Did your phone fall into the water?: DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SAVE IT.
Fixers How many times have you heard the famous put it in rice when a phone gets wet? Probably more than you think and possibly the worst idea to rescue a computer .
That is why we ventured to carry out a super investigation to tell you what if and what you should not do in this situation.
Because turning it on is a BAD IDEA
You dropped your phone in water, it turns off and the first thing you try to do is turn it on. No dude, don't do it: the only thing you would achieve would be to cause a short circuit and that would make the repair much more difficult.
Also don't try to use the hair dryer ( or there are some crazy people who put it in the oven) . It does not dry faster because of this, on the contrary you could cause two problems:
- That the drops of water that were left on the outside disperse and begin to enter the entire internal part of the phone.
- Excessive and excessive heat can damage some internal components or even melt some of the glue that binds the equipment.
The most common advice when your phone falls into the water is: put it in rice. And although rice can absorb part of the water that is outside your phone, the reality is that it will still be wet inside and even the rice itself could become embedded in a delicate area, get wet and adhere, causing terrible damage. in the team.
Tons what am I doing dude?
First things first: get it out of the water immediately. The speed factor plays an important role and you can possibly rescue it just by doing this. Once you take it out, the next thing to do is remove the cover and, if possible, remove the battery (although today this is almost impossible with the new phones on the market).
The next step is to dry it with a cloth until all possible moisture is removed. Try to clean everything well, check that the ports do not have water and if necessary, blow gently until you remove any possible drops that are inside. Do not forget to do it slowly and without much force, otherwise you would only get more water into the phone.
A very good idea and one that will serve better than rice is to put your cell phone in a tupperware container with anti-humidity or silica bags (if those white bags we didn't know what they were for until now) . And you must be very patient, because one night will not be enough to solve this, you will have to leave it for a couple of full days to be sure that the water has been completely eliminated.
All of these tips can be considered first aid . Although all these tips could help you, the recommended and most reliable thing to avoid damaging it is to take it to the technical service, since they have all the necessary tools to save your phone without any problem.
Of course, you will need to explain in great detail where it fell and what type of water you think had contact with your phone since even that will make a difference. It is not the same to get wet with drinking water than with sea water, the latter can be very corrosive to electronic devices .