With the release of the new iOS 7 operating system for iPads and iPhones last week, many users couldn’t wait to take advantage of its many new features. Unfortunately, some took one a little too literally.
A fake ad, seen above, indicated that updating to iOS 7 would make your device waterproof, stating, “In an emergency, a smart-switch will shut off the phone’s power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage to your iPhone’s delicate circuitry.”
Unfortunately, a few owners may have decided to try this out, and as a result, damaged their phones. It was a fabrication created through the pranksters at 4chan. It’s not entirely clear if anyone really did damage their phone because of this pseudo-ad — let’s hope no one did.
Repeat: the iPhone is not waterproof, no matter what operating system it’s running on.
Source: Adweek
