hello Everyone ! I'm new here. I wiped quite intensively the back camera panel of my XS Max, but just once, with the wet tissues for glasses which contain alcohol and cannot be used for LCD screens. I know the panel is not LCD, but I mention it to give a hint of what sort of wipes these could be. I look at my phone now and I see that the middle eye of the pannel,which is a flash, I believe, is matte. I don't know, do you all have this flash surface different from the two others ? i mean more matte like ? is it just the way it is originally due to some sort of anti-reflex layer on it ? or is it so because I damaged it with this alcohol containing wipes ? Also,I really would like to know is the anti-reflex layer on the outside of the flash or on the inside of it ? and the very last issue, damage of which I suspect myself, would impact how the quality of the functioning of my iphone camera ? many warm greetings, so sorry for bothering, but please give me all on that subject. Carina
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iPhone XS damage to the antireflex layer xs max because of alcohol wipes cleaning
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Do not use any products with alcohol on/in them on any Apple product full stop.
thank you, I am not planning to do this ever again, but anyone else could please answer my other questions ?
The flash on my 7 plus is matte on the inside. I think it's the diffused circles. I'd say this is probably normal.
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Both sides of the phone have an oleophobic coating, which wears off with regular use and may be damaged by abrasives, including alcohol. What I suggest you do, for the future, is put a clear case on the phone and a screen protector on the phone - then you can wipe it up and down from side to side without damaging your phone.
With that said, what I understood from your post is that you wiped the camera housing? And that the flash is matte?
If that's the case, yes indeed it is matte.
With that said, what I understood from your post is that you wiped the camera housing? And that the flash is matte?
If that's the case, yes indeed it is matte.
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oh,thank you for your response,
so, just to make sure, if I got you right - you say that all the flashes are factory made matte and that I have a good impression, but this is probably how it was by design originally, yes ? in that case, you've put my mind in ease. so the only outside layer on the camera and flash housing is the oleophobic one, right ? the other optical, anti-reflex or what so not are on the inside. Am I right ?
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thank you
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do you think, however, I could do much of a damage already ?
what can it result in ?