Nobody is exempt from suffering a mishap with water damage on our mobile phone. That is why it is always interesting to know what alternatives we have when the phone has been wet and still has some humidity. There is nothing miraculous, and it all depends on how wet it has been. But in this way you will help reduce the humidity in the mobile .
Many mobiles specify that they are waterproof, but they are to a certain extent, because they are not able to withstand any type of immersion. In addition, over time the phones lose certain properties that can deteriorate their reactions to water , and allow it to go against what one might think.
Fresh or salt water?
In the first case it is more likely that the mobile can recover, but in the second, if we fall in the water of the beach, it is almost certain that its internal oxidation will be immediate, so in those cases it may be advisable re-immerse it in tap water for a moment so that all possible salinity is eliminated. Once we have chosen to do this at first, we have other alternatives to eliminate moisture.
The most useful, rice
The rice method is somewhat proven and simple to carry out. If your phone gets wet it is best to bury it in rice and leave it for a couple of days that the absorption power of this eliminates almost all possible moisture. There are other alternatives such as oats that can also absorb moisture well.
Of course, good advice when it comes to “dipping” it in rice is to try to partially disassemble the phone , whatever is possible. In this way, for example, without the case you can better remove moisture from the internal components of the phone. Of course, it is true that today there are very few mobiles that allow us to disassemble them with the tools we have at hand at home.
Alcohol
The alcohol that we normally keep in the home kit for any eventual accident is a good friend of electronics. First, because all the water it finds in its path can be easily absorbed, and because it is also an ideal element to clean the electronic circuitry of the telephone. Of course, unlike rice, just dip it for a minute or two, nothing more. If so, it should be a complementary process, before introducing it into rice.
Water in the speakers? use an app
These apps are already veterans of mobile stores, and in the case of Android we can access some such as the Eject water – Repair the speaker that emits sound at different frequencies, so that with the vibration of the speaker you can expel the water. In the case of the iPhone you can also opt for the Sonic app , which allows us to expel the water from the speakers in the same way.
Of course, remember that water damage is not covered by the manufacturer’s guarantees , so if you expect to take it to the technical service you should know that they will charge you for the repair, even if it is under warranty.
