These might help.
It can happen to any of us. You’re checking your phone in the bathroom but somehow, it manages to escape your clutches, and finds its way into a sink or, even worse, a toilet.
There’s nothing that’s more infuriating than seeing an expensive phone being damaged due to your own stupidity. But wait- there’s still a chance that it can be salvaged.
Before we tell you what’s the best thing to do, here’s what NOT to do.
Don’t turn your phone on.
Your natural instinct is probably to see if it still works by turning it on but this will ultimately cause more harm than good.
The damage may have already been done but turning your phone on will most likely cause the circuits to blow, due to the moisture, as your phone might short circuit and become irretrievable.
Don’t use heat
Another natural instinct is to expose your phone to a direct blast of heat from a hair or hand dryer.
This is a big mistake because it will probably just fry those freshly soaked circuits and chips.
Don’t fret though because help is at hand with these three tips.
1) Use a bag of uncooked rice
You might have heard this one before, but it can be incredibly helpful.
Placing your phone in a bag of uncooked rice is very effective when it comes to absorbing any moisture that’s inside the casing.
Just be careful that you don’t get rice lodged in any of your phone’s cracks and crevices.
2) Silica gel
Do you know those small sachets that come in the box when you buy a new pair of runners? Well these small packets might also be able to serve a much more valuable purpose if your phone is in dire and watery straits.
As with the rice, you should leave your phone in a container filled with this silica gel stuff for approximately 48 hours and keep your fingers crossed.
3) An Evap pouch
This is a method that’s unknown to us at JOE but this product claims that its ‘moisture absorbing qualities’ are 700% more effective than rice. A big claim.
If you do go down this route, after putting your phone in this pouch, wait for six-to-24 hours.
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