No, New Feature in iOS 8 Does Not Let you Charge an iPhone in the Microwave

It’s not a stretch to think that people paying through the nose for a tech gadget, or queuing for hours,days or even weeks before the device is even available might be a little gullible to false marketing and hoaxes, and this time around it’s no different.

Yesterday an image started trending on Twitter that claimed a new feature in iOS 8 called “Wave” allowed for iPhones to be recharged quickly in a microwave. The poster which can be seen below looks official enough, it even displays a warning not to “charge” for more than 300 seconds! But like many before it, it’s false, yet people have still fallen for it. 

And someone tried iOS8 Wave at home after being warned, smh pic.twitter.com/kefz7EvwDX

— ⚡SamsungGalaxyMod⚡ (@SamsungGalaxyMD) September 18, 2014