[Minh Junior Dinh]

You know, my phone is pretty dirty although I do clean it on occasions. I was wondering, how often do you guys clean your phones, just curious. By the way, you can take a quiz here: How many germs live on your cell phone? Quiz - The Oatmeal

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Hot damn! I got 719, 040 germs on my phone. I'm not dirty, I promise.

[Guytronic]

I wipe the screen off a lot.

I'll take the cases off and wash those every few days.

Kind of do the same thing with our vehicles (as far as washing)
Not quite as often tho...

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Yeah, same. I'm just so lazy when it comes to cleaning.

[Guytronic]

I thought I read somewhere that mice and keyboards were the filthiest things on the planet
(Well maybe not the filthiest)

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Haha, apparently, a phone is a lot filthier than a toilet, so that puts things into perspective.

[Guytronic]

a phone is a lot filthier than a toilet

Ugh+Lol ...
I'm a little worried now because every time I put a phone to my face I'll think of talking into a toilet :(

Stay vigilant everyone!

[libra89]

I plead the fifth...

Seriously though. No. My excuse is that I clean the screen a lot and I change phones. Always clean the phone and case of what phone I'm changing to.

[Kevin Rush]

Clean? What do you folks mean by "clean"? Physical appearance is one thing, but germs, molds and viruses are something else. Are you "cleaning" folks using rubbing alcohol, bleach, or ammonia on your phones?
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I've heard of people using a fresh zip lock bag, in hotel rooms, so they don't have to touch the TV Remote Control. Maybe give that a try?

I just wipe the screen with a lens microfiber cloth when it looks dirty.

[Guytronic]

What do you folks mean by "clean"?

Generally just a damp screen-cloth wipe down for me (on the device)
The crap that can collect inside a case is what I think gets nasty and can result in surface damage.

[Minh Junior Dinh]

I just use a cleaning solution that cleans the screen of any germs, etc.

[PlexusCV]

Once a weak I clean my phone and case with a cotton disk with a little rubbing alcohol.

Sent from mTalk

[digitaldd]

I wipe the screen multiple times per day but other than that I don't think I've ever done a real cleaning unless I were selling or giving an older phone away.

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Oh, well. I don't like having smudges on my phone. Looks weird, especially in sunlight.

[HoosierDaddy]

Haha, apparently, a phone is a lot filthier than a toilet, so that puts things into perspective.

Is this why some phones are made to be waterproof, so you can swish it around in the toilet if you don't have time to do a more thorough cleaning?

[Minh Junior Dinh]

I don't know... maybe?

[Krystianpants]

I use a microfiber cloth that I constantly wipe my phone with. I'd say maybe 5-10 times a day haha. Yah I like to take care of my phone. Plus the screen looks so much better when it's clean. And pictures are always better when the lens glass is clean.

[Krystianpants]

I just use a cleaning solution that cleans the screen of any germs, etc.

Phones aren't really dirty though. There's bacteria everywhere. Not all bacteria are bad. Your own skin has a massive flora of bacteria. Heck your gut has 100 TRILLION bacteria alone. More than cells.

Anyways, good phone screens are oleophobic and bacteria will usually be concentrated in the oily parts. Wipe it off and you wipe off the bacteria. Clean your microfiber cloth often too. The screen will not let anything bind.

So you wash it with antibacterial?You probably killed the oleophobic coating on the screen. Anything but water will general damage it. Then you're pretty much stuck constantly using those cleaners. The screen also doesn't slide as well.

[holdum333]

Hi I don't even think my phone is charged up at the moment. I don't remember ever cleaning it. I retired from Att! This is the phone they gave me when i retired. That was 23 years ago . I only use it when I get lost and forget how to get back home. I call my wife and tell her that I'm lost. She finds me and brings me home.LMAO Tis the season to be jolly! Ho Ho Ho
I wish I knew about all these modern phones and could join you guys and gals, and talk phone talk, but I don't know squat. I do know PCs and W10!
I think you call this a slider.

[Guytronic]

I wish I knew about all these modern phones and could join you guys and gals,

Why don't ya just buy a cool smartphone?
I just bought my 13th smartphone a little while back.

I got into it a little heavier when I was around 60 years old after losing interest a few years earlier.
It's fun and interesting it's also a bit addictive.

C'mon join the crowd you'll like it!
The world has gone mobile!

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Hi I don't even think my phone is charged up at the moment. I don't remember ever cleaning it. I retired from Att! This is the phone they gave me when i retired. That was 23 years ago . I only use it when I get lost and forget how to get back home. I call my wife and tell her that I'm lost. She finds me and brings me home.LMAO Tis the season to be jolly! Ho Ho Ho
I wish I knew about all these modern phones and could join you guys and gals, and talk phone talk, but I don't know squat. I do know PCs and W10!
I think you call this a slider.

That's older than my existence.

[holdum333]

Hi Friend! I'll give it some thought. I can probably get help from my great grand kids; and I can surely get good advise from all my new friends here on WC. You would be very surprised to know that phone is only 5 years old. That's how fast technology is changing. All my friends have a phone glued to their ear and I swore that I would never let that happen to me. It's really all I need, but I do enjoy a challenge and that would be another challenge for me!

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Good luck! Hope you find a good phone ;)

[Guytronic]

Aaaaa...

I seldom talk on any of my phones/mobile devices.
Especially after cleaning them :)

[Minh Junior Dinh]

Aww, why not? Don't let this thread scare you, it's just an awareness thing XD