I'll be real, I don't peel my screen protector off when I sell it. The glass ones are so good now the phone is almost better with them on.
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iPhone 11 Do Screen Protectors Remove Oleophobic Coating?
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No, not even close. The factory laminate layover has zero effect on the Oleophobic coating, it’s minimally applied merely as a minor protectant. Third party Tempered glass protectors have a much stronger contact bond with the display.
For what’s its worth I had my XS go through a wash cycle on hot with detergent and after the oleophobic coating was still there. Fingerprints wiped off easily and water beaded on the display. So if it can survive that I think a screen protector won’t do much damage lol.
I asked apple if their belkin screen protectors in the apple store can remove the oleophobic coating but told me to contact belkin.
I done a live chat with belkin who confirmed that their tempered glass screen protectors do not remove or effect the oleophobic coating so I’m hoping the same goes for spigen protectors.
I done a live chat with belkin who confirmed that their tempered glass screen protectors do not remove or effect the oleophobic coating so I’m hoping the same goes for spigen protectors.
"shatter-proof" screens are less "scratch - proof" than in the past, so I would suggest to install a screen protector anyway.
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Whoa I wasn't even aware such a product existed. 😱
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and why do you swap screen protectors so often ? 🤨
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coating could still be there, but I wouldn't bet on your XS' health after a wash cycle ... 😖
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I would imagine detergent would hurt an oleophobic coating more that a screen protector. And the XS worked perfectly fine till I upgraded to the 11 pro
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I took my spigen glas tr off my phone and felt the sticky side of the protector and the adhesive isn’t super tacky so I imagine there’s not a lot of adhesive on the back but just enough.
well... the new owner will discover that in a while.
That kind of damage usually shows itself after a while.
Turned it in to upgrade. I even checked the water indicator by the SIM card tray. Still white. But who knows? lol
This is why I will never buy second hand phones. No matter how good they look on the surface, you never know what it has been through before.
yeah the sheer amount of people that use their phones in the bathroom is enough to make me not want to buy a phone second hand. And I would never sell the XS to someone without letting them know.
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When I get enough scratches on my screen that it’s noticeable to me, I eventually do a warranty replacement for $5.99. Zagg doesn’t ask and I send them the one I peel off. One of the main reasons I always use Zagg. Once you buy one, they don’t kid around, it’s lifetime warranty. At least until I get a new phone and buy a new Zagg for it.
I like a very clean pristine screen. I do a lot of video watching. I have self diagnosed OCD. lol
From someone who has always used screen protector from new I can tell you once you remove the tempered glass protector the oleophobic coating also goes with it.
Not in my experience, nor in that of many posters in this thread.
To be honest the oleophobic coating on my new iPhone would be the least of my worries over the possibility of the many micro scratches appearing should I delay over installing a glass screen protector.
Let's think of it this way. Glass screen protector. Not satisfy with the scratches, remove it voila. Looks super fine and clear. Reapply a new tempered glass and everything is brilliant.
Let's think of it this way. Glass screen protector. Not satisfy with the scratches, remove it voila. Looks super fine and clear. Reapply a new tempered glass and everything is brilliant.
None taken.
fingers prints are difficult to remove and also run a droplet of olive test on the screen , the latter test shows the drop of olive oil smearing down the screen once it’s tilted.
I have stopped using screen protector for years as the screen feels really good without it. Now my experience is : if I use a screen protector on an iPhone with oleophobic coating and I remove the protector after few months, the o coating doesn’t remain as good as new. So I advise my friends to always use without any screen guards for at least first few months.
Anyways once you put on the screen protector how does it matter if the oleophobic coating is on or not?
Anyways once you put on the screen protector how does it matter if the oleophobic coating is on or not?
I can confirm this too from my personal usage over the past 10 years.
It doesn’t matter. The Oleophobic coating is naturally organic, which means it
wears off over the course of time with usage or the screen protector will Add some type of preservation with the coating, but when you remove the screen protector, it also will remove the coating.
Keep in mind, the Oleophobic coating can actually be reapplied to the display with ‘kits‘ you can purchase online, but I would recommend you have that professionally installed.
Another questions, is it ok to use screen wipes to clean the screen or should we be using a cloth?