I do it all the time. Before smart phones were a thing I had a water proof shower radio. Now I use the phone for the same thing. Mostly listening to news or a podcast or something. Sometime it's a Nebula video, but in the shower I'd just be listening to it like a podcast anyway. Before phones were waterproof I used to use a waterproof Bluetooth speaker.

I've never had steam cause a problem, but then again my showers aren't long, aren't very hot and my phone is kept pretty high up and out of the way.

To shave your butthole via camera

Like a few other commenters, I had never even thought that taking your phone into the shower was a thing until I saw this post.

Just... why? Why risk it? Your average smart phone is anywhere from $500 to over $1000, so what's so important that you're deliberately exposing it to water and the risk of dropping it (especially if you're using shampoo, conditioner, soap or any other bathroom product designed to act as a cleaning agent)? Surely whatever it is can wait however long it is you're showering for?

Personally, I wouldn't want a friend/relative/whatever phoning me or answering the phone if they were in the shower or using the bathroom.

I can understand one of the other comments about using it to listen to podcasts/music/videos/etc., and at least in that case the phone is presumably far enough away (and not being regularly accessed) that it's at lower risk. Fair enough -- I sometimes do that whilst washing dishes. Still, I think I'd struggle trying to listen to something whilst actively showering -- too much other noise.

Exactly. This is how I find out people bring their phones into the shower.

How else am I going to clean the phone after using it while I shit? That's dirty

Next you'll be telling me I should use a bidet instead of cleaning my ass with the shower wand.

In case you don't actually know anybody under the age of about 35, the next time you are riding a bus or are a passenger in a car, start watching other drivers and see how many of them literally cannot put their phones down. Like even if they aren't actually looking at them while they drive, which is like a solid 30% of all drivers, another significant chunk is holding the phone even when not in use. The shower is not even a high bar at this point.

To listen to music. Have you never tried that? It's awesome.

Came here to say just that. I'm a grown ass man, I just take me in the showed.

Pretty sure they actually mean the bathroom, not the shower.

Keep it outside the bathroom if possible

Why not? (The article says steam is a problem, so cold showers are alright)

Ummm...to read this post on Lemmy?

Also, I need a new phone - the steam has made my pixel 8 pro front camera all cloudy and my screen has started dying.

It's not about you I guess mate.

Plenty of people do it though.

The neat thing is you don't have to read everything that doesn't necessarily affect you.