If you've shopped for a phone recently, you'll have come across terms like "water resistant," as well as the now common IP67, ...

Our phones often go with us on trips to the beach or out on boats. Protecting them from water is tricky. Asurion's 2023 data shows more phones get damaged by water between June and August than any ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - So your phone took an unfortunate dip. We’ve all been there! For years, people have sworn that sticking a wet phone in rice would magically dry it out. But Apple, Samsung, and ...

It’s an often-repeated piece of advice for anyone who has dropped their cell phone in water: Put it in rice. It will draw out the water and everything will be as good as new. But now, Apple, maker of ...

Apple's official guidance for dealing with a wet phone doesn't recommend using rice as a drying agent. It's also advised against attempting to dry your phone in an oven or microwave. It's not yet ...

(Stacker) - Americans are on their phones for four hours and 25 minutes per day on average, according to a 2023 Reviews.org survey. But despite that fact, those trusty hand-held devices can be a bit ...

An Apple support page has surfaced, advising against putting your wet phone in rice. Rice can trap moisture and damage your phone’s internals. There are better methods to salvage electronics from ...

It’s an awful feeling: Your iPhone, the handheld mini-computer that holds your whole life, gets wet, and you need to fix it — like, now. The newer the iPhone, the more resistant it is to water and ...

It’s no secret that water and electronics don’t make a good pair. But considering how many of us carry our smartphones with us every day, it’s inevitable that these handy little personal assistants ...