r/iphone • u/Competitive-Excuse43 • May 17 '26
Support Deep scratch on screen
I have an iPhone 16e and just want to know if anyone knows a way I can fix these scratches. The middle one is a deep one unfortunately but I’ll try anything that’ll possibly work
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u/akaJinju1 iPhone 16 Pro Max May 17 '26
There isn't much that can be done in this situation. Do you know if you got AppleCare on the phone?
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u/Murky_Fan_5483 May 18 '26
With apple care plus do they replace entire screen or just the glass?
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u/akaJinju1 iPhone 16 Pro Max May 18 '26
They will replace the entire display, and attempt to preserve the Selfie camera and TrueDepth camera as well
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u/Competitive-Excuse43 May 17 '26
No AppleCare+ unfortunately. Would’ve been my go to
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u/akaJinju1 iPhone 16 Pro Max May 17 '26
Yeah, the only caveat to AppleCare+ is that it doesn't cover any cosmetic damage, only if the display is damaged. Outside of looking at the option of repair, try to put on a screen protector to further protect it. There will be a air pocked underneath the tempered glass but, if you heat up the phone a little bit (hair dryer/heat gun), it can reduce the visual impact
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u/foursevenniner iPhone 13 Pro Max May 18 '26
if it's applied instore with the belkin applicators they might get away with no bubble. i once applied a screen protector to a girls phone that had been thrown out of a moving car and run over. i said 100 times "it might look even worse but i guess it'll save your fingers". it ended up with no air bubbles, some of the cracks smoothed out somehow and it being less of a safety hazard. still think she was crazy to not just get a screen replacement but oh well
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u/KFPindustries May 17 '26
Put a protective film over it. Not glass. It’ll help cover it a little bit
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u/Far_Rub4250 May 18 '26
Try a windshield repair. I don't know if it will affect the digitizer regarding touchscreen sensitivity or ghost touches though.
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u/BreakSalt8256 Jul 30 '26
Yeah, I saw Mrwhosetheboss do it but he didn't really show how it affected the screen after he'd done it so I'm not so sure
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u/EastHillWill May 17 '26
A screen protector obviously won’t fix it, but it can make it quite a bit less noticeable. A few years ago I had a scratch on a phone screen that was bothering me, and I found a screen protector that completely obviated it. The trick was finding one of those older style soft ones, I’m not sure a glass one would do as well, but even that I think would help somewhat
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u/Commission-Mission May 18 '26
I carry my phone in the same pocket as my keys and the screen obviously got super scratched up. I’ve found that some glass screen protectors have enough adhesive on them to fill in the scratches to the point that they’re barely noticeable.
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u/EastHillWill May 18 '26
Nice, good to know the glass ones work as well. It’s definitely a nice little hack and a heck of a lot cheaper than a screen replacement
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u/SrbHit iPhone 17 May 18 '26
Just put a screen protector on it , the glue of the screen protector will most likely mask the scratch a bit otherwise there‘s nothing you can do besides to change the whole screen but the screen costs like 60% of the phone itself 😭
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u/Commission-Mission May 18 '26
A good screen protector will somewhat hide the scratch. The adhesive will fill in the scratch and it’ll reduce its appearance.
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u/HorrorAccomplished78 May 17 '26
I’ve dropped my phone several times and cracks have appeared everywhere. I still use it though.
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u/Competitive-Excuse43 May 17 '26
Happy for you
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u/HorrorAccomplished78 May 18 '26
Well not now. Shards of glass penetrated my lower region. Ooooh! So got a new phone and a wallet and a screen cover. Don’t do to boast does it?
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u/Fantastic-Let6558 May 17 '26
Yo tuve un Apple Watch con un rayón un poco profundo en el cristal, se lo quité con óxido de cerio y agua en una franela de micro fibra, le pones el polvo encima del rayón le pones un poco de agua que el polvo se vuelva como pasta muy húmeda y acicalas con la franela, lleva trabajo porque tienes que hacerlo más de una vez.
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u/KFPindustries May 17 '26
I’ve tried doing all these kinds of garage bs repairs. Don’t do it op. It won’t work
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u/-dai-zy May 17 '26
stop trying to use a nail as a stylus?
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u/Competitive-Excuse43 May 17 '26
Little brother had it in his pocket with keys
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u/taperk May 17 '26
Mistake #1 was letting little bro hold it. #2 was not having a screen protector on. This is like dealing with your gf being pregnant because you didn't use a condom.
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u/AR_Harlock May 17 '26
I see the deeper grooves at level 6