Polishing Cloth

saurik 4 years ago |

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2021/10/18/apple-polishing-clo...

> Apple also has a list of the devices that are compatible with this Polishing Cloth. For the iPhone lineup it goes back as far as the first-generation iPhone SE and the iPhone 6. The first-generation iPad mini is supported, and you can go back as far as 2015 for some iMac models. You can clean every model of the Apple Watch, and if you have any iPod touch models dating back to the fourth-generation iPod shuffle, this cloth will get it clean.

uuddlrlr 4 years ago | |

Darn, the 5s got an iOS 12 patch along with the 6 just a few weeks ago, but it doesn't look like it included compatibility.

arpa 4 years ago |

Disturbing lack of DRM. It should only be possible to polish apple devices with it. And, of course, any other polishing cloth should render these devices inoperable.

uuddlrlr 4 years ago | |

Apple themselves don't use DRM much, and their systems generally aren't closed, just opaque.

rimliu 4 years ago | |

What if I told you that Apple had offered DRM free music for some 12 years now?

forty 4 years ago | | |

Music is not an Apple product, maybe they don't really care.

user_named 4 years ago | |

It only lists support for cleaning Apple displays actually

tdrdt 4 years ago |

I prefer the $99 cloth made by Monster. Their cotton is more pure and the cotton plants were exposed to classical music.

rsj_hn 4 years ago | |

I'll hold out for the $299 version sold by an environmentally responsible coop run by legless Guatemalan orphans. For each napkin sold, they will plant a tree to reduce our carbon footprint (they themselves having no footprint).

celticninja 4 years ago | |

I expect it would be difficult to ascertain the difference between the monster one and a clothes hanger, unless you are real optiphile.

lelandfe 4 years ago |

Apple is soon to debut their Polishing Cloth recycling program, where they remove and reuse the gold and diamonds that are woven into this $20 piece of fabric.

beardedscotsman 4 years ago |

Shame the comments here are not discussing the reason for them selling a cloth.

The nano textured screen is easily scratched if you use paper towels or rough fabric. This just makes sure you have a material that is suitable.

Secondly, the compatibility is just so it appears in the filters, and it’s not really to say it’s for use with an iPhone 6.

dotancohen 4 years ago | |

Also, this provides the support centers with an official, recognized part to wipe devices with. So every service center in every country does not have to scratch a customer's screen to discover what _doesn't_ work.

tdrdt 4 years ago | |

I think the point is that you can buy fine fabric cloths like these for less than $5

And anyone who weares glasses will have them laying around.

gregoriol 4 years ago |

I've always wondered why Apple doesn't make those, and some cleaning spray too: the screens they make are really sensitive, and expensive, and I bet people often leave unexpected marks on them by trying to clean up

KennyBlanken 4 years ago | |

I take it you haven't heard about Apple's long-standing problem with anti-reflective coatings flaking off their macbook screens.

Just yet another defect they won't admit to publicly or do a recall over. You have to find out about the secret recall, before it's discontinued...

gregoriol 4 years ago | | |

I know about this: I used the recall once on a 2014 mbp, but maybe should twice now since the replacement screen shows some signs too after a few years...

raihansaputra 4 years ago | | |

I was about to get the recall but had an accident. I replaced the screen out of pocket, but it's stripped of the anti-reflection coating. Works well.

DanAtC 4 years ago | |

The original iPhone came with a black, screen-sized microfiber cloth.

tinco 4 years ago | | |

Pretty sure my MacBook pro from 2009 did as well.

altjsus 4 years ago |

Finally! A usefull Apple product that I can afford.

praving5 4 years ago | |

Yes, you can also use it for shining shoes.

muzster 4 years ago |

I presume this Cloth is covered by AppleCare. Would be terrified to drop it.

andy_ppp 4 years ago |

Do the keyboards on the current MacBook generation still make a mark on the screen over time (which implies this will happen with the new ones too)? If so which way to protect the screen is recommended? A screen protector or a cloth to cover the keyboard area?

nikanj 4 years ago | |

At least my 16" does. The recommended way to protect the screen is to keep the laptop on a pedestal in a gallery, wholly untouched like Jony Ive intended.

paozac 4 years ago |

I'm sure they've put some thought in the pricing strategy, like with the infamous $999 monitor stand. If you think $19 is ridiculous for a cloth (I do) then you aren't the target buyer.

anatolinicolae 4 years ago |

Too bad it's not compatible with iPhone 5s or earlier...

wg0 4 years ago |

No kidding, but I know of markets (in subcontinent) where you can get a reasonable tailor made suite in that ballpark price.

Taniwha 4 years ago |

Sadly the Apple Polishing Cloth has the worst resale value of any Apple product yet

Markoff 4 years ago |

Clearly a premium product, it has Apple logo, rounded corners, beautiful color, I have been waiting for this for years, the experience with previous polishing cloths was just horrible!

praving5 4 years ago |

Also, If you don't use officially supported Apple cloth, you could lose device warranty! So, beware! :-)

headmelted 4 years ago |

Well what do you expect?

Have you any idea how expensive it is to get diamond-cut chamfered edges ON FABRIC!?!?

rectalogic 4 years ago |

Anyone figured out a way to hack this so it can be used on non-Apple hardware - hackincloth?

giuliomagnifico 4 years ago |

Not a "polishing cloth", but "The best ever* polishing cloth"

*untill the new model

rognjen 4 years ago |

Surprisingly affordable. But I expected it to be white and red. One star.

rado 4 years ago |

Hopefully it can help polish Apple critics' sense of humour.

threatofrain 4 years ago |

Is this the same thing as just ordinary microfiber cloth?

sqquima 4 years ago |

Would rather wait for the polish cloth pro

chrislusf 4 years ago | |

Polish cloth max will double the cleaning capability with 2x size, at $29.99, with unprecedented industrial leading price-to-area ratio.

trhway 4 years ago |

No Apple Care for it?!