How long would it take for alcohol to damage iPhone?
I have always cleaned my phone with alcohol and a paper towel, but today I decided I needed to take the case off to properly clean the bottom, where I believe the sound comes out of, since it looked like dirt or other particles were all around it. I put a few squirts of alcohol on a paper towel and wiped my screen and then the bottom. I didn't realize you were not supposed to clean an iPhone with alcohol and I'm nervous that maybe some of the liquid could have gotten in through the charging port and the holes on the bottom. I have my phone of a clean paper towel with the bottom on it, just in case some got in there. How long would it be noticeable that there was damage on my phone? Also, is it unsafe to charge my phone if possible alcohol got in the charging port? Thank you.
Added (1). There's no visible damage on the screen currently and it has been a few minutes, but would it take longer?
Alcohol would evaporate within seconds. I would worry about hurting the coating on the glass screen.
The problem with alcohol is that it can be corrosive and most products mix water with the alcohol which isn't good for the phone either. Regardless if the phone works after you used it then it will be perfectly fine. It would take almost soaking it in alcohol to see any lasting problem. If you clean the screen with alcohol it should only be a very small amount applied to a towel (not the phone) that you briefly rub across only the front screen's glass.
It might affect adhesives and certain coatings,
but it can't ruin the entire phone.
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