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[Banger77]

Facebook, Twitter users fall for fake Apple ad claiming iOS 7 makes an iPhone waterproof

A very fake but very convincing-looking Apple ad suggests that upgrading to the tech giant's latest mobile operating system turns phones and tablets into submersible devices.

That is anything far from the truth, however.

While the software will make your iPhone or iPad feel like an entirely new device, it can't possibly seal off the headphone jack, lighting connector and speaker holes.

That, unfortunately, hasn't stopped countless people from dipping their Apple phones and tablets in water to test out the claims, only to turn their iPhones into iBricks.
According to the fake ad, which has been circulating online, the iOS 7 “smart switch will shut off the phone's power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage to your iPhone's delicate circuitry.”

That's like saying the new BMW M3 sports car has an “undo button” to undo car crashes. It's simply not possible.

Furthermore, the fake ad says “Waterproofing covered by Apple's warranty policy.” That, as well, isn't true. You can see the full ad here via DailyTechWhip.com

Users, who unfortunately fell for the hoax, started posting their misfortunes.

Twitter user @Tdermot wrote “Whoever said iOS7 was waterproof **** you.” :doh:

Meanwhile, @SaraJoWalls tweeted “Anyone have a iPhone for sale? Someone told me iOS7 was waterproof and obviously mine wasn't...”

The new mobile operating system, iOS 7, is a free upgrade and brings several drastic improvements to Apple's iPhone and iPad. Things look better, it's easier to access commonly-used settings like the WiFi switch, etc.

If you actually want a phone that is waterproof, then you should get the new Sony Xperia Z1. It's running Android, which has come a long way in recent years, and it can survive a swim.
- Maurice Cacho, MSN Tech & Gadgets

http://www.geektown.ca/2013/09/facebook-twitter-users-fall-for-fake-apple-ad-claiming-ios-7-makes-an-iphone-waterproof.html

 

[PlayfulAlex]

Hmmm, I dropped my 4 in a toilet...I won't be testing that theory any time soon!

 

[vancity_cowboy]

A fool and their phone are soon parted

hah hah... another 'words of wisdom' from AA

 

[*emmanuelle]

Ya'll have some pretty harsh judgment for the people who tried it. Personally I don't think they're total idiots. I mean, the Apple ad looks quite convincing. Why would you really have reason to suspect it was fake?

So many people ruin their iPhones with water/liquid accidents all the time, so it makes sense that Apple would come out with waterproof technology. If you've heard of some of the touchscreen innovations that are coming onto the market (eg Tactus), then this waterproof thing doesn't seems like that much of a crazy Jetsons futuristic idea. It's not they're saying the phone is gonna give you a blowjob and a hot stone massage, lol.

And I can't help but point out how painfully ironic it is that some of the people in this thread recently fell for a very obviously fake news article about a taco truck that was supposedly going to serve lunch while driving across L.A. freeways. Which sounds more realistic: waterproof technology, or slinging tacos out the window at 100km/hr?

 

[VanessaofBC]

I saw the commercial for the new Sony waterproof where the are SUGGESTING actually taking it under water into the pool to shoot pics of you and your friends. So of course people are gonna try it

FTR: I dropped my Galaxy in the toilet 24 hours later it was fine.. There are urban legends that say just leave your phone in a bowl of rice to absorb moisture.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

i think making mobile handsets that can't take a dousing is just a ploy to sell more phones - like breakable glass fronts :crazy:

i mean olympus came out with a digital camera you could drop in 3 metres of water, repeatedly, around 2004. now they sell them good for 10m of water

 

[*emmanuelle]

There are urban legends that say just leave your phone in a bowl of rice to absorb moisture.

Yes, it's an urban legend; it doesn't draw out moisture. The rice actually works by attracting Asians who will instinctively fix your phone.

(I'm sorry, that's awful)

 

[Elmore]

Yes, it's an urban legend; it doesn't draw out moisture. The rice actually works by attracting Asians who will instinctively fix your phone.

(I'm sorry, that's awful)

 

[*emmanuelle]

On a serious and non-racist note though, I think the "rice fixing your wet phone" thing has been proven to be more correlation than causation (in other words, the phone dried out and resumed functioning, which people attribute to the rice, when really that's what would have happened with or without the rice). I've read that there's actually more potential to further damage your phone with this method, cause all the tiny rice-dust particles get into the delicate parts of your gadget. I think it's best to just turn it off immediately and take out the battery for 48 hours.

 

[VanessaofBC]

If people are dumb enough to try that then they deserve every bit of a lost no good phone ound:

A fool and their phone are soon parted

Yes, it's an urban legend; it doesn't draw out moisture. The rice actually works by attracting Asians who will instinctively fix your phone.

(I'm sorry, that's awful)

hah hah... another 'words of wisdom' from AA

I am not sure which comment is "wiser"..... ound:

 

[hiddencloud]

Lots of people consider computers and cell phones to be boxes filled with magic so I'm not surprised at all that this worked.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

if you save up all your silica gel packets with which these magic boxes are packed, then when you have to dry one out, you can pack it with the silica gel. drying out is what it is designed to do... just sayin'

 

[VanessaofBC]

Turn the volume WAAAAY up.