If your tempered glass phone or tablet screen protector shatters, don’t panic!

If you need to remove a tempered glass screen protector from your smartphone, turn off your phone first and then try some of these suggestions:

Turn off the phone or tablet.

Use a toothpick to create a gap between the tempered glass protector and the screen. The goal is to lift the screen protector up from each corner.

When you can, fit a credit card into the gap, keeping the strain on the protector while you slowly pull up to remove it. If this does not work, attach a small piece of duct tape to the protector and slowly peel the protector up off the screen.

Once the protector is off, use a microfiber cloth to wipe the screen clean.

If you’re having a hard time getting the protector off easily, you can soften the screen with a hair dryer. Just be careful not to overheat your phone.