pre applied factory screen protector ?

WelshPaul · May 26, 2011

The trouble is by removing the shatter proof film should you drop your phone and break the screen the glass is going to fall to bit's. You will have an unusable phone, by having the shatter proof film on the handset the screen may be damaged/cracked but the film holds it in place and it's still possible to use the phone.

I have a couple of hair line scratches on my screen but i am not removing my shatter proof film, well just yet anyway lol

ncaissie · May 26, 2011

gunstar3035 said:
I have no clue what that is lol. I grew up in Port Hope so I don't know a lot of the Cobourg stuff : )

It is the jail. Lol anyone gets busted west of brighten they get put their.

I grew up in Trenton.

ncaissie · May 26, 2011

WelshPaul said:
The trouble is by removing the shatter proof film should you drop your phone and break the screen the glass is going to fall to bit's. You will have an unusable phone, by having the shatter proof film on the handset the screen may be damaged/cracked but the film holds it in place and it's still possible to use the phone.

I have a couple of hair line scratches on my screen but i am not removing my shatter proof film, well just yet anyway lol

If my screen broke I wouldn't use it either way. I would get it repaired or replaced. I'm thinking of removing mine also.

WelshPaul · May 26, 2011

ncaissie said:
I would get it repaired or replaced.

Well so would i but at least i would be able to use my phone while i wait for the replacement parts, the amount of people i have seen using phones that have a cracked screen is shocking. but in all fairness to the manufacturers those handsets still worked!

And at present there are no replacement screens or digitizers for sale regarding the play.

AriStar · May 26, 2011

DeadlyDazza said:
Decided to remove mine this morning after reading this topic.

Well thanks a lot guys my phone screen is now ruined.

Only joking!
I should've removed that pos a month ago when I got my Play.

The screen looks so much more vibrant now.

A little sticky but only to the touch, can't see anything but a mint, scratchless screen.
I'm sure the stickyness will wear off in a couple of days once any risidual dicipates.

holy crap you scared me.

svenk919 · May 26, 2011

Victory, got it safely removed, easiest way to start peeling for me was at the side of the buttons (return or search). Just poked it a bit with a fine screwdriver until I could get a tweezer underneath.

AriStar · May 26, 2011

ill remove mine soon as i get my REAL scratch resistant screen protector in the mail.

axiomjunglist · May 26, 2011

You guys are making me want to try it, lol. I've never cracked any of my phone screens over the years, despite the occasional small drops. Even if it did crack I would probably just replace the whole phone anyway (or repair if I could).

One of my friends still has the original 1st gen iPhone and never had a screen protector on it the entire time, and barely any blemishes on the glass. If the Play's glass is anything like that it probably would be fine without a protector unless you drop it hard enough to crack it.

Sent from my R800a using XDA App

edit: Going around looking at people's phones in my office, lol. Half of them don't have protectors and the screens look fine. The other half have crappy protectors like mine with bubbles and/or scratches. Hmm...

edit2: Think I'm going to remove the sh*tty 2nd protector and leave the original factory one on for a bit. I surf a lot during the summer and I'm afraid of getting sand on my screen. Maybe I should just leave it in the car instead of my beach bag

alreadyused · May 26, 2011

emann56 said:
I just kept picking at the botton corner where the back button is.

That was enough for me; after a few seconds picking at the same corner with my finger nail I managed to get it lifted. The shatter proofing sheet is quite stiff and rigid, much more so than any screen protector I've used before.

Once I'd lifted enough to get a finger and thumb to it I gently peeled across the bottom until I had the whole edge lifted and then changed my grip on the phone and sheet to peel it off evenly all the way down (up?) the screen.

Here is some pics of the shatter proofing sheet as I'd got the corner started.

Now that was done with I fitted my own screen protector. It was the third time I've fitted one (2x HTC Desire + this one) and I'm quite pleased with the job. There is a couple of bobbles at the top corner as I had to lift it and start again when I got the alignment wrong. Also the manufacturing wasn't great as the left edge has a slight curve in it and the cut-out at top centre wasn't laser cut cleanly.

Here's some pics with the new protector on.

Hope this helps/encourages some of you to do this. The shatter proof sheet does scratch easily and if all it does is hold the shards of glass together if it breaks then the new protector should do that anyway.

D.

p.s Sorry about the image sizes. I did try to get thumbs working but to no avail.

axiomjunglist · May 26, 2011

Good pics! Can you share any of the phone with no shatter guard/protector on?

I just took my 3rd party protector off and have to say already I see a huge improvement in screen clarity and responsiveness just by going down to the factory shatter guard. Two layers on top of the glass is kind of silly. We'll see how long it takes before I get the nerve to go down to bare glass

alreadyused · May 26, 2011

axiomjunglist said:
Good pics! Can you share any of the phone with no shatter guard/protector on, or none taken?

Sorry dude. Didn't take any pics at that point.

Sent from my Xperia Play via Tapatalk

AriStar · May 27, 2011

thanks for the pics!

Nhialor · May 27, 2011

Got mine off last night. Was too happy. Looks so much better

Sent from my R800i using XDA App

T3mpr1x · May 27, 2011

Wow, reading all of this has gotten me interested in removing it as well. Gonna replace it with a Zagg Invisible Shield - those things are the best screen protectors I've ever used. It's mostly so that if I were to bump into anything while the phone is in my pocket and a scratch results it'd be done to the protector and not the regular glass - you can replace the screen protector, but not the glass, at least not for cheap...Besides, I bought this thing to play games with, so if the screen loses any sensitivity I doubt I'll notice, and it'll be minimal at worst.

ncaissie · May 27, 2011

Nhialor said:
Got mine off last night. Was too happy. Looks so much better

Sent from my R800i using XDA App

Got what off? LOL Jk

AriStar · Jun 4, 2011

just got mine off and put on a different one. man that thing was thick. the pre applied screen protector i mean.

4LC4PON3 · Jun 7, 2011

I took mine off as well. I was having dimming issues & once I took it off wow. No more dimming issues. The screen has a better feel & is more vibrant. The touch screen now is easily more responsive.

hytin · Jun 8, 2011

I removed mine to on the arc feels nice to use it but a little worried for marks on it no insteed

// Hytin

ncaissie · Jun 8, 2011

Has anyone scratched their glass after removing it?

tr00st · Jun 8, 2011

I've still got mine on... and have got a huge scratch on my protector...

With my track record for scratching screens, the thing's staying on until I find somewhere to get replacements...

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