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How often do you clean your mobile phone and how?

56 replies

Fluffyyellowduck · 14/01/2023 10:40

I use an antibacterial wipe on the phone and wash the case under the tap with washing up liquid.

I probably clean it every other day or so but we have a toddler in the family who likes to put phones into his mouth.

OP posts:
LoveCillian · 14/01/2023 10:41

Clean my phone and laptop every morning with anti bacterial wipes

SoupDragon · 14/01/2023 10:42

Never.

Sunshineandrainbow · 14/01/2023 10:42

I buy device wipes from lakeland or wilko. Try and do every other day.

Ohmych · 14/01/2023 10:43

When Dd uses it and leaves it with a layer of grim. Usually use a baby wipe.

GotAnyGrapez · 14/01/2023 10:49

I clean mine every day, same time I do my glasses. Just a habit.

WeWereInParis · 14/01/2023 10:50

Umm, sometimes when the screen has a lot of fingerprints on it I give it a wipe on my jeans

NotAnotherBathBomb · 14/01/2023 11:08

I've used alcohol wipes (that I use to clean my glasses) occasionally, but not from a cleaning perspective, more if the glass has gotten something on it that doesn't wipe off easily

TokyoSushi · 14/01/2023 11:09

I give mine a bit of a wipe on my sleeve sometimes...

trevthecat · 14/01/2023 11:10

Wipe mine on my boob occasionally 😬

keepareaclean · 14/01/2023 11:11

I never clean it.

I would never let my child put it in their mouth either.

SoupDragon · 14/01/2023 11:11

My screen protector appears to be magic so I don't even get fingerprints on mine!

Emmamoo89 · 14/01/2023 11:12

I never clean my phone

PinkSyCo · 14/01/2023 11:13

If I spill food on mine I lick it clean. Does that count?

Changingplace · 14/01/2023 11:14

If it looks particularly grimy I’ll give it a general wipe with a tissue but that’s about it, but it never generally looks grubby tbh.

DillDanding · 14/01/2023 11:14

I can honestly say I’ve never cleaned a mobile phone. I might give the screen a wipe on my sleeve, if that counts.

Isseywith3witchycats · 14/01/2023 16:43

im in the if its got fingerprints it gets a breath over and wipe

PoorMegHopkins · 14/01/2023 16:45

Wipe it with an alcohol wipe every couple of days. They get filthy.

Hbh17 · 14/01/2023 16:50

People clean their phones?!

Ostryga · 14/01/2023 16:50

I lick the screen and wipe it on my trousers if I’m being 100% honest.

SoupDragon · 14/01/2023 17:19

PoorMegHopkins · 14/01/2023 16:45

Wipe it with an alcohol wipe every couple of days. They get filthy.

That depends what you're doing with it 😂

Moomin37 · 14/01/2023 17:22

I wipe mine with an antibacterial wipe each time I arrive home, whether that's from the gym, supermarket, office etc. Always wash hands as soon as I get in the house too.

DillDanding · 14/01/2023 17:36

I might have a very relaxed approach to germs, but antibac wipe every time you get home? What on earth will happen if you don’t do this?

I couldn’t possibly be arsed.

louderthan · 14/01/2023 19:47

Obsessively, every day, with antiviral wipes.
(emetophobic with OCD behaviours around germs)

Suzi89 · 14/01/2023 19:49

SoupDragon · 14/01/2023 10:42

Never.

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 They have more bacteria than a toilet seat

Suzi89 · 14/01/2023 19:49

I use alcohol spray every few days

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