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John88

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Mar 9, 2011
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Hey everyone I got a couple questions about the water sensors. It's been raining, and I was wondering- say you were taking a call and a rain drop went in the headphone jack, would it trip the sensor? That would really suck... Or do they only go off when your iPhone is submerged in water?

And does anyone take their iPhones to the gym? Any problems with moisture, when it's in your pocket? Like messing up the home button, tripping water sensors, etc.

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There are multiple sensors. The two "external" ones are in the headphone jack and the 30 pin jack. The other two are internal. The external ones could be tripped, but the internal would not unless it is submerged. Apple's supposed to look at the internal sensors as well when determining water damage. If they don't and refuse replacement, you simply insist on them checking the internal ones. Well, unless you actually did dunk it...
 
if a drop of rain went into the headphone jack, yes, it would cause the sensor to discolor, indicating exposure.

the sensors are just litmus paper that are designed to change color in the presence of moisture. a through dunking would just ensure that the sensors used internally have a better chance of getting inundated with enough moisture to cause them to change (as well as short the electronics).

but i wouldnt worry about the external sensors as it's the internal ones that Apple techs are now encouraged to check when determining warranty status.
 
only people who have iphone4's

If you keep reading it, we basically came up with the solution it was scraped off in production.


It could be dirt but its not coming out....and the only time my phone saw rain was for 2 seconds and the headphone jack was upside down plus its black inside not red/pink/green
 
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