New Phone Case on Amazon

[sequestris 710]

9 hours ago, EskeRahn said:

It is quite easy to cut an additional hole for the camera, if the ease of use outweigh the need of protecting the lenses - to each their own.

The best to use for round holes to look nice is to use a pipe of suitable size, like for making holes in leather. Do it from the front side to make the edges of the holes bend in nicely. The straight edges should be done with a chisel. A Stanley-knife can do, but is hard to control.

Or this

[jakfish 124]

@sequestris Can you get reverse portrait in auto-rotate?

[jakfish 124]

I wonder if a s shoe cobbler, someone versed in leather cutting, could do the job. Dying art, though, given our throw-away world.

Edited January 31, 2023 by jakfish

[sequestris 710]

16 minutes ago, jakfish said:

@sequestris Can you get reverse portrait in auto-rotate?

Can you do that on any phone?

[EskeRahn 5,399]

34 minutes ago, sequestris said:

Phone attached Portrait

To others not knowing this particular type of flip-case: The phone is mounted on a plate that can slide 'up' (seen in portrait) to reveal the camera. A quite clever idea, at the cost of a little extra thickness.

[EskeRahn 5,399]

35 minutes ago, sequestris said:

Or this

Yes that works fine for minor holes, but are usually too small for the cut-out neede for camera/flash (if not a sliding type like yours)

[Hook 2,907]

34 minutes ago, jakfish said:

@sequestris Can you get reverse portrait in auto-rotate?

 

17 minutes ago, sequestris said:

Can you do that on any phone?

I don't have a Pro1x, and it has been so long since I had stock, I can't say for stock.  But, yes, with Lineage OS on the Pro 1, you can do that.  Under settings>display>rotation settings, you can actually allow or exclude all or any of 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

I don't use autorotate at all, just using the built in ability of the Pro1 to change from landscape to portrait by opening and closing the keyboard. In addition, there's a clever little lock-unlock icon that pops up that can be used in special cases.  When I open Kindle, I leave the keyboard out and turn the screen so it is in portrait. Kindle will flip into portrait and that lock icon pops up in the corner and if I tap it to lock, Kindle doesn't flip back to landscape because the keyboard is out. Allows me to have a secure grip on the keyboard while reading more text on a portrait screen.  That little lock icon is tricky... it pops up and then disappears if you aren't fast enough and you have to close the keyboard and try again.  But I do it once and Kindle remembers after that.

Edited January 31, 2023 by Hook

[jakfish 124]

Haven't yet moved to Lineage, still waiting for a beta/OTA that will turn the Pro1x into a phone, and if Lineage can follow suit...

Re: reverse portrait. I've found, but not tried, apps that will force the reverse, but nothing so far that will auto rotate it.

For now, case-wise, I'm using a Huawei 20 clear case, using @EskeRahn's fine instructions for hole-making. Even so, my case looks like Chucky went at it with a razor blade.

Glad you've mastered rotate on the Kindle, at least.

[sequestris 710]

2 hours ago, EskeRahn said:

Yes that works fine for minor holes, but are usually too small for the cut-out neede for camera/flash (if not a sliding type like yours)

Thanks. Good to know. For the record, the slider has 3M stick but it removes clean with just the rub of a finger with no residue.
You can see how the slider  sits in this pic.

[sequestris 710]

2 hours ago, Hook said:

 

I don't have a Pro1x, and it has been so long since I had stock, I can't say for stock.  But, yes, with Lineage OS on the Pro 1, you can do that.  Under settings>display>rotation settings, you can actually allow or exclude all or any of 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

I don't use autorotate at all, just using the built in ability of the Pro1 to change from landscape to portrait by opening and closing the keyboard. In addition, there's a clever little lock-unlock icon that pops up that can be used in special cases.  When I open Kindle, I leave the keyboard out and turn the screen so it is in portrait. Kindle will flip into portrait and that lock icon pops up in the corner and if I tap it to lock, Kindle doesn't flip back to landscape because the keyboard is out. Allows me to have a secure grip on the keyboard while reading more text on a portrait screen.  That little lock icon is tricky... it pops up and then disappears if you aren't fast enough and you have to close the keyboard and try again.  But I do it once and Kindle remembers after that.

I don't have an X - just a Pro1 and use stock. Had no idea that was even a thing.
 

[sequestris 710]

On 1/30/2023 at 2:20 PM, sequestris said:

OOh. Prime. Will have tomorrow.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BG28XJK8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid

Hot mess. Don't buy.

[jakfish 124]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I had high hopes. Will post my news about the original case you cited as soon as it arrives from overseas.

[sequestris 710]

I will have this today

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0852TF32H?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image&th=1

[jakfish 124]

Looks good but not subtle enough for me 🙂

Still waiting for the first case you cited. 

[sequestris 710]

1 hour ago, jakfish said:

Looks good but not subtle enough for me 🙂

Still waiting for the first case you cited. 

Wait. You don't find this subtle? :D

[jakfish 124]

I'm trying to, but I keep having a seizure every time I look at it. 🙂

[sequestris 710]

Here's another seizure for ya - it works! The TPU case that came with it is too skinny although the right height. Not a biggie - I can get those on the cheap.
So I popped that off, ordered the right one on Amazon, and used some double-sided fabric tape and boom. Done.
Lemme know if y'all want me to find it in black or some non-eyesore color.

Edited February 7, 2023 by sequestris

[jakfish 124]

So I understand correctly: the original tray with the case wouldn't fit the Pro1x, but the rest of the case was fine, size-wise. So you pulled the tray, knew of one that would fit, fastened the new tray with fabric tape, and that is where your phone sits? (amazing luck with the camera hole)

Do I have your process right?

If so, it's kinda worth a seizure.

Well done.

[sequestris 710]

1 minute ago, jakfish said:

So I understand correctly: the original tray with the case wouldn't fit the Pro1x, but the rest of the case was fine, size-wise. So you pulled the tray, knew of one that would fit, fastened the new tray with fabric tape, and that is where your phone sits? (amazing luck with the camera hole)

Do I have your process right?

If so, it's kinda worth a seizure.

Well done.

Yes to everything. And yeah - total luck on the cutout.

[EskeRahn 5,399]

2 hours ago, sequestris said:

Here's another seizure for ya - it works! The TPU case that came with it is too skinny although the right height. Not a biggie - I can get those on the cheap.
So I popped that off, ordered the right one on Amazon, and used some double-sided fabric tape and boom. Done.
Lemme know if y'all want me to find it in black or some non-eyesore color.

Your (large) image-links does not work here, no matter what I try....
Could it be some region-stuff, that you share the google-images US only? - Just a guess.

[Hook 2,907]

29 minutes ago, EskeRahn said:

Your (large) image-links does not work here, no matter what I try....
Could it be some region-stuff, that you share the google-images US only? - Just a guess.

Nah.  They don't work here either.  I even tried 2 different browsers and my phone as well.   :)

[sequestris 710]

5 minutes ago, Hook said:

Nah.  They don't work here either.  I even tried 2 different browsers and my phone as well.   :)

Weird. Let me try again.

 

[sequestris 710]

Did that work @Hook and @EskeRahn ?

[Hook 2,907]

2 minutes ago, sequestris said:

Did that work @Hook and @EskeRahn ?

Yup!  That works great!

[sequestris 710]

4 minutes ago, Hook said:

Yup!  That works great!

Shiny.