yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire HD Accessories] anushian:
I have the silver mirror version of this case (same as op) and while very nice and sleek, it completely blocks GPS signal. No big issue for me since i have a dedicated unit in the car for navigation but still something to consider. i dont think this is an issue with other colors of this case though, although i love the silver finish too much to switch it for a different one.

As for the person saying the edges on their phone were scratched.. I havent noticed any wear and tear on my edges and I consistently remove the case for sim changes and battery pulls on bad flashes. Keeping index finger on top edge of the phone and thumb on the bottom edge, prying the edge of the case off from the top left by pulling it away (case seems slightly bendable) and lifting the phone out seems to be the most gentle way to remove it.
[Desire HD Accessories] senseye1977:
I had the Pdair luxury silicone case. It was a good case I felt that it protected my phone really well. The thing was that it was a real pain to get the phone in and out of my pocket. I bought the barely there case about two weeks ago and I'm very happy with it. this one is highly recommended...unless you play fetch with your dog with your HD :p
[Desire HD Accessories] majorassface:
Just noticed this review, thanks OP!

I'd like to add my two cents, I have the matte black version of the barely there as well and unfortunately I was not so pleased with the fit. Luckily as I have the matte black version I was able to trim it down to suit my needs. The areas that needed trimming were around the volume keys, I cut off the bar that ran across the top/face of the keys. Now I can actually adjust the volume without having to cram my finger in the slot. Also I noticed pressing the power button at the top was a little difficult as well so I trimmed the entire top piece running behind the power button and now both the volume and power buttons can be pressed with ease but don't get pressed accidentally. After cutting I buffed it down with some fine grit SP and it still looks stock. I used the included barely there screen protector which already has a few nicks and scratches but overall has done the job of protecting my precious DHD. One more mention, the OP said she doesn't like getting dirt behind the case, this case lets in a bunch of dust and dirt, I take the case off maybe once a week and just clean off the back of the phone, but because the case has a bit of space between the case and the phone, nothing gets scratched. Great case overall as everyone else states, just needed a bit of adjusting. I attached a pic so you can see my handy work on the case.
[Desire HD Accessories] Glyde62:
I have one of these cases also,Very happy with it.
[Desire HD Accessories] eternise:
this case really has a quality feel, and i'm quite pleased i spent the money on it. couple of complaints though: the volume button is harder to use when the case is on, and the case is difficult to take off.
[Desire HD Accessories] Glyde62:
Take mine off when i place it im my charging dock at night,Forgot to put in on the other morning....DHD felt naked without it.........lol
[Desire HD Accessories] painbearer:
Thanks for the review, i'm now gonna order the white one. The good thing about this case is that is is very thin, and it doesn't cling on the front of the phone, it snaps on the sides. The capdase silicon case clings on the front and it annoys me everytime i use the scrollbar.
[Desire HD Accessories] fraz1776:
I did the same as you with the volume rocker bit, looks and feels a lot better imo.
[Desire HD Accessories] jilee:
Any one tried Case Mate POP? How is it in comparison with Barely and what's about signal strength (both cell, GPS and wifi signal) when wearing it? I really want to know, 'cause i like the POP's design very much but your guys taking about barely there make me reconsider LOL
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
I havent used Pop series myself but in terms of signal strength, it seems to be only an issue associated with GPS signal on the chrome exterior case. Some members have sited a low reception or no reception as an issue on GPS signal. Personally, using the chrome, it takes longer and sometimes, GPS signal is lost but reconnects. Not too much of an issue for me as I dont use the GPS as often.
[Desire HD Accessories] jilee:
I dont use GPS as often either, so it not seems to become an issue to me. But which one is better in case of radio signal and wifi signal? Or GPS is the only issue. If that, i will choose the POP because of its stylish design although adding some bulk :(
[Desire HD Accessories] enkyll:
i was planning to buy one
[Desire HD Accessories] jilee:
What do you mean by "was planning" ? Which one did you plan to buy?
[Desire HD Accessories] nnay:
I bought one barely there for my first desire (not a HD) and i was very happy. So when i had my DHD i bought an another barely there and i find the quality lower than the first especially the finishes of the edge in the up and bottom. When i hold the dhd for a long time in landscape (for film...) the edges bother me :(
[Desire HD Accessories] jilee:
zz so barely there still has some "bugs" isn't it :))
[Desire HD Accessories] neosny:
I also have the matte black one and thats the only problem I have with this case - (cant really get to the volume rocker)

.... after cutting and sanding the area around the volume rocker, did u then have to paint it?
[Desire HD Accessories] anushian:
i think only silver mirror has an issue with gps (no wifi problems).
[Desire HD Accessories] kay_vee:
Just bought my black barely there from mobile fun, and did not receive a screen protector.

I emailed the support and was informed that the case no longer is supplied with a screen protector.
[Desire HD Accessories] jonslayer0:
That's weird i ordered mine last week and got it yesterday with a screen protector, by the way it's an awsome case.
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
Thanks for that, I did recieve a screen protector from my pack, I suspect they may have just recently stopped the bundle. However, as such will depend on the retailer whether if they have older stock or the new stock.
[Desire HD Accessories] lollipox:
yep if you order from casmate's website, they still supply it with screen protector, great case but I ordered 2 cases and they somehow forgot to put the second one in.
[Desire HD Accessories] painbearer:
The scratches looks very bad on the mirror finish, i dropped mine too, about 12 inches high, it does have scratches but it is barely visible, kinda like hairline scratches, i'm using the glossy white finish.

Sent from my Desire HD
[Desire HD Accessories] u2pop:
Im using the white color one. Survived 1 meter drop twice, pretty solid for "barely there" case.
[Desire HD Accessories] fuzzbeans:
I am also currently using the mat black edition, I like it, makes the phone easier to hold and it protects it pretty well. However the part that covers the volume button is off by a milimeter or two. But I guess it would make the but that goes over the buttons too thin. I've read people completely removing the top bit, does it work? How's the feel afterwards?
[Desire HD Accessories] Grant Barker:
Thanks for the added nice photos in the first post.
[Desire HD Accessories] nm8:
To users of casemate barely there, is there a gap between the back of the DHD and the case ? Is it easy to remove? I have bought so may cases already and havent found the one I really want and lookibg at the casemate barely there, it looks like it fits the bill bar the gps issue which wont affect me as I will need to remove the case anyway when using navigation as I use the HTC car holder. My only concern is the removal if its easy to put on and remove it. I am currently using a mesh case bought from ebay but my only gripe about it is it does not protect the camera because the surround comes out.
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
because there are no clips or any other mechanism for the case, its as easy as 123. the basic curve shaped of the case locks the phone in. to remove it, is not particularlly difficult as such cases are not intended to be removed on a daily basis.
[Desire HD Accessories] arch11rami:
nice case>>>>good
[Desire HD Accessories] ellyn:
it's a nice case. I use it too but i have cut a rectangular hole below the flash leds to allow the gps signal through
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
how did it turn out? do you have the black one?
[Desire HD Accessories] irishnation09:
Needed a review like this thanks bout to order now. Done with brick sized cases like the otterbox. Makes me feel like I'm holding a book to face .
[Desire HD Accessories] abbacen:
This case is awesome!
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
just ordered the same one for my GSII haha.
[Desire HD Accessories] SensationStyler:
The case on the first post is this case froma amazon or ? :)

silver

What do you think of this case?

White

I don't know, should i buy the white or the silver case :S
[Desire HD Accessories] whateheck:
wow the metallic look seems awesome
[Desire HD Accessories] 0semaj0:
yea, the photo of the case on the first post is of the silver, not the white. Overall, great case, just got mine for the SGSII...some people have mentioned no GPS signal or very weak GPS signal but for me, as I did not use the GPS much, it was not of great issue but if you do, the white or black might be more suitable for you, but the silver is very stylish and pulls like a ***** magnet hahaha.
[Desire HD Accessories] paul c:
watch out, it has very well documented issues, it blocks the GPS signal (search the Accessories section)
[Desire HD Accessories] paul c:
Could you post a photo?

I have a silver case, and Case-Mate did not want to exchange it for another one (I think because I bought it from an authorised reseller, not directly from them)

I'd be interested in seeing what you did to it.
[Desire HD Accessories] rraresh:
I have the white one , best case I bought till now .
[Desire HD Accessories] 917:
I also did the drop test :P
[Desire HD Accessories] ADstv:
Ive got the black case, no GPS issues with mine :)
[Desire HD Accessories] cruzin_cruzing:
Looks like ****.
[Desire HD Accessories] mmowchenko:
Does anyone know of any belt holsters that these casemates will slide into easily?
[Desire HD Accessories] openlatedotorg:
This is awesome, thanks!
[Desire HD Accessories] eyeohno:
Shame the chrome one breaks GPS, it looks great. Can anyone confirm that the black version doesn't interfere with GPS signal?
[Desire HD Accessories] mrbubba999:
The black one is fine, excellent GPS from my phone. Also dropped it on the motorway and the phone didn't get a scratch! The case had a very minor scuff, once wiped down you can't see it :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mightykc:
Man I hope somebody can help me! I was trying to flash the latest CM7 nightly when in the process my phone just froze (while the ROM was flashing in recovery). I left it and the phone finally rebooted. I have the latest CWM with ext4 recovery and the Trinity kernel installed on my phone. When I boot up and try to get back into recovery the phone just hangs on the Trinity splash screen and won't let me into recovery.

I tried to reboot recovery through adb, and the phone reboots but it just takes me back to the battery charging screen (since the phone was plugged in). When I use adb the phone does show up when I do adb devices but gives an error when I do adb shell.

Is there anything I can do to do a nandroid restore or flash a new ROM or basically anything to get my phone back? :(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
dude the same thing happened to me take the battery out then press vol up n power this will reboot ur phone now when its rebooting n u get the blank screen for a split second QUICKLY hold vol down n power (recov) n u should get back in recovery:D good luck bro
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
after u take batt out make sure to put it back in n do steps forgot to clarify
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wewoapsiak:
I had something like this happen a few weeks ago. I re-preformed the NVFlash of CWM and everything worked after that. I don't pretend to know why, but maybe it'll help you. I was still using the test CWM and no extra kernels at the time. Good luck.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mightykc:
Whew! Man that was a close one! Ok It is doing a NANDROID restore now. Here's what I did:

I installed an older CWM thru NVFlash and then I pulled the batter, placed it back in and then did the power+vol up and then quickly power +vol down and it got me to recovery.

Thanks guys for your help!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] oOo B0XeR oOo:
Dont stress too hard, ya its a pain and you may have to funble around for a while but you'll get it. I started periodically copying a 'latest backup' along with a 'cwm recovery' file and saving it on my PC Hard Drive. I actually have it setup now where both ROM Manager and TI Backup save the file to my SD card and it then sync's nightly at like 3am to my DropBox fileshare... that way if I'm ever away from my pc I can just find a pc to use and quickly grab it with all the materials I need in one spot (TIB backs-up all your apps by the way which is nice).

If worst comes to worst I grabbed the stock ROM off a thread here and I can link you to it if you need it. I'm sure you'll be able to reflash your backup but if not your phone isnt necessarily toast... its just a headache.
[XPERIA X8 General] monu09:
hello see this................

translate this

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=123338294344642&topic=785
[XPERIA X8 General] account1:
that's great news!!

afaik, there's no app2sd possibility on android 2.1, so...let's hope
[XPERIA X8 General] anmiman:
This is GREAT news:D..if it is true though..because sometimes the one answering those questions is the marketing guys who knows nothing about sofware updates..:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X8 General] sukartochen:
What date the guestion its?.. maybe they mean the past update.., remember we had 2 time update from se...,update to eclair and update to fix tnt function., maybe its mean that update not froyo.
[XPERIA X8 General] 72andrew72:
I don't think that they will update X8 to froyo/gb :P because if they release update, then they won't have money :D stupid SE

sry for my english
[XPERIA X8 General] account1:
Monday, May 23 2011 at 8:21am

is SE's answer
[XPERIA X8 General] maliceomalice:
i cant translate this as im viewing from my phone. can anyone post it here in english plz..?

proud owner of SE XPERIA X8
[XPERIA X8 General] account1:
SE's answer to question:

"The update comes, we are finalizing him. This can be expected early in June. We warn this is our message board!"
[XPERIA X8 General] anmiman:
Lode Maertens

Hi Sony Ericsson

I recently bought an Xperia X8 and it's a nice phone

got me a lot worse in the phone memory is too small for the applications

Android 2.2 or 2.3 can use your app 2 sd so my question is is there a new update or is there a way around this problem?

thanks in advance

On Saturday · Report

Sony Ericsson Belgium

Dear Lode,

The update comes, we are finalizing him. This can be expected early in June. We warn this is our message board!

Greetz,

On Monday · Report
[XPERIA X8 General] maliceomalice:
well thats great news...just have to wait and see then if they will really keep their words...

proud owner of SE XPERIA X8
[XPERIA X8 General] account1:
Eldar Murtazin @engadget confirms that is true!

https://twitter.com/#!/eldarmurtazin/status/73370002266390529
[XPERIA X8 General] anmiman:
Awesome news..:D
[XPERIA X8 General] elderduke:
update

Great!!! Till then, try one of the Mods, see what an update should do, :)) Try XGin from Shpit and see what I mean. Grat job withe the developers. Thank all, now we can see that with limited hardware, this can be done. And we know what we SHOULD expect from SE.
[XPERIA X8 General] gothickah0:
This is,great but still no official new from se uk or asia. Who cares as long as they want to release the updates.yay, cant wait!
[XPERIA X8 General] fifo171:
wow, i hope that it is dualtouch :) they have made it possible for x10, so why can't they try it for x8 and minis ??? i don' care about official froyo/gb update, because x8 devs and their roms are better than SE devs and their crappy roms :) xda rocks !!!!

edit: there is new firmware on ptcrb :http://www.ptcrb.com/ctiastaff/complete/view_complete_request.cfm?modelid=17877 :)
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
Maybe this is only a system update. I doubt SE will update the Android version on the X8.
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Lol ... i dont need that fu***** update! We have fully working android 2.2 and 2.3 will be soon i wonder ;D so its no need to do this update.

;) no co ja tylko tak mysle xd

I just want dual touch and flash ;D
[XPERIA X8 General] Phatzy:
Any kind of update is always welcome even if its a minor bug fix or an added feature.
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
But it will be eclair 2.1 ! They said that x8 cant hold 2.2 ... ( but we even have 2.3 working fine ) it just will be some fix for 2.1 and then you update and then again you will need to restore your beautiful custom rom!
[XPERIA X8 General] maliceomalice:
well maybe SE will just take racht's floyo v0.20'modify it a bit and introduce it as x8 2.2 update...haha2 bcoz racht done a very good job with his 2.2 rom...:D
[XPERIA X8 General] elderduke:
update

no mattre what update, I think the developers are waiting the script for the camera, so that they could implement it in 2.3.4. So far Ginger is not compatible with X8 camera....
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
Yeah, or maybe SROM that looks already Xperia-ish LOL
[XPERIA X8 General] malungkot:
Funny.. but I agreed.. +100
[XPERIA X8 General] godfadger:
Hope this one is good
[XPERIA X8 General] mati96PL:
I just asked SE poland about this and about which clearpad do we have. I think this update is fake but we will see.
[XPERIA X8 General] mati96PL:
Loooolll they answered about clearpad. They said that this is trade secret -.-
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
You think that they give us 2.3.4 ?! You are an idiot then but maybe i dont understand you if i dont so sorry then ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] anmiman:
hey dude..stop saying somebody stupid or saying some rom ****..if you disagreed or dont like it,dont use bad words.
[XPERIA X8 General] Tobi@s:
@OP Don't confuse noobs. SE don't release updates greater than 2.1 for Mini/X8
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Someone knows whats going on ;) maybe that update is bull****? Because they dont give us even 2.2 because they already say that our x8 cant hold it ... ( but we have fully working 2.2 and nearly 2.3 ! ) i think they just telling bull**** about everything ;) !
[XPERIA X8 General] Sgt-Hartley:
So what's this new so called update meant to have?
[XPERIA X8 General] elderduke:
confused?

right. confused? I mean our Developers - from this site. What Tobi@s said is true - release - the official one - will not be higher than 1.2. So, our ONLY hope is our Dev. XDA Roms & Dev's rock!!
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Yes xda and devs rocks!
[XPERIA X8 General] elderduke:
update

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/03/25/update-on-xperia™-x10/

look:

Will you upgrade the XperiaTM X10 mini, mini pro and XperiaTM X8 to 2.3?

No, we have no such plans. We have had to prioritize our resources and have therefore focused on delivering the upgrade to XperiaTM X10.
[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
Lets just wait until july and we will see also nee update was been cerficated.
[XPERIA X8 General] Asycid:
One question:

WTF is this?:

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/wp/2011/05/06/how-to-build-a-linux-kernel/

It's SE's own blog :O
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
Its nfo how to build n flash custom kernel. It is only usles for xperia phones with unlocked bootloader.

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[XPERIA X8 General] DeanBoro:
looks like we may finally get 2.2/2.3 stock!
[XPERIA X8 General] hugerth:
No, it's not an Android update.
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Ale niedlugo moze bedziemy miec go odblokowanego ;D maybe we will have unlocked bootloader and we will can do our custom kernels from this ha!
[XPERIA X8 General] mati96PL:
So look there:

http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?103422-SE-strategy-current-goals-products-etc

I think we can get 2.3.4 from SE :O
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
Do tego jeszcze długa droga.

Long road behind us... Be patient guys ;D

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[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
Hehe nieźle ;pp

I think they just give us some fix for 2.1 because they already say that our x8 cant hold froyo so.

Ehh we will see in june ;)

Mam nadzieje że to wkońcu bedzie jakaś dobra aktualizacja! Ale pewnie itak wróce na froyobread ;D
[XPERIA X8 General] DeanBoro:
If our device cant hold Froyo, Then why is it we have a fully working Froyo + 99% Gingerbread?

It was all talk from Sony but now theyve seen our devs are gtting somewhere they are given in!
[XPERIA X8 General] Disastery:
There is an update in Russai via SEUS Pro.DOn't know is it the same, SE was talking about...
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
Ja tam uzywam 2.3.4 od rachta i jestem zadowolony:D

what update? Do you say seariusly?

Give more detais.

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[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
Something is going on for sure.
[XPERIA X8 General] proadi96:
I am not believe that sony give us froyo ... remember one day thatt they say we cant hold froyo? Remeber one day that they say that we will NOT have froyo? I am using froyobread and of course what they are tellin us is bull**** :) (;
[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
Thats happen with x10 but they got gingerbread.
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
Let's hope this is something good.

I heard that the X10 mini already got an update.

2.1.1.C.0.0 I think, but that must be a system update.
[XPERIA X8 General] Bahurs1:
I got the phone just a week ago and I'm still not sure to root or not, but this kind of news gets me exited:) if the update is **** I'l continue to think about rooting.....
[XPERIA X8 General] karun11:
Here's what Eldar said:

Which basically means that there will be an Android 2.3 update for X8 AND there will be a successor to the X8 being launched as well, which'll also be running on 'latest' version of Android, which is 2.3. :)
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
So it is... Now we should wait...

Hope best.

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[XPERIA X8 General] CaptainZap:
I would sugest you to stop dreaming, I did it once but I won't do it again. Sony Ericsson will never update X8 to gingerbread/froyo. It's sad but it's the truth.
[XPERIA X8 General] karun11:
Okay here goes. SonyEricssonUK has confirmed:

No, we can confirm that the Xperia™ X8 will not be upgraded past 2.1. We apologise for any confusion caused.
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
XD fa*k this.

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[XPERIA X8 General] karun11:
But knowing SE, which has backtracked its statement quite a few times, guess we'll just have to wait and hope for the best :)
[XPERIA X8 General] monu09:
check this

http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?103422-SE-strategy-current-goals-products-etc

what is its mean
[XPERIA X8 General] mati96PL:
I saw on internet that some countries have update with dual touch. But I'm not sure. You can try.
[XPERIA X8 General] Sgt-Hartley:
Where did you see this? It's most likely untrue
[XPERIA X8 General] fifo171:
i've just updated to 2.1.1.C.0.0, will inform later :)

edit: there is nothing new, no DT, maybe there are just some bug fixes :(

and it is rootable
[XPERIA X8 General] Bahurs1:
wait a bit... so whats the newest version on android for an x8? Mine says 2.1-update1
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
I didnt see nothing new...

This is sad... For what that update is?

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[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
No we cant because they are just people that give information and information is not updated
[XPERIA X8 General] fifo171:
i have generic non-branded x8
[XPERIA X8 General] Chris95X8:
In the build number it should say 2.1.1.A.0.6

That's the latest version.
[XPERIA X8 General] Bahurs1:
Didn't think they would upgrade it when I bought it...ah well less job for me:P Thanks!
[XPERIA X8 General] mati96PL:
Update with android is coming in june/july , we have to wait