These days’ iPhones can readily endure rain and even underwater, but once the screen is wet, they are not very useful.
In rare circumstances, the screen starts flickering or becomes quite challenging to operate. Additionally, using a phone with damp fingertips is very challenging.
However, a recently discovered patent suggests that Apple is focusing on a remedy to this issue.
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently disclosed a new Apple patent that was recently filed.
How the wet mode tech work
It demonstrates innovative technology that enables the usage of an iPhone in wet conditions or underwater.
Future iPhones could modify their touch sensitivity, control buttons, and sensors to react to moisture levels, according to the patent description.
The pressure and moisture sensors will aid in identifying erroneous screen touches brought on by liquids.
The on-screen controls will alter by dispersing, growing, or going away completely.
A pressure-sensitive screen similar to Apple’s abandoned Force Touch and 3D Touch technologies would be created from the capacitive display.
This implies that once the screen is wet, you will need to press down more forcefully than usual.
Additionally, the phone will display the device’s current depth and advise you to maintain it within the device’s water resistance limits.
Additionally, the camera app will be developed to perform better underwater. For example, certain buttons will be automatically deleted from the user interface (UI) so that they cannot be activated, while others will automatically grow in size to make them easier to operate.
We advise taking this information with a grain of salt because this is simply a patent file and not all of them make it to market.
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