I Dropped My Phone In Water, What Do I Do? 6 Things You Should Do Until You Send It For Repair

Dropping your mobile phone in water could be pretty bad and can switch off the mood for the rest of the day, right? Imagine this… you woke up in a good mood and decided to pamper yourself for the day; you went to the kitchen to cook a tasty meal for yourself. What is the first thing that comes to mind? Yes, open YouTube to find a meal to make with the ingredients you have in the fridge. You are following the instructions on the YouTube video, you start by washing your vegetables; when all of a sudden, your phone dives headfirst in the sink! Now, you might think it’s game over; but don't worry, we got your back! But first let us see, what could happen to your mobile phone if it dropped in water?! After a couple minutes of panic thinking your phone won't work anymore, you start to think more rationally and the fear starts to grip you!

Is my phone going to explode now that it’s full of water?

The damage that the water can cause to your mobile phone could be pretty bad, but to answer your question it will not explode. Your phone can explode only through using faulty chargers and batteries and other causes that don’t include dropping in water. However, let’s see how water can affect your mobile phone? Mobile phones have many openings that allow water to sneak through them, these openings include the headphone jack, speakers, microphone, and charging port. Nowadays, mobile phones are built to endure water for a very limited time. If your mobile phone dropped in water and you picked it up immediately, your mobile may be still working, but you will deal with stuffy microphones and speakers. However, if you didn’t catch your mobile and it stayed in the water for a while you will probably be dealing with a dead mobile phone. The water can cause internal damage to your mobile, ruin your display and touchscreen, and ruin the charging port. And it can get even worse, the mobile could be dead and that’s when the panic starts!

Which mobile phone components get damaged by water?

The SIM and SD card slots, headphone jacks, charging ports, and microphone holes, screen, RAM, camera, processor, speaker, microphone, battery, transistors, and other electronic components. However, speaking of “main components” the water might not damage the motherboard, this can take a while to be damaged, but if it got damaged at the beginning the rest of components will do as well, as all these components are connected to the motherboard; that means all of the components will be in trouble too!

So, what do you do if your phone was dropped in water?

Follow these easy steps to save your mobile:

1. Switch your mobile phone off

The first safest thing you can do to your mobile when it falls in water is to turn it off.

2. Take off any accessories

In this step you are required to take off any accessories on your mobile phone, for example, the covers so that you can see where the water went.

3. Let it dry out

After you turn off your mobile phone, don’t touch it let it dry for at least 24 hours! Your mobile phone components are probably now soaked in water, so leave it to dry. You may be looking for rice to help absorb the water but keep reading and we will tell you why you should not use it!

4. Wipe off the liquid residue

You switched off the mobile, left it to dry, what to do next? Pick up a dry towel and start to wipe off all the visible liquid residue. In this step you might think that you are only begging your mobile to work by wiping off any liquid on it, but this is one of the effective ways to save your mobile from not getting ruined completely.

5. Switch it on again

Turn on your mobile phone again to see if it is working or not, try out the touchscreen and the camera for instance to see if these things are working or not.

6. Bring it to the repair shop

Here comes our role! Even if your mobile phone is working after you switched on, you are probably still required to get it checked. And it is time to bring it to us so we can take care of your mobile with technical and professional hands.

Now that you know what to do, here's what not to do if your phone gets soaked in water!

We hear myths and a lot of wrong information on how to deal with your phone when it falls in water. One of these myths is to put the mobile in rice! We know that rice will suck the water out of your mobile but it could make it worse. It may insert small grains of rice onto your mobile’s holes; so, it is not the safest option to go for. Moreover, another misfortune and wrong information is to use the hair dryer. This is completely wrong as hair dryers will not dry out the water but it could lead the water to go somewhere else in the mobile. Also, don’t ever shake your phone, it won’t lead you to anything other than ruining your mobile more! Finally, we hope you don’t experience this misfortune; however, if you do follow these steps and come to Phone Repair & More and your mobile will be in good hands.