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For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 and one of Astropad's Fresh Coat anti-reflective screen protectors to go along with it.

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Fresh Coat is a new kind of screen protector that Astropad designed with an optical-grade anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and provide a more pleasant iPhone viewing experience. The technology that Astropad is using cuts reflections by 75 percent, while improving contrast and keeping colors vibrant. Unlike other anti-reflective screen protectors, there's no haze or distortion.

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Priced at $30, Fresh Coat is made from a scratch-proof tempered glass that also provides protection for the iPhone's display in addition to cutting down on glare and reflections. It's slim and won't add any bulk to the iPhone even though it has a five-layer design. From the top down, there's an anti-reflective coating, an oleophobic and hydrophobic coating, a layer of tempered glass, a dust barrier, and an impact-resistant "airbag" bonding.

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If you have an iPhone 17, it comes with a new anti-reflective coating added by Apple. What you might not know, though, is that you can't use just any screen protector with the iPhone 17. If you put a regular screen protector without an anti-reflective coating on, it entirely nullifies the anti-reflective properties of that added coating.

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Since Fresh Coat has its own anti-reflective coating, it actually improves upon Apple's included anti-reflective layer, reducing glare even further. With Fresh Coat, the iPhone's screen is easy to see in any lighting conditions, there's less eye strain, and if you use Dark Mode, it looks even darker.

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If you don't have an iPhone 17, Fresh Coat can provide an iPhone 17-style display upgrade, mirroring Apple's own reflection-reducing display coating. Fresh Coat is available for all iPhone 17 models, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.

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Astropad even designed an installation process that's impossible to mess up, so you get perfect alignment on your iPhone without hassle.

We have an iPhone 17 in white and a Fresh Coat screen protector for one lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.

Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.The contest will run from today (December 19) at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on December 26. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after December 26 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.

Article Link: MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 and Fresh Coat Screen Protector From Astropad
 
Would love to know more about the installation that's impossible to mess up. I dread putting these on, even though they usually turn out fine, because they always seem hard to align. Just last week I installed a screen protector on a mini notebook and ended up with bubbles everywhere. And then a couple days ago I saw dust got under it.

Speaking of alignment, it looks like there's no punched hole for the front camera? That solves one problem, but does it affect the clarity at all? Not that I ever use my front camera...
 
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Screen protectors are disgusting IMO.

The best part is, other than maybe this use case of reducing glare, is there is really no great reason to have one with the iPhone 17 or 17 Pro. The new glass is incredible! 3 months in and I have absolutely zero hairline scratches.
 
I have this on my work iPhone 16e, installation was indeed pretty painless, especially with the offered app (which also comes as an App Clip... remember those?).

Something to note though, it's one of those screen protectors that will make the screen very hard, if not impossible, to see if you are wearing polarized glasses.
 
I have this on my work iPhone 16e, installation was indeed pretty painless, especially with the offered app (which also comes as an App Clip... remember those?).

Something to note though, it's one of those screen protectors that will make the screen very hard, if not impossible, to see if you are wearing polarized glasses.
There’s an app for a screen protector? Did I misread that?
 


For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 and one of Astropad's Fresh Coat anti-reflective screen protectors to go along with it.

astropad-fresh-coat-main.jpg

Fresh Coat is a new kind of screen protector that Astropad designed with an optical-grade anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and provide a more pleasant iPhone viewing experience. The technology that Astropad is using cuts reflections by 75 percent, while improving contrast and keeping colors vibrant. Unlike other anti-reflective screen protectors, there's no haze or distortion.

astropad-fresh-coat-comparison-4.jpg

Priced at $30, Fresh Coat is made from a scratch-proof tempered glass that also provides protection for the iPhone's display in addition to cutting down on glare and reflections. It's slim and won't add any bulk to the iPhone even though it has a five-layer design. From the top down, there's an anti-reflective coating, an oleophobic and hydrophobic coating, a layer of tempered glass, a dust barrier, and an impact-resistant "airbag" bonding.

astropad-fresh-coat-layers.jpg

If you have an iPhone 17, it comes with a new anti-reflective coating added by Apple. What you might not know, though, is that you can't use just any screen protector with the iPhone 17. If you put a regular screen protector without an anti-reflective coating on, it entirely nullifies the anti-reflective properties of that added coating.

astropad-fresh-coat-comparison-2.jpg

Since Fresh Coat has its own anti-reflective coating, it actually improves upon Apple's included anti-reflective layer, reducing glare even further. With Fresh Coat, the iPhone's screen is easy to see in any lighting conditions, there's less eye strain, and if you use Dark Mode, it looks even darker.

astropad-fresh-coat-description.jpg

If you don't have an iPhone 17, Fresh Coat can provide an iPhone 17-style display upgrade, mirroring Apple's own reflection-reducing display coating. Fresh Coat is available for all iPhone 17 models, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.

astropad-fresh-coat-comparison-3.jpg

Astropad even designed an installation process that's impossible to mess up, so you get perfect alignment on your iPhone without hassle.

We have an iPhone 17 in white and a Fresh Coat screen protector for one lucky MacRumors reader. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.

Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.
The contest will run from today (December 19) at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on December 26. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after December 26 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.

Article Link: MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 and Fresh Coat Screen Protector From Astropad
I would like to have one for my family, thank you sire
 
Astropad- $35 for 1 screen protector

Alibaba - the SAME screen protector, $1.

I bought the $1 one from alibaba, and it looked EXACTLY the same as the astropad I wasted money on.

These people aren’t researchers, they are resellers, middle men.
Not sure I believe this is more than a gimmick either. I mean, I use an "expensive" screen protector too, but that's only because I had one for a previous phone and it worked perfectly. But it's just that: a screen protector.
 
I have a matte screen protector on my phones, and always have. I HATE shiny screens.

Can’t stress enough how much a game changer a matte screen protector is. I would never consider going without one at this point.

I have a Paperlike 3 on my iPad and really like it but I’ve never considered using a matte screen protector on my iPhone…

Is there a particular one you recommend?
 
I have a Paperlike 3 on my iPad and really like it but I’ve never considered using a matte screen protector on my iPhone…

Is there a particular one you recommend?

There aren’t many options, but if you want glass, then I’ve used Mothca, but I broke it pretty quickly (dropped on a hike). Currently using an iCarez plastic film style and am much happier with it.

 
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There aren’t many options, but if you want glass, then I’ve used Mothca, but I broke it pretty quickly (dropped on a hike). Currently using an iCarez plastic film style and am much happier with it.

Thanks! I’ll check it out.
 
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There’s an app for a screen protector? Did I misread that?
They have an app to help you apply it... specifically, it makes sure you get every part of the screen when cleaning it before you put the screen protector off, and to make sure you "squeeze" every part when pushing the air bubbles afterwards.
 
I never used a Matte screen protector on any phone until the iPhone 17 Pro for some reason. I'd never go back. They are so amazing.
 
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I have a Paperlike 3 on my iPad and really like it but I’ve never considered using a matte screen protector on my iPhone…

Is there a particular one you recommend?
I am using the 16 Pro edition of this model.

I went with this model versus the 17 model because it has a 3-D Infinity Edge. Whether that mattered or not, I'm not sure. But I'm super happy with my choice.
 
Astropad- $35 for 1 screen protector

Alibaba - the SAME screen protector, $1.

I bought the $1 one from alibaba, and it looked EXACTLY the same as the astropad I wasted money on.

These people aren’t researchers, they are resellers, middle men.
They are capitalists , or some would call them financial predators
 
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