How to remove tight case

rjack22

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When I first received my Flip 7 I bought a case for protection. I knew it would be a temporary case until I found something I really liked. Well I ordered a new case and now I can't get the old one off!! It is on there so tight! I am afraid I will break the phone trying to remove it. Does anyone have any tips or tricks I could try? The half over the front screen comes off fairly easy but the half on the bottom of the phone is stuck like glue! I can't seem to get my fingernail under it anywhere. Is there any tool that you use that won't damage my new phone?
 
What case? I normally turn the phone screen facing away from me and try to pry away from the middle area one side of the case till I can get like a little bit of movement away from the phone
 
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I'm thinking the only way is having the phone closed and with the bottom facing up prying a corner towards you to remove
 
When I first received my Flip 7 I bought a case for protection. I knew it would be a temporary case until I found something I really liked. Well I ordered a new case and now I can't get the old one off!! It is on there so tight! I am afraid I will break the phone trying to remove it. Does anyone have any tips or tricks I could try? The half over the front screen comes off fairly easy but the half on the bottom of the phone is stuck like glue! I can't seem to get my fingernail under it anywhere. Is there any tool that you use that won't damage my new phone?
I removed a case to install a ghostex case and it bent the sim card tray snapping it off.
 
Removing a good properly fitting case is always hard! Try using a hair dryer (on a low setting) to help loosed the glue from the adhesive strips that were on the case and very carefully pry one corner of the case.