If the xs max is supposedly water resistant and it drops into water for 3 seconds and the device goes into immediate disrepair that’s not water resistant .. and then how could it not be covered it seems to me it’s more a mechanism failure. Also does water affect the device quicker after you have had a screen replacement ?
iPhone Xs is NOT water resistant!!! Management at Barton Creek Store in Austin, TX, stated that whatever resistance the phone has at the time of purchase, the seals break down over time and that if water penetrates into the phone, it is NOT covered under warranty. My phone was less than a year old and had never been in the water. It got wet on one occasion and was never submerged. When told that they would make an exception for someone who purchased their phone only days ago, I asked if I purchased a new phone and put it under water that day if it would be covered, and the reply was NO. That if I did that, I would be purposely attempting to ruin the phone and therefore, it would not be covered. Terrible experience - terrible customer service.
Just to add to the post by Johnathan Burger, see the following:
Is The iPhone XS Waterproof Or Water-Resistant? Here’s The Truth! - Payette Forward
And to add to what they both said, in answer to your question, "Also does water affect the device quicker after you have had a screen replacement?" It could. Did Apple replace the screen?
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