Protect Your Screen, Elevate Your Experience! 🌟
The IQShield Screen Protector for Galaxy S9 offers a 2-pack of advanced TPU film designed for easy, bubble-free installation. With its smart film technology, it combines durability and clarity, ensuring your device remains protected while maintaining high responsiveness. Backed by a lifetime warranty, this protector is the ultimate choice for savvy users.
B**N
Take your time. And wear Dr Gloves.
Absolutely perfect!Because the Samsung screen is uniquely shaped, there are no Glass screen protectors that are any good. The few that are available only have adhesive along the curved edges. Which is less than ideal.I've used IQ Shield products before, so I knew this would be a quality item. It's a flexible type shield that you have to squeegee on. I know what your probably thinking..... "Oh no! Not those types that leave a million bubbles". In the past I would definitely agree with you. This product, is far superior than the older types.I was able to get a perfectly flawless, no bubble finish on my first attempt. And even if you somehow goof, they give you a 2nd one. If you goof that one...no prob...it has a lifetime warranty. Even if it's your fault! Saying all that, there's a few steps you have to take to get a flawless finish. This is my technique.-Be prepared to take about 30 to 40 min. Then you have to let the phone sit, unused for about 6 hours.-For a dustless finish, use the bathroom steam technique. The steam helps trap the dust particles floating in the air,so it doesn't land on your screen. You can do this right after a shower to save water. Or just crank it on and wait about 10min....precious resources be damned!-Blue nitrile gloves. Or dollar store ones. Doesn't matter how much they cost, you just want something on your hands so your dry skin and hand oils don't touch the screen or the screen protector. If your super cheap, just grab a couple from your doctors office. Serves them right having you sit and wait for 20min.- Open up the IQ Shield box, watch the video they suggested if your nervous and get all the items from the box ready.-Once your armed with the gloves and your bathroom is all steamy (hopefully from the shower) it's time to begin.-Make sure your phone is off and your screen is completely clean! If you think it looks clean.... clean it again! You don't want any dust on there!-I had these "Dust Tab stickers" from another product I used to pick up any stray dust. I wish IQ Shield would start to include these with their products. Actually I wish every company that sells a screen protector would include them. They can't cost that much to produce, it's a damn sticker..for dust.-After you clean your screen and there's no dust or fingerprints. Lightly mist the screen with the included spray solution. Then spray your gloved fingertips, it makes it easier to handle the film.-Slowly peel 1 of the screen protectors off, if your hands are nice and wet it will not stick to the film.-Spray the back of the film liberally...spray dammit! Then gently shake it to remove excess water.-Place it carefully on the phone and slide it around until it lines up straight. If it's being stubborn to move around then mist the phone.-Once you have it lined up exactly where you want it, and you made sure it's straight....don't touch it! Seriously, leave it alone for 15min. Go take a breather, just don't eat cheese doodles cuz you need clean hands.-15min later, gently mist the top of the screen protector,this will help you move the squeegee alot easier.-Place a finger on the screen protector to hold it in place and gently start to squeegee from the middle down. Then from the middle up. If the screen protector moves, guide it back into place and wait for a few more minutes. It will stay in place eventually. Just keep gently smoothing from the middle out.Keep gently misting the screen protector. Makes it alot easier to move the squeegee.-You should have gotten most of the water underneath and any bubbles out by now. There will be water at the sides of the screen protector, just leave it. Do not use anything to try and dry it. If the top of the screen protector looks dirty that's just the soap solution. Don't panic.-Take another 10 min break. If you really want cheese doodles, have an assistant throw them at you. Keep your hands clean!-At this point your screen should be bubble free, smooth any small air pockets out.-The edges...those damn Samsung curved edges.-Take the phone in your gloved hand. Using the flat part of your thumb and gently start pushing and rolling the sides.It may not stick at first but it will. There's a bunch of water there, and the more you smooth it with your GLOVED hand, the more the water will be pushed out.-Keep using your thumb and work slowly around the corners. Don't spray any more solution at this point.-When it begins to stick slightly, leave the meaty part of your thumb against it longer. Let your body heat shape it into place. And smooth it down.-Keep doing that until the edges are completely flat. Leave the phone off and don't touch it for about 6 hours. It should look good at this point, it will need to dry overnight to be completely clear.-Congratulations! Go grab some Cheese Doodles! You deserve it...Hero ;)
J**N
UPDATE: After 5 months of use...
See UPDATE at the bottom of this review...When I got my new Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, I knew I wanted a case and screen protector right from the start. This thing is a fairly major investment at well over $700, so I initially went for the tempered glass screen protector. In less than a month, I knew I had made a mistake. Dust and lint got in between the screen and the protector, so my screen was basically always dirty, and the protector actually cracked after a few weeks, even though I didn't drop it or hit it in any way. So I decided to try this one.Based on some of the reviews, I was concerned that it wouldn't fit or would be hard to put on or the case would cause it to come loose or whatever, but I want ahead and ordered it. Boy am I glad I did. If you watch the "official" video and do what it says to do, you will have success. Here is my advice based on my experience.Use a VERY clean work surface. I used a sheet of aluminum foil fresh off the roll to be sure there was no dust or particles on my work surface.Wash your hands with something like Dawn dishwashing liquid to remove as much oil from your skin as possible.Clean the screen until it has absolutely zero dust or fingerprints or blemishes of any kind, then be careful not to touch the screen.As the video states, wet the front AND back of the film. I also sprayed a little on the screen itself. Also, spray your fingertips BEFORE you removed the film from its backing. Don't be stingy with the liquid... There is plenty in the provided spray bottle.Lay the film on the phone. Make sure it is oriented with the correct side down (the side that was stuck to the backing) and the correct end towards the cutouts for the camera and speaker. Don't worry about bubbles and stuff. Just get it close to positioned. Now, quickly, but not rushed, use the provided sqeegee to get the bubbles out. Once you get the big bubbles out, check the position and reposition as needed. Keep removing bubbles and checking position. Don't worry about the curved edges. Trust me on this. Save them for last. Soon, the film will become hard to move (reposition), so make sure you are keeping an eye on the position until it stops moving around. Now use the corner of the sqeegee to get the tiny bubbles out.NOTE: There are two kinds of bubbles... Air bubbles and liquid bubbles. As the film begins to "stick", you want to get BOTH kinds of bubbles out as best you can. That said, do not worry about it if you miss a little bubble here or there. Again, trust me on this. Just do the best you can and don't worry yourself sick or you will wind up screwing it up.Finally, let it sit for about 15-20 minutes. Now you can use your palms or thumbs or whatever to hold the edges down until they stick. You will need to hold the edges down for several minutes, and your palms will not be big enough to do the entire edges at once. To solve this, what I did was I took a pillowcase, put the phone inside, and pulled the pillow case tight around the phone to hold ALL of the edges down at once, and held it there for 5 minutes (the face of the phone should be facing out). Be careful, because doing this is likely to turn the phone on. If that happens, just leave it on and don't worry about it until you are done.At this point, the edges should be pretty much set. I used my thumbs to press down the very, very edges for a few seconds just to be sure.Now here is the important part. You may notice some bubbles, bumps, or whatever. IGNORE THEM. Put the phone down and let it sit for at least 12 hours. After 12 hours, most of the bubbles and bumps will be gone and you can probably use your phone. Over the next 12 hours or so the remaining bumps and bubbles will be gone.If you are patient, you will have a great result. Mine is pretty much perfect, and there are no issues with my case or the touch screen sensitivity. All is good.UPDATE: I am attaching pictures of what this screen protector looks like after about 5 months of rigorous use, in and out of pockets with keys and electronic cigs and change and pens, etc... I use my phone pretty much constantly, including the touch screen. I even put it in and out of a VR headset. It does have a thin rubber case as you can see in the pictures. The screen protector is still firmly "stuck" to the screen. The little "dents" in the screen protector are places where there might have been scratches if I didn't have the screen protector. The dents are no noticable unless you hold it at a certain angle to the light with the screen turned off. Touch screen works as if there was no screen protector. Great product if you ask me.ANOTHER UPDATE: Now over a year of use. The edges are starting to peel back, but I'm still using it without any problem and it is still serving the purpose. When the time comes (when it is peeling back "too much") I will replace it with the same product.
O**R
Aplicación de mica
Fácil de poner y no quedab burbujas. Lo único es que no cubre la pantalla de las orillas, pero con la funda se protege
L**A
Buen producto
Es de buena calidad.
R**D
Edges Lift
This screen protector is one of the few that actually dries with no air bubbles and looks good. The only down side is the edges tend to lift, no matter how many times I have tried to hold them down, they lift again.
J**E
Really nice protector
Really good quality I love it however, I have to admit; the installation took me like 2 hours as these things take a lot of precision to line up perfectly and stay put. Also the left bottom corner is peeling a bit but with the screen on its not really noticeable.The adhesion is great and you can reapply this thing over and over during installation and it stays sticky.The peeling on the other hand is mostly the design of the phone (s8 edge) and the case I have for it (spigen).So it's not really the protectors fault and you can prevent the peeling if you line the protector up perfectly until it has the tiniest bit of space between it and the case edges.That said the only thing I think this screen protector could use is some kind of device with it to make installation easier and more accurate.One last thing is you need to make sure there is no lint on your screen whatsoever because if there is and you put the screen protector on the lint will be stuck to the protector and it sounds like common sense however the lint can be very hard to see on your screen whilst turned off so, just something to keep in mind.
S**E
Moisture in phone due to the solution
The product is good, however....when I was applying the screen protector the solution got into the charging port. They suggested you apply the screen protector before bedtime since it needs time to adhere. I applied it at the end of the day, when my phone was ready for a charge. When I put my phone on charge, I got an error message saying it had detected moisture and could not charge me phone. When you squeegee out the solution, it drips down and must have gotten into the charging port. I have a S9 and assumed it's waterproof....I guess not. It took me a while to get my phone to charge, again. Definitely created a lot of panic. I contacted the seller to tell them about what happened just to keep them informed. I got a reply back, asking if I would like a replacement product?????
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