This week on the channel +41M views this week

Phone Repair Guru takes the nano-texture question to Samsung

A new Samsung-themed Short rounds out six uploads, while the Duo screen-film demonstration approaches ten million views.

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Phone Repair Guru Story of October 30, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Nano Texture On A Samsung...? #Shorts

The Duo teardown has acquired a Samsung companion. Phone Repair Guru's newest upload, "Nano Texture On A Samsung...? #Shorts," extends the display theme after a week spent taking Apple's folding phone apart and questioning its appeal.

The week's most watched upload is "Apple Doesn't Want You To Do This... #Shorts," now at roughly 9.5 million views. Black-gloved hands apply heat, lift the screen film with a plastic card and peel it away. The display continues working, though the presenter notes a slightly more visible central crease. His final instruction is rather different from his demonstration: "Don't try this yourself."

The useful question underneath all that peeling is whether the layer can be replaced like an ordinary scratched screen protector. That's what viewers are asking in the comments, alongside discussion of glare, haze and how the uncovered display looks. The demonstration shows the immediate result, not the answer to every replacement question.

Across six uploads, the longer "Cancel Your Pre-Order... iPhone Duo Teardown" gives the week its more substantial disassembly, while "There's One Thing That Impressed Me... #Shorts" leaves room for something other than objections. The film-removal Short remains the busiest upload right now; the teardown and the new Samsung Short also carry substantial daily momentum.

The channel added about 20,000 subscribers over seven days, with daily viewing slightly above its usual pace. Among nearby gadget channels, iJustine is also seeing above-usual daily views, while Kyle Krueger is running below his typical level. For Phone Repair Guru, the week's distinctive thread is how much attention one thin display layer can command.

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What viewers say

The comments under "Apple Doesn't Want You To Do This... #Shorts"

Is it replaceable kinda like a screen protector for scratches?
@MrBaconHairGivesLsSee it on YouTube
Apple: "Don‘t do this."
PRG: 👍🏻
@James_D.See it on YouTube
Jerry did this with his fingers like peeling off a sticker...
@Noir-t99See it on YouTube

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It's way better without the matte cover

Colors, contrast... everything
@MagnusElpronSee it on YouTube
JerryRigEverything did it without applying heat
@Abor-MSSee it on YouTube

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