Michael Potuck
Studies have found our smartphones are usually dirtier than a toilet seat,
carrying tens of thousands of bacteria, so creating a habit of regularly
cleaning your iPhone is a healthy move. But whatâs safe or best to use?
Letâs look at how to clean iPhone with step-by-step doâs and donâts.
For many years, Apple didnât mention using alcohol or Clorox wipes on iPhone
but starting in 2020, it shared that they both are ok to use (with a minor
downside explained below).
With cold and flu season in full force, thereâs never been a better time to
create a regular habit of cleaning your iPhone. Along with that, giving up
using your iPhone while on the toilet is an easy way to keep it considerably
cleaner.
How to clean iPhone
iPhone cleaning DONâTâs
⢠Donât use cleaning sprays (no bleach, no hydrogen peroxide, etc.)
⢠Donât use compressed air
⢠Donât leave cables plugged into your iPhone
⢠Donât submerge or spray cleaning products into iPhone openings
Best items to clean iPhone
⢠Clean microfiber cloth or similar
⢠70% isopropyl alcohol or 75% ethyl alcohol
⦠Spray on your cloth first, not on your iPhone
⢠Clorox wipe or similar (no bleach)
⢠Blu Tack
⢠Flosser pick
Steps to clean your iPhone
1. Apple says to power off your iPhone before cleaning it
2. Make sure itâs also unplugged from cables or accessories
3. Wipe down your iPhone with a clean microfiber cloth
⦠Slightly dampen your cloth with water if needed
4. To disinfect iPhone , use a Clorox wipe or 70% isopropyl/ethyl alcohol on
your cloth and wipe down your device
5. Gently use a flosser pick to break up and remove tough-to-reach spots â
make sure to not poke at or through the grilles, mics, or other important
components
6. Blue Tack is another great way to remove dirt and gunk from speaker grilles,
etc.
Caveat to Clorox wipes and alcohol
The one downside to using Clorox wipes or alcohol wipes on your iPhone is Apple
says it can wear away the oleophobic coating (fingerprint resistance).
An easy solution here is popping a screen protector on to keep cleaning wipes
from damaging the screen coating on your iPhone.
There are lots of affordable glass screen protectors for iPhone between $8-$30,
and if you havenât tried one in a while, theyâre quite easy to install.
UV smartphone cleaners
PhoneSoap is probably the most popular brand when it comes to sanitizing your
iPhone with UV light.
The company uses 360-degree UV-C bulbs to kill 99.9% of bacteria and viruses
with the company saying the results are clinically proven. This portable
smartphone sanitizer also charges your device while itâs being cleaned
(features both a USB-C and USB-A port).
typically sells for $59 with PhoneSoap Pro going for $119. The company also has
its larger HomeSoap product that cleans a wide variety of items.
Thanks for reading our guide on how to clean iPhone!
9to5Mac.
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