Comment on Good news, everyone: Apple’s Polishing Cloth supports the iPhone 15 Pro Max

• antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Shirt doesn’t get it as clean and clear as a microfiber cloth. I have a few very large microfibers that I keep around the house and at least one in the car.

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  • 0110010001100010@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Eh it gets it clean enough for my purposes (no fingerprints). And I always have a screen protector on my devices so if anything it’s damaging that. I’ve had a smart phone since an old-school Blackberry World Edition from shit…2007? Though I guess my first touch screen one was a Blackberry Storm a year later. Regardless, never had any issues whatsoever. That’s obviously anecdotal but still.

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    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think I got ny first blackberry around the same time. Still have my 9700 around here somewhere and last time I checked it still worked. Maybe I notice it more but the shirts I wear don’t clean my glasses or my phone very well, all they do is move the oils around and it isn’t as clear as it can be.

      I’ve stopped worrying about screen protectors with the latest editions of gorilla glass.

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  • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    With the hardened glass going into phones combined with the oleophobic coatings they get, you really aren’t likely to do a bit of damage for the light rubbing you need to get oils off the screen.

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    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This shows that you don’t actually understand how these hardened glasses actually work. They can most definitely still be scratched even if it’s micro abrasions. Plus the oleophobic coating doesn’t protect against scratched, it helps prevent fingerprints and that coating along with any others will get worn down even faster.

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      • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The oleophobic coating means the oil should come off quickly with fewer passes by your shirt. So just less chance for abrasion over the lifetime of the glass due to less rubbing.

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  • errer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve been cleaning my iphone XS with my shirt for 5 years straight and the screen isn’t scratched at all.

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    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It may not look scratched to your eye but unless you are only using pure cotton fabric and not cleaning the screen while wearing any of the moisture wicking work out shirts that are full of plastic, it’s most definitely scratched by now. Especially if you have been using the same phone for 5 years.

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  • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If we used to be able to clean screens with a cloth, and now need a microfiber to not damage it, that means it was a downgrade.

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    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You’ve always “needed” a soft cloth to clean glass of any kind. The ts not a downgrade, it’s doing the best you can to preserve things.

      I wonder how many people in these threads also use vinegar to clean their led/lcd tvs and monitors? If you are, stop it. It’s also not a downgrade to not use acid.

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      • CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You haven’t the foggiest idea of what you’re talking about. I could polish my glass screen with sandpaper if I do it right.

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  • CubbyTustard@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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    • antizero99@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      So you always wear a perfectly 100% cotton shirt? More clothing than you realize has plastic in it these days and can be very abrasive.

      I’ve been doing the same for nearly as long. Maybe you don’t wear glasses with any of the extra coatings on it, I do and can tell you that it will scratch them. I’ve never had a shirt get any glass as clean as a microfiber cloth or towel.

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