Any issues with button access on the s5 active? the last one i tried constantly put pressure on the power/volume controls.
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I guess it depends if u have the 5 Sport, for the 5 aport the buttons don't line up.
654135
I had problems with the touch screen. There was no power/volume controls button pressure problems I noticed, but they could not be easily accessed as without the case.
654136
It doesn't constantly add pressure, however i just hit the button in the middle for the volune and just adjust it from the screen when the icon comes up. My biggest issue is that the front facing camera hole blocks a portion of the camera. Hope this helps. Good luck
654137
I've had no problems with the buttons. The volume and active keys on the side only get pressed when I press them, and the buttons on the front are cut out so they are in no danger of being pressed. They case really works well for me.
654138
I got one for myself about 5 months ago and then one recently for a friend and both have worked great
654139
My wife has the s5 active and has this exact case. She had not had any problems with it so far
654140
I have had absolutely no problems or issues with this phone case. Everything lines up perfectly
654141
Not really....it is harder to distinguish the volume buttons & camera button. I think with time I'll get better with that. Main thing was getting case(tight fit) on phone. Contacted customer service & they helped me with that.
654142
I've had no problems w the case applying pressure on the buttons. Love my case.
1879400
Sounds like a defect.. barely pressing button should change modes while a firmer press should click and power off..sounds like a lil bit of bad luck. :(
2116070
It would be very tricky to press in the correct areas to use power and volume controls. The case is a soft neoprene material so technically you could manipulate it. It wouldn't be easy.
635246
I had a problem with my case fitting! It squishes either my volume button, causing me not to be able to turn up or down the volume, or my power button, causing it to constantly cut on and off!
2160416
Mine does the same thing. I found that it is easiest to insert the buttons first (so the top with the power button, and then the side with the volume buttons). I don't think it I supposed to come off on a regular basis, but I take mine off every couple of weeks in order to clean out the dust that works its way in.
780009
I don't have any issue with either the volume or power buttons. The only minor thing is that opening the cover to plug in the the charger is a little difficult to open on the phone. I have very short fingernails so trying to reach in past the depth of the case to open the cover is sometimes hard.
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I honestly didn't have any issue with the buttons. The case fit perfectly on my S4 mini, and was actually pretty tough to get off once it's on the phone. I use the case with the belt clip when I'm at work and it stays in place just fine. :)
1157900
you can pause by holding the volume up and down button together. worked for me
702391
Good question. I had never thought of this as this hasn't been an issue for me at all. I will check in the morning and let you know. Update: the buttons on the S4 are not hindered in anyway, no matter which end. The clamps grab the phone approximately in the center, so there is plenty of clearance around the buttons.
631677
Do you mean the home button and on/off? Maybe just a smidge. But the on-screen buttons work like a charm! :) The level of protection this Otter Box gives far outweighs any button issues, I think :)
2249991
I haven't had an issue with it. it will act a a "back" button by default when surfing the web so if you do it that might be annoying but the side buttons are much more likely to get accidental presses
1680358
Yes, it's the same button as the power button and track skip button, and I never seem to be able to use it without turning off the speaker or advancing the track. So, I just use the volume control on my device.
876906
the on/off and volume buttons are not cut outs - so there aren't holes to touch the actual buttons, but the case has indentation for these buttons so even though they are covered, they work well. i didn't have any problems with this at all. hope that helps!
691246
Thanks for the reply. I ended up putting a small adhesive form pad on the button to make it easier to press. That seems to be working.
1912295
Glad you got it fixed, but that didn't work for me. Pushing down hard (and holding down) the power button turns it off momentarily so perhaps the defect is in that area and you were able to fix yours by applying pressure while turning on/off the wireless. Would be interested to know if it works for anyone else. I've just gotten used to it being on at this point.
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On speaker phone ppl say they can hear themselves talking. But I don't use speaker phone much. And that's the only problem I have ever had! And yea the buttons work great, the case is really tight fit so it's like the phone doesn't even have a screen protector on it! The home button works fine for me.
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I got mine a couple months ago and the buttons are fine. While researching the case, I read that some of the older models were bad about that. So if you have an older one, I'd request to swap it with a newer one through them.