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iPhone 12 Pro Max Sweat while sleeping and iPhone 12

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jordysak

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This might be an exaggeration but lately I’m falling asleep and I do so by watching YouTube videos hence holding my iPhone very tightly. However I wake up in the middle of the night with my hands dripping wet and my iPhone covered in sweat, a lot. This of course isn’t the place to ask for medical advice so I won’t be asking that, but I want to know how sweat acts on iPhones, the area were sweat collects is back/camera and speaker/microphone area. It’s a lot of sweat, but when I wake up in the middle of the night I just put it aside without cleaning it and the next morning I see massive spots from dried sweat where my fingers were holding the iPhone..

Am I risking water damage?
 
Also I’d like to add that I woke up with wifi off (it’s never off normally) and of my whatsapp chats saying I have a missed call from 1969 ..
 
Apple_Robert said:
Over time, the salts could start to leave permanent marks on the phone. And the salt could possibly impact the seals on the phone.
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I’m not too concerned about the marks, neither the seals (although I am not sure how they could be weakened) , as much as I am worried about the moisture (when the sweat evaporate) going into speakers/microphone and camera module..

when I hold the iPhone it’s normally under the blankets, and the speaker hole/microphone are covered with my fingers, which in the middle of the night are wet due to sweat and that sweat apart from making the iPhone wet also evaporates and as I said, the speaker/microphone holes are covered (forcing the evaporation to go inside?)

btw I should have specified that this happens using an Apple silicone case so idk if that helps
 
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Speaker and microphone will probably be affected at some stage as they get clogged up.

Although it’s rather obvious that watching tv by itself can disturb your sleep, grabbing said tv in your hand in the form of an iPhone is equally questionable. Maybe you simply adjust to a healthier set of habits and enhance the potential lifetime of the device too.
 
Use a Loopy case when in bed. You don't have to hold the phone. The loop hangs on your middle finger. Case snaps on & off easily.
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Wow this going to be an interesting thread. I can see where it might overtime mar the finish. I wipe off sweat from my home gym equipment and after a 60 min ride on the bike there's tons of streaks. The manufacturer recommends wiping the sweat. So same can potentially happen to a phone. But you might not even notice it by the time you upgrade.

Just curious, I also sometimes play YouTube videos when going to sleep (documentaries are kinda soothing lol), and no I'm not single lol. Anyway, why do you have to hold it? I just put my phone on the nightstand.
 
ericwn said:
Speaker and microphone will probably be affected at some stage as they get clogged up.

Although it’s rather obvious that watching tv by itself can disturb your sleep, grabbing said tv in your hand in the form of an iPhone is equally questionable. Maybe you simply adjust to a healthier set of habits and enhance the potential lifetime of the device too.
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I think I intended the question to be more moisture related and moisture entering the insides of the iPhone. Essentially having my finger resting on the microphone or speaker hole, and the finger sweating overnight, the sweat has to evaporate and the only way it can evaporate is in the space between the speaker/microphone grill ..hence is this something that would cause moisture to enter? Same goes for the camera module
 
Spetsgruppa said:
missed call from year 1969? o_O
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Strangely enough yes, no idea what happened here.
I woke up to a call from the night before, at a time I was definitely awake so I should have heard or noticed it at least ..but only this morning I saw the notification, a call from 1969.. here’s the screenshot
 

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Wow this going to be an interesting thread. I can see where it might overtime mar the finish. I wipe off sweat from my home gym equipment and after a 60 min ride on the bike there's tons of streaks. The manufacturer recommends wiping the sweat. So same can potentially happen to a phone. But you might not even notice it by the time you upgrade.

Just curious, I also sometimes play YouTube videos when going to sleep (documentaries are kinda soothing lol), and no I'm not single lol. Anyway, why do you have to hold it? I just put my phone on the nightstand.
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May I ask what nightstand do you use? I tend to fall asleep (or I struggle falling asleep) watching videos and I guess my grip stays strong enough while I’m asleep to cause my hands to sweat ..
rather than the finish I’m worried about the moisture damage though
 
jordysak said:
Had to google up the meaning of it, but my question is serious ahah
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Get a iPad and lean it against a pillow, preferably your Mrs or Mr or if single get another pillow, lie on your side with 1 AirPod in your ear.
Your welcolme, thank me later lol.
The end.
 
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jordysak said:
May I ask what nightstand do you use? I tend to fall asleep (or I struggle falling asleep) watching videos and I guess my grip stays strong enough while I’m asleep to cause my hands to sweat ..
rather than the finish I’m worried about the moisture damage though
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a regular night stand lol nothing fancy
 
jordysak said:
Strangely enough yes, no idea what happened here.
I woke up to a call from the night before, at a time I was definitely awake so I should have heard or noticed it at least ..but only this morning I saw the notification, a call from 1969.. here’s the screenshot
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That is Marty McFly stuff, but note the call is shown as Today. Your phone has been back to 1969, it’s perfectly normal.
 
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jordysak said:
This might be an exaggeration but lately I’m falling asleep and I do so by watching YouTube videos hence holding my iPhone very tightly. However I wake up in the middle of the night with my hands dripping wet and my iPhone covered in sweat, a lot. This of course isn’t the place to ask for medical advice so I won’t be asking that, but I want to know how sweat acts on iPhones, the area were sweat collects is back/camera and speaker/microphone area. It’s a lot of sweat, but when I wake up in the middle of the night I just put it aside without cleaning it and the next morning I see massive spots from dried sweat where my fingers were holding the iPhone..

Am I risking water damage?
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Have you heard of Carpe Lotion? It's really good at helping with hand sweat. It's the only product that really made any difference for me.
 
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