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Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by rangibaby »

saagarjha wrote: post #29
andreareina wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The italian regulators sure think it is: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/30/apple-fined-12m-for-unfair-cl...

Clearly Apple isn't concerned, since they published this three days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCQpOaR3sVo

Relax, it’s iPhone*

*until you do the thing we showed in our commercial and break your phone. When you come to the Genius Bar, we’ll point out that the commercial did in fact warn you to not do the thing we clearly showed in the commercial. Sucker!

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by martin_a »

saagarjha wrote: post #17
supermatt wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Likely inspired by the Apple Watch feature. I’m surprised Apple didn’t build this into their phones as well. Good job!

You're technically not supposed to submerge your iPhone; it voids their warranty. (It drives me mad that they do this in their advertisements, but I guess showing people doing things that would void their device's warranty is not false advertising…)

But you can always dry your iPhone in the microwave?! Or could you charge it that way, I'm not sure anymore...

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by h0l0cube »

codetrotter wrote: post #23
6gvONxR4sf7o wrote: post #21

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Seriously? Wow that’s all kinds of messed up to advertise and then tell people not to do. As a society, we’re in a pretty bad place when it comes to how much we simply expect false-ish advertising.

Perhaps tangential but I wanted to mention that if anyone else is looking to take photos under water at shallowish depths (about 10m at most), I found a cheap and reliable waterproof case with camera trigger button that I’ve been happy with. The camera trigger button of the case works by mechanically pushing the volume button on your phone, which when the built-in photo app of your phone is open works to take photos.…

> dry the outside of the phone with paper and put the phone in an open box with a lot of rice

iFixIt claims this is just psychological comfort and offers this advice:

> The real secret to water damage? You don't want to dry it!

> What you want to do is first displace the water—or more specifically, all the conductive stuff in the water. You can do this best by using 90%+ isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and a toothbrush. Open your device as soon as you can, take out the battery, and get scrubbing. Submerge the whole motherboard in alcohol, and scrub away.

https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Don%27t_Put_Your_Device_in_Rice.......

(as noted in the reply, there's 3 dots that are filtered from the end of the URL, so try adding them manually or copy below)

    https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Don%27t_Put_Your_Device_in_Rice._Here%27s_Why...

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by neolog »

RandallBrown wrote: post #22
quantumsequoia wrote: post #19

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What alternative is there to picking it up? Flushing it down the drain?

I was out at a bar and one of my friends came back from the bathroom and said their was a phone in the toilet. We asked what she did and she said she tried to flush it. Since that doesn't really work, the phone was still in the toilet. My wife went in to the bathroom with the girl to get the phone and before my wife could reach in, the girl tried to flush it again! The phone still didn't fit down the toilet so my wif…

Was the flusher drunk too?

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by s_gourichon »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #25

What’s the frequency Kenneth! I’d love to know more about why this tone and not another. Is a resonance thing? Max energy possible thing? Anything special about the shape of the wave?

Website plays https://fixmyspeakers.com/static/tone.mp3

Spectrogram shows high energy at many frequencies. Waveform shows saturated curve, no surprise. Might have been just recorded from some analog circuit.

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by nindalf »

h0l0cube wrote: post #33
codetrotter wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps tangential but I wanted to mention that if anyone else is looking to take photos under water at shallowish depths (about 10m at most), I found a cheap and reliable waterproof case with camera trigger button that I’ve been happy with. The camera trigger button of the case works by mechanically pushing the volume button on your phone, which when the built-in photo app of your phone is open works to take photos.…

> dry the outside of the phone with paper and put the phone in an open box with a lot of rice iFixIt claims this is just psychological comfort and offers this advice: > The real secret to water damage? You don't want to dry it! > What you want to do is first displace the water—or more specifically, all the conductive stuff in the water. You can do this best by using 90%+ isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol and a toothbrush.…

That link is broken because the real link has 3 dots at the end.

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by avereveard »

option_greek wrote: post #20
anthropodie wrote: post #8

> So you've dropped your phone in the toilet, Would you guys pick it up? I am not sure what I would do. Edit: of course, I would not let it clog the drain. I mean would you use it afterward.

Yes. The trick is to realize that human hands can safely be washed afterwards. Not to mention there are worse things inside the tummy than whats inside the toilet.

you don't even have to use hands, tongs or that cord based snake catcher whom I do not know the name work just as well.

anyway, your tummy != someone else tummy tho.

https://www.livescience.com/fecal-transplant-death.html

you need to thoroughly sterilize both grabber and and phone and whatever else comes in contact with it.

that said, I'd pick it up and suggest people do the same, a phone is today an authentication factor to a lot of services, either directly trough 2fa apps or indirectly trough owner email access.

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by Someone »

saagarjha wrote: post #29
andreareina wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The italian regulators sure think it is: https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/30/apple-fined-12m-for-unfair-cl...

Clearly Apple isn't concerned, since they published this three days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCQpOaR3sVo

That’s about the iPhone 12, which they say is better than previous models (https://www.apple.com/iphone-12/specs/ says (in a footnote) “iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP68 under IEC standard 60529 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes). Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty.”

The Italian fine is about iPhone ≤ 11, about which they (¿now?) have a similar footnote at https://www.apple.com/iphone-11/specs/

Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by [deleted] »

martin_a wrote: post #32
saagarjha wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're technically not supposed to submerge your iPhone; it voids their warranty. (It drives me mad that they do this in their advertisements, but I guess showing people doing things that would void their device's warranty is not false advertising…)

But you can always dry your iPhone in the microwave?! Or could you charge it that way, I'm not sure anymore...

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Re: Show HN: Web app that blows water out of your phone's speakers (warning: loud)

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Post by quickthrower2 »

s_gourichon wrote: post #35
quickthrower2 wrote: post #25

What’s the frequency Kenneth! I’d love to know more about why this tone and not another. Is a resonance thing? Max energy possible thing? Anything special about the shape of the wave?

Website plays https://fixmyspeakers.com/static/tone.mp3 Spectrogram shows high energy at many frequencies. Waveform shows saturated curve, no surprise. Might have been just recorded from some analog circuit.

My dog hates it!
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