How to Remove Bubbles from Your iPad Screen Protector

If you’re worried about scratching your iPad’s screen, getting a screen protector is a great way to prevent it, but while you can easily apply a screen protector to your iPad, removing those miserable bubbles is another story.

There are different styles of screen protectors, but most are usually made of a thin flexible plastic sheet that adheres to your device’s screen using some kind of adhesive or just static electricity.

More expensive screen protectors are essentially made of tempered glass, which are very thin sheets of glass that you stick to your iPad’s screen. This allows you to still give the device that natural glass feel, but adds some thickness as glass screen protectors are slightly thicker than regular plastic ones.

There are also more robust screen protectors from companies like Zagg, which specializes in military-grade screen protection. These screen protectors are made of an amazing material that is insanely scratch resistant. They’re often overkill and fairly expensive, but they can be fine for users who work in construction where an iPad will be exposed to extreme conditions most of the time.

However, what most of these screen protectors have in common is that they are all prone to bubbles. If you’ve ever applied a screen protector to a phone, you’ll know that inevitable bubbles can form. You can usually just use a credit card to get them, but sometimes it can be a bit more difficult.

However, to reduce the chance of hard bubbles forming when applying a screen protector, it’s important to at least apply it correctly to reduce the chance of stubborn bubbles getting in. However, if you do get bubbles in the end, there are some ways to get rid of them.

How to Remove Bubbles

The key to avoiding bubbles when applying a screen protector is to follow all recommendations for applying a screen protector in the first place.

This means that it is best to wash your hands to get rid of excess oil and dirt on your fingers. Dust and dirt can easily get under the screen protector as you apply it, which can help with bubble formation, so you want to make sure your fingers are clean.

Second, you want to apply your screen protector in a room where there isn’t a lot of dust. A good place to do this is in the bathroom right after a hot shower, as the steam and moisture suffocate any dust and provide a great place to put a screen protector on your iPad. Again, dust and dirt can create more bubbles, so you don’t want any of that around you.

You’ll also want a microfiber cloth to clean the screen before applying the screen protector. You definitely don’t want dust or fingerprints on the screen when applying the screen protector. This ensures that there are as few bubbles as possible. I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m beating a dead horse, but this is very important to avoid bubbles.

Finally (and most importantly), you’ll want a credit card to clear the bubbles that form after applying the screen saver. Most of the time you can remove it all with just your finger, but sometimes there will be some blisters that will be stubborn. If that happens, use the credit card to clear them.

Applying the Screen Saver

Knowing how to remove bubbles from a screen protector is good knowledge to have, but what if you don’t know how to install the screen protector in the first place?

When it comes to how to apply the screen protector to your iPad, we like to use the pull back method and the hinge method together.

The peel-back method is to gently peel back the protective packaging so that you can attach one end of the screen protector to your iPad, and then peel off the protective packaging at the same time while slowly applying the screen protector (working towards the top of the device), finally inserting it all back in and until you have fully applied the screen protector.

The hinge method involves taping one side of the screen protector to the device, acting like a hinge, so that the screen protector’s placement on the screen is perfect every time.

When applying the screen protector to your iPad, use your fingers or a credit card to flatten the screen protector to ensure minimal bubbles as you rise to the top of the device while applying the screen protector.

Again, if there are still bubbles after applying the screensaver, it will remove and wipe your credit card. When you’re done, you should be left with an iPad with a screen protector with zero bubbles on it.