Are you sick of the foldable display wrinkle on the Galaxy Z Fold 4? Okay, then, let me tell you a tale of a bad action. A recent article explaining how to practically disassemble the Z Fold 4 is making the rounds. It explains how to minimise the display fold. Here is a non-solution to an issue that hardly affects Galaxy Z Fold owners, one that you must avoid at all costs. If you must, call it a PSA.
Several recent reports claim that removing the protective layer from the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will make the display crease less noticeable, cautioning Samsung buyers to “do so [peel the film] with caution.” But the issue is as follows. Customers of the Galaxy Z Fold are not permitted to remove the protective film in any way, and Samsung strongly discourages doing so.
Why? Because if you do this, the one layer that keeps the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s screen from shattering like the display on the original Galaxy Fold will come off. It doesn’t matter if you’re being cautious or not. Your foldable display will be considerably more vulnerable to damage that renders the entire screen black, as if it had been submerged in a tank of ink, once that protective film has been removed.
So, here is the day’s lesson. No of whether the protective film covering the foldable display on a Galaxy Z Fold 4 affects the crease or not, you shouldn’t even attempt to remove it. These built-in screen protectors for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 are a structural component of the display and are intended to remain there, unlike screen protectors for ordinary smartphones that feature a sheet of glass on top of the display. Samsung even tucked the corners of the film away to make it difficult for Galaxy Z Fold 4 consumers to begin the peeling process.
Avoid following this piece of “advice” that is being circulated online unless you want your Galaxy Z Fold 4 to malfunction in a few weeks or months. Remember that the film shouldn’t be removed, so if you proceed with the procedure and your foldable display malfunctions a few weeks or months from now, you won’t be able to use the justification that “my Fold’s display broke randomly” with Samsung’s repair facilities, Community Forum moderators, or anyone else who has even a basic understanding of how one should maintain their foldable phones.
Avoid TikTok-grade “life hacks,” and instead adhere to Samsung’s maintenance instructions for your Galaxy Z Fold 4, and you should be good. You’re better off trying to return or sell the phone and get your money back if you can’t live with the wrinkle than destroying one of the most expensive parts: the foldable screen.
