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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
That's crazy.. I mean, I would never carry my phone in my back pocket because I see what my ass does to my wallet, but still..

I'd prolly file an insurance claim if it was me
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DZLRULZ:
I think too many people took "google wallet" literally by putting the phone in their back pocket. Maybe if you added some funds it would be sturdier.

:)

Sent from my EVO 4G LTE using Forum Runner.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ImaWinRAR:
It's called a satchel.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] notasimpleway:
Kinda off topic....

I don't have the Evo LTE, but I do have the 3D. I am one of those people that keep their phone in their back pocket. I don't think I could risk it without a case though because I sit on mine(driving, at work, dinner etc). Once I started carrying my phone in my back pocket I couldn't stop. It is easier to get in and out. There's no chance of scratches from keys or coins. I wish I could do this without a case but I'm not sure the screen could handle me flopping down on it like I do now with the Ballistic SG case on it.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees. ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Bralgar:
ZING!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SilverZero:
Indiana Jones wears one.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jb0134:
same as many others my phone bent when it was in my back pocket. no my pants aren't tight, yes it was in a case. doesn't matter when you sit on it in the car (didn't take it out was just switching cars in driveway). i bent mostly back straight. getting another one anyway due to reception issues so it doesn't matter.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DarkManX4lf:
Yep, this pretty much sucks. I checked my phone today and it was slightly bent. I bought two EVO LTE's one of them is not in use and that one is not bent...this really sucks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] falconey07:
I learn something new everyday. I would never have imagined grown men carrying phones in their back pockets. That just seems so feminine to me, but to each their own. I also would have never assumed that someone who carries a phone in their back pocket would think there could be no negative consequences for doing this. These are very thin phones so to me it seems reasonable that they bend a little as opposed to simply breaking when you sit on them. Just my $.02.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DarkManX4lf:
Yes, thin phones, I guess you can expect them to bend a little but it still sucks lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] munsterrr:
This sucks indeed! I just cant justify paying so much on anything that is used all day every day. I understand taking care of your stuff but a phone is meant to take a beating of some degree.

Hell my ollllddd razr candybar style(dumb phone). Got closed in my trunk one day and it bent to a 30 degree angle. Bent it back but it was still never the same.

My 3D's bezel looks like a mangled mess.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Yetamedi:
As an aircraft sheet metal mechanic I can safely say that this is false. Aluminum is used in a lot of aircraft manufacturing processes not only due to it light weight and strength but for its ability to be shaped and formed. Its flexibility and be almost similar to paper if it is heat treated to an annealed state and is thin enough. Similarly though it can also be heat treated to T2-T4 states where its flexability and maleabilty are lessened for increased hardness. At T4 condition, aluminum will almost certainly crack before allowing any form of bending.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 18WHEELS:
It's a phone!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mbaseball3:
My woman tossed mine while 'playing around'. Hit the bottom part of the couch. Picked it up, there was a significant bend forward from the weak kickstand area. She nearly found a new home that second. Plus she played it off omg its just a phone. Fortunately from this thread I knew bending it back was possible. But 2 little creases on the black bezel show where the incident had occurred.

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Dreyfus42:
great, now I can't stop think about Ralph Wiggum and his 'bent wookie'. Off to the store to get an otter box for me, lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] splink7007:
I notice that while mine lays on a flat surface (screen down) the entire top slopes upward. I do keep mine in the front pocket but I usually have suit pants on and have an otter box case. I can't seem to imagine how the phone would bend in that way while in my pocket.

This might be a build issue and not caused by day to day handling. From all reports it seems the so called bend is most likely coming from the kickstand area. I'm curious what one looks like right out the box. They may all have some kind of small blemish.

Now that I think about it, my phone gets really warm in that area. I wonder if these devices may be getting warped from too much heat?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
Lol it isn't just a phone its 200$ or 550 retail. Take a $200 pair of shoes or purse or dress n say it's just whatever it is lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] funcrusher:
This issue bothers me. I wonder if it's select devices or a build issue that affects all. ;/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chococrazy:
Hey... atleast you didn't buy an S3 they come bent from the factory and in plastic so no bending back!... :O
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AJGStory:
take the battery cover off, and look at the tiny screws that hold the phone together. if any one of them gets loose, its possible it could look like its "bending"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] benthe1:
Or after slapping her..."It's just a face!"

I kid I kid.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] k425:
Have you tried pushing down on the top plastic cover piece just above the kickstand in the center.

I had what I thought to be a bend or warping there too and it turned out, I hadn't push down on this area hard enough to click the plastic cover in place. Once I pushed down here and it clicked in place, the ever so slight bulge was gone. Iust a thought for something you might check.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sir Tony:
I just noticed this morning that my 14 day old EVO LTE is bent also. It has only been in my front pocket or the cargo pocket of my shorts. It has been babied and in a case since it was opened. The aluminum frame is bent a few degrees at the kickstand towards the front of the phone. The screen is now curving (Go Gorilla Glass!) and the phone now longer lays flat. I have never had this problem with any other device. What to do, what to do?:(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ramzes13:
I really hate to be someone that jumps on what could an OCD bandwagon, but i just took mine out of it case, and mine is bent too.

On what would be the right side with the screen facing up, it actually pitches up like 1/2 a degree. but really odd is that the other side is not. I did check to make sure my cover is flat and mounted like its supposed to be. I tried to bend it back into place a noticed how flexible (malleable) this thing is...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NateN34:
Ouch, never would have though of this. Although I guess this is a con of using aluminum.....it is so soft and bendable.. This really sucks. So I guess if you ever drop your phone, there is a VERY good chance it will bend too.... If you were to think about it, I am sure the SIII and other thin/big screen phones also bend. The only difference is that plastic goes back to it's original position, while aluminum does not.

Well, looks like I am going to have to look into getting the SIII before my 14 day trade in period is up. I love everything on this phone, but I am not sure if I can handle this.

EDIT: Just checked my 7 day old phone that really hasn't been out of the house yet. It has a slight bend and wobbles a tad on a flat surface....................... I even had a case on it. Going to head to the stores now to see if I can find a rigid case.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AJGStory:
Nothing you buy will ever be "perfect". People that work at the plants could drop any phone right before they package it up and deem it acceptable. It's not just this phone... It's anything in general.... Just hope the person who put your phone together and packed it up has the same OCD as you...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sullivan7221:
How on earth is everyone bending these damn phones!? For real! This is blowing my mind! I took my device apart, completely, SANDED the WHOLE backside of it (just the metal rear that was in my hands while sanding), the part that is being called "weak", and mine stayed perfectly straight. Again... I don't get it. I can't even pretend to understand what sort of trauma you are all inflicting on this phone.

Here's links to pics on Good&Evo & XDA...

http://www.pocketables.com/2012/05/...tc-evo-4g-lte-to-reveal-whats-underneath.html

http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach.../9/6/1/0/9/uploadfromtaptalk1338435695358.jpg

I know the pics don't show the side, but I can assure all of you, mine was NOT bent.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sir Tony:
Proof is in the pudding.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rocklee99:
yeah when i got mine, the bottom would squeek and id be able to push it inward
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Chris4809:
Put it in a case and that should help...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rocklee99:
the 2013 beta site wont let me see the pictures, but now i see them

i dont see what youre worried about, u guys got the new updated evo with the curved display! :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xTmDarren:
After seeing this thread I bought an Otterbox case.. and it actually almost makes my phone feel perfect in my hand.. Plus the case will keep it from bending..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lacrossev:
I thought the phone being thin was awesome, but now i find it much more difficult to hold in hand as i'm used to my ballistic HC-clad OG evo.

C'mon trident...c'mon...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
You can already preorder Kraken and Cyclops on Amazon.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lacrossev:
I've seen the pages but i need it to come out so slipgrip can custom make a mount for it before i get it. If slipgrip won't make one for the case, then i'm looking elsewhere as i drive a lot and i'm OCD about everything looking clean inside.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DarkManX4lf:
I bend my phone back and then it just comes right back to bent position after a few days.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Robert542:
I've had my Lte for about a month now and I have no bends at all. I usually keep my phone in my side pocket though. I can't stand to have anything in my back pocket.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cantos:
I've had mine in a hard shell body glove case that doesn't cover the top or bottom edges of the device since the day after I got the phone. When I'm not using the phone, its usually in my front left pocket, top down, screen side facing in. I have no warping/bending issues that I can see.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hunt3r.j2:
Anyone try partial disassembly to check if all the screws are properly tightened? I would image that the aluminum frame isn't actually the main support structure, and only serves to protect the outer casing, but perhaps not...

Or perhaps HTC can start making a steel casing or somehow treat the aluminum to be more brittle and/or possibly just of a higher strength to avoid bending it. Even if the aluminum cracks, it would be MUCH easier and cheaper to replace a casing that is no more than some recycled aluminum and anodizing, instead of having to replace a whole digitizer/glass/LCD unit because the aluminum bent the glass to failure.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leftspoke:
No bend here

I've had mine since release day (June 2nd) and went the first three weeks with no case and had an Otterbox on it since. I keep mine in my front pocket without anything else. Haven't seen any bend at all.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ausch30:
I just looked and mine is bent. I've had it in a TPU case since I bought it and I wear cargo shorts and keep my phone in one of the leg pockets. I think it might be time to buy an Otterbox or something to, hopefully, keep this from getting worse.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
Mine used to do that, but for whatever reason has stopped now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] STR1DER:
Weak point at kickstand?

I woke up this morning, and wished it was all a bad dream.

Being the first on the block to own this phone. Obsessing for weeks before its release. Having my family and friends look enviously at the great photos I've been taking with it. That huge beautiful screen.

Now bent and cracked to all hell.

Almost exactly as another poster put it, I too was carrying in my cargo pocket. And the whole phone would have folded in half if I would have let it. Here I am, with no insurance, scrambling to replace.

Sure it's my fault...I guess. But damn, if this seems really flimsy. If there was a solid aluminum back, this type of thing would be impossible. Hell, maybe even a solid plastic back. Without a doubt, the OG Evo was so much tougher. I miss, you wherever you are!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dgreaves:
Wow!

Thanks to OP and others !

I haven't picked mine up yet (have the OG EVO, carry it without case in my front left pocket).

Not sure, now, if I will purchase the LTE:

Buy a beautiful ultra-slim phone, only to have it bend?

Or

Buy a beautiful ultra-slim phone, and hide it in a thick clunky case?

:confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Toast95135:
If you're mindful that you have a really thin $700 piece of electronics in your pocket you'll be okay. If you are gonna be throwing it in your cargo pants pocket so it shifts around and then sitting on it, then grab a case (or another phone).

I'm pretty careful and but I've been riding around on bicycles/motorcycles and doing yardwork with it in my pocket and I haven't damaged it. I check it periodically by laying if face down on a table and only one time did it have the slightest tweak (like less then 1mm). A teeny tweak and it's been fine.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dgreaves:
Thanks! I also ride bikes & do yard-work with my current evo; pretty much take it everywhere. But I'm pretty careful, and I REALLY want this phone (without case).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] joshuaw84:
Otterbox defender makes it easier to handle Imo...

sent from my LTEvo
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hunt3r.j2:
I'm betting that the reason why is because the only real weight bearing component is the screen, the metal doesn't offer any appreciable structural integrity....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] munsterrr:
Laughed when i saw this, this morning.

From Androidcentral

http://www.androidcentral.com/maybe-unibody-design-wasnt-such-bad-idea-breaking-evos-back
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
Hahahaha! This is amazing. How could someone manage to do this to their phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] woody296:
I see a patent lawsuit coming......http://inhabitat.com/samsung-to-launch-flexible-oled-cell-phone-next-year/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Doomstang:
Haha just came here to post that...the guy was in a parade standing up shooting water cannons at people. His phone was in the cupholder behind him and when he leaned back to rest....well, the pictures show the result :eek:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Quis89:
If you put your phone in your back pocket and sit...your phone deserves to get bent. I don't see how this phone gets bent in a front pocket. How much pressure are you guys putting on this phone??!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mattemer:
I mostly agree with this. Even with a more "sturdy" phone I would never keep in my back pocket.

With that being said, my little nieces are monsters and run and jump on me full speed sometimes. Bc of this thread, I was a bit nervous with my phone in my front pocket. Walked away unscathed, for now...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Quis89:
I'd say that's different. Your situation is a better of two evils type thing. Not a "i like putting my phone in my back pocket like a chick and get upset when I sit down and bad things happen" type of thing...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mysterfix:
Am I stupid or is it just common sense to make sure you are careful with your cell phone? I mean come on people this is not rocket science. You are walking around with a very thin and light phone in your pocket. It wasn't built to handle abuse like sitting on it or crushing it! All the crying and whining about bent and broken phones is a little silly. You guys should really try to be a little more careful.

I don't use cases on my phones, I have a screen protector and that's it. I have had one damaged phone in 4 yrs. and it was totally my fault. I for one am very satisfied with the build quality of this phone and it doesn't need to be reinforced, people just need to be more careful.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Action B:
I'm thinking back now to around 20 people who told me to get the LTE due to "superior build quality" over the SGS3.

Well I'm not bashing I still don't have either.

Numerous times have a woke up from sleeping with my EVO 3D wedged tightly under my hip. I guess that's what happens when I browse when I'm tired. Anyhow, looks like this phone would not work very well for me and my habits.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] michael.stollaire:
Otterbox Defender. Join the cult! =P
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Action B:
It's a hard sell, I can't remove the battery, I lose my wimax and I have to keep a case on it.

If only they didn't make the white one it would be easier to resist.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] serdna75:
Out of curiosity, are the "bendy" EVO's all pre-orders? Perhaps just a sub-par batch?

I almost always put Otterboxes on my phones, but I'm a bit concerned since I have little kids (rough on my phone).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mysterfix:
No, that's probably why HTC went the unibody route in the first place. You can only go so thin and light before structural integrity becomes an issue.

Put a case on it if you have kids to worry about.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] premo15:
That's no way to get help... I'm a n00b (apparently) and even I know that. If you've been around for so long, seems like you would know the forum rules. If you have such a problem with all of us morons, why bother posting here?

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] morfinx:
Has anyone heard about GS3s with this issue or is it only the EVOLTEs?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] midmadn:
I have mine in an OBD. I treaat my EVO Like its the only phone I will ever have and mine is bent from my front pocket. I noticed it while viewing the screen. It seemed to be cupped or arched like a quarter moon. Oh well. Not much I can do about it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] regalpimpin:
Put the spigen/sgp case on mine. Didn't have a bend, but was worried that it could happen at some point. This is a very nice case. Good alternative to an otterbox type.

Looking at the screen, you can hardly tell there's a case on it. And it's very thin all around. Less bulk then the androidified tpu cases. The camera lens still sticks out further then this case, by a hair.

I think with this extra layer of plastic around the outside it stiffens it up enough to not worry about this issue. The case feels very premium, and almost similar to the original back, not quite as matte.

http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/htc/htc-evo-4g-lte-snap-case-series.html
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ProCision:
Are any of the pics of peoples bent phones working? Just wanted to see what it looks like.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 3vodroid:
No bend here... I have had an otterbox defender on my phone since it came out of box tho..

Sent from my ICS'd Toshiba Thrive
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Why are there two bent phone threads active at the same time? :confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sullivan7221:
I think I've asked that at one point! Lol
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
i think it's today only......i was thinking of getting it for my rezound (7.49 for just the screen) and my evo tab (9.99)

but i remember i had an invisible shield on my env touch, and i hated how it felt..the orange peel...and i put a scratch in it with my damn fingernail.

are these things any good?>

*edit* just ordered me a front screen protector fro the rez..why not, only 10 bucks after shipping. not bad. hopefully i won't hate it lol
[HTC Rezound] LakerStar25:
Yea the sale is the for 28th and 29th. I'm debating on getting one. Any purchase of over $9.99 gets you a free zaggfoam. http://www.zagg.com/j/promo/memorial-day-sale-2012.php

Sent from my ICS Rezound
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
I saw that because I was gonna get one for me view.. but I saved the extra 10 bucks cuz my view is fine with a normal protector on it.. plus with the pen that material might be weird.
[HTC Rezound] brycekerr:
Good catch, I saw your post last night and snatched one up for $7.49 plus shipping. I'd been debating whether or not it was worth it....ill take that as a sign lol

Sent from my RezAwesome S-Off running Scott's CleanROM 4.5
[HTC Rezound] unseenme:
Zaggs are the best for protection but they can be scratched. Lifetime warranty tho. I dropped my TBolt face down on concrete and not a scratch on the screen, but got a rub mark on it when I tossed it to my wife & it hit the edge of the couch. Go figure.

There's an ebay dealer named shieldwarehouse that sells em $12.49 shipped. Brand new, authorized retailer so you get the warranty. Much better than $20+tax at BestBuy not including installation which is $8 extra. They're easy to install.

*Sent...*
[HTC Rezound] jmorton10:
Personally, I hate the zagg protectors.

That super tacky orange peel feel and appearance ruins the screen for me.

I had tried a few in the past, but always ripped them off and threw them away within a few days.

My son bought a RAZR MAXX last week and wanted a protector. He bought it from BestBuy mobile and all they sell are ZAGG.

They offered to install it and the kid working there did a killer install. I waited a few days and asked him what he thought of it. He told me "I'm thinking of taking it off, I hate the feel of it"..........
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
hahaha yeah they def do suck. I hate mine already
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] davegolden:
Hello everyone, i'm using galaxy mini with stock rom gingerbread 2.3.4 (i've try almost all of custom firmwares before so i decided to back to stock rom)

i wanna ask : are stock roms can be installed internal storage expander like A2SD GUI, S2E and anything which can make my galaxy mini can install many games and many applications?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] R.A.G.E:
I think not coz stock not support init.d

Why not try more it tne same as stock and much better:)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lonestrider:
You need to install the script via cwm first, then install A2SD GUI. It may works.

But for S2E, it is just for CyanogenMod.

Or you can use Link2SD. It is easier to use.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] davegolden:
thanks man!!! now i have larger internal memory by flashing it via ODIN, following tutorial by doc_cheilvenerdi.org http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398797
[HTC EVO 3D] aagbulos:
Haven't been on XDA in a while...still on Eternity ROM....but happy that we've got a lot of roms to choose from.

Is it possible to customize Lock Rings on any of the new ICS roms?

Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
I am running ZR3dX ICS and it uses a custom lock ring, so the answer is yes. I don't know how, but the Themes section may give you more help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idrito:
Hey, i am a bit noob here decompiling, and compiling system apks, so now im trying to decompile framework-res.apk from my CM7 rom, and i get a 9.png errors when decompiling and another strange one when compiling.

The whole CMD window is attached.

I hope get some help with this, i also got it with CM9 framework.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idrito:
bump

Sent from my SG Ace
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
That means the .9 pangs were made wrong. This happens when some tries to take the easy way to theme things. You will not be able to compile it until you fix them
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idrito:
Its because of the theme?

How can i fix it?

Sent from my SG Ace
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Yes its because of the theme. If yo look at each file it says is broken you will have to remake all those .9.pngs properly. A search will teach you how to do it. You will need the android SDK installed for sure for the .9.png tool.