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When you remove the battery cover, you’ll see the SIM card slot and next to it a metal cover that’s just about the right size for a memory card. The cover is secured by the phone’s backing that is riddled with tiny screws with "VOID" stickers covering them. You also have several metal tabs/hooks that pinch into the backing to help hold it in place plus, what appears to be, a plastic rivet holding things down as well. On top of all that, there’s no mention of accessing the microSD card slot in the User’s Manual.
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I can see the sd card cover on the side but I'm not sure how to remove it. I already took the back cover off the phone. Can someone show me the proper to remove this cover?
just pry it out with your fingernail.. from the back.
its hinge is towards the top part.
I recall watching an unboxing video and the reviewer mentioned it's much easier to remove the SD card cover if you remove the battery cover first (which defeats the purpose of having the SD card cover, unfortunately).
xlinkx said:
I can see the sd card cover on the side but I'm not sure how to remove it. I already took the back cover off the phone. Can someone show me the proper to remove this cover?
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It took me awhile too. I thought I was going to break it.
With the batt cover off, you'll see a little red arrow next to one side of the SD Cover. The side with the arrow will pull completely out (gotta pull a bit harder then you'd expect). The other side stays in (and has a flexible leg).
I cut my regular sim card down by hand with an xacto knife and a template I downloaded. It fit, but now its stuck. At least the phone works. Any ideas about how to get it out? I tried tweezers, but they won't fit under it to get a grip.
I just use anything with a slight edge. Screw driver, razor, paper clip.... just push it out from the top. (This is what I do on an actual micro sim, but mine was always difficult to get out too)
It actually happened to me once with my old Galaxy S. I put a MicroSIM into the regular sim spot and it stuck after one of the metals. I pull it with a paper clip, but I broke one of the metal pieces that touches the sim card. Be careful when you take it out.
I have recently removed and inserted the SD card several times and I now notice a little bit of play in the SD card cover opposite the hinge mechanism. While it does sit flush, it can be moved back and forth very slightly. Is this normal? Does anyone have it where it does not move at all?
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It depends on your definition of "very slightly". I can move mine very slightly but it never opens unless I use my finger nail.
To be honest it sounds like yours is moving more than mine because the amount mine moves is not noticeable and nothing I would complain about but it does move so I voted that it moves but in reality it is very secure and not a problem.
I have an T800 10.5" and my card slot cover does not move at all,I have to use my fingernails to pull the door open, I suppose how loose it is might opened on how ofter you change your microsd.
At least Samsung gives us a microsd cover, the Asus Transformer had the card sticking out of the slot by a couple of mm, and it could fall out with ease and lost, so a lot of people cover the card slot in sticky taper.
John.
Pleske said:
It depends on your definition of "very slightly". I can move mine very slightly but it never opens unless I use my finger nail.
To be honest it sounds like yours is moving more than mine because the amount mine moves is not noticeable and nothing I would complain about but it does move so I voted that it moves but in reality it is very secure and not a problem.
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I think yours may be similar to mine. I also have to use my finger nail to actually open it.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
I have an T800 10.5" and my card slot cover does not move at all,I have to use my fingernails to pull the door open, I suppose how loose it is might opened on how ofter you change your microsd.
At least Samsung gives us a microsd cover, the Asus Transformer had the card sticking out of the slot by a couple of mm, and it could fall out with ease and lost, so a lot of people cover the card slot in sticky taper.
John.
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For reference, I have a T700 8.4" unit. The movement is very slight. Specifically, the movement is from side to side on the end where the little hook is located, opposite of the hinge mechanism. I only noticed it by accident when I was using a can of compressed air to blow dust off. You could try that with yours and see if you notice any movement.
I was curious to see if it was limited to a select few units or if this is a common trait.
i know i will get flammed for this question. i just got my 256GB Micro SD card. how the F... do you remove the SD slot cover?
You stick it in the right hole...
Same place you put your SIM card. There should be a small hole on the top of your device and you insert a small paper clip or the tool the came with the phone.
I had the same problem. In my case the door was not fully latched. Before using the tool press the cover to make sure it is securely closed. When I did I felt a click. I was then able to use the tool easily.
I hope this helps!
I have a problem. I need to change SD cards (just a storage upgrade, it was supposed to be...) and have great troubles getting the SD card sled/holder out of its slot.
I already destroyed my fingernails, tried both short nails and long nails. Still hurts.
I wedged a thin slippery plastic sheet under the sled, trying to lift the sled up and then gnaw using fingernails, but to no avail
I overlaid a thin waxy paper over the edge of the sled to get a better grip, to no avail
I tried some tweezers (ill-fitting, failed to find a pair of precision tweezers with something like rubberized tips for better grip) but can't get a hold on the sled.
Alcohols or other non-watery lubricants are out of the question in that slot I think, there's paper(?)
Any suggestions or tricks as to how to remove the old SD card without destroying the hardware? Is the best way to order specialized kit (precision tools/tweezers/whatever) off the internet? I'm pissed off to have to shell out another 20-50€ and spend more time on this issue.
I inserted the original card with great troubles I remember some time in 2018. At the time I already thought that the "mechanism" is a piece of **** and unnecessarily troublesome because spring-loaded eject was a standard feature in the SAmsung devices I had before , but boy, today's in a whole different league of cumbersome. At the very least I know that I'll never buy Sony again if they kept this stupid design.
I bought a used XA2 and it had no SD sled, so I bought one. Problem was, the pins inside were messed up and SD card won't work. This is one of, if not the worst sony SD card slot designs. If it's not coming out don't force it. Chances are you'll bend a pin or two.
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I bought a used XA2 and it had no SD sled, so I bought one. Problem was, the pins inside were messed up and SD card won't work. This is one of, if not the worst sony SD card slot designs. If it's not coming out don't force it. Chances are you'll bend a pin or two.
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I have solved my problem using a slotted screwdriver, applying downward force and pulling sideways. The sled came out after some serious jiggling. The front is obviously scratched up but the remainder of the sled is intact and the slot seems to remain functional. After putting the sled back in, it seems now to come out normally (still a pain though). I switched the old 32G card for 256G and am unlikely to have to touch this slot ever again, so I'm pretty happy about having this resolved.
Sony is still nice enough to ship security updates quarterly to half-yearly; I hope this continues and I can get some more years of use out of the device.
Thank you all for reading.