How can an 85 year old clean their iPhone?

I keep being told my iPhone needs cleaning. I am 85 and need help. Please


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Original Title: How to clean iphone

iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 15, 2025 5:58 PM

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nutrition-doc wrote:

I keep being told my iPhone needs cleaning. I am 85 and need help. Please

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You are likely visiting websites which are promoting cleaning software, which you don't need and are what are commonly called Phishing Scams. There are no cleaning tools which will even work on an iPhone. What you need to do is stop visiting sites, which promote such garbage. They are paid by the scammers to try to scare you into buying a service or tool for a problem you don't have. Ignore any claim you need a cleaning tool or have a virus.


Read this --> Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support




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Oct 15, 2025 6:19 PM in response to nutrition-doc

nutrition-doc wrote:

I keep being told my iPhone needs cleaning. I am 85 and need help. Please

[Re-Titled by Moderator]
Original Title: How to clean iphone

You are likely visiting websites which are promoting cleaning software, which you don't need and are what are commonly called Phishing Scams. There are no cleaning tools which will even work on an iPhone. What you need to do is stop visiting sites, which promote such garbage. They are paid by the scammers to try to scare you into buying a service or tool for a problem you don't have. Ignore any claim you need a cleaning tool or have a virus.


Read this --> Recognize and avoid social engineering schemes including phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support




Oct 15, 2025 6:26 PM in response to nutrition-doc

nutrition-doc wrote:

I keep being told my iPhone needs cleaning. I am 85 and need help. Please


Here is how to properly clean your iPhone: How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support


As for the other sorts of “cleaning” and “protection” and “virus detected!” and other suggestions offered by pop-ups and other advertisements, yeah, ignore that. Those are advertisements. Too many are scams.



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