How do you clean the Apple Watch?

[BR4DOKYBrazil]

I have an aluminum Apple Watch S6 and once a week or after exercising, I clean it, as I sometimes see stains on the ceramic part. I turn off the device, put it under the faucet and go through a microfiber cloth with a little liquid and neutral detergent (soap for washing dishes). With that the stains come out. I saw on Apple's website that it is to use only warm water and a soft cloth. How do you clean and sanitize the Apple Watch and even the iPhone?

 

[Spindel]

Usually after an exercise I just rub it off with my hands under running tepid water for a couple of seconds and then dry it off with a towel.

If it matters I have a natural Titanium AW

 

[artfossil]

Wiping with a microfiber cloth and rinsing with water when necessary is all I do.

One should avoid soap and detergent as they can gum up the crown.

 

[BR4DOKYBrazil]

Usually after an exercise I just rub it off with my hands under running tepid water for a couple of seconds and then dry it off with a towel.

If it matters I have a natural Titanium AW

Wiping with a microfiber cloth and rinsing with water when necessary is all I do.

One should avoid soap and detergent as they can gum up the crown.

Thank you very much for participating. If the soap or detergent could harm the digital crown I didn't know! Very good to know!

 

[jz0309]

Wiping with a microfiber cloth and rinsing with water when necessary is all I do.

One should avoid soap and detergent as they can gum up the crown.

I've been showering with my AW on for years, clean gentle with soap to get the sweat off, no problem in over 3 years

 

[artfossil]

I've been showering with my AW on for years, clean gentle with soap to get the sweat off, no problem in over 3 years

Good for you, but the soap is not recommended.

Clean and dry your Apple Watch​

Keep your Apple Watch clean and dry. Soaps, cleaning products, abrasive materials,* compressed air, ultrasonic cleaning, and external heat sources can cause damage and shouldn't be used with your Apple Watch.
To clean your Apple Watch, follow these steps:

1. Turn off your Apple Watch and remove it from the charger.
2. If you have a leather band, remove it from your Apple Watch.
3. Wipe your Apple Watch clean with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth. If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with fresh water. Or you can hold your Apple Watch under lightly running, warm, fresh water for 10 to 15 seconds. Soaps and other cleaning products shouldn’t be used.
4. Dry your Apple Watch with a nonabrasive, lint-free cloth, including the surface of the back crystal.

* Apple Watch is manufactured with extreme care and precision, while leveraging state-of-the-art technology to provide the best customer experience. To ensure the watch maintains all functionality and to keep a consistent finish across the enclosure and external components, Apple does not recommend polishi

 

[Allyance]

I have had the knob get hard to turn on several occasions, I use a very small dental brush meant to go between your teeth to clean between knob and case, solves the problem every time. Only cleaning I do on watch. Bought a small ultrasonic cleaner from Amazon to clean the Milanese band, works ok, never very dirty.

 

[BR4DOKYBrazil]

I have had the knob get hard to turn on several occasions, I use a very small dental brush meant to go between your teeth to clean between knob and case, solves the problem every time. Only cleaning I do on watch. Bought a small ultrasonic cleaner from Amazon to clean the Milanese band, works ok, never very dirty.

It's a good idea too.

 

[DeltaMac]

Apple also says that 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes, or similar, are OK if you wish to sanitize your Watch.
First paragraph is a good read: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204522
Notice that article also says "Don't use (disinfectant) on fabric or leather bands."

 

[BR4DOKYBrazil]

Apple also says that 70% isopropyl alcohol wipes, or similar, are OK if you wish to sanitize your Watch.
First paragraph is a good read: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204522
Notice that article also says "Don't use (disinfectant) on fabric or leather bands."

I have 70% ethyl alcohol wipes, but I know that ethyl alcohol is not indicated. I'll try to find the isopropyl alcohol wipes. Could I pass this isopropyl alcohol wipe often?

 

[DeltaMac]

hmm.... I posted a link to Apple's service article, which specifically mentions ethyl alcohol, up to 75%.
So, posting that whole paragraph (which is near the top of that article)

Is it OK to use a disinfectant on my Apple Watch?
Using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe, 75 percent ethyl alcohol wipe, or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, you may gently wipe the exterior surfaces of your Apple Watch and your Solo Loop, Sport Band, Nike Sport Band, or metal band. Don't use on fabric or leather bands. Don't use products containing bleach or hydrogen peroxide. Avoid getting moisture in any openings, and don’t submerge your Apple Watch in any cleaning agents.

 

[MacCheetah3]

Primarily, I use a tiny splash of distilled water on a soft cloth and wipe the entire watch and band down at least once per day — I don’t wear my watch to bed/sleep. Occasionally, more so following a workout/exercise or otherwise plenty of seat, I’ll use the distilled water and cloth method on the screen then wipe down the remainder (casing, band, and rear sensor dome) with a tiny splash of 70% isopropyl alcohol on a soft cloth.

I try to avoid anything beyond (distilled) water on the screen as it wears off the oleophobic coating quicker. When that wears off, especially completely, anything you touch the screen — even with recently cleaned fingers — it’s a smudgy/cloudy spot.

 

[perezr10]

Usually after an exercise I just rub it off with my hands under running tepid water for a couple of seconds and then dry it off with a towel.

If it matters I have a natural Titanium AW

Same here. I just soap it off in the shower after a run. Soap has never been a negative In my 6 years of doing this. Although I’ve known runners who never cleaned their Apple Watch and had their accumulated sweat gum up the crown.

 

[ShadowGuardian87]

I use a wash cloth with warm water (squeeze it out) and a little bit of soap to clean my Series 6. I do the same to clean my iphone 11 pro max. After I read the reports on how gross phones could get with germs from us touching things in public, I been doing this at least two times a week. But with the C-Virus still around I do it a bit more when I feel I need too.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

I use a damp microfiber cloth to clean/dry. To disinfect when necessary 70% isopropyl wipes..

 

[nburwell]

Each night before I place my AW on the puck to charge, I wipe the case and band down a microfiber cloth -- I usually give my iPhone the same treatment also.

 

[Luba]

Every day I go out with my AW I clean it before bed with a little Neutrogena (soap, I know, not recommended, but Neutrogena rinses off fast) and water. I dry it off with a paper towel and I turn on the sonic water expel function a couple of times to make sure water is out of the speakers. Then I put it on the charger. I'm thinking of wearing to sleep, but usually find the feeling of wearing a watch to sleep a little uncomfortable.

If I get AW7 I may just keep my current AW (depends on trade-in value) for sleep tracking, and I won't clean the new AW7 with Neutrogena and water that often. I might just give it a good wipe down every couple of days with a microfiber cloth.

 

[BR4DOKYBrazil]

Very interesting to see how each one takes care of their devices. I take extreme care of my iPhone and my Apple Watch (although the latter is more susceptible to scratches and bumps as it is on my arm all the time). Once a week I take my iPhone out of the case and clean it under running water and wash the case with neutral detergent, just like I do with the Apple Watch once a week or always after exercising (which isn't much hahahaha). However, every time I step into the shower at night, I splash warm water on my Apple Watch and run my finger all over it to get any kind of grease or dirt out of the day.