Water Resistance Tester, offered on the Google Play shop and found by Android Police, falls strongly into the category of “neat things we didnt know you could do with an app.” It tests the stability of your Android phones IP67/IP68 ranking by accessing the devices barometer. Just download the free app, follow the prompts to press down securely on the screen, and youll get a swift pass/fail grade. Its easy, geeky, and useful, which is a combination we enjoy.
Developer Ray Wang states he produced the app to help individuals examine the state of their devices waterproof sealing after a repair work or as it breaks down over time. Obviously, dont take a passing grade as a totally free pass to chuck your phone into a lake.

In our testing, a TCL phone (left) without an IP ranking stopped working, as anticipated, while the IP68-rated Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (ideal and middle) passed.

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This app isnt the first of its kind, however some of the existing water resistant test apps on the Play shop appear to have been created for older phones with a various style of waterproofing than utilized in phones today, and may not work accurately now, according to user reviews.
In any case, this brand-new app appears to work well, and its free unless you want to tip the designer $1 to remove a small advertisement at the bottom of the screen. Not a bad price to pay for a bit of geeky fun.