So, I went chasing fish with my iPhone 12 Pro Max …
Yesterday, I went to one of our local lakes with a very good visibility in order to do some freediving and stuff. We took one of those rustic rowing boats, paddled to the other side of the lake, and jumped inside at the shoreline, where the water wasn‘t as deep, and where you could see fish swarming around dead old trees lying in the water. It looked pretty **** fascinating.
Anyway, so we paddled out there and I had the brilliant thought, „Oh, you know what, my iPhone is waterproof!“ And so, I held it into the water, to test the view and video quality … and than it happened … I was fascinated by the results. One thing lead to another, and I had my iPhone clutched between my fingers the whole four hours we were out on, as well as in the lake. I didn‘t go further than five meters deep, and the iPhone worked good till the end of our small trip. However, when I got home, I noticed that the touchscreen was a bit unresponsive, and twelve hours later - I had just woken up - I noticed that the screen was flickering with a green tint.
Obviously, I got worried. I‘m a student, and I paid over EUR 1200,- for this phone just two and a half years ago. At the same time, I‘m the idiot, who thought it wise to go diving with it, just ‘cause someone (Apple) said ‘IP68‘.
It‘s been around 30 hours since it was last submerged in the water, and for the most part of my last 12 hour shift it didn‘t flicker once. So, for a moment I thought that some of its “antibodies“ might have eliminated all the moisture and cured it, but nah … it‘s flickering again and the touch screen is not always responding properly. Gaming is the worst, and reading could give you epilepsy, because of its intense flickering at times.
Now, to my big questions: What can I do to fix this nuisance, other than paying full price for a new one, with money I don‘t have, and how much could this cost me. I was aiming on waiting till the iPhone 18 or something, to get a new one … not the iPhone 14. I just dislike the number 14, though I do love this dark lavender color. But the price! Oh, whomever atheists pray to, help me please.
