Hairline scratches on screen

Mobileops wrote:
...a few hairlines, not sure where they came from.

Justin ~ Have you been using a Microfiber cleaning cloth?...

"Microfiber is unsuitable for some cleaning applications as it accumulates dust, debris, and particles. Sensitive surfaces (such as all high-tech coated surfaces e.g. CRT, LCD and plasma screens) can easily be damaged by a microfiber cloth if it has picked up grit or other abrasive particles during use." ( Source)

I don't have a screen protector on the iPad. I don't clean the finger prints off just because their there. I only clean the screen off when the finger prints become intrusive. Be selective when you need to clean the screen.

Justin,

If you are using the original wallpaper, the shooting stars can look like screen scratches. Try another wallpaper image. Go to Settings > Brightness and Wallpaper to select another image.

I was gonna post that long ago. When I first saw the original screen after turning it on my heart sank. I thought those white streaks were scratches in the glass. I struggled with what to do about it for quite awhile before I figured out how to change the background to check for sure.

What a relief that was.

Yea, I've got one, no idea where it came from. It's funny that I've carried an iPhone in my pocket for years with no screen protector and never gotten one scratch, but then this thing scratches in the first month. I dunno.

I got a hairline scratch 5mm on my iPad in first week, never scratched a iPhone (since Nov2007) or any Macbooks, annoyed to say the least. No one seems to have an answer to try and reduce or remove scratch using a cleaner or other product ? Any ideas ? Just feels like screen is not as scratch resistant as iPhone and makes me a little nervous now, I can only assume it happened when I was cleaning the finger smudges off and perhaps a small (sharp) particle was on my cleaning cloth (apple one too!) 😟

Welcome to the discussions, Widdgy.

Look closer 🙂 I take really good care of my iPhone and, at an angle, I can see where I've made some very very fine scratches on it. No idea where they came from, and didn't notice until I was using the ol' microfiber cloth to clean it (screen off).

"Microfiber is unsuitable for some cleaning applications as it accumulates dust, debris, and particles. Sensitive surfaces (such as all high-tech coated surfaces e.g. CRT, LCD and plasma screens) can easily be damaged by a microfiber cloth if it has picked up grit or other abrasive particles during use."

If not microfiber to clean the iPad screen...then what?

I've got a few small, very thin scratches on my iPad's screen. However, when compared to my iPhone 3GS I've noticed that the iPad's screen is very dark when turned off (i.e. a very good mirror with a very dark background which makes it easy to see even minor scratches). However, the screen on my iPhone is a silvery gray when turned off which may make scratches much harder to see (in fact, I can see no scratches at all on my one-year-old iPhone).

Microfiber cloths can be wonderful.

Our optometrist gives patients a micro-fiber cloth with new glasses...

High-end cameras often come with them.

Camera shops and eyeglass counters sell them.

They should be kept in a plastic bag-- don't do what I do, which is to leave them sitting on my desk. Yes, then they can accumulate some dust. I wash them every now and then, but really should them into a bag.

I've used them on iBook and MacBook Pro screens for years and had no scratches.

The solution on the i-device front, though, is clearly a screen protector!

If you use a scratch remover you'll remove the coating. Furthering the damage to the screen.

Dude, you spent at least $500 maybe more on a iPad. Why not spend another $30 bucks to protect it?