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How to clean your iPad's screen without damaging it

Someone cleaning an iPad — Cleaning your iPad's screen won't take long.

To clean your iPad's screen, wipe it in circular motions with a clean microfiber cloth.
If a dirty spot won't come out, you can lightly dampen the cloth with water or 70% isopropyl alcohol.
The iPad has an oleophobic screen, making it easy to wipe away oily smudges.
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If you've owned your iPad for more than a week, you've noticed that it doesn't look nearly as good as when it first came out of the plastic. Fingerprint smudges, dust specks, grease streaks — it's hard to keep a device clean.

Luckily, iPads are easy to clean. Here's a full guide on the Do' and Don'ts of cleaning your iPad.

How to clean your iPad's screen properly

Firstly, make sure your device is unplugged and turned off.
With a soft lint-free cloth — a microfiber cleaning cloth that you can find on Amazon is ideal — wipe the iPad's screen with small circular motions. The iPad's screen is oleophobic, meaning that any oils or fingerprints should come off easily.

A microfiber cloth should work just fine for cleaning off dust, grease, and fingerprints.

If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with water or 70 percent isopropyl alcohol. If you do this, make sure to only wipe the hard and non-porous surfaces (the casing and display). This should also help if something is stuck on your iPad's screen, like a piece of dirt. Just make sure to dampen the cloth itself — don't pour or spray water directly onto the iPad.

If you've used a wet cloth, you can polish the screen afterwards with a dry microfiber cloth.

Maya Kachroo-Levine contributed to a previous version of this article.

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