{"id":729,"date":"2021-01-13T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopwaterleaking.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2022-08-11T01:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:25:15","slug":"waterproof-phone-damage-and-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopwaterleaking.com\/waterproof-phone-damage-and-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"04 Ways to Damage a Waterproof Phone – How I Fix It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A waterproof mobile phone is a really important personal electronic device today. As for me, I have so much experience with this device. When using a waterproof phone, it can be damaged due to many reasons. Among them, 04 reasons are common for all. So I have listed out all damages and how to prevent<\/strong> and fix<\/strong> them easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before moving to the main topic water damage, you had better identify your device well. So let’s keep reading on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Your Mobile Phone Waterproof? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Most iPhones are waterproof.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

I think most do not know about waterproof phones. Because it is not famous much today due to limited features on many mobile phone brands. But if you know the limitations of your waterproof phone<\/a><\/strong> and ways to check whether your phone is waterproof, it will be a real solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are both water-resistant and waterproof mobile phones<\/a><\/strong>. So you should check the below factors to ensure its waterproofness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01. Check Its IP Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

02. Using an App.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let’s read more detail about all of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Never Drop Your Phone into Water to Check the Waterproofness”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is IP Rating?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IP rating stands for International Protection or Ingress Protection. It will explain how much extent an electric device can be used with dust and water conditions. There is a range for use in dust and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dust rating is 0-6. 0 will explain no dust protection, and 6 will explain the dust-tight. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding the water, this is the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is rated 0 – 9. 0 is no protection, and 9 is the highest value.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it has limited for the immerse 10m-15m<\/strong>. Some devices can be used more than that. If your mobile phone is waterproof, check its IP rating. If you have IP67, IP68, IP69. You can use it underwater by immersing it. Do not immerse more than 1 m if it is IP67, If it is IP68, you can immerse 3m-6m, and if it is IP69, you can immerse up to 6m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have explained in depth about mobile IP rating here<\/a><\/strong>. So you can read it before choose a waterproof phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using an App<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mobile apps are really popular today. So you can find a mobile application to check your mobile phone is waterproof. So this app can be downloaded through the Apps store, and it will directly connect with the barometer sensor in your mobile phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n