Stop putting your wet iPhone in rice, says Apple. Here’s what to do instead

Putting your device in a bag of rice could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone', the company warned

No matter how your phone gets soaked - you're caught in a downpour, you drop it in the bath or you fall in a pool - perhaps the best-known folk remedy is to put the device in a bag of rice. The dry, absorbent rice should help suck out the moisture, rescuing your device, so the theory goes. Experts have for years pointed out that's a bad idea - and now Apple is officially warning users not to do it.

Don't put your iPhone in a bag of rice. Doing so could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone," the company says in a recent support note spotted by Macworld. Along with the risk of damage, testing has suggested uncooked rice is not particularly effective at drying the device.

Don't dry your iPhone using an external heat source or compressed air."

Don't insert a foreign object, such as a cotton swab or a paper towel, into the connector."