Phones are not permanently waterproof or dustproof even if rated IP68 at manufacture. Sealants degrade from normal wear, salt or chlorine exposure, drops, dents, cracks, repairs, or disassembly. Accessories are not water- or dust-resistant. Dropping or tumbling a phone can cause loss of water/dust resistance. Warranty terms commonly exclude damage from drops, tumbles, and other external forces and void coverage for liquid damage. Finding water in a device rated IP68 can be treated as evidence of damage. Most folding glass phones ship with a plastic screen protector that should not be removed.
No phone is waterproof. No phone is dustproof. Your phone's sealants wear away over time; when they're exposed salt or chlorine in your swimming water; or when they're dropped, dented, or cracked. Your warranty doesn't cover liquid damage; if companies find water in an IP68 phone, it's proof you damaged it! But while these things are all true of every manufacturer in my reporting, I've never seen a company proactively say them out loud like Google just did in advertising materials.
Designed to comply with dust and water protection rating IP68 under IEC standard 60529 when each device leaves the factory but the device is not water or dust proof. The accessories are not water or dust resistant. Water resistance and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and will diminish or be lost over time due to normal wear and tear, device repair, disassembly or damage.
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