Can the official book cover case's flap be fully folded behind the tablet's back so you can hold it by its left side? Or when it is laid flat on a table so the flap doesn't occupy more space?
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I hacked this together with a Galaxy Nexus originally, but it would apply to almost any device. Looking to apply the same idea to a sgs3 now...
I ordered some cheap extended batteries from fleabay. Wanting to avoid using the big back cover, and wanting to keep a case on the phone, the only way is to not use the back at all, and simply wear the case over the battery!
Here it gets questionable: I peeled the sticker off the entire outside of the battery, and noticed there is a mm thick plastic sheet on both sides of the two-cell package. Easily peeling these off, you're left with two cells stuck together, bordered by a plastic frame that extends the length and width of the battery to fit the battery bay snugly. This border was now thicker than the two cells themselves, so I gently cut this material off, leaving only a bit at the top where the contacts are, as this black frame stabilizes the PCB to the battery cell. Since the battery will now move around within the battery bay, some material of some sort should be used to pad it to the edges of the bay, I actually carefully glued strips of the original black border on, cut down so they don't extend the battery's thickness as they do with the labels removed from the cells.
What you're left with is a protrusion on the back of your phone only a few millimeters larger than the size of the standard battery and back cover, but extended battery run time. I now wrapped a TPU case over the whole thing, noticing the edges of the case were pulled off of the frame, so volume buttons wouldn't line up. Taking the trusty blowdrier to the case (oh digitizer repairs) it was heated sufficiently to allow the case to be pulled hard against the corner of a metal desk, stretching the back out slightly. This was repeated until the back of the case fit around the extended battery snugly.
What are you thoughts on this?
Mind you, be extremely careful when cutting material off of the battery, as the first one I tried to modify (cutting the plastic border frame thickness down) was totally unknowingly and invisibly pierced by my razor blade, making one of the cells stop working. A faint smell of lithium battery leakage gave it away. Keeping sharp things away from the (very thin) metal cells and not bending the bare cells will ensure the battery works as it should, capacity wise.
Well my only concern is the safety of it all. Do the plastic sheets you cut off actually serve a purpose? Such as heat dissipation or something to that effect
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I have done this mod also and haven't had any bad side effects. I peeled off the stickers and used my dremel to grind down the plastic on side off sides of the battery. I then cut the silicone in the otter-box so it would give me more room, with the battery cover removed and I then put the hard outside cover on. Its already snug with box but it feels good now after few weeks of use. ill post a pic of battery a lil later. But yeah its cheap way to get extended battery power with slim otter box cover instead of defender or buying the 60$ battery
The Nexus 5 (and most phones and tablets, I assume) that have official Active/Quick covers use a magnetic sensor. All you really need is any flip cover (I got mine for $5 at a flea market), a flat craft magnet and a little double sided tape.
The magnetic sensor is in the circle marked 'A' in the pic above, I put the magnet underneath the credit card flap in circle marked 'B'. The simplest way to know the correct placement is to turn on the screen, move the magnet around until the screen turns off, put a little sticky tac on the magnet, close the screen so the magnet sticks to the cover. Done. Just tape it in place. If you don't have a credit card flap just cover the magnet in a little fabric.
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Submerge it on water to soften the connections.
Seriously though, just lay it down flat, place your fingertips beneath the edge closest to the buttons and lift up. Pops right off. Gets a bit easier as it breaks in. It's a sturdy bit of design.
TheRegular said:
Is there a right way to remove the official book cover from my 8.4? The thing is held real tight against my tablet, so a part of me is afraid I might rip something out by accident if I pull too hard. Even the official instruction sorta says not to?
http://i.imgur.com/Luna5Zw.jpg
^So what do I do?
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Best way I've found.
Close cover over tablet face. Don't close the magnetic flap.
lay the tab face down . Screen should be covered from step 1
Lift back flap
Place hand on back of tablet where you lifted flap.
light press now and pull up on flap.
should unsnap easy
gottahavit said:
Best way I've found.
Close cover over tablet face. Don't close the magnetic flap.
lay the tab face down . Screen should be covered from step 1
Lift back flap
Place hand on back of tablet where you lifted flap.
light press now and pull up on flap.
should unsnap easy
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That's what worked for me. Just grab as close to the lift of the flap as possible.
Good afternoon.
Finding accessories for this phone is really a PITA. However I 've found a trick for the car holder.
Before this phone I had a samsung galaxy note 2 with a car holder designed for it.
I've discovered that the axon 7 with the original case fits in in this car holder. It's somewhat smaller, but the phone is firmly held, and has never fallen since 3 months.
bonus: the side buttons are free, and accessible.
Put your phone in a sandwich bag and surround the edges with tape. Cut a piece of soft copper sheet metal so that it exactly covers the face of the phone and slightly wraps over the top. Tape it down tightly. Draw big arrows on the copper pointing to the buttons or mark their location on a template. Put that in another sandwich bag. Mix up some epoxy and get fiberglass tape ready. Fold 2-4 layers of fiberglass over the bottom of the phone so it goes half way up the back and about 1 inch up the front (this is the mount reinforcement). Wrap 4-5 fiberglass layers horizontally around the phone and stay below the buttons. Wrap 2-3 layers of fiberglass vertically. Let it cure somewhere warm. Vacuum seal it if it's getting loose. Get a bright light and a small motorized grinding wheel. Roughly cut the fiberglass off the front of the phone, leaving some wrapping around. The copper should be easy to spot when the grinder has passed through the fiberglass. Pull that patch off and discard it. Trim the top band until you can bend it down enough to clear the phone. Pull the outer sandwich bag off. Pull the copper plate off. Pull the phone out. Finish trimming the fiberglass until it looks good. Cut a hole for the USB port. Glue your creation to a base with epoxy putty. Cover it with epoxy paint. Add felt pads or slippery tape to tighten the fit and protect your screen. Tada! Custom holder that will never drop your phone.
Earlier model that I made for an X Pure (another phone with no mounts):
http://pixelmemory.us/Photos/Nerd/2015-01-31 Phone mount/
After seeing no choices for a regular bumper style case with a pen holder, I decided to get creative and made one for myself. I used this Poetic Turtle Skin case (I have it on all the tables in my house). Then I got these pen holder tabs.
Using an exacto knife I made a tiny cut in the top edge of the case, just barely long enough to equal the width of the pen holder loop. I had to do it slowly and repeatedly cut away until I made it through the thick rubbery material. I think this case will work the best for this because of the durable rubber material should continue to split. Then I pushed the loop through on the inside. I didn't try to adhere the inside tape to the case because the tablet will hold the tab in place, plus the snug fit of the loop through the rubber is pretty tight.
It's been working well and holding up great for me for the past 2 months. I've included some pictures so you can see what it looks like.
Hope this helps someone else out.
How does the tablet sit in the case with the mod? I tried the same thing with a more slim fit case and it prevented the edges of the case from covering the tablet at that spot due to the thickness of the sticky pad.
irieblue said:
How does the tablet sit in the case with the mod? I tried the same thing with a more slim fit case and it prevented the edges of the case from covering the tablet at that spot due to the thickness of the sticky pad.
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It has worked out very well and there's no chance it will come out. There is a slight bump along the top edge but it's really negligible and doesn't bother me or my use of the tablet. It still covers the entire device and protects the edges.
Ok see
thats a nifty pen holder