Putting a wet phone in rice does not save it from potential water damage. Apple Support and cell phone repair experts say that putting a phone in rice can actually create more problems than just ...

But Apple is warning that may do more harm than good to iPhones. "It's a really common thing that happens,” said Alex Hausfeld, who works at cell phone repair shop uBreakiFix.

It’s an often-repeated piece of advice for anyone who has dropped their cell phone in water: Put it in rice. It will draw out the water and everything will be as good as new. But now, Apple ...