14 DAY TRIAL // If all the recent rumors prove to be true, the upcoming iPhone 7 will be a really revolutionary device coming with several technologies that aren’t yet on the market.
One such rumor points to a technology that Apple has recently patented, which can automatically heal the device and clean it while you sleep and which could debut on a future iPhone model.
Apple hasn’t commented on this technology until now, but information included in the patent indicates that the iPhone could automatically repair itself in case water or any other liquid reaches the speaker.
“How’s that possible?” is the first question that comes to everyone’s mind.
How the new tech would work
Apple seems to have found a way that allows the device to automatically remove the liquid by generating a special sound in the speaker. This process would obviously be quite intrusive during the night, but the patent says that the phone’s sensors could scan the surroundings and find out when the owner is in a loud environment to generate this sound.
“The maintenance services may be performed if the device determines that it is not being used such as when the user is sleeping or is engaged in other activities which would make the user unaware that such maintenance or remedial operations are being performed,” the patent reads.
What’s more, the next iPhone might also be capable of fixing dead pixels, camera issues, or addressing certain network problems, all during your sleep. The dead pixels, for instance, would require the device to push the display into a testing mode that shows various solid colors on the entire screen, and this operation can be performed during the night (although it could actually turn your bedroom into a disco).
All maintenance tasks will be performed automatically and during inactivity periods, and they will require the phone to be connected to the charger because some are very demanding, and the device could run out of battery before completion.
It’s hard to tell for sure whether the iPhone 7 is the one getting this new feature, but given the fact that Apple applied for the patent in 2014, the company has the necessary technology and know-how to bring it on the next model.