Google says the quiet part out loud: IP68 protection doesn’t last

No telephone is waterproof. No telephone is dustproof. Your phone’s sealants deterioration distant implicit time; erstwhile they’re exposed to brackish oregon chlorine successful your swimming water; oregon erstwhile they’re dropped, dented, oregon cracked. Your warranty doesn’t screen liquid damage; if companies find h2o successful an IP68 phone, it’s impervious you damaged it!

But portion these things are each existent of each shaper in my reporting, I’ve ne'er seen a institution proactively accidental them retired loud similar Google conscionable did successful advertizing materials.

Here’s the representation it posted to X:

The good people reads (bolding mine):

Designed to comply with particulate and h2o extortion standing IP68 nether IEC modular 60529 erstwhile each instrumentality leaves the mill but the instrumentality is not h2o oregon particulate proof. The accessories are not h2o oregon particulate resistant. Water absorption and particulate absorption are not imperishable conditions and volition diminish oregon beryllium mislaid implicit time owed to mean deterioration and tear, instrumentality repair, disassembly oregon damage. Phone is not drop/tumble impervious and dropping your instrumentality whitethorn effect successful nonaccomplishment of water/dust resistance. Damage from drops, tumbles, and different outer forces are not covered nether warranty. Liquid harm voids the warranty. See g.co/pixel/water for details.

If this interests you, I fishy you mightiness besides similar to work about the world of folding glass, and the crushed wherefore astir each folding solid telephone comes with a integrative surface protector you’re not expected to remove.