iPhone trick: How YouTube videos save wet smartphone speakers

iPhone users have long boasted about their phones’ water resistance. Although iPhones are not waterproof, they are rated as fairly water resistant and will work just fine even if you forget to take them out of your pocket before jumping into the pool. While newer iPhones don’t cause much trouble if they accidentally fall into water, users can experience speaker issues. But YouTube has a solution for everything, right? It turns out there’s a video on YouTube that claims its sound can remove water from your iPhone. The video was uploaded with the title “Sound to Remove Water from Phone Speaker (GUARANTEED)” and has been viewed more than 45 million times over the past four years. The video’s claims have been verified by David Pierce of The Verge and iFixit and the result is what thousands of people have already explained in comments.

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It works

To test the video’s claims, The Verge’s Pierce turned to iFixit to prepare a test. An iPhone 13 was submerged in water with UV dye, iFixit then played the video and left the device to dry overnight.

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It was found that the sound of the YouTube video was able to push water out of the iPhone’s speaker. The video was able to push the water out not only from the iPhone’s speakers, but also from the speakers of other smartphones. However, it is worth noting that the video was only able to remove the water from the speaker area. The water did not drain from the entire phone, and if there is water in the SIM slot, USB port, or under the buttons, the video will not work. The oscillating sound in the YouTube video can only push water out from the speaker grille.

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Function similar to Apple Watch

For those who don’t know, Apple already offers a similar feature to eject water using sound, but it’s limited to the Apple Watch.

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