Ff3 official protective case doesn’t fit properly

[K_Alex]

Anyone found the protective case for FF3 goes a bit loose after a few months?

I dropped my phone tonight and it landed flat on the on the pavement with dire consequences for the screen. The case really didn’t do the job.

[OldRoutard]

Hi K_Alex and welcome to the forum and community, even if in tiresome circumstances

Here’s another thread talking about this. I expect you’ll find others.

Fairphone 3 case - getting loose?

Am I the only FP3 user whose case (original black Fairphone case, bought immediately when it became available on May 22 of this year) is becoming loose? I seem to remember it was a fairly tight fit when I got it, and I haven’t removed it often (maybe once or twice). The phone lives in my pocket. Recently I’ve noticed that the case has become loose, to the extent that I feel the phone sliding in it when I hold it upside down and right way up again, and it even slipped off the phone once or twic…

It seems the fit can loosen over time in certain circumstances. I’ve had mine well over a year and it’s fine still.

[Dryhte]

That was me. I got a new case from Fairphone, which subsequently got loose as well. I haven’t bothered asking for a new one, use my phone unprotected now. But yeah the cases were disappointing.

[angry_dodo]

This is the big thread covering the issue:

Enlargement of the phone case issue

Hello FP3 community, The subject is about an accessory but its specific to the FP3 so I think the right place to talk about it is here, move it if you think its more appropriate in “Product forum”. I have a strange issue with my phone case, the official in black https://shop.fairphone.com/fr/accessories/fairphone-3-protective-case-black The case auto enlarge itself, not only the front, but also the back and the case is now almost too big for the FP3+. For information I usually remove the pho…