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Does anyone know what those round things are on the back of people's cell phones?


Smartphone owners often hace riund thibgs attached to the back of their phones that they slide their fingers through. Does anyone know what they do? What they are? How the work? How they're used?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k81lcKBVUBc

Here's an example.

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Question of the year! I've been wondering this myself. I just don't get what it does. It looks more of an inconvenience than anything.

I've done the research and this is what I found:


"You've probably seen Pop Sockets before even if you don't know the name. They're a little round thing you can stick on the back of a phone or phone case that expand out to be a handle that's easily held between two fingers, or that acts as a stand for phones situated in landscape mode on a desk."


It still sounds inconvenient to me. That's gotta be a hindrance when you're putting it in your pocket.

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Magnet. You have a pad in your car and you sit it to the magnet.

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It's just an accessory. Some people like to bling up their phones.

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It's more than just that.

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It hooks between your fingers and helps you hold your phone. I've toyed with the idea of getting one, but it's always been outweighed by the inconvenience of the added bulk when putting it in your pocket - hope this makes sense.

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I have a case similar to this one, which can also be used to get a better grip at times. Conveniently, the "stand" part of it folds flat when not needed.

https://cdn57.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/OEAGO_j7_prime_case-840x847.jpg

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It's a magnet for hands-free.

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