Kindly Disregard the Ad for iOS 7 That Says It Makes Your iPhone Waterproof

4chan antics

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Apple's iOS 7 was announced with so much feature-glorifying fanfare that the pranksters at 4chan decided to sneak in an "upgrade" of their own and see if iPhone users would fall for it.

"Update to iOS 7 and become waterproof," claims a fake landing page designed to look like an official Apple announcement. "In an emergency, a smart-switch will shut off the phone's power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage to your iPhone's delicate circuitry."

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