Your Phone Fell In The Water?

Your phone fell in the water? Don't panic. Don't panic

      You may not know it, but there are solutions to save it and avoid the loss of your expensive data, the technology of smartphones is evolving at a fast pace and becoming more powerful but on the other hand, they are still fragile, their ultimate enemy is moisture.

     Summer is here, is by bad luck many smartphones and connected objects will end up in the water whether at the sea or the pool or even in our daily lives in the bathroom or kitchen, the risk of confronting them with water is omnipresent.

     And since it's not fatal to see your smartphone fall into the water, here are some tips on how to save your fallen phone.

          Gestures that save

     Never try to turn it on again after removing it from the water and avoid recharging it, this could cause short circuits, and if the phone is still on it should be turned off. If the battery is removable, remove the battery, SIM card, and memory card.

     Wipe it with a dry cloth and dry the device making sure that no more moisture gets inside the phone.

     Disassemble your phone for effective drying, but this poses two problems, on the one hand, the warranty will be immediately void, on the other hand opening a smartphone often requires special tools and know-how, do not worry there are other alternatives.

     
      After taking it out of the water avoiding to turn it on again by drying it with a towel, the convalescence period will begin, if the outside seems perfect, there is still water inside, the solution is to lock the phone in an airtight box with anti-humidity bags.

There is always a system D solution, totally immerse the device in raw RICE which will act as a dehumidifier, you have to let the phone rest for at least 24 hours, even 72 hours at best.

Pray and turn the phone back on.

          
      Never to do

     It is a bad idea to use a hairdryer to speed up the drying process. If the heat will allow the hair to evaporate more quickly, the blast may cause more water to enter the interior of the appliance but it may also damage the components with the heat.

     Wrap the appliance in a towel before putting it in the freezer, a crazy idea not to do this, the water inside freezes, once the ice melts you are back to the starting point.

     Well, no, smartphones don't dry in a microwave, it's even very dangerous.

          Tips to do

     Take precautions to prevent your phone from taking water in the future "better safe than sorry", for example, avoid putting it on the table when you have a meal, do not bring it with you to the bathroom, and if you're at the beach or pool think about measuring your smartphone in a waterproof plastic case? All precautions are good to protect your phone from water.