Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”::The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”
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Saving a wet iPhone by putting it in a bowl or bag of uncooked rice has been a popular go-to rescue method for years, with the logic being that the rice absorbs the excess water from the phone.
However, the God of iPhones has recently warned poor mortals against resorting to rice in these situations, saying it could make things worse.
The company also recommended against using other well-known hacks, such as using an external heat source to dry the phone or sticking a cotton swab into the connector.
Time is crucial in these situations, as the most important thing is to prevent the water from damaging the electronics inside the phone.
If your iPhone or charging connector is wet—in the latter case, an alert will appear and disable charging—Apple recommends the following:
In case Apple’s advice doesn’t work, it’s safe to say that you probably need help from professional repair experts and may even need to prepare yourself to buy a new iPhone.
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Meanwhile my Samsung has been dropped in the bath more times than I can count and gives zero fucks.
Maybe Apple just make bad phones?
There’s so many reasons to hate on Apple and iPhones, but build quality simply isn’t one of them.
iPhones are IP68, which means they can be immersed in serveral meters of water for up to 30 minutes.
If they are waterproof how does rice damage them? Pretty sure rice chunks are larger than water.
So the IP68 ratings are on a scale of 1-9 for dust and water respectively.
So the 6 is for dust and particulates and the 8 is for water.
With a rating of IP68, which is an industry standard, it is actually better at keeping out water then dust and particulates. I have no idea what the deal is with rice particulate, but it’s obviously not great to get into charging ports and the like.
It’s worth noting that Samsung shares the exact same rating and would also struggle with a bowl of rice.
In case Apple’s advice doesn’t work, it’s safe to say that you probably need help from professional repair experts and may even need to prepare yourself to buy a new iPhone.
“Don’t do anything yourself, just come give us more money”
Just use silica gel packets
Coming this Fall: Apple Dryness Pellets! A bag of Styrofoam rice that’ll run you $499.99 and an extra $70 for it to come in colors. Not compatible with CE models.
