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No, iOS 7 does not make your phone magically waterproof

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<p>Ah, the merry pranksters of the interwebs: your gleeful enthusiasm for messing with people shall never fade. It seems some of the jokers on Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/search?q=waterproof+ios+7) and other corners of the web have taken it upon themselves to convince other people (http://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/1msey5/hey_did_you_know_that_ios7_even_protects_your/) -- perhaps slightly less technically savvy -- that among iOS 7's many new features is a resistance to immersion in water.</p>

<p>No, really. See the impressive graphic above. That took some effort.</p>

<p>As pointed out in a few places (http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/23/ios-7-doesnt-make-your-phone-waterproof-but-that-doesnt-stop-people-from-trying-4088922/), the idea that a software update could magically bestow water resistance on hardware is a bit farfetched, but unfortunately that didn't stop some folks from going ahead and testing it out. Ouch.</p>

<p>So that there's no confusion: this is false. It is fake. It is a hoax. iOS 7 does not make your phone water-resistant. Have a nice Monday!</p>

<p>Thanks, Oscar!</p>

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