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Oleophobic coating strength?

getDange

Android Enthusiast
Hey experts. This past weekend I was cleaning something with chlorine and accidentally let a big drop of it land in the middle of the phone screen. Long story short, I could not see to it until I was done with my cleaning project. By then the splash on the screen dried up and became whitish. I tried to rub it off, it was leaving residue, so I used 90% alcohol to clean the screen. The screen came out spotless, but now I feel it is getting more fingerprints than usual and they no longer come off after a quick easy wipe with my shirt sleeve - they require some rigorous rubbing now.
Did I destroy the oleophobic coating?
 
What documentation have you seen indicating the screen has this coating? The only one I ever saw advertising this was the iPhone 3GS.
 
I remember reading somewhere about it. However my phone was getting fingerprints easily from the beginning so I figured that what I was reading was misinformation. But ever since I treated my screen to some deep cleansing facial, the screen is really a fingerprint magnet. Do not know if it is the coating or not, but now i have to rub the screen off like crazy in order to remove fingerprints, while before it would just take a gentle swipe of some cloth.
I believe there was definitely SOME coating on the screen.
 
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