Phone Water Damage: If your phone gets wet in the rain, avoid making these mistakes, or it could get damaged..

Smartphone Water Damage: During the monsoon, our smartphones often get wet from raindrops or accidental drops into water. In such situations, a little haste or a wrong move can ruin your expensive phone. People often make mistakes like placing a wet phone in a container of rice or using a hair dryer to dry it; these actions can cause further damage to the device instead of fixing it. Let’s look at safe ways to save a wet phone.

The First and Most Important Step
If your phone has gotten wet in the rain, switch it off immediately without wasting a single moment.

If the phone is already turned off, do not make the mistake of switching it on to check if it is working.

Reason: When an electric current flows through wet electronic components and circuits, the risk of a short circuit increases. This can completely fry the phone's IC and motherboard.

What to Do After Switching Off the Phone?

Now that you have switched off the phone, follow the steps below for recovery.

Remove Covers and Accessories: Immediately remove the smartphone's back cover, protective case, and any screen guard or tempered glass that may have come loose. This allows trapped moisture to escape.

Remove SIM, Memory Card, and Battery: Use a SIM ejector tool to remove the SIM tray and take out the SIM card and microSD card. If you have an older-generation phone with a removable battery, take the battery out immediately.

Dry the Exterior: Gently pat and wipe the phone's screen, body, and corners using a clean, dry, soft cotton cloth or tissue paper.
Tap with the Port Facing Down: Hold the phone upright with the charging port facing downwards and gently tap it with your hand. Doing this will help expel any excess water trapped in the ports and speaker grilles.

What should you absolutely avoid doing?

If your phone has gotten wet in the rain, make sure to avoid these mistakes:
1. Do not plug it into a charger immediately: Do not connect the phone to a charging cable just to check if it is working. Passing an electric current through a wet charging port can cause an internal spark and fry the phone's charging system.

2. Do not use a hair dryer: People often fall for myths in such situations; avoid this and do not use a hair dryer. The intense heat from the dryer can melt the phone's delicate internal plastic components. Furthermore, the high-pressure airflow from the dryer can push water droplets deeper into the phone instead of expelling them.

3. Do not place it in a container of uncooked rice: You may come across many videos on social media suggesting that you place a wet phone in uncooked rice. However, experts state that putting a wet smartphone in a container of rice is a common but completely incorrect practice. Apple and tech experts worldwide clearly maintain that fine rice particles, dust, and starch can enter the charging port, headphone jack, and speaker grilles, causing permanent blockages and further damaging the device.

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