Only Satan would design a hole that is smaller than the end of a bent paperclip when the entire purpose of the hole is to put something into it.
How else can you sell an iPoker 4X?
You’re still using the 4X? Lol, get yourself an 8Max and thank me later.
I did but I’m still saving up for the handle
is there a name for the superfine point ones?
I guess it’s called a SIM card eject pin tool, but you’ll usually find them in cell phone toolkits.
some are thicker or thinner than others. some phones have a superthin hole. so some ejectors or a paperclip won’t work (for some phones).
maybe the superthin variety is the most common variety out there. but i have a collection and they are nearly all thick.
An earring pokey works too, just wipe off any schmutz
there must be an everyday item that functions as a makeshift alternative.
Certain plastic toothpicks work.
I’m very responsibleI thought there was a hole in your hand I didn’t see the metal. I just saw straight through them. Wtf
You should put them all on a keyring!
I mean, they fit on a keychain, which is fucking great; Sadly, they stab you through the pants pocket so they’re fucking rude.
I just upgraded mine from an old Apple one to a newer Pixel one, which has a sturdier loop on it.
I don’t know what in the hell I did, I have one of the solid circular round ones with a small hole in the back for the keychain. It’s been on my keys for ages. One morning I went to put my seat belt on and got a sharp stab. I pulled my keys out and it was bent 90° and I just the tiniest little bit of blood on it.
I just bought a new phone and put it next to the other four I have.
You’re either really good at holding onto those things, or really good at losing/breaking phones
i usually grab a breadboard jumper wire and shove it in my sim card slot 😂
I fixit gang. If you did not know, some of the ifixit kits have a screwdriver bit that is just for that
Every screwdriver lie I’ve bought has these
…I used mine to clean my ears.
I have a screwdriver bit set that just includes one of those, very tightly secured. Whoever was responsible for ensuring this was neccessary: You are a hero.
How often are you dudes changing SIMs? I only ever do it when I get a new phone, and they always come with one.
Just tuck it into your phone case if you can. Easy solution to always have it when you need it.
Ah yes, phone cases I definitely use those
Seriously? Are you just 100% confident you’ll never drop it? Or replacing a phone isn’t a big deal for you?
I hate to think how many phones I’d have broken without a case.
I just buy durable phones, I very rarely drop them nowadays but if I do the worst that happens is a scratch or dent. Last two times I’ve broken a phone have been jumping in a pool forgetting it was in my pocket (usually buy waterproof for this reason) and falling on a rock with it in my pocket
First one no case would have prevented short of one of the ultra rugged outdoorsey ones, second one only the cases with the front cover flap thing might have stopped
Only time I’ve broken a phone by dropping it is when I had an iPhone 4 handmedown, I swear those things were designed to break
Fair enough, you might be surprised at what a case does to protect the screen too though, if it lands (or something lands) heavily on a corner it’ll likely break the screen to the point it needs replacing. A case will absorb 99% of the force. .
My phone has fallen out of a pocket that I forgot to zip up while mountain biking on more than one occasion, so I wouldn’t trust myself with a naked phone any longer than absolutely necessary.
I don’t find them useful. Unless you’re talking about a huge sponge of a case, or those crazy corner ball ones, it doesn’t really make a difference. If a phone is prone to cracks it’s going to crack, with or without the case.
That’s not really true. The most likely initial impact point is the corners, and the corners are always protected and take the brunt of the impact. A decent spigen case will save you from cracks pretty effectively.
Dunno, just my personal observation is that the heavier the phone is the more likely it is to crack, just from the sheer amount of mass the case has to dampen. I’ve seen heavy phones, in protective cases and even those marketed as “rugged” crack from minor falls, and lightweight cheap shit survive the nastiest of falls. What you’re probably referring to is those cases with thick rubber pads on the corners, but most cases are like half a mm thick wraps, which, IMO, won’t help squat in a fall.
Yeha I’m talking about a decent spigen or something ideally. I can’t really speak to the phone condom things but I’m sure there’s some improvement even there, if only slight compared to a proper case.
Nothing is completely protecting your phone from everything of course, and if you drop it screen first on a rock you’re probably gonna have a bad time, but those drops are much less common than dropping it on a flat surface where the corner will always take the initial impact.
I put mine on the keychain… It’s responsible for some small holes in my trousers pockets and I have been pricked too but worth it.
I may have found 5 in my desk drawer the other day…
this made me feel good about myself, thanks
iFIXIT kits include a bit that lets you eject sim trays
Good. I don’t like sim trays. They’re small and flimsy and irritating and are easily lost. Not like here. Here everything is built-in and solid.
