3 sufficient silica gel packets or commercial desiccants are also acceptable if rice is unavailable.
What can i do when my iphone dropped in water.
Dropped my phone in water tonight but did not switch off or remove sim card till 3 hours later as i didn t know i was to do this.
Avoid enriched rice as it leaves a lot of white residual powder.
Have done this now and am i too late as red light has come on and is there any way i can save data as i really need it.
Dropping an advanced piece of technology such as the iphone in water should be treated as an emergency.
However the iphone 7 8 and x are still only waterproof above a certain depth so if you drop your phone in a lake or in the ocean you could still have a major problem on your hands.
2 sufficient uncooked rice that can fill the bag.
When should i turn on my iphone.
Remove its sim card.
5 simple steps to fix water damaged iphone.
We have listed 8 best measures that one should immediately follow after when they have dropped iphone in water.
You can t go back in time and save your iphone from getting dropped in water but you can make an effort to prevent iphone liquid damage.
If you have to dry it off on your own please prepare the following items.
If you can t get hold of the silica gel sachets or any moisture absorbent substance quickly after you dropped iphone in water to keep the phone as dry as possible in the intervening period place your wet iphone in rice in a bag of uncooked rice.
There is a set procedure following such an incident which can help you prevent further water damage to the iphone.