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captivate back cover

is there anywhere i can get a back cover for a captivate

wow,not even one reply. at&t is sending me a captivate but it doesnt have a back cover,my tilt 2 keep on acting up and they tried to give me the motorola backflip,i said no way. so they r sending me a captivate for free without the back cover and battery and charger. i already ordered the battery and charger. thx for info

aren't you a big boy now

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TopDogg1 said:
is there anywhere i can get a back cover for a captivate
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Dont think you can buy them yet mate. Im looking for one too! Im sick of the portruding Galaxy S logo on the back and dont like the mock carbon fibre look.

Yeah... I would love a new back without the Galaxy S logo. The faux carbon fiber pattern has grown on me but it really wouldn't go with the argyle TPU case that I'm most likely going to get.
It's like most phones are designed by two teams of industrial designers. One wants to make the phone as sleek and minimalistic as possible, then the other comes in afterwards and slaps as much branding and gaudiness as possible.

Anyone want to sell let me know I needed one bad thank you.

just get a TPU case and a back cover is not really necessary. Maybe get one thats not translucent...

You should be fine for a while with just a standard solid color TPU case, the back of the captivate has a sliding piece that actually holds the battery and everything in place with the back off.
Hell, it even looks cool to have the insides exposed with a clear TPU case!
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Just order one from Samsung
I called Samsung today and ordered a back cover. $10.81 and I should have it in 3-5 business days. I was already registered on their website, so I just went to the service request section and chose "other." I was given a phone number and ticket number. It still took about 15 minutes on the phone, but I got it ordered.

would love a real carbon fibre matt back cover!

From the simplicity of the back cover it seems that it wouldn't take much to just fabricate one. The speaker cutouts could be basically any design with the right hand and a dremel tool.
It would look really cool if someone made one from anodized aluminum. There are two contact points on the back though, does this have to do with the antenna for the device?

Coldskiesfullofblue said:
From the simplicity of the back cover it seems that it wouldn't take much to just fabricate one. The speaker cutouts could be basically any design with the right hand and a dremel tool.
It would look really cool if someone made one from anodized aluminum. There are two contact points on the back though, does this have to do with the antenna for the device?
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I think it does. It may not, but I know before I'd take the cover off and the phone wouldn't connect to the network. It may just be a coincidence though.

some phones do use the cover for an antenna, i havent noticed any ill effects without it. ive software bricked many times and ill leave the cover off in the trouble shooting and reflashing process, phone still gets signal.
ok i just dismantled my phone (seriously). there is a cast metal chassis that is atached to the screen. there is copper plating on the back of the plasitic frame in a strip that stretches from one end of the phone to the other under the screws that are above the battery box and appear to help form a connection from the board to the chassis and connect to the round pin that contacts the back cover.
in my experience it appears to be a ground point probably for shielding. the second contact is probably for redundancy, it directly goes to the board but im not going to atempt to trace it's path.
the cover seems to be aluminum for anyone that has the idea of making a new one. or stripping the black off. the galaxy s is a feature stamped into the back. you may be able to mill or file or sand it off but beware you may go through.

Just got off the phone with Samsung. Seems they are out of backplates for this phone at the moment and will be contacted when they're available again.
Stupid me, accidentally dropped the dumb backplate when switching batteries and got a small dent.

You know what would be awesome? Getting a Giorgio Armani i9010 backplate for my phone.

G2 hinge a little too wiggly?

Does anyone else think that the G2's hinge is a little flimsy? When I have the keyboard out, the display kind of wiggles in it's hinge.
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Cmon, that has to be the most reported issue about this phone. The hinge is kinda loose or as HTC would say "smooth". Personally it doesn't bug me. I think its just different.
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I'm not talking about the sliding part, I'm talking about the wiggly part when the keyboard is already out. NVM. FORGET IT.

joebobjoe said:
I'm not talking about the sliding part, I'm talking about the wiggly part when the keyboard is already out. NVM. FORGET IT.
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No, I knew what you meant and experienced this too. It's just how the mechanism works, I guess.

I'm not sure. I was using one at the T-Mobile store. It didn't have the loose hinges nor did it wiggle. My phone has the loose hinges, and it wiggles.

Yeah
I'm starting to see that problem! I have 3 G2s! My girl's, my sister's, and mine's. It seems that I'm the only one with that problem. But I also use my phone more than they do!

I went to my T-Mobile store and every one they had on display or as demos had the same loose hinge as my pre-order one. If you picked up the phone by it's top half it would fall open, and if you held just the keyboard half when it was open and angled it toward yourself and gave it a very gentle shake it would close.
Some people are saying that newer ones aren't as loose, but every one I've touched so far has been loose.

Mine is getting that way after 5 days of use now. I couldn't get it to open turning it upside down, and it was very snug and tight. Now turning it upside and it hangs, and when opened and typing it wobbles. Hinge mechanism seems like it'll fail eventually, sooner rather than later sigh.

chewy106 said:
Mine is getting that way after 5 days of use now. I couldn't get it to open turning it upside down, and it was very snug and tight. Now turning it upside and it hangs, and when opened and typing it wobbles. Hinge mechanism seems like it'll fail eventually, sooner rather than later sigh.
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Yeah, I am disappointed that I can't trust my device to be knocked up a little.

elusivebyte said:
I went to my T-Mobile store and every one they had on display or as demos had the same loose hinge as my pre-order one. If you picked up the phone by it's top half it would fall open, and if you held just the keyboard half when it was open and angled it toward yourself and gave it a very gentle shake it would close.
Some people are saying that newer ones aren't as loose, but every one I've touched so far has been loose.
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Why would you go grabbing the half of these phones to test the durability of them? be it top or bottom?...or shaking it...I do not understand that.

That's the problem though, it's not even really getting knocked up. I can only imagine if it falls from anywhere! It's been in my pocket or resting on a table or desk, outside of it in my hands for usage. And just that normal usage in a mere 5 days is causing the hinge to loosen it seems, at least from how it was out of the box. That does not bode well for its lifespan :/

this seems to be happening to alot of ppl! mine does it too, if im laying down and txting i have to have it exactly horizontal if i tilt it forward the screen will just fall...has anyone heard anything official from tmobile or htc about this? if its normal or not? it might just be normal so the keyboard can open really smoothly but then i cant txt laying down lol

you gust must have faulty G2's my phone is solid, no hinge issue at all

I am on my second G2 and it has the same problems only worse as the first one does and did. The hinge is so loose on this one after 1 day that at a restaurant I went to pick it up off of the table and the keyboard just slid out. I am also concerned about the durability of the hinges as in just one day it has gone from a little loose to real Loose. The keyboard now seems to have more give to it. I do like this phone but am undecided as to whether to keep it or not.

make a landyard loop for your defy

It is a bit strange that the defy is so rugged and everyproof but does not have a place where you can attach a landyard or strap.
The Defy does not float and so I get worried when I go boating.
So I have cut a small length of braided soft fishing line and made a loop around the battery lid lock area. The braided line is soft and flattens which doesnt seem to cause any problems.
Now I can hook on my boating landyard which has a floaty thing on it and keeps me defy from sinking to the seabed.
heres a pic - http://i53.tinypic.com/hx3eyc.jpg

Ha ha ha good innovation.
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Wouldn't that break the waterproof seal in the battery casing?

nope. i believe worse case senario, the thin plastic strip between the loop will break off, leaving the lid still locked.
The camera, flash and mic are not in the sealed section of the lid, only the battery compartment is.
The loop is pretty much at the strongest point, being right next to the actual lock - plenty enough to carry the weight of the phone.
I wouldnt use the phone as a boat anchor, unless i had too.

That was funny...
Speaking of which, all these android phones I have been through, NONE, has this landyard holder anymore.
Motorola Cliq -> Motorola Cliq XT -> HTC Wildfire -> HTC Mytouch 3g -> Motorola Flipout -> LG Optimus T -> Motorola Bravo -> Samsung Vibrant ( wife ) and Motorola Defy ( me )

The Vibrant does have a lanyard hole....
-bZj

down8 said:
The Vibrant does have a lanyard hole....
-bZj
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Oh my god, you are absolutely right!
I didn't notice until I remove the battery door again!!!!
Tks,

sonhy said:
nope. i believe worse case senario, the thin plastic strip between the loop will break off, leaving the lid still locked.
The camera, flash and mic are not in the sealed section of the lid, only the battery compartment is.
The loop is pretty much at the strongest point, being right next to the actual lock - plenty enough to carry the weight of the phone.
I wouldnt use the phone as a boat anchor, unless i had too.
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Not what I meant, my bad? I meant that the seal would no longer be watertight since there's a piece of cord holding it open. Water getting into the battery compartment would be a bad thing...

look at your defy the seal is away from the lock and only covers the battery, the lock itself cant be water proof as it is made of a moving mechanisim

I have one by this company for my desk and it really grips.
http://www.clingo.com/on-the-go/universal-mobile-neklit
Also, at least on my phone, that "seal" around the battery doesn't look like it possibly seal as there are open notches toward the lock end. Well, maybe...

There is a post from Chinese site.....
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Sorry for the thread necromancy.
I too bought the Defy to be used while boating, while I'm not expecting to take it swimming, I find I usually end up with my phones wrapped in plastic bags, shoved into a waterproof holdall when using the dinghy.
The lack of a lanyard loop does seem to be a bit of a oversight for such a phone. However the phone is only a week old, and already the USB cover flap doesn't seem to be a snug enough fit, to keep anything but the lightest splash from letting out the magic smoke.
As this really will just be a summer boating phone, I was seriously considering Epoxying a brass picture hanging loop, to the handset chassis. then I can hang the Defy round my neck (under the waterproofs) and keep the Streak in the cabin.

There's a little hole on the top right of the back panel. It looks like there's plenty of space behind it to attach a lanyard there.

Incipio Feather - Avoid It

let me start off by saying that i used an incipio feather when i owned an iphone4 for a few months. i loved it and that's why i decided to get one for the nexus even though i had read a few comments from owners saying they didnt like the "fit"
i think pictures can show my complaints the best so i'll start with those (ignore the bad screen protector install. i'll be doing it again once i find a case i like)
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as you can see from pictures 1-3, the fit in the corners is TERRIBLE. it looks even worse in person than it does in the pictures. when i put it on, i had to look at the packing to make sure that the case sent to me was in fact for the galaxy nexus. i am absolutely shocked that the fitting as as poor as it is. the case for the iphone i had was perfect. granted the iphone is basically a square so it's much easier but that's no excuse for incipio to release a half assed case.
the last picture is more of a design flaw rather than a fit issue. as you can see the power button is very close to the edge of the case (i use the standard battery). this makes hitting the power button very difficult. this isn't incipio's fault as thats just how the phone is designed. what is their fault is that they made the hole for the power button so big. when you go to push it, you thumb will naturally go to where the phone bends into the back. if incipio had just made the opening smaller, your thumb would naturally hit the power button rather than the side/back of the phone.
last complaint is once again regarding the "fit of the case. with the case one the phone, there 'should' be a very very slight lip on the top. this is obvious on the right side of the phone. however, on the left side my phone sticks up farther than the case. if i push down on the bottom left of the phone, it will recess into the case, giving it a protective lip. the problem is that the fit is so poor that after a few seconds it phone comes back to its raised position.
so there you go, thats my quick review of the incipio feather for the galaxy nexus. hopefully this helps someone out. it was a disappointment to say the least

that looks pretty bad, I am disappointed as I was going to get one too.
Many thanks for the post

Are you using a extended battery on the CDMA GN?

Nope. Standard battery on cdma nexus
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I wish Samsung would have kept the gsm and lte versions with the same design dimensions but it is what it is. This case looks pretty bad.

I think you got a faulty case....I have the same one and it fits perfectly...its snug and there is a perfect lip on both sides...the power button is not hard to press. Are you seriousing me?
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sabooher said:
I wish Samsung would have kept the gsm and lte versions with the same design dimensions but it is what it is. This case looks pretty bad.
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They can't... the LTE radio in there is bigger than the GSM, therefore it had to be slightly bigger/heavier.

i have the same case and it's fine on mine, too. i also find it easier to press the power button.
this guy does a good job of explaining what i mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ubj-qyrck
(at 5:54)

Wow...that case looks like ass. Such a disappointment. I really looked forward to getting it as I love my iPhone 4s case ;(

glad to hear others did not have any issues. not sure yet if im going to ask for a refund or an exchange.

[Q] How to disable smart cover sensor on T800

Got the T800 6 days ago, love it.
On Sunday I got a Muvit butterfly stand case to go with it. Now this cover turns off the screen when I
fold it back. Even when it's in a reading stand and I pick it up and accidentally squeeze the cover towards the tablet it turns off the screen.
I hate it when I don't have control over my tablet. I looked for a solution by freezing a lot of Samsung apps, I disabled the smart cover option under settings, all to no avail.
Is there anything I can do? Perhaps flash a different kernel? I have rooted the latest official firmware, but apart from flashing twrp I haven't done anything else.
This is the case I got. I have no clue where the magnets are, and in any case, cutting them out would basically destroy it. So that's not a solution either.
http://www.tabletcenter.be/product-gallery/514549/category-195707/345915

Maybe:
If you heat a magnetic material above its Curie Temperature, its magnetism vanishes entirely. When the magnet cools down again, all the microscopic magnetic domains will point in circles, so the magnet will have zero overall field. Neodymium magnets have a low Curie Temp, so they are more sensitive to overheating than other types of magnets.
If you expose a magnet to the field from a strong electromagnet, the electromagnet will magnetize the magnet perhaps in a different polarity. But if we instead use an AC electromagnet, then move it away from the magnet, the magnet's polarity will flip back and forth, becoming weaker and weaker. The magnet will end up demagnetized. This is called Degaussing.
So...maybe you can find, or someone can suggest, a source for a strong AC magnetic field??? Then remove the tablet from the case and and introduce the case into the AC magnetic field??
On the S 10.5 the sensor is located in the lower right corner of the tablet. Looking at the screen, it's about 1/2 inch from the right and just about 3/4 inch from the bottom (just above where the black masking ends). You can use the tip of a magnetic screwdriver or something similar to pinpoint it. It can be activated from the either the front or the back of the tablet. It is just about where the red dot in the picture is located.
Just trying to help....
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Thank you for your reply, never thought about degaussing the case's magnet. Interesting idea. I was originally thinking about going for a software solution but I'll certainly try to find do a way to perform your solution. BTW, the picture doesn't show in the tapatalk forum app nor on the Web based forum.
The again.

jwedda said:
Got the T800 6 days ago, love it.
This is the case I got. I have no clue where the magnets are, and in any case, cutting them out would basically destroy it. So that's not a solution either.
Dont know if this helpes you, but on my original samsung cover I can see the location of the magnets (they started showing after some time and after wiping the cover down several times to clean it)
There is a row in the right lower corner and 1 in the middle.
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HANSB57 said:
jwedda said:
Got the T800 6 days ago, love it.
This is the case I got. I have no clue where the magnets are, and in any case, cutting them out would basically destroy it. So that's not a solution either.
Dont know if this helpes you, but on my original samsung cover I can see the location of the magnets (they started showing after some time and after wiping the cover down several times to clean it)
There is a row in the right lower corner and 1 in the middle.
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TXS,
I'll be in Helsinki during the weekend, they've got a Samsung store there,.., I'll go over there..
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