How-to: Book-style case for the Jolla Phone 2026 from a donor case + the original shell
Since nobody makes a book/wallet case for the JP2 yet, I built my own. The idea: take a donor wallet case, cut out its inner cradle, and glue the original Jolla protective shell in its place — the phone is then held by the shell’s clips and can be snapped in and out anytime.
Materials:
- Tactical Field Notes Pro for the Realme 8i (its camera cutout lines up with the JP2 camera with no cutting!)
- original Jolla protective shell (this one gets sacrificed — keep your Inari Blue safe)
- T-7000 glue (or B-7000), isopropyl alcohol, P240 sandpaper, masking tape
Steps:
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Cut out the inner TPU cradle of the donor case, close to the inner edge.
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Roughen both bonding surfaces: the back of the shell with P240, the leatherette lightly too. Degrease both with IPA.
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Mask off everything the glue shouldn’t touch — especially the inside of the camera window.
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Apply T-7000 and spread it into a thin, even film with a card.
- Position the shell using the camera window as the guide (get it right the first time — check through the cutout) and press for 48 hours. Tip: put a piece of cardboard with a camera-sized cutout under the window area so the pressure reaches the zone around the camera frame too. I used a stack of books as the press.
Result: solid bond, the clips still work, the magnetic flap closes, and the case doubles as a video stand. Cost ~12 EUR + glue.
