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Free full covers for evo! (NOW WITH INSTRUCCIONS)

Here you go guys! ^_^
http://www.stealthguards.com/index.php/
UPDATE WITH INSTRUCTIONS! Posted by akastixx (Thanks dude! )
What you will need:
**A razor or an exacto knife (or a thin sewing needle or safety pin if you're a Nancy)
**Clean hands (wash that damn cheeto grease off your hands, tard!)
**Clean Evo (easy way to clean it is one tiny windex/all purpose cleaner shot to the middle of the screen. Don't even spray, just make it dribble 4-5 drops. try it on your counter before you try it on your PRECIOUS, precious.)
**A plate, saucer, or the top to a plastic container.
**No alcohol or perception altering substance in you (this is not rocket science, but you have to stay sharp to successfully complete this mission!)
**A small amount of dish soap, hand soap or detergent.
**A cup of water.
**Time. You will not get great results if you do everything at once. You can probably get away with doing this in three parts, but I'd recommend four. You'll see why later. You should also do this when you feel you won't need to make or take a call or use your phone. This will take a couple of hours.
**Optional - a cutting board and florescent lighting (it's harder to see the shapes in "yellow" light)
Part 1 (The back):
** We will start with the back. The good thing about the back cover is that there is less unnecessary protector to fight with. Clean your hands and your Evo.
**pour about as much as water you could imagine the cupped palm of your hand could hold 3-4 times on your saucer.
**Squirt about 6 drops of dish liquid into the water stir it with your finger, then dry your finger.
**Place the Evo face down on a flat surface.
**Take the back protector. Place that on a flat surface. Pick one of the three holes at the top (speaker, camera or flash) and hold it down with the tip of your blade near the top of that hole. you don't need to cut anything. with your other hand peel the protector from the top slowly.
**There will be some resistance, and it will feel like you might tear your protector but if you pull slowly, the circle should stay there.
**Put the protector back and repeat with the other circles.
**You should now have your protector halfway peeled, and the 3 circles attached to the paper, or at least not attached to the protector.
**There are two ovals on the bottom half. You will need to place your blade between the oval for the kickstand, and the protector. Your blade needs to be in that outer oval that surrounds the kickstand.
**Peel the remaining half of the protector off. Be careful not to damage the material for the kick stand.
**You should now have the back protector (minus the kickstand) off. If you got a fingerprint or two on it, it's ok, but try not to touch anything besides the corner.
**While holding a corner of the protector (with the hand you don't write with) dip it in your soap water mix sticky side down. Hold up the protector. There should be some excess water at the bottom. The corner where your fingers are should be dry, so hold the protector with your writing hand, use the excess water to wet the dry spot, and slide the protector on the plate to remove any other excess. there should just be a film of water, not any water about to drip off.
**Note --- if you have to stop at any point with protector that's already peeled, place it halfway on/halfway off your plate so you don't lose it.
**Place your protector on the back part of the Evo. For best results, you should touch the the Evo with opposite bottom corner of the protector and slowly place the rest on. (if you're holding the protector in your right hand on the right corner of the protector, lay it on the Evo bottom left first.) You will have a couple of minutes to adjust it, so take your time. If you did this correctly, you should have no air bubbles, but if you do, gently smooth them out.
**Once the back is secure, you can start on the kickstand.
**The kickstand may be a little harder to remove. if there is a spot where you can gently slip your blade in to start peeling it off the paper, go for it. Hold the blade down on the part you don't need like you did before to pull the kickstand off. If not, you will need that cutting board or something underneath the paper that you don't mind having a razor cut on.
**Using the blade, touch one of the straight edges of the oval. Turn your blade so that if you were to make a cut, it would start at that edge, but end AWAY from the oval, not into it. Make your cut. You only need a tiny cut, just enough to slide your blade underneath so you can peel like I described one step ago. If you are using a needle, poke a hole on the outside of the edge as close as you can.
**Once the kickstand is peeled, wet it and place it. it is not a perfect fit. Place it an equal distance from all sides or however you'd like, and you are good to go.
**Now you will need to leave your phone alone for at least an hour. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE FOR AN HOUR, NIMROD. Don't go celebrating with a drink, either.
Part 2 (Front):
Ok, on to the front.
**Using your blade (or your needle), touch one of the long edges of the front protector and poke or cut like I described before. Make sure you are slow and careful. You do not want to cut into your side protector pieces.
**Wiggle your blade in and pry the front up like before.
**Dip and place your protector like before (slowly, opposite end first).
**This time, you will need to wait at least an hour and a half to two hours. The material on the front is different, and it takes longer to stick.
Part 3-4 (Sides):
Last up is the sides, the hardest part. If you notice the picture above, it has all the side pieces except for one. if you look at your actual paper, the missing piece is above the rest of them. you will put this piece on last.
First I will tell you where the pieces go, then I'll let you know how to put them on.
*Top piece - It will start from the edge of the power button, and slightly wrap around the the left side of the phone (if the screen is facing you).
*Top left side piece - it will continue where the top piece left off, covering most of the left side of the phone.
*Bottom left side piece - as the name suggests, it will continue from the last piece and stop at the USB icon.
*Right piece - the skinny part will start at the HDMI logo, and come up most of the right side of the phone, stopping short of the volume button.
*Mystery piece - it goes on the right top corner between the volume and power button.
Part 3 (Left Side):
**Remove, dip and place the top piece. You will place it on the phone in the same direction you peeled it off the phone, or the same way it shows in the picture above. My method of getting these suckers on right was this. Whether you are right handed or left handed, place the piece on the top. It doesn't need to wrap around yet, just make sure it's on there. Grab the bottom half phone with your right hand with the screen facing your palm. Look at the piece you put on. Gently adjust it with your left thumb. Once it is in place, you'll need to put the phone down, screen side up, but the top of the phone facing you. Cover the phone with your left hand and firmly place your thumb on the top piece, but be careful not to move it. Use your right thumb to smooth it around the corner.
**Note - if any of your pieces dry out, just put more soapy water on it. Just don't let it dry out too many times.
**Now you will notice the piece doesn't want to go on straight, and a air bubble will form at the corner. To fix that, first take your left thumb off the phone and make sure the top part is still in place. If it is not, adjust it. Place your thumb there again and gently smooth the bubble at the corner out first with your right thumb. It may try to come back, but smooth it out gently, the same way you gently wiped away the tear of a pansy iphone user when they saw your phone. Once the bubble is out, gently adjust the rest of the piece into place. If the bubble comes back, repeat the process - rub the bubble out, and adjust the rest. If you accidentally mess up the top, you are a failure at life. Start again.
**You may not get this on right before it starts drying out. if you don't, just re-wet the piece and start over.
**Once your top piece is on, remove, dip and place the left piece. This is easy. Just make sure it starts right where the last piece left off with no space in between. Be careful not to mess up the top.
**Sit the phone down for 20-30 minutes and let it dry.
Part 4 (The rest):
**Place the bottom left side piece on like you placed the top piece - hold it down with your left, rub the bubble out with your right, adjust the rest.
**You will place the right side piece the opposite way. Place the fat part of it right by the volume button, and once you have it on, secure it with your right thumb and smooth the bubble with your left, then adjust the rest. Be careful not to mess up your other pieces in the process.
**At this point, you should probably dry your phone out again, but if you're brave, slap on that final mystery piece. It doesn't matter what had you use to hold or smooth at this point, just get that piece on!

boo 2.85 shipping

Servers are el' crasho.

i jumped all over this, and went back for my wifes moment. Servers are crashing, but after a few page reloads, I was able to get it done.

Illinois = $2.85 shipping also. Guess that's how they are making their money....shouldn't cost more than a 1st class stamp...just like eBay...they profit from shipping...make you think your getting a deal. Not that this is a bad price for a full set but maybe 2 sets id order...

I don't know if the servers crashed but when you go to enter the expiration date of your credit card, the year field is so smushed that it cannot be displayed on the screen. My debit card wouldn't verify, so I used my credit card.
VERY slow server.

Nice find, I just ordered one.

sweet, i think imna order another after the free offer is over just to support them.

Just bought a carbon fiber phantom skinz 2 days ago and saw this and bought it. I'm good on covers for now hahaha. GOOD FIND!

+1 Great find man.
Even though I just ordered one, how good are the cases lol? Anybody have any prior experience with them?
@sprink- Dude, their not making *any* money from this or shipping (ok, they will have positive income considering it doesn't cost 2.85 to send one but it's not a significant amount). Their going to make money by the increased publicity this will give them; people will remember their the one's that gave away free covers. And after that, people will just return to them or refer other's to them when they need more covers.

edtate said:
+1 Great find man.
Even though I just ordered one, how good are the cases lol? Anybody have any prior experience with them?
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pretty sure they are relatively new, they still offering free protectors for the palm pre or htc hero. its $3, cant really go wrong with that price, but the normal $15 is still a bargin compared to $30 for invisoshield or $20 for ghost armor.

edtate said:
Their going to make money by the increased publicity this will give them
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i just hope their bandwidth improves.. the website won't load

+1
Thanx just ordered 2, paid $4.88 for shipping only.
Well worth the price.

@shift_ Refresh CONSTANTLY
Alright, here's a review I found originally posted by bjbarr on sprintusers.com since I couldn't find any anywhere:
Here is my review:
the front and back skin fit pretty good. the cutout around the kickstand at the bottom is a tad too big but doesn't show to a point that it will be a problem.
the one thing I haven't figured out is the cutouts for the sides. They just don't seem right to me as the one I think is for the volume buttons doesn't really cover the whole side, in other words there is no cutout for the volume buttons. And I haven't figured out the one for the bottom around the mic.
I guess I just won't put anything there and same goes for the sides. I jsut may go ahead and order from BSE and give them a try as I have always been pleased with their skins but like yellotootr said that they probably all come from the same manufacturer and I am leaning toward that same thought, especially the cheaper ones anyway.
Which ever sensor that is to the right of the phone has no cutout but to the left of the earpeice has a cutout and for what??? Makes no sense but I am beginning to think that these skins are for another phone but can be used for the Evo but I haven't been looking to see what other phone they may fit.
They were easy to install though, but I don't think I got all the air bubbles out of the back skin but sometimes they just disappear over night. Guess I will find out tomorrow but I probably won't replace it just for that. It does disturb me that the corners and sides aren't protected because it seems those are the places that get scuffed the most.
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Ordered
10char

In on this one. I have that too good to be true feeling. We'll see.

edtate said:
+1 Great find man.
Even though I just ordered one, how good are the cases lol? Anybody have any prior experience with them?
@sprink- Dude, their not making *any* money from this or shipping (ok, they will have positive income considering it doesn't cost 2.85 to send one but it's not a significant amount). Their going to make money by the increased publicity this will give them; people will remember their the one's that gave away free covers. And after that, people will just return to them or refer other's to them when they need more covers.
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you are right.... I just hate inflated shipping prices. Just wish these companies would charge actual shipping costs that's all. And yes word of mouth goes a long way.. also though sometimes companies get defective stuff in bulk at little or no cost to them and can't really sell them so they give them away and make money on the inflated shipping that won't be refunded.

ordered also! great find!

thanks for the link; order 4 total (2 evos and 2 blackberries); they also have lifetime warranty so that's a plus

ty. got 2 evo guards and 2 ipod guards for ~10 shipped.

Coverycases full adhesive tempered glass screen protector...

Hey all long time stalker here Lol!
Came across a full adhesive case friendly tempered glass screen protector from a company called coverycases...
It actually showed up in my Facebook feed and I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with it?
It says it's their 3rd gen and I've never heard of them...
Any input would be appreciated!
Thanks
-Corey
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https://covery.com/products/case-fr...-glass-screen-protector-for-galaxy-s8-s8-plus
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Looks promising, but waiting for reviews

tylerlawhon said:
Looks promising, but waiting for reviews
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Exactly what I was thinking...
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Not sure if they are the same, but this looks like a rebranded version for a little cheaper on the 'zon: http://amzn.to/2njjC7o

pinoymutt said:
Not sure if they are the same, but this looks like a rebranded version for a little cheaper on the 'zon: http://amzn.to/2njjC7o
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I've Tried this one and seems to work well. Only have had it for about 3 days and clarity and touch sensitivity has been great. I've attached some pictures but if you want more let me know.
I'll try to update in a week and if you need another update let me know.
It is a bit of work to put on but if you do it correctly you should be good without bubbles. But as other full adhesives, it is as most if not installed well you will likely get bubbles and won't disappear.
It has been the only full adhesive at the price range to work well and using it with the Spigen tough armor case.
Also, like others with a black bar on the side, it does disturb the screen a bit as shown in the second picture. Which is similar to the Otao screen protector I used before installing this one. It is not a bother to me but it could be a bother to some.

My favorite thing about the site is that they have a "you've unlocked a mystery discount" spinning wheel for entering your email address. I entered my email address and spun, I won "free shipping" only thing is they already offer free shipping. So, essentially I won exactly what they already give away to everyone.
Useful.

lmanlo said:
I've Tried this one and seems to work well. Only have had it for about 3 days and clarity and touch sensitivity has been great. I've attached some pictures but if you want more let me know.
I'll try to update in a week and if you need another update let me know.
It is a bit of work to put on but if you do it correctly you should be good without bubbles. But as other full adhesives, it is as most if not installed well you will likely get bubbles and won't disappear.
It has been the only full adhesive at the price range to work well and using it with the Spigen tough armor case.
Also, like others with a black bar on the side, it does disturb the screen a bit as shown in the second picture. Which is similar to the Otao screen protector I used before installing this one. It is not a bother to me but it could be a bother to some.
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Does it have the annoying blue line going down each side of the edge screen? All of this type of protector that I've tried had that and I hate it.

ajsmsg78 said:
Does it have the annoying blue line going down each side of the edge screen? All of this type of protector that I've tried had that and I hate it.
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I haven't seen or don't know what the blue line you are meaning. But as mentioned it does have the Black bar that many hate on the sides as shown in one of the pictures I posted.
That is the main drawback of this one. I could tolerate as many what I see does not cause problems but this is something that everyone hates. See the picture with the reddish orange sides and see the black bar that is in between or I will try to take another picture tonight or tomorrow and post it here.

lmanlo said:
I haven't seen or don't know what the blue line you are meaning. But as mentioned it does have the Black bar that many hate on the sides as shown in one of the pictures I posted.
That is the main drawback of this one. I could tolerate as many what I see does not cause problems but this is something that everyone hates. See the picture with the reddish orange sides and see the black bar that is in between or I will try to take another picture tonight or tomorrow and post it here.
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Yeah, the bar on the sides is annoying. Thanks.

Some more pictures as well showing the black bar

Update it has been good without any problems. It has been a little over a week since installing it and has maintained a good seal without any dust in the edges.
Clarity is better than TGSP with the only adhesive on the edges, as well as the showing of fingerprints as well.
Overall the best I've had so far for a Full Adhesive. The only drawback as mentioned is the bar on the sides as shown in pictures.
The only thing I haven't gone back to the Whitestone has been because of the screen lifting up after removing due to bubbles being distracting.
This could the next best Full Adhesive if you are able to withstand the bar on the sides.
Also ordered the one on Amazon if you are interested in which one I got.

Very good product. Full adhesive. Haven't try it underwater. Hopefully won't come off underwater

[Review] GPEL Tempered glass

The GPEL screen protector is fantastic! No dot matrix, full adhesive, comes with 2, affordable, case friendly & no Halo affect.
The black border is just a tad too big, so you lose a row of pixels..
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D1CG8QY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MQYCBbYM79AP7

Thanks for sharing the review!

Hello,
Does the black line cut from the sides of the screen ? Or the bottom ?
Thank you !

Al3xxxinho said:
Hello,
Does the black line cut from the sides of the screen ? Or the bottom ?
Thank you !
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I currently have this protector, as stated in the OP it cuts off a little on all sides and is it a bit crooked. I have plans to review another screen protector (might be the one) in a new thread soon

So, anyone that sells this internationally for less than 15usd for shipping?

8bitbang said:
I currently have this protector, as stated in the OP it cuts off a little on all sides and is it a bit crooked. I have plans to review another screen protector (might be the one) in a new thread soon
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Care to share which one? I just picked up a g7 yesterday, have a SUPCASE UB Pro on order, want to pull the included plastic shield, put on glass.
The gpel sounds good, but I'm interested in seeing what else looks solid. (Not interested in going to the $50 dome glass.)
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markfm said:
Care to share which one? I just picked up a g7 yesterday, have a SUPCASE UB Pro on order, want to pull the included plastic shield, put on glass.
The gpel sounds good, but I'm interested in seeing what else looks solid. (Not interested in going to the $50 dome glass.)
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I have 2 g7s one with gpel and dome glass. Do you want a side by side comparsion picture. Either is perfect and has flaws

8bitbang said:
I have 2 g7s one with gpel and dome glass. Do you want a side by side comparsion picture. Either is perfect and has flaws
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Sure, thanks!
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Dome is on the left and GPEL is on the right
Dome - doesn't affect the sensors but it's smaller than the actual display. It's a bit too short on the left and right sides. This causes light bleed on the edge of the screen protector. Dust magnet but less likely to have bubbles
GPEL - affects sensors and black borders cut off display and is especially noticeable when watching YouTube videos in full screen pinch. Bubbles can happen

8bitbang said:
Dome is on the left and GPEL is on the right
Dome - doesn't affect the sensors but it's smaller than the actual display. It's a bit too short on the left and right sides. This causes light bleed on the edge of the screen protector. Dust magnet but less likely to have bubbles
GPEL - affects sensors and black borders cut off display and is especially noticeable when watching YouTube videos in full screen pinch. Bubbles can happen
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What are the sensor impacts from using the gpel?
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markfm said:
What are the sensor impacts from using the gpel?
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It can cause the display to dim and sometimes turn off like when you raise your phone to answer a call. To be fair all full cover screen protectors are suffering for this flaw. Even OtterBox is getting massive hate for their version and is temporary unavailable.

Just to let you guys know,
You will NOT have the "notch" border pixel line problem if you perfectly align the holes at the top with the sensors, but with a catch: you have to align it with the sensor being more towards the bottom than dead center. My very first screen protector had it more towards the top (basically, the entire protector aligned downwards 1mm, which made the notch very prominent). Then I wasted two more trying to make it bottom aligned. (edit). That fixes the sensor problem and the pixel problem at the top with the notch, unless you are looking down at the phone from above the phone (and who the hell does that?). Unfortunately, perfect alignment is expensive and will cost you several screen protectors since you have to deal with lifting and replanting as well as small nudging WHILE you are in a steamy bathroom hoping for no dust hairs to drop on something. Took me three of them to get it perfect. But I got perfect and I'm pleased.
The left and right sides black bars aren't a problem; the missing pixel line can always be seen by looking to the side of the phone. Just remember to focus on aligning the TOP first (edit) align the ridged sensor so it's almost touching the bottom cutout) and then pressing the top down, then the middle. That's the hard part. This will also cause a few air bubbles on the sides, which means you will have to carefully lift the edges and press outwards to reapply again, and make very sure your fingernails are spotless. That is going to be the risk of dust getting in there, so be careful. Get it perfect then everything will make you happy.
The results are worth it.

Falkentyne said:
Just to let you guys know,
You will NOT have the "notch" border pixel line problem if you perfectly align the holes at the top with the sensors. That fixes the sensor problem and the pixel problem at the top with the notch, unless you are looking down at the phone from above the phone (and who the hell does that?). Unfortunately, perfect alignment is expensive and will cost you several screen protectors since you have to deal with lifting and replanting as well as small nudging WHILE you are in a steamy bathroom hoping for no dust hairs to drop on something. Took me three of them to get it perfect. But I got perfect and I'm pleased.
The left and right sides black bars aren't a problem; the missing pixel line can always be seen by looking to the side of the phone. Just remember to focus on aligning the TOP first and then pressing the top down, then the middle. That's the hard part. This will also cause a few air bubbles on the sides, which means you will have to carefully lift the edges and press outwards to reapply again, and make very sure your fingernails are spotless. That is going to be the risk of dust getting in there, so be careful. Get it perfect then everything will make you happy.
The results are worth it.
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Where's your proof? Both the OP and me have reported information (with evidence mind you) that contradicts your statements.

8bitbang said:
Where's your proof? Both the OP and me have reported information (with evidence mind you) that contradicts your statements.
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My proof is me owning the phone and going through 4 GPEL screen protectors before I got it perfect. I paid my dues. And as someone disabled and on SSI and with a fixed income, I don't have money to go through infinite screen protectors, unlike some of you people here.
The trick is to align the "ridged" sensor so that it's (edit: just looked at my phone: the hole aligned at the -bottom- of the ridged sensor, rather than dead center! but not blocked by the edge of the screen protector), sensor bottom aligned and then after that, making sure all the sides are perfectly straight when applying (a LOT harder than you think, even in a steamy shower, because I'm in an old apartment). Took me 4 protectors and cost me over $30 dollars. (air bubbles and dust from me constantly having to re-lift to get the orientation perfect and eventually dust getting under the edges, and I have OCD so I want nothing less than perfection). Might even give GPEL an email and see if they'll send me an extra sample for my troubles. And no, I have no way to take a picture of the phone screen for you.
I forgot that I had it 'bottom' side sensor aligned rather than mid sensor aligned because I spent over 30 minutes in the shower sweating and uncomfortable wasting screen protectors trying to get rid of the notch line and getting it on with air bubbles. I was extremely stressed out, and it's difficult for someone with a metal bar in their spine to have to work that hard. Needless to say the fourth protector (thank god) I got absolutely perfect.
If it's dead center yes you will have a pixel row of the notch visible. So you have to 'raise' the protector upwards by that same pixel space. There's enough cutout to work with to make that work.
This is no problem because the very *BOTTOM* of the phone isn't used by the display (since this is an IPS display; someone mentioned this in a review, compared to OLED), unlike the top, so you have like 1mm of extra room to work with for the cutout (as long as the top sensor isn't blocked by the bottom edge of the protector). The black border at the bottom won't interfere with anything (checked with a screen test in the service menu).
I'll -try- to upload a picture of the phone with my laptop's built in camera if I can later on, but please don't be upset if you don't like the quality. My laptop isn't high definition and isn't made for such precise pictures. 720p isn't going to work very well.

@Falkentyne - thanks for the explanation.
It sounds like the critical part is where the protector is relative to the front mounted speaker (towards the right edge of the notch) front mounted camera (center of the notch), mystery circle to the left of the camera, and tiny notification led circle furthest to the left side of the notch?
If a photo of your own screen is hard to get, I've attached a photo, the top part of the g7 screen. Maybe draw a line showing where the gpel edge needs to be (outside edge of the line = outside edge of the gpel).

This is the best I could do.

markfm said:
@Falkentyne - thanks for the explanation.
It sounds like the critical part is where the protector is relative to the front mounted speaker (towards the right edge of the notch) front mounted camera (center of the notch), mystery circle to the left of the camera, and tiny notification led circle furthest to the left side of the notch?
If a photo of your own screen is hard to get, I've attached a photo, the top part of the g7 screen. Maybe draw a line showing where the gpel edge needs to be (outside edge of the line = outside edge of the gpel).
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In your picture, move the screen protector UP about 1mm upwards so the bottom is where the red line is.
This will leave about 1mm of 'extra' space above the sensor area (whatever that thing is, sensor, microphone, I don't know). But it will still fit fully into the enclosure.
Took me 4 screen protectors to do this AND have no spare dust hairs from all the relifting !

Perfect thanks!
Just over the bottom edge of the front speaker (the oval on the right with the grid pattern).
I just got my gpel protectors in today, will give it a try tomorrow.

I installed it following your suggestion, it seems to be working fine. Thanks for the info!

markfm said:
I installed it following your suggestion, it seems to be working fine. Thanks for the info!
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Glad you got it working and got the results you wanted.
It's good that the cutout is slightly larger than the speaker(and sensor/camera) itself, but bad that people won't know about this without experimentation (or somehow coming across the posts here).

Anyone grab any screen protectors yet?

I'd really hate having to spend $50 dollars on a new Whitestone protector. I've seen some cheaper alternatives on Alibaba for the Note 10 and S10 series, but nothing for the S20 Ultra. Any alternative suggestions other than leave the default film protector for now?

So I used to use the Whitestone Dome on all my phones but I found out that assurion has a screen only replacement for phones, I paid a deductible of $35 for my S10+ and someone came to my house and fixed my phone. Since this day, I stopped buying screen protector
Note. I have no idea if the Ultra will have the same screen replacement program, I assume it does.

I have been using whitestone since the S8+.
Rarely do I get a perfect install, but today I got pretty close on my S10 ultra. Bubble free, some small specs of dust that you don't see unless on an all-white screen.
It was an easier install this time due to the curved edges being reduced to much less of a curve.

Samzebian said:
I have been using whitestone since the S8+.
Rarely do I get a perfect install, but today I got pretty close on my S10 ultra. Bubble free, some small specs of dust that you don't see unless on an all-white screen.
It was an easier install this time due to the curved edges being reduced to much less of a curve.
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How is the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner performing after the install?

teamfresno said:
How is the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner performing after the install?
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I just found out about the whitestone and this was my first time using one. I learned the hard way that a perfectly level surface is not a suggestion. So first install was an utter fail. I used the backup screen and it went ok, had to wait for like 5 minutes for the liquid to fully spread. i assume this was from the failed first attempt. Once it fully spread, i moved the screen around to get it perfectly placed so that i couldn't see any air pockets underneath the corners. then i used the UV light to cure it and everything looks great now.
To answer your question, the fingerprint reader has worked flawless for me. Since i immediately put on the protector, i didnt get to use the finger print reader much before. So its hard to compare, but there is minimal delay for me for it reading the finger print. Honestly 90% of the time the camera picks up my face and unlocks before i have the chance to use the finger print.

bwachtel said:
I just found out about the whitestone and this was my first time using one. I learned the hard way that a perfectly level surface is not a suggestion. So first install was an utter fail. I used the backup screen and it went ok, had to wait for like 5 minutes for the liquid to fully spread. i assume this was from the failed first attempt. Once it fully spread, i moved the screen around to get it perfectly placed so that i couldn't see any air pockets underneath the corners. then i used the UV light to cure it and everything looks great now.
To answer your question, the fingerprint reader has worked flawless for me. Since i immediately put on the protector, i didnt get to use the finger print reader much before. So its hard to compare, but there is minimal delay for me for it reading the finger print. Honestly 90% of the time the camera picks up my face and unlocks before i have the chance to use the finger print.
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I had the same issues and since I never used a glass and yet alone a wet application screen protector I botched the first one. The adhesive didn't roll down the then little circle and I accidentally tilted it to the right. Everything went wrong. Cleaned it went for the 2nd one and I was super careful after letting the adhesive out. It was still a bit to the side but I was able to slightly tilt it and center the drop. Once I pulled the tab it spread as evenly as it could have but I had a slight air bubble on the top left. I waited about 2min but it wasn't moving so I applied slight pressure from right to left to spread it a bit and it ended up spreading evenly after.
Idk if I ****ed it up again but we will see if it holds. It feels and looks amazing and I'm glad to get rid of the oem film as that **** scratches by breathing on it.

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I had the same issues and since I never used a glass and yet alone a wet application screen protector I botched the first one. The adhesive didn't roll down the then little circle and I accidentally tilted it to the right. Everything went wrong. Cleaned it went for the 2nd one and I was super careful after letting the adhesive out. It was still a bit to the side but I was able to slightly tilt it and center the drop. Once I pulled the tab it spread as evenly as it could have but I had a slight air bubble on the top left. I waited about 2min but it wasn't moving so I applied slight pressure from right to left to spread it a bit and it ended up spreading evenly after.
Idk if I ****ed it up again but we will see if it holds. It feels and looks amazing and I'm glad to get rid of the oem film as that **** scratches by breathing on it.
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My OEM protector had nicks and scratches out of the box...
Pretty much same scenario you described. Put mine on Tuesday night and no issues so far. I think we will be fine so long as you had no air bubbles before the curing.

I Noticed a tiny delay when using the screen protector. I did re-enroll my fingers, but it was slightly faster for me with the oem protector. (which offers only scratch protection)

Do you guys believe the S20 Series of device would be fine with non loca screenprotectors? those available for practically all other flat screen devices? since the screen isn't curved that extreme anymore.

Seems a tad faster than the Note 10+ with the Domeglass protector.
Something changed with these protectors over the last year. I used to get perfect installations every time. Last 4 had bubbles even though I follow the instructions to the letter. These will also crack VERY easily. Think this may be my last DG..

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Seems a tad faster than the Note 10+ with the Domeglass protector.
Something changed with these protectors over the last year. I used to get perfect installations every time. Last 4 had bubbles even though I follow the instructions to the letter. These will also crack VERY easily. Think this may be my last DG..
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Don't they have lifetime warranty

Whitestone and tamoria both an epic FAIL
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They male them thinner for fingerprint
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S20 ultra comes with a screen protector pre installed.
Why would you put another on?

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S20 ultra comes with a screen protector pre installed.
Why would you put another on?
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use it for a couple of month and you know why....

Gap between glass and metal casing

Anybody else has a visible gap between the glass and metal casing at the top edges of the phone? It is big enough to collect dust and is present on the front and the back of the phone. Galaxy S20.

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Anybody else has a visible gap between the glass and metal casing at the top edges of the phone? It is big enough to collect dust and is present on the front and the back of the phone. Galaxy S20.
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that gap is for the earpiece speaker.

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that gap is for the earpiece speaker.
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I said at the edges of the top not the center. Also in the front and back.

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I said at the edges of the top not the center. Also in the front and back.
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Do you have a photo? The only gap I have is the middle top part of the phone for earpiece. The rest is same with the rest of the phone, down the sides and to the bottom of the phone.
Mine is a s20+ though
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I hope it is visible enough

Looks like you haven't cleaned your phone since the day you bought it with all that dust on it. Get a microfiber cloth and Zeiss eye glass cleaner which is safe for all eye glass coatings so it also safe for your phone. Then put it in a good case. I use the 3 piece OtterBox Defender Pro which also comes with a holster. No case is just begging for disaster to happen the first time you lose your grip and drop that thing on the floor. If it's in a case there won't be any dust getting in the cracks because it won't be exposed.

Didn't buy a pretty phone to put it in a fat ass case.

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Didn't buy a pretty phone to put it in a fat ass case.
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Hope you got Premium are or some other insurance. Good Luck!

Got the same gap on my S20 Ultra LTE Black version which I purchased yesterday :-
My S10+ also had same gap on exactly same location, Link of the topic : https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/help/gap-left-corner-s10-t3935197

So samsung also have bad quality control now.

This is the reply I received from Samsung :-

Of course he gonna say that's fine XD I worked for samsung customer care and we had briefings where they told us always to push the narrative that's it's fine so we get the least amount of RMA's.

I cannot fit a fingernail between mine, definitely not part of the design

There is a thick gasket inside there which will raise the glass.
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So is it still safe from water and dust or ? I have noticed dust going in that gap but they are just stuck there. Been trying with the service center since few days for getting a DOA but there is a very low chance to get it. Even my S10+ which I bought last year had exactly same gap at exactly same location.. maybe something wrong with the manufacturing. Idk how they could manufacture two different phones purchased/manufactured in a gap of 1 year.

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That's a generic answer that makes absolutely no sense. If that were the case than all the phones would have a gap.
If you can I would return it and exchange for a new phone.

I have no possiblity to return it to store and get a replacement. None of the offline authorized resellers for any smartphone brand in my country have a replacement policy. I went to the service center but they just sent the snapshots of the gap to their HQ for a RMA and told me that they will call me back within 48 hours with the response of their seniors, however I received no response from the service center yet, its been more than 72 hours. I had already sent an email to Samsung India CEO's Desk and they are following up my case with the service center but I think that it's all just their drama.. they are very reluctant to not issue a RMA for such an expensive phone. I wish I hadnt switched from Apple to Samsung knowingly that there will be 90% chance that all my Samsung phones purchased after 2018 had gaps.

Mine doesnt seem to have that gap or at least it is not as visible, i have black color - if your screen uniformity is acceptable i wouldnt risk replacing phone as you may get one with poor uniformity and that is then a problem

I looked at mine, also grey, it is not like yours.. the gaps is al the same, corners the side, bottom and top.
So I don't think yours is part of the design.
Maybe it wasn't enough to fail at there inspection but I wouldn't be happy with that.

Yeah it seems like that, + the black colour makes the gap look more wider. I have submitted my device to service center yesterday along with the box, bill and accessories. They said that they will be processing the DOA and issue me the certificate today to get a replacement from store. If possible I will try to get a Gray variant this time.