The technology company said using the food to remedy a wet mobile device "could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone" Getty Apple is issuing a warning about a popular remedy used to aid ...

(NEXSTAR) — As rugged as iPhones can be, sometimes, they encounter a situation they can’t handle too well: water. Maybe you dropped your iPhone in a puddle while out for a walk, or in the water at the ...

The iPhone does water resistance so good it's practically waterproof. Apple won't call it that because it technically can't offer the feature. But we've seen countless stories of iPhones surviving ...

Saving a wet iPhone by putting it in a bowl or bag of uncooked rice has been a popular go-to rescue method for years, with the logic being that the rice absorbs the excess water from the phone.

Apple's official guidance for dealing with a wet phone doesn't recommend using rice as a drying agent. It's also advised against attempting to dry your phone in an oven or microwave. It's not yet ...