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Proper way uninstalling tight fitting cases?
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Some are tight for sure. I have a friend with the Candyshell and he is unable to remove it.
Right?!?!
I just texted him and asked how he got it off and he said he took a razor blade and cut the rubber at one of the corners.
I've always removed them by applying pressure to the back middle of the case (not insane pressure) while working the top two corners off.
Be gentle though! Just work one corner free and then stop!
Be gentle though! Just work one corner free and then stop!
Yeah, you just push on one corner or side until it pops out. Then remove the other side. It's a pain for sure. Everytime I take off one of those cases, I about break my phone.
Yup. That's how I take my CandyShell off. It gets easier after you do it a few times. It's still pretty tight, though.
Hey, that is what I told my friend. But it is HIS device and he feared the horror of breaking his phone or worst bending it. He had a new and different case so he was not worried about slicing into the Spec case.
All is good and he is happy.
Don't ever buy a case which is so tight fitting that you have to come online to ask how to get it off.#
I suppose with the risk of bending the phones themselves it's even more imperative to choose correctly when looking for a case. If it seems a struggle to put your phone inside then reject it and buy something else.
I suppose with the risk of bending the phones themselves it's even more imperative to choose correctly when looking for a case. If it seems a struggle to put your phone inside then reject it and buy something else.
Don't be scared, just rip the case off with all your might. These phones are not weak despite the horror stories that you've read. If they were so easy to bend just by removing a tight case, the phone would never make it out of production; it would go back to the drawing board.
Well the case was on sale at Best Buy for $19. Difficult to pass that up. Actually, I bought three for all our phones.
Surprised that lots of Candyshell owners have voiced out and associated it to tight fitting cases. I'd rather have it tight, rather than loose fitting ones such as the cheap TPU or silicone cases on EBay.
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I actually thought that you were being sarcastic hence my earlier response.
Yep, I was pretty sure the Walgreens thing was a joke but you never know. My friend is OCD about his iPhone and the tight case was a real problem to him. He uses a Sedio Surface, like me, and it comes apart in two pieces with the phone sliding into it, so there is no more stress. I can remember removing a spec case, it takes some pushing!
Enjoy your phone, Sir!
Just a heads up that I had the exact case as yours in the past but still ended up scratching the phone despite the protective lining inside.
I have used them on the last 4 iphones and never had a problem. I do remove them weekly and blow the case interior clean with compressed air. The Surface is my all time favorite case but thanks for the warning.
I cringe every time I try to remove my Spigen Slim Armor for cleaning. My 6 plus is not bent so to say but tweaked like it was twisted. It's more noticeable on the volume button side for sure. If I hold it too down at an angle you can see the lines of the screen are not perpendicular but slanted as if the phone is twisted. I'm on the fence with selling it for a 6 or possibly leaving Apple for the first time since 08 for my phone. Not sure what to do. Bought mine on release day.