Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”::The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”
The charging port is very pervious to dust and small particles.
…they shouldn’t get into the phone innards, but shove a USBC in there with them and they can definitely ruin the charging port.