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 Grim warning issued to people who take their phones in the bathroom while showering

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Updated 10:02 15 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 09:58 15 Jan 2025 GMT

Grim warning issued to people who take their phones in the bathroom while showering

It could be time to change your habits

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Look, sometimes the stereotypes do get us – plenty of us simply can’t go without our phones.

And that includes taking them into the bathroom with us while we have a shower. Perhaps you’re worried you’ll miss out on an important call, or worse, be left out of the jokes in the group chat. Maybe you just use it to provide the backing music while you give the daily performance of a lifetime while you wash.

But for whatever reason you’re taking your tech in there with you (and I hope not taking it into the actual shower), a grim warning has been issued that might put you off the habit.

A steamy bathroom could be the wrong place for your phone (Getty Stock)
A steamy bathroom could be the wrong place for your phone (Getty Stock)

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TikTok creator Andi, who goes by ‘your beauty best friend’ shared the pretty gross discovery she made after regularly taking her device into the bathroom.

It led to her making a ‘little PSA’ for those who don’t have a ‘clear phone case’.

“I usually take this phone to the shower, to listen to music while I'm taking a shower,” she explained, showing her iPhone, caseless.

And in a dramatic move, she then picks up its case, showing how grim the inside of it is.

Users encouraged cleaning your device. ((Getty Stock)
Users encouraged cleaning your device. ((Getty Stock)

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Once a shade of light pink, it is absolutely coated with speckles of black mould, shadowed totally in damp. Honestly, it’s actually disgusting.

It might not be something you’ve really considered, but of course keeping your device in the bathroom while the steam from your shower circulates, means it is sitting in the perfect place for mould to grow.

So, like in Andi’s case, full on fungus can grow in the case due to the humidity and lack of ventilation.

While some commenters said it’s a ‘common sense thing’, others suggested it could be more than just having it in the bathroom.

“If y’all aren’t cleaning your phone cases I think you’re nasty AF. Like your phone touches everything and then touches your face of course you should wash it?” one slammed.

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But another shared that despite cleaning their phone ‘weekly’ with alcohol wipes: “Oh my god not me discovering the exact same thing 2 days ago and telling my best friend and then him sending me this today?!?? Glad I’m not alone.”

“This just happened to mine too!! Same kind of case,” another wrote as the creator explained it was a rubber case and it seemed ‘the humidity from the shower got inside’.

On Reddit, users echoed the urges to make sure you clean phones ‘more often’.

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According to the US Federal Communications Commission, health experts advise cleaning your phone every day using a lint-free cloth slightly dampened with soap and water, taking care to keep moisture away from any openings in the device.

Featured Image Credit: Getty stock

Topics: Social Media, TikTok, Health, Lifestyle, Technology

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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