I'm honestly so fed up with these cheap screen protectors i keep seeing all over the place. I just got my Pixel 8a last week here in Chicago and i was so excited to finally upgrade from my old cracked 4a but this is turning into a total headache. I bought this random 3-pack from a brand i never heard of on Amazon because it had decent reviews but oh my god they are terrible.

The first one I put on had these massive air bubbles that just wouldnt go away no matter how much I used that little squeegee thing and then the second one I tried literally started peeling at the corners after like four hours of just sitting on my desk. Its driving me crazy because I'm super anxious about scratching the screen since I spent a lot of my savings on this phone and I really cant afford a screen repair right now. Plus the fingerprint sensor is basically useless now. I have to press my thumb down so hard I feel like I'm gonna break the display and even then it only works maybe half the time which is so frustrating when I'm just trying to quickly pay for my coffee or check my bus schedule.

Im going on a trip to visit family in Florida next Tuesday and I really need to get a high quality one installed before I leave because I know I'll be taking a ton of photos and probably tossing the phone in my bag with my keys and stuff. I dont mind spending a bit more money maybe up to 30 dollars if it means I get something that actually fits and doesnt ruin the touch sensitivity or the biometrics. I heard some people talk about tempered glass vs film but I honestly dont know whats better for the 8a specifically given the screen shape and the way the edges are.

Does anyone have a specific brand they swear by that actually stays on and works with the fingerprint scanner without having to re-register my prints every single day? I just want something that feels like the actual screen and doesn't have that weird gap around the edges...