I agree with bscrowe. I’ve just taken mine out following their advice:
You can see how much the sides are bulging out. Now that the battery has been removed, the SD card comes out like normal too.
If you watch a video like this
https://youtu.be/wUFxlf4fXjo
you’ll see that you want to be VERY careful not to puncture the battery getting it out. Lithium Ion batteries are DANGEROUS to puncture!!!
I managed to gently lever it up about 3-4mm with the tip of a pen knife, which was enough to grasp the top of it firmly with wide, flat ended pliers, firmly enough to drag it out, but gently enough to not crush it.
Pulling it up with the knife broke the plastic case, but I was careful not to puncture the inner metal container.
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I had this same problem. After reading the responses here, I used a thin spatula (used for frosting cakes), it is thin and not sharp. I was able to carefully wedge the spatula between the battery and the camera without puncturing the battery. After a few tries I got it out!
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Karen, I tried your trick with my LG G5 and it worked on the first try! Thank you!
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 Reginald Whigham crwdne2934271:0