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Macs can now inform Apple if any liquids have been detected in the USB-C ports

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Post by DonHopkins »

nailer wrote: post #27
Teever wrote: post #4

I wonder if Apple will ever make a waterproof laptop or tablet. It seems like they could easily make the macbook air waterproof at this point, if they were so inclined. What do people who want use their macs out in the field do?

I wonder the same. We used to take cell phones not being waterproof as standard. Now everybody expects them to be waterproof. The idea that is single spilled coffee can cause $1000 of damage or more to a laptop is ridiculous.

My x86 Macbook Pro ran so hot I could have used it to make coffee and foam milk!

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Post by DonHopkins »

Affric wrote: post #5
pierat wrote: post #2

Just wait, humidity and condensation will cause a spat of "water detected, fail warranty" issues. And now, jailbreaking will mean being able to reset tattletaled.

Yeah, it will be interesting if they can deny a claim based on the above. I once received an iPod I sent to Apple with grass inside when it was returned to me and have never trusted them since.

You mean grass like weed? I get that in my keyboard all the time.

Years ago my cat knocked the bong over into the keyboard of my Dell laptop, and they happily replaced it (the keyboard, not the bong). The nice lady doing the extended warranty on-site repair cheerfully held her nose and winked at me, and I sheepishly shrugged back and pointed at the naughty cat, but she didn't give me any flack about it.

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Post by multjoy »

martin-adams wrote: post #96
scosman wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Mac, not iPhone.

Read the first paragraph: >> Apple’s limited warranty doesn’t cover damage caused by liquids, even for water-resistant products like the iPhone, Apple Watch, and some AirPods models.

That's because it's a warranty - it covers faults, not damages. If you want apple to fork out for a new one because you've dived into the sea with the phone on an armband then you need to pony up for Apple Care +

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Post by froddd »

donatj wrote: post #80

Wait wait wait, they advertise the iPhone as waterproof but still void the warranty and won’t fix it if their waterproofing fails? We lost the headphone jack for this?

Nothing in the article says Apple will void warranty on an iPhone if water has been detected in the charging port (water damage is a different thing entirely). This concerns Mac computers, which are not sold as waterproof.

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Post by wharvle »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #30
metadat wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My iPhone 13 mini was IP rated and died after the first dunk. All of my Android Galaxy SXX phones have survived tons worse.. repeatedly. I treat the new iPhone I had to buy as if it were made of porous glass. Edit: Thanks everyone for the additional data points!

My 13 Pro has drowned at least 3 or 4 times, still working. Also worth mentioning it's been case free and survived countless drops. I don't understand why people put cases anymore.

I’d shatter the glass every year, if not multiple times a year, without a case, is why.

I probably drop my phone on concrete or tile at least once every couple months.

I’ve broken my fair share. I’ve also had a couple that didn’t shatter but had chips and separation develop around the edges. Matter of time before water kills one like that.

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Post by blackbeans »

Larrikin wrote: post #116
donatj wrote: post #80

Wait wait wait, they advertise the iPhone as waterproof but still void the warranty and won’t fix it if their waterproofing fails? We lost the headphone jack for this?

Sony phones with headphone jacks, ten years ago were capable of all waterproof things you wanted to do. It's been a massive gaslighting campaign.

Same thing with the Samsung S5 from 2014. IP67 waterproof with headphone jack and removable battery.

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Post by gmac »

multjoy wrote: post #123
martin-adams wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Read the first paragraph: >> Apple’s limited warranty doesn’t cover damage caused by liquids, even for water-resistant products like the iPhone, Apple Watch, and some AirPods models.

That's because it's a warranty - it covers faults, not damages. If you want apple to fork out for a new one because you've dived into the sea with the phone on an armband then you need to pony up for Apple Care +

If you sell a device as waterproof and then it gets damaged by water, that’s obviously a fault: it wasn’t waterproof like it was meant to be.

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Post by sudosysgen »

buro9 wrote: post #102
donatj wrote: post #80

Wait wait wait, they advertise the iPhone as waterproof but still void the warranty and won’t fix it if their waterproofing fails? We lost the headphone jack for this?

My android pixel 7 reported water ingress in the usb port during a hike to kinder scout in the peak district (UK). It was raining lightly, but mostly there was a very thick fog / mist / drizzle that didn't really fall from the sky or land on you, rather it enveloped and coated you such that you were soaked. I'd only removed my phone from my waterproof jacket pocket on two occasions to verify GPS location as I was sti…

I don't think it's to void the warranty, it's just that the phone will refuse to charge (and blare an alarm if you try) in order to prevent corrosion when using the USB-C port wet.

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Post by esskay »

Doxin wrote: post #108
ralfd wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Water resistant is not water proof.

A cop out is not warranty. If your phone can't deal with water you probably shouldn't advertise that it can.

Except it can deal with water, and it's not a Mac, which is what the article refers to. The iPhone is nothing at all to do with this as it's not a Mac.

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Post by ffgjgf1 »

izacus wrote: post #49
Tommah wrote: post #12

I wonder how reliable this will be. Back in the summer, my mom plugged her iPhone in to charge, and it gave a warning saying that it couldn't charge because there was liquid in the charging port. However, the port was bone-dry, and there was no liquid anywhere near the phone. It turned out that the charger didn't like the extension cord that it was plugged into. I took the extension cord away, and the phone started c…

They'll save money on warranty repairs in that case - by blaming your mom for a water spill - so it'll all work out for them. It's not even a new trick, some scammy repair companies here in Europe loved to claim water damage to avoid warranty repairs.

But getting water in an iPhones charging port doesn’t void the battery? It’s more of a safety feature that can malfunction occasionally
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