6S Touch ID - oleo phobic coating?

[Droidzoid]

It always seems like the home button retains smudges and fingerprints way more than the home screen. Is your experience similar as well? It's particularly apparent on my space gray phone.

Isn't the Touch ID supposed to have oleophobic costing as well?

 

[countryside]

It always seems like the home button retains smudges and fingerprints way more than the home screen. Is your experience similar as well? It's particularly apparent on my space gray phone.

Isn't the Touch ID supposed to have oleophobic costing as well?

I have to agree, I get a lot of smudges and it drives me crazy.

 

[Speedman100]

I don't know too much about it, but I know the home button is sapphire crystal and it reflects light a lot more than the glass of the display. Sapphire crystal is a lot more reflective. So maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

No, only the screen.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Some are spending way too much time looking at their phone.

 

[HEK]

I doubt they coat the Saphire as the coating is not as hard as the Saphire and would scratch. And as someone else mentioned, Saphire is more reflective, so more noticeable.

As for driving Saphiria crazy, a hobby, or worthwhile cause to take your mind off it might help. Carry a microcloth to wipe it, or a hammer to hit your thumb each time you view it. Won't be long before you stop looking. Don't want you going crazy over it.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Use iPhone friendly gloves.

The ones with the selected white finger tips.

Job done.

 

[tranceking26]

It doesn't drive me crazy (far from it in fact) but I have noticed the screen and button get about the same amount of fingerprints.

 

[Matthew.H]

I've noticed it but I clean my screen most days so it doesn't make much difference to me.

 

[Sirious]

Use iPhone friendly gloves.

The ones with the selected white finger tips.

Job done.

Not sure if its sarcasm, but that would defeat the purpose of Touch ID