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"Force Touch" and Glass Screen Protectors?
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It would seem to me that a glass screen cover would reduce the flexibility of the screen, and tempered glass is less flexible than ordinary glass. I think the newest glass used by Apple will be tough enough not to need a cover.
Agreed. I love this debate every year. Anyway the other day I dropped my 6 plus and the phone landed on he street screen down. The glass screen protector shattered. Not a hint of damage on the screen after I pulled the shattered protector off. I guess I stepped of the land of perfect unlike some of you.
Yes, you do have scratches.
What you are saying goes against even the manufacturer's assertion in the product sheet for Gorilla Glass 3 (let's not even bother to argue GG3's inclusion given the NDA) wherein they state, "High resistance to scratch and sharp contact damage".
It does not say "impervious" or "scratch-proof".
Just accept it has scratches and it doesn't affect your enjoyment. Pretending it doesn't is just silly. You aren't the Unicorn here.
Like I said, I know what you all are talking about. No I do not have any scratches, visible or micro. Yes, some of us don't have scratched up screens. This isn't a unicorn scenario. Even if I do and cannot see them under bright light, tilting my phone every which way, I don't care. Lol
Your bolded statement is a perfectly reasonable response. It's what I do even with my Zagg. Though I can get that replaced for a $5 install fee most anytime I'd like.
This happened to me with a glass screen protector last week. My heart sank for a second and then I peeled off the shattered protector off to see my flawless screen lol I will forever use glass screen protectors
I reckon the glass protectors will possibly spread the pressure point across a wider portion of the screen than intended, and reduce sensitivity! If that is the case, it would follow that Force (3D) Touch would be affected to some degree, but how much is anyone's guess!?!
Until it's tested, no one can be certain.
Until it's tested, no one can be certain.
Where did you get that idea? I've never seen any reference to them parting ways.
While I have looked into the matter further, as a result of other discussions, you do realize that the article from 2014 which you just posted had virtually no evidence to support either its title or your reason for citing it, don't you?
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Yes, the article referred to a hint that Apple was not using Gorilla Glass 4 in the iPhone 6/6 plus but recent articles from Bloomberg claim Apple worked with Corning on the the glass for the 6s/6s plus.
I've never seen any information that Apple stopped working with Corning.
It was more of an issue of omission. (Most articles like to include Apple and Corning in headlines but offer no legitimate information about the relationship, like your article earlier.)
Seemingly, both would want to brag about their cooperation with one another, yet both companies remain mysteriously tight-lipped despite disclosing other manufacturing relationships.
This would've been a better citation:
http://www.apple.com/about/job-creation/
Emphasis mine.
You have to have your Zagg installed, your're kidding right? How much simpler can it be with the tabs.
Zagg glass saved my screen in May this year when phone fell from shirt pocket hitting metal part in box I was leaning over. Phone hit dead center on screen, cratered the Zagg glass, but phone screen was untouched. I'm hoping the Zagg glass can be used on 3D Touch screens, but until phone is tested, I have serious reservation based on my limited understanding of how the system works.
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That was my point. (If you're going to cite sources as support for an assertion, at least cite credible ones with actual info.)
You're welcome.
I stopped installing mine years ago during the wet install phase - they were a huge pain and I'm probably borderline OCD about lint and lining it up lol.
Honestly I have never bothered to try installing the glass. It probably is a lot easier. But I have a retail Zagg store right by my work (not one of those horrible little kiosks) and the guys are perfect every time at installing and I'm not young and poor anymore
We have not lost sight of that fact, it's just we can only rehash the same conjecture and opinions until we have some actual hands on results to examine. Perhaps those journalists that have the phones in hand now for some time can be released by Apple to disclose what their tests and trials have revealed.
"Facts," or lack thereof, have never put any thread on hold ever on MRF, and they certainly won't stop doing so now.
I've never had the actual glass scratch but the coating scratches easily and you can see it in sunlight.