Smartphones are getting bigger and bigger and people are dropping them more and more. As smartphones become heavy, caring for them becomes a challenge. As a result, more and more people are leaning towards using Popsocket on the back of their smartphones. These pop jacks are convenient and fashionable, and make it easy to use your smartphone.
Although these pop sockets are cheap and provide additional utility for smartphones, people buy and use them. But over time, they get bored with it, because the color fades, and putting the phone in pockets and bags becomes troublesome. Further, NFC-enabled smartphones have problems with payment.
After that, people think about removing it. However, popsockets don’t come out that easily, and many people are curious to know how they can remove a popsocket without breaking anything. Here in this guide, we will see exactly that.
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How to remove a PopSocket without breaking it
Removing the pocsocket without breaking anything is pretty easy. However, we will describe 2 ways to do the same. The first method is cost effective; all you need is strength, long nails and nothing else. The following method will require some tools, but is guaranteed to remove the effort.
You don’t have to worry because people usually attach the popsocket to the back cover and not directly to the phone itself. Oh wait! Did you connect the popsocket directly to the phone? If this is the case, you should opt for the economical method and rinse the phone with isopropyl alcohol to remove adhesive residue.
Economic method:
Requirements: Long nails, strength and oil paper.
Just follow these steps for an easy and economical method.
- Close the popsocket depending on your option.
- Slowly slide your fingernail around the popsocket to detach it from the phone. You can ask for help if you don’t have long nails.
- Now begin to draw out the pocket with your other hand.
- Once the popsocket starts coming out, bring another device close to it to put it on top of it, or you can also drop it if you like.
If you want to use the pop socket another time on the same smartphone, keep some oil paper handy to stick it to the pop socket.
professional method
Prerequisites: Isopropyl alcohol (you can also use rubbing alcohol), forceps or pry tool, credit card, and oil paper.
- Close the popsocket depending on your option.
- Apply some isopropyl alcohol to the sides of the popsocket. Let it seep inside.
- After a minute, use a credit card to clear space between your phone and the popsocket, and use the pry tool to remove the popsocket.
- Once the popsocket starts coming out, bring another device close to it to put it on top of it, or you can also drop it if you like. If you want to save the popsocket for later use, stick it on oil paper.
Make sure the popsocket is not stored anywhere because it will be exposed to dust. If dust sticks to your popsocket, it won’t stick anywhere else.
Well, that’s all we have on how to remove a popsocket without breaking anything. If you follow our method carefully, you won’t break anything.