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We all know that cell phone manufacturers love to use the old “you dropped your phone in water” excuse for not fixing your phone. They usually make it pretty easy to turn you away because they have a little white sticker that changes color when it comes into contact with water. These are usually stuck somewhere easy to see, like behind the battery. However, where would you find one of these on an iPhone?
It’s quite obvious that the iPhone doesn’t have the little sticker because it’s not shown up in any of the tear downs that we’ve seen. Or has it? If you know where to look, you can find this magic sticker on any iPhone (or iPod Touch for that matter).
Look at the top of your iPhone, where the headphone jack is. Now peer down the jack and you’ll see the sensor. Now pour a little water on that (actually, don’t do that) and it will change color. Now all an Apple employee has to do is take one look at it and they’ll know you went swimming with your precious iPhone in your pocket.
A Water Sensor in iPhone and iPod Touch!? [via hardmac]
Thats not water from swimming. Its tears from crying when they owned the consumers with that malicious bricking….
I’m looking at mine and I see that it’s white. But I know it hasn’t been near anything resembling water. Are you sure you’re reporting this accurately?
Like most any other sensors, it starts out white. It will only be a different color once it comes in contact with water.
yes its accurate, i just looked at mine and half of the sticker is pink :(
I guess they never heard of people using contact cleaner on the ports and jacks of their electronics. So If I spray some DeoxIt on it will that void my warranty?