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
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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.
It can't be just me. The back of these phones are ridiculous to remove. Have you found any tips or tricks to remove your cover without breaking a nail?
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Use a penny
Just pry it off, it wont break i promise
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
Robertus said:
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
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I use the exact same method, its really not hard at all......unless you cut/bite your nails very short
Robertus said:
I stick my thumbnail in the slot at the top and slide it over to the edge away from the power switch and down the other side till it pops off.
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This.
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twistedx17 said:
Use a penny
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Use this only as a last resort. I did it, and it chipped away a small piece of the cover.
I've got the shortest nails you can possibly find (meh, I'm a biter. Sue me.), but I can still get a nail in there just barely. Then I just push/pull/pray, and then once the cover comes off, I admire my nail which is now slightly further away from my finger.
HTC really screwed up with the battery cover on the Thunderbolt. x_x
sc4fpse said:
Use this only as a last resort. I did it, and it chipped away a small piece of the cover.
I've got the shortest nails you can possibly find (meh, I'm a biter. Sue me.), but I can still get a nail in there just barely. Then I just push/pull/pray, and then once the cover comes off, I admire my nail which is now slightly further away from my finger.
HTC really screwed up with the battery cover on the Thunderbolt. x_x
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I would say they screwed up on the software that causes the battery to drain, then you wouldn't have too much reason to open the door anyway.
I love that its this hard to get off, every other phone I've ever had was too easy to come off.....
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CROWBAR!!!!
just kidding!
I use middle finger on the tab then after it starts to lift up I slide my index finger nail in there as well.
HTC definitely makes some PIA backs. Wondering with all the battery swapping if I need to buy an extra to have on hand. Anyone break their's yet?
I have no idea how to take it off lol. Scared to apply too much pressure to break the phone.
If you pull up the seidio site, there is a tutorial on how to remove the case .
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c19932 said:
I have no idea how to take it off lol. Scared to apply too much pressure to break the phone.
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Lol its a little tricky.. you squeeze the top sides together near the bottom half, and push down while you pull on the bottom half...
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thanks for the help. 1 more question... when the case is on, at the edge where the 2 components connect, is the top portion raised a tiny bit over the bottom portion on the right middle side? or is it supposed to be completely smooth (neither pieces are raised, just straight smooth)
c19932 said:
thanks for the help. 1 more question... when the case is on, at the edge where the 2 components connect, is the top portion raised a tiny bit over the bottom portion on the right middle side? or is it supposed to be completely smooth (neither pieces are raised, just straight smooth)
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Well to me it supposed to be smooth. But yes, on my case it is raised abit
I am having trouble with my back cover on my Triumph... under the camera to the right, it is raised up a little bit like its loose...but i cant get it to stay down! any tips?
This happens sometimes when I put the cover back on. Usually I can just press it and it will stay down, or remove it and slide it back on while holding that corner down.
Ricksta said:
I am having trouble with my back cover on my Triumph... under the camera to the right, it is raised up a little bit like its loose...but i cant get it to stay down! any tips?
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Pretty sure you just don't have all of the securing tabs engaged correctly. Remove the battery cover, line it up with the bottom of the battery compartment and make sure it's pushed all the way down on all four corners, then carefully slide upward toward the camera. Everything should line up and fit perfectly.
Hello,
I have an HTC Sensation z710e for like a month already and I'm very happy with it so far. Recently, the phone slipped from my hands a few times and the top part of the cover with the camera hole broke. I glued it back and its not that bad, only that now each time when I type with harder than tap force on the right side on the phone, it will sink a bit into the case with a annoying click and come back (not visible). Is this fixable or should I leave it?
P.S. if i take the phone out and push on the battery (same side) it will move a bit inward towards the phone's screen. Nothing looks broken at all except the little crack that is there because the top part doesn't stick perfectly back.
Thank you!