Giant smudge won't go away - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, I'm using my vibrant all the time, but like a malignant growth there is an impressive smudge growing on the keyboard area if the screen.
Does anyone know the best method for cleaning it off? I don't want to just use windex without knowing if it will ruin the "anti smudge"surface...
And yes, I have tried wiping it off on my shirt
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Soap.
Or any lens cleaner if you're worried.

Cool! I'll give that a shot. So, do I need to worry about rubbing the anti smudge surface off?
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lick it then wipe it off with your shirt.. the acid on human saliva works very good..

pinoiryder said:
lick it then wipe it off with your shirt.. the acid on human saliva works very good..
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saliva should be basic, not acidic
if your saliva is acidic you would have a lot of decay

Rub it on your nipple.
(or someone else's nipple)

lincoln131 said:
Rub it on your nipple.
(or someone else's nipple)
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i was going to say this... but (s)he beat me to it.

HG! said:
i was going to say this... but (s)he beat me to it.
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Word
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Screen issues

My screen get so much dirty! I mean i can see fingerprints and i dont know how to take them off and also like i can feel that there is something on the screen that makes it look dirty when there is a little bit of light any products i can use?
Thanks
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Spit and a glassespolishtissue...awesome made up word.. but you know what i mean
Oh and wash your hands more than once a week. Worked for me
(The first comment is actually serious...you can also use a drip of water.....)
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Thanks will give it a try i wash my hands like 7 times a day lool lets hope it will work out. ;p
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commonly referred to as mysophobia
You think your screen is dirty, i don't think it is!
just lick and wet some cloth and rubber it, enzymes make the rest thrust me
Thanks to all and pierre thanks for the laugh hehe.
Also i might buy an screen lcd plastic thingy i think its called screen protector or whatsoever do you think it will help me out? Because now my issue is i gotta clean the screen each time i use the phone ;(
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Solution for cleaning screen?

My screen feels a little sticky and cleaning it with a microfiber cloth isn't helping. Is there some type of solution I can use or buy?
Use a moist napkin or paper towel wipe your screen. Dry it then use a microfiber to clean. Then stop picking your nose before you touch your phone
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Rub a little baby powder on your hands it will help keep your screen from getting greasy it will also make it feel super slick.
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clankfu said:
My screen feels a little sticky and cleaning it with a microfiber cloth isn't helping. Is there some type of solution I can use or buy?
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There are also many LCD screen cleaners for TV's and such. They work great for the phone. Just don't spray it into the speaker and you are good. I then wipe it with a microfiber. Works great!
runningwarrior08 said:
There are also many LCD screen cleaners for TV's and such. They work great for the phone. Just don't spray it into the speaker and you are good. I then wipe it with a microfiber. Works great!
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Can you recommend a particular one?
I have this solution that came with my glasses plus a wiping cloth. Any type of fluid for wiping down any particular screen (glass) would work wonders.
Like the above said, watch out to not to get the solution inside any holes and focus on the glass.
i just use a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol.. Not sure how good it is for the GG but hey it works well..
I use eye glasses cleaner works great the also have disposable ones kinda like wet wipes
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clankfu said:
My screen feels a little sticky and cleaning it with a microfiber cloth isn't helping. Is there some type of solution I can use or buy?
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I have a spray bottle filled with 50/50 rubbing alcohol and distilled water. I use that for all my screens (phone, lcd, plasma, crt). Very cheap and works great.
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Best Buy sells some kits made by Zagg and other companies. They come with a cleaning solution and cloths.
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Disposable glasses cleaning wet wipes is what I use ..as u don't have to worry about spraying the internals..
Ulllllllllllltttrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
pgill34 said:
Use a moist napkin or paper towel wipe your screen. Dry it then use a microfiber to clean. Then stop picking your nose before you touch your phone
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LMMFAO! (Only cause I did that)
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After I take a shower I use my damp towel and wrap the phone with it. You will be amazed with the before and after, try it.
Lick the screen
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Camera lens cleaning alcohol wipes. Sam's club sells a giant box for < $10.
Eagle One glass cleaner (Automotive) and toilet paper. Works great on the car too.
Wiley_11 said:
Eagle One glass cleaner (Automotive) and toilet paper. Works great on the car too.
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Unused to I hope! Dingleberries are baaad mkaaaaay...
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bought some monster iclean from BB when it was on sale for $10.. works great and is travel size
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-iClea...HJ18/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1313083752&sr=8-3

How to revitalize a smudgy screen?

Ok so I remember when I first got my 3d I loved the fact that the screen was basically smudge proof. The glass felt like ice and didn't really show fingerprints. Since then, my screen is often a smudgy mess and even wiping it on my shirt or whatever doesn't help much. Does anyone know of a way to like revitalize the slickness that it used to have? I remember something about people using rain-x to do this I think but I don't really remember any details... Any advice would be awesome.
joehunni said:
Ok so I remember when I first got my 3d I loved the fact that the screen was basically smudge proof. The glass felt like ice and didn't really show fingerprints. Since then, my screen is often a smudgy mess and even wiping it on my shirt or whatever doesn't help much. Does anyone know of a way to like revitalize the slickness that it used to have? I remember something about people using rain-x to do this I think but I don't really remember any details... Any advice would be awesome.
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I use a zagg on mine no smudge. Use some windex
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reaper24 said:
I use a zagg on mine no smudge. Use some windex
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Well the windex will clean it obviously, but I can't imagine it'd leave it with a coating of any sort that repels fingerprints.
joehunni said:
Well the windex will clean it obviously, but I can't imagine it'd leave it with a coating of any sort that repels fingerprints.
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I dunno about coating the glass . Might cause some funky issues till u cleaned the coat off never put anything on mine. I use a zagg keeps the prints smudge down looks fantastic no issues.
Hope u find somethin .
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I clean mine with one of those little alcohol wipes now and then. Smudge free and looks good for a while. I think all the oils etc off your fingers build up a layer on there after a while.
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KB112 said:
I clean mine with one of those little alcohol wipes now and then. Smudge free and looks good for a while. I think all the oils etc off your fingers build up a layer on there after a while.
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I was gonna say that but couldn't stop laughing at something else too much 3D...
Alcohol does leave a nice feeling behind clean and sterile should keep prints off to for awhile...
I just put a zagg on mine awhile back cause I am always outside doing something work wise... Didn't wanna mess the glass up finger prints drove me bonkers..
Buy an ASUS transformer prime. Throw the tablet away and use the cloth that comes with it. Works like a charm for anything and everything. Geez, though, the people around were making a fuss about how I threw some metal block away. Its only five hundred dollars, geez come on...
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jdeoxys said:
Buy an ASUS transformer prime. Throw the tablet away and use the cloth that comes with it. Works like a charm for anything and everything. Geez, though, the people around were making a fuss about how I threw some metal block away. Its only five hundred dollars, geez come on...
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Comment of the day lol
I am a greasy bastard myself and have the same problem. The smudge problem has caused me to be an avid hand washer due to this. Like others have said though. The Zagg screen protector does a fantastic job of keeping smudge stains down
I use oakley lens cleaner works wonders
its hard living in a blood red world
I use one of those micro-fiber cloths (with no cleaning fluid) on mine. Works like a charm.
I change oil for a living so this problem is an everyday thing for me, if you don't have any type of screen protector on it... There r a ton of lil tricks, the results are widely spread out,
I've heard of using "powder foundation" (make-up) to lightly "dust" it and wipe it clean and it should help out( sorta worked for me, but was a lot of work for a lil bit of a fix....
The alcohol wipes seem to work the best for me tho...
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Have you tried butter or margarine?
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hitman4274 said:
I change oil for a living so this problem is an everyday thing for me, if you don't have any type of screen protector on it... There r a ton of lil tricks, the results are widely spread out,
I've heard of using "powder foundation" (make-up) to lightly "dust" it and wipe it clean and it should help out( sorta worked for me, but was a lot of work for a lil bit of a fix....
The alcohol wipes seem to work the best for me tho...
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Lol I think oil,antifreeze,transfluid are the worst to get on the glass or screen makes it all gummed up brake fluid is something else..
reaper24 said:
Lol I think oil,antifreeze,transfluid are the worst to get on the glass or screen makes it all gummed up brake fluid is something else..
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Brake fluid
Very toxic ....will strip paint in a quick second
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maek_it_happen said:
Brake fluid
Very toxic ....will strip paint in a quick second
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that it will lol..
I use my shirt and sometimes my pants... Works well

Sticky? Stuff on my screen

I'm not sure what it is, or if it's like a protectant layer that's wearing off.
But it's only in the lower half of the screen towards the middle.
It covers almost the whole bottom half, it looks like something splattered on it. But I can get it off with anything, I tried water, eyeglass cleaner, and Window cleaner.
It's really annoying I can feel the difference when I try to slide my finger across.
It's all fine when I clean it, it looks perfectly fine. But when I slide my thumb across is shows up.
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Edit..sorry
Didn't mean to hit reply..lol
did you happen to be in the bathroom with a inappropriate picture on the screen?
if so thats where the sticky substance came from... lol
I figured there would be one person...
But no, it's like there's a protective coating onto of the screen and it's like wearing in on area.
It just won't clean off.
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xxquicksh0txx said:
I figured there would be one person...
But no, it's like there's a protective coating onto of the screen and it's like wearing in on area.
It just won't clean off.
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Lmao! Try using rubbing alcohol
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Yeah, I was thinking about it. I'll have to try it later.
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It should lift it as the alcohol evaporates... and I would only recommend alcohol so if any gets in the device it won't hurt it
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It is actually the oil repellent(or something like that) coating, unfortunately, it is irreversible unless you get it painted again I guess, or replace the screen. your best bet is put on a screen protector.
This happened to BOTH of my previous android phones, Acer Liquid (happened really quickly because the screen is not very sensitive), Atrix (device too fast, so I browse the web on it too much so it has worn off too)
Moved on to HTC Amaze, I guess it is just the same, I better put a screen protector on first...
One question though, did you ever use screen protector? Both of my previous devices did, I wonder if they take a thin layer off when you peel them off....
Well I bought my phone used so I'm not sure.
The alcohol didn't work, so I'm pretty sure it's the coating...
Time to get a screen protector.
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Well I can't really tell...
It almost acts like it's coming off, I can't really feel it anymore and I can only see it when I purposefully get my screen dirty. But it looks like something was smeared on it and half of it came off and it's in a hole bunch of little dots and globs.
Is this what yours looked like morris?
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not sure but you might try DRM'ing the phone through tmobile just not sure what their policy is on doing it to a phone you got from someone else . . would think you still could though
Well I bought it used, and I'm on a prepaid plan.
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It's funny because this happened to my phone the first week I got it . It's like a permanent smudge . Thought it was just me . Same exact spot .... Under the settings/back button .
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I think your looking for xxxda-developers.com
kishon120 said:
It's funny because this happened to my phone the first week I got it . It's like a permanent smudge . Thought it was just me . Same exact spot .... Under the settings/back button .
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Yeah, I'm just going to have to buy a screen protector to cover it up. It's perfectly fine when I wipe the screen off, just when I use it it shows up
TramainM said:
I think your looking for xxxda-developers.com
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Someone else already made that joke...
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xxquicksh0txx said:
Yeah, I'm just going to have to buy a screen protector to cover it up. It's perfectly fine when I wipe the screen off, just when I use it it shows up
Someone else already made that joke...
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Oh..... #ThatAwkwardMoment
Haha, but really I'm thinking that my battery was getting really hot or something and it melted it or something. Or some type of chemical reaction between it and all of the oils I have on my hands while I'm at work. I work at a machine shop, and there's always different types of coolant and oil
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Dirt on screen

There is like these dots on my screen two of them and they look like removable dirt but when i try to remove them they dont go, anyone had this before ?
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ymcmbforever said:
There is like these dots on my screen two of them and they look like removable dirt but when i try to remove them they dont go, anyone had this before ?
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yes they are probobly dead pixels. only way to fix is replace the display or replace it. you can send it to samsung and i think theyll fix it 2.
tylercarter said:
yes they are probobly dead pixels. only way to fix is replace the display or replace it. you can send it to samsung and i think theyll fix it 2.
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No its not a dead pixel its like blobs of dirt that dont remove
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It gets more visable unless i use my shirt to wipe it down but it just becomes less visable but its still there
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ymcmbforever said:
It gets more visable unless i use my shirt to wipe it down but it just becomes less visable but its still there
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well just spray it with windex and give it a good wash
tylercarter said:
well just spray it with windex and give it a good wash
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Let me try that
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Didnt work
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dirt under screen protector?
tylercarter said:
dirt under screen protector?
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I dont have a screen protector
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tylercarter said:
well just spray it with windex and give it a good wash
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Bleach, works better.
J/K. April fools!
But in all seriousness, try hand Sanitizer.
Looking over your shoulder...
Duffman14 said:
Bleach, works better.
J/K. April fools!
But in all seriousness, try hand Sanitizer.
Looking over your shoulder...
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ok. no screen protector and not dead pixels? not dirt on the screen then what else could it be? i would call att or talk to samsung.
tylercarter said:
ok. no screen protector and not dead pixels? not dirt on the screen then what else could it be? i would call att or talk to samsung.
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You can only see it in the sun and when u put water on it it goes around it not on it
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ymcmbforever said:
You can only see it in the sun and when u put water on it it goes around it not on it
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seems like something oily or greasy then if water is going around it. try something not harsh like rubbing alcohol or something. u should have a screen protector on that thing anyway
if its under the screen good luck with that
daddioj said:
seems like something oily or greasy then if water is going around it. try something not harsh like rubbing alcohol or something. u should have a screen protector on that thing anyway
if its under the screen good luck with that
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Didnt work and its not on the inside
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Bad April fools joke? Dots that aren't any of the possible causes and don't go away with any of the suggested methods?
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AntwanL said:
Bad April fools joke? Dots that aren't any of the possible causes and don't go away with any of the suggested methods?
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Its not a joke
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