Resolved Girlfriend Vacuumed my iPhone X

[ThatiPhoneKid]

I left my iPhone X over at my girlfriends house the other night and she was doing housework and she vacuumed over the phone while cleaning her desk, she never hoovered up my phone but she just like vacuum cleaned over the screen, can't see any scratches on the phone but am worried that hoovering over my phone could have caused any internal damage?

 

[44267547]

I left my iPhone X over at my girlfriends house the other night and she was doing housework and she hoovered over the phone while cleaning her desk, she never hoovered up my phone but she just like hoovered over the screen, can't see any scratches on the phone but am worried that hoovering over my phone could have caused any internal damage?

So, you're asking if hovering over someone's phone can cause internal damage?

 

[ThatiPhoneKid]

So, you're asking if hovering over someone's phone can cause damage? I find your Post difficult to take seriously.

I am being perfectly serious, could it have caused damage
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I am being perfectly serious, could it have caused damage

hoovering, like vacuum cleaning not hovering

 

[superscape]

am worried that hoovering over my phone could have caused any internal damage?

Unless its a remarkably heavy hoover, I expect it will be fine.

 

[44267547]

I am being perfectly serious, could it have caused damage

Can you please explain how you believe your iPhone would have internal damage from someone hovering over your iPhone without touching it?

 

[ThatiPhoneKid]

Can you please explain how you believe your iPhone would have internal damage from someone hovering over your iPhone without touching it?

We call vacuum cleaning, hoovering in the UK

 

[44267547]

We call vacuum cleaning, hoovering in the UK

I Misunderstood. Apologies. I thought you were misspelling the word "hovering". I didn't realize that Hoovering translates into vacuuming in the UK. That said, if you can't see any damage to the display and the iPhone is working normal as it was prior, then I would not be concerned.

How did your girlfriend end up vacuuming over your iPhone without seeing it?

 

[ThatiPhoneKid]

Misunderstood. I thought you were misspelling the word "hovering". I didn't realize that Hoovering translates into vacuuming in the UK. That said, if you can't see any damage to the display and the iPhone is working normal as it was prior, then I would not be concerned.

How did your girlfriend end up vacuuming over your iPhone without seeing it?

shes reckless lol she didnt say how she ended up vacuuming the phone all she said was "You better check your phone I hoovered over it while I was cleaning my desk."

 

[superscape]

shes reckless lol she didnt say how she ended up vacuuming the phone all she said was "You better check your phone I hoovered over it while I was cleaning my desk."

I would suggest that if it looks OK and everything works as expected then it's fine. I'm slightly disappointed to find out your girlfriend isn't capable of levitation though.

 

[44267547]

shes reckless lol she didnt say how she ended up vacuuming the phone all she said was "You better check your phone I hoovered over it while I was cleaning my desk."

At least she was honest with you, but That's good that your iPhone display doesn't have any scratches, which it's also highly unlikely you would have any internal damage.

 

[MarkX]

I opened this thread expecting the phone to have actually been vacuumed up.

How disappointing!

 

[WilliamG]

Interestingly (and as a fellow Brit), we really do call vacuuming “hoovering” (lower case, which makes just about no sense), but we call a Kleenex - “tissue.” I guess we’re choosy about our proper nowns.

British examples:

“Fred has the hoover/Fred is hoovering.” (Whether or not it’s an actual Hoover brand is irrelevant)

“Bob! Pass me a tissue.” (We never say “a Kleenex,” like Americans tend to say for any actual brands)

 

[Manatlt]

Us Brits are funny. Hoovering is from the Hoover brand, but it's so engraved to our minds we call every vacuum cleaner a "Hoover".

Even last week I ask my mum, "Do you want me to hoover the stairs?" lol And we use a Dyson brand vacuum!

 

[keysofanxiety]

Won't have hurt the phone if you can't see any issues. Plus at least your missus does some housework.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I opened this thread expecting the phone to have actually been vacuumed up.

How disappointing!

Indeed. I was anticipating images of an iPhone X stuck in the tube of the vacuum machine..

 

[DaveyVigs]

Interestingly (and as a fellow Brit), we really do call vacuuming “hoovering” (lower case, which makes just about no sense), but we call a Kleenex - “tissue.” I guess we’re choosy about our proper nowns.

British examples:

“Fred has the hoover/Fred is hoovering.” (Whether or not it’s an actual Hoover brand is irrelevant)

“Bob! Pass me a tissue.” (We never say “a Kleenex,” like Americans tend to say for any actual brands)

Wow interesting. I’m American and apparently a hybrid as I never asked for a Kleenex it’s always been tissue. I do say say vacuuming but even before this thread title was changed I figured the OP was talking about vacuuming over a phone.

As for the issue I don’t think vacuuming over it by itself is going to cause internal damage. I think the worst thing that may have come from it are scratches to the phone, possibly too small to see.

I believe the iPhones now are essentially vacuum sealed for the “water resistance” IP67 or whatever rating. So unles she hoovered over it with some uranium or something I think your good as far as the phones internals.

 

[Pug72]

I would check your photos just in case some got sucked out.

 

[sumsingwong]

Let me get this straight. Your iPhone was on her desk and she "hoovered" over it while on her desk? Was it just suction or did it have a suction and spinning brush? Just curious. It should be fine. As long as it wasn't a battle tank like a Kirby and she picked up all 150lbs of it and put it on her desk and ran it over.

 

[x-evil-x]

yes. its damaged. You should sell it asap before it blows up. Common sense here...

 

[kdarling]

We call vacuum cleaning, hoovering in the UK

Some of us Americans know that, partly because we grew up with Hoover vacuums, and partly from watching a lot of BBC TV.

Still, you might want to put "UK" (or wherever) in your profile as your location so it shows up under your name, like a lot of Brits do. Whenever I'm not sure what someone means, I look there first to see if it indicates that English English is being used

 

[Raist3001]

I would check your photos just in case some got sucked out.

LOL...that was funny. I needed the laugh this morning

 

[spacemnspiff]

we really do call vacuuming “hoovering”

It's the same way 'googling' or to 'google' became an intransitive verb, instead of saying 'search for' something, they 'google' it.

 

[SDColorado]

I get the hoovering thing, perhaps from the fact our family lived in Ireland for awhile. I still refer to the dogs making their rounds looking for scraps and crumbs as “hoovering.” Though In honesty it is probably closer to Roomba-ing . While I do call a tissue a tissue, all cellophane tape is Scotch Tape and always will be.

As far as the hoover doing any damage internally to the phone? Nah.

 

[noobinator]

In all seriousness check your apps. They may have shifted position a bit due to the suction creating a vacuum in the phone. But this is the only potential issue I see outside of scratching on the actual phone. Good luck!

 

[daflake]

Well this just sucks...