Unfortunately by the time I started looking for a glass screen protector for my Switch, these were sold out with weekend before they'd be in stock again. I took my chances and ordered one that was available and a few dollars cheaper and I essentially wasted my money. I don't want to call out the other company here by name but if you're interested in which protector I gave a 1 star to, please look at my reviews.
The other protector was easy enough to apply and despite not having a light sensor cutout it looked and felt reasonably good on the Switch. The problem came when I docked the system to play Zelda for a couple of hours. The heat from the system while docked seemed to affect the adhesive on that protector resulting in air bubbles and white lines showing up under the glass. While the issues seemed to correct themselves over night for the most part they reappeared the next day while again playing Zelda docked for two hours.
Checked Amazon and the AmFilm protectors were still out of stock so I tried yet another protector. The glass on this protector was much thinner and any speck of dust or lint made a large noticeable air bubble. If you tried removing these air bubbles then you ended up ruining the adhesive in the corners and on the sides from lifting the protector and just letting more issues pile on top. While the heat from the docked switch didn't alter the adhesive on this protector, even after doing a second install with a fresh protector, I just could get a nice install. There were too many air bubbles or dust for me to leave it on.
Finally I got the AmFilm protector in and my experience with the other two protectors made me skeptical of this one. While this had the most and the best reviews on Amazon, I had never heard of AmFilm personally.
It comes with everything you'd expect these days from a glass protector, two protectors, a small but good quality wipe cloth, stickers for dust, wet and dry wipes, and some instructions. I again used the steamy bathroom method which has worked 30-40 times before on a variety of devices. The two wings on the top film made the protector very easy to line up and apply. As soon as the glass touched the screen it started to adhere to it and without much initial help all the bubbles pushed out to the side and disappeared with the exception of small ones along the border that I squeezed out. I noticed a speck of something under the lower right corner of the screen so I put pressure on the top right portion and carefully pulled the glass back so I could get a sticker on the dust. Got the dust and put the protector back down and again squeezed out the bubbles.
I didn't get a perfect install like I would have wanted. I do have a piece of dust under the center that isn't terribly noticeable but I am very OCD. about these protectors and their installs so ideally I wouldn't have anything over the screen. However because the glass was thick enough it didn't leave an air bubble under the glass and it still actually looks pretty nice. While the border held on to some air bubbles like I have shown in pictures, I was able to squeeze them all out.
This seems to be the glass screen protector to get for your Switch. The price is right, the quality is good, the cutouts are accurate, so far the adhesive has held up, it is easy to apply, the edges are all rounded, and it just looks great. I'll update my review should it not hold up to heat or any other issues but I can safely and easily recommend this protector for your Switch.
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