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After realizing I didn't like my $5 dollar velcro sleeve and not willing to spend $50 on a Portenzo or anything like that I set out to make my own book case. There's multiple instructions online how to hollow out a book but they're all basically the same. This is the most detailed http://rive.rs/projects/how-to-hollow-out-a-book and I mostly followed it but I didn't save a page at first so whatever. You can also tell I didn't do as good a job because I wasn't as clean on the corners and didn't take a lot of time. I also cut into the back a little but it's ok I might even paste a page back there to cover it up.
I'm not sure I'd suggest the sketchbook I bought because it's one of the Nepal Lokta ones and they have kind of "fuzzy" pages. If you're wondering a Moleskine notebook is too small. Just go to any book store and look at the hardcover journals/books. Books are actually cheaper because they have like $5 dollar bins and whatever but you have to like the cover of the book. I payed $13 for the sketchbook.
I'm also thinking of adding either an elastic band or magnets to secure it. Probably an elastic band because I'd have to cut some more to make a hole for the magnet.
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Great Idea and great job! How do you make sure the Nexus stays in there? Do you glue it in or? Sorry, I can't see it that clearly from the pics.
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Great Idea and great job! How do you make sure the Nexus stays in there? Do you glue it in or? Sorry, I can't see it that clearly from the pics.
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It doesn't stay in there, I don't like having a case always on so I just pick up out of the book when I want to use it. I've seen other book cases for Kindles or Nooks that use elastic bands on the corners to keep it in if you want it that way.
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After realizing I didn't like my $5 dollar velcro sleeve and not willing to spend $50 on a Portenzo or anything like that I set out to make my own book case. There's multiple instructions online how to hollow out a book but they're all basically the same. This is the most detailed http://rive.rs/projects/how-to-hollow-out-a-book and I mostly followed it but I didn't save a page at first so whatever. You can also tell I didn't do as good a job because I wasn't as clean on the corners and didn't take a lot of time. I also cut into the back a little but it's ok I might even paste a page back there to cover it up.
I'm not sure I'd suggest the sketchbook I bought because it's one of the Nepal Lokta ones and they have kind of "fuzzy" pages. If you're wondering a Moleskine notebook is too small. Just go to any book store and look at the hardcover journals/books. Books are actually cheaper because they have like $5 dollar bins and whatever but you have to like the cover of the book. I payed $13 for the sketchbook.
I'm also thinking of adding either an elastic band or magnets to secure it. Probably an elastic band because I'd have to cut some more to make a hole for the magnet.
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Nice!
One question, did you install any "bumpers" inside the book to keep it from falling you if you turn it over?
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Nice!
One question, did you install any "bumpers" inside the book to keep it from falling you if you turn it over?
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Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
That looks really cool. I might try and make one.
Bobb_o said:
Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
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NVM I see your response that you take the N7 out of the case when you use it. I thought it was wedged in there and kept in place with some sort of rubber inserts in the corners to keep it from slipping out. My bad. :silly:
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Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
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hm, if you don't mind, I'd recommend putting some thin foam-pads (the stuff the use to do for packaging) which might reduce the movement of the nexus while in the case? And it might give you a little bit of extra protection
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hm, if you don't mind, I'd recommend putting some thin foam-pads (the stuff the use to do for packaging) which might reduce the movement of the nexus while in the case? And it might give you a little bit of extra protection
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I'm kicking myself a little for throwing out the foam insert that came in the package away but it's not that bad. It's barely loose so I'm not worried about that and for protection once I have the cover stay closed it shouldn't be bad at all. I could also line the inside with felt or something.
Did you make slots for buttons and charger and headphones?
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Did you make slots for buttons and charger and headphones?
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I did not, I like the clean look of the pages from the outside ( So you can't tell anything is inside)
Hi guys, ever since I saw the thread about modifying the Otterbox for Mugen, I can't stop thinking about it. Even more so because the Mugen case is not very good - it is too tight and the phone keeps turning itself off. I am not good with tools and frankly I will never succeed doing this on my own in a million years and I don't know anyone who would do this well. I was hoping someone who did this already and is skilled would do this for me and I'd pay you for your trouble. It will still take a few days for me to receive the Otterbox but I'd like to ship it off for modification as soon as I get it. It would also be great if it was someone inside EU so it won't be stopped at customs. I'd cover return shipping as well. I am sure I would not be the only customer either...
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Hi guys, ever since I saw the thread about modifying the Otterbox for Mugen, I can't stop thinking about it. Even more so because the Mugen case is not very good - it is too tight and the phone keeps turning itself off. I am not good with tools and frankly I will never succeed doing this on my own in a million years and I don't know anyone who would do this well. I was hoping someone who did this already and is skilled would do this for me and I'd pay you for your trouble. It will still take a few days for me to receive the Otterbox but I'd like to ship it off for modification as soon as I get it. It would also be great if it was someone inside EU so it won't be stopped at customs. I'd cover return shipping as well. I am sure I would not be the only customer either...
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Take it to your local wood work shop ..I bet you they have a dremel and skills to do it for the right price:good: heck they might do it for free
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Take it to your local wood work shop ..I bet you they have a dremel and skills to do it for the right price:good: heck they might do it for free
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That is a good idea but I live in a strange rural area where wood work shop would not do this, I am willing to bet on it. You can't get anyone to do what "they don't do" here. Anything out out the ordinary is impossible to get. Noone would be able to understand why I need such a big battery and case to begin with. I am the village weirdo LOL.
Most people on this forum don't understand why you need such a big battery
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Dont cut the defender. Opening a hole in the back will direct any back impact straight to the inside of your phone.
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Most people on this forum don't understand why you need such a big battery
swyped all these spelling errors from my galaxy note 2
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And I don't understand why some (not most) users can't a c c e p t that some users do need it, even if they don't understand it.
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Dont cut the defender. Opening a hole in the back will direct any back impact straight to the inside of your phone.
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I am sure it will lose some protection but it is better than no case at all and can't be worse than Mugen case. Anyway, there is yet no evidence that a n y back impact will go straight inside the phone. Edit: I mean to say ALL impact will go straight inside phone - it has to be a bit better than naked ance certainly better than Mugen case.
In any case, I decided I want this mod. I need someone who would do it.
It is your phone, your case and your money. And you dont need any hard evidence to accept that all the force will go inside. Just open the back and push the battery with your hand and tell me what you see. Now multiply this and imagine what will happen if you drop it since as you see in the photos the battery is higher than the defender back. Of course you will have much better side protection.Anyway good luck.
Why not ask the OP that mod his otterbox defender to help u??
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Why not ask the OP that mod his otterbox defender to help u??
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I am, he is Chris.K, I also PM-ed him, I think it might be possible he doesn't have time to do it though because it has been almost a week..
xperiaforme said:
I am, he is Chris.K, I also PM-ed him, I think it might be possible he doesn't have time to do it though because it has been almost a week..
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Oh..my bad..good luck with that
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I am agaimst this mod but I will tell you how to do it. Mark the square you want to cut first and then drill one small hole on every corner. Finally use a dremel and cut from hole to hole. If you are afraid that you wont cut in a straight line then drill more holes on every edge. It is really simple.
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I am agaimst this mod but I will tell you how to do it. Mark the square you want to cut first and then drill one small hole on every corner. Finally use a dremel and cut from hole to hole. If you are afraid that you wont cut in a straight line then drill more holes on every edge. It is really simple.
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I will look into that if I can't find anyone. Truth be told I never used any of those tools before in my life.
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I will look into that if I can't find anyone. Truth be told I never used any of those tools before in my life.
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It is really easy. And the holes in the corners will both guide you and stop you from cutting more than you should. I wish I could help you but I live in Greece.
Put double sided tape on the outside of the battery, insert battery into phone and back cover as normal. Slowly pull off back cover making sure the battery is sticking to the back cover. Now you can trace the battery exactly where you need to cut. At first make the hole smaller than needed so you can shave off a little at a time to make it a perfect fit. Just take your time with it and it'll turn out fine. I plan to do this with a cheaper case and battery.
I have UAG case and I find it annoying to have the back cover on as I don't want to take them off and put them back on every time and I want to replace the battery.
It is safe not to use it at all when I have the UAG case on? The battery seem to fit nicely.
Although I dont suggest it I am kind of doing the same thing. I have a zerolemon battery. I use mine without the back cover. So technically I have to cover. But the battery sort of acts like a cover. I would be worried about not using a cover with a stock battery in a uag case though. If you didnt have an insert in your case can you see the back of yoir phone through your case? If so sand and a whole bunch other stuff can get in there and either mess up or short something.
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yes you can see through the back which is kind of cool, also it's better for heat dispersion.
Isn't there a panel on the back that helps with reception. How is your guys' reception without the back?
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Isn't there a panel on the back that helps with reception. How is your guys' reception without the back?
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that's for NFC only
Reception is same for me with or without back. With or without case. And with stock or zerolemon battery.
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FinancialWar said:
that's for NFC only
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So other than safety the only draw back is not being able to Sbeam?
Correct.
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FinancialWar said:
I have UAG case and I find it annoying to have the back cover on as I don't want to take them off and put them back on every time and I want to replace the battery.
It is safe not to use it at all when I have the UAG case on? The battery seem to fit nicely.
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I would think having the back cover off is asking for all kinds of trouble. Say someone spills a drink or something, you have no protection between the open back and the water/beer/vodka/tequila, etc....or maybe I'm just a sloppy drunk! lol... :victory:
FinancialWar said:
I have UAG case and I find it annoying to have the back cover on as I don't want to take them off and put them back on every time and I want to replace the battery.
It is safe not to use it at all when I have the UAG case on? The battery seem to fit nicely.
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With the battery door/back cover off, it leaves quite a bit of space between the battery and the UAG case. Should you drop the phone slightly(face up) onto a table or jerk the phone suddenly then the battery could possibly dislodge from the pins. Whilst not exactly dangerous, it will be annoying having your phone turn off as a result.
Worst case scenario would be something falling in (metallic particles, etc) and causing a short between the pins/battery
No back cover means more possibilities for dust to get into your phone.
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Optimistic Pessimist said:
With the battery door/back cover off, it leaves quite a bit of space between the battery and the UAG case. Should you drop the phone slightly(face up) onto a table or jerk the phone suddenly then the battery could possibly dislodge from the pins. Whilst not exactly dangerous, it will be annoying having your phone turn off as a result.
Worst case scenario would be something falling in (metallic particles, etc) and causing a short between the pins/battery
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pin can not be dislodged no matter how you drop it. The space isn't big enough.
I can drop my phone and a stock battery would fall out. Just tested it. Agreed that the pin cannot fall out. But thats not what was said. He said battery.
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I can drop my phone and a stock battery would fall out. Just tested it. Agreed that the pin cannot fall out. But thats not what was said. He said battery.
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Not with my UAG case. There is only so little space between the battery and the UAG case that the battery can not get out of the battery bunker.
This review is of the Mi Smart Wake-up Flip case in Blue/Grey.
Overall it seems quite well made it contains a hard shell case inside for the phone.
The phone fits quite snug inside the shell.
The outside is made of quite hard plastic & a perspex window, on the inside it has a felt type material inlayed on the plastic.
It has the Mi Logo embossed in silver on the back which looks quite nice.
By the overall feel of it I believe this case will wear quite well probably better than the MOFI & has good protection all round for drops & knocks.
All the appropriate cutouts are big enough & clear every peripheral device needed, the speaker holes are not covered in any way & it's even slimmer than the MOFI case.
Again as with the MOFI case if you have the back flipped open & pick up the phone it covers the fingerprint reader...so it needs to be closed or semi closed to unlock :/
I'm not too sure whether I will use this case as I'm not a fan of the large window but that's a personal preference.
A Thanks goes toTo2c.com as for ordering the RN4 it was a gift.
I have this exact case! Since the XRN4 isn't really a mass circulation device (at least outside of China), I had to go with it since this was the only case the vendor had on hand. I must say, it isn't bad but the pleather coating is kind of cheap-feeling and I'm just not a huge fan of cases flip cases.
On top of that, the top, bottom and left side of the device are exposed -- so if you put this into your pocket, make sure you don't have coins or what-not because they may ding your XRN4.
Since this is a Chinese device, one of Hong Kong's popular accessory makers, Nillkin, has a few cases for it. I put in an order for a TPU case as well as a harder plastic case. This case isn't terrible -- for the price I got it at (around $7), it's a solid deal -- but I'm probably going with those Nillkin ones as alternating daily drivers since flip cases really mess with my device usage flow.
Guys I bought this case also for my Note 4 - but I cannot get it to unlock or lock when flipping open or shut. I have enabled it in the settings (Lock -> smart cover lock or unlock screen). I turned on Smart Cover and I choose a case type of "Transparent front cover".
Any ideas how I can get this to work? I am using the official Global MIUI ROM.
we shut the cover . .... I need like samsung or something like devices has that option like clock or notification and like that on smart view .. is that any app for that mates????
Keep in mind this type of case will not work with custom roms due to not having access to the kernel files for the phone.
Could you please provide link to the case?
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Keep in mind this type of case will not work with custom roms due to not having access to the kernel files for the phone.
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That would be nice to know before buying it, and changing to AOSP EXTENDED custom rom.
Now I am trying to find how to make flip smart case to work!
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That would be nice to know before buying it, and changing to AOSP EXTENDED custom rom.
Now I am trying to find how to make flip smart case to work!
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They may work now cause custom kernals are available. But the flip case is a bit rubbish so I don't bother with it.
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Keep in mind this type of case will not work with custom roms due to not having access to the kernel files for the phone.
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They may work now cause custom kernals are available. But the flip case is a bit rubbish so I don't bother with it.
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Oh! Thanks for the clue. I know the case is a bit rubbish, due to the fingerprint sensor in the back... but I have it, so I should use it, while I find a good tempered glass solution.
Br.
I would like to share my experience. I have bought one of the TPU cases sold online currently which almost all share the same build. The case is good but there is a downside to using it; you will not be able to use Air Triggers with it on. The device will not be able to detect your squeeze unless you have the grip of an ironman and of course detect your frame taps. The only case currently that seems suitable to use without any sacrifice is the official one by Asus which is ridiculously expensive and I don't think it's worth its price.
I think the issue here is with the phone frame touch sensitivity and not necessary the cases. Unless the case has a very very thin soft shell or a cut out i doubt any TPU case will make Air Triggers work.
Update(29-11-2018): I ordered another black case similar to the previous one( the Pics shown below) but with a cut out for the ROG logo in the back. To my surprise the case came with a cut out for the Air Triggers too( 2 cut outs in 1 side and another cut out on the other side total 3) which wasn't mentioned in the seller website.
Here is the thing though the cut outs are very small to use comfortablely( you can't use the squeeze function because of the size but you can use the tap function) what you can do to enlarge the cut out; is to cut the sides of the holes to make further touch space if you prefer to do so.
So next time you buy a similar black case make sure to confirm with the seller the existence of the cut outs. Good luck ?
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I would like to share my experience. I have bought one of the TPU cases sold online currently which almost all share the same build. The case is good but there is a downside to using it; you will not be able to use Air Triggers with it on. The device will not be able to detect your squeeze unless you have the grip of an ironman and of course detect your frame taps. The only case currently that seems suitable to use without any sacrifice is the official one by Asus which is ridiculously expensive and I don't think it's worth its price.
I think the issue here is with the phone frame touch sensitivity and not necessary the cases. Unless the case has a very very thin soft shell i doubt any TPU case will make Air Triggers work.
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I thought the same thing and also attaching accessories which is why I unfortunately am waiting for Asus to release their case here in the US.
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I thought the same thing and also attaching accessories which is why I unfortunately am waiting for Asus to release their case here in the US.
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I just received the Asus case and on the website it says it won't interfere with the accessories, however, the instructions say otherwise. The two plastic pieces that go on the ends of the phone have a sticker backing, so once you put this on, you will no longer be able to connect it to anything else. The instructions even say you won't be able to use any of the docks. And to use the aero cooler that came with the phone will require to remove the middle plastic backing which doesn't have very good tabs to begin with. Also, found it impossible to use a very thin metal plate between this case and phone in order to use magnetic holders. So, looks like I am returning mine.
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Rashad83 said:
I would like to share my experience. I have bought one of the TPU cases sold online currently which almost all share the same build. The case is good but there is a downside to using it; you will not be able to use Air Triggers with it on. The device will not be able to detect your squeeze unless you have the grip of an ironman and of course detect your frame taps. The only case currently that seems suitable to use without any sacrifice is the official one by Asus which is ridiculously expensive and I don't think it's worth its price.
I think the issue here is with the phone frame touch sensitivity and not necessary the cases. Unless the case has a very very thin soft shell i doubt any TPU case will make Air Triggers work.
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Would it be possible to cut out the area where the air triggers are at and/or the back to expose the logo?
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I just received the Asus case and on the website it says it won't interfere with the accessories, however, the instructions say otherwise. The two plastic pieces that go on the ends of the phone have a sticker backing, so once you put this on, you will no longer be able to connect it to anything else. The instructions even say you won't be able to use any of the docks. And to use the aero cooler that came with the phone will require to remove the middle plastic backing which doesn't have very good tabs to begin with. Also, found it impossible to use a very thin metal plate between this case and phone in order to use magnetic holders. So, looks like I am returning mine.
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Would it be possible to cut out the area where the air triggers are at and/or the back to expose the logo?
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There are cases with a cut for the logo so no worries regarding that. About the air triggers you can make cuts for them but that will render the case ugly and not worth it. I think we will need to wait a couple of months until other options are available. I think a good idea for a case would be similar to what Asus did but with better implementation; which I think will be on the way.
Regarding the squeeze function I think it's a bad implementation compared to HTC devices. My previous phone HTC U11+ had a thick TPU case and I was able to squeeze easily to trigger functions but with the ROG I don't think it's even possible or rather as easy.
Currently i think the best alternative to the official case for our device without losing features(Air Triggers working) is this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...lgo_pvid=e4e01e65-a8dc-45a2-b8e3-9ca1e99ce5c6
Rashad83 said:
Currently i think the best alternative to the official case for our device without losing features(Air Triggers working) is this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For...lgo_pvid=e4e01e65-a8dc-45a2-b8e3-9ca1e99ce5c6
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I agree, looks good! I found on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Redluckstar-...detailedview-20&ie=UTF8&qid=1543095427&sr=8-2
New TPU case.
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New TPU case.
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Where did you buy it from and how many days did take to be delivered?
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Where did you buy it from and how many days did take to be delivered?
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I bought it from Taobao, the number of days it takes depends on your location mine took 3 days. You can find similar cases on Amazon too. You can check the links above.
I Just bought this One, 4€ on AliExpress ?
January will soon be over and there is still no fitting case for this phone. These AirTrigger cutouts are too low. They are simply not where they should be. Squeeze doesnt work. The Phone itself is great but the missing community and the utter lack of support from Accessoire manufacturers are significant downsides.
I just bought the transparent TPU case. I will share my final evaluation of it after using it for some time.
One of the good things about this case is you can see the Aura notification light flashing from the side when the phone is faced up. All thanks to the transparency and light reflection. So if the room is dark you will know there is a notification without turning the phone with the back facing up to know there is a notification.
Try the squeeze function. You will notice that the AirTriggers dont work. I have pretty much the same case.
I have the same case and prefer it to all the others I have tried. My air triggers work just fine.
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Try the squeeze function. You will notice that the AirTriggers dont work. I have pretty much the same case.
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Actually air triggers work ok for me you simply need to squeeze near the top edges of the cut outs and you also need to reduce the squeeze pressure to the minimal number. i wouldnt say they are perfect they actually needed to be positioned a little bit higher but in terms of the cut out length I would say it's sufficient.
As @spoonerweb_com stated this is currently the best case out there. I hope we get a transparent case in the future but with thicker skin for protection especially the edges.
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Try the squeeze function. You will notice that the AirTriggers dont work. I have pretty much the same case.
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same on my one too
I have recently received the same case (different brand though) as Rashad83. Air triggers work fine, sensibility is fine and you just need to get used to feel the edge of the case when using the triggers. I have been able to play PUBG with the Air Triggers woking fine.
I have not set up the squeeze function as I have not used it, maybe shall try it later.
Only drawback of this case is that it is not "high" enough on the phone edges, so if you put your phone screen down, the screen will touch the table-whatever it is on, so a screen protector (glass preferably) is recommended.