{"id":34723,"date":"2019-03-28T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T01:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=34723"},"modified":"2019-03-28T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T01:50:34","slug":"how-to-save-a-water-damaged-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2019\/03\/28\/how-to-save-a-water-damaged-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save a water damaged iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you dropped your iPhone in the bath?\u00a0 Put it in the washing machine?\u00a0 Dropped it in a stream?\u00a0 No matter why your iPhone has received water damage, don\u2019t panic.\u00a0 There are things that you can do to not only recover your data, but potentially fix your phone as well.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep reading for some of the more common solutions.<\/p>\n

1. Don\u2019t Turn It On<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your iPhone has suffered water damage, it likely turned itself off.\u00a0 Whatever you do, don\u2019t attempt to turn it back on.\u00a0 If the water has reached the interior of the device, attempting to switch it back on could cause more harm than good.<\/p>\n

2. Remove the SIM Card<\/strong><\/p>\n

After ensuring the device is switched off, the next step is to remove the SIM card.\u00a0 Even if you are unable to save your device, you may still be able to recover the data on your SIM with the help of a company like Secure Data Recovery<\/a>.\u00a0 Once the SIM card has been removed, place it somewhere safe to air dry and leave the SIM card slot open to allow air to reach the inside of your phone.<\/p>\n

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3. Wipe the Exterior<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking a cotton cloth or some tissue paper, wipe the exterior of your phone until the cloth or paper comes away dry.\u00a0 If you currently have a case protecting your phone, remove this as well and throw it away.\u00a0 To minimize the amount of damage, make sure to use slow, gentle movements when wiping your phone and don\u2019t apply too much pressure.<\/p>\n

4. Leave It in a Warm, Dry Place<\/strong><\/p>\n

After taking the steps above, the next thing you\u2019ll want to do is leave your phone in a warm, dry place.\u00a0 This could be somewhere like the airing cupboard, on top of a desktop computer or large television, or in a window that sees a lot of sun.\u00a0 The aim here is for the heat to evaporate the water inside the phone.\u00a0 You could also consider surrounding your phone with silica gel packets<\/a>.\u00a0 Electronic items usually come with these packed inside, but you can also buy them from most tech stores.<\/p>\n

5. Consider Using Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n

You may have heard about using rice<\/a> to dry electronic items and the jury is still out on how well this method works.\u00a0 That said, it\u2019s still worth a try.\u00a0 If your phone still feels wet, you can place it inside a bag of clean, uncooked rice, which should further help to remove the moisture.\u00a0 Ensure you leave it there for at least a day before removing it, and clear it of any rice that has got lodged inside.<\/p>\n

6. Dismantle It<\/strong><\/p>\n

If, after trying the methods above, your phone still won\u2019t turn on, your last option is to carefully dismantle it.\u00a0 This should give it some further air and dry the interior fully.\u00a0 After a few hours, you can re-assemble it and try to turn it back on.<\/p>\n

If the steps above don\u2019t manage to save your phone, hopefully you will still be able to retrieve the data from your SIM card. \u00a0All being well, if you follow the steps carefully and practice patience, you will be able to use it like normal.<\/p>\n\n\n

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All being well, if you follow the steps carefully and practice patience, you will be able to use it like normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,26],"tags":[3023,306,96],"class_list":["post-34723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-opinions","tag-gadget","tag-iphone","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}