Is your iPhone wet? If so, don't put it in a bowl of rice. Apple's new support doc says rice can actually cause more damage to your iPhone. The company also discourages drying your damp iPhone with a ...

For years, owners of drowned iPhones have sworn by the rice soaking hack. Apple is raining on their parade. Photo: Orapruek (Shutterstock) Saving a wet iPhone by putting it in a bowl or bag of ...

LOS ANGELES - You may have heard this one before. Wet phone? Drop it in a bag of rice. Well, Apple recently updated its guidance on the matter on its website urging customers against it. On Jan. 2, ...

Maybe it goes without saying, but don’t try and dry your phone out in the oven or microwave either. Maybe it goes without saying, but don’t try and dry your phone out in the oven or microwave either.

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.