What to Do If Your Phone Falls In Water?

What to do if your phone gets wet No, we've all been there jumped in a pool without remembering to take your phone out of your pocket oops Doing dishes and dropped your phone in a bowl of soapy water yikes Caught out in the rain without an umbrella. Ah, manWater is your phone's worst enemy capable of wiping out all your pictures and stored data What can you do to fix this dire situation?Relax here at bright side. We've put together a list of things you can do to try to save your phone there's a good chance. You can resuscitate your drown phone without doing mouth-to-mouth Number one take it out of the liquid immediately Okay, you've probably already thought of this one but in case you didn't grab your phone immediately The more exposure your phone has to the water. The more water will get inside the case and damaging internal components So the sooner you fish it out better It's easy to get freaked out the second your phone touches water. You think that it's ruined that's not the case Lots of factors can determine how much damage exposure to water will do to your phone?If the water is particularly clean for instance that may cause less damage salt water is especially hard on a phone a High salt or sugar concentration in the water such as if you drop your phone in a glass of soda will cause more damage It's even worse if salt or sugar gets trapped in your phone as they become corrosive and can damage the components Number two turn it off Your phone will probably turn itself off as soon as it falls into liquid If it doesn't make sure you turn it off immediately If the power stays on the phone runs the risk of short-circuiting which will cause more damage to the mechanisms inside If the phone is asleep leave it asleep if the power button doesn't work or it's taken too long You might be able to take out the battery to shut it off speaking of which Number three remove the battery If you have an iPhone or another phone, that doesn't let you remove the battery. Skip this step But if you can take the battery out do it immediately Removing the energy supply will help prevent the phone from being fried Worried about shocks cell phone batteries typically do not carry enough electrical currents to hurt You most electric shocks involving consumer electronics have to do with overloaded power outlets frayed cords or bad wiring Not the devices themselves Whatever you do. Do not plug your phone in while it's wet Your wall outlet carries a much stronger current than the phone battery not only will plugging in a wet phone almost certainly destroy the phone, but you could shock yourself as well or start a fire If you're really worried about shocking yourself use a pair of rubber gloves Number four remove the SIM card memory card and all peripherals Empty out your phone take out the SIM card and memory card if you canAn iPhone will only allow you to remove the SIM card. So do that Unplug your headphones remove all the covers and plugs that cover the charging port and phone port or any gap or slots in the phone These can trap moisture inside the phone or be damaged themselves Some of these peripherals might need to be dried as well It's less likely that they'll suffer as much damage from water as your phone will because their electronics usually aren't as complex for example Your headphones will probably be just fine driving with a towel remove the earpieces Shake out the moisture and let them dry on their own for 48 hours For a SIM card short exposure is unlikely to damage the card Dry it off and leave it on a paper towel overnight the same goes for a memory card The he is to take it out of the water and let it dry Number five dry the phone with a cloth or microfiber towel Pat your phone gently dry with a cloth or microfiber towel You should avoid using paper as particles can come loose and clog up the ports of the phone That takes care of drying the external surface of the phone, but what if the moisture got inside now, it's time to get creative Number six don't use an oven microwave or hairdryer Who doesn't love a good explosion, right?well don't put your phone in an oven or a microwave unless you want to cause an electrical storm that will destroy your phone and make A huge mess of your kitchen. There's a reason we don't expose metal to microwave radiation You probably already thought of that but consider something similar but less obvious hairdryers Some people swear by using a hairdryer to evaporate moisture in their phone but watch out the heat produced by your hairdryer can cause Significant damage to the internal components of your phone and vaporizing the moisture inside the phone can just spread it further try something else Number seven gently shake your phone dry Shaking your phone can get rid of a lot of those pesky droplets of moisture stuck inside the phone Be This won't be enough to dry out your phone However shaking it only gets rid of the surface moisture and there might still be moisture inside But you need to get rid of before you turn the phone on you're going to need to do some work Number eight put the phone in a vacuum bag Use suction to extract water stuck inside your phone especially in those parts that are tough to access unless you're in a science lab You probably don't have a vacuum generating tube though, if you do try that Otherwise put the phone in a plastic bag and suck out the air with a vacuum cleaner or shop vac Hopefully this will suck the like right out of the inner parts of the phoneNumber nine put it in a bowl of rice or another absorbent material Yeah, this one sounds like a myth but it's 100% true since you won't be able to drive the internal parts of the phone by Hand you want to put your phone in something that will pull the moisture out Uncooked rice is naturally absorbent and water can flow right out of the phone and into the riceput the phone and all its parts in a bowl or jar of rice and leave it there fried least 48 hours or longer if You're not sure it's drier Another material Specifically designed to keep things dry is the gel substance you find in silica sessions like those little packets you find in plastic containers of vitamins shoe boxes or dry foods like jerky Surrounding your phone with a few of these packets might do the trick Careful do not tear them open or consume them We all know salt absorbs water But do not use salt for this purpose a salt solution will corrode your phone's components sand works, too but the grains can be fine enough that they get inside your phone's ports and cause more damage you can also use kitty litter butDon't use an active litter box, obviouslyNumber 10 clean the phone with rubbing alcoholIf you submerge your phone in something other than water such as mud coffee soda juiceSpaghetti sauce or something gross. You may need to do some manual cleaning if you're going to regain functionality Disassemble the phone and swab the phone clean was isopropyl or rubbing alcohol You can also try submerging your phone in circuit safe cleaner or pure grain alcohol Which will absorb the moisture clean any impurities and ultimately evaporate without leave conductive residue If you give your phone an alcohol bath dry it as normal for at least 48 hours Number 11 store your phone in a safe dry place This probably seems obvious But the last thing you want is your phone to be exposed to more moisture while it's drying Don't keep the phone in a jar of rice next to the sink or washing machine for instance where accidents can happen Put it in a cupboard or a room with no sink or window if the jar has a lid put the lid on Number 12 waitPhones need time to dry. Even if you don't put it in an absorbent material You need to wait and give your phone time to dry out before you try to use it again Even if a single water particle remains in the phone, it could lead to significant damage when you try to turn it on It is very very important to give your phone at least two days to dry. You're going to have to live without a phone temporarily what to do read a book go outside catch up on some work if you've been procrastinating Hang out with friends, but make it clear. They can't text or call you right now Tell jokes about not having a phone which can make you feel a lot better and distract you from worrying about whether your phone has been saved Number 13 while you're waiting check your warranty Water damaged voids most cell phone warranty plans because the manufacturer often cannot plan for submersion events. It's possible However that you have your warranty through a third-party vendor Such as asuri on or SquareTrade, they might cover accidental spills or submersion If so file a claim immediately, even if the phone appears to be working as it's always possible that it will manifest damage leader Number 14 turn it on and cross your fingers Once you're sure your phone is dry You can plug it back in and try to turn it on if it powers up you're in business If not, well, it's probably fried and not going to come back We're not gonna sugarcoat it for you water can inflict catastrophic damage on your phone Even if it comes back, it might not work in quite the same way as before Water damage can lead to rebooting loops where your phone tries to boot up fails a particular process and restarts persistent freezing distorted images malfunctioning processes or any number of hazards