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Took my iPhone X into a swimming pool for 5 mins to mess about and take some photos, it went a few inches underwater for about 10 seconds, now both lenses have been fogged up for a few days now, sometimes the top lens clears but the bottom lens remains foggy.
Had a 7+ before and used it in the exact same situation and that was absolutely fine.
Don’t have an Apple store near me so anyone know of any quick possible solutions?
That was a REALLY BAD IDEA. iPhone X is water resistant, NOT WATERPROOF. If you did this with your iPhone 7+ you were VERY lucky you didn't suffer damage. You should make an appointment at your Apple Store Genius Bar, but be advised that if you didn't buy AppleCare+ when you got your phone, water damage is not covered under the warranty and the out of warranty replacement cost is VERY high.
Wrong. They are water resistant to a depth of 1 metre for up to 30 mins. So taking it in a pool for some fun and having it a few inches underwater for 10 seconds shouldn’t of done any harm. Same with my 7+, I had that in a pool multiple times and so did others and no issues so I wasn’t lucky it didn’t break. It shouldn’t be any problem using them for holiday pics in the pool.
My girlfriend had her iPhone X in the pool the same as I did and that has been fine.
There's simply no way I would take a $1,000+ device and put it in water, when it's rated as Water Resistant, not Water Proof. It's your phone, so do what you want with it. But Apple warranty doesn't cover water damage.
Yes, but you have to add "in laboratory conditions." I have many high end Swiss mechanical watches also listed as water resistant, but I would never submerge them.
I'm glad you have 3rd party insurance. Maybe nothing will go wrong with you in the short term, but you won't know if water got into the electronics on your phone until things start to corrode and the phone stops working.
I would put the phone is a sealed container with a desiccant for a couple of days to dry to dry the phone. Uncooked rice works.
I get that, but no matter the price it should be comfortable taking a splash or a submerge for a couple of secs. Luckily I have 3rd party insurance.
iPhone X lens fog
