I’d be too paranoid to use my phone in the shower, it’s covered with cameras and microphones and may be full of backdoors as well.
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
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Ive already taken regular photos of myself naked so I don't think it really matters
I like how the comments just assume you're scrolling SM or texting people in the shower but I think it would be rad to not be worried about getting my phone wet so I could use it to listen to music in there. The only other option is to turn voice commands on and start shouting at it over the sound of the shower.
Or even, like, using the thing outside in the rain.
You can get waterproof Bluetooth speakers that are designed to go in the shower for less than £10 in the UK. The sound quality isn't amazing, but they're not much different from a phone speaker, especially with the sound of the water 👍
I have a JBL Clip 3 I use in the bathroom when I shower. Sound quality's pretty good but I just listen to podcasts with it rather than music.
I listen to music in the shower, I'm not sure why this would involve taking the phone into the water?
So I don't have to have the music so loud
Even just reaching out to touch it while I am wet will make the phone wet. It doesn't even have to come in with me.
Okay, it's never occurred to me to do that, fair enough.
I just set a playlist going
Seriously, everyone jumping to the worst possible interpretation, like they've never wanted to listen to music or had an audio book they didn't want to put down.
Struggling to see how it's different from watching tv while you iron or listen to music while cooking
Holy shit! Can't you people put down your phone for 15 goddamn minutes?! Just allow yourself to hear your own thoughts without an algorithm leading you.
FIFTEEN MINUTES!
Do you get angry at everything other people do or is this just projection?
Are you seriously using your phone in the shower? Is that a thing people do?
Not sane ones.
It's an emotional decision not a rational one I admit
Mfers will use their phone daily in the bathroom but the second you step in the shower it's a crime against humanity
Mfers will use their phone daily on the side of the pool but the second you toss it in the deep end it's a crime against humanity
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Well, science, kinda yeah. It is a crime against science.
I think you have a poor grasp of the scientific process
Have you ever met electricity? It and water are like 😲😱
I do turn on some music occasionally, and I keep the screen visible to be able to tell the time. But I don't touch it often while showering, only to reactivate the AOD if it turns off for it not being light enough in the bathroom for its taste.
Showering so boring these days, I need to doomscroll.
Reason why I listen to music. So relaxing having a hot shower witg a nice tune :)
Finally, a shower thought about showers
Anyone not able to Livestream themselves in the shower on request from the mods should be banned
Like...in the water? Did you mean a water shower?
Nah the other kind of shower mate
How many baby showers you going to? Damn.
Meteor or golden? I hate to nag, but the preparations of either one differ a little.
How about instead of that we tackle the problem by the source? Taking showers is so last century.
Dry cleaning for humans. Boom! Problem solved!
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Fyi even if your phone is water resistant that doesn't mean it's steam resistant
Still working
If i were you I'd put it in a ziplock bag for use in the shower
I think you're overestimating the risk
wait you take it IN the shower? not just off to the side on the toilet to skip songs or something?
I always bring my phone into the shower, to skip songs if needed or to answer it, if client calls. Been doing that for years, phone is 5 years old, still works fine.
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OnePlus did something like this, can't speak about the effectiveness though
hop in your washer an dryer with clothes 2 birds 1 stone and your phone scrolls itself from the spinning
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I bought a waterproof WiFi speaker for the shower. I listen to a podcast while I shower and my phone sits on the counter far from water. As soon as I get dry, I switch back to earbuds. Works great.
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Physically impossible
We would've never gotten to the moon with this attitude
I think technologically this is something an engineering team should tackle. It would probably benefit people who use touch devices for work in dirty and wet environments as well.
How long do you spend in the shower that you have time to doom scroll? Maybe it's time to switch to baths if you have a tub. If you don't, I would boringly suggest just not taking the phone into the shower if you know that the touch sensor will be wonky. It may speed up the shower and lessen your water consumption as a side effect. That's good for your wallet and the environment. The internet can wait 5-10.
I get the meditative effect of a hot shower after a long day. I enjoy that on occasion as well. At no point did I ever think the experience would be improved by a cell phone with a camera being present.
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Some phones do try to detect water droplets
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