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Case or no case?

What do you all prefer?
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The silicone skins stretch out over time, are hard to get out of your pocket, but keep the phone from sliding around on slick surfaces like a car's dash.
The "flexible" (soft/hard silicone) case that VZW makes is what I have used. Feels nice, like the black/red look.
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Right now I haven't had a case on it, due to needing to pull the battery (for various ROM flashing), and it doesn't fit with the case in my dock at work. Taking the VZW case off can be a pain to do if it's done a lot, so right now I'm case-less.

otterbox commuter case

Black silicone case from vw. Keeps safe from drops, evens out back so cam lens is protected and keeps screen protected when laying face down.

No case. I kept trying to get use to it and couldn't. I've given up and just resolve to being extremely careful.

I used to use a hard clear case, but then a month ago I took it off and haven't looked back xD Haha, the most common question I get about my phone is: "Didn't you used to have a case?"
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gmichaelow said:
I used to use a hard clear case, but then a month ago I took it off and haven't looked back xD Haha, the most common question I get about my phone is: "Didn't you used to have a case?"
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I got that too when mine came off...I didn't know people paid that much attention, but since my phone is always out, maybe it wasn't that hard after all?

Nekid.....

I love my speck case.
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Seidio Rugged... You would be crazy to do my job without a case.
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I use the hard clear case from VZW, but I think it looks/feels so much better without the case... But I wanna protect it lol.
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Blah12543 said:
I use the hard clear case from VZW, but I think it looks/feels so much better without the case... But I wanna protect it lol.
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I have 2 of those cases, red n black, they work great. I use my cases for work as I'm outside all the time...i take it off almost immediately after work though
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I have the silicon vzw case but always seem to be taking it out of the case when I'm stationary (sitting down). I just love the feel of it without the case but it PAYS TO KEEP IT ON. I've dropped it a few times, with the case on (thank jeebus), and it just bounces around with little to no case damage. One time it actually bounced back up about two feet and I caught it so I'm inbetween I guess
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No case for me..naked 100% of the time!
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I use an Otterbox Defender case when out and about. We get naked when home though.

Only screen protector sold by vz.. i luvit

patsfan1130 said:
No case for me..naked 100% of the time!
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Same here, I had an Invisible Shield, but it got all dented/gashed up thanks to my keys. (Yes I keep my Dinc with my keys ) And I had a hard case from day one but it doesn't stay on anymore because of how many times I had to take it off.
I also got a new 64GB iPod touch for christmas and got a cheap case that partially blocked the audio jack, so I never used the case. Without a screen protector, the glass holds up pretty well. As for the chrome back, well, thats a different story

I have an otterbox defender, seidio innocase active, sedio innocase surface and one of the snap on cases from VZW... but they sit nicely in my desk. I drop the phone all the time and don't have a single scratch on the screen, a few small nicks on the outside. It is too sexy to keep in a case.

I actually just took the case off my phone today and it's soo much smaller and the vibration feels odd.. I prefer the case over no case its just nicer feel for me.
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I got to have a case for my phone. To think of all the times its saved my Dinc.
I drop it getting out the car a bunch. I got the hard silicone case from Verizon.

Circle on front camera?

Hello, I never had problems with the front cam on my N4, untill today...
I wanted to use it this morning when I noticed there is a little circle on the front cam. It is not my screen but really the camera, I hope you guys can help me out, since wiping dust from the camera doesnt work.
Thanks in advance!
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nothing like that on mine. you'd probably have to get it RMA'd.

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efan3719 said:
nothing like that on mine. you'd probably have to get it RMA'd.
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In Belgium where I live, they still dont sell it. (Normally they would have it for 2 weeks now but there are some things that slow it up). And i bought it in a Saturn store in Germany. Can I send it to LG Belgium or should I bring it to a Saturn store in Belgium?
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looks like something acidic dripped on the glass. wipe it down with alcohol to make sure that it isnt just dirt.

simms22 said:
looks like something acidic dripped on the glass. wipe it down with alcohol to make sure that it isnt just dirt.
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Isnt that dangerous? Couldnt they say in the store that its my fault the camera has some circle in it, because of that alcohol?
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Thibaultvw said:
Isnt that dangerous? Couldnt they say in the store that its my fault the camera has some circle in it, because of that alcohol?
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i dont know about dangerous.. ive cleaned my screen every day with an alcohol pad since day one(and the back camera lens cover).

looks like grit or hair or fibre under the lens.
If IPA wont remove it from the lens cover i'd say for sure its under glass, which would suggest two things.
1. You have had the handset apart at some point and as such voided your warranty and this won't get RMA'ed, and will get sent back to you.
2. The handset has failed its IP rating (Ingress Protection Rating) and if none of the water markers or tabs that show the device has been opened not by the factory, your get this replaced.
Personally i'd not bother worrying, it will possibly shift after time, as long as it does not move to the centre.

hutzdani said:
looks like grit or hair or fibre under the lens.
If IPA wont remove it from the lens cover i'd say for sure its under glass, which would suggest two things.
1. You have had the handset apart at some point and as such voided your warranty and this won't get RMA'ed, and will get sent back to you.
2. The handset has failed its IP rating (Ingress Protection Rating) and if none of the water markers or tabs that show the device has been opened not by the factory, your get this replaced.
Personally i'd not bother worrying, it will possibly shift after time, as long as it does not move to the centre.
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I didnt open it myself once so I think that wont be a problem. But its possible that it goes away? How long would it take to do so?

Thibaultvw said:
I didnt open it myself once so I think that wont be a problem. But its possible that it goes away? How long would it take to do so?
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well that's dependant on device usage, I work with fibre optics and see this all the time when cleaning fibres and laser emitters.
a week to 2 months, it a could also be a scratch / small chip on the lens cover that has dirt embedded in it, get some IPA / screen cleaner and go at it with a cotton bud.

hutzdani said:
well that's dependant on device usage, I work with fibre optics and see this all the time when cleaning fibres and laser emitters.
a week to 2 months, it a could also be a scratch / small chip on the lens cover that has dirt embedded in it, get some IPA / screen cleaner and go at it with a cotton bud.
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Hmm okay, I will bring my device back to stock tomorrow and get it back to a Saturn store, just to be save...

What is this pattern on my screen? Is it burn in?

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I had to get the screen a little dirty to be able to get it to show in a pic, because it is only visible at certain angles. Even when the screen is perfectly clean it is visible. It's about a 2"x1" patch on the bottom right. I've owned my s4 for 6 months and it was purchased brand new. This has just appeared in the last month. Anyone seen this before and know what it is?
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Looks like a pattern from a case. Clean it with Windex
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That looks like the texture of the material of whatever pocket you're keeping it in. It should just clean off unless the material is abrasive enough to actually start damaging the glass or the screen protector if you're using one.

jd1639 said:
Looks like a pattern from a case. Clean it with Windex
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Already have. Many times. Pattern is there to stay permanently.
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Wittyusernametaken said:
Already have. Many times. Pattern is there to stay permanently.
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The oleophobic coating may have got messed up. Definitely not burn in
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jd1639 said:
The oleophobic coating may have got messed up. Definitely not burn in
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+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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greekunit690 said:
+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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The only thing that matches up to the pattern is the net lining in the pocket of my north face jacket. How does the lining of a coat melt the coating of a phone screen? Is this something that happens frequently? should I get an otterbox or something to prevent more of the screen from getting melted by the lining? this seems so bizarre. never had anything like this happen with my iphone pre-android.

Wittyusernametaken said:
The only thing that matches up to the pattern is the net lining in the pocket of my north face jacket. How does the lining of a coat melt the coating of a phone screen? Is this something that happens frequently? should I get an otterbox or something to prevent more of the screen from getting melted by the lining? this seems so bizarre. never had anything like this happen with my iphone pre-android.
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Maybe the phone got so hot it softened up the screen film. Idk man its never happened to me and my phone has gotten crazy hot before
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greekunit690 said:
+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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greekunit690 said:
Maybe the phone got so hot it softened up the screen film. Idk man its never happened to me and my phone has gotten crazy hot before
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I've noticed it's been getting warmer. That sounds plausible... I just dunno how to get it cooler (or if that's even a possiblity). It's like my little mini computer, I'm never on the desktop anymore. Figure I just smoke the poor thing.

[Mod] Made speaker grills black

So................
Here is the story:
I dented the back of my HTC One and literally could not believe it. I had only had it for a week and im so careful with my phones.
So I tired a few ways to remove the dent without taking the phone apart. Like heating the dent up and then putting something cold on it. This helped a little bit however I could still see this dent starring at me. So I took drastic measures.
I tried to take the phone apart. This didn't work to well and I ended up scratching up the speaker grills in the process.
So now my beautiful new One has a dent in the back and scratches on the grills on the front. I felt like crying.
I decided to take the hard decision to try and cover these scratches up and decided to spray paint the grills matte black.
This is how it turned out:
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Looks quite stealthy however I feel it could be better so I'm going to try and see if I can get some dark glass cut in the same shape and replace the grills.
Still have my dent, but I guess I'll have to live with it.

Hi reeco, plz have a look at slickwraps. They got good skins for speakers also

I do like the black give a very different look
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You should put a case on the phone now, I think it would look sick with the black grills, and it would cover up your dent
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You covered the sensor with the paint

Hot heat and dry ice may pull the dent back out.

sig-239 said:
Hot heat and dry ice may pull the dent back out.
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Yea I tried that as mentioned above it worked a little, but it's still visible unfortunately.
I have a slickwrap front and back skin coming so hopefully this will help.
Yea I also did cover up the sensor, but I always use my phone at a constant brightness so no biggie.
I'm hoping some 3rd party grills will show up on ebay soon. Hopefully in black. Because it looks awesome.
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Is the proximity/light sensor working properly? It seems to have been covered by the paint!
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No it doesn't work
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reeco said:
No it doesn't work
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Paint stripper and a Q-tip?

You can also just buy this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Replacement-for-HTC-One-M8-Rear-Housing-Gray/1783176525.html
Or here http://www.etradesupply.com/htc/android-models/htc-one-m8-replacement-parts.html
Its sooooo easy to replace it on the M8. And this girl can help you --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxpZmBOLeoo

What's the material type you used? Black faux leather?

no offense. but the phone is beautiful already. that's pretty ugly :crying: and you painted over the sensor? I would have left the scratches lol. or buffed them out

alwin006 said:
You can also just buy this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Replacement-for-HTC-One-M8-Rear-Housing-Gray/1783176525.html
Or here http://www.etradesupply.com/htc/android-models/htc-one-m8-replacement-parts.html
Its sooooo easy to replace it on the M8. And this girl can help you --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxpZmBOLeoo
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Peace of mind knowing its that easy to swap grills and housings.
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dvsk69 said:
Is the proximity/light sensor working properly? It seems to have been covered by the paint!
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lolololol

I agree, the black makes it look really good in you pictures.

You might want to try this icarbon skins
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Does anyone make clear protectors for that area?
It looks like that area is soft and is prone to scratches so a clear protector on that area sounds like a good idea
Especially if you are like me and have a a screen protector and also in a case it leaves those areas exposed
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nxsone said:
You might want to try this icarbon skins
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That doesn't look too bad aye

This is the way to go http://www.slickwraps.com/HTC-One-M8-Wraps-Skins-s/766.htm
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Thanks for posting the pics! I also did this last night - partially because I messed up one of the grille holes while trying to clear them out, and partially because I thought it looked interesting. I went with a matte paint too from Tamiya (model paint). I like the matte texture to prevent smudges and it's working great for that (especially the top one when I put it up to my ear!). Cut a couple of pieces of masking tape to cover the sensor window and camera lens so everything works fine. I only put a couple of coats on so that the grilles still look flat. Turned out pretty decent I think

The letter C on my HTC One fell off!!

So ive lost the C forever, and now the phone looks ugly. Poor quality by HTC IMO... anyone else experienced this?
is there any custom letters i could buy online??
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Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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estpoc said:
Mine just fell off. Will try to super glue it back.
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I wish i could find mine =(

My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.

exSD said:
My C fell off when my phone was sitting on my lap on a road trip. I guess the sun was too hot for it and the glue just turned to cupcake frosting. I ended up taking the other two letters off along with the C and it doesn't look too bad! All that gunk in the C in the OP's picture can be rubbed out so it has a clean look.
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possible you can post a pic? might just do that.

While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.

xxquicksh0txx said:
While I was cleaning the back of my phone I noticed one of the letters moving, so I went ahead and took all 3 out.
I used rubbing alcohol to get the rest of the glue out, and it's pretty clean now.
I actually prefer the feel of the back without the letters. It was weird at first, but I think it feels better.
I'd post a pic, but I don't have another camera.
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aww im scared to remove the letters lol, lets hope someone posts a pic!

RIP "C" lol ...sorry bout that bruh

You know this gives me an idea...
With the filler removed from those placeholders there's enough countersink to fill with epoxy and then sand smooth.
Clear five minute epoxy resin could be used and you can make them any color you want by mixing in a bit of acrylic paint found in a craft store.
Get creative!
Just be sure that it's clean so the epoxy sticks well. Or it could fall out again...
I'm willing to bet that properly mixed epoxy will stay put though.

sad times right now, good thing is that its going back to att once the new phone is released =)

similar to the Nexus 5 ...all the Nexus letters on my white and red housing have been RIP'ed

wow, i didnt even know that they could rip off like that ?? I say you clean it up and throw some black silicone RTV in there and no one will be able to tell the difference haha

HRodMusic said:
possible you can post a pic? might just do that.
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I'll post a pic tonight

I'm willing to give it a shot at removing the letters - i think if my case wasn't on my phone they might have fallen off already. It gets pretty hot in my pocket after streaming for a while

I lol'ed
Sorry, but I lol'ed reading this thread.
Sorry for you guys who lost some letters.
Actually I think it really has something getting the three letters and the glue out.
Maybe I will try this on purpose.
Therefor... :good:

Lol
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exSD said:
I'll post a pic tonight
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awesome thank you!

Damn when I switched from the Nexus 5 to the M8 I was hoping that I wouldn't have that issue since the M8 has better build quality. At least the Nexus 5 is all black so it's not that obvious but for the M8 it is very noticeable.
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HRodMusic said:
awesome thank you!
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Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again

exSD said:
Annnnd I forgot. I'll have to wait until tonight again
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lol ok -)