TechPhonesiPhonesApple iPhone survives under water a lot longer than expectediPhones are designed to resist water for a few hours. This iPhone managed to survive for monthsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesiPhonesApple iPhone survives under water a lot longer than expectediPhones are designed to resist water for a few hours. This iPhone managed to survive for monthsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
iPhones are designed to resist water for a few hours. This iPhone managed to survive for months
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Sergey Meshkov / Pexels)
(Image credit: Sergey Meshkov / Pexels)
It’s everyiPhoneowner’s nightmare: dropping your phone into water, which will surely turn it into a very expensive brick. But Neptune doesn’t always win when iPhones meet bodies of water, as a new story from Northern California demonstrates.
Speaking toAppleInsider, reader Lee shared his story: while cleaning the Stanislaus River for chinook salmon he found an algae-covered iPhone 12 among some rocks. The iPhone had clearly been exposed to the elements and under water for a long time, so he cleaned it up and set it aside to dry for a few days. I suspect this tactic works better in California, where Lee lives, than in the much more damp UK where your writer does.
After a few days drying out, Lee connected the phone to a charger and managed to power it on. He hasn’t as yet been able to trace the original owner, which is why he’s tuned to the Ai site in the hope of finding them after trying to reach some of the contacts listed in the phone.
iPhones won’t necessarily meet a watery end
So how can these phones survive when they’re exposed to much more water than they’re rated for? The short answer is that they’re lucky, and the slightly longer answer is that they don’t appear to have been under water deep enough long enough to burst the gaskets inside the iPhone. Those are the seals that prevent water (and dust) from getting in to your iPhone’s delicate innards; the deeper the water the more pressure they’re under, and the longer they’re submerged the more time that pressure has to overcome them.
While these stories both have happy endings it is of course better not to drop your phone in water in the first place. So if you’re planning to take your iPhone 15 kayaking or fear having butter fingers at the beach. check out our guide tothe best dry bagsto keep your expensive iPhone safe and dry.
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