Fyi even if your phone is water resistant that doesn't mean it's steam resistant
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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I think technologically this is something an engineering team should tackle. It would probably benefit people who use touch devices for work in dirty and wet environments as well.
How long do you spend in the shower that you have time to doom scroll? Maybe it's time to switch to baths if you have a tub. If you don't, I would boringly suggest just not taking the phone into the shower if you know that the touch sensor will be wonky. It may speed up the shower and lessen your water consumption as a side effect. That's good for your wallet and the environment. The internet can wait 5-10.
I get the meditative effect of a hot shower after a long day. I enjoy that on occasion as well. At no point did I ever think the experience would be improved by a cell phone with a camera being present.
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hop in your washer an dryer with clothes 2 birds 1 stone and your phone scrolls itself from the spinning
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Are you seriously using your phone in the shower? Is that a thing people do?
Mfers will use their phone daily in the bathroom but the second you step in the shower it's a crime against humanity
Mfers will use their phone daily on the side of the pool but the second you toss it in the deep end it's a crime against humanity
I hate to break it to you but chlorinated water is far less of a problem than shit and piss
I hope you dont shit and piss in your shower :/
No, that is for the pool.
Just waffle stomp it that blast it with piss to clear the evidence.
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Ugh It technically is a thing but it sucks...somehow ads get opened when my finger is hovering but refuses things I touch when I press specific links, or try to move that stupid magnifying window to copy a sentence.
But yes, would be amazing
Some phones do try to detect water droplets