IQShield Screen Protector Compatible with Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (2-Pack)(Case Friendly)(Not Glass) Anti-Bubble Clear TPU Film

See UPDATE at the bottom of this review...When I got my new Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, I knew I wanted a case and screen protector right from the start. This thing is a fairly major investment at well over $700, so I initially went for the tempered glass screen protector. In less than a month, I knew I had made a mistake. Dust and lint got in between the screen and the protector, so my screen was basically always dirty, and the protector actually cracked after a few weeks, even though I didn't drop it or hit it in any way. So I decided to try this one.Based on some of the reviews, I was concerned that it wouldn't fit or would be hard to put on or the case would cause it to come loose or whatever, but I want ahead and ordered it. Boy am I glad I did. If you watch the "official" video and do what it says to do, you will have success. Here is my advice based on my experience.Use a VERY clean work surface. I used a sheet of aluminum foil fresh off the roll to be sure there was no dust or particles on my work surface.Wash your hands with something like Dawn dishwashing liquid to remove as much oil from your skin as possible.Clean the screen until it has absolutely zero dust or fingerprints or blemishes of any kind, then be careful not to touch the screen.As the video states, wet the front AND back of the film. I also sprayed a little on the screen itself. Also, spray your fingertips BEFORE you removed the film from its backing. Don't be stingy with the liquid... There is plenty in the provided spray bottle.Lay the film on the phone. Make sure it is oriented with the correct side down (the side that was stuck to the backing) and the correct end towards the cutouts for the camera and speaker. Don't worry about bubbles and stuff. Just get it close to positioned. Now, quickly, but not rushed, use the provided sqeegee to get the bubbles out. Once you get the big bubbles out, check the position and reposition as needed. Keep removing bubbles and checking position. Don't worry about the curved edges. Trust me on this. Save them for last. Soon, the film will become hard to move (reposition), so make sure you are keeping an eye on the position until it stops moving around. Now use the corner of the sqeegee to get the tiny bubbles out.NOTE: There are two kinds of bubbles... Air bubbles and liquid bubbles. As the film begins to "stick", you want to get BOTH kinds of bubbles out as best you can. That said, do not worry about it if you miss a little bubble here or there. Again, trust me on this. Just do the best you can and don't worry yourself sick or you will wind up screwing it up.Finally, let it sit for about 15-20 minutes. Now you can use your palms or thumbs or whatever to hold the edges down until they stick. You will need to hold the edges down for several minutes, and your palms will not be big enough to do the entire edges at once. To solve this, what I did was I took a pillowcase, put the phone inside, and pulled the pillow case tight around the phone to hold ALL of the edges down at once, and held it there for 5 minutes (the face of the phone should be facing out). Be careful, because doing this is likely to turn the phone on. If that happens, just leave it on and don't worry about it until you are done.At this point, the edges should be pretty much set. I used my thumbs to press down the very, very edges for a few seconds just to be sure.Now here is the important part. You may notice some bubbles, bumps, or whatever. IGNORE THEM. Put the phone down and let it sit for at least 12 hours. After 12 hours, most of the bubbles and bumps will be gone and you can probably use your phone. Over the next 12 hours or so the remaining bumps and bubbles will be gone.If you are patient, you will have a great result. Mine is pretty much perfect, and there are no issues with my case or the touch screen sensitivity. All is good.UPDATE: I am attaching pictures of what this screen protector looks like after about 5 months of rigorous use, in and out of pockets with keys and electronic cigs and change and pens, etc... I use my phone pretty much constantly, including the touch screen. I even put it in and out of a VR headset. It does have a thin rubber case as you can see in the pictures. The screen protector is still firmly "stuck" to the screen. The little "dents" in the screen protector are places where there might have been scratches if I didn't have the screen protector. The dents are no noticable unless you hold it at a certain angle to the light with the screen turned off. Touch screen works as if there was no screen protector. Great product if you ask me.ANOTHER UPDATE: Now over a year of use. The edges are starting to peel back, but I'm still using it without any problem and it is still serving the purpose. When the time comes (when it is peeling back "too much") I will replace it with the same product.

First thing's first... I am not a giant fan of film screen protectors. I LOVE tempered glass protectors. But as everyone (and his brother) has already pointed out, they simply have not perfected a tempered glass screen protector yet for this phone – or any of the phones with infinity/edge screens. I really hope they do (and one that can work with a case).With that out of the way, I have to say this protector is utterly amazing (for a film protector). I have been using screen protectors for years: wet application, dry application, tempered – everything. All sorts of brands... and I laughed when I had read this one "self-heals" scratches and that any bubbles from the application process just "disappear" on their own. But I got this one anyway, since I'm pretty sure it was the same one I got for my Note 7 (and remember being reasonably happy with before I had to send the entire phone back... grrrr).So, I took off the tempered glass (Zagg-like) protector that I ***hated*** on the phone for the week I had it and put this one on when it came in the mail. I've done the wet application process before, which feels messy but really isn't all that bad, and yet somehow I did the worst job on this one that I've ever done before, despite doing the whole squeegeeing thing and everything. There were bubbles everywhere. I'm not sure how I did so badly with it, but I decided to test out their claim that the bubbles go away "magically". I waited the 12 hours (it was probably more like 10) before fuddling with the phone again... and by then the bubbles were more prominent than ever (because now the screen was dry). It looked AWFUL... but they said wait a couple of days and so I did. Later that first day (about 20 hours or so after putting it on), it seemed like the bubbles might be getting smaller, but I couldn't tell if I was fooling myself. The next day, they were definitely smaller, but not all the way gone. By the third day, they were all gone except for one or two teeny little ones, and by the fourth day even those were gone. I have to admit that I was IMPRESSED. I honestly didn't expect it to work that way.A day or two later I noticed a bunch of scratches on the film (probably from it's pocket ride). These were very light, feathery scratches (not deep gouges or anything), but I was still bummed about it getting scratched up so fast. They weren't horribly noticeable, but I notice these things, and it bugs me. In the back of my mind, I remembered the "self-healing" thing that I'd read about this protector and I was kind of hoping that was true, but the skeptic in me knew the scratches would be permanent. I woke up the next morning, and I actually looked for them .... And COULD NOT BELIEVE it when they were gone. "Well I'll be damned" was all I could say. I have to admit that this screen protector is pretty amazing...As an aside, the protector really is "case friendly". I have had three different cases on with it (2 generics and a Caseology), and none have had any problem.I only really have two gripes about this protector and they are so MINOR that for most people it probably isn't even a consideration.1) There's a sort of squiggle pattern to the film. To be honest, it seems to have (at least to my eye) no effect on the display at all, when the display is on. The only time you see it is when light is reflected off the display (usually when the display is off or dimmed in the "always on" mode). I kind of wish it didn't have that, only because then it's obvious that there's a screen protector on the device. One of the reasons why I love the tempered glass protectors more is that, when they are done right, it feels and looks like there's nothing there. But short of a tempered glass screen protector, I don't think there is much that IQ can do about that. (as a quick aside, when the bubbles were still there, the bubbles themselves DID have some distortion – rainbowing pixels etc – but as soon as the bubbles went away, so did the distortion).2) Because it is "case friendly", the protector doesn't quite go to the edge. I'm not sure the measurement (is it a couple/three millimeters from the edge???), but it stops just short of going all the way. This is, of course, so a case that you put on the S8+ doesn't interfere with the protector. I've had all sorts of problems with this in the past, and this does do a nice job of *not* interfering (as I mentioned above). But the drawback is that again, it's kind of obvious there's a screen protector there. Again, I have no idea how you reconcile the two. Either you get a case that doesn't go to the lip of the screen or you get a protector that doesn't. Anyway, if you don't plan to use a case, then you may want to look for a non-"case friendly" protector that would go to the edge of the display. If you plan to use a case, then this is a good choice.Anyway, as I said, these are pretty minor and anybody with experience with screen protectors is probably already familiar with these anyway. I would DEFINITELY buy this again... at least until I hear of some perfected tempered glass protector that comes out.

Quality of the screen cover is really good, feels premium and doesn't hinder with display's image quality. It's a bit challenging to install the cover, please refer to the official installation videos on YouTube.I currently use Spigen Liquid Air Case for my phone and my screen guard installation was a bit off centered which causes the edges of the screen guard to 'pop' up :(Product delivery timelines was 7-10 days.

Feels nice, looks nice, no scratches after a couple weeks use. You get two in the package in case you screw one up. Application is easy if you follow instructions (watch the video on their site). The only downside is I don't think it covers enough of the curved edge (but on the other hand, it's more case compatible). Also, it might not stick down properly on the edges, creating little bubbles - but it's not that noticeable when using the phone. Overall a decent wet application screen protector.

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