xavi@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoHow do I properly and safely clean smartphone?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareHow do I properly and safely clean smartphone?xavi@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
Are there chemicals that could damage the camera/screen/USB port, what are the things one should I avoid when cleaning?
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·22 hours agoActually lower percentages work better, if we’re talking about disinfecting
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoWe’re talking about not shorting the electronics 3%water won’t normally make sparks
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoYou might be, OP is not. Neither am I. We’re talking about cleaning a phone, the outside of the phone, not a bare circuit board. Phones are almost universally water resistant, so being worried about shorting electronics is silly.
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 minutes agoNo it’s not, those ports are not all sealed. Most are water resistant not water proof.
minus-square0x0@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-221 hours agoWe’re usually not. It’s to dissolve gunk. And on the topic of iso, 99% is pretty much not 99% after opening the container
Actually lower percentages work better, if we’re talking about disinfecting
We’re talking about not shorting the electronics 3%water won’t normally make sparks
You might be, OP is not. Neither am I. We’re talking about cleaning a phone, the outside of the phone, not a bare circuit board. Phones are almost universally water resistant, so being worried about shorting electronics is silly.
No it’s not, those ports are not all sealed. Most are water resistant not water proof.
We’re usually not. It’s to dissolve gunk. And on the topic of iso, 99% is pretty much not 99% after opening the container