This is actually the 4th Apple Polishing Cloth. Here are all the variants I know:
* Original one (reference size)
* New one (reference size; softer/thinner)
* Apple Vision Pro (slightly smaller, square, different colour)
* Nanotexture Display (much smaller, rectangular)
zitterbewegung 5 minutes ago [-]
I believe I got this cloth with my new MacBook Pro with the nano texture display was very different than the original.
This cloth was originally for Pro Display that needed to be only cleaned with care using a good microfiber to not ruin the antireflection coating. Apple then started including everything on their catalogue as compatible with it(is it compatible with itself?).
andsoitis 1 hours ago [-]
You can pick up polishing cloths at half the price and that are compatible with all computing devices, including all current, former, and future Apple devices. Not just those in the “compatible devices list” of this $9 polishigncloth.
brk 19 minutes ago [-]
Sure, if you want to trust a cheap knock-off with no Apple logo.
I learned my lessons from cube chargers, not going to risk getting ripped off again with some no-name product.
dyzone 26 minutes ago [-]
People buy a special cloth to wipe their phones? I just use my handkerchief.
nicbou 20 minutes ago [-]
I run mine under the tap with hand soap.
RobotToaster 3 hours ago [-]
I guess anyone wanting to polish their iPhone 4 is SOL.
sunaookami 2 hours ago [-]
In the last thread someone contacted support and they said that it is compatible and the compatibility chart just bottoms out on the iPhone 5 :D https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49435364
Retr0id 39 minutes ago [-]
You'd think apple would be incentivised to sell it at as low a price as possible, perhaps even as a loss leader. More polishing cloths sold means more polished iDevices, which improves brand perception.
8cvor6j844qw_d6 27 minutes ago [-]
I tried using it on a non-Apple device, sadly it's incompatible. /s
FinnLobsien 2 hours ago [-]
I always wonder what the rationale is inside Apple to sell a separate cleaning cloth.
There’s no way this is even a drop in the bucket for their business, and neither is this some strategic judo move where they can undercut a competitor’s business.
aetherspawn 2 hours ago [-]
It’s specifically advised for use on the nano texture displays, where the wrong material could rub away the special surface etching they use to get the glare resistance.
They list it as compatible with everything, because, well why not.
panki27 26 minutes ago [-]
So using a wrong polishing cloth will damage that special surface, but not the inside of my pocket?
ff10 18 minutes ago [-]
Are you able to fit an open MacBook Pro with nano texture finish into your pocket? If yes, you might have different problems (or benefits).
numpad0 19 minutes ago [-]
It's a special surface finish for living room TVs. Not intended for touchscreens.
herywort 21 minutes ago [-]
The special etchings aren't used on iPhones
toymin 21 minutes ago [-]
there are no nano-texture display devices that fit in a reasonably sized pocket
1718627440 54 minutes ago [-]
Marging and fingerpointing in case the customer damaged the screen with some "third-party" cleaning cloth.
andsoitis 1 hours ago [-]
Apple devices are fashion accessories, like sunglasses and watches, which all come with polishing cloths.
Nothing beats KORG's muslin swaddling cloths that they were handing out at Superbooth a few years ago, for cleaning those knobs and hard to get at clavier keyboards.
It was such a great bit of Superbooth swag that I went down the rabbit hole on Japanese swaddling cloths, muslin, and the like[1], and am now a convert to the muslin clan. I don't use anything else for swims these days, its that great. The fact that I can slick off the water with the same towel I use to keep my synths shiny is just sweet.
FYI -- swaddling is the practice of binding up an infant's legs and arms, and other appendages, so that they can't flail around, or swat at adoring shepherds, or fall out of a manger where you've laid him. The "swaddles" they're selling start at 115cm square. You probably do not need such a large cloth to swaddle your KORG keyboard.
2 hours ago [-]
latexr 1 hours ago [-]
What is happening to HN? What is it about anymore? Posts and comments critical of any tech CEO doing shitty things or technologies that affect millions of lives are routinely flagged, while posts about a dumb piece of fabric with no special characteristics that almost no one will buy hit the front page multiple times.
Kuraj 19 minutes ago [-]
It makes sense that people tend to upvote things thats make them laugh over things that make them upset.
newsclues 58 minutes ago [-]
I don’t understand the point of this post, (not your comment that makes total sense and I agree)
taspeotis 55 minutes ago [-]
You're missing the meta: upvoting stuff like this is ironic shitposting-adjacent, so people upvote it.
If you want to spend 12 minutes on what changed, AppleInsider made a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL-4kCkvEvQ
This is actually the 4th Apple Polishing Cloth. Here are all the variants I know:
https://512pixels.net/2026/08/new-polishing-cloth-review/
I learned my lessons from cube chargers, not going to risk getting ripped off again with some no-name product.
There’s no way this is even a drop in the bucket for their business, and neither is this some strategic judo move where they can undercut a competitor’s business.
They list it as compatible with everything, because, well why not.
It was such a great bit of Superbooth swag that I went down the rabbit hole on Japanese swaddling cloths, muslin, and the like[1], and am now a convert to the muslin clan. I don't use anything else for swims these days, its that great. The fact that I can slick off the water with the same towel I use to keep my synths shiny is just sweet.
[1] - https://kongessloejd.com/en-at/collections/muslin-cloths-swa...