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Poll: How Often Do you Clean/Wipe Down Your Device?

How Often Do You Clean Your Devices?

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itsallgood

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When I use other people phones or tablets, I can see/feel all the oil and gunk on my finger. (Makes me not want to use them.) I wipe my entire phone down at least twice a day, by spraying a little Windex in a paper towel.

How often do you clean/wipe down your devices?

Edited: Sorry, made a typo for option #4. Should be dirty. (Not sure how to edit it.)
 
I do it at least 4 times a day with glass cleaner, and when none is handy, a quick wipe on a clean part of my clothing....yeah, I'm a little ocd when it comes to fingerprints on my device:)
 
I actually carry the small spray container of the Zag shield screen protector applicator fluid (I think it's isopropyl alcohol, not sure) to wipe my screens. My Note 3 actually gets removed from it's case and both are thoroughly cleaned every night. Can't stand cruddy screens.
 
I wash my hands with anitbacterial soap several times a day, so if I am the only one who uses it, I will wipe it down with those glass wipes with alcohol about every other day, BUT, if anyone else puts their grimy germy hands on it, I will wipe it down immediately after.:p
 
saptech said:
Maybe a few times a week...I'm not in love with it! I do clean the screen a few times a day.
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:ditto:

Of course, cleaning the screen can be terrible for security as next time you check your mail, you leave nice clear dabs that can mean a thief is only 25 attempts away from full access (assuming a 5 digit PIN) :D
 
When it was new, around 10times a day lol. Now maybe 2ce a week :) i use it so much that it gets dirty pretty fast
 
Wipe it down with a soft cloth about every other day. Spigen hard glass always looks clean and crisp to me. Please note my screen and my eyeglasses are not the things I am OCD about:D
 
I clean my phone when it becomes difficult to see through the smudges. :eek: Seriously, I'm like some here. I about rubbed a hole in the glass when it was new and now find I clean it when it's looks in need.

There was a similar thread here a couple of years ago. Not only aesthetics was discussed but there were a number of posts concerning germs left on a phone. Nobody uses my phone but me.. so I guess I'm contaminating myself :) Just thought I'd toss that out for discussion as well.
 
SiempreTuna said:
:ditto:

Of course, cleaning the screen can be terrible for security as next time you check your mail, you leave nice clear dabs that can mean a thief is only 25 attempts away from full access (assuming a 5 digit PIN) :D
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saptech said:
huh? :confused:
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The fewer smudges, the greater the percentage that are related to your pin, so the easier it is to crack the pin.

I wonder if this thread just attracts people who clean their phone a lot. I seldom if ever clean mine. I'll sometimes clean my second generation Kindle (non-touch screen) if I use it next to the stove while cooking eggs, but other than that my phone only gets a few smudges which I only notice if the screen is off.
 
I heard somewhere that cleaning the Note 2's screen with an alcoholic wipe damages the touchscreen, but i'm not sure if it's even true. Anyway, I just clean it when it's too dirty, lol.
 
olbriar;[URL="tel:6328098" said:
6328098[/URL]]I clean my phone when it becomes difficult to see through the smudges. :eek: Seriously, I'm like some here. I about rubbed a hole in the glass when it was new and now find I clean it when it's looks in need.

There was a similar thread here a couple of years ago. Not only aesthetics was discussed but there were a number of posts concerning germs left on a phone. Nobody uses my phone but me.. so I guess I'm contaminating myself :) Just thought I'd toss that out for discussion as well.
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Germs is a big concern for me. I don't like letting others use my phone since I normally don't carry anything with me to clean my phone. (Security reasons too.)

HanSolo;[URL="tel:6328118" said:
6328118[/URL]]Aren't you guys afraid of degrading the oleophobic coating on the glass with the alcohol wipes?
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I have a Zagg Invisible Shield screen protector on, so no worries about degrading the glass.
 
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