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Comment by buro9 | Hacker News Reader

A sibling comment mentioned that the wording covers iPhone, and that usb port water ingress is warranty voiding... This is how I possibly conclude that taking the phone to an environment like that would be a no, if one cared about the warranty and cover from Apple (pay of the advantage of purchasing from Apple)

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Where does Apple say that USB port water ingress is warranty voiding? The only thing the article says is that the warranty doesn't cover water damage... there's nothing to suggest that water in the USB port means an automatically void warranty from what I can see?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38923190

That doesn't say "Apple considers the warranty void if water ends up in the USB port", that says "Apple's warranty doesn't cover water damage".

EDIT: to be clear, the warranty can absolutely be a factor! Depending on your situation, having a phone with a warranty (or maybe insurance) which covers water damage could be a good idea! It's just not as simple "water detected in USB port -> warranty void", and this "prevent charging when there's water in the port" thing seems to be there not to insta-void your warranty but to prevent water damage

They claim it's water damage no matter the issue as soon as the indicators are triggered, though.

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Yes but the triggers are inside the phone, not inside the port. This detection is only for liquid in the port so as to prevent corrosion and damage to the port itself.

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