The majority of us touch our smartphones and unnoticeably spread germs every day. Research is evident that the average user uses a smartphone 100 times a day so you can judge yourself: How many germs and viruses may spread to our smartphone? Don’t worry! You can clean your smartphone methodically if you follow our guide for cleaning your smartphone. Without further ado, let us take you straight to our guide:
Step 1: Unplug Your Charger and any Accessories
First, make sure that the ports of your phone are entirely free. Take the charger, headphones, and anything else from your smartphone. You will need to clean your charger and accessories separately.
Step 2: Remove Your Smartphone Case
You will also need to clean your phone case separately. Ensure that you remove the phone case of your cell phone. We shall discuss later how to clean the phone case of your smartphone.
Step 3: Buy the Best Cleaning Equipment
The majority of contemporary smartphones have some level of waterproof protection; even if you have such a phone, we won’t recommend cleaning your smartphone that way. Instead, deploy an alcohol-based wipe or a spray to kill any unpleasant bugs living on the surface of your smartphone. As per Apple, the disinfectant wipes with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol are safe to use without damaging your iPhone. If you can’t buy alcohol wipes, use a solution of 50% white vinegar and 50% distilled water. Even if you can’t buy the preceding solution, use a simple antibacterial spray and a pristine microfiber cloth to clean your smartphone.
Step 4: Wipe Your Smartphone
Gently rub the disinfectant wipe or antibacterial cloth over your smartphone while ensuring you clean the front, back, and sides of your device.
Step 5: Cleaning Phone Ports
The ports, camera, lenses, and even the tiny hole that lets you access the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) may have dust particles trapped in them. To clean them without hurting your phone, use a cotton swab or a wooden toothpick.
Step 6: Leave Your Smartphone
Here comes the tricky part. Put your phone down on a surface, and don’t touch it until it gets entirely dry. We suggest leaving it at least for 15 minutes on a surface.
Step 7: Clean Your Smartphone Case
You may have become bored by not touching your smartphone for a while. It’s time you touched your smartphone case and cleaned it. Your phone made b made up of silicone, plastic, or leather. If you have a silicone case, submerged it underwater without damaging it. If you have a plastic case, the microfiber cloth and antibacterial spray can clean your entire case. Use a saddle soap if your phone case gets made up of leather.
Step 8: Clean Your Charger and Accessories
Use the antibacterial spray and cloth to gently clean your charger, headphones, and other smartphone accessories.
Conclusion:
There are eight steps in total that you need to follow to make your smartphone germs and virus free. Firstly, unplug your charger and accessories. Secondly, remove your smartphone case. Thirdly, buy the best cleaning equipment and start wiping your smartphone. Make sure your camera lenses and ports are dust-free. Leave your smartphone in dry air for a while. Clean your smartphone case. Lastly, clean your charger and accessories.
