Remove battery cover

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How in the world are you supposed to reliably remove the battery cover on the Imagio? On the first one we purchased at our company we struggled for 5 minutes with the manual and accidentally got it to open. Now I have my second and have been working on it for over 40 minutes and can't get the stupid thing to come off. After 5 years of working on mobile phones, I'm being bested by a battery cover?!@?!

In shear frustration, right after posting this I pushed up on the cover while prying it backwards and got one corner to pop off. I'm in now, but still curious what other people's tricks are to get it off reliably.

I'm using the end of the stylus to pop open the back of the phone. If you use the wide end it seems to pop open pretty easy, once it pops you can then take your fingernail and slide around the back of the phone to remove the cover.

I don't know what it is either... sometimes I get it right away and other times I end up yelling obscenities for about 10 minutes.

I've used a penny to open it (insert and twist), but it dings the plastic if you're not careful.

I had to exchange my Imagio, too. The cover on the first one was just getting worn down to the point where I could open it fairly easy, and now I have to start that process all over again...

I usually don't like to use ActiveSync, but I would rather deal with that than try to get that damned cover off.

Originally Posted by Eagle6990

In shear frustration, right after posting this I pushed up on the cover while prying it backwards and got one corner to pop off. I'm in now, but still curious what other people's tricks are to get it off reliably.

the small prong on a 110v plug works great for me and doesn't scratch the device.

Originally Posted by Flipdog

I'm using the end of the stylus to pop open the back of the phone. If you use the wide end it seems to pop open pretty easy, once it pops you can then take your fingernail and slide around the back of the phone to remove the cover.

x2 That's what I've been doing.

Yes I tried it and it works better than anything else but still not easy to get off I am always afraid I will break it

Mine is so easy to remove, I wonder if you guys are even talking about the same phone "Imagio???", I use my finger to pop one way and another to push the other...easy enough.

Hopefully you guys have a screen cleaning cloth, one of the small ones for cleaning your monitors or other device screens.

What I do is put that over the area where the slit is....then I use a Dime and insert it into the slot. I then rotate it until I here the snap which represents the back separating....at that point I can insert my fingernails and pry it off.

This wont damage the back and makes it easy to pry off. Hope it helps.

-Chris

Originally Posted by bastukee

Mine is so easy to remove, I wonder if you guys are even talking about the same phone "Imagio???", I use my finger to pop one way and another to push the other...easy enough.

Do don't be fooled, it is a bitch do get this damn cover off, although I will not complain because it makes it feel like a one piece device, sturdier and tougher.