Apple Might Finally Give Us What We've Been Waiting For: a Waterproof iPhone

As rumors continue to circulate about Apple's iPhone 7, which has an expected release date of Sept. 7, one leak is emerging that might actually come true. The blog Patently Apple recently discovered that Apple acquired a patent for color-correcting technology in underwater photos — meaning the phone itself would have to be waterproof . . . right?

This news seems long overdue as many smartphones, like Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, are already waterproof or, at the very least, splash-resistant. It also makes sense considering another rumor stating the iPhone 7 won't have a headphone jack — removing the possibility for water damage to occur.

According to Patently Apple, the patent was originally filed in late 2013, but was just published this August. The blog states that Apple's invention edits photos taken under water to remove "undesirable tints from objects in the scene." So not only will we soon be able to (hopefully) hop in the pool with our phones, but our subsequent photos will come out looking Instagram-ready.

It is worth noting, however, that not all of Apple's patents end up actually coming to fruition. For example, they filed a patent for a curved, wrap-around display screen in 2011 that still hasn't been introduced. So unfortunately, this rumor can neither be confirmed nor debunked until the phone is released.