How to Fix Your Phone if You Drop It in Water?

If you drop your phone in the water, you need to stop any more damage from happening before you try to fix it. Take the phone out of the water, turn it off, and quickly dry it as much as you can with a soft cloth. From there, you can go on.

If You Drop Your Phone in The Water, What Happens?

Several things can happen when you drop your phone in the water. If the phone has a high ingress protection (IP) rating against water, it should be fine. You can take it out of the water, dry it off, and you might be able to use it right away. If it doesn’t have a high IP rating or doesn’t have one at all, dropping it in water can do a lot of damage that might not be fixable.

If a phone doesn’t have a high IP rating, water can get inside and touch the electronic parts inside. Because water is a conductor, it can cause parts to short out. That can lead to a short-term shutdown, but it could also cause long-term damage.

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How to Fix a Cell Phone that Got Wet?

If your phone fell into the water, there are two things you need to do. The first and most important thing to do is to turn off the phone before any more damage is done. Then you have to do everything you can to get the water out of the phone. If there is still water inside a phone, you should never leave it on or turn it back on.

Here’s what to do if your phone fell into the water:

1. Turn off the phone. Turn off the phone before you do anything else. As long as the phone is turned on, the chance that it will be broken for good keeps going up.
2. Take the case off. Remove the case first if your phone has one. The case could hold water against the phone’s body, where it could get inside.
3. Take the SIM card out. If your phone has a SIM card, you can pop out the tray and take the card out with a paperclip or SIM tray removal tool. Dry the SIM card with a towel and put it away.
4. Take the battery out. If the battery in your phone can be taken out, do so. This will also work to turn off the phone if you couldn’t do it any other way. If you can take it out, dry it off with a towel and set it aside. Leave the battery cover off, too, because that will help the phone dry out faster.
5. Take away whatever else you can. If your phone has a stylus or other compartments or covers inside, you should take them off. To let the phone dry, you should open it up as much as possible.
6. Dry the phone with a rag. Take off any water that is still on the phone’s outside. The real danger comes from water getting inside the phone, so you don’t want to leave any water on it that could get inside.
7. Shake the phone a little bit. Hold the phone firmly and shake it gently to get water out of the charging port, speakers, physical buttons, headphone jack, SIM card slot, and any other openings. If any water comes out, use your microfiber cloth to get rid of it.
8. Put the phone in something that will dry it. Use silica gel, which comes in small packets with many new electronics, if you have access to it. If you don’t, most grocery stores sell desiccants like DampRid. You can use couscous, oats, or any other absorbent material as a last resort, but as you’ll see below, this isn’t at all ideal.
9. Don’t touch your phone for at least 24 to 48 hours. Don’t give in to the urge to turn on your phone right away. Instead, leave it in the absorbent material for at least 24 hours. If the absorbent material you are using has soaked up a lot of water, try to replace it with something new if you can.
10. Check the phone to see if it works. After 24 to 48 hours, put the battery back in the phone and check to see if it works. If the phone still works, you should back up your photos and other data right away, just in case it was damaged in a way that won’t go away.
11. If the phone still doesn’t work after you’ve let it dry for a while, you might not be able to fix it. Still, a pro might be able to get your photos and videos back from the phone, so they might not be lost. Apple will also take water-damaged phones as trade-ins, but at a lower price. This could help you get a new phone without paying full price.