Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Apple Hardware VP Rejects Rice Method for Wet iPhones
People often say that a wet iPhone should be placed in dry rice.
Apple hardware executive Tom Marieb disagrees with that advice.
He said rice should not be used to help a wet iPhone lose water.
Marieb told people to stop putting their phones in rice.
He said the phone can get wet and that users should not worry about the rice method.
His comment was made during an interview.
Instead of using rice for a phone, he jokingly said people should eat it.
The report does not describe another repair method.
Apple Hardware Engineering Vice President Tom Marieb criticized the practice of putting wet iPhones in dry rice.
Marieb said he was tired of hearing that rice helps remove water from wet iPhones.
He told users to stop putting iPhones in rice.
Marieb said people should not worry about using rice for this purpose.
He jokingly advised users to eat their rice instead.
- Who
- Tom Marieb, Apple’s Vice President of Hardware Engineering.
- What
- Marieb rejected the popular practice of placing a wet iPhone in dry rice.
- Why
- He said dry rice does not need to be used to help a wet iPhone lose water.
- Speaker
- Tom Marieb
- Role
- Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Apple
- Product
- iPhone
- Popular method discussed
- Placing a wet iPhone in dry rice
- Marieb’s position
- Users should stop putting wet iPhones in rice
- Comment
- “Eat your rice. Don't use it for that.”