Weird huh?
It's like those people who put their wallets in their back pockets.
Just strange!
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iPhone 14/Plus Sitting on Your Phone
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It's like those people who put their wallets in their back pockets.
Just strange!
I used to put a wallet in my back pocket around 10+ years ago back when wallets were a thing and ended up with minor back problems which quickly disappeared after I stopped doing that.
Must have been a fat wallet.
Wow. Such a lively conversation. I think I’m going to try eyoungren’s advice and put it under my thigh when a safe spot is not available. I’m currently visiting family for the holiday and finding a safe place to set it down has been a challenge. I hate cases but ended up putting one on simply so I could put the phone face down and know that the screen is alright and only the cameras are exposed. Might need to look into the Tech21 Evo Max which has a lens cover as well
A safe space would be the side pocket that only has the phone in it. No keys or wallet. Then you can sit to your heart's content.
.....................or too mant credit cards! 🤣Too much cash.....
iPhones since around the iPhone 7 are water resistant. I mean it's still not a good idea to submerge your phone, but they're meant to withstand it.The main thing of importance, no matter how you think of a way to do it, DON'T BEND YOUR PHONE!
...................and do your best to not drop it either, especially into water.
For the life of me, I will never never understand why people don't consider using a belt loop pouch to carry their phone. I realize there is a stigma that's been attached to doing that, considering it very "nerdy" but really to take a great idea and put it down is just nuts. The phone is most secure in the pouch. Some pouches are very slim and don't project out very far. They protect the phone from most impacts. They are very handy under any circumstance. They protect the phone if it's in a case from dust, because dust never accumulates in most pouches, as far as I'm concerned, they look fine and do the job in every way in this whole thread I have not seen one suggestion of that.
Could someone explain to me one negative to this outside of the artificial nerdy stigma that's been attached?
Could someone explain to me one negative to this outside of the artificial nerdy stigma that's been attached?
Yeah, it's just so that it won't move is all. You don't want it slipping off the chair, or couch, or whatever it is you're sitting on. Note, this is NOT something I'd do if I was sitting on say concrete or brick or anything similar to that.
I usually just put half the phone underneath my thigh (screen facing up). It's not going to put any real pressure on anything.
I don't take chances, I'm just saying water won't ruin the iPhone.you can take your chances with yours all you like!
If that's the case, why is warranty service typically refused when a result of water damage?
Or am I incorrect about that?
Quite the contrary, Apple is SMART!
................and please, don't mistake me for a fanboy.
They're stupid when it comes to making water resistant devices that aren't covered by water damage.
Ah but you see, they are careful to tout "water resistance".
But there's all kinds of water.
There's relative humidity without liquid immersion.
There's getting caught out in an unexpected thunderstorm.
There's accidentally dropping the phone in the toilet.
There's tossing it into the goldfish pond or coin fountain to film a video.
And then there's scuba diving in salt water.
Take your pick.
All Apple advertises is "water resistant".
Not waterproof.
People do all kinds of crazy things.
They literally advertise their phones being splashed with water and don't cover their iPhones from water damage. It's idiocy.
I used to submerge both my 8 and 12 Mini each month to thoroughly clean them. I did that for 2.5 years with the 8 and 1.5 years with the 12 Mini and never had any water related problems. They are both waterproof. I probably won’t do it anymore due to their age as the seals may not be as good as new anymore.
Since the 8/+ the iPhone has been water resistant up to 1 atmosphere or 1 meter for 30 minutes. Washing your phone under the tap isn't going to bother it any. If your phone is water damaged, then they know you dropped it in the lake or something and somehow recovered it and no they're not going to cover that damage. I washed my 8+ about once a month and do the same with my 11PM. Oldest has my 8+ now and still does the same.