For the record, it doesn’t. Installing iOS 7 does change your iPhone, but it’s a software update, so it can’t physically change the construction of your smartphone.
If you do get a smartphone phone wet, there are couple of tricks you can try to salvage it, especially since you’ve probably already voided your warranty. You should make sure the device is off immediately and then dry out as much of the phone — inside and out — as you possibly can. (If you have a phone with a removable battery — not the iPhone — you should also take that out.)
Avoid trying hair dryers or, even worse, microwaves. Time is your best friend in this scenario; the phone just has to dry out by itself. It’s not a bad idea, however, to place the device in something that can draw out the moisture, such as silica gel packets or uncooked rice. Still, you need to make sure that none of that stuff — especially those tiny grains of rice -- makes its way into the device.
If you want a waterproof phone, you have options. Some companies, particularly Sony, have made waterproof — or at least water-resistant — phones and tablets designed to survive a quick dip or even to be used for underwater photography. Samsung has introduced a water-resistant version of its flagship Galaxy S4, called the Galaxy S4 Active.
There are also companies that retail that they say are protective coatings that users can put on their phones to make them waterproof. One such coating-maker, Liquipel, covers “accidental damage” by liquid in its warranty.
If you do get a smartphone phone wet, there are couple of tricks you can try to salvage it, especially since you’ve probably already voided your warranty. You should make sure the device is off immediately and then dry out as much of the phone — inside and out — as you possibly can. (If you have a phone with a removable battery — not the iPhone — you should also take that out.)
Avoid trying hair dryers or, even worse, microwaves. Time is your best friend in this scenario; the phone just has to dry out by itself. It’s not a bad idea, however, to place the device in something that can draw out the moisture, such as silica gel packets or uncooked rice. Still, you need to make sure that none of that stuff — especially those tiny grains of rice -- makes its way into the device.
If you want a waterproof phone, you have options. Some companies, particularly Sony, have made waterproof — or at least water-resistant — phones and tablets designed to survive a quick dip or even to be used for underwater photography. Samsung has introduced a water-resistant version of its flagship Galaxy S4, called the Galaxy S4 Active.
There are also companies that retail that they say are protective coatings that users can put on their phones to make them waterproof. One such coating-maker, Liquipel, covers “accidental damage” by liquid in its warranty.