How to clean your Apple products
Apple products are made with a variety of materials, and each material might have specific cleaning requirements. Here are some tips that apply to all Apple products:
Use only a soft, lint-free cloth. Avoid abrasive cloths, towels, paper towels, or similar items
Avoid excessive wiping, which might cause damage
Unplug all external power sources, devices, and cables
Keep liquids away from the product, unless otherwise noted for specific products
Don't get moisture into any openings
Don't use aerosol sprays, bleaches, or abrasives
Don't spray cleaners directly onto the item
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max feature glass with advanced textured matte finishes. On iPhone 11, the textured glass around the camera complements the polished glass. On iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, the textured back glass provides an elegant look that is also tough, slip resistant, and feels good in your hand. With normal use, the textured glass may show signs of material transfer from objects that come in contact with your iPhone, such as denim or items in your pocket. Material transfer may resemble a scratch, but can be removed in most cases. Follow these guidelines for cleaning:
Unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone
Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth—for example, a lens cloth
If material is still present, use a soft, lint-free cloth with warm soapy water
Avoid getting moisture in openings
Don’t use cleaning products or compressed air
Your iPhone has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic—oil repellent—coating. Cleaning products and abrasive materials will diminish the coating and might scratch your iPhone.
iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes in contact with anything that might cause stains or other damage—for example, dirt or sand, ink, makeup, soap, detergent, acids or acidic foods, or lotions. Follow these guidelines:
Unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone
Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth—for example, a lens cloth
Avoid getting moisture in openings
Don’t use cleaning products or compressed air
Your iPhone has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic—oil repellent—coating. On iPhone 8 and later, the coating is on the front and back. This coating wears over time with normal use. Cleaning products and abrasive materials will further diminish the coating and might scratch your iPhone.
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn it off. Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, or abrasives to clean your iPhone. The front glass surfaces have an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
To clean the Home button (allowing Touch ID to work optimally), wipe it with a soft lint-free cloth.
What We Do at Lake Effect
At Lake Effect Phone Repair we’ve always fully cleaned, disinfected, and detailed every pre-owned device that comes through our door before resale. Also as a courtesy we’ve always cleaned, disinfected, and detailed your devices that come in for repairs. That policy won’t ever change!
Don’t feel comfortable cleaning your device personally? Stop in anytime and let us take care of you! Always FREE of charge! Any other questions or concerns? Please give us a call at 1(616)502-4447 or an email at zakry@lakeeffectphonerepair.com. Thanks!
Sources
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207123
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204172
