Apple Warns Against Using Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfectants on Products

[MacRumors]

In a recently updated support document, Apple has indicated that customers should not use products containing hydrogen peroxide to disinfect Apple products, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, HomePod, AirPods, and more. On the other hand, Apple has confirmed it is okay to use a 75% ethyl alcohol wipe to disinfect products.

We've emphasized the wording added to the support document below:

Using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe, 75 percent ethyl alcohol wipe, or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, you may gently wipe the hard, nonporous surfaces of your Apple product, such as the display, keyboard, or other exterior surfaces. Don't use products containing bleach or hydrogen peroxide. Avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don't submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents. Don't use on fabric or leather surfaces.

Apple says to avoid getting moisture in any opening when disinfecting products, and warns against submerging an Apple product in any cleaning agents, as liquid damage is not covered by Apple's standard warranty.

Many common household cleaning brands offer solutions with hydrogen peroxide, such as Lysol, so be sure to read labels as necessary.

Article Link: Apple Warns Against Using Hydrogen Peroxide Disinfectants on Products

 

[alexandr]

they also added that you shouldn't wash their products in the W/D

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

This thing cleans the 🚽 bathrooms down on another level, without any scrubbing effort.

Apple coming up with its own cleaning product soon.

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[ghanwani]

I think it's time Apple started selling Apple branded cleaning products.

 

[Attirex]

IBF "Apple about to sell US $299 iCleaner"---oh, wait.

 

[iapplelove]

A little alcohol on a microfiber is really all you need.

 

[icwhatudidthere]

I think it's time Apple started selling Apple branded cleaning products.

Sounds like a potential new Made for iPhone certification process.

 

[Grohowiak]

I've been clorox(ing) and lysol(ing) my iPhone and iPad for months. SO far so good.

 

[rpmurray]

So they start telling us not to do this more than a year after the Carona started and after everyone has already been doing this.

 

[ouimetnick]

I always mix bleach and ammonia and clean up my stuff with that. 🤣


*Don’t mix bleach and ammonia

 

[Jago]

"liquid damage is not covered by Apple's standard warranty"

So I guess Apple stopped marketing any products as water-proof? No? Then that's not how this works.

 

[Razorpit]

So they start telling us not to do this more than a year after the Carona started and after everyone has already been doing this.

Not everyone.

 

[Expos of 1969]

Remember when they released instructions on how to clean your Apple credit card? Those were the days

 

[Martin75]

"liquid damage is not covered by Apple's standard warranty"

So I guess Apple stopped marketing any products as water-proof? No? Then that's not how this works.

Water proof != detergent proof. (Detergents have much much lower surface tension than water and are therefore much harder to protect against. That's kind of the point of detergents.)

 

[citysnaps]

So they start telling us not to do this more than a year after the Carona started and after everyone has already been doing this.

Yeah... it was likely a misplaced belief most people would exercise common sense. There will always be some who don't.

 

[NightFox]

A little alcohol on a microfiber is really all you need.

That's my motto for life.

 

[nburwell]

Have always used microfibre cloths to wipe down my phone. Though my son did thrown my 12 in the bath once.

Can't say that I've ever used alcohol wipes on any iPhone that I have owned.

 

[TonyC28]

"......and we call it iCleaner. Starting at $99 for a 1 ml bottle and $129 for the iCleaner Pro 1.25 ml bottle. And we will begin shipping them in late 2021"

 

[cicalinarrot]

As a repairman, I’ve seen people damaging to the coating of Macbooks’ glass with any kind of alcohol or strong product, I’d just avoid them.
Anything more powerful than a wet paper towel with water or multipurpose spray once in a while can damage that thing. Don’t touch it, clean the keyboard when you close it.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Have always used microfibre cloths to wipe down my phone. Though my son did thrown my 12 in the bath once.

Can't say that I've ever used alcohol wipes on any iPhone that I have owned.

Don’t think that’s cleaning the germs 🦠

 

[The_Martini_Cat]

You can use alcohol for cleaning your iPhone? 🍸😹

 

[rpmurray]

A little alcohol on a microfiber is really all you need.

Fixed it for you.

 

[nate001]

Hydrogen peroxide really doesn't disinfect well, anyway. The bubbles are generally the enzymes (superoxide dismutase) in the microbes or skin breaking down the peroxide into water and oxygen. Use alcohol or soap if you want to disinfect or clean something. They work much better than peroxide.

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[matt_and_187_like_this]

If you disinfect your phone you fell for marketing anyway. A dry cloth is sufficient, the surface is way to slippery for bacteria to hold on to.

 

[jonproject]

It

"liquid damage is not covered by Apple's standard warranty"

So I guess Apple stopped marketing any products as water-proof? No? Then that's not how this works.

Water damage is not covered under warranty. It’s advertised as water resistant. It IS how it works. The glass is also shatter resistant, which they advertise as well. And also NOT covered under warranty if you shatter it.