If your iPhone gets wet don’t dry it in a bag of rice, Apple has advised.
Despite the technique’s popularity, experts have long warned against it, with tests suggesting it doesn’t work.
And now the tech giant itself has published guidance telling users it could result in small particles of the grain damaging their devices.
The firm said people should instead gently tap out any liquid, with the phone connector facing down, then leave it to dry out.
As well as avoiding bags of rice, it also advises against drying a wet phone using an “external heat source or compressed air”, meaning radiators and hairdryers should be avoided.
