I stupidly put my phone in the pocket of my swim trunks and thought “Remember to take it out before you get into the pool.”
I did not remember, walked into the pool, and had a small heart attack when I felt it in my pocket after a couple minutes.
Turns out, water resistance has come a long way since I last thought about it. The phone was still on, but I just had an alert that the USB port sensed water and it was disabled temporarily.
I set it on a towel in the shade to dry and when I came back to it, it told me the USB port was ready again. I have not checked the mic or speakers yet, but will tomorrow.
It’s a Pixel 6a
Since the Galaxy S8 I’ve never wanted a phone without water resistance as a requirement. I have ADHD and I frequently get caught in the rain, spill stuff on myself, and honestly just enjoy using my phone in the bath. I did all those things with my original HTC Dream, aka the G1, which was the original Android phone and I loved it, but the fear of getting it wet was a drain. Modern phones are capable of resisting water to an insane degree, and my current main phone is a Pixel 6 Pro which can go into the shower without a problem.
Now headphones on the other hand are not great for water resistance. My solution was to buy a few pairs of crappy TWS headphones and just accept that they won’t last forever in my use case. So far they have lasted well over a year and I actually have two pairs going so I can switch them over when they run out of charge. I would prefer something waterproof but I haven’t found anything that actually performs at a level worthy of the price, so this solution will do for now.
I’ve had good luck with the shockz openrun pro bone conductive headphones, and they have a variant for swimmers (Bluetooth + built-in MP3 player, because Bluetooth signal is stopped by water).