I'm not sure if they are anything but here goes. Look at your phone and you will 7 rectangle around the edge of the phone. They are clearish in nature. 2 on top, one above the power button, one below the volume button, one on the bottom and 2 on the other side that match to the switch side.
Are they anything? Because if they are, most cases cover them, like mine does
They are antenna gaps. A way for the signal to get through a metal chassis.
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chaimav said:
They are antenna gaps. A way for the signal to get through a metal chassis.
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Thanks! So if they are blocked by the case, is that hurting reception?
pbman1953 said:
Thanks! So if they are blocked by the case, is that hurting reception?
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Unless the case is made of metal, you should be fine.
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Unless the case is made of metal, you should be fine.
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All good , thanks!
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I have a slight amount of movement if I press the lower left corner of my phone front to back. I can visibly see that the cover does not fit as well on the left as it does on the right. This causes a slight creek in when pressed.
Can any of you confirm that your phone has the same issue or if your battery cover has a tight fit that is equal on both sides.
Thanks, z
I have this issue too. Doesn't bother me much.
Thanks for the input.
Not a big bother if it's common, otherwise I will consider exchanging the phone.
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same thing here, im sure i wont even notice it once i get a case
I noticed that too before I had the case. Once I put on this case, it feels nice.
My backing seems to be very stable, just thought I would put in something. i would take it back to get a new one.
zPacKRat said:
I have a slight amount of movement if I press the lower left corner of my phone front to back. I can visibly see that the cover does not fit as well on the left as it does on the right. This causes a slight creek in when pressed.
Can any of you confirm that your phone has the same issue or if your battery cover has a tight fit that is equal on both sides.
Thanks, z
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When I first got the phone, the case was perfect; no creeks, no movement. But after using it for over 3 weeks and installing a skin (Skinomi carbon fiber), I noticed the same creeking on the lower left of the phone.
This was the same with my Sensation, but what I did to fix it was placed some sponge adhesive on the inside of the case. Two were placed on the lower portion of the inside of the case. This fixed the problem. I plan on doing the same with the Amaze. It actually makes the phone feel quite solid afterwards.
deliriousbb said:
This was the same with my Sensation, but what I did to fix it was placed some sponge adhesive on the inside of the case. Two were placed on the lower portion of the inside of the case. This fixed the problem. I plan on doing the same with the Amaze. It actually makes the phone feel quite solid afterwards.
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This is pretty much what I did to fix it.
I have never purchased anything from Ebay before, so I was hoping to get the opinion of those who are more experienced about case purchases from their. I was searching for a nice high quality bumper case, and I found quite a few on Ebay but one of them stood out the most, just seemed a lot more premium than the others (from the pictures) and way more thought out, has all the mic holes unlike some of the others where the one on the bottom corner is covered, even the rubber padding on the inside is engraved with the manufacturer logo (G.LIDER), and comes with a nice little screw cap screwdriver key chain. Hope to get your thoughts on it.
I included some images and here's the link/links:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anmboo-Meta...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item19e3f95a0c
Edit: after i posted i noticed they put the corner mic cutout on the wrong side lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Alumi...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item4acb6c3fe1
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I have never purchased anything from Ebay before, so I was hoping to get the opinion of those who are more experienced about case purchases from their. I was searching for a nice high quality bumper case, and I found quite a few on Ebay but one of them stood out the most, just seemed a lot more premium than the others (from the pictures) and way more thought out, has all the mic holes unlike some of the others where the one on the bottom corner is covered, even the rubber padding on the inside is engraved with the manufacturer logo (G.LIDER), and comes with a nice little screw cap screwdriver key chain. Hope to get your thoughts on it.
I included some images and here's the link/links:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anmboo-Meta...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item19e3f95a0c
Edit: after i posted i noticed they put the corner mic cutout on the wrong side lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Alumi...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item4acb6c3fe1
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Even I thought about buying one of these, but most likely your signal will get destroyed. I would try to find someone who bought one and get a review on it.
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Even I thought about buying one of these, but most likely your signal will get destroyed. I would try to find someone who bought one and get a review on it.
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Yea that was one of my main concerns about it but cant find a review on one of these or similar, there's quite a few reviews on those full body aluminum cases which I hear drop signal tremendously.
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Even I thought about buying one of these, but most likely your signal will get destroyed. I would try to find someone who bought one and get a review on it.
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Found a review on the Galaxy Note 2 forum where someone reviews 2 aluminum bumpers, he seems to lose a bar with the bumper on. Might greatly effect my data signal since i only get like 1-2 bars from Verizon at any given place in the Tampa Bay area but not my wifi.
Link to post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2019435
I had a similar metal bumper on my Note 2. The signal definitely decreased and my GPS kept having issues with attaining a lock/maintaining the lock
So actually, I just got mine, not sure if it's the same one, but I see no decrease in signal.
I tried speedtest.net app, but didn't see decrease in speed (at least significant enough).
I mean there was a slight decrease in speed, but that was like around 1~2 Mbps, and I'm still getting around 23 Mbps.
I learned a valuable lesson using metal bumper case, it scratch the trim and cause the paint to peel off. Also, many reported signal drop a bar or two.
I had an aluminum bumper on my iPhone 5 and had horrible signal. I personally would not recommend and aluminum bumper even though they look really nice on the phones
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As far as I know the Note 3 doesn't have the phone antenna located in any corner, it is located from the top to the bottom, so there will be no issue in phone signal
Different thing is GPS antenna...
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So actually, I just got mine, not sure if it's the same one, but I see no decrease in signal.
I tried speedtest.net app, but didn't see decrease in speed (at least significant enough).
I mean there was a slight decrease in speed, but that was like around 1~2 Mbps, and I'm still getting around 23 Mbps.
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Can you post some pics of it? Yea i don't think its a huge loss in signal, im usually on wifi so it doesn't matter much since i get full bars in all my classes, home and work, might be a problem on 4g since I only get like 1 bar. Does it in any way scratch the device, especially that chrome painted rim around the phone?
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Can you post some pics of it? Yea i don't think its a huge loss in signal, im usually on wifi so it doesn't matter much since i get full bars in all my classes, home and work, might be a problem on 4g since I only get like 1 bar. Does it in any way scratch the device, especially that chrome painted rim around the phone?
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It's quite a significant loss in signal. A bar or two. I only had mine on for about a day and I sold it for my N2. In areas where I'd normally get a slightly lower signal, the phone would drop reception altogether. Unusable.
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It's quite a significant loss in signal. A bar or two. I only had mine on for about a day and I sold it for my N2. In areas where I'd normally get a slightly lower signal, the phone would drop reception altogether. Unusable.
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We don't have too many options in good looking bumper cases otherwise i would just buy a plastic one, its either this or the Spigen Neo Hybrid and that flimsy plastic bumper isn't too assuring, a lot of people have gotten it damaged right out of the box and others who have used it previously on their galaxy S4 had it damaged within a couple months, I need something sturdy that will show off the squarish design of the Note 3
Would of been awesome if Belkin made a view case for any other device excluding the iPhone
I want something like this : http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-View-C...96559&sr=1-2&keywords=griffin+iphone+5+bumper
for the Note 3, been searching for a while and cant really find anything similar except for those aluminum bumpers, the closest I have found is the Luvvitt Clearview but its still rounded instead of square and the bumper part is made of TPU.
http://www.amazon.com/LUVVITT®-CLEA...3897349&sr=1-2&keywords=galaxy+note+3+luvvitt
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I have never purchased anything from Ebay before, so I was hoping to get the opinion of those who are more experienced about case purchases from their. I was searching for a nice high quality bumper case, and I found quite a few on Ebay but one of them stood out the most, just seemed a lot more premium than the others (from the pictures) and way more thought out, has all the mic holes unlike some of the others where the one on the bottom corner is covered, even the rubber padding on the inside is engraved with the manufacturer logo (G.LIDER), and comes with a nice little screw cap screwdriver key chain. Hope to get your thoughts on it.
I included some images and here's the link/links:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anmboo-Meta...Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&var=&hash=item19e3f95a0c
Edit: after i posted i noticed they put the corner mic cutout on the wrong side lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Alumi...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item4acb6c3fe1
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I started a thread about the Love Mei aluminum bumper. There were members that said they had signal drops, but in my case, I cannot confirm this for my usage.
But the Love Mei is missing the hole on the lower right side of the phone, too. At least they just forgot instead of putting it in the wrong side :silly:
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I started a thread about the Love Mei aluminum bumper. There were members that said they had signal drops, but in my case, I cannot confirm this for my usage.
But the Love Mei is missing the hole on the lower right side of the phone, too. At least they just forgot instead of putting it in the wrong side :silly:
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Yea I checked that one out too, it was my first option before I came across this one.
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Edit: after i posted i noticed they put the corner mic cutout on the wrong side lol
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That's actually the temperature/humidity/etc. sensor. you can blow hot air into it and watch the temp rise with any sensor app. If you never use that stuff, I wouldn't think it'd be a big deal. But the reception loss could be a big bummer.
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That's actually the temperature/humidity/etc. sensor. you can blow hot air into it and watch the temp rise with any sensor app. If you never use that stuff, I wouldn't think it'd be a big deal. But the reception loss could be a big bummer.
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Actually, I drilled a hole in my bumper just this morning. The outcome is unfortunately not so pretty as my newly drilled hole was offset at first, but I think I can live with that.
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That's actually the temperature/humidity/etc. sensor. you can blow hot air into it and watch the temp rise with any sensor app. If you never use that stuff, I wouldn't think it'd be a big deal. But the reception loss could be a big bummer.
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Weird that they would include a cutout for the barometer but not the mic lol, i would think the mic is a bit more important (phone calls, video calls, videos in general)
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Weird that they would include a cutout for the barometer but not the mic lol, i would think the mic is a bit more important (phone calls, video calls, videos in general)
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Sorry maybe I wasn't too clear on my explanation, I meant the corner mic is actually not a corner mic hehe, thats a hole for the sensors.
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Sorry maybe I wasn't too clear on my explanation, I meant the corner mic is actually not a corner mic hehe, thats a hole for the sensors.
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Oh ok lol, not all that important to me, I don't need my phone to tell me if its hot or cold when I step outside, im sure I can feel it.
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Can you post some pics of it? Yea i don't think its a huge loss in signal, im usually on wifi so it doesn't matter much since i get full bars in all my classes, home and work, might be a problem on 4g since I only get like 1 bar. Does it in any way scratch the device, especially that chrome painted rim around the phone?
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Check out my post in this thread.
Someone asked me almost the same question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48113076#post48113076
But basically, for me, I saw no signal loss, 4G or 3G or cell signal, or even GPS.
I do use Verizon, which tends to be very good where I live.
Also, it does have black sticker-like things inside so that sides are not scratched.
Well I may be the first to find a problem with the phone body, my wife and I both have cracks in the corners of our phones top side in the corners.
Phone has never been dropped, back pocket carry. Pressure test shows not sealed water resistant any longer.
I'm guessing the screen was faced inward, warming the glue while the chassis was flexing then eventually causing a crack in the plastic from the glass pushing up into it?
But lets not start jumping to hashtag conclusions. I would get creative and mask off the necessary areas and grab a can of plasti-dip.
jk or not.
One person's phone, "Ok...", but TWO? -From the same household?
What's the deal? Sorry, but I need a bit more info on both of your phone care /use practices before I make this an "official concern".
That's weird. I just use the Verizon TPU case and I've dropped mine a few times, but no damages. I inspected all around my phone for any similar damages to yours, but I have none.
Is that crack a big deal where it prevents the phone from normally functioning?
Mine has a small crack in the plastic corner like yours, although mine is from a fall. For some unknown reason the VZ holster / case set doesn't cover the corner properly. Moved to a different case now. It does not affect functionality or water tightness, but still annoying.
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One person's phone, "Ok...", but TWO? -From the same household?
What's the deal? Sorry, but I need a bit more info on both of your phone care /use practices before I make this an "official concern".
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When wife got home I looked, her's is a crack in the chrome plate on the bottom of the phone.
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Mine has a small crack in the plastic corner like yours, although mine is from a fall. For some unknown reason the VZ holster / case set doesn't cover the corner properly. Moved to a different case now. It does not affect functionality or water tightness, but still annoying.
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Never dropped mine, yet. It seems to affect the pressure values when in the pressure test mode.
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That's weird. I just use the Verizon TPU case and I've dropped mine a few times, but no damages. I inspected all around my phone for any similar damages to yours, but I have none.
Is that crack a big deal where it prevents the phone from normally functioning?
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Hm, it causes a normal water tight seal to leak.
Well that's not very good news.
Hello all. I had bought my v10 last week and got my third party case from eBay a couple of days ago and that's when I learned of the sensor issue. On mine, just like others, the sensor is nearly useless.
So I did some scouting and found the UAG case. I contacted the company in regards to this case and they claim the case works 100% with the fingerprint sensor. Has anyone here used the Urban Armor Gear case? Its a pretty pricey investment and don't want to flush more $$ on cases that just won't work.
Easy Fingerprint / Case fix
Just keep the case you like.
Cut a thin (~1") strip of aluminum foil long enough to connect both metal side rails (~3").
Lay it across the back of your phone so that it covers the bottom volume button and touches each metal side rail.
Then put the case on.
As long as your finger can brush up against the foil when you try to unlock, it works every time.
They'll eventually roll out an update that will address this, so don't worry about "cases that work", they're probably lying anyway unless they have a metal strip built in.
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Just keep the case you like.
Cut a thin (~1") strip of aluminum foil long enough to connect both metal side rails (~3").
Lay it across the back of your phone so that it covers the bottom volume button and touches each metal side rail.
Then put the case on.
As long as your finger can brush up against the foil when you try to unlock, it works every time.
They'll eventually roll out an update that will address this, so don't worry about "cases that work", they're probably lying anyway unless they have a metal strip built in.
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Hmmm. I'll try the aluminium strip thing.
I tried sending you a pic of mine, but this account is too new. Best of luck
jc0187 said:
Hmmm. I'll try the aluminium strip thing.
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I tried sending you a pic of mine, but this account is too new. Best of luck
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Here is what I did http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64016697&postcount=12. It works fine for me just remember to smooth out the edges so they are completely flat else you have a chance of scratching the metal rails.
Panzer500 said:
Here is what I did http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64016697&postcount=12. It works fine for me just remember to smooth out the edges so they are completely flat else you have a chance of scratching the metal rails.
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Hmm neat. That doesn't look too bad.
Alright. I added my foil as well. It works! Pretty dang ugly though. I didn't get mine as pretty. But hell, so far the sensor works!
jc0187 said:
Alright. I added my foil as well. It works! Pretty dang ugly though. I didn't get mine as pretty. But hell, so far the sensor works!
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All that really matters right? The pics I linked you were my second attempt the first wasn't as nice but then again I wasn't trying, it was more proof of concept. Good luck if you try it again.
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All that really matters right? The pics I linked you were my second attempt the first wasn't as nice but then again I wasn't trying, it was more proof of concept. Good luck if you try it again.
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Yep, just make it work. When I put the strip in, I didn't even cut around the hole like in your pics. It actually turned out pretty clean, the aluminum forms itself to the bottom button and looks kind of like a silver half-moon. I could see where yours could work better from some angles, but I never have problems, and am lazy. You can see it on imgur if you paste in mqJXBDY after the slash.
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Yep, just make it work. When I put the strip in, I didn't even cut around the hole like in your pics. It actually turned out pretty clean, the aluminum forms itself to the bottom button and looks kind of like a silver half-moon. I could see where yours could work better from some angles, but I never have problems, and am lazy. You can see it on imgur if you paste in mqJXBDY after the slash.
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I actually didn't cut that part out I used the excess and rolled it up to line the edge of the cutout so when I touch the FPS my finger would still be in contact with foil without covering up the button. Pretty much my cuts of foil are the red lines with the arrows showing where the pieces were rolled to line the edge.
That is pretty slick.
I'm trying to track down a metal back cover for my Nexus 6. I haven't found one anywhere online. I am not looking for a faux metal skin, or a metal case. I want to replace the plastic back with a metal one. Any ideas?
You do know that wireless charging won't work with a metal back, right?
A metal back cover would most likey kill your cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC reception.
To answer your question, I have never seen one. You could possibly cut the top/bottom off of a soda can, cut the resulting cylinder in half, peel the stock cover off, trace it onto the sheet of aluminium, cut it out, and use that.
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You do know that wireless charging won't work with a metal back, right?
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Yeah, it would kill wireless charging, that's why new metal phones don't do wireless charging. I've never used it though. The signal through should be fine in theory because the antenna bands are actually built into the metal frame. Each corner has two lines on top and side which allow the antenna to get signal.
i have found the perfect solution only ull hav to use CAD to mak design of the back panel or found a exact data file with all needed measurements im gonna get one done just not sure wen, im also thinking of modding the phone and new back panel to act as a fanless heatsink as well
http://www.protocase.com/
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.... im also thinking of modding the phone and new back panel to act as a fanless heatsink as well
http://www.protocase.com/
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I've often thought about creating some sort of heatsink for these devices. Please do make a post about your experience if you do it!