What to do if your cell phone falls into water

Don't try to turn it back on, and don't shake it. Hold it upright and rely on a bowl of rice.

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How to dry a cell phone that has fallen into water
It can happen at any time. A moment of distraction, a bad position, an unexpected shot, and your cellular It ends up in the water. Don't be discouraged and don't waste it. You still have a good chance of getting it back, if you follow the advice we offer in this article. It happens often, and sometimes it causes desperate reactions: the cellular A phone that ends up in water is a disaster. Aside from the damage to the device, there's your phonebook, memory, apps, photos and images, and various memories: all of this stuff is at risk of being lost. But don't lose heart; stay calm. With a little skill, you can still save your phone: the accidental death rate for devices dropped in water is 11 percent, so don't despair.

The typical scenario is a cell phone slipping out of our hand and falling into the toilet, sink, or bidet, or getting soaked after a rainstorm. We're still lucky, because it's still fresh water . The greatest danger to our cell phone's circuitry is salt, which corrodes them. The freshwater/saltwater ratio is crucial to a successful rescue, as is the time factor : the less the cell phone is exposed to water and the substances dissolved in it, the greater the likelihood that the damage will not be so serious.

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And while the procedure to save your smartphone isn't guaranteed to be successful, there are things you should definitely avoid: for example, never shake your phone , contrary to your instincts, or tap it, much less blow on it. These actions could push the water even deeper, and certainly compromise its functionality.

Again, we don't press any buttons or try to turn it on if it turns off when it comes into contact with water.

Further precautions include always holding a wet phone upright, turning it off, and removing everything removable: battery, SD card, case, and so on.

Cell phones, or smartphones , that fall into water are one of the leading causes of death among these devices. They account for 11 percent of all devices sold each year : a huge waste of items that we often pay a fortune for. And the strange thing is that cell phones don't fall into water just during the summer, when we're at the beach, but also at home, in a sink or toilet. Hence the first thing to do: avoid keeping your cell phone within reach when you come into contact with flowing water.

Here are ten steps to try to limit the damage caused by a wet smartphone:

  • Remove your phone from the water as quickly as possible. Seconds, not minutes, are precious, and a delay can be decisive.
  • Turn it off, and don't make the mistake of immediately trying to turn it back on: just pressing the buttons could be enough to move the liquid into the circuitry. And that would be the end.
  • Immediately remove the charger, case, SIM card, and SD card. Separate anything that can be dried separately from the device, following specific procedures. SIM cards, for example, can survive water but certainly not excessive heat.
  • Never use an oven to dry your cell phone, or even its parts: neither an electric nor a microwave oven. The heat can warp the circuit boards and entire internal parts of the phone.
  • Don't use a hair dryer, which can cause further damage by pushing water inside the phone.
  • Try to suck out the liquid, obviously without ever swallowing it.
  • Dry as gently as possible, using a cotton cloth or absorbent paper.
  • Leave it to dry, without turning it on, for at least 24 hours in summer and 48-72 hours in winter.
  • Place the various parts in a small bowl containing dry rice or silica gel, the kind found in sachets in shoe boxes. One night will be enough.
  • Reassemble your phone, including battery and cards, charge it, and then turn it back on.

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One final consideration: sometimes your device may fool you into thinking it works again, only to shut down completely. So plan ahead and make a backup as soon as you turn it back on.

You won't believe it, but among the places where cell phones most often end up, getting wet in a very risky way, there are the water and sinkThis statistic is probably influenced by the fact that we're hunched over in the bathroom and don't have our cell phones properly protected in a case. Again, before proceeding with the drying process we mentioned above, there are three things you shouldn't do and three things you should do. Three things not to do: shake or tap the cell phone, press a button, turn it on if it was off. Three things to doTurn it off, place it upright, and remove everything you can, from the case to the battery. Now you can proceed with the drying process.

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