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Find out what to do if you plug your iPhone into the charger but see a “Liquid Detected” alert message on the screen and the device doesn’t start to charge.

Before you begin, relax and don’t panic. This is a safety feature, and your iPhone is likely fine.

Liquid alert messages you may see

When iOS detects water or other liquid in the charging port, it cuts off charging and accessory connection to protect your iPhone, cable, adapter, and the accessory. With charging or accessory connection blocked, it shows one of the following alert messages.

Liquid Detected. Disconnect cable from charger and iPhone. Unplug charger and allow all connectors to dry. This may take several hours.

My wife got the above alert on her iPhone 16 after water got into the charging port at the beach.

Aside from that, Apple says the following alert messages may also show:

Liquid Detected in USB-C Connector. Disconnect charging cable to prevent damage to iPhone. Allow the connector to dry. This may take several hours.

Charging Not Available. Liquid has been detected in the Lightning connector. Disconnect to allow the connector to dry. This may take several hours.

Disconnect Lightning Accessory. Liquid has been detected in the Lightning connector. To protect your iPhone, disconnect this Lightning accessory and allow the connector to dry. Ignore.

Liquid Detected: This alert appears if you connect a USB-C accessory to your iPhone and liquid is detected.

Liquid detected in Lightning Connector: This alert appears if you connect a Lightning accessory to your iPhone that doesn’t charge it and liquid is detected.

Here’s what to do when you see one of these messages. But before that, here’s what not to do.

Don’t do these if liquid is detected in your iPhone’s charge port

• Don’t insert cotton swabs or other metal or hard objects into the port, as they may damage the connector pins and cause further damage.
• Don’t place your iPhone’s charging port near very hot streams of air like a hair dryer.
• Apple also recommends against using external heat sources or compressed air.
• Don’t put your iPhone in rice as it won’t help meaningfully; instead, small rice particles may enter the charging port, speaker grills, etc., and cause additional problems.

With don’ts out of the way, here’s what to do instead.

Power off your iPhone

This is a safe step. Quickly shut down your iPhone to prevent further issues.

Tap to force the water out

Wipe your phone with a dry cloth. Then hold the iPhone so the charging port faces down, and tap it gently on your palm to force the liquid out.

Wait 30 minutes to 24 hours for liquid to evaporate

Leave your powered-off iPhone in an airy area for at least 30 minutes so water dries off from inside the Lightning or USB-C port.

After 30 minutes or an hour, power on your iPhone and plug it into charging once again. If the same ‘Liquid Detected’ message reappears, shut down your iPhone and leave it for several hours to dry off.

Use wireless charging if needed

iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and all later models running iOS 10 or later support this liquid detection feature, and all of them have some level of official water resistance rating. This means in most cases a small splash of water shouldn’t cause damage to the internals (but remember that in case something goes wrong, water damage is not covered under warranty).

So, it’s best to leave your iPhone powered off until the liquid evaporates and you no longer see the Liquid Detected message. But if you need to use your iPhone in an emergency, you can power it on and charge it wirelessly. Just make sure to wipe off the back side of the iPhone properly.

If you don’t have a MagSafe or wireless charger and need to charge your wet iPhone in an emergency, Apple says to reconnect it to the charging cable, then use the option to ignore/override liquid detection; it should start charging.

Again, using wired charging on a wet iPhone is a last resort, kind of how Tesla allows you to drive away even when the supercharger is plugged in, but at the cost of damaging the charging cable and your car’s charge port.

Don’t always follow what third-party repair shops say

My wife was on the beach, and a wave hit her iPhone when she was taking pictures. Later, when the Liquid Detected message came up, she took it to an Apple-authorized store (but not a first-party Apple Store, as none was available in that area). They quoted a huge repair amount and said the charging port would have to be replaced, as seawater can corrode it sooner or later. She didn’t go through with the repair, thinking that if it corrodes in the future, she would have to replace it anyway.

Thankfully, after a couple of hours, the liquid evaporated and charging resumed.

Now, about the salty seawater part that the Apple authorized person said – that’s actually correct. Saltwater, drinks, and similar liquids can damage the port over time. So when my wife returned home, I sprayed an alcohol based cleaning solution inside the charging port and let it dry off. Things have been fine, but you should do your own research and follow what Apple Support or an official Apple Store representative recommends.

Also, check out: 9 things you should do after dropping your iPhone in water

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/10/30/fix-liquid-detected-iphone/

Gene Munster reports remarkably long lines at Apple stores on the iPhone Duo’s launch day despite its high price point. This strengthens his confidence in a 20 million unit FY27 forecast (about 7% of total iPhone units) — well above Street expectations of ~12 million. The incremental 8 million units, driven by customers switching from ~$1,200 ASP phones to the Duo’s ~$2,200 ASP, would add roughly $8 billion to iPhone revenue and lift FY27 iPhone growth to 13% versus the Street’s 10%. Even as a fractional part of the lineup, Munster argues the Duo is a meaningful new lever that could boost overall iPhone revenue growth by 3% in FY27 and 5% in FY28.

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My initial read on the first hour of the Duo launch is that lines are surprisingly long given the high price point. My confidence in my estimate calling for 20m units in FY27 (7% of total iPhone units) inched up after this morning. The Street is looking for around 12m. That 8m incremental units should add about 3% to overall iPhone growth in FY27 (Street currently looking for 10%). The 3% upside comes from getting 8m people to switch from a $1.2k ASP phone to a $2.2k ASP phone, adding $8B to the Street’s FY27 iPhone revenue estimate of $279B. I expect iPhone to grow at 13% in FY27, vs. the Street at 10%…

I believe the reasonable takeaway is that the Duo is off to a solid start. It’s important to note that Wall Street expects this to be a niche product accounting for about 4% of iPhone units in FY27 and 7% of revenue. I’m more optimistic and expect Duo to account for 8% of units and 16% of revenue. Either way, the Duo will play a smaller role in the broader iPhone family in the following fiscal year. Looking out to FY28, I expect it will play a more significant role in the lineup.

The bottom line is Apple has discovered a new lever in the iPhone growth equation that should help boost overall revenue growth by 3% in FY27 and 5% in FY28. The Street is currently looking for 10% iPhone growth in FY27 and 8% in FY28. So I believe the Duo will slightly bump up those growth rates.

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Even Gene might be a bit low on his expectations. It’ll all hinge on how many units Apple can get assembled!

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/10/28/gene-munster-expects-apples-iphone-revenue-to-grow-at-13-in-fy27/