Our iPhone is, as a rule, the device that we use the most on a daily basis. It’s probably what we touch the most with our handsand even if it doesn’t look like it, it dirties it, especially its screen, and it can have bad effects on your health.
We all know that our iPhone accumulates dirt and bacteria, but maybe you didn’t know that your mobile device contains the same number of bacteria as a public toilet… multiplied by 18. Maybe we should disinfect it from time to time, don’t you think? If that doesn’t quite convince you, maybe it will: one in six smartphones have fecal remains. Come on, now yes, let’s see how we can solve it.
Clean your iPhone: easy, simple and for the whole family
We know that after that you will no longer look at your iPhone with the same eyes, but it was necessary. The first thing you need to know is that you should avoid chemicals, sprays, high percentage alcohol and the like at all costs. Firstly, because they can damage your iPhone, and secondly, because you might have problems with the device’s oleophobic layer if it runs out of time.
In case you didn’t know, all iPhones, and in general all mid-range smartphones and above, come with an oleophobic layer on their screen. Basically it’s a treatment with a product that reduces fingerprints and the like. If you use an aggressive material, you could damage or even remove the oleophobic layerand your screen would smudge more than my MacBook Air (picture attached).
We recommend using a lint-free cloth (bonus points if you have Apple’s cleaning cloth), water, and low-alcohol disinfectant wipes. From there, the process doesn’t have much science:
- Extinct the Iphone.
- Prepare a soap and water solution.
- Very lightly dampen the lint-free cloth with the solution you have prepared and gently pass it over the entire surface. Even though iPhones are waterproof, avoid the charging port and other openings like speakers or microphones.
- Use an unmoistened, lint-free cloth or chamois to dry your device.
- Wipe the entire surface (again avoiding ports and holes) with a disinfectant wipe with low percentage of alcohol (It can be the kind that smells like lemon if you want and like it, but it’s low in alcohol).
- When you are done, use the non-damp cloth to dry your device.
- Don’t forget to follow the same process with your caseif you use Otherwise, it won’t do anything.
And that would be Your iPhone is clean, at least for a while. You don’t have to do this every day of your life, but a little cleaning once in a while never hurt anyone. You also need to clean other products, such as your Apple Watch bands.
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