Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Apple Confirms That It's Okay to Clean Your iPhone With Disinfectant

[praetorian909]

Yeah not sure if Isopropyl alcohol damages the AG/AR coating. I stopped using it, mostly after someone I knew had the MacBook Pro screen issue.

And so recently (unrelated to the coronavirus) I just bought Whoosh cleaner because I read that’s what they use at  stores.

 

[smirking]

And so recently (unrelated to the coronavirus) I just bought Whoosh cleaner because I read that’s what they use at  stores.

I just got Whoosh too. I seriously doubt that kills germs. It does a pretty decent job with cleaning surfaces though... not as good as I expected, but pretty good.

 

[siger10k]

Phonesoap ftw.

 

[now i see it]

Approximately 9 million people die of starvation each year.

 

[cmaier]

Approximately 9 million people die of starvation each year.

The lark is nature's unhappiest bird.

 

[smirking]

Approximately 9 million people die of starvation each year.

That's tragic, but how is this relevant to not wanting a disease to overtake our communities?

 

[nattK]

Man, they should start ads pushing Apple Pay heavily right now. It's a perfect time to convince more people to use Apple Pay instead of handing their cards over to cashiers.

 

[jasonj566]

Anyone know if a UV light sanitizer would work instead of using a liquid cleaner ??

Homedics UV sanitizer

phonesoap.com carries phone soap pro, homesoap for large devices, works awesome (phonesoap was a shark tank born company)

 

[Bandaman]

I would worry about the isopropyl alcohol harming the lipophobic and anti-glare coatings. Also those wipes are slightly abrasive, which can further degrade the coating.

My question to the experts is: Does cleaning an iPhone with a drop of dish soap on a wet towel sufficiently remove germs?

That’s not something you have to worry about when you have a case and screen protector on the thing.

 

[darkslide29]

Yeah. People on here are cracking me up. Pretending this is the plague or a zombie apocalypse or something. lol. A few people have died, big deal. There are many far more realistic threats, but yeah, lets pretend a virus that has killed a few thousand people out of over 7 billion is a big deal.

Since October 2019 between 20,000 – 52,000 have died from the Flu. BUT LETS CREATE MASSIVE PANIC AND HYSTERIA ABOUT CORONAVIRUS!!!! Such a joke... all politics and if you don't think so, reevaluate yourself.

Please, please get your coronavirus facts outside of one person's twitter account who is more concerned about how this global threat affects him, and himself only. You are welcome to look for other sources, there are many articles out there from many sources, but it should be one with actual doctors and other actual experts being quoted, without having to go through a filter to downplay the situation and pat the boss on the back.

‘The attack rate is relatively high as there’s no immunity to it.’ Why coronavirus was never going to be just another flu

President Trump suspended all travel to the U.S. from Europe and declared a national emergency over COVID-19’s rapid spread.

www.marketwatch.com

 

[MacCheetah3]

sealed bubble; one per person please.

If it can help me jump higher, is bulletproof, and won't suffocate me; sure, I'll walk around in a bubble. The ultra-elastic feature can be on a premium version, I guess.

 

[itsmilo]

I haven’t seen toilet paper or hand sanitizers at any store in over week yet there is plenty of soap everywhere which leads me to believe that people are generally just gross.

Needless to say the impact on the world economy will be interesting. Our business for example is literally shut down for at least a month now

 

[CarlJ]

I wouldn't wipe that on a 2014 MacBook Pro display...

Well, but you shouldn't be touching the MBP display anyway, so it's much less likely to get contaminated.

 

[cmaier]

If it can help me jump higher, is bulletproof, and won't suffocate me; sure, I'll walk around in a bubble. The ultra-elastic feature can be on a premium version, I guess.

I want one of those hover pods, like Baby yoda.

 

[CarlJ]

There are many far more realistic threats, but yeah, lets pretend a virus that has killed a few thousand people out of over 7 billion is a big deal.

"has killed a few thousand" SO FAR. It remains to be seen how this ramps up. Waiting until after there's a million dead before taking any precautions would be incredibly foolish. Better to take some precautions now. You don't put on your seatbelt because you plan to run into another car, you do it as a precaution, because the unlikely outcome if you don't is rather severe.

 

[cocky jeremy]

It's killed a few thousand out of only about 100 thousand infected. If 7 billion were infected, at this rate, over 150M would be dead. Over 6M dead in the USA. So take this seriously and please help stop spreading it.

You really think we'd notice a difference of 150 million? LOL. You clearly don't know how big 7 billion is.

 

[MoreRumors?]

It's a good time to remind your teens not to let anyone handle their phones.

 

[cmaier]

You really think we'd notice a difference of 150 million? LOL. You clearly don't know how big 7 billion is.

Well, at least now we know that nothing you've said is serious.

Genocide much?

 

[cocky jeremy]

Well, at least now we know that nothing you've said is serious.

Genocide much?

You guys are marshmallowy soft on here, I swear. OH NO, THE KILLER FLU!! 🤣

 

[cmaier]

You guys are marshmallowy soft on here, I swear. OH NO, THE KILLER FLU!! 🤣

It's not a flu, smart guy. You may think its funny to joke about 150,000,000 dead people, and if one of your loved ones is one of them I hope you keep laughing.

 

[cdapple]

This review tested the Phonesoap sanitizer and put the results up against a 1:1 water to 70% rubbing alcohol mixture in a bottle, sprayed on a microfiber cloth used to wipe the phone clean and the alcohol spray came out on top in his small experiment. https://www.reviewed.com/smartphones/features/do-phone-sanitizers-and-phone-cleaners-really-work

 

[Piggie]

How important is is to wash your phone if nobody else ever touches it?

I can't remember the last time anybody other than my wife touched my phone for any reason whatsoever.

You could use the same logic about your backside after a poo !
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Yeah. People on here are cracking me up. Pretending this is the plague or a zombie apocalypse or something. lol. A few people have died, big deal. There are many far more realistic threats, but yeah, lets pretend a virus that has killed a few thousand people out of over 7 billion is a big deal.

I guess if it was your son, daughter, mother, father, wife who died then it may be a bid deal.

 

[cdapple]

Death rates for seasonal flu are around 0.15%.
Death rates for Coronavirus are currently higher than 2%.

I still think it's worth being aware of everything going on and being smart about personal hygiene and public gatherings and what not, but it's also worth noting that in South Korea where there is quite a bit of data available due to their widespread testing methods (drive-thru testing sites with 10-minute results, for example), the death rate is 0.6%. 140,000 people tested, 6,000 confirmed cases and only 35 deaths.

 

[I7guy]

This review tested the Phonesoap sanitizer and put the results up against a 1:1 water to 70% rubbing alcohol mixture in a bottle, sprayed on a microfiber cloth used to wipe the phone clean and the alcohol spray came out on top in his small experiment. https://www.reviewed.com/smartphones/features/do-phone-sanitizers-and-phone-cleaners-really-work

Alcohol is sold out everywhere in my area...so phone soap it is.

 

[citysnaps]

Since October 2019 between 20,000 – 52,000 have died from the Flu. BUT LETS CREATE MASSIVE PANIC AND HYSTERIA ABOUT CORONAVIRUS!!!! Such a joke... all politics and if you don't think so, reevaluate yourself.

Please...educate yourself. Though I suspect you're just craving for some attention.