Have a Galaxy S24 and keep seeing this on your screen? It will get even worse
The display on the Galaxy S24 gets dirty faster, is more difficult to clean, and does your finger glide across it as smoothly as it used to? You don’t think so – this is a common problem that SamMobile points out.
The editor of the SamMobile portal, who uses the Galaxy S24+ model every day, noticed that after two years of intensive use without a protective foil, the device’s screen begins to behave differently. However, this is not the result of a glass defect or an error in Samsung’s production, but an inevitable process of wear and tear of one of the important finishing elements.
The culprit: oleophobic coating
The oleophobic layer is responsible for this state of affairs. This is a factory-applied coating that repels grease and facilitates the removal of smudges and fingerprints. Unfortunately, chemistry has its limitations. The service life of such a coating is usually estimated at about two years under standard use.
As this layer wears away (through contact with fingers, pockets or cleaning products), the screen becomes more susceptible to dirt, and touching and swiping with a finger may feel sticky. This is a normal phenomenon and affects virtually all smartphones, not only Samsung devices. If you bought the Galaxy S24 at launch, you may be starting to feel the effects of this wear and tear now.
SamMobile offers several solutions for users who are irritated by this state of affairs. Replacing the phone is the most expensive option and in this case the least sensible if the device still works properly. The second option is to replace the screen, an effective but also expensive method. The simplest solution is to install protective glass. Good quality glass should have its own fresh oleophobic coating.
The last option is to regenerate the coating – you can try to apply a new oleophobic layer yourself, using preparations available on the market. This is a cheap solution, but requires patience. Guides can be found, for example, on iFixit. The matter becomes more complicated in the case of the Galaxy S24 Ultra model, which was the first to receive Gorilla Armor glass with an anti-reflective coating. Due to the innovative nature of this solution, it is not yet certain whether standard oleophobic coating regeneration kits are safe for the anti-reflective properties of this particular panel.
