Can you removed the screen protector on a Samsung Z Fold 4
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Had both the issues with my Fold 4: bubbling of the screen protector on the large screen and the phone wouldn't fully open. Brought it to Samsung Romania and they just replaced the large screen under warranty. The reason it wouldn't fully open was that some pocket debris made it's way inside. I asked the tech if it is safe to remove the screen protector and he said yes, it will not impede the functionality or void the warranty. He did tell me to be gentle with the S Pen which I don't even use. The new large screen came with a protector on it.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I wish mine was still under warranty. I hope the new screen treats you well!
My screen was broken so I thought. Little did I know there was a screen protector. I took it off and now my phone looks brand new again. I wouldn't recommend if your protector is still in tact but in my case it's easy to remove and replace.
Just got it done. I was pretty careful not to dive my nails too deep. I did just what you did: put my nail right in the top middle. Then, I slid to the right, giving me some leverage over the openings before peeling it off entirely. The whole process legit took 20 seconds. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment and good luck. Mine is still going strong.
You can, but not recommended
No no and no. The screen protector on my z fold 4 started to peel a little bit a few weeks ago. I opened it and my screen was frozen and there was a black line going down the middle of the screen. I still have 2 payments left after only a year and 2 months. 700 to fix it. This phone is nice, but samsung needs to get their shit together
Thank you for sharing. Did you peel it fully off before the black screen appeared?
@@MichaelMEndenhall No I didnt. I read somewhere that you shouldnt take them off
@Papisgotit darn. I know it voids the warranty when you peel it. So most say don't do it. So my advice is normally peel it if your outside of your warranty time.
Honestly.... There's no reason to keep it on. The screen looks a lot better without it and it's quite durable as long as you keep the phone closed when not in use.
The main reason I've seen not to peel it off would be if you use the S Pen. But it does look better, and the underscreen camera looks clearer. Thanks for the comment
I've got loads of durt under mine but I'm sure I had another screen protector on when I first got the phone (the protector with the tab you can peel it off with). I don't wanna take this off incase it fucks my phone.
@MichaelMEndenhall Why would using the S Pen matter? I do use my S Pen and I'm considering peeling my protector because it's getting bubbled again
Hey @jitengorio, I removed mine today. Please let me know if any issue occurred when using inner screen without the film? If yes, I will install new one else I will keep rocking.
@@schrodinger744 just be very careful not to use anything sharp like a fingernail when interacting with the screen. Once I use my finger nail to remove some stuck dirt and it left a little scratch. It's a very soft screen so be careful!
Thanks alot bro, I have same problem with my fold4
Thanks for the comment.
I did this the day before I was getting my Fold6...broke my screen. My fault i went too deep but be aware if you are trying this.
I just pre-ordered the zfold6 and now I’m biting my nails! I was hoping ha issue was resolved by now.
I have this issue with my fold 4's gyroscope sensors. They stopped working. I've run
Tests and diagnostics and no good, so basically, i can't autoflip.
Peeled it! No issues!
Is it still working?
@@LuisCastillo12320 Yup- I've had no issues without the screen protector. The screen looks much clearer and more vibrant without it. It's been 7 months and no scratches or anything....
One of the best phone in the market till date. But having lots of issues regarding inner screens 🥴🥴🥴
I asked Samsung about this as soon as i got the phone and they said that the inner screen protector is an integral part of the inner screen project and it shouldn´t be removed under any circumstance, and if i do my phone could be damaged. Then i asked what kind of damage they were talking about and they didn´t respond anymore.
From my experience, this inner screen protector tends to get marked really easily even by really short fingernails. I´ve heard it helps mainly to avoid pressure related damage to the screen. But it gets marks (scratches) very easily.
Samsung has replaced it once for free after less than 1 week of use because of those scratches (screen didn´t have a single scratch tho), but i saw scratches again in the protector as soon as i left the Samsung service center and played games for about 10 minutes. I went back and they said they would replace it again anytime i want but i´d have to pay a R$ 180,00 fee (about $35). So.. I´m still keeping the replaced screen protector (with lots of scratches) after about 1 year of use.
Pro tip: if you don´t like scratches in your screen, don´t get a foldable as they are really susceptible to them - even if you are very careful and have good control over finger pressure and placement specially while gaming.
Conclusion: Even tho i find foldables pretty handy and fun to have, I might swap this phone for a good quality above 6" smartphone after a few years using it and just get a tablet with a gorilla glass screen or similar for gaming and videos. Foldables are not there yet as far as the inner screen ruggedness go and in my opinion they won´t be in the near future either.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Once this phone gets a little older. I will be going back to a nonfoldable phone
Never had a scratch on any of my folds screens so I don't know what you are talking about
@@droo3010 maybe you got an adamantium inner screen instead of the normal plastic we did lmao
I had the same on my Fold 3 and one day later I got a big black bar from top to bottom at the exact same spot where the foil started to bubble.
Did it turn black while it had the bubble?
@@MichaelMEndenhall Well at first I had a similar bubble to the one in your vid. A couple hours later the bubbles came up on different spots and when I opened it the next day the first bubble was now from top to bottom and with that black bar. Also the complete right side of the screen stopped working (picture yes, touch no). I saw some articles that this (my) issue is a common one on the Fold 3 and is somehow related to the hinge. In the end Samsung wasn't able to repair the phone as no spare parts are available anymore. The phone was only 16 months old but luckly it was still under warranty (Germany has 24 months) so I got my money back and bought a S23 Ultra.
@basskeeper2k
Wowowow that is ridiculous. I'm glad Germany has that. We're lacking with only the 1 year warranty. I've heard that black screen can happen. That's ridiculous. I'm thinking about picking up a "normal" phone soon.
@@MichaelMEndenhallyep mine did and on top of that, the whole left screen don't work since black line appeard
The first day I bought my fold 4, I peeled the screen projector off, and put a liquid glass screen on it, it doesn't have a scratch or a mark on it, since I put the liquid glass screen on it,
it's holding up excellently,
with the liquid glass screen projector.
Liquid glass protector😂😂😂😂
I have one and I got rid of it after I took the plastic thing I still see that bend on the middle off the phone not good at all
You was lucky. Samething happened to my fold 4, I left it and the bubble went all the way down to the bottom. what was happening, whenever I opened the phone you could hear the screen protector coming away from the screen. Soon or later it starting going back. It pulled the screen away from the inside. Outside looked fine. 😢
Oh snap what!! What did you end up doing with the phone.
I own zfold 4 past few months i face a problem with the border/bazel it started to come out. Is it a great isseue.? Should i ignore it or need to fix it..? Will it damage the screen..?
That screen protector was coming off at the border?
Just got mine replaced today at Samsung repair shop for free, my phone is over 12 months old. The guy said its covered for 2 years ( uk) then it's £30 after that. If I removed it my warranty is invalid. Also been told that resell stores won't buy it from you unless it's got a Samsung fitted screen protector.
That's a strange thing about the resell stores. But good knowledge, thank you for sharing!!
I used my ID to remove the screen protector when it bubbled up.
I am having the same issue with my Fold 4 and I went to samsung service center they told me they can replace it for free for the first time however, they dont have them in stock yet now I am waiting over 3 weeks and no stock still unfortunately...
Oh dang. That's a long time. I was ignoring my problem at first for a while. But then the bubble started to get too large for me to ignore. Hopefully they'll get the screen protector in soon.
@@MichaelMEndenhall Yeah totally agree that now by this time passed the bubble became to big for me to ignore especially now dirt getting inside so I was scared that it might get scratched inside so I removed the screen protector and will wait for the new one to arrive.
Why remove a protection for your screen???
Mine folds flat still and the protector looks just like yours in the video... no way to fix it... taking it off soon may be get a new one later..
Not that i use the s-pen on it much, almost never. But even with this protector the s-pen scored it the first time i used it... after that i never used it again.
Remove the screen protector asap bcoz once the bubble reach straight bottom you phone display won't work,Black straight line will appear.
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It's funny that you spotted that. Thank you brother, peace be with you.
Hello, is it still alright? I have saw some people having a few lines after taking it off
So far It's still perfect from when I took it off. I also have short nails. And don't scrape the inside screen.
@@MichaelMEndenhall thank you, I just took it off, hopefully nothing bad happens now hahah
@@christianshinya4084 goodluck!
@@christianshinya4084 is your screen still okay ? Thinking of peeling mine off too, bubbles are everywhere in the middle...
All screen protector bubble-up & needs to be changed, doesn't even last a year 😊
Time 4:31. But people who remove a new phones screen protector & make a Video of it are paid by the company, they recommend to install the Screen Protector
That's probably a fair point about the videos that are about replacing screen protectors immediately. They might be getting paid. But after reading more testimonies about it, I would remove the screen protector before the bubbling kills the pixels. On the fold's inner screen. I don't have one on the front screen, and it's still looking nice. As far as the inner without one, it's still looking nice.
@@MichaelMEndenhall
Better safe than looking nice,
I used high end screen protector & basic ones with no brand name, even the one that Samsung pre-installed, ALL lasted 6/8 months
still i feel its better to get one, but each have there own choice
I've had my off for months, I've replaced the stock protector with an aftermarket one and it peels off much quicker
Does it. Have you had the screen turn black at all? I still haven't replaced it, and the inside screen is still going strong.
@MichaelMEndenhall no, my screen has never gone black, my stock protector was great and I wish I could replace it with the same one, all the aftermarket ones are no where near as good. Removing the screen protector has nothing to do with anything that goes on with your screen as it's just a clear piece of mylar.
Mine bubbled in the exact same spot
Dont peel it off. I did and my screen cracked down the middle
Same exact thing happened to me.
As someone who has used the fold 3, 4 and now 5 please do not peel off the factory screen protector. Even whitestone dome's screen protector for the inner display doesnt last as long as a fatory default.
I would only recommend it if yours started to bubble. Read the comment below yours. He was speaking how his started to bubble, and then the next day, it became unresponsive. Which maches other people's testimonies. And I didn't want to have a similar story.
@@MichaelMEndenhall literally happened to me... screen protector started to bubble peel off. and today black line appeared across the whole screen and the screen is unresponsive... i wish I peeled off the screen protector after it started bubbling up
@emilsoberbro36 oh no!! That's awful. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. What is your plan? Did you call samsung?
@MichaelMEndenhall but if it bubbles...get a new protector. My 4 started to Crack in the middle after only a few months. I have the 5 now and leave it on. No issues. Also don't close your phone from the middle with your thumb. Close at the hinge.
I didn't peel off and it came off by itself
That's strange. You're the first person I've heard that from. Is the screen still perfect?
@@MichaelMEndenhall the screen has minor scratches
I have a huge bubble going down the crease.
Did you peel it. Or are you going to keep it?
@@MichaelMEndenhall gonna take it to a samsung store and have them replace it.
@@MichaelMEndenhall got it fixed by samsung
Warning to all owners of a samsung fold! The phone should be covered for at least one year with the manufacturers warranty. However, if you peel it off and something happens to your phone's electronics and you contact Samsung and end up taking it to the store for repairs. If you don't have the screen protector - you forfeit the covered warranty on the phone and they will NOT repair it.
False
@avocado241 how clearly says when you set up the phone out of the box the fold 5.. do not take off protective film off.screeen
False. Removing protector does not void warranty
It seems it's the protector that breaks in after it forms a bubble, if there's a bubble you probably should change it out, mhhh clever of Samsung to make you come back and use there warranty,
My info is from people who removed the protector and then changed it for another one and their phone continued to worked for months like normal, but for people that remove the protector and never added another one, it seemed like their device broke after 3 months
It does not void the warranty with the fold 4, stop lying
I opened mine one day and there was some bubbling, tried to repair the bubble and the black line formed and now my whole large screen is unresponsive and black in the middle
First, I'm honored to be speaking with the Randy Marsh, but that's awful, are you under warranty? How did you tru to repair the bubble?
@@MichaelMEndenhall This Saturday im sending my phone away to be replaced because i still have 2 months of warranty through best buy.
@@randymarshusa2928 that's good stuff. Did they say how long they would have it for?
@@MichaelMEndenhall not sure. It gets sent away, the geek squad looks at it, deems it broken, get full price of phone in credit for a new one at the store. Basically get new phone
I wonder: could your phone fold flat open after you removed the screen protector, or didn't it make a difference? Thank you for your reaction.
Hahahahaha I wish. It still opens super funky. Maybe even a little worst since this video.
@@MichaelMEndenhall oh too bad! I've got the same thing here. Thought the protector played a roll in it. Thks.
If you're going to peel it off, make sure to get a liquid glass screen on it right after you peel it off, do use it till you put a liquid glass screen on it, but once the liquid glass screen is on there, you're good to go.
Liquid glass is a mayor mayor mayor scammmm
@@rafars2246biggest scam ever
dont remove..i already try and it become black
Im sorry to hear that. Thank you for poating your perspective. Did you have any black screen before you started peeling? I am 7 months removed from the posting of this video, and about 8 months from when i peeled mine and it still doesnt have any issues.
@@MichaelMEndenhall maybe it make sense to .. i have black dot at top right and bubble at middle .. maybe because black dot it effect all the screen .. i still like the fold phone ..wan to buy again but still scare one day it make problem like before if one day i have bubble in middle
@apekspringkiera ahhh yeah makes sense. It probably spread afterwards. But who knows. I heard the fold 5 doesn't have this big of an issue. But my next phone I'll probably be switching to a non folding phone. I just don't use it too much
I had the same issue. i peeled it off and got the fold 5 a week later
How has the 5 treated you? A coworker of mine switched from iPhone to it and so far loves it.
@@MichaelMEndenhall So far it's working great. I does feel lighter, the only reason I got it is because it was 539.00 us That's a great deal. If you have the 4 I would wait unless you get a hard to pass up deal