Do not blow-dry your wet phone or stick it in the oven! Heat can damage the delicate electronics inside. What you should do is give the naked, case-free phone a quick wipe with a clean towel, making sure no water accidentally ends up draining into its charging port, SIM or MicroSD slots, or headphone jack if your phone still has one. If there are traces of water trapped inside cracks or indentations in the case, try carefully and conservatively using compressed air to blow it out.
Just be careful not to blow the water further inside the phone, or add any of your own spit to the mix. Next we have a few different options. It might work in a pinch, but that method can cause some problems. You can wrap the phone loosely in a paper towel before dropping it into the rice, but this is still not your best option.
You might be better off turning to the pros for help. Some retail stores like Staples offer TekDry wet phone repair services that use specially designed machines to pull the water out.
Plus, Covid restrictions might mean that a store near you might not be open, so be sure to call and check with the store before you go. The smartest option is to keep synthetic desiccants drying agents on hand.
These usually take the form of those small, square packets that you find in shoeboxes and packages of beef jerky. In , the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC took Samsung to the federal court, alleging false and misleading advertisements had led customers to believe their Galaxy phones would be suitable for:. Use in, or exposure to, all types of water including, for example, oceans and swimming pools.
Samsung Australia subsequently denied warranty claims from customers for damage caused to phones by use in, or exposure to, liquid. The rating includes two numbers. The first demonstrates protection against solids such as dust, while the second indicates resistance to liquids, specifically water.
A phone that has a rating of IP68 has a solid object protection of 6 full protection from dust, dirt and sand and a liquid protection of 8 protected from immersion in water to a depth of more than one metre. Although, for the latter, manufacturers are responsible for defining the exact depth and time. While IP ratings indicate the water-repellent nature of phones, taking most phones for a swim will land you in deep trouble.
The salt content in oceans and swimming pools can corrode your device and cost you a hefty replacement. Our team of editors strives to be objective, unbiased, and honest.
Experts say that the rice method isn't actually safe or effective for your wet phone. By Kali Coleman December 11, Read This Next. How to Clean Your Headphone Jack Dust and dirt in that tiny port could be causing issues with your phone's sound.
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San Antonio, Texas-based DryBox has about 60 such sites in Texas and Florida that offer self-service vacuum drying for electronics. The items are placed in a chamber slightly smaller than a shoe box and then put under vacuum while being heated.
The lower the pressure, the lower the temperature at which water boils. The machine allows the water inside the phone to boil off at temperatures that can't damage the components, usually within about 30 minutes. The sooner a phone is dried out, the better chance it has of surviving a dunking unscathed, said DryBox president David Naumann.
In his experience, within 36 hours the chances for success are three out of four.
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