Water eject FAQ

Does the iPhone have a built-in water eject?

Short answer

No. Only Apple Watch has a built-in water eject (Water Lock). On iPhone you need a water eject app like Clear Wave or a community Siri shortcut.

Apple Watch's Water Lock plays a series of tones to push water out of its speaker after swimming. iPhone has no equivalent setting, even though the physics is the same. The iPhone does warn you about liquid in the charging port on iPhone XS/XR and later, but that's detection, not ejection.

Your options on iPhone

  • Water eject app — one tap, offline, with tests to confirm the result.
  • Siri Shortcut — community-made, imported from a third-party site; can break after iOS updates.
  • Web tone — needs internet and the screen kept on.
Clear Wave speaker fix and water eject app icon

Muffled speaker? Get your sound back in the next minute.

Download Clear Wave, point the speaker down and run a water eject session. It's free to download on iPhone and iPad.

Download on the App Store QR code to download Clear Wave on the App Store