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iPhone 7 Plus not really water resistant.

So i went to Mexico for my wedding. Ended up going in the pool. Took my phone with me. Pool is 3 feet of water. How i know ? I am 6' and water was to my waist. Wanted to take a picture of my now wife underwater. I submerged the phone maybe a foot under water to take a picture and it looked great(was extremely happy). Later in the day I went back to room to clean up and change for dinner. After coming out of the air conditioned room, I tried to take a picture of something and noticed my lens was fogged up. This was 2 weeks ago and didn't think much of it since phone functioned perfectly and the fog disappeared in an hour. Yesterday noticed a yellow tint in the bottom left corner of screen and made an appointment at genius bar to either fix phone or replace. Now i started thinking... prob the water got in somehow on that day in the pool.


My assumptions were correct. Tech confirmed the water sensor was triggered and not covered under warranty and its $349+tax to replace. Not ranting here, but just a little frustrated as to how a phone can be rated IP67 and then this happens in a foot of water within 10 sec. Learned my lesson, whatever apple says about water resistance, just do not listen.




iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.2.1

Posted on Mar 10, 2017 6:07 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2017 10:04 PM

Please read About iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus splash, water, and dust resistance - Apple Support this goes more in-depth about what not do with an the iPhone 7s resistance. Also here is a quick reference to what the article says not to do (or to prevent liquid damage):


  • Swimming or bathing with iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus
  • Exposing iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus to pressurized water or high velocity water, such as when showering, water skiing, wake boarding, surfing, jet skiing, and so on
  • Using iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus in a sauna or steam room
  • Intentionally submerging iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus in water
  • Operating iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus outside the suggested temperature ranges or in extremely humid conditions
  • Dropping iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus or subjecting it to other impacts
  • Disassembling iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, including removing screws


Sorry to hear about what happened, but it stated not to be used when swimming and/or submerging it.

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User profile for user: Driver8666
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Feb 21, 2018 3:25 AM in response to Razz213

Hope you can read French:


Waterproof" et "Water Resistant" sont deux choses très différentes. Vous les traitez comme s'ils étaient égaux. Dites-moi d'où vous venez cette idée. IdrisSeabright a raison à ce sujet. Même moi, je peux faire la différence. Ce n'est pas de la publicité mensongère. Si vous étiez assez stupide pour prendre des photos sous-marines sans que le téléphone soit dans un sac étanche, eh bien, nous savons à qui le reproche.
Malheureusement, si le téléphone est soumis à ces dommages, il n'est pas couvert par la garantie. Les termes publiés par IdrisSeabright sont très clairs.

Or do we all need a lesson on the difference of words? I hope not.

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