We use our phones anywhere and everywhere, exposing them to filth, germs, bacteria, and even viruses. We take them from place to place, holding them in our hands, to our ears, and putting them in our bags or pockets. It's a good idea to properly clean and disinfect your device frequently to keep the grime and nastiness under control so those germs don't migrate from the phone to you.
Fortunately, here are some of the best phone cleaning kits that include everything from phone sanitizers, screen wipes and sprays, and also cleaning solutions that will help you and yours remain healthy.
Efficient cleaning made easy
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Clean screen on the go
If you need your screen cleaned when you're not home with your spritzer bottles, I absolutely adore these single-serve wipes. I keep a few of them in my bag for wiping my screen after it gets all sweaty and grimy when I'm out and about.
Let there be light
This phone-sized tanning bed uses UV-C ultraviolet light technology to kill germs and bacteria on your phone. It can also charge your phone and it comes in seven lovely shades.
Skip the Q-tips
The tips on these swabs are shaped to better seek out the dust and grime lingering in the nooks and crannies on your phone. While the wide flat tips are better suited to Lightning ports, the brush works well on USB-C ports as well.
Pocket-friendly
Microfiber cloths are the best for cleaning glasses and glass phone screens, but just having one loose in your pocket gets it dirty. This six-pack leaves you enough spares to keep a piece on your person or in your bedroom, office space, and other areas.
Keep dirt out
If you use wireless charging regularly — or even if you just tend to accumulate more lint and dirt in your USB-C and headphone ports — use these plugs to prevent all that filthy dust from building up.
A clean screen is a happy screen
If smudged, grimed-up screens are the bane of your cleaning existence, this kit is great for keeping around the house. It's alcohol and ammonia-free and comes with a microfiber cloth for streak-free, lint-free wipe-downs.
Make your own solution
If you want to make a disinfectant spray you can use on your phone, you'll want a spray bottle that makes a fine mist, like these small atomizer bottles. Just remember: Spray the microfiber cloth, do not spray your phone directly.
For bigger screens
Microfiber cloths are often small and pocket-friendly, but bigger cloths like those in this multi-pack are great for wiping down tablets, touchscreen laptops, and any other glass surface you regularly use. The different textures on each side can help clean and then shine up your screen.
Ya filthy animal
The best way to keep your phone from getting grimy to begin with is to keep your hands clean. Purell is one of the most trusted brands for hand sanitizer and you get a 1-liter bottle of clean scent sanitizer in this set, with a convenient flip cap.
Be gentle, please
Chances are, the part of your phone that requires the most frequent cleaning is the screen, and pre-moistened ZEISS Screen Wipes are the perfect way to get a streak-free clean without needing harsher chemicals. But the screen isn't the only part of the phone that should get a regular cleaning. It's also a good idea to consider deeper UV treatments every so often.
I also supplement these screen cleanings with deeper UV treatments in a device like the PhoneSoap 3 UV Sanitizer. This phone sanitizer will give your device a thorough clean, and charge it at the same time so you're ready to go for the day.
With the best phone cleaning kits, you want to avoid abrasives and harsh chemicals because abrasives can scratch the screen and chemicals can eat away at protective coatings. Alcohol and ammonia-free solutions are preferable when cleaning a phone, but if you want a cheap, easy solution, dilute isopropyl alcohol and water in a misting bottle. To disinfect your phone, just spray a microfiber cloth instead of the screen and use it sparingly.
