How to Save a Water Damaged phone
Water damage is pretty much the worst thing that can happen to your phone. However: if you dropped your iPhone in the water, you may still be able to save it if you follow these easy steps.
Newer models are a lot more water-resistant than their predecessors, but the smallest drop of water could still turn your phone into a very expensive paperweight.
Here’s what to do in case your phone decides to go swimming:
Step 1
TURN IT OFF! If you are reading this on your phone, turn it off. The reason for this is that once water gets inside your phone, it may continue to move around until it creates a short circuit and fries an important component.
Step 2
IF you are comfortable doing this, open your phone. We don’t actually recommend you try this if you’ve never done it before, but if you are familiar with working on phones and have the right tools, this is the best thing to do. If you aren’t keen on the idea of potentially breaking your thousand-dollar phone, then skip to step 4.
If you managed to open your phone, carefully dry off any water with a paper towel. You don’t want to spread the liquid anymore than it already is.
Step 3
Let it dry. This may be boring, but let your phone dry out overnight. What about rice? Honestly, we haven’t seen any proof this works. The best option is opening your phone, drying up any liquid, and letting it air dry overnight.
Again, if you are nervous about opening your phone, take it to a professional that knows what they are doing.
Step 4
At this point, if you feel your phone is completely dried out, try turning it on. If nothing happens, or you are afraid to fry your motherboard, bring it to us as soon as possible.
We have trained technicians that know every single part of your phone by heart.
First, we will delicately take your phone completely apart.
Next, we will run the motherboard through our ultrasonic cleaner, which removes and prevents any corrosion.
Then we will reassemble everything and diagnose each part of your phone to ensure nothing else needs to be replaced.
When we finish with your phone, it will be dry, free of corrosion, and it will have the best possible chance at surviving the plunge.