Complicated ToH ideas (DIY-able)

laderlappen · 7 August 2026 13:02

I’ve been thinking about ToH features that might be neat and maybe even useful, at least to me. [Wiki] Simple ToH ideas (3D printable) was a pretty cool thread, but the simple part (no electronics, etc.) kind of rules out these ideas. So I’m making this post for the ideas that are more involved, but hopefully still feasible.

Magnetic charger connector

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Extra USB port (for charging while using the real USB port)
Battery extender
The jack (yeah, it’s discussed a lot already)
Media control buttons on the side

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Volume wheel

I think It’d be cool if this ToHs evolve from simple back covers to something that can completely transform the phone.

laderlappen · 9 August 2026 10:40

So this is how I’d try to fit new buttons on the side.

Beyond this sketch, I’ll just have to wait and see what documentation or reference / open source tohs pop up. If someone does the keyboard toh, maybe I could just steal their work and map the buttons to media control keycodes.

Of course these would make most sense in a jack toh, but I’m not going to try that.