This Is Why You Don’t Peel Off the iPhone Duo’s Matte Screen Layer
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The iPhone Duo’s nano-texture layer is a reminder that UX gains increasingly come from exotic materials and coatings, not just silicon and software. Hardware teams should factor user education and repair flows into any material innovation — a misunderstood layer can become a support and warranty liability, via Gizmodo.
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