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an updated flagship smartphone demands an updated carrying case in this one's got a few neat tricks I'm Michael Fisher with pocket now here at MWC 2015 with a quick look at the new dot view case for the HTC One m9 the first generation dot view case was no slouch in the eye-catching Department anytime you convert a five inch LCD to a matrix of oversized pixels you're gonna get some attention unfortunately with its opaque matte plastic the backside of the first dot view case tended to obscure the 1m eights good looks so for the m9 HTC made the back cover transparent to let the phone's glossy aluminum shine through the sides have been changed up to instead of leaving the keys exposed the new case covers them up with flexible rubberized plastic matching the color of the front panel and where the old dot view case was very stiff when open and uncomfortable to type on that's been corrected somewhat for the new version though it's still a bit springier than it should be when folded back on itself the new glossy plastic also feels cheaper than the first gens robust material but HTC tells us the samples we tested aren't final so we'll hold off on a final judgment until we can get our hands on production units the dot view software has also gotten an upgrade to support more shortcuts from the front panel like instant access to the flashlight media controls and so on for a little fun you can stream custom messages in a variety of colors if you want and there's even a couple games bundled in now one of them recalls the addictive brick breaker on blackberries of the past now with more accelerometer control and the other is a light bright like artwork generator that I frankly haven't figured out yet overall it's great to see HTC using the buzz of a new flagship smartphone to build on one of its more distinctive accessories and of course we'll take a closer look at the new dot view when we can spend a little longer with it on the HTC One m9 for more coverage of the m9 itself and everything else coming out of HTC at MWC 2015 check out the links above and follow us on the ground in Barcelona at the links in the description below until next time this has been michael fisher with PocketNow captain two phones on twitter back soon with much more from MWC