Flappy Bit Behind the Screen?

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If you slide out the keyboard, and turn the device over, on the screen side above the htc logo there is a flap thing that you can slide down. What is this? It makes a bit of a noise when you open the keyboard, quite annoying.

Originally Posted by steveoidm

If you slide out the keyboard, and turn the device over, on the screen side above the htc logo there is a flap thing that you can slide down. What is this? It makes a bit of a noise when you open the keyboard, quite annoying.

I think it's there to protect the ribbon cable that joins the screen to the base.

It must be something to do with the keyboard linking to the rest of the phone when the keyboard is in use. YOu'll notice that when the keyboard is slid shut the slider opens. It doesn't really bother me from a noise perspective.

Just makes the opening / closing mechanism feel a bit rubbish. When actually it isn't, its just you fell that thin bit of plastic moving around. Shame.

I noticed that too. As others have said I think it is a slide mechanism to protect the ribbon cable linking the two halves.

Oh well. I dont care. No other phone can do all this stuff!