Уронили смартфон без влагозащиты в воду? Рассказываем как его спасти

Если вы уронили свой телефон или планшет в воду (будь то ванна, раковина, унитаз или бассейн), это нанесет ему непоправимый ущерб. Существует несколько нюансов, чтобы извлечь влагу из устройства и спасти его от разрушения.

Помогите! Мой планшет мокрый и не включается!

Вода и электричество несовместимы. Мокрое устройство может закоротить и даже привести к поражению электрическим током. Нет электричества, нет реакции.

Вода может повредить экран и просочиться в лицевую панель, под экран и в полость аккумулятора. Если ваш телефон или планшет намокнет нужно оставить попытки включить его и дать устройству высохнуть.

Помогите! Смартфон упал в воду

Чтобы вы ни делали, не тратьте время на проверку работоспособности мокрого телефона или планшета. Это только усугубит ситуацию! Не пытайтесь его включить или нажимать любые кнопки! Дело в том, что пока клавиши в обычном положении, есть вероятность, что вода не прошла сквозь них, но как только вы нажимаете, сразу образуется щель и вода как насосом засасывается в образовавшуюся щель между кнопкой и корпусом.

Если ваш телефон подвергся воздействию большого количества воды, первое, что необходимо сделать, это выключить его. Если вы используете устройство со съемным аккумулятором, откройте отсек и выньте его. Вместе с батареей можно снять еще два предмета:

• SIM-карта: возьмите ее, вытрите бумажным полотенцем.
• Съемная карта microSD: выньте и высушите карту (не все устройства имеют слот для SD-карты)
  

Вода проникает повсюду. Удалив эти две карты, вы сможете пропитать слоты салфеткой, чтобы впитать остатки влаги. Любая влага, которую вы можете найти на устройстве, должна быть стерта как можно быстрее. Убедитесь, что вся влага по краю дисплея впитана. Итак, внешне телефон полностью сухой, как же высушить его внутри?

5 способов извлечь воду из телефона

1. Бойлер / сушильный шкаф
Решение, основанное на нагревании, для высыхания телефона потребуется несколько часов — возможно, целый день.

2. Чаша с рисом
Чаша с сухим рисом, возможно, является наиболее удачным решением проблемы повреждения телефона или планшета водой. Вам нужно будет высыпать его в контейнер, достаточно большой, чтобы вместить ваше оборудование и хороший слой риса — около 3 см со всех сторон. Держать смартфон в таком состоянии нужно не менее 12 часов. Процесс сушки медленный и спешка может только навредить. Сахар, соль и т.п. использовать категорически нельзя.

3. Много силикагеля
Вместо риса можно использовать силикагель, который часто вкладывают в обувь и другие предметы при продаже, он лучше чем рис впитывает влагу, но найти его в достаточном количестве бывает сложно. Если он все таки есть у вас в наличии, упакуйте свой телефон или планшет в коробку с большим количеством пакетиков с силикагелем, чтобы покрыть устройство со всех сторон и оставьте так на ночь.

4. Чистый спирт
Последнее предложение, которое доказало свою эффективность — это использование чистого спирта. Если ущерб, нанесенный вашему устройству водой, является результатом базовой физики, то погружение выключенного устройства в спирт является результатом основ химии. Спирт вытесняет воду, после чего вы вынимаете устройство из жидкости и спирт испаряется. Это решение является экстремальным, но полезным, если другие варианты не работают.

5. Сервисный центр
Немедленно обратитесь в сервисный центр. Как бы вы не старались и как бы быстро не снимали аккумулятор, все равно вода, скорее всего проникла во внутрь и начался необратимый процесс коррозии. В закрытом корпусе телефона, вода может сохраняться до недели и все это время она будет воздействовать на электропроводящие части телефона, разрушая их и замыкая силовые части телефона. Даже если телефон включается и внешне кажется рабочим, не обольщайтесь и не обманывайтесь, внутри идет процесс уничтожения вашего телефона и если его не остановить, скорее всего это закончится поломкой, которую уже нельзя исправить т.к. проводники и контакты будут повреждены коррозией. В авторизованных сервисных центрах используют специальные растворы, которые не только очищают телефон, но и останавливают процесс коррозии, возвращая работоспособность устройству.

Не роняйте свой телефон или планшет в воду!
Как обезопасить устройства от экстремального количества влаги

• Не пользуйтесь телефоном или планшетом над туалетом, раковиной или ванной, бассейном.
• Не оставляйте устройство в ванной комнате (пар из горячего душа может конденсироваться, и вызывать повреждение водой).
• Относитесь к своему устройству бережно, независимо от того, сколько оно стоит. Замена будет дорогостоящей и трудоемкой.
• Купить влагозащищенный телефон. Доступно несколько моделей, способных выдерживать короткие погружения в воду, включая самые последние модели iPhone и Samsung Galaxy.
• Если варианты перечисленные выше не для вас, возможно стоит застраховать смартфон.
  

Наш канал в Telegram 90000 Here’s How to Dry Out Your Phone (the Right Way!) 90001 90002 90003 Articles on this site contain affiliate links, meaning we may be compensated if you purchase a product or service after clicking them. Read our full disclosure policy here. 90004 90002 90006 It can happen in a moment. Whether your «waterproof» case leaks, an unexpected thunderstorm shows up, or you simply get a bit clumsy in the bathroom after a couple of margaritas, it’s 90003 way 90004 too easy to end up with a soaked smartphone.90009 90006 We’ll all been there. I’ve personally managed to saturate two smartphones in recent years: one in a tulip field in the Netherlands when the heavens opened, and one on a plane when I knocked a glass of water all over myself … and all over my phone. 90009 90006 This is one situation where a little knowledge and preparation goes a long way, whether you’re in your kitchen or traveling thousands of miles from home. These tips will not save every phone, but if you’re lucky, they might just save yours.90009 90006 Here’s what you need to know. 90009 90016 Get Your Phone out of the Water 90017 90006 Simple, right? 90003 Eww, but I dropped it in the toilet! 90004 90003 I need to get some rubber gloves on … 90004 No. Tough it out. 90023 Every second of water exposure reduces the phone’s chances of making it. 90024 Wash your hands thoroughly later, but for now, the priority is to get your phone away from any more water. 90009 90006 If it’s raining, wrap it in any material that will not let in more liquid (a plastic bag works in a pinch).And, obviously, get out of the rain as soon as you can. 90009 90016 Turn It off and Start Removing Things 90017 90006 The case, and any other accessories, need to get out of the way ASAP. Much like in the emergency room when your clothes get cut off instead of carefully removed, seconds matter. 90009 90006 If it was plugged in when water was spilled on it, 90003 carefully 90004 turn it off at the wall and remove the plug from the socket. Water and electricity do not mix. 90009 90006 If the phone did not shut down automatically, power it off now.Take out the SIM card, microSD card, and if you can, the battery. These can all trap water inside, as well as get damaged themselves. 90009 90016 Dry It With a Lint-Free Towel 90017 90006 It’s time to coddle this piece of tech you’ve just abused. If you wear glasses or own a DSLR, you probably have a lint-free towel laying around. If you do not, a paper towel or washcloth will have to do. 90009 90006 Get rid of as much water as you can. The front and back of the phone should be completely dry by the time you finish.Be sure to get the cloth into the charging port, headphone jack, SIM slot, and any other nooks and crannies you can find. 90009 90006 The more water you can remove yourself, the better. 90009 90016 Find Things to Help Dry Your Phone Out 90017 90006 Now you’ve got rid of the surface water, it’s time to do what you can about the liquid inside your phone. I’ve listed three options here, depending on how well you’ve planned and where you are when disaster strikes. 90009 90006 Note that whatever approach you take, 90003 do not 90004 try to use high heat to speed up the process.You’ll damage your phone even more if you sit it on top of the radiator for hours, or try to blast hot air through it with a hairdryer or fan heater. 90009 90054 Option A: The «Emergency Kit» Method 90055 90006 There are a few premade kit options on Amazon, including this Nine Lives version. They all work in a similar way: you put your phone inside, seal the top, leave it for at least 24 hours, and fervently pray to any nearby gods. 90009 90006 The kits use desiccants to absorb moisture and reduce humidity.You know those little bags in food and electronics packaging that say ‘DO NOT EAT’? It’s the same stuff. 90009 90006 Keeping one at the back of a cupboard could end up saving you hundreds of dollars on a new phone, but if you’re traveling, bear in mind you’re unlikely to find kits like these while backpacking across Asia. 90009 90006 If you’re hitting the road, do yourself a favor and pick up a kit like this before you go. Think of it as a first-aid kit for your tech if you need to justify the minuscule extra weight in your bag.90009 90006 Sadly you can not cheat by using those little bags of desiccants you’ve been collecting from your Amazon boxes. For better or worse, these water-absorbing beads are a one-shot deal. Once they’ve been used, they’re basically worthless. 90009 90006 These kits are by far the best way of drying out your phone, but of course, it relies on you having been prepared enough to buy one in advance. If you did not, then read on. 90009 90054 Option B: The Old «Smartphone in Rice» Method 90055 90006 Putting your phone into a bowl of uncooked rice is a well-known way of trying to dry it out.If you’re traveling or otherwise away from home and do not have access to the emergency kit mentioned above, it’s certainly better than doing nothing. 90009 90006 That said, a few small details make a big difference in how well this approach will work. 90009 90074 90075 Ensure your phone is powered off, taken apart as much as possible, and completely dry on the outside and in the charging port. 90076 90075 If you have a container with a lid, use it. Fill it with enough uncooked rice to completely surround the phone on all sides.90076 90075 Put the rice and phone under a lamp or light to encourage the evaporation process. 90076 90075 Give it as long as you can. Ideally you want to give it 24 hours or longer, but at least leave it overnight if you can. While some phones will not be revived no matter how long they sit in rice, the longer the better. 90076 90075 Before reassembling, check carefully to ensure no grains of rice remain inside the phone. Check headphone sockets and charging ports in particular. A toothpick or sliver of wood is the easiest and most available tool.90076 90085 90054 Option C: The «Air it Out» Method 90055 90006 Let’s say the grocery store is closed or you’re out in the middle of nowhere, and even a bag of rice is impossible to come by. What then? 90009 90006 Look around the area for a place with air movement. Hopefully you’re indoors, or some other place where there’s little chance of the phone getting wetter. Your main goal at this point is evaporation of whatever liquid is still inside. 90009 90006 A fan is ideal, but even a laptop, cable box, or TV has some exhaust vents.While you do not really want dirty air blowing onto your phone, a quick wipe of the vents will help. 90009 90006 Be sure the phone rests at an angle: water should be flowing out of the device, not pooling inside of it. Put a paper towel or napkin underneath to absorb whatever water drains out. 90009 90006 The longer it can air, the better. Again, at least give it overnight if you can. 90009 90098 Get Us in Your Inbox 90099 90006 Get our regular email updates with the latest travel tech news, tips, and articles.We’ll also send over our free 25-page guide, packed with useful hints and advice to get you started! 90009 90006 No spam ever, and you can leave any time. Our privacy policy explains how we handle your personal information. 90009 90098 Thanks! 90099 90006 Please check your email for a message from us. You’ll need to click the button in that email to confirm your details. 90009 90016 The Moment of Truth 90017 90006 Once you’ve finally run out of time or patience and decided it’s time to see if you still have a working phone, reassemble it, cross your fingers, and try to turn it on.90009 90006 If it does not work, do not despair quite yet: it’s possible that the battery short-circuited and drained when it got wet. Charge it up for half an hour, and try again. 90009 90006 If you do see signs of life, go through a quick set of tests. Does the touchscreen or keypad work properly? Can you access Wi-Fi and get cell service? Does the screen look normal, with no flickering or discoloration? If so, breathe a big sigh of relief: you may well have just dodged a bullet. 90009 90006 I’ll note that these tactics can also work for tablets and laptops, though laptops seem far less likely to survive more than a few drops of water.While phones and tablets only have a few places for water to flow in freely, a laptop is basically a glorified sieve. 90009 90006 If you still have a dead phone at this point, sadly it’s likely to be time for a trip to the nearest repair shop. Depending on which components got damaged and what kind of phone you have, though, repairs are not always prohibitive. 90009 90006 I once managed to get a soaked phone fixed for under 50 euros at a tiny phone store in Amsterdam, including the cost of a new battery! Your mileage will, of course, vary wildly.90009 90006 If it’s too expensive to repair and you find yourself unexpectedly in the market for a new phone, a piece of advice: get one with good water resistance built-in! Look for an IP67 rating or better: this means it will handle being dropped in the toilet or caught in a thunderstorm with ease. 90009 90002 90006 90003 Article originally written by Chris Backe, updated by Dave Dean. 90004 90009 90006 90003 Photo credit: Mark Ou (phone in rice), Abhishek727 Mishra (Motorola Defy underwater) 90004 90009 90133 About the Author 90134 90098 Dave Dean 90099 90137 Facebook 90138 Twitter 90006 Founder and editor of Too Many Adapters, Dave has been a traveler for 20 years, and a geek for even longer.When he’s not playing with the latest tech toy or working out how to keep his phone charged for just a few more minutes, he can probably be found sitting in a broken-down bus in some obscure corner of the planet. 90009 .90000 Myth Debunked: Uncooked Rice Is not the Best Way to Save Your Water-Damaged Phone «Smartphones :: Gadget Hacks 90001 90002 If you drop your smartphone in water, take it apart as much as you can and place it in rice. It’s been the most recommended method of cell phone rescue since the days of clamshells. In fact, it’s usually the only thing recommended when searching for «how to save your wet phone.» Turns out, we’ve been wrong all along.90003 90002 Gazelle, the company best known for buying people’s used electronic devices, performed a series of tests to determine the best ways to prevent damage to phones dropped in water. 90003 90006 The Sponge Test 90007 90002 Pre-weighed sponges soaked with water (and then weighed again) were used in this experiment. Gazelle placed them into sealed plastic containers with 100 grams each of six different drying agents. There was also a wet sponge left out in open air, and one sealed in a container by itself.90003 90010 90011 Image via Gazelle 90012 90002 Each sponge was placed on top of wax paper, to prevent direct contact with the drying agents, since in a smartphone, there is normally no direct contact with the drying agent. 90003 90006 Uncooked White Rice Is not Cutting It 90007 90002 After 24 hours, the sponges were weighed again to see how much weight had been lost. And would you believe it-according to the results, uncooked white rice placed dead last in effectiveness as a drying agent.Here’s the list, from best to worst. 90003 90019 90020 Open-air sponge — 7.6 mL lost 90021 90020 Silica gel — 6.1 mL lost 90021 90020 Cat litter — 5.5 mL lost 90021 90020 Instant couscous — 5.0 mL lost 90021 90020 Instant rice — 5.0 mL lost 90021 90020 Instant oatmeal — 5.0 mL lost 90021 90020 uncooked white rice — 4.0 mL lost 90021 90020 Sealed-container sponge — 0.7 mL lost 90021 90036 90002 Cat litter, instant couscous, instant rice, and instant oatmeal all performed better than uncooked white rice-everyone’s favorite damn drying agent.90003 90006 The Cell Phone Test 90007 90002 The second experiment they performed was similar, using a few iPhones and Samsung Galaxy S3 devices. Using the same drying agents as above, it was also shown that uncooked white rice was the biggest loser. 90003 90043 The results of Gazelle’s test with phones submerged in water and «dried» with household items. 90006 Instant Couscous / Rice Is More Pourous 90007 90002 So why did drying agents such as instant couscous and instant rice perform better than uncooked white rice? 90003 90002 On Twitter, Gazelle explained that both of these instant products are steamed, which cracked starch.Starch, already known for its absorbent nature, becomes more porous thus taking in more water than usual. 90003 90050 90002 Rice on the other hand is a grain, which has not been ground up, so it still has its layers from being a seed. As a seed, it can only absorb a limited amount of water for it to grow into a plant. If it absorbed as much as something like pasta (which contains lots of starch), it would dissolve and become useless as a seed. 90003 90006 Silica Gel vs. Open Air 90007 90002 While instant couscous and instant rice work better than uncooked white rice, silica gel works the best out of all drying agents that Gazelle tested.90003 90002 But while silica gel performed well, the sponge left out in the open (71 ° F; relative humidity of 40%) lost the most amount of water in the tests. With this information, should you leave your phone out in the open or place it in silica gel? 90003 90002 Since there is a wide range in performance for each drying agent, choosing one or the other could have a direct impact on the recovery of your smartphone, whether it be positive or negative. If a drying agent can not absorb moisture quickly enough, the air that’s trapped in the container or ziplock bag will become humid and slow down evaporation.90003 90002 Since there is not enough information (as of yet), a fortified statement of whether or not air or silica gel works better can not be made. Factors such as amount of drying agent, brand of drying agent, type of smartphone, time of day, and more all play a role in how each performs. 90003 90002 Although the open-air method lost the most water, according to Gazelle, this does not mean that a drying agent can not outperform open air under certain circumstances. Increasing the amount of drying agent could help dry out the smartphone better.90003 90006 So, What You Should You Do Then? 90007 90002 Well, let’s take it step by step for you. 90003 90006 Step 1: Dry Your Phone with Paper Towels, Vacuum 90007 90002 Before even trying to dump your phone into a drying agent, the first step you should perform is to turn off your smartphone or take out the battery. Dry the outside and use something like a vacuum (waterproof) in order to extract any water stuck on the inside. You might not get all of it, but you should try and get the most you can out of there.90003 90073 90006 Step 2: Open Your Phone Up 90007 90002 In order for air circulation to do its job, take off the back cover and battery out of your smartphone. Furthermore, you can use a Phillips screwdriver in order to take apart most Android smartphones. If you have an iPhone, you can purchase a pentalobe screwdriver for under $ 5 online. Once it’s open, leave it out for a bit and let it dry in the open air. 90003 90078 90011 Image via iPhonizate 90012 90002 Note: Taking apart your phones may void your warranty, but then again, so will dropping it in water.90003 90006 Step 3: Use a Drying Agent 90007 90002 Finally, after getting rid of as much water possible from the inside of your device, using a drying agent may help. If you decide to use a drying agent, do not use uncooked white rice. Instead, go with silica gel-the best performing agent of the ones used in the Gazelle experiment. 90003 90087 90011 Image via Gazelle 90012 90002 If you do not have any silica gel laying around, use instant couscous or instant rice as an alternative. While cat litter works better than the two previous mentioned drying agents, some of the particles from the litter could possibly enter your device, so use it carefully.90003 90002 90093 Keep Your Connection Secure Without a Monthly Bill 90094. Get a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited for all your devices with a one-time purchase from the new Gadget Hacks Shop, and watch Hulu or Netflix without regional restrictions. 90003 90002 90093 Buy Now (80% off)> 90094 90003 .90000 How to dry a wet phone (and 10 other geeky tips to rescue gadgets in distress) 90001 90002 How to dry a wet phone (and 10 other geeky tips to rescue gadgets in distress) 90003 90004 90005 By Daily Mail Reporter 90003 Updated: 90007 12:57 BST, 14 August 2009 90008 90009 90003 90011 90012 90005 Did you know that a bowl of rice could rescue your iPod after an accidental dip in a swimming pool? Or that the camera on your phone could tell you what’s wrong with your remote control? We quizzed the experts at Geek Squad (geeksquad.co.uk) to come up with the ultimate gadget rescue guide. 90009 90005 HOW TO get more juice out of your phone battery 90003 90009 90005 If your phone battery is dead but you need to get a number or send one last text, warming it up may give you a tiny bit of power. Take the battery from the phone and rub it between your hands. If it’s an iPhone, warm it under your arm for a few minutes with the phone turned off. Then try booting up — but work quickly. 90011 90003 90012 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if you get sand in your bits 90009 90005 90011 Sand really is not good for your 90011 mobile / camera / laptop / MP3 player, so pack a compressed air canister (£ 6 from a computer shop) in your case.90003 90012 90012 90009 90005 90011 90011 After a day on the beach, spray compressed air around the gadget and turn it on its side and upside down to shake out any lurking grains. 90003 90012 90012 90009 90039 90039 90005 Beach bane! If sand gets in your mobile case, blast it with compressed air and then shake out the grains 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if your iPod has frozen 90003 90009 90005 If your iPod will not turn on or respond, reset it. It’s like taking the batteries out — but you will not lose any of your media files.Make sure it’s plugged into the mains or to your computer then switch the hold button on and off. 90003 90009 90005 Then hold down both the Menu and Select buttons for about five seconds until you see the Apple logo appear. Your iPod has been reset and should work perfectly. 90011 90003 90012 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if your iPod screen is too dark 90003 90009 90005 Have you been using it in the sun a lot? Most Mp3 players have LCD screens that can be fragile. With prolonged exposure to direct sunlight the pixels in the screen will activate and the screen can appear very dark.Stop using it straightaway and leave it somewhere cool and dark overnight. This will allow the pixels to reset back to normal. 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if your non-waterproof gadget gets wet 90009 90005 First, try drying it out with a vacuum cleaner. Or, put it in an airtight container with packets of silica gel to absorb the moisture. If silica gel is not readily to hand, fill a pot or bowl with regular uncooked rice and bury your damp gadget inside. The uncooked rice should absorb all the water and, after a few hours, you should be able to use the gadget normally.90003 90009 90064 90064 90005 Water solution: If your gadget gets wet, give it a good vacuum 90003 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if you get a disk stuck in your Mac 90009 90005 While PCs have eject buttons, many Macs just have slots. If yours has a funny turn and you can not get the disk out, turn it off and reboot it holding down the trackpad button or mouse button. When it starts, it will spit your disk out. 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if you submerge your phone 90009 90005 First, fish it out of the pool / sea / toilet / pint and remove the battery.If the battery remains in the phone it can fry the circuits. The next step is to remove your Sim card, which contains all your contact info, so if you are not able to resurrect your phone, you will at least save your contact information. From here you can try to dry it out. 90009 90077 90077 90005 Against the grain: Rice can rescue your submerged phone from a watery grave 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if your remote control stops working 90009 90005 If replacing the batteries will not do the trick, get the camera function up on your phone and point the remote at the lens.When you press a button on the remote, if it’s working then the glass bobble at the front of the remote will light up when you look at it on the screen of your phone. This is because the LCD screen on a phone or digital camera also picks up infrared, even though your eyes do not. If it does not, the remote’s at fault, if it does, it’s the receiving device. 90011 90003 90012 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if you lock your car blipper in the car 90011 90003 90012 90009 90005 If the spare keys are at home, call someone there on their mobile from your mobile.Hold your mobile about a foot from the car door and have the person at home hold the spare blipper to their mobile and press the unlock button. The sonic message should transmit through your phone and unlock your car so you can retrieve the keys. 90009 90095 90095 90005 Remote unlocking: If your blipper is stuck in the car, do not panic! A friend can unlock it with a spare — over a mobile phone 90009 90005 WHAT TO DO if your PC runs really slowly 90003 90009 90005 If your hard drive takes ages to load or access data, it may be failing.Open My Computer, right click the hard disk you want to check, select properties then click the Tools tab and there’s an Error Checking option. Select the Check Now button and choose to scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 90003 90009 90005 A full scan will take about an hour. If it takes much longer, or makes strange noises, back up all your info asap and make sure your backup is kept up-to-date — it could be on its last legs. 90009 90005 HOW TO get rid of sticky stuff on your laptop without water 90003 90009 90005 Use a little lighter fluid on a cotton bud or piece of cotton wool to remove stains and stickiness from the keyboard.Never use strong cleaners on your screen as this can damage it. 90003 90009 90005 Instead, mix a little vinegar with water (50/50) and dab on to a rag to clean your screen. Alternatively you can buy specialist wipe cleaners but these can be expensive. 90009 90003.90000 Dropped an iPhone in Water? Here’s How to Save It from Water Damage 90001 90002 Dunking a $ 650 electronic device into water is a pretty terrible feeling. The standard advice is to dry it off and stuff it into some rice, then cross your fingers and wait. But does that actually work? After accidentally dropping my iPhone for a swim into a pool of water where it was fully submerged, I had the unfortunate opportunity to test out the iPhone-in-a-rice-bag hypothesis, and I have good news; 90003 it actually works! 90004 90005 90002 90007 90007 90005 90002 Here is exactly what I did, and what I learned from the process of saving an iPhone from extensive water exposure with the good old rice bag trick.The result is a completely functioning iPhone with zero water damage. 90011 90005 90013 6 Things To-Do Immediately if iPhone has Water Contact 90014 90002 Want to save your iPhone? Drop everything and do this first, 90016 before 90017 putting it in rice: 90005 90019 90020 Remove from water as soon as humanly possible (obvious, right? But seriously, seconds can matter here so move quick) 90021 90020 Turn the iPhone off immediately by holding down the power button until it shuts off 90021 90020 Remove any case or enclosure right away since they can trap in moisture, screen protectors are fine to leave on unless there’s an obvious water bubble 90021 90020 Dry out the iPhone as best as you can using cloth (t-shirt, socks, whatever is readably available) or an absorbent material.Wipe down the screen, sides, and back. Pay special attention to the power button, volume buttons, mute switch, speakers and microphones, and the audio output jack, try and get all visible moisture soaked up 90021 90020 Use a Q-Tip if possible to try and soak up extra water from the audio output jack and in small crevices. If you’re out and about or have no q-tips handy, a little stick or sharp pencil poking through a t-shirt or cotton material can work too 90021 90020 Disconnect any headphones, ports, chargers, USB cables, or accessories immediately 90021 90032 90002 Now with all visible water removed, you’re ready to stuff the iPhone into a rice bag (or a bag of silica gel packets, if you happen to have a bunch of those).90005 90013 Put the iPhone Into a Sealed Bag Full of Rice 90014 90002 Ideally you’d have a bag filled with silica gel packets, but who has that? Instead most of us have rice, and rice works. Here are the basic requirements: 90005 90039 90020 A zip-lock bag or similar that is air tight 90021 90020 Rice, any generic type, ideally not «enriched» (more on that in a second) 90021 90020 Patience for at least 36 hours 90021 90046 90002 Fill a zipper locked bag fairly full of rice so that the entire iPhone will be covered like in the picture below, then place the iPhone into the bag and seal it shut with some air in the bag.90005 90002 90050 90050 90005 90002 Any type of rice works, but try to avoid enriched rice, the reason being that whatever enriches it leaves a lot of white residual powder in the bag and it will also get into the ports and buttons on the iPhone. Enriched rice does still work (it’s actually what I used), but knowing now that it leaves a lot of mystery white powder gunked up in places, I’ll probably go buy a bag of normal rice for any potential future water-meets-iPhone encounters. The patience part is the hardest, and generally the longer you wait the better the likely outcome because you want all water inside the device to be completely absorbed by the rice before trying to power it on again.I left my iPhone in the air-tight rice bag for around 36 hours, but there’s no harm in leaving it in for 48 hours. Any less may work but it also could be inadequate, so therefore longer is better. 90005 90013 Success! Saved from Water Damage 90014 90002 Once you’ve waited at least 36 hours, open the rice bag and check out the iPhone. If you suspect the iPhone has any residual moisture left in it at all, do not power it on. If all seems well, go ahead and turn it on as usual. If all goes well, it’ll power on as usual, and your iPhone will have survived the water encounter! 90005 90002 Here’s my iPhone turned on for the first time after a full submersion in water, it works beautifully just as normal, and is dry as can be: 90005 90002 90062 90062 90005 90002 This should work for almost every instance of severe water contact with an iPhone, though obviously for situations where an iPhone is soaking in water while turned on for 15 minutes or longer your likelihood of recovery is going to diminish dramatically.Likewise, you’ll have much better recovery odds with fresh water than you would with salt water, simply because salt water is more corrosive. Soft drinks and sticky beverages will be more challenging as well since they leave more residue around, but as long as it dries out it will probably survive even if you dump a coke or coffee onto an iPhone. 90005 90067 Check the Water Damage / Liquid Contact Sensors 90068 90002 After the iPhone is dried out completely, check out the liquid contact indicators.Each iPhone is equipped with several water damage sensors that turn red if contact with any fluid is made, and if they are triggered than the likelihood of free repair service is fairly slim and your warranty may be toast. You can check these yourself by looking at the following locations, depending on your iPhone model (image via Apple): 90005 90002 90072 90072 90005 90002 Generally if the liquid sensors are triggered it’s bad news, but the fine print in the water damage policy suggests that there is some leniency available, so if you’re generally pleasant to deal with you may get lucky even if your iPhone spent an afternoon rolling around in ocean waves and now has some damage even after soaking in rice for a few days.90005 90067 What if water damage occurred and something does not work? 90068 90002 If the iPhone has dried out, suffered water damage, and warranty service is fruitless, the four things most likely to go wrong are the following: 90005 90039 90020 The home button becomes unresponsive — try this trick first, but if it’s completely unresponsive you can usually get by with the onscreen home button trick as a fix to deal with a broken home button 90021 90020 Audio output is dead — no simple user alternative or repair, consider using a USB based dock if you want to listen to audio instead 90021 90020 Volume buttons, mute buttons, and power button do not work — you can get by without having volume and mute buttons since both of those are available through software, the power button will be a problem though if it’s unresponsive so do not let the iPhone run out of battery 90021 90020 Diminished touch-screen response — depending on the severity this can be tolerable or terrible, sometimes replacing a screen helps, soemtimes it does not because the problem can be deeper than just damage to the liquid crystal display 90021 90046 90002 If water damage has occurred, you can always try taking the iPhone into Apple to see if they’ll swap it out or repair it for you for free, but without AppleCare + the odds are fairly slim since the standard warranty does not cover water damage and accidental damage in general.That said, there are always exceptions, and sometimes the repair cost is reasonable anyway, so it’s always worth a shot. The cost of repair is almost always cheaper than a new iPhone anyway, so unless you’re ripe for a new subsidized contract it may be the best thing to do. 90005 90002 Got any other tips or tricks for saving an iPhone from water damage? Let us know in the comments! 90005 90002 90013 90016 Related 90017 90014 90005 .