How To Fix A Water Damaged Phone In Simple Steps

Hi Guys, In today's article, I want to mention the first steps you take to help you save your phone from possible damages that arise from water harm. It may be early to recover your phone or too late depending on on long it stayed in the water and what you did after the accident.

There is possibility of fixing a phone that was removed from the water immediately the moment it fall into the water. I cannot guarantee that below steps will help save the phone from technical damage but it may be of a great help ensuring the water doesn't cause more damages and eventually get back to it is normal status after below steps. When you immediately remove the phone from the water, the follow steps should follow:

Step 1. Turn off the phone, if it isn't already and hold it upright.

Step 2. Remove any protective casing and, if your phone has them, remove your SIM and Micro SD cards from their slots.

Step 3. Open up the back and remove the battery, SIM card(s) and Micro SD card if you are able to (not that this won't be possible with all the models).

Step 4. Use a cloth, sleeve or paper towel to dab your phone dry. Avoid spreading the liquid around, because that could push it into more of the phone's openings.
Just soak up as much as possible

Step 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.
Make sure any small parts, such as microSD card, SIM card, or battery, are out of the way before attempting this.

Step 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.
You can also buy dedicated phone drying pouches, which are worth having at home if you are the clumsy type.
If you don't have one at home, don't bother going out to buy one. Indeed, time is of essence, so get your phone into rice as soon as possible

Step 7. Let your phone dry for a day or two. Do not be tempted to switch it on to see if it still works. Put your SIM card in an old phone, or ask a friend or family if they have a spare that you can borrow.

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

Step 9. If your phone does not turn, try charging it. If it doesn't charge, the battery may be damaged. You could try a replacement battery, or consider taking your phone to a repair shop to be checked by a professional.

Step 10. If your phone has turned on and it is running as it should, you should still keep a close eye on it for the next few days, to see if you notice anything out of the ordinary.
Play some audio file to check the speakers and ensure the touch screen still responds as it should.

What Not To Do

• Do not turn it on
• Do not press any buttons or keys
• Do not shake, tap or bang the phone
• Do not blow on it. This could send water into other internal parts of the phone that it hadn't already reached, causing more damage in the process.
• Do not heat it up (that includes using a blow dryer or microwaving it).

Hope this article was helpful to you. Please feel free to make a comment and thank you for visiting my blog.