What to do if a smartphone falls into water?
Your favorite smartphone is your closest companion in the digital world. He is always there, helping you with all your communication, entertainment and work needs.
What to do if a smartphone falls into water?
Your favorite smartphone is your closest companion in the digital world. He is always there, helping you with all your communication, entertainment and work needs. But what to do if he suddenly found himself in water or another liquid got on him? Dropping a smartphone into water is one of the problems that customers often turn to us for. This is an unpleasant situation, but the fate of your device depends on your further actions. In this article, we will share with you important steps that should be taken to keep the gadget working and avoid corrosion after getting liquid.
1. Disconnect the smartphone from the power source
Before removing the smartphone from the water, it is important to make sure that it is disconnected from any power source. This can prevent short circuits and damage to electronics.
2. Turn off the smartphone and remove the battery
If your smartphone has a removable battery, remove it as soon as possible. This can help prevent short circuits and damage to the device's internal components. We also remove the cover so that nothing prevents moisture from evaporating.
3. Remove excess water and remove SIM card and memory card
After you have removed the battery (if possible), carefully remove excess water from the smartphone. It is also important to remove the SIM card and memory card to prevent damage. We wipe all available surfaces with a dry cotton napkin.
4. Do not turn on the smartphone again
This is very important: do not try to turn on the smartphone again after it has fallen into water. This can cause a short circuit and damage the electronics. Instead, contact a specialist service center as soon as possible for professional diagnosis and repair.
5. Contact the professionals
The most reliable and safe way to save your device will be to contact professional experts. They have the knowledge and equipment to effectively remove moisture and carry out repairs to get your smartphone back to working order.
6. Avoid self-repair
Trying to repair it yourself may cause further damage to your smartphone. Bad advice or wrong actions can cause more serious problems than the initial water ingress. Therefore, it is better to prevent further damage and contact specialists.
How to dry the phone before contacting the service center
The further functionality of a phone that has fallen into water depends on how quickly you contact the service. If it is not possible to immediately contact specialists, try to dry it. Consider that the safest natural drying, without the use of foreign materials and equipment. Among the ways:
- Put the phone on a flat, dry surface and take the smartphone to a service center as soon as possible without trying to turn it on.
- Leave the smartphone in a room with good air conditioning. You can turn on the air conditioner to supply cold air.
- Remove excess water from the outside with napkins.
What not to do with a drowned smartphone:
- Do not dry the phone with an external heat source or compressed air. Even cold air from the device damages the microcircuits, and hot air generally melts the internal components and permanently disables them. Likewise, you can't put the phone in the freezer, trying to freeze the water inside.
- Do not insert foreign objects such as a cotton swab or paper towel into the connector.
- The Internet often talks about using rice and silica gel to dry the phone. For the device itself, this option is ineffective, and in some cases even harmful. Small particles of rice can damage your gadget.
What to do if a phone with a non-removable battery has fallen into water?
If a phone with a non-removable battery has fallen into water, it will be much more difficult to thoroughly dry it, so it is better to contact the service as soon as possible.
On your own, you can only remove the cards and, holding the gadget vertically, — with the connectors down — shake it slightly so that the drops flow through the holes for connecting headphones and the charger. This will reduce the risks of a short circuit from getting liquid deep into the smartphone.
However, it is important to understand that at home, without disassembling the case, it is almost impossible to achieve complete drying of the smartphone, and corrosion will begin to develop in any case. The only question is how serious it will be and what will happen to the phone. The "sinker" may begin to show problems and breakdowns after a few months or six months.
All of us can find ourselves in situations where our smartphones accidentally fall into water. It's important to act fast and smart to save your device and avoid further problems. Appeal to professionals in specialized