iPhone XS Max Dropped iPhone XS Max down the toilet

[ThatiPhoneKid]

The toilet was clean when I dropped it down the toilet, the phone seems fine now, I’ve thoroughly cleaned the phone no scratches so I’m happy and I used a small amount of hand wash on the phone which claims to remove 99.9% of bacteria

 

[tl01]

Wow thats a bit much, any of them have asthma ?

Zero.

 

[ibphd]

I was using my iPhone XS Max today, walking in to the toilet, my phone fell down the toilet, I pulled my iPhone out and dried it but I kind of don’t want to use it because I feel like it’s not clean, if I put some soap or use wet wipes would this harm the oleophobic coating? Thank you, this is the first time this has ever happened to me any help would be appreciated

And for anyone who says “I thought you had the iPhone XR” yes I do have the iPhone XR as well

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I think there is a product that might help with that germ thingy on your iPhone. it’s called OhSeedee Away. Works with those pesky spiders also, and their scratchings.

 

[1rottenapple]

This thread has officially derailed! Lol
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i think harsh solvents will probably harm the oleophobic coating but at this point that should be the least of your worries. Just slap a screen protector on it after cleaning it and you'll have a cheap oleophobic coating for a month or so. Then you can just keep switching out screen protectors.

The screen protector will seal the germ to the screen. It’s clean!

 

[EM2013]

Spiderphone will never be the same.

 

[Fatyank]

Let me be the first. Don't be surprised if when you talk to people, they say your voice sounds like s**t.

 

[w_aldo]

I would clean the phone with 91% alcohol. That's methanol, not ethanol. I personally would wash it off with warm water after and then clean it again with rubbing alcohol.

That would completely eradicate the oleophobic coatng

 

[slippery-pete]

I wouldn't use a phone that was floating around in a toilet.

 

[I7guy]

That would completely eradicate the oleophobic coatng

I don’t think I would care...just saying.

 

[w_aldo]

I don’t think I would care...just saying.

You say that until you use a phone without oleophobic coating, trust me.

I removed it accidentally on my OnePlus One, it’s a pain in the ass.

 

[I7guy]

You say that until you use a phone without oleophobic coating, trust me.

I removed it accidentally on my OnePlus One, it’s a pain in the ass.

I couldn’t care if the oleophobic costing gets worn down. It’s better than having a germ ridden phone.

 

[willmtaylor]

Honestly, dropping it in the toilet may have cleaned it up.:

“Because people are always carrying their cell phones even in situations where they would normally wash their hands before doing anything, cell phones do tend to get pretty gross,” says Emily Martin, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Research has varied on just how many germs are crawling on the average cell phone, but a recent study found more than 17,000 bacterial gene copies on the phones of high school students. Scientists at the University of Arizona have found that cell phones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats.” -Time​

 

[ThatiPhoneKid]

That would completely eradicate the oleophobic coatng

Would the hand soap I put on the phone have off eradicated the oleophobic coating?

 

[Apple fanboy]

And this is why I will never buy a second hand iPhone! When you are in the bathroom your iPhone stays in your pocket!

 

[Apple_Robert]

This thread reminds me of "Caddyshack" with Bill Murray wearing a biohazard suit to retrieve a perceived biohazard from the swimming pool.

I clean my phone every day with PhoneSoap. And as previously mentioned, keep you're phone in your pocket when in the bathroom. Or better yet, don't even take it in the bathroom when at home.

 

[rafark]

I wouldn't even touch it with my bare hands. I'd use gloves. I'd be tempted to throw it away entirely but at that price I'd probably just sell it and buy a new one. to my eyes that phone would be s***. Literally.

 

[tt061282]

A short trip down your post history turned out to be pretty fun.

Let me get this straight; you own both XR and XS Max?

Your iPhone already survived a deadly encounter with a spider, so I think it should be able to withstand any abuse from the toilet.

I do own the XR and Max as well. That said I do get what you’re saying about posting history lol.

OP you iPhones have been through a lot... I MEAN A LOT!

 

[w_aldo]

Would the hand soap I put on the phone have off eradicated the oleophobic coating?

Probably not, only alcohol strips it off.

 

[VMMan]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207123

I’ve used very strong bactericidal wipes on all my iPhones and iPad screens almost daily for the past 10 years on a variety of different models and never noticed any damage or change in the screen.

I can’t remember the chemical names but these are hospital, industrial grade agents that have warnings of being carcinogenic.

 

[MacLappy]

I use wet wipes on my iPhones pretty frequently over the last 10 years, never had an issue with water damage. Even with the iPhones that had no IP 67/68 ratings.