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

  • JRaccoon@discuss.tchncs.de
    3·
    7 days ago

    I’m having a bit hard time believing the chart. Surely swimming cannot cause the same pressure than being 50+ meters under water? 50 meters is a lot.

    My smart watch (Pixel Watch 3) has the 5 ATM rating. I have been swimming and showering with it regularly and haven’t had any issues yet. But according to that chart, maybe I shouldn’t be doing it.

    • DeadDigger@lemmy.zip
      2·
      6 days ago

      Well obviously swimming changes local water pressure. That’s how you move forward

      And 5atm is not that much if you pinch an inflated 3bar bike wheel that’s already 4.3 bar