First of all, it is a bit of a hassle to rescue a phone that is damaged by water. Nothing can guarantee positive results, but it is always worth a try. Our upcoming tips may give you a greater chance of success.
Be proactive and protect your phone: However, not everyone has the luxury of owning a waterproof phone. If your phone can’t handle liquids and you know you put it in danger the next time you retreat to the beach, it might be worthwhile to buy something like a waterproof phone bag.
1.Turn it off ASAP: I know that it is difficult to react quickly after such a catastrophic event, but you must act quickly! The longer your device stays underwater, the lower its chance of survival. You must dig the water there, and then immediately take the phone out of the water. Yes, even in the toilet!
Once the phone is dropped into the water, please make sure that the phone is turned off and kept in its original state. Even if it looks good, it should be turned off just in case. If the phone is still on, turn it off.
Those who still have removable batteries should remove them. Turning off the power to the device ensures that no water will enter and damage important parts of the phone. This is more likely to cause permanent damage. Turn it off and keep it closed.
2.What not to do after you dropped a phone in water:
The following actions may mean the difference between the total number of phones or survival stories. You’d better be careful about your work. Before we seek a solution, let us try to prevent major failures that may result.
- Do not turn on the phone, as we already mentioned. Electrical components don’t play well with water when operating.
- Don’t plug it in either! For the same reason.
- Don’t press any keys. This can push water further into the phone. It’s best to try to mess with the phone as little as possible.
- Don’t shake or blow into the device. This may also push water into deeper areas of the phone. Especially try to avoid blow driers – not only because of the blowing part but also because of the following point.
- Do not apply any heat to the phone. Remember excessive heat can also damage the phone.
- Don’t move the phone around too much. Same deal; you don’t want the water moving around inside the phone.
3.Disassemble the water-damaged phone: Don’t mistake this step for “Take the entire darn phone apart!”. I mean, you should delete all user-movable content. If your back cover is removable, please remove it.
Similarly, please try to remove the battery (if possible), SIM card, and SD card. Put it all on paper towels. Nowadays, most mobile phones do not have a removable back cover, but please do your best.
Now, if you are an experienced technical expert, understand the ins and outs of the phone, and don’t mind canceling the warranty, you can continue to take the entire phone apart. This may help dry each piece faster. Please be careful, if you don’t know what you are doing, it may cause more harm than good.
4.Try to dry the exterior:
We must first try to remove all excess water found on the outside of the phone. Use cloth or paper towels to keep everything as dry as possible. Just make sure you don’t care too much about your phone. Dry everything gently, don’t move things too much. All this water can enter the inside of the phone, which is not good news.
5.You could try a vacuum cleaner: In some places, paper towels cannot be entered. Although we told you not to blow things into your phone, we did not tell you not to absorb water.
In fact, the vacuum cleaner can suck a little water from the phone without much risk. Just make sure that the suction does not cause the phone to move excessively. Oh, try not to use the biggest one in the picture!
