Miscellaneous: Today, I learned the reason they say don't keep your phone in...

By boo - 16/02/2010 20:46 - United States

Today, I learned the reason they say don't keep your phone in high humidity places. I left my phone on the counter when I went to take a shower. It now won't turn on due to water damage and the warranty doesn't cover it. FML

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By AnAngryyGiraffe - 06/12/2016 04:46 - United States - Chatsworth

Today, after dropping my phone in the toilet, I left it dismantled outside in my backyard to dry hoping it could be saved. I forgot about the phone as well as the sprinklers that were scheduled to go off. FML

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False advertising

By Anonymous - 29/01/2024 22:00 - France

Today, I woke up to find my cat had knocked my phone into the toilet. As I fished it out, soaking wet, I thought, "Well, at least it's water-resistant." Turns out, my phone wasn't. FML

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By JakeHolmes - 17/11/2009 06:48 - United States

Today, I was in my hot tub with my brand new phone. I set it down and when I grabbed my towel I knocked it into the water. I quickly snatched it up and dried it off with the towel and suprisingly only one button stopped working. It was the unlock button, a perfectly good phone that I can't use. FML

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Ironic

By Anonymous - 05/02/2023 10:00

Today, I dropped my phone in the toilet. Now I know why they call it 'smart' phone; it's smarter than me. FML

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By Crombinator - 01/05/2015 05:30 - United States - Estacada

Today, my roommate was making a waterproof iPhone case and decided to use my phone to test it out. It didn't work. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2018 22:10

Today, my fancy rubber phone case did its job and saved my phone from damage when I dropped it on the bathroom counter. Unfortunately, it was rather useless after the massive bounce it took before landing in the toilet. FML

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Cool phone

By Anonymous - 30/01/2023 03:30

Today, I put my phone in the fridge to cool it down. Now it's cold, but it won't turn on. FML

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You deserved it 1 326

Insurance is a scam

By Zanquis - 30/12/2016 19:04

Today, I got stuck with a water-damaged kitchen. The manufacturer says their warranty doesn't cover it as it's a user error, my insurance says they don't cover it as it's a manufacturer error. FML

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You deserved it 214

By Quincy_Ethan - 29/08/2014 21:22 - United States - Killeen

Today, my little sister was using my phone to play games. About an hour later, she came to me and said my phone wouldn't work. Turns out my phone had gotten hot and she put it in water to cool it down. FML

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Club Tropicana

By Anonymous - 03/01/2024 09:00 - United States - Silver Spring

Today, I forgot to take my phone out of my bathing suit pocket before I went into the pool. It's not a high-end phone, so that's not why FML. The FML part is because I was on vacation, didn't have internet access, and the phone has no external memory card, so all the pictures I took while on vacation are lost. FML

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purplemnm 9

Wednesday 17 February 2010 1:34

I take showers with my phone in the bathroom all the time...it's fine

theluckygirl28 8

Wednesday 17 February 2010 1:32

Yea, that really sucks... But if you were told not to put it in a high humidity place and you did, YDI. Sidenote: put it in rice for a day. Dries it out niiice :)

Comments

hapylordofdeath9 0

Wednesday 17 February 2010 16:47

uh doy

blastvortex 3

Wednesday 17 February 2010 17:10

YDI.

808heaukulani 0

Wednesday 17 February 2010 19:34

Ouch, that bites. When my phone ends up in the restroom with me just before a shower I always put it on the floor and cover it with something. Not sure how much that helps...but it makes me feel better. Do try the rice method people have already suggested. Remove the battery and bury the device in rice. I fixed my girlfriends phone this way after she dropped her phone in the sink.

808heaukulani 0

Wednesday 17 February 2010 19:39

@ #21 I take my phone into the restroom with me. I don't use it while showering but there are other activities that happen in the same room that tend to take awhile. It's either read a newspaper or read FML.

stormin972 0

Wednesday 17 February 2010 20:33

Do you need to find out the hard way why you don't use a hairdryer in the bathtub also? You should seriously go buy a helmet.

spongebob95 0

Wednesday 17 February 2010 21:23

YDI all I gotta say

ajo1999 0

Thursday 18 February 2010 0:13

how long were u in there 4 hrs. I repair electronics and I don't think 15 minutes of high humidity would do it. I've brought all my phones in the bathroom when I was going to shower and never had a problem.