Cleaning a smartphone touchscreen is simple. You don’t need a special cleaning kit or cleaning solution to safely clean your tablet or smartphone’s touchscreen you can do it with materials you probably have on hand. However, you do need to know what to avoid many common types of cloths and cleaning solutions can damage a touchscreen.
Once you understand what to do and what not to do, you can safely clean a smartphone or tablet’s touchscreen in just a few seconds, removing the build-up of oil, dust, and other grime that can accumulate on these devices as we rub our fingers over them all day.
What Not To Do
Before we go over a quick and easy method to safely clean your device’s touchscreen, let’s cover some things you should never do to clean a smartphone touchscreen:
NEVER use harsh chemicals, including Windex, anything with ammonia, or alcohol-based cleaners. If a liquid is necessary, you should only use a small amount of water on the cloth. You can also purchase special cleaning solutions, such as iKlenz, which is recommended by Apple, but these solutions are not necessary.
NEVER use abrasive cloths, paper towels, or tissue paper, which can scratch the touchscreen. The scratches will be small and build up over time, damaging and dulling the screen. Instead, use microfiber cloths, which are specially designed to clean sensitive surfaces.
NEVER use a large amount of water. If water is necessary to clean the screen, you should make your microfiber cloth slightly damp instead of putting the water directly on your screen. If any water at all is necessary, it’s also a good idea to power off your device ahead of time.
NEVER press too hard while cleaning the screen. This can damage your device.
This process will be different if you have a screen protector on your screen. The method below is for cleaning glass screens – if your screen is covered in a plastic screen protector, you have more leeway and can use other types of cleaning solutions.
Smudges all over your gadget's touchscreen? Maybe the fingerprint trail for the latest, must-have game you are addicted to lies on your screen? Regularly cleaning your cell phone, tablet, MP3 player's touchscreen, or any other touch screen device is essential for its upkeep and longevity. Learn how to wipe away those smudges with ease and how to avoid doing things your touchscreen would not appreciate.
Using a microfiber cloth
1.Choose a microfiber cloth.
This is ideal for cleaning a touchscreen. Some devices will have such a cloth included or perhaps you can borrow one you use on your sunglasses.
*The cost of such cloth varies. For cloth recommended by companies for their products, the price can be considerably higher simply because of the recommendation. Look around for a good deal on such cloth or substitute with a cheaper but still effective microfiber cloth.
2.Turn off the device before commencing to clean it.
It is usually much easier to see where to clean when the device is switched off.
3.Give the screen a once over by brushing it with the microfiber in small circles.
This will remove the majority of simple imperfections.
4.Only if truly needed, moisten a cotton cloth, even the corner of your cotton shirt, and repeat the small circular motions.
It may actually be enough to just breathe over the screen and use that moisture to clean with.
Read the instructions accompanying the cloth you're using. Some of them need to be made slightly damp before use. If this is the case, skip this step and follow the cloth's instructions instead.
If dampening a cloth, it is best to use distilled water.
5.Brush again with the microfiber cloth to finish off.
Don't over-rub though! And if there is any dampness left, just leave it to air dry.
Do not put too much pressure on the screen when cleaning it.
6.Wash the microfiber cloth.
To wash the microfiber cloth, soak it in warm, soapy water. The warm water serves to open the fibers and release the grime that may have gathered. Scrub the cloth lightly while soaking it (not too hard or you will damage the cloth). After soaking, avoid squeezing out any excess water, let the cloth out to air dry. If you're in a hurry, you may want to blow dry it. Do not wash any screens with the cloth until dry (or lightly damp) to the touch.
Using alcohol gel
This method is good because the sanitizer kills all the germs.
1.Get some alcohol gel. It is also known as hand sanitizer.
2.Take a clean paper towel.
3.Squeeze a little gel into the paper towel.
4.Wipe down the screen.
5.Use a clean microfiber cloth to remove smudges - but there shouldn't be any!
Tips:
*Keep the touchscreen cleaning cloth in good, clean condition. Wash regularly to remove build-up of grime from the screen.
*If you do not have a microfiber cloth and the cleaning can't wait, a cotton cloth or corner of a shirt will do in a pinch.
*Make sure your device is off before you start cleaning the screen.
*If possible get a case for your device to prevent bumping, scratching and prints from happening.
*It is possible to purchase screen cleaning kits. Often these will include anti-static wipes. However, this may be an added expense that isn't worth the price; do some research first.
*If you want to further protect you device you can buy a scratch guard, also known as a screen guard. It is a layer of film that protects the screen from the scratches that occur from everyday use.
*Isopropyl alcohol is best for cleaning screens, either TV's computers or mobile phones.Leaves no trace or marks. This can be bought from any chemist. It is what they use when shipping new computers.
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