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Just got my HD2 (23rd Dec) but can't open back cover!

The manual says to 'lift', but it won't budge..
Tried squeezing, nothing..
Broke the nails on both thumbs!!
1 hour since I got it and I can't open it...
please help!

BenGman said:
The manual says to 'lift', but it won't budge..
Tried squeezing, nothing..
Broke the nails on both thumbs!!
1 hour since I got it and I can't open it...
please help!
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Heh - old problem mate, and you'll kick yourself once you do it.
Hold the phone, face down, with the top facing you. On the right hand side (not the side with the volume buttons) there is a groove. Stick your nail in there and pull it up, and it just pops off.
It's not the easiest thing in the world, but it's a lot easier than trying to pop it off from the volume side

BenGman said:
...it won't budge...I can't open it...please help!
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Sounds like the problem many iPhone owners are having!

johncmolyneux said:
Heh - old problem mate, and you'll kick yourself once you do it.
Hold the phone, face down, with the top facing you. On the right hand side (not the side with the volume buttons) there is a groove. Stick your nail in there and pull it up, and it just pops off.
It's not the easiest thing in the world, but it's a lot easier than trying to pop it off from the volume side
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I see the groove, Ive watched probably all the HD2 unboxing videos on the web. The cover is on tight..
The count is 5 nails chipped now.
With my left hand I am holding down the top and the bottom of the phone and with my right hand I am trying to pry the groove up, I flipped the phone so many times....
I can't believe I'm crying over a phone.

iphoneresister said:
Sounds like the problem many iPhone owners are having!
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I'm sure he really appreciates your helpful comment. Way to go, making the new guy feel welcome. ""

BenGman said:
...Broke the nails on both thumbs!! please help!
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Man, you broke your beautiful nails?! That's just not good dude.
Get them sorted by a professional manicurist and send the bill to HTC!
Seriously glad u got it sorted.
WB

BenGman said:
I can't believe I'm crying over a phone.
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Yeah, that's a bit too far mate. Don't cry
It's just one of those things that once you get it, you'll really REALLY regret asking for help doing it in here.
If you hold the top and bottom with your right hand, with the screen facing the palm of your right hand, and the volume buttons underneath, you should have the groove at the top.
Put your left hand fingers under the phone (near the volume buttons) and put your thumbnail in the groove. Press your thumb down and left.
It really is easy, so you must be doing something wrong if that doesn't work.
Good luck!

BenGman said:
I see the groove, Ive watched probably all the HD2 unboxing videos on the web. The cover is on tight..
The count is 5 nails chipped now.
With my left hand I am holding down the top and the bottom of the phone and with my right hand I am trying to pry the groove up, I flipped the phone so many times....
I can't believe I'm crying over a phone.
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Get tougher nails?
And stop being a baby.

iphoneresister said:
Sounds like the problem many iPhone owners are having!
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Rofl.. Didn't think I'd find one good post in a thread like this.
EDIT: Btw when you lay it on its front side the grove is on THE LEFT not the right and he's not a new guy he's been a member since 2007.

Toss3 said:
he's not a new guy he's been a member since 2007.
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With 8 posts, I think we can call him the new guy

Or should it be BenGwoman

4tune said:
Or should it be BenGwoman
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Your mum opened my phone no problem

This is a joke right ? Do you have jelly for hands?

I am a woman, that nick is just a combination of my names.. (my father's surname - not mine - is Blackman, hence the 'man' at the end).
I don't post much but I have been around WinMo for several years...
HP iPAQ h2210 (PDA WM2003) -> Audiovox PPC-4100 (WM2003 phone) -> HP iPAQ h6315 -> HP iPAQ hw6925 -> O2 XDA Atom -> Asus P527 -> now HTC Leo
(Numerous Nokia's/SE/Dual SIMs, etc)
All of them still work (I have all of them), two h6315s and three PPC-4100 (in parts but I can form 1 complete phone).. but I have been really looking forward to this Leo...
I purchased a 4 year warranty PLUS 4 year accidental protection + all the accessories I could find for the HTC Leo (to show my commitment to this phone).
Still no luck with this cover.. I bit off all my nails..
taking a break and will try again later.
Are there any actual video posts removing the back cover (reviewed some LEO unboxing videos but they all skipped that part) ?
Thanks for the assistance.

BenGman said:
I am a woman, that nick is just a combination of my names.. (my father's surname - not mine - is Blackman, hence the 'man' at the end).
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It does make more sense now that we know you're of the female persuasion. A guy breaking 5 nails on his new phone just sounds a bit... well... you know
Have you tried using something like a small screwdriver or similar? It really does just pop off when you get it right, but long nails ain't the way to go.

BenGman said:
I am a woman, ....
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Don't underestimate the power of revealing that here
I've had a closer look but I don't think it is wise to use tools to lift the back cover. That will damage you device. Start by asking anyone with stronger nails to open it up for you.

4tune said:
Start by asking anyone with stronger nails to open it up for you.
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Are you really saying "ask a man", but not wanting to sound sexist? lol

johncmolyneux said:
Are you really saying "ask a man", but not wanting to sound sexist? lol
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No, I'm just the helping kind of guy

4tune said:
No, I'm just the helping kind of guy
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Good man

Well
4tune said:
No, I'm just the helping kind of guy
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you could just have said -
bring it over, and Id open it for you ( . . . )

Nexus One Sleeve Trick :) Now with pics

Ok, so I am using the original sleeve that came with the phone, which protect it well enough to my mind.
Some stuff were pissing me off though, like having to take the phone out of it to check for new notifications, or the fact that the sound (notifications/ringtones) was attenuated a lot by it. So much in fact that even at max volume, I missed a couple of calls.
So I did cut a round area where the trackball is located, which allows me to see if I have new notifications without getting the phone out of it.
I also cut it where the speaker output is located. Now I can finally hear my phone ringing, in its sleeve, in my pocket.
Did cut it with normal scissors and burned the edges (to avoid the holes to grow) with a lighter.
It is a dumb trick, but improved a lot my overall experience, so I just wanted to share it here
I ll try to post pics later on, as I am at work right now and cannot do it.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the trackball hole in the sleeve...haha I can picture it.

I'm sure Apple has already patented that and now it's only a matter of time before they sue you

Yes! Definitely put up some pics of your ghetto-fabulous new sleeve!

Namuna said:
Yes! Definitely put up some pics of your ghetto-fabulous new sleeve!
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great idea, bc yeah, it's an issue, but so ghetto, haha, I'd like to see pics

DID YOU CUT UP THE POOR ANDROID GUYS FACE?!?!?!?!?
Or did you use the back of it?

McFroger3 said:
DID YOU CUT UP THE POOR ANDROID GUYS FACE?!?!?!?!?
Or did you use the back of it?
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I thought the Android WAS the back? lol!

I just gave him a lightning mouth
It suits him pretty well, I must say

teleknEsis said:
I'm sure Apple has already patented that and now it's only a matter of time before they sue you
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Roflmao, I just had to say that was funny..

Paul22000 said:
I thought the Android WAS the back? lol!
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I always assumed the android guy was for the front lol

Pics now please :d

Lol, real ghetto but usefully.

Meant usefull before the flames come lol.Damm autocorrect

McFroger3 said:
I always assumed the android guy was for the front lol
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+1 for me too

Pictures ?? might hav to do this ghetto mod lol

Glory Hole?

cheetah2k said:
Glory Hole?
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Wow... I gotta see this!

jongie123 said:
Meant usefull before the flames come lol.Damm autocorrect
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It corrected it because "useful" is spelled with one "l" while "usefully" is spelled with two.
You got out smarted by Android. XD

oh god that is great!

Just thought this was funny...

I like the suggestion it gives, I was trying to type "snack"
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

talking about your picture too. since its like, well tiny.

Wow, that was indeed a fail on the upload....I'll repost in a bit when at my computer.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

here we go...

egotek said:
here we go...
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Win, that's funny AND a good upload

rofl, that made my day.

snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome

Swift key has been suggesting funny stuff to me too. I was placing an office supply order today and typed box of and got chocolates when I wanted pens, and then bottle of got me vodka, which probably would have been more helpful than the white out I was looking for.
Nothing as crazy as your example though.
JAson

The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.

I really needed a laugh....thanks!

twilk73 said:
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time

DirtyShroomz said:
Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time
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made my day 2x.

twilk73 said:
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Don't be so Anal!

When I type my wifes name with a s on the end it suggests anus.
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G

conqu1stador said:
snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome
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IMO, it's even funnier if you reverse the order..
small .. anal .. snak
lol

snak, anal, small.... or you want a small anal snack? Well then bend over, here it comes!
Edit: damn, previous poster beat me to it.

Pao23 said:
Don't be so Anal!
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Did you mean Snak?

uniquenameevo said:
Did you mean Snak?
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lol that was pretty good this thread is the win

This thread is full of win! I had something similar happen a couple of weeks ago with Google Voice. I was supposed to be picking my sister up from her meeting. She got out early and called me to make sure I was on my way. Here is what GV thought she said:
Hey this is Mrs. Give me a call back. I am died. Come pick me up.
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What she actually said:
This is your Sis. Give me a call back. I am done. Come pick me up.
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I think my phone wants to kill her LOL!

I thought it remembers what you typed before, so if you are typing similar keys then it will suggest that. Not that I'm trying to imply anything...

YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS ! (please read)

OK....so you guys wont believe this.....
I live in NewYork....(flushing) to be precise...which is an area dominant by chinese people....
so I took the subway.....and it was jam packed.....
but thats not it.....
about like a metre away from me I saw a chinese dude with a huge ass phone in his hand....i was kinda curious to know what phone it was untill he flipped it over to do something and I saw....the HD2 buttons.....and thot.....no big deal...i have a HD2 too.....
BUT TO MY SURPRISE !!
I SAW WP7 running on his phone.......he had the Zune music player on it....
NOW i know a lot of you guys will be like....ohhh it might have been a theme or an add on !!
but ! NO
he pressed the start button and it had the same transition.....he even pressed the VOlume UP button and I saw the Notification feature on top of the screen in WP7.....
I so wanted to talk to him about it...but the train was packed and the dude left at the next stop....
now I want to know what you guys think about this ???

i think its bs

This thread is pretty useless without pictures or even the standard blurry/shakey video. It's just going to start more rumours and threads like I know a friend who knows a guy who saw a guy eating lunch who apparently works for HTC and he and a prototype HD2 running WP7.

I saw the Loch Ness monster the other night. He asked me for tree fiddy.

johncmolyneux said:
I saw the Loch Ness monster the other night. He asked me for tree fiddy.
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That has to be one of the top ten episodes in my book! Thanked you just for the chuckle!! Can I have tree fiddy!

H3ALY said:
Can I have tree fiddy!
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I ain't giving you no tree fiddy you goddamn Loch Ness monster! Get your own goddamn money!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8iHPC-dGKY

johncmolyneux said:
I saw the Loch Ness monster the other night. He asked me for tree fiddy.
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And you didn't feed him?!
Ow, the next time you meet him take a picture, I will like to see it

dude....i had no time to even turn on d cam and snap a picture....that too in a jam packed train....what else could i have done....all of you can say its BS...doesnt make a diff to me....
this thread can be closed too....no worries....i just stated what I saw....thats it !!

H3ALY said:
This thread is pretty useless without pictures or even the standard blurry/shakey video. It's just going to start more rumours and threads like I know a friend who knows a guy who saw a guy eating lunch who apparently works for HTC and he and a prototype HD2 running WP7.
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if you ever are in a position like I was today...you would come to know...how tough it is to take your camera out and snap a pic or a video with like 50 people around u in a jam packed subway car !! come to NewYOrk once and I will make u experience this !!

Seems like every chinese person around the globe is running WP7 perfectly on their HD2....except the fine folks here at XDA.

lude219 said:
Seems like every chinese person around the globe is running WP7 perfectly on their HD2....except the fine folks here at XDA.
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thanks a lot...this is what I was trying to say...at least some one here got me !!

haha~u sure？maybe he is come from DFT team.haha~~

backlashsid said:
if you ever are in a position like I was today...you would come to know...how tough it is to take your camera out and snap a pic or a video with like 50 people around u in a jam packed subway car !! come to NewYOrk once and I will make u experience this !!
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But the dude you saw managed to take his HD2 out and fiddled around with it.

maximus9314 said:
But the dude you saw managed to take his HD2 out and fiddled around with it.
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he just had his phone out the same way i was...and i was able to see his phone in the door window reflection !! now if your trying to be funny/sarcastic....thumbs up !!

backlashsid said:
he just had his phone out the same way i was...and i was able to see his phone in the door window reflection !! now if your trying to be funny/sarcastic....thumbs up !!
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I was just joking. I thought that he might had his phone in his hand all the time.

I believe him why he should lie in first place, but most probably it was an HD7.!

lude219 said:
Seems like every chinese person around the globe is running WP7 perfectly on their HD2....except the fine folks here at XDA.
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+1 on this one i don't think he got it

hagba said:
I believe him why he should lie in first place, but most probably it was an HD7.!
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no DUde it was not !! thats y i said.....i saw d 5HD2 buttons below...trust me if it was a HD7 no point for me writing this !!!

Any HSPL or tutorials around here for how can one become chinese??!!!

I found this video on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnpmKRFahx4

Great! Dust under glass on top left corner...

Just realized today that there is some dirt under the glass screen on the top left corner. When the screen is on, it is hard to notice. But since I plan on selling this phone to get my next one during the summer, I want this thing to be mint.
Do you know if Sprint will replace my entire phone or will they just replace the display in-store? I hope it's the latter...
BTW, any chance of getting a White EVO replacement?

Oh boy.... /me gets into his flame retardant suit.

424 posts and you really don't know where this goes? This should help...
ROM Development - only meant for very advanced technical discussion directly related to ROM development activity and the delivery of actual ROMs and ROM components ONLY. Nothing else goes in here.
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sirmx said:
Oh boy.... /me gets into his flame retardant suit.
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I love you for that post.

Oh crap, my bad! LOL!
I'm usually careful too! But I changed the forums I had on my bookmark. Please move me!

akarol said:
Oh crap, my bad! LOL!
I'm usually careful too! But I changed the forums I had on my bookmark. Please move me!
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Kind of figured it was an honest mistake.... but I still was prepared for the worst
Also suprised no 'white knights' have shown up yet.

He just wants us to develop a solution for him. Hence the development part of the forum.

sirmx said:
Kind of figured it was an honest mistake.... but I still was prepared for the worst
Also suprised no 'white knights' have shown up yet.
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I only play white night when I can tell people did it on purpose.
It's pretty clear no bad intentions here.
But as a side note I've got the same problem and right now having a battle with sprint trying to get them to fix it. They are seriously being pricks.
I think I'll threaten to move to verizon.
That'll get them going.

akarol said:
Just realized today that there is some dirt under the glass screen on the top left corner. When the screen is on, it is hard to notice. But since I plan on selling this phone to get my next one during the summer, I want this thing to be mint.
Do you know if Sprint will replace my entire phone or will they just replace the display in-store? I hope it's the latter...
BTW, any chance of getting a White EVO replacement?
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Yes and no; NEXT!
JK
I would say that sprint will switch it for you if you complain enough, and to the correct person; however there is zero chance of a white evo unless because of the variance in SKUs.

I have had the screen replaced twice on my Evo for dust in the upper left corner. This defect was corrected but the scecond screen I got was also one of the originals. The third I have now appears to be the one with the revised gasket.

Youre going to get hella flamed, but meh, its the internet.
Anyways, YES sprint will replace it. They replaced a friends evo for dust, and my sisters hero that had dust. I plan on selling mine to get my next phone too