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Apple debunks

common iPhone myth

If you have ever dropped your Apple iPhone in
water, you might have been advised to soak it
in rice. Well, you might want to rethink doing
that from now on. Over the years, you might
have dropped your phone into a swimming
pool, sink, or toilet. Disaster.

The immediate reaction among many
smartphone users has been to soak their
phones in rice to avoid water damage to the
device. However, Apple has debunked the
method as it can cause potential damage to
your iPhone. smartphone will display an alert through the
new liquid detection feature.It will warn you
In a recent update to its support website, that your phone is wet and you should wait to
Apple has warned against using rice to dry charge it.
out wet iPhones. For years, smartphone users
have been relying on this urban myth as an In this situation, the first thing you should
age-old remedy. According to the company’s do is tap the iPhone on the top with the
website, placing a wet iPhone in rice can connector facing down. Leave it in a dry
cause harm to the device as small particles of area with sufficient airflow and wait for 30
rice can enter and potentially damage internal minutes. If you still see a liquid alert, that
components. means your smartphone is still not fully dry.
In this situation, it can take hours, even days,
The company also warns users to not use depending on how much water got in. No
an external heat source or compressed air to matter how badly you want to, resist the urge
dry their smartphones.So, don’t try to use a to plug your smartphone in and wait till it
hair dryer on your smartphone to make it dry, completely dries.
or you risk damaging your iPhone’s interior
components – like the revolutionary new The latest iPhones are usually seriously sturdy
camera being tested for the iPhone 16. and come with an IP68 rating – sturdy enough
to survive falling from a plane, in fact. So,
They also warn against putting foreign objects, you don’t have to worry about damaging your
such as a cotton swab or a paper towel, smartphone with just a little water.
into the connector.If your iPhone is wet, the

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