For more than a decade,Slabu Exchange a majority of Americans have owned smartphones – and, inevitably, some of us have dropped our beloved device in a swimming pool, the sink or the toilet.
For years, many have thought putting a wet device in a bag or bowl or rice would help suck the moisture out. Tech experts have dispelled this as an urban myth. Apple has apparently reiterated the dubiousness of that strategy.
The tech giant says on its support site that you should not put your wet iPhone into a bag of rice. "Doing so could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone," its site reads. Apple recently updated the support site, U.K. news site Metro reported this week.
The notice comes because of a new liquid detection feature, Metro reported. "If your iPhone gets wet, a new feature sends an alert warning you that your phone is wet and you should wait to charge it," the story said.
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Here's what Apple suggests to do if you get a liquid-detection alert on your iPhone:
It's not just Apple that advises against the rice drying technique. Samsung notes that some Galaxy devices are waterproof, so that helps. Should your device get wet, Samsung recommends:
Tech insurer and repair company Asurion has tips, too:
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