i am a little stupid and i don't trust internet searches anymore squint
can someone please tell me what i can use to clean my laptop screen (it's an amoled)...
microfiber cloth alone doesn't get the smudges off (i think it was sticky droplets from when i bit into a big juicy apple which i then smudged with my sleeve because i am very smart)
every time i try to search online and i find an answer, another page will say 'oh no don't do that it will kill your screen'
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in reply to @wolf-and-ghostling's post:
Not gonna lie, I straight up clean mine with water. I’ve also used Clorox wipes. So far my laptop screen and monitor are alright! 👍
i did try wet cloth but i think the yucky is beyond the healing properties of water 🐸
seconding rubbing alcohol—you can buy those like pre-moistened alcohol wipe things and those have always done the job for me without damaging any screens
slightly wet cloth (like the ones that come with eyeglasses) and circular motion and patience
in the same situation (fruit), I have done the following:
- turn off computer just in case, hold screen from the back, wet cloth
(the kind for glasses is good; any cloth that is soft, not fuzzy, and not linty will do too. the reason why smooth microfiber is best for this is because it is MICROfiber as in, the weave is very small and therefore not fuzzy, therefore less likely to leave fuzz that might get stuck here and there) - for me that has always been sufficient, after all sugar is soluble in water. but if this is an insane apple the likes of which I've never seen: I would add an EXTREMELY ULTRA DILUTED drop of extremely mild dish soap. EXTREMELY diluted. or even extremely mild hand soap. after all, you would clean fruit juice with either on any other surface. you're probably not supposed to use either because it might damage the screen, but then again, sugary juice will also damage the screen, so...
also:
- DO NOT USE ALCOHOL on amoled displays. alcohol is for hard glass and non-porous surfaces. the risk of damaging the coating of the display is too high. even if at first it seems okay, over time it may damage it and leave colored streaks, no joke, seen it happen. besides, in your case, alcohol is a poor removal agent for sugars anyway: alcohol is best for cleaning oil-based things (think of how well it cleans ballpoint pen ink - because it's oil-based)
- NOT glass cleaners (they usually say on the back they're not for screens for similar chemical reasons)
- generally NOTHING THAT SEEMS TOO AGGRESSIVE because you don't know what it might do to the screen over time
- ...there's those goddamn specific cleaners made for screens. those at least are (or should be) tested not to damage the screen. but I don't even know. I don't have one of those either.
thank you, this is extremely thorough and informative ! very happy to actually have an explanation why alcohol is bad for amoleds (i don't know much about the differences beyond how they work).
i think maybe in my fear to damage this thing i might just have been too gentle? the moment the screen starts going the tiniest bit brighter under my fingertip i freak out...
(while i innocently blame the apple as the culprit, there's also fingerprints from trying to flick off little specks and bugs, smears from cat vigorously brushing his tail against it, and dust become grime on this sticky base. i might have to try the a little soap)
it's fine if it goes bright a little, that's why I'd hold it from the back so that you can apply opposite pressure to counteract. to pressure, however, they are sturdier than they look: nowadays they are even designed to bend a little and tested for that
how did the cat even do that?!
i did not know. i've always just been paranoid about these things. i feel much more confident now and will attempt to clean it tomorrow before it drives me insane. thank you for the detailed information and encouragement. i might as well open it and slap in the new thermal paste i've been putting off.
cat likes to climb my desk, with the paws on one half (long half) of his body on the (45° tilt) keyboard and the other half clawing into my collarbones, and he likes to whip his tail back and forth between the screen and my face. the finger grease and splatters on the screen are eager to soak up that cat dander and dust. in winter i am always freezing so inevitably my nose is constantly runny, and the loose fur gets stuck to my face like an unfortunate moustache.