mall you need is a 12” square microfiber cloth, get it wet, wring it out well and wipe your iPhone down with it between your hands. The iPhone gets very clean this way. I use tap water and clean mine often this way regularly.
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iPhone 11 Pro Can I Wash my iPhone 11 Pro with Soap and Water
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mall you need is a 12” square microfiber cloth, get it wet, wring it out well and wipe your iPhone down with it between your hands. The iPhone gets very clean this way. I use tap water and clean mine often this way regularly.
Invest in a case that can be washed separately would be a lot more logical. Sticking your phone in with the washing up sounds rather silly IMO.
Just buy a good quality large microfiber cloth and regularly give it a polish (using no cleaning agents/liquids) and it will remain as good as the day you bought it.
After your phone, go ahead and wash your TV, Blu-ray player, cable box, microwave, and toaster.
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Did it all the time on my old iPhone 7. Probably every 2 weeks. The only things that happened were some micro-flakes peeling off on the paint job but i attribute that to a shoddy anodizing typical of iPhone 6-8 phones. You'll be fine doing a soap and rinse.
I wouldn’t allow greasy hands anywhere near my Apple gear. If a friend or client can’t understand that, then ask to borrow their iPhone the next time your hands are covered in grease.
I agree, always avoid water. The protection may save you when something goes wrong, but never rely on it.
Also, a frequent misunderstanding is that a numerically higher IP-rating includes the lower level protections. That is unfortunately not true - a "submersible" phone with IP67 or IP68 (like iPhones) is not automatically protected against the water jets that a device with IP65 or IP66 has been tested against. A faucet can produce more pressure than an iPhone can handle.
I was in the Atlanta airport bathroom recently and while standing at The urinal my phone fell out of my belt clip. It landed face Down in the yellow sludge underneath the urinal 🤯
At that point, I didn’t care what happened, I immediately washed it for 10 minutes in the sink with soap. Then I rubbed it down with Purel. This was my XS and it was just fine until I bought my 11 Pro.
The pressure washer at the car wash is your best bet. It also checks the water seals to make sure they work 
Just don’t.
The water resistance in any device is temperamental and degrades over time, the adhesive alone breaks down. It’s meant as a last ditch resort to save your device in case of an accident.
Also it’s rated for CLEAR water, not soapy water.
The water resistance in any device is temperamental and degrades over time, the adhesive alone breaks down. It’s meant as a last ditch resort to save your device in case of an accident.
Also it’s rated for CLEAR water, not soapy water.
I would probably write that off as an insurance claim if that have been me lol.I was in the Atlanta airport bathroom recently and while standing at The urinal my phone fell out of my belt clip. It landed face Down in the yellow sludge underneath the urinal
At that point, I didn’t care what happened, I immediately washed it for 10 minutes in the sink with soap. Then I rubbed it down with Purel. This was my XS and it was just fine until I bought my 11 Pro.
I’ve read the more times it is exposed, the water resistance decrease over time. We cannot say if it takes 50 exposures, 100 exposures, etc... It’s truly hard to say but soap and salt are the main culprits. So I wouldn’t do this as a regular practice of submersion. In the past i advocated and flaunted in water use, but not anymore.
I use shampoo and then use conditioner on my 11 then blow dry after seems to do the trick.
My XR had an unintentional encounter with the sea last year and while the phone survived OK the earpiece was never the same again
No, but our phones are disgusting and need to be cleaned. They are filthy.
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Actually, quite the contrary. What Apple suggests is not what Apple does in store. Apple stores actually supply “Whoosh” (Display cleaner) thats used by geniuses to clean displays for the iPhone, Macs, ect. I can attest first hand knowingly that product is used in almost all the Apple stores as a display cleaner.
Side note:
Whoosh is an exceptionally rated product and safe pretty much for any electronic display, without containing any chemical dyes, ammonia, etc.
I don't think the speaker grilles need surface tension to keep water out of the electronics, maybe just the speakers themselves. I submerged my iPhone 7 a few times and got water in the speakers in the shower, and the speaker audio would be distorted for a bit until it dried out. You could also blow them out with some compressed air. Had the phone for years and never had any water damage issues.