[3 Pack Soft Hydrogel Film Screen Protector for iPhone 15 Pro Max/iPhone 15 Plus, Upgraded Non-breakable Flexible TPU for iPhone 15 Pro Max Screen Protector Film (NOT Glass)

I bought a new iPhone, and had heard the new screens are harder to prevent cracking, but are more prone to scratching. So I picked up these because I don't like the glass covers (I've seen too many of those crack themselves).The contents of the box were labelled differently than in the video or included instructions, but I figured out which ones were which easily enough. I followed the directions and spent a bit extra on each step to squeegee it a little extra. The process went smoothly. The guide helped line things up. The mat protected the camera lenses.When I was done and removed the top layer, voila, no bubbles and a perfect fit. I was expecting one or two bubbles at least, but it was perfect.Since then, no lifting, no scratches, and the touch screen responds as well as my previous phone which didn't have a screen protector.So worked well, seems well made, and worth what I paid for it. Now I just need to figure out where to put the two extras until I beat this one up enough to replace it.

Pros- Relatively easy installation- Impossibly thin. It's difficult to tell you have a screen protector on unless you know what to look for.- Zero impact on screen clarity.- Zero impact on touch sensitivity. One of the (many) downsides of glass screen protectors is that they reduce touch sensitivity due to their thickness. This Hydrogel screen protector does not have this issue.- Scratches self heal. Although the material is slightly soft like rubber, smaller scratches tend to restore themselves over a few minutes to hours.Cons- Soft, rubber-like finish means you can mark the surface with just your fingernail, for example. As noted in the pros though, these type of markings restore themselves completely after a few minutes/hours.- Increased friction when dragging. The rubber-like material means you fingers will catch slightly when dragging slowly and with some pressure. This may be an issue if you do twin-stick type gaming on your phone (I don't). It's not really noticeable for normal use.My first installation with the stickers was perfect, the video guide was very helpful. Immediately after application, I was actually not sure I did it correctly because the screen protector is so thin it's almost imperceptible. I thought I missed a step or something, but in reality my install was flawless. You need to look extremely closely at the edges of the screen to even notice the border.I hate glass screen protectors because they are always made cheaply so they accumulate scratches quickly and tend to crack at the slightest bit of stress. Modern phone screens are very strong, a glass screen protector is not going to protect your phone against the kind of force that would crack the screen. I'm actually way less worried about cracking my phone than I am just scratching it with my keys or coins or dirt and sand. This Hydrogel protector alleviates that stress completely.I genuinely hope companies keep making these so I'm writing a good review because I know it probably makes more economical sense to keep selling those cheapo glass screen protectors that are basically designed to shatter and scratch.

This has to be the worst experience I’ve ever had putting on a screen protector. You need to have 3 - 4 hands to ensure placement is correct, there’s no slippage, make sure the placement doesn’t go off to one side or the other when rolling it out across the other, extra dust/dirt dust float back on the screen, bubbles are not left, and heaven forbid if you have to reposition it because you’re SOL. I’m going back to Tempered Glass. I never had any trouble with that. Still sitting nice and perfect on my iPhone 8 Plus since 2018.

The instructions are simple and the quality is great. Sometimes screen protectors get air bubbles so easily but I had no problem getting the bubbles out after laying the cover on my phone.

Update:It’s been maybe 10 days or so. I’m starting to realize I do like this more than i thought. I still wouldn’t rate 5 stars, but I pretty much only have one irritating bubble I can’t get out. Which is pretty much par for the course with screen protectors. However, I still feel like it was too difficult to get bubbles out. The screen protector is cool though. It’s almost self healing. You can poke indentations into it and it will return back to its original shape as long as you didn’t remove any material. Saw another person complaining about fingerprints. Maybe it’s just me, but I haven’t had to clean this even once. Not much sticks to it. If you have sticky BarBQ sauce on your fingers that dries, yeah, that will stick. Not much else I’ve seen yet anyways though. It’s still as pristine as day one. Maybe that will change. The screen protector isn’t as smooth as glass. It does add a bit of friction you may be unaccustomed to. Doesn’t bother me. If anything, I prefer it. I have battle hardened fingers from 20 years of factory life. So the extra feel is helpful for my thick skin.So far so good, but the installation was a bit of a pain. It was extremely difficult to get all the bubbles out. I wasn’t able to get all the bubbles out, got most of them. Didn’t have trouble with dust. If you have trouble with dust, it’s because there’s a lot of dust where you’re at. Don’t do it outside, do it indoors, in a clean area, away from other people, smoking, and pets. Do it immediately after you get a shower, and your hair has stopped dripping.I like the feel of it. But it’s squishy in a bad way too. I poked my finger nail into it, trying to push a bubble out, and it left an indentation on my screen. If you press too hard into it with something pointy, it’s going to leave a visible mark. Maybe it will work its way out, I don’t know yet.The main thing for me is typing on a glass screen protector seems to degrade over time as it ages. Making it difficult for me, because I have big hands and fingers. It can get extremely irritating, constantly having the phone mess with your typing. But so far, my typing is pretty accurate on this screen protector, haven’t had any issues. Although, to be fair, it’s only been 15 minutes.I’ll update if there’s any problems. I was going to put one on my daughter’s phone too, but I’m not sure about this thing. So I’m gonna wait a month or two and see how it holds up. I have a 15 Pro Max. The alignment was surprisingly good, considering it was simply a plastic piece that fits in your usb slot to align the screen on installation.In no world does it deserve 5 stars. Not until they can make it easier to get on without all the bubbles. I have 2 bubbles I can’t get out that are in an annoying spot.