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fhoxh on Oct 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to disinfect (not just "clean") a touchscreen

According to Apple, alcohol should not be used on an iPad. iPads have an oleophobic coating for repelling oil. Each application of alcohol will cause significant degradation of the oleophobic coating. For more information, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3226

ricardobeat on Oct 23, 2011 [–]

likely dangerous for most android phones too, alcohol could stain/cloud plastic screens.

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