How To Apply Dbrand Skin Iphone 7

I didn't worry about this until I saw a video where this guy was replacing the lens glass and it only took him about 40 secs to loosen the adhesive of the camera glass .. i might have used the hair dryer for longer than 40 secs , you really think it's fine?

If you did, you'll notice an issue in the next 8 months and can get it replaced under warranty.

So long as you used a hair dryer and not a heat gun.

If your consumer law mandates water damage coverage, you could try submerging it within a pail of distilled water, 10 cm deep for 30 minutes should be enough since the IP67 rating covers more than that. If it condenses, then claim for warranty and quote your local consumer law regulation and the IP67 rating.

That's a classic 😂

Buy water damage wouldn't be covered under warranty

What water damage is a hair dryer going to cause?

Could you have weakened it? Yes. The likeliness depends on 1. What setting of heat you had the dryer on and 2. How long you applied heat to that spot. To avoid that exact problem I move the dryer up and down regardless of the section of skin I'm working on. This ensures a fairly even level of heat across the device at any time—avoiding a single hot spot.

My answer remains the same. You could. There's no way to know for sure without trying to lift the glass. I wouldn't advise that though. If you don't notice any adverse effects like loose glass or adhesive pieces, I would say you're ok. Just try to distribute the heat a little more in the future

If your consumer law mandates water damage coverage, you could try submerging it within a pail of distilled water, 10 cm deep for 30 minutes should be enough since the IP67 rating covers more than that. If it condenses, then claim for warranty and quote your local consumer law regulation and the IP67 rating.

And after Apple finishes laughing at you, what then?

OP you don't have apple care. Is it too late to get one?

I was applying a dbrand skin on my iPhone 12 but around the camera module area it's a bit hard to stick it down; dbrand suggests using a hair dryer to stretch the skin and make it work.. so I did, I applied the hair dryer hot air directly where the cameras are! That's okay, but my concern is .. using the hair dryer would have caused the adhesive of the camera lens glass to weaken, now the camera glass didn't fall off but could the hair dryer have made the adhesive weaker? I mean, could it be that for example water is more likely to enter the camera as the adhesive is not as strong anymore in case I drop my phone in a pool? Or could the camera lens glass fall off more easily now in case I drop it too hard on the floor?

The hair dryer was on the lowest force but on the highest temperature, and trust me it can get very hot ..you wouldn't be able to put your fingers in front of it, even at its lowest force..
Is there any way to test this?

I don't think you did any damage but putting a hair dryer to your iPhone (on the camera, no less) is definitely not a smart thing to do. Like you said, hair dryers can get very hot, and being that the iPhone is made of metals, glass, adhesive, and other composites, and they will all expand at different rates from rapidly increasing, direct heat. Normal weather changes is fine but a hair dryer is something else, and the very high tolerances the camera module must maintain for the lens elements and sensor to be perfectly aligned would make it especially sensitive to damage. The metal frame likely became very hot and I'm not sure that helped the coating on the lenses. So in the future, I'd strongly advice against the use of a hair dryer.

Last edited: Feb 16, 2021