NEW'C privacy screen protectors: what they hide and what they do not

How NEW'C privacy glass works

A privacy screen protector narrows the angle from which your screen can be read. On most of our privacy glass the box gives that angle as 28 degrees: inside it the screen reads normally, and as you move further to the side the screen goes gradually darker. Our set for iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone XS Max is rated at 35 degrees.

The person next to you on a bus or in a waiting room sits well outside that angle. You, holding the phone in front of your face, sit inside it.

What privacy glass does not do

It does not hide your screen from someone standing right behind you and looking over your shoulder, because they see the phone from almost the same angle you do. It does nothing for passwords, apps or data inside the phone. Think of it as a narrower window, not a lock.

It is still tempered glass. Most of our privacy sets are rated 9H on the pencil hardness scale, as their boxes say, and the glass takes the scratches and knocks that would otherwise reach your screen, and it can crack so the screen under it does not have to.

The trade-off you notice

The same darkening that keeps a stranger out keeps a friend out too. If you often show photos to the person beside you, or watch a video with the phone flat on a table between two people, expect to tilt the screen toward them. A phone propped at an angle on a desk can also fall outside the 28 degrees when you glance at it from your chair.

If that sounds like your day, clear glass may suit you better. The tempered glass and privacy glass comparison on our blog walks through both.

Face ID and the TrueDepth camera

Apple's advice when Face ID is not working is to remove anything that might be covering the TrueDepth camera, such as a smudge, a case or a screen protector. For iPhone 18 Pro models, Apple lists removing privacy screen protectors among the steps to try. Our privacy glass is cut for iPhone 7 through iPhone 17 and iPhone Air, and none of it is made for the iPhone 18 Pro.

If Face ID stops recognizing you after fitting any glass, wipe the top of the screen first, then check that the glass sits square and nothing lies over the front camera area.

Which iPhones our privacy glass fits

We make privacy glass for iPhones only. Each set names its fits, and the table groups them so you can find your phone fast. All five are on the NEW'C privacy screen protector page.

Fitting privacy glass

Privacy glass goes on like clear glass, and the installation guide applies step for step. The black edges make lining up easier, because you can see at once if one side runs wider than the other.

On the iPhone 7 to 17 set, a thin margin around the edges is there on purpose, so that a case does not press on the glass and lift it. If you already own a case with a tall lip, that margin is the reason to pick this set.

Every privacy screen protector in the NEW'C glass lineup is cut for the iPhones named on it, so start from your model name, not your screen size.