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How do you disinfect the iPad screen?

How do you disinfect the screen on an iPad 3?

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 5:18 PM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2013 12:28 AM

I'm no germophobe nor OCD about cleaning however it seems essential to disinfect something like the iPad screen from time to time. I have found these discussions useful but inconclusive. So I'd like to say, unequivocally, that after reading around the subject I bought some surgical spirit from a high-street chemist and used that sparingly with a lens cloth to clean the screen. I have done this every month or so for about 18 months and there has been zero/nada/zip impact on the display quality nor on the sensitivity of the touch screen.

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Nov 22, 2013 4:56 AM in response to WaPopWa

WaPopWa wrote:


I'm no germophobe nor OCD about cleaning however it seems essential to disinfect something like the iPad screen from time to time. I

Why? It's a smooth surface. There are no cracks or crevices for things to get stuck in. Most germs don't live that long outside of the host body so disenfecting once a month is pretty pointless. Unless your in a hospital situation. There's really no need. Wash your hands regularly, don't touch your fingers to your eyes, nose or mouth and you'll be fine. Even the CDC says the best everyday protection is washing your hands (properly).

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