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Never heard of the Apple case hurting the buttons. Does the button still work when pressed?
If so that is the most important thing.
If so that is the most important thing.
It is why I do not like cases that cover a button.
I bought an Otterbox case for an iPhone long ago and it did not last a day because of the added difficulty in making the buttons hard to press. Even the home button was harder.
There are cases that do not cover the buttons.
I bought an Otterbox case for an iPhone long ago and it did not last a day because of the added difficulty in making the buttons hard to press. Even the home button was harder.
There are cases that do not cover the buttons.
Just pulled off the case. The buttom seems to be exactly the same as the volume buttons. Makes the same clicking sound too. I'm guessing they are exactly the same.
Give it a couple months. The leather over the buttons will become more flexible, supple after time.
Well you titled the thread case design flaw. So I addressed the case. I remembers some other people mentioning the leather over button became softer with time. As for the button compare it to other phones in store, see how they feel. If you have an issue then see if Apple will exchange phone. I don't want to remove my case, and am not that picky about buttons feeling the same in any case.
Good luck
The leather case buttons are very stiff when the case is new. This is actually a good way to test if your case is actually new or not if you are buying an open box item. They will either break in over time, or you can speed up the break in process yourself.
First, take the case off the phone. Using your thumb, press in the button much further into the case than you would a normal button press. I like to really bend that portion of the case just to get some flexibility into the leather. Repeat the hard press until you feel that it has been broken in. I think ~100 times should be sufficient. Maybe less. I just did it while I was watching TV. You can do the same for the volume buttons, but I found those to break in much quicker.
Put the case back on, and you should notice a dramatic difference. You should hear a click with the button now, and the tactile feedback should be good. If not, try removing the phone, and putting the case back on. Placement sometimes affects button feel.
At first, I had the same problem. Case was stiff, and could not feel button presses. Now, it is almost like there is no case there at all.
As for damaging your buttons, it is possible that something happened when you put the phone into the case, or when you took it out, but the case itself wouldn't damage the button just sitting inside the case.
First, take the case off the phone. Using your thumb, press in the button much further into the case than you would a normal button press. I like to really bend that portion of the case just to get some flexibility into the leather. Repeat the hard press until you feel that it has been broken in. I think ~100 times should be sufficient. Maybe less. I just did it while I was watching TV. You can do the same for the volume buttons, but I found those to break in much quicker.
Put the case back on, and you should notice a dramatic difference. You should hear a click with the button now, and the tactile feedback should be good. If not, try removing the phone, and putting the case back on. Placement sometimes affects button feel.
At first, I had the same problem. Case was stiff, and could not feel button presses. Now, it is almost like there is no case there at all.
As for damaging your buttons, it is possible that something happened when you put the phone into the case, or when you took it out, but the case itself wouldn't damage the button just sitting inside the case.
Yeah, the tight fit is a common problem with a lot of these cases. I don't think Apple go the measurements right.
I've gone through 3, and 2 of them had the bottoms that flared out.
It is not normal, but it is common. I have seen 2/3 with the flared bottom edges. My current case does not have that problem.
No my power button does not feel recessed. It has a pretty good tactile feel when out of the case.
Apple products have a large range of behaviors when it comes to buttons. On watches, and on iphones, I've seen all sorts of things. I just exchanged 2 iphones for loose home buttons. Current phone has no movement.
I think the people on the assembly line may rush to meet demands. It's actually very uncommon in my experience to find a perfect phone that doesn't have some sort of problem (loose button, button has bad tactile feel, etc.)
No my power button does not feel recessed. It has a pretty good tactile feel when out of the case.
Apple products have a large range of behaviors when it comes to buttons. On watches, and on iphones, I've seen all sorts of things. I just exchanged 2 iphones for loose home buttons. Current phone has no movement.
I think the people on the assembly line may rush to meet demands. It's actually very uncommon in my experience to find a perfect phone that doesn't have some sort of problem (loose button, button has bad tactile feel, etc.)
My buttons are all exactly the same in height and feel. May be your power button that wasn't as noticeable without the case. As suggested, go to store and try some other iphones like yours.