Goodbye to the rice myth: Apple reveals what to do to dry a wet iPhone

Manzana took the baton and put an end to a historical myth on mobile devices: yes rice is useful or not to save a wet cell phone. Even though there are still testimonies of people on social networks who support it as an effective solution, The manzanita company does not recommend it.

The creators of iPhone and the brand new Vision Pro mixed reality helmet has not escaped controversy over what to do promptly when using your smartphone falls to water or gets wet. As for the classic makeup, technological sources indicate this small pieces of rice may penetrate, which could ruin it. Instead, they propose another remedy.

How to dry an iPhone: Apple has indicated the correct way to do it

The main danger lies in battery charger areaas they made clear, since charging a still wet iPhone can suffer a permanent damage. Luckily, when you try to do this, the software warns you if the input or cable is wet: if so, unplug the iPhone from the charger and the latter from the outlet.

Meanwhile, the resource of Gently touch the iPhone by hand with the magazine opening facing down release any excess water in the area. Then you will have to leave the device in a dry area with a little air.

After, at least 30 minutesyou just have to try charging the device.

If a alert, this means there is still liquid in the connector or cable. The iPhone must be left in a dry and ventilated area for a day. It’s probably late 24 hours to dry completelyalthough during this time you can check if it charges well.

Other than that, Apple recommends try with another cableto find out if the problem lies precisely there.

If the iPhone is apparently dry but won’t charge; That is, the warning does not appear, just disconnect the cable and the device and reconnect it to the electricity supply.

There is other methods which Apple never recommends.

Aside from the rice bowl “trick”, We also do not recommend drying the terminal with a hairdryer. or similar device. Also the bitten apple recommends do not introduce objects into the connector, such as towels or paper towels.

The normal thing is not to have problems with the iPhone getting wet. Starting with iPhone 7 several Apple models are splash, water and dust resistantand have been tested under controlled conditions in a laboratory with a rating of IP68 (dust and complete and continuous immersion in water) or IP67 (dust and complete immersion in water) according to the IEC standard 60529.

iPhone: submersible models up to a maximum of 6 meters for a maximum of 30 minutes

• iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max

• iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max

• iPhone 14, 14 mini, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max

• iPhone 15, 15 mini, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max

Submersible to a maximum of 4 meters for a maximum of 30 minutes

iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max

iPhone: submersible models up to a maximum of 2 meters for a maximum of 30 minutes

• iPhone11

• iPhone XS and XS Max

iPhone: submersible models up to a maximum of 1 meter for a maximum of 30 minutes

• iPhone SE (2nd generation)

• iPhone

• iPhoneX

• iPhone 8 and 8 Plus

• iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

A submersible iPhone, Apple’s dream

In this context, in early 2020 Apple registered a patent to create a Water iPhone. With patent number 20200104021 they detailed a system that would allow Manzanita phones to operate under pressures sufficient to take a shower with your smartphone.

In the question there is no indication or a sample of the physical system that would be used to protect its internal components, but rather the interface that iOS will adopt for use underwater.

The iPhone and iPad operating system could potentially detect that the device is underwater and therefore would change its graphical interface to a simpler one.