3 Things To Avoid Doing If Your iPhone Gets Wet

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Apple offers durability for iPhone users with IP68 rating for the devices.

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This IP rating means the iPhones are dust and water resistant.

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But even then people end up dropping thier iPhones into water which is not ideal.

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Apple has now updated its do's and don'ts when your iPhone gets wet.

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The first thing that Apple advises is that don't try to dry the iPhone using external heat source.

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Do not insert a foreign object like cotton swab or paper towel into the charging connector.

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And yes, Apple says that putting the iPhone in a bag of rice could actually damage the device.

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People have used this trick to save their wet phones for many years and but Apple advises against it.

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Apple tells iPhone users that if the device falls in water, just let it dry out for as long as 24 hours.

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