Are the volume and power buttons covered or not?
1833896
No, they're open. You kinda need to smash the fatty pad of your finger into the hole to make them work because of the case... it take's a little bit of getting used to.
15634
There are no "flaps" covering the speakers like the ones that cover the plug in locations. The case itself does cover the speakers but have cut outs where the speakers are and have screens to help protect the speakers. It does not affect volume or quality in any way. You won't be sorry going with the case! Best one I've had!
2116071
No. I've had no problems using the power and volume buttons. The phone itself is very thin so I've just had trouble finding the buttons. They work perfectly fine though.
409055
Yes. The charging port, head phone jack and the silence button are all covered when not used.
765431
Yes. There are only 2 actual ports: the charging/usb port and the headphone port and both are accessible. In addition, everything else, the on/off switch, the card slot and the volume control buttons are all accessible with the cover on.
604009
This does not have cut outs for the volume or power buttons, but does have cut outs for headphone and charger. The cover has button indentations built on the skin for power and volume, but I find myself slipping the cover away to use those buttons, as the cover is very soft and streachey, also one could easily cut a small opening in the cover for those controls, as the cover is quite soft. Cheap cost and some decent protection at least, and can be used with an additional full size case when not being used
1669805
yes. the bottom/- volume button is a teeny bit covered, but it is manageable.
656437
Yes, the Volume rocker and the Power button are both very usable with this cover, they are covered but still feel very responsive.
506307
There are holes made for the power button and for the volume buttons. Keep in mind this case is for the Kindle Fire HD not the regular fire. Hope this helps!
2249413
The power button is exposed. But the volume buttons are covered. I myself took a razor and cut out the area over the volume buttons. It just seemed more matching to me. Even open, the case provided enough protection as to not let the buttons be pushed while in my pocket.
471019
I flipped mine around to test, and that section of the flap is soft enough where the buttons still work. If you still find that difficult, a sharp utility or exacto knife would cut a clean, small window for the volume buttons.
927390
yes! raised places for Volume and on/off buttons. Plus cut outs for headphones, camera, charging/USB, and a really small rectangle next to the charging/USB cut out.
2104741
it does cover the volume/power buttons, but it has its own raised buttons that you can press and they work just fine.
7511
Absolutely. The volume buttons are on the side ... you can't see them from this picture.
1408181
The buttons are not covered, they are cutouts. This particular case will also snap fit on the tablet backwards to cover the screen when you're not using it.
1569065
Actually there are no covered buttons. The port for charging must be uncovered, but that's not a problem. I really like this cover!
1077798
No, the port on the bottom is exposed. The toggle switch is also exposed, but the power and volume buttons are covered. I bought this as a replacement for my Otterbox and haven't had any issues with the exposed port. I would consider this more of a case for drop protection only as this one also exposes the screen to dust/fingerprints.