After all, water and electronics don’t mix.

Additionally, you should avoid using abrasive materials or very harsh chemicals on your smartphone.

Cleaning Your Smartphone Screen

Whencleaning your smartphone screen, your best option is a microfiber cloth.

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After all, you don’t want any product seeping into the spaces between your phone’s components.

Keep your cloth on the screen.

Cleaning Your Smartphone Charging or Headphone Jack

When cleaning any connection port, you have to be very careful.

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There are a few ways toclean your smartphone’s headphone jackorclean your charging port.

Firstly, you could use a can of compressed air to force debris out of the ports.

However, this can be a little risky.

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But cleaning your smartphone camera needs to be done with care and attention.

Gently rub each camera lens in circular motions, ensuring you do not press down too hard.

Don’t press down harder if there’s a bit of dust or dirt that won’t come off.

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Instead, keep a distance of three or four inches to avoid damage.

Only the gaps within your phone’s exterior should be cleaned; nothing else.

If you don’t have a toothpick, you might also use your phone’s SIM key.

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Then, you might wipe it off or wash your case with soapy water.

This should loosen the sticker’s edges up a little so they are ready for removal.

To encourage this, you’re free to gently rub the sticker with a damp cloth.

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Now, it’s time to peel that sticker off.

You may be able to do this easily, but chances are some residue will remain.

To avoid this, don’t peel the sticker off with your fingers alone.

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This should lower the chance of residue sticking to your smartphone.