Google Says The Quiet Part Louder: Ip68 Protection Doesn’t Last

No telephone is waterproof. No telephone is dustproof. Your phone’s sealants deterioration distant complete time; erstwhile they’re exposed brackish aliases chlorine successful your swimming water; aliases erstwhile they’re dropped, dented, aliases cracked. Your warranty doesn’t screen liquid damage; if companies find h2o successful an IP68 phone, it’s impervious you damaged it!

But while these things are each existent of each shaper in my reporting, I’ve ne'er seen a institution proactively opportunity them retired loud for illustration Google conscionable did successful advertizing materials.

Here’s nan image it posted to X:

The good people reads:

Designed to comply pinch particulate and h2o protection standing IP68 nether IEC modular 60529 erstwhile each instrumentality leaves nan mill but nan instrumentality is not h2o aliases particulate proof. The accessories are not h2o aliases particulate resistant. Water guidance and particulate guidance are not imperishable conditions and will diminish aliases beryllium mislaid complete time owed to normal deterioration and tear, instrumentality repair, disassembly aliases damage. Phone is not drop/tumble impervious and dropping your instrumentality whitethorn consequence successful nonaccomplishment of water/dust resistance. Damage from drops, tumbles, and different outer forces are not covered nether warranty. Liquid harm voids nan warranty. See g.co/pixel/water for details.

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