I never stated it as a fact it’s simply an opinion, your stating yours as well which holds as much weight as what I said. But as I said I would be more concerned with corrosion in the charging port than the seals given the seals are there to protect against water ingression. There are no protective measures against corrosion against the contact points that I know of.
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I clean iPhone 8 under tap water almost every day is it safe?
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I never stated it as a fact it’s simply an opinion, your stating yours as well which holds as much weight as what I said. But as I said I would be more concerned with corrosion in the charging port than the seals given the seals are there to protect against water ingression. There are no protective measures against corrosion against the contact points that I know of.
How dirty are you that you need to rinse your phone everyday?!? Gross
The most I do is wipe my phone with anti bacterial wipes every week or so.
I'm at the gym four or five days a week. In addition to touching my phone after dealing with door handles. So I try to do something.
Plus this annoying Starbucks barista likes to take your phone instead of just scanning it.
I'd never wash it though.
I'm at the gym four or five days a week. In addition to touching my phone after dealing with door handles. So I try to do something.
Plus this annoying Starbucks barista likes to take your phone instead of just scanning it.
I'd never wash it though.
Let's be real though our phones are coated in millions of germs. Unless you're staying at home / washing your hands / disinfecting your phone every 5 seconds then yeah.
That door handle / shopping cart you touched? Boom. Bathroom door handle? Boom. Get change from a cash register? Boom. And then you touch your phone. And then you put it to your face. and then you go home and likely don't clean it. Repeat every day of every year.
Didn’t Mythbusters test it and found it true that personal smartphones are dirty?
They probably did. I read somewhere while ago that a public toilet seat has less germs/bacteria than what a smart phone has from someone touching it daily.
You do understand that water alone does not kill bacteria on your phone? Unless you add soap or alcohol
This thread has been humorous. A micro fiber cloth works for me or if it's not within reach my shirttail suffices just fine.
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If you're alone, then the germs you're worried about are your own. They transferred from your body to the phone. At worst, they'll be making a round-trip voyage.
I’ll go by what Apple said below regarding controlled laboratory conditions. The keywords is controlled laboratory.
- iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP67 under IEC standard 60529. Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty.
Never use alcohol or anything with ammonia on your screen. Even Apple says not to. Its bad for the coating and the glass.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207123
" Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, or abrasives to clean your iPhone."
Wrong.
Apple doesn’t cover water damage for the youtubers who go in the ocean with their phones for views. Apple expects some water to hit your phone - if a light washing damages it, that falls under IP67 rating.
The greed of the few ruin the warranty for the many. (And no I’m not advocating washing your phone - just that is not the reason Apple doesn’t have a warranty).
Plus this annoying Starbucks barista likes to take your phone instead of just scanning it.
The WORST!
very useful info thanks
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wow thats so cool to know, thanks
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Lol its not the matter otherwise i would have washed everything.
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No mother did tell me not to touch stove etc.. I wish you have not included my family into this simple discussion. I hope your mom have taught you some manners
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Really good mature answer, other poster are also good here but some are really full of hate and ignorance.