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00:00From microwaving your phone to freezing it, shaking it too much and even how charging at the wrong
00:05time can fry it. Here are 20 of the biggest smartphone mistakes you should avoid ranked from
00:11the least dangerous to the downright most deadly. Starting off with why you should never use rice
00:18to dry your phone. So people usually think that rice actually quickly absorbs moisture around it
00:24but it actually doesn't. When you put your phone in rice, tiny rice grains can actually sneak into
00:29the usb port, get into the speaker grills and actually damage them. I mean you're basically
00:34putting your wet phone in a bowl of crumbs and hoping for the best. Instead what you should do
00:39is just turn your phone off and put it next to a fan. That's it. It'll dry off way quicker than if
00:46you put it in rice. The only reason people tell you to put your phone in rice is to stop you from using
00:52it because back in the day you could accidentally short circuit your phone. But remember guys, rice
00:58is for eating not for tech. Then for number two this one's actually super scary. So if you get a call
01:04from a stranger a big mistake is to talk to them for longer than 30 seconds. And why you shouldn't
01:10do this isn't because they'll track you or steal your information. They can't really do that but it's
01:16because they can actually record and steal your voice. What's crazy is scammers only need 30 seconds of
01:23you talking to completely clone your voice. It's that quick. So they might ask you fake survey
01:28questions or pretend to be customer support just to keep you talking. Then they create an AI voice
01:34clone and it sounds so good that you can't even tell the difference between it and your real voice.
01:41And just like that someone can impersonate you whenever they want. Crazy stuff. But you know what,
01:47that's not even the scariest part. Cause for number three you should never charge your phone in direct
01:53sunlight. So charging naturally heats up your phone a little right? But if you leave it in direct
01:58sunlight to charge your phone can hit up to 120 degrees which is the danger zone. And if you have
02:04a thick case on your phone like this the heat gets trapped even more turning your device into a mini oven.
02:12Not only can too much heat permanently degrade your battery or cause it to swell but it can even damage
02:17your phone's screen. Like give it screen burns, cracks or even wall. Luckily most new phones can detect
02:22when they're overheating and will automatically stop charging. But if yours doesn't you might not
02:27notice the damage until it's too late. So yeah just never charge in direct sunlight. It's just straight
02:33up bad. But here's another thing you should never do is put your phone in a microwave. Cause
02:40I'll explain why at the end. Now let me show you why you should never put your phone in the freezer.
02:50And yeah it doesn't matter how hot it gets from charging in the sun or from gaming. Freezing just
02:55straight up won't help it and could actually again damage the battery. And trust me people have
03:00definitely tried this. But besides the battery getting damaged or swelling the worst part is when you take
03:05the phone out the freezer. The warm air around it can actually cause condensation inside your phone.
03:11Kind of like a cold drink on a hot day. And that condensation can damage the inside of your phone
03:16without it ever touching a drop of water. And remember rice can't save your phone either.
03:22So just don't put it in the freezer. Okay next you know those gorgeous pics you take of yourself.
03:30Well did you know if you send them to a stranger whether it's on WhatsApp as a document,
03:34airdrop, email or almost any other method. The person on the other end can dig into that photo's
03:40details and find your exact location. Scary. So let's say you sent a picture you snapped at home.
03:47All they gotta do is open that pic, swipe up and then the pic's metadata is your location. Like
03:53right there. But thankfully it's super easy to avoid this. On a Samsung just swipe up on your pic,
03:58click the edit button and right over here you can remove the address. And on an iPhone when you click the
04:04share icon at the top under options make sure you toggle off location. Simple right? But guess what?
04:11That's not the only way someone could track your location. Because for the sixth thing you should
04:16never do on your phone is open up random links from random people. And it's not just because of
04:21viruses but it's because opening them can actually easily expose your location. How it works is on a
04:27website called Grabify. So someone can paste in any link and then mask that link to look like a harmless
04:34website but then send it to you. When you click it it seems totally harmless but they've actually
04:39attached a tracking code to it. This code then lets them see when you open the link, where you opened it,
04:45how you opened it and even your internet service provider. Like what the heck? These links are quite
04:51tough to spot. So the safest thing to do, just never open random links. But now for number seven. If you
04:58ever get a phone call from a stranger and they hang up before you can answer, never phone them back.
05:05Because it could end up costing you a ton of money. And here's how it works. Scammers use premium rate
05:11numbers. So when you call them back it racks up a huge bill and the scammers actually get a cut of that
05:17money. And you might be wondering how do they even get your number in the first place? Well chances are
05:23you typed it into some random website ages ago, forgot about it and that site ended up selling your
05:29info to scammers. So that's why for mistake number eight you should never put your info into random
05:35websites. Because you'll never know which one of these sites sell your info straight off to scammers.
05:40So like when you sign up for free wi-fi at the mall, when you do shopping on a dodgy website or book a
05:46holiday on a site you've never heard of. But there's actually a super easy way to avoid this
05:50and fix it too. And before I show you what it is, let me explain to you how it works. You see,
05:56when you sign up somewhere, what that website does is stores all your information inside a database
06:02that can then get sold to scammers. But there's actually a way to find where your personal data is
06:07floating around on the internet and delete it. And how that's done is by crawling the internet's
06:13deepest places at removing all your info. And you might be wondering how you can do that. Well,
06:19you don't. Instead, something called Incogni does it for you. Like I started using it months ago and
06:25so far they've removed my personal details from 186 sites. And now no shady person can get my number
06:32and call me. So if you've made the mistake of putting your information into some dodgy websites,
06:38try Incogni out and take back all your personal data. You can also use code HAILS to get 60% off
06:45your first year, which is so sweet. But now onto mistake number nine. And that is to never carry
06:52your phone in your back or breast pocket. And the reason why is not what you think it is. Firstly,
06:58if you ever put your phone in your back pocket, yeah, there is the possibility you could actually sit
07:03on it and seriously damage it. But it's also a lot easier for someone to just straight up steal it.
07:10So just don't put it in your back pocket. Okay? Then why you should never put your phone in your
07:16breast pocket is simply because it is a lot easier for it to fall out and break when you bend over.
07:24Obviously. And don't act like you haven't done it. Then something else you should never do that you'd
07:29least expect to break your phone is shake it. Why? Because shaking your phone too hard for too long
07:36can actually break a bunch of stuff. Like your camera stabilizers, for example. Some components
07:41could also disconnect and stop working like your screen connector, which is really bad because your
07:46screen will just totally not work. Or even worse, you could damage your accelerometer and gyroscope
07:52sensors. Which is a fancy way of saying you could mess up your screen's orientation and even navigation
07:57apps like maps, plus a bunch of other things you'd probably use every single day. Bottom line, there
08:04is just so much that can go wrong. So just never shake your phone. But speaking of things to avoid,
08:09you should never avoid software updates. I know a lot of us kind of make it a habit to leave updates
08:16for later or just straight up skip them. Especially if you're on Android. But it is actually dangerous.
08:23And why? Well, viruses like spyware, ransomware, adware, all the wares, actually get updated to
08:29bypass old security software. So if your phone's software gets outdated, you're basically making
08:35it vulnerable to newer viruses. And this is actually why Android phones usually get smaller but more
08:40frequent updates compared to iPhones. Because technically it is easier for them to get a virus.
08:46Just saying. And speaking about viruses, there's a lot of ways you can get them.
08:51Just like how you can pick up a virus if someone sick around you coughs or sneezes.
08:56Eww. It's basically the same with your tech. So like if you plug your phone into a random PC
09:02or laptop that has a virus, your phone could actually pick up that virus. And that's because
09:07some computer viruses are made specifically to spread through the USB port. So whenever something
09:12like a hard drive, flash drive, and even a phone connects to a sick PC or laptop, the virus will
09:18duplicate itself to whatever is connected. So that's why for number 12, you should never plug your phone
09:24into a random PC. But you should also never charge your phone using a cheap charger. And that's because
09:30they can literally start a fire. You see, when you get a cheap charger, it's cheap for a reason. And
09:36most of the time, that reason is it's missing safety components to save on costs. And those safety
09:42components are usually there so that the charger doesn't overheat and potentially start a fire.
09:47Or damage your phone's battery. Yikes. So one of the best ways to tell if it's a dodgy charger
09:54is to see if it's missing this CE mark. That means it's actually passed safety regulations in Europe.
10:00If you're in the States, just look for a UL or ETL mark. But honestly, your best bet is to just buy from
10:07well-known brands and good stores. Then another two ways you can damage your phone while charging it
10:13is number one, if you plug it into a public charging port, you could actually be giving someone access
10:19to it without even knowing it. How this works is you can unknowingly connect to a PC. And if you
10:26specifically have an Android phone, someone could just snoop around and actually see your photos and
10:32files. What? So always try to use your own charging brick or cable. You could even use a nifty power
10:38bank and just try to never use public charging ports. You should also never charge during thunderstorm.
10:44And that is because when you put your phone on charge and lightning strikes nearby, that lightning
10:50strike could overcharge the entire electrical grid and basically fry everything connected to the plug
10:57like your phone. And you would think a surge protector like this one could save your phone
11:02but actually not really. And that's because a lot of the time lightning strikes carry so much power
11:07that they'll literally just fry both the surge protector and anything else connected to it. So
11:13just play it safe and never charge your phone during a thunderstorm. But before I show you what
11:18happens if you put your phone in a microwave, here are the most dangerous things you should definitely
11:22not do on your smartphone. Starting off with never using public Wi-Fis. Because check this out,
11:29if you're using a public Wi-Fi, hackers on the exact same network can actually intercept your data,
11:35see what websites you're visiting, and even steal your logins if you're not careful, okay?
11:40So unless you want all your browsing and search history leaked, then this is something you should
11:45never do. But there's actually a super simple fix for this that a lot of people use, and that's a VPN.
11:52Because what a VPN does is masks every single website you visit so that literally no one can
11:57see what you're searching for, especially on public Wi-Fis. Next, you should never open random email
12:05attachments. And I'm sure you've heard this one before, but what you haven't heard is what happens
12:10if you did. And this one is quite scary because something as simple as opening a PDF can literally
12:15steal all your info from your browser. All of it. And what's actually crazy is this happened to a really big
12:21tech YouTuber where they took over his entire channel, so that is why I never open random
12:27email attachments. But what's even more dangerous is to use a frayed or exposed charging cable like
12:34this. And trust me, I know we've all been there and done that, but if you have a frayed charging cable,
12:39throw it away. Right now. Because if it's this bad, there's like a 50% chance it could ruin your
12:46smartphone battery and even start a fire. And that's because depending on what it's plugged into,
12:52the exposed wires could accidentally touch each other, cause a spark, heat up, and out of nowhere,
12:58you got yourself a fire. Oh Lord Jesus, it's a fire. So do yourself a favor and just never use a frayed
13:04charging cable, but also never use a cable from a stranger. And this one will shock you. So this might
13:11look like a regular charging cable, but believe me, it's not. If you plug this cable into your phone
13:17and into your computer, it can steal a bunch of your info in a few different ways. Firstly, it can
13:22run code to extract data from your phone, like any passwords you type in or even messages you've sent.
13:28And secondly, it can create its own Wi-Fi so that someone can connect to your phone without you even
13:34knowing it. And how it works? It is jam packed with a bunch of components that you'd never find in a
13:39regular USB cable. But luckily it only works when you plug it into a computer, but still kind of
13:45freaky. And the craziest part is anybody can actually go buy these cables, even though they're
13:51specifically made for ethical hacking. And by far the most dangerous thing you should never do with
13:58your phone, iPhone 13, is put it inside a microwave. And here's why. Ready?
14:09Okay. Everything's fine. We're microwaving the phone. It's all good. It's all good.
14:14Oh, we got some sparks. It's on fire. I see a flame. This thing is burning up.
14:23I was expecting more of an explosion, not a, not a bonfire. Okay. I think I'm going in. Safety first,
14:31kids. Absolute toast.
14:46Okay. Let's approach with caution. Oh, that thing is toast. What have we done?
14:53Let's see if this bad boy still works. Oh my goodness. That is fried more than KFC chicken.
15:08Okay. As you guys can see, this is absolute toast. I was going to try and see if this phone still works,
15:14but obviously it doesn't. And, uh, yeah, that's why you should never microwave your smartphone.
15:24So that's the first time I've ever destroyed tech on my channel, but I just wanted to show you guys
15:29how dangerous it can be. What's even more dangerous than that though, is if you guys don't subscribe,
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