are you able to talk through the cover or does it have to be open? If you are able to talk through the cover, how does it hold up to makeup, etc?
1100580
You need to open the case first,then you can close the case to speak phone.
1854874
Yes, you can both talk and hear with cover closed. As a matter of fact, this is how I use my phone all the time, I only open it to text and periodically answer the phone when I am not wearing my Bluetooth. I absolutely love my cover, you will not regret this purchase.
665204
It will flap open. The cover does not have any magnet nor mechanism to stay closed. Think of it as the hard cover part of a book. If you hold the book part with the cover facing down, the cover will flap open due to gravity. Also, the cover is very thin and over time, it is no longer flat (become kind of wavy and crooked), therefore spoiling the slim profile.
1506500
As others have stated, it doesn't latch, but it doesn't fall open easily either. If I toss it INTO something like a basket (and I mean from a couple of feet or more away), the cover might come open. Otherwise it's pretty secure. I carry mine in my purse, take it on airplane in carry-on, leave it lying around the house a lot (with kids and pets). I'm not overly careful with it, Kindle hasn't fallen or gotten knocked out or screen scratched.
1097367
It flips back easily and will stay that way if you lay it on the cover. I have mine open a lot so then it will only stay closed all the way if you lay it on the cover closed. It does stay closed inside my purse and that is where I was worried about it being scratched. I have never dropped it but could probably land open or closed. No there isn't a latch.
1969637
I find the plastic part that actually holds the phone in the case to be brittle. Perhaps it's stronger than it seems, but I personally am trying to just leave my phone in the case and not take it out a lot, since I'm worried the plastic part will crack and the case will be rendered useless. It's easy enough to bend the front flap around to the back and hold the phone up to your ear to talk though, so I don't think it's really that big of a deal.
2022701
Yes it is open. That is the only draw back. We covered it ourselves then used the chalkboard paint, so our granddaughters leave us pictures and messages
1395565
We opened this today at Christmas and I threw away the instructions- are there secrets as to how to get her to say certain things. We get "I'm sleepy.../bottle/blanket" ALOT! Is there anything really cool that we're missing? If you respond, thanks in advance!
566809
It's open towards the bottom so the speakers do come through. It does have tiny speaker holes on the bottom back right hand side. Hope this helps, all in all great product :)
2113804
You can talk on the phone while the phone is in the case, you just need to flip the cover open. you can't talk when the cover is closed. I love this case. It's the best one I've had so far. So convenient and holds my credit card, my license etc. it's like a wristlet.
1746680
You can talk with the cover closed, HOWEVER you want to make sure to turn the screen off before closing the cover or risk random screen touches that hang up, mute or something worse.
143517
I think the cover was not designed to be folded all the way to the back. I tried it the first few days after I got it, but it because it is leather I got the impression that if I would do it all the time I would end up messing up the cover ...After a while I realized that I can talk with the cover closed and I can also write comfortably with th cover opened at 180 degrees ... So involuntarily I have eliminated my "need" to folding it all the way back and I don't do it any moreHope this helps
11782
I bought mine a few months ago and I always keep it in the cover and I never had an issue. I hope that was helpful.
574668
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.
2230909
The case is not see through, it should hide decals okay. If they are really dark, you may see a rough outline but will not be able to read them. Although the light up Apple does glow thru the cover.
2279244
The bottom is partially covered - this interferes with the speaker (you cannot hear very well) the same type cover can be purchased at Verizon but the bottom is open so you can hear.
1827971
Voice/speaker: I haven't figured out how to turn the voice off yet, though I think the option is there. Case: Mine came with a nice and study black square box case that is hinged (not separate pieces). Really a nice option for storage or for traveling with it that protects the device.