Fix A Water Damaged Phone In 8 Steps!

1. Turn it off if, it isn’t already, and do so quickly.

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2. Remove protective casing and the sim and microSD cards.

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3. Open the back and remove the battery and both the cards.

 

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4. Use a cloth, sleeve or paper towel to dab your phone dry. Just soak up as much as possible.

 

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5. If the water damage is more extensive, you can use a vacuum to carefully suck out water stuck from the cracks that are harder to get at.

 

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6. Bury the phone in a ziplock bag full of uncooked rice. Rice is great for absorbing liquid and this is actually a common method for drying smartphones and tablets.

 

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7. Let your phone dry for a day or two. Do not be tempted to switch it on see if it still works.

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8. After a couple of days, you can remove the phone from the rice back, insert the battery into the phone and switch the phone on.

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