SlashGear Japan
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]
10 Responses to “Your iPhone knows when it gets wet”
George October 17, 2007
Thats not water from swimming. Its tears from crying when they owned the consumers with that malicious bricking….
NeutralJohnson Rod October 17, 2007
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?
-2Chris October 17, 2007
Like most any other sensors, it starts out white. It will only be a different color once it comes in contact with water.
+2alexis December 1, 2007
[quote comment="29820"]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?[/quote]
-2yes its accurate, i just looked at mine and half of the sticker is pink :(
Mike July 22, 2008
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?
Neutralkp99969 September 23, 2008
How I fixed my iPhone after dropping in the river.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.....=435512784
+1Chris October 15, 2008
Mine just fell in a bucket of water and puke. As hammered as I was I quickly took it out. I noticed my little sensor was faded white with some blue. So I just took a piece of lead from a lead pencil and dipped it in white out and now my sensor is completely white again haha. If you spill any excess use a pipe cleaner and get it out. My phone actually works, the low battery icon appears but when its charged up the apple logo shows up, goes away, and reappears again and thats about as far as it goes. I am taking it to the apple store soon so I will let you know how it goes.
+4megan January 5, 2009
is that the only sensor in the iphone? What if they can check another not easily seen without opening it?
-2megan January 5, 2009
and yes, George i’ve cried real tears over my phone for being owned… even had visions of using and playing with my iphone in dreams, only to wake up sadly realizing mine is gone :( BooHoo!
-2Lp May 27, 2009
there are two tattle tales. one in the headphone jack and a larger rectangular one on the inside wall of the charge connector.
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