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the recessed screen cleaning tips

at first i didnt really see this as a disadvantage because i thought the recessed screen would keep scratches away and stuff...
but on a touch device it really is a pain to keep clean and to clean at all because the dirt gets dragged into the edges and is hard to get out.
any tips how to get the screen really clean in a short time ? Right no its driving me nuts to clean the screen everyday for several minutes...with a screen like the Touch Pro i could just wipe the dirt away

I wish I could give some advice but I think were all stuck. I think the majority of people either get a case or some of those screen protectors, wether im in the minority or not, I hate putting things in cases or putting extra bits and pieces on. Mine does get lots of finger prints on the screen but I find a good rub with a micro fibre cloth when I get home works a treat, though the corners can be a pain.
I get quite worried pressing too hard because it's touch screen, but it's the only thing to really get it clean.
You could always use some specialist screen cleaner but having to buy the stuff all the time can be an annoyance.

use something wet. barely wet. not too wet

First blow off the dust if any. Wash your hands, wipe your hands in a soft tissue and with this wet tissue, wipe the screen. This is what barely wet means. This leaves no dried water marks on screen too.
Regards,
Carty..

guap said:
use something wet. barely wet. not too wet
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I use Clearview TFT Screen cleaner, just spray a tiny bit on the microfiber cloth, its great stuff

Q-tip
I use a Microfibre cloth for the main screen, but then i have q-tips that I use to get in the corners. Works perfectly...

Tape can be used to lift fingerprints and dust off the screen.

Run a slightly damp Q-Tip cotton-bud round the edges to get the gunk out

the edges are the difficult part, the rest is quite easy to keep clean.
Ill try the Qtip for the edges, thx for all the input

For years I have always used lens cleaner (that you would use for cleaning spectacles) It's really cheap and removes grease without smears, and is perfectly safe.
Whilst in the opticians or chemist grab a lens cloth too (again the same you'd use on your specs) works a treat and again really cheap.
Finally I have a little carbon fibre brush which gets the dust and fluff from those recesses.
Oooohh such pampering for my beloved X1

Need Advice about scratched screen!

my touch is really brand new and with the stylist its self i scratched the screen musta been particles on it, so then i been rubin the scratches tryin 2 fix it and now the scratches now look rainbow colored when the screen is on and has a white background. any1 ever fix this? will a screen protector fix this?

erm, don't think it would, it's just a plasitc film and it would still show through, sorry
You could always try rubbing a small amount of toothpaste (plain) on the screen with a soft cloth or a tissue then apply a screen protector, it should make the scratches less visable.

Billus said:
erm, don't think it would, it's just a plasitc film and it would still show through, sorry
You could always try rubbing a small amount of toothpaste (plain) on the screen with a soft cloth or a tissue then apply a screen protector, it should make the scratches less visable.
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oh ok thanks, so what can i use to whip off the toothpaste? the same cloth?

omarnova said:
oh ok thanks, so what can i use to whip off the toothpaste? the same cloth?
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Yea or a different part of it. Just only apply a small amount of toothpaste on the cloth and gently rub onto the scratch. The toothpaste should come of with the cloth but just use a clean section of the cloth if it doesn't. Try using a circular motion and toothpaste without any microbeads.
Hope this helps, at the very least it will make it less visable especially since it's only a surface scratch.
Apply a screen protector before you get any more scratches lol.

Billus said:
Yea or a different part of it. Just only apply a small amount of toothpaste on the cloth and gently rub onto the scratch. The toothpaste should come of with the cloth but just use a clean section of the cloth if it doesn't. Try using a circular motion and toothpaste without any microbeads.
Hope this helps, at the very least it will make it less visable especially since it's only a surface scratch.
Apply a screen protector before you get any more scratches lol.
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does the toothpaste help with the rainbow effect i now have because of the scratches? when i have on a white background u can see every little scratch and its rainbow colored

Chances are, you have rainbow effect because you tried to remove the scratches, but didn't do it properly. Try Displex, but it does require some work put into it if you want your screen to be perfect.
Failing everything, new digitizers are fairly cheap and easy to replace.

hmm, when you say rainbow effect, is it jst the way it shows through the screen at an angle or is it pushed in? (by pushed in I mean like when you put your thumb on a calculator screen)
make sure that you use a soft cloth like one used for glasses otherwise you might create more scratches. If toothpaste didn't work try "displex (enigma1nz)". I think you need to rub it in really hard with circular motions.
Good luck

enigma1nz said:
Chances are, you have rainbow effect because you tried to remove the scratches, but didn't do it properly. Try Displex, but it does require some work put into it if you want your screen to be perfect.
Failing everything, new digitizers are fairly cheap and easy to replace.
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thanks!! do u mean the screen is easy 2 replace? do u kno where i can take a look at some?
Billus said:
hmm, when you say rainbow effect, is it jst the way it shows through the screen at an angle or is it pushed in? (by pushed in I mean like when you put your thumb on a calculator screen)
make sure that you use a soft cloth like one used for glasses otherwise you might create more scratches. If toothpaste didn't work try "displex (enigma1nz)". I think you need to rub it in really hard with circular motions.
Good luck
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hey man thanks, no its not like a calculater, its actually on the screen, it only shows when i have a light or white background on the phone, i will try displex and some more toothpaste lol thanks,

cleaning screen with dishwasher soap?

I've put a little of dishwasher soap into the a spray bottle and spray on the cloth then used that to wipe the phone. I then rinse the cloth with water and made sure i squeeze all the water out of the cloth and wipe away the soap. then wipe it again with a dry cloth. Would the dishwasher soap be able to damage the screen? I did notice that the digitizer area seem to appear more prominent now after i did that (as in it doesn't blend in with the black sides as much as before)

Dont use dishwater soap to wash your screen..
I guess it causes scratches...
sent from my phone using hands and brain...

just use your breath and a microfiber cloth....

Your nexus 4 should be taken off your hands for such negligence.... Ever heard of micro fibre ...?
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Good god almighty that's a lot of work to clean your screen/protector. I just drop a dab of spit, wipe with undershirt and I'm done. > 5 seconds

i'm kind of a clean freak, but yeah i think i made a big mistake. There's probably some kind of chemical coating on top fo the screen that keeps it black and blend in with the whole phone.

would someone be kind enough to upload a picture of their nexus 4 with the screen off for me to compare?

There's usually an oleophobic type coating which helps repel oil from your skin and keeps it easy to clean. I would just use water and a microfiber cloth, if it's some kind of grease on a rare occasion, I use something like diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth to remove the grease, use as sparingly as possible.
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CharliesTheMan said:
There's usually an oleophobic type coating which helps repel oil from your skin and keeps it easy to clean. I would just use water and a microfiber cloth, if it's some kind of grease on a rare occasion, I use something like diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth to remove the grease, use as sparingly as possible.
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Thanks for the tips. I did notice that it was super smooth and slippery when i first get it and it was nearly impossible to put on finger print.
Let me be more specific of what I did, I use a drop of soap called Palmalive Ultra(http://www.colgate.com/app/Palmolive/US/EN/Product-Ingredients.cwsp used for washing dishes) and mix it in a container about the size of a table spoon. Do you think that is able to take out the oleophobic coating or damage the screen? Also doesn't the smoothing coating eventually wears off in a week or so?

qpqpqp said:
Thanks for the tips. I did notice that it was super smooth and slippery when i first get it and it was nearly impossible to put on finger print.
Let me be more specific of what I did, I use a drop of soap called Palmalive Ultra(http://www.colgate.com/app/Palmolive/US/EN/Product-Ingredients.cwsp used for washing dishes) and mix it in a container about the size of a table spoon. Do you think that is able to take out the oleophobic coating or damage the screen? Also doesn't the smoothing coating eventually wears off in a week or so?
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it's just your imagination. if it's safe to use on your skin of course it's safe on glass

patrickjaden said:
it's just your imagination. if it's safe to use on your skin of course it's safe on glass
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I hope so. Toothpaste for example, you can use it in your mouth, but that stuff will scratch glass like it was mawed by a bear. Its not just glass, I'm worried that it might take off the coating on top of the glass.

Just use water? I think dish soap is mild enough to use

I suggest everyone just use water. For me its too late. By the way does your phone still have that slippery feel like when you first got it?

Use eye glasses spray cleaner and microfiber cloth.

Kind of grinding marks on Display

Hey XDA,
i have got sort of grinding marks on the left Side of the Display.
It is really annoying if light shines into the Display.
Is there a Trick to get them out, or can you tell me some good stuff to polish that out?
These are mostly pretty soft "scratch-areas", not really deep.
Thanks in Advance and sorry for my english ^^'
Cheers, ShockBuddy
Here: https://www.copy.com/s/rxDK9cMazdjAHD1X/IMG_20131016_190035.jpg
I dont have a good camera, sorry ^^'

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I don't really see a scratch there.
just gently wipe it off with a folded cotton cloth. if you need just pour 2 or 3 drops of water on the cloth first.
make sure you don't drop water directly on your phone.

em.faris said:
I don't really see a scratch there.
just gently wipe it off with a folded cotton cloth. if you need just pour 2 or 3 drops of water on the cloth first.
make sure you don't drop water directly on your phone.
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Image Quality sucks, yeah.
Its a pattern of really fine scratches, Water does not help with that.

ShockBuddy said:
Image Quality sucks, yeah.
Its a pattern of really fine scratches, Water does not help with that.
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oh okay, I thought that the area is just a lil smudgy and water would help that.
but for scratches i am afraid you will have to live with. Try putting on a matte screen protector the thickness of the protector
prevents day to day scratches. I use the thin ones and trust me if there are keys in your pocket your screen will get scratched!

dirty screen

Does anyone know what could be... when using the s pen y have to press it hard the tip doesnt slide smooth at the center of the screen...why? Its already clean, changed the s pen tip and nothing any help? :/

Does it also happen if you keep the pen at the same angle from up to down?

ShadowLea said:
Does it also happen if you keep the pen at the same angle from up to down?
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Yes, also when i wipe the screen with a dip of water and microcloth i only see a glare when wet at that portion of the screen its like oily or something

cito88 said:
Yes, also when i wipe the screen with a dip of water and microcloth i only see a glare when wet at that portion of the screen its like oily or something
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Thats weird right NOW its working fine, the night i post this first time i clean it a few times and nothing it was like rubbery feeling, even changed the s pen tip, by the way i ordered the iloome flex screen protector hope wouldnt be any problem with the s pen sensibility

cito88 said:
Yes, also when i wipe the screen with a dip of water and microcloth i only see a glare when wet at that portion of the screen its like oily or something
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Try cleaning it with pure ethanol (not booze! The medical variant.) or denatured alcohol (for sale in any drugstore). That'll get rid of anything that shouldn't be on there.
It's glass, so if you apply the liquid to a cloth there's no risk of damage.
The tip of the Spen is coated in a thin rubber layer, by the way

ShadowLea said:
Try cleaning it with pure ethanol (not booze! The medical variant.) or denatured alcohol (for sale in any drugstore). That'll get rid of anything that shouldn't be on there.
It's glass, so if you apply the liquid to a cloth there's no risk of damage.
The tip of the Spen is coated in a thin rubber layer, by the way
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LOL thats right ill make that a try thanks for thr help!! :good: