Give the phone at least 48 hours to dry. Longer if you can.
Your phones warranty probably doesnt cover water damage.
How long to put phone in rice after water.
The rice burying advice time varied between five hours and three days.
Even if a wet cellphone seems dead theres a good chance it can be resuscitated.
Water doesnt damage your phone the combination of electricity and water does the damage.
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Avoid jostling or shaking the phone when its wet.
I buried the iphone in the rice closed the bag and wondered if there is a prayer one can say for healing an injured cell phone.
After all if rice could suck the water vapor out of your wet phone then it would also suck it out of the air while it sat in your kitchen and that bag of rice would be a sodden lump.
The current from an active phone mixed with water will very quickly cause corrosion ben told me hes seen this happen in as little as 25 minutes.
Even if a wet cellphone seems dead theres a good chance it can be resuscitated as long as you act fast.
Regular dry rice aka the kind you have to cook for upwards of 40 minutes is less absorbent than instant so break out that minute rice if you have it.
Why you shouldnt put it in rice.
This is a diy moment.
If youve dropped your phone in water and are reading this in a hurry skip down.
After about 24 hours balance the phone upright and tilt it so the usb port aims down to make sure any remaining moisture drains downward and out of the phone.
I opted for 12 hours realizing that i wouldnt be able to stand the suspense overnight.
Weve got all the steps you need.
Dry it off with a paper towel.
Drop your phone in water.
This should absorb the water on the surface leaving only the water that has gotten inside the phone.
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