Why in the world would I bring the phone in the shower?
How else am I going to clean the phone after using it while I shit? That’s dirty
Next you’ll be telling me I should use a bidet instead of cleaning my ass with the shower wand.
I would recommend sanitizing wipes for that. Alcohol, not chemical chlorox or whatever.
Like a few other commenters, I had never even thought that taking your phone into the shower was a thing until I saw this post.
Just… why? Why risk it? Your average smart phone is anywhere from $500 to over $1000, so what’s so important that you’re deliberately exposing it to water and the risk of dropping it (especially if you’re using shampoo, conditioner, soap or any other bathroom product designed to act as a cleaning agent)? Surely whatever it is can wait however long it is you’re showering for?
Personally, I wouldn’t want a friend/relative/whatever phoning me or answering the phone if they were in the shower or using the bathroom.
I can understand one of the other comments about using it to listen to podcasts/music/videos/etc., and at least in that case the phone is presumably far enough away (and not being regularly accessed) that it’s at lower risk. Fair enough – I sometimes do that whilst washing dishes. Still, I think I’d struggle trying to listen to something whilst actively showering – too much other noise.
The shower is the one place where I can have some peace and switch off. No news, no noise, no immediate crises that need solving. Just listen to the running water, enjoy for a bit, feel a little bit more relaxed and clean afterwards. A phone would achieve the exact opposite.
A shower is 1/10 of a haircut on the meditative activities scale.
I buzz my head in the shower, does that mean I get 110% every time?
Wait, are the [email protected] people really posting from the shower?!
I’ve been doing this for around 10 years, have very hot, steamy showers and never had a problem 🤷
Started with the Samsung Galaxy S7, one of the earlier water resistant phones, and I’ve been doing it ever since, across maybe 5 phones, almost every day. You’ll be fine. If you are worried about drops, just use a decent case.
As for why, others have said, it’s to keep listening to my YouTube video essays and similar. Stuff that doesn’t need to be seen to be appreciated.
I used to have a perfectly working system with a waterproof bag-thing for the phone and a bluetooth speaker somewhere outside of the shower so I could watch youtube videos while just chilling in the shower.
Also had one of those long 1920s cigarette holders so I could smoke a joint in there. I made a good time out of it.
There is two people in this thread
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people who read “bringing your phone in the shower” as having the phone in the same room as the shower.
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everyone else who seems to think that people are putting their phones directly under the shower nozzle.
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People take their phones in the shower!? Braver folks than I, I paid over 1k for that shit and I’m not risking it.
Personally I need the danger to feel alive.
Also, you should look into buying second hand phones, $1000 is crazy.
I paid like $230 two years ago for this Pixel 8 I’m typing on. And that’s paying extra for an unlocked one.
If this is you, seek help. You have a problem.
I guess I’m a monster for liking a podcast going in the shower? THE HORROR!!
Yeah, seems like a weird highhorse to sit on.
There are people who think putting the cart back is some sort of character determining virtue signal so yeah, people are going to obsess about pretty much anything
Not putting the cart back inconveniences other people. Listening to your phone in the shower, or not, hurts no one. Not the same level of “petty” issue at all. One is trying to make a simple part of society better and the other is deciding how others spend their time at home.
Found one 😅
WHO USES THEIR PHONE IN THE SHOWER
Phone is the new heroin. Haven’t you heard?
Same people who use their phone in the car
Maybe some of y’all shower too long.
Yeah but that’s unrelated to my phone
Unless you shower in boiling water there won’t be any steam.
Why are you so down voted? People should remember this from high school. If you have steam in your shower youll be in hospital haha. You get water vapour in a shower.
Now I cant take this article seriously because the author hasn’t understood the difference. Maybe its anecdotal but ive taken my phone into the shower for youTube since they started being ip68
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam
1: a vapor arising from a heated substance
It doesn’t have to be actually boiling to be steam.
In the actual shower, where the water is? Who does that?
Me. I have a phone mount installed in the shower. I need my dopamine receptors to be constantly stimulated from artificial sources, or I can’t accomplish basic tasks like cleaning/showering/cooking. Executive Dysfunction is a bitch.
People with normal dopamine levels just can’t relate, so I get a lot of flack and am often called lazy. Which is annoying as hell because I genuinely want to be a functioning adult, but my stubborn brain just refuses to let me accomplish anything without external stimulation. It’s torture being labeled something you’re not, just because someone can’t understand what it’s like when your brain won’t make the reward chemicals on its own. But it is what it is.
Also BTW I’ve been doing this for a decade and only once has a phone actually died on me from water damage. So I don’t worry about it. I’m clumsy so I always have an insurance plan for my phones regardless…
Is that not something that meds like Ritalin can help with, like ADHD? Or is it different?
People bring their phones into the shower?!
Always wild concept to me. People bringing their $1000 electronics into an environment not made for them. Like come on, how long are you in the shower, do you really need to be entertained while washing your body?
I’ve noticed an increasing number of people that use their phone the entire time they’re at the urinal in public restrooms. This takes what? A minute tops? I’ve also seen people set it next to the sink to keep looking while washing their hands…assuming they even do to begin with.
Tech addiction is tough. When people don’t like their environment they try to escape it and unfortunately the black mirror is there waiting for them. It’s not productive but it provides comfort.
Honestly. Been doing brief 1 hour no tech time at home now and it’s crazy how many times my girlfriend and I will do something, finish a conversation, etc, and then just go “well fuck” because we both sat at a computer or in a phone usage spot out of habit.
That is some next level shamelessness, what the fuuuu—
Who’s taking showers so hot that steam comes off? A quick web search says showers should be colder than 40°, maybe up to 42.5°. Phones start thermal throttling when battery temp reaches 45°. So shower water is hotter than the recommended operating temperature of 0 °C to 35 °C, but not hotter than what the phone itself can get.
The manual says sudden changes in temperature such as the sauna may damage the water resistance.
May doesn’t mean will. Mind you that the manual also says installing unofficial apps voids your warranty. I wouldn’t be worried unless someone actually tests this and finds that it does cause harm.
Edit: Did I say something wrong? I don’t understand the downvotes
Are you only taking cold showers? I’ve never taken a hot shower that didn’t produce steam.
If you can’t take a bath without your phone you might have a problem.
But how else am I going to use the app for my shower’s water temperature and pressure and massage pattern and RGB lighting?
Yeah but how else can I exchange shower nudes ?
Polaroids and postal mail, like god intended!
