GALAXY Z Fold 4: REMOVING THE SCREEN PROTECTOR!!!!! 

Part 2 and 3 have been released and should show near the end of the video and at the end of the video!!!!!!

Thank you. You just spared me the expense of getting a new phone.

I am having both of these issues, just barely a year old. I love my phone, but having to deal w the hinge issue is unacceptable for such an expensive phone. I will not get another fold or recommend it like I used to.

I had the exact same problem 2 months ago. I decided to do the same things as you did and at first it was fine but after 2 weeks of having no screen protector the middle part of my fold started having a lot of scratches and now its neither pleasant nor fixable. I definitely do not recommend taking off the screen protector on your own, it is better getting it to samsung to replace your screen protector. Hope it helps!

Thank you very much!!!

I definitely want to see the follow-up. Everything I've heard is that there are no issues, but I'd love to see it firsthand. Cheers!

Thanks 4 the video really help me on getting a fold u think as much as this phones are samsung wood fix this problem it's not like it's 300$ well hope thay co.e out with a better phone

that is exactly what happened to my fold 4 hinge issue and screen protector took it to Samsung last week and repaired both

great video TY VM

Heat from a blow dryer needs to be applied for 4 min in all general directions at least 7 inches away from the screen inner screen and then proceed to remove the screen protector from the corner as the starting point using a plastic sheets corner and push inward until it comes off and then gently remove in a downward direction and same applies to the other 3 corners until the screen protector completely comes off.

after 1 year mine started pealing just ordered one from amazon whitestone GEN and its like new now. 😊

I feel vindicated because I too experienced both the hinge issue and now noticed the screen protector issue

Now that you mention it, I also noticed that my fold4 stopped opening 100% flat. The inner protector started to come unstuck from the top middle. Small at first and now as I type this, the entirety of the middle folding section with a touch of the area after. Since the middle has now unstuck though, it seems like it now opens flat again. It took approx 18 months for the issue to occur.

Thx for the video. I've went through 2 z fold 4's. Can you please make a follow up. I'm on my 3rd fold now. Just waiting for the screen to pop up.

My fold 4 is doing the same thing just like yours I was hesitant to take the screen protector off but it's driving me crazy looking at the screen but since you're video I think I'm going to take mine mine off also hopefully it won't mess anything else up. Thanks for your video I'll keep in touch to let you know how it's going

easy to remove and replace. Called Samsung 3 weeks ago and they sent me a free inner protector replacment in just 4 days.

Did your removal of the screen protector do anything at all for the hinge problem? Did you get a better bend radius? If so, was the resistance noticeable at all? Thank you.

Hey, I have had the same problems as you, hinge started to not open completely, and then the screen protector started to peel off from the top (all started about a week ago). You can actually use a small brush to clean the hinge and get the dust particules etc out of the hinge (they accumulate over time) and also use compressed air or blow into the cracks of the hinge and it will fix your problem. Just done it an hour ago and it opens all the way again now 😉. You will see that it it easier to do when the phone is almost folded all the way, it gives you extra room to clean it up. How is your experience so far after removing the screen protector ? Anyways, I hope my tip helps... i saw it online and it worked for me 😊. Greetings from France 🫡

I had these exact same issues with the Fold 3 and 4. It always seems to happen after a year ownership. I replaced my 3 with a 4 when it happened before, but for my 4 I took it to a repair shop and got the screen protector exchanged. I still have the issue of the phone not unfolding flat all the way anymore like yours does. I'm curious if these issues were fixed with the Fold 5 or not?

thanks for the video. I removed the screen protector (zf4). have you noticed permanent rainbow lines in the inner crease? Mine has this problem and I'm trying to get ahold of samsung care+ Not sure if I should worry because functions of inner display aren't hampered...

Do you recommend getting the fold 4?? I was gonna wait for the fold 5 but they seem to be almost identical

Removing that does it help the food to open more flat?

As an Apple user the foldables have always intrigued me.. I love the whole Phone turns into a tablet sort of thing and I understand the performance isnt as good as the s23 ultra. correct me if im wrong my apologies. I have seen videos of people worried about screen protection peeling and unfortunate actual screen peeling. or wearing out in the middle. How important is this Samsung screen protector ? are there 3rd party screen protectors for this phone? Im assuming no glass protectors ?

Don't leave it without screenprotector. The screenprotector also does the surface tension thing. If you use your fold without an inner protector for too long there will be cracks in the center of the screen. 100%.

I had the same issue, twice with my fold 4. Had the phone replaced twice but they sent me a new fold 4 both times. After receiving them, I then sent my old phone back. All this at no charge. Now, I went through AT&T. With my 3rd phone, it too started separating in the crease. So I just removed it this time and it is awesome. Finally, very happy with it

This just started happening to my Fold 4 (maybe a year old?).....BUT the fold screen is "frozen" too. It won't accept any input on the touch screen. The front screen still works fine. Is this typically caused by a problem with the screen protector? Has anyone else experienced this? And would removing (or replacing) the screen protector fix this problem? Thanks in advance!

I'm on my 3rd fold gen4 now and have both problems now. Worse phone I've ever had but that's what I get for buying a phone that folds

I just took mine off . I sent my flip 4 cause of the hinge didnt want to open all the way they just sent me a brand new flip 4 then i traded it in for the flip 5

My screen protector is going the same way, and the hinge is not opening like it used to.

I ignored mine for couple weeks then after than black dead screen started to show up until 90% of the screen turn black my guess is the moist trapped between the cover and screen so if you have it don't wait just go to a phone repair and replace it right away sadly mine needed to replace the whole lcd that cost 600-1000 Canadian If i could have seen this one earlier then i won't be having any non functional dead black inner screen, so please do this right away when something bubbled up at the middle of your screen could save you $$$

Like your handwriting that u did with the s pen

My fold 4 has done this and i want too take it off as its killing me but im so scared too remove it incase it breaks

I finally peeled mine off. Between me calling Samsung Repair Center numerous amounts of times trying to have them reserve a protector which they wouldnt, AND, having them say to me " Oh, I wouldn't peel it off, you can ruin the screen", I had enough. I peeled it off, which wasn't a big deal at all. I'm much happier. No bubbles, no wrinkles and I won't run the chance of having a new protector bubble up again. Everytime, my phone fell, it has been in the closed position, so my habits don't warrant for an useless protector.

Do you still recommend the fold 4?

Link to where unpurchased the screen protector please

what kind of s pen works with this? do you have to buy a special (likely expensive) one from samsung?

you're being overly careful. I just pulled mine off. It started to come up in the middle along the seam, i just stuck my nail under it in the top middle, pulled that up over to the corner, and pulled it off lol.

Mine got a weird black mark on the lower crease unfortunately so i took the protector off so it wont damage more

My fold 4 is starting to show signs of the screen protector falling off, I really hope I don't have to do this. But here's the thing about experimental tech, we have to understand these things can happen and can't really blame the manufacturers.

I'm so disappointed in Samsung foldable devices quality😢 I have the same issues with fold 3. Have a rainbow effect less than in a month on flip 4. Let us know pls how the phone goes without a protective screen. I'm scared to pill mine off

I know a guy that has this phone and his bubbled up so bad down the middle but he won’t take off the protector. So it makes and ugly ass plastic crunch sound when he opens his phone 😂 I will say that this phone is definitely something I want to get but I’ll wait like 4 years until my 14 pro max starts to slowdown and the foldable technology is better

Uh-oh! Now your warranty is Void!!! JK! L0L! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="52">0:52</a>

Is the screen still super reflective without the screen protector?

I don't get why more people don't like these phones. IMO this is the most innovative thing since the early Iphones, or since smart phones came out. When you look at Apple they just keep coming out with the same phone over and over. I remember the iphone 6 was really cool, and iphone x, but other than that it's all the same with a slightly different cpu and camera. Z fold is innovation, and could be MUCH better tbh. They could literally make something like the note 20 or w/e that opens like the z fold. It wouldn't even be that much more expensive because it would basically be a note 20, but since it's twice as big you have twice the space for hardware, so it doesn't have to be all cramped into a tiny space, have the same type of hinge/screen as z fold has. Only thing making it more expensive is the hinge and having 2 big screens because outside screen would be basically the same as the note phones had or w/e. I feel like these companies can do so much more, but they are milking every little tiny upgrade because people just keep buying all these crap phones, upgrading from 1 phone to another of almost the same phone, so why innovate, ya know?

I was told it wasn't a warranty problem and i have to go through insurance and pay a $200 deductible

thank you mate you saved me 500 pounds

the protextor is coming off at the top of my screen and going deep down the middle! i think this will happen to every fold 4 phone :/ So every fold 4 owner will have to spend 40-50 usd every 1,5 year.

Ha e the same issues

i took mine off my Fold 5 and 0 issues

This is painful to watch

Samsung repaired my hinge and afert 3 months it was doing it again. I cant stand it not being flat. Got a onepplus open and have not had any of the issues like i had on my fold 4. Fuck samsung garbage.