Will a Wet Phone Still Work?

We'll tell you just how much water your phone can take. [CNET]( Insider [March 16, 2023](#?ftag=CAD-04-10aac3a&utm_email=02015bee48352e908c609176b0b8e62f74e1d7c914618055c65562e7c03efb52&utm_campaign_id=6410008&utm_email_id=39c6dac40934bb2e339e939b00a0967ccd272c3539e92ebc86a6d1c3a45df98b&utm_newsletter_id=71558&medium=email&source=iterable) [Your Phone Can Take a Dunk]( I’m not generally around water too often, which is weird considering I live near the ocean. But I’m not a swimmer, don’t like to take baths and only frolic in the water occasionally during the summer. You’d think I wouldn’t be too worried about dunking my phone in water, but you’d be wrong. That’s because I’m incredibly clumsy and once managed to knock my phone from its perch on the bathroom sink straight into an unflushed toilet bowl. I fished it out with a pair of tongs that I grabbed from the kitchen, slathered it in hand sanitizer, and waited for hours to see if it [would turn on again](. It did not. I’m still traumatized. Luckily most phones now have some kind of [waterproof rating]( so they’ll work even if they take a dip. But just how far can you push it? We’ve broken it down and will let you know if your phone can withstand a trip to the bottom of the toilet (most likely) or a swim in the ocean (doubtful). Would water resistance have saved my old phone? Probably. But would I have wanted to use a phone that had been intimate with my toilet bowl? I’m not sure any amount of cleaning would have made that feel better. Keep reading for all this and much more. -- Sarah Lord, writer INSIDER ESSENTIALS display:%20block;%20max-width:%20116px;%20%20max-height:%2015px; display:%20block;%20max-width:%2069px;%20%20max-height:%2015px; [Is My Phone Waterproof? IP68, IPX8 Ratings Explained]( [Is My Phone Waterproof? IP68, IPX8 Ratings Explained]( [What exactly do IP67, IP68 or IPX8 mean? Here's what you should know.]( [See this]( [New Phones in 2023: iPhone 15, Google's Foldable and More]( [New Phones in 2023: iPhone 15, Google's Foldable and More]( [See this]( [Cleaning Out Your Google Drive or Gmail Could Save You Money]( [Cleaning Out Your Google Drive or Gmail Could Save You Money]( [See this]( [Every Major Rumor About the Next Apple Watch]( [Every Major Rumor About the Next Apple Watch]( [See this]( [Klipsch Cinema System an Instant Upgrade to Your Home Theater]( [Klipsch Cinema System an Instant Upgrade to Your Home Theater]( [See this]( [YouTube TV Raises Prices to $73 a Month]( [YouTube TV Raises Prices to $73 a Month]( [See this]( [March Madness 2023: How to Stream Thursday's Games]( [March Madness 2023: How to Stream Thursday's Games]( [See this]( [How Healthy Is Vegan Meat, Actually?]( [How Healthy Is Vegan Meat, Actually?]( [See this]( CNET RECOMMENDS [B&H Photo Flash Deal Knocks Over $500 Off This Stunning 38-Inch LG Monitor]( Today only, you can get this LG UltraWide FreeSync curved monitor for $1,049. [Best Chromebook Deals: Save $200 on Acer's Gaming Chromebook and More]( A gaming Chromebook? Yes, a gaming Chromebook. [This StackSocial Deal Scores You 10TB of Cloud Storage for Life for Just $100]( It'll save you hundreds of dollars compared to the usual monthly subscription cost. display:%20block;%20max-width:%20116px;%20%20max-height:%2015px; display:%20block;%20max-width:%2019px;%20%20max-height:%2015px; Trouble viewing this email? [View online](. This newsletter is a service of [CNET.com](. To update your account, please visit our [Newsletter subscription center.]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy]( © 2023 CNET, A Red Ventures company. All rights reserved. CNET [235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.](#)