From his departure, in the first of the iPhone That we met, back in 2007, Apple has included in all its mobile phone models a hidden sensor That, despite being visible to everyone, there is not much talk about him.
It would be a sticker that, being in contact with water or other liquid, changes color, thus showing the company if your iPhone would have been exposed to it, thus avoiding covering the damage caused by this reason, whether or not whether in guarantee.
This sensor, as we said, is found in all models, so if you have an iPhone you can check it, whatever it is. In addition, from the first, its location is the same, Inside the SIM card slot.
It is very simple to locate, and as we said they all have it there, however, in case you have doubts, on the official website, we leave you for hereall models and an image come out that shows you better.
The sensor has as name LCI (Liquid contact indicator) and as it means, it is a “sneak” that will tell us if the iPhone has been exposed to some liquid.
If you have a water resistance phone will also have it, since that slot is well sealed and should not enter liquid inside, except for misuse or handling, so if your mobile also has the positive indicator, Apple will not cover it with the guarantee.
How to verify your status for ourselves?
Well, it's very simple, we'll only have to open the lid where the sim islocate the sensor (such as the previous image) and verify its color. If this is white, it is that the iPhone has not been in contact with any liquid, even if you have put it in a pool, its seal would have worked properly.
If, on the contrary, this “sticker” is found in redI do not have such good news, your smartphone would have suffered contact with liquids and despite not having any problem, anything that happens to you as of today and may be related to it will not be covered by the guarantee, since it would have already lost the same.
And now that you know, you can take a look at your iPhone and check if you have ever been in contact with some liquid or, luckily, it is still free of them. If you have an iPod you can also find out, since they also include it.
As data we must say that The sensor only detects waterso it will only change color if it has been water or is partly formed by it (like a beer), however, if the liquid does not bring any water, despite it, it will not vary the color of it. Although I doubt that you have fallen into a gasoline drum, for example, but if applicable, you could make fun of Apple, since you are not prepared for it.
