to get your surgeon on and be accurate with your placement of the film.
Apply this to what ever side creaks the most, and bam its gone. Nice. Solid phone... again.
If anyone wants more specific details etc, im all ears.
Regards,
Matt.

MrSoulSOng A video explaining this fix would be appreciated ^_^ cuz I didnt buy my phone from here and I still gotta wait for about a month to send it to the shop to fix or get a replacement

...just an update...after buying new back cover from no1tech (that was month and a half ago...) there's no loose spots, no creacking...!
Very satisfied now I am. Finally phone feels and looks like it should be - beast in compact housing!

I have the very same problem too. VERY annoying

well I had the same problem however what i did was that on the back cover inside of it I put some black electric tape on to the sides that creak (next to the sides and the clips) and when I put the cover back on there was no creaking at all. figured it wont interfere with the single because people put cases on the back all the time plus its electric tape meaning it'll prevent from short circuits and I don't think there should be any overheating issue as its a very small quantity.

Removing case mate barely there?

I just got the barely there case and put it on. How do I get it off? I tried grabbing one side with my nails but can already see it digging into the plastic. How does everyone else take it off?
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use 2 hands, one hand on the left, one hand on the right, then use your nails to pull both tops sides off..

Haha now that someone else has posted something about this, I'm not as embarassed to admit that I can't get my barely-there off.
Maybe you can try prying it open a hair with your nail and then wedging a credit card in the gap. Then just run it up the side to dislodge the entire thing.

got it off with no problem

expertzero1 said:
got it off with no problem
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Would you mind sharing as to how you did it?
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To get the case off, I start by working on the bottom right portion of the case. I hold it in a landscape orientation with the front facing camera on the left. Left hand holds the top left and my right hand sort of cradles the right side of the phone. (Top left/right side via your own point of view, aka left hand holds top right of actual phone while right hand holds bottom of the phone)
From that position, I slowly nudge the edge of the case off the top right with my two thumbs and using my middle and fourth fingers to push off the phone's speakers through the holes as leverage.
Once you've gotten that corner edge off, it's a simple matter of pushing along the edge until the whole side is off and the phone is free.
Hope that helps!

ethantarheels123 said:
Would you mind sharing as to how you did it?
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start from the top, pull both side outwards, so both top sides are off, then put a finger between the case so it doesnt snap back on then work on a bottom side, then walla

hold it facing out camera at the top facing you. grip it pressing the middle with your thumb while pulling back on the ends. you should be able to pop it off then

[Q] Does anyone elses screen...

When I apply a little stronger pressure with my finger(s) on the right side of the screen near the volume button, I can see the middle of the screen show some sort of black tinge like something is protruding through? Worried this might be a defect or from my sitting with the phone in my back pocket...
Thanks!

There are at least 3 threads on this. What happens if you press on your tv or your computer monitor
Dont press on it:cyclops:

Haha woops sorry and thanks!
Was on my phone earlier so I was lazy to search.

trenwei said:
When I apply a little stronger pressure with my finger(s) on the right side of the screen near the volume button, I can see the middle of the screen show some sort of black tinge like something is protruding through? Worried this might be a defect or from my sitting with the phone in my back pocket...
Thanks!
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I think the real question is why you would sit down with the phone in your back pocket.

SkizzMcNizz said:
I think the real question is why you would sit down with the phone in your back pocket.
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Seriously. (not attacking OP) but a lot of people complain about breaking their phones after they put them in their back pockets and whatever. Phones cost hundreds of dollars. Just because Jaquiesha-monisha-lakandrea got dumped through text my by her boyfriend Theodore Wallace it doesn't mean she's allowed to throw the phone across the room!
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