What to Do When Your Mobile Phone Falls Into Water or Any Liquid

 In this post am going to be listing out the step-by-step guide and process for saving your phone from water damage. 

Sometimes in life we are faced with unwanted circumstances and situations however, there are remedies for some situations. Water damage is one of the most popular problem among smartphones user. Although some smartphones have a good IP rating and some very low. 

What is IP Rating or IP Code?
An IP (Ingress Protection Code) is a code that classifies the extent of a phone's protection provided by the Phone's enclosure. They are rating for electrical equipment with range up to 72.5 Kv.
Read more about IP here
IP rating of IP65, IP66 and IP67 are considered as a water proof.

This post is categorized into two classes which are:

• What to do when your phone falls into water or any liquid for Mobile devices with removable  and non-removable battery
• How to save your phone from damage by burying it inside rice

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What to Do When Your Mobile Phone Falls Into Water or Any Liquid

Step#0: Take it out of water/liquid as soon as possible. However, if this situation occurs when you're charging the phone never insert your hand into the liquid or water or you suffer the risk of electrocution. Gently disconnect the charger from the wall socket and take the phone out of the water as quickly as possible.

Step#1: Quickly turn off the phone! Believe me this is the best thing you can do for your phone at that moment, because when you don't turn it off, you risk your phone operating at a very harmful condition. This will further deteriorate your phone's condition.

Step#2: Quickly remove the device's battery if you can. You can also remove your SIM card and TF card if you have any. Also make sure you remove any external accessories e.g headphones, earphones.... if plugged. This is a great measure to exposing the phone to dryness. You can clean the mobile device with a soft or smooth dry clean towel gently.

NB: When cleaning your mobile device don't attempt to shake the device violently or vigorously. This is a good measure to prevent and avoid the liquid getting deeper into the Phone's motherboard or control panel which may cause further harm to the phone.

Step#3 (Optional): You can also use the vacuum cleaner to suck and eliminate water in the inner parts of the phone. Make sure you don't get too close to the phone when cleaning with a vacuum cleaner because a vacuum cleaner is capable of producing static electricity/current which is very harmful to your phone especially at that point in time. Vacuum

Step#4: Since the battery is removed, you can dry the mobile device in a sunny area but not directly under sunlight! This practice is done so as to completely eliminate the remaining water hidden in the phone.

Step#5: After several hours or at least 48 hours of drying depending on your weather or atmosphere, you can couple your phone and turn it on. If it doesn't work then try charging the phone without the battery. If it displays charging and it works normal, you might consider changing your battery. But if it doesn't work at all you might also consider carrying it out for repair.

How to save your phone from damage by burying it inside rice

This feature of In-built battery is mostly for latest Android phones so I'll advise, if you're using a phone with In-built battery you can use this method.

You might be wondering "How does rice have anything to do with my phone?"
Actually, It's in the nature of rice to absorb moisture from any object placed in it 

Why should you follow this method? You might ask.
In-built battery users are advisable to use this method 

• Since there is no means of removing the battery.
• Since you can't afford to put your phone out in a hot condition. You know your battery detest heat a lot. 
• Your climate condition may not give you the necessary heat to dry your phone.

How to Use the Rice Method

• Step#1: Get a good size of bowl big enough to contain like "five" of your mobile phones
• Step#2: Fill the bowl to the brim with Uncooked rice
• Step#3: Bury your phone with the rice
•  Step#4: You can place the bowl in a warm room to aid the process
• Step#5: After 2-3 days you can remove the phone and turn it on

And if the problem persist you can visit a phone professional for repairs.

Safety Measure and Precautions You Can take when Handling this Case

1. Remove the phone as quickly as possible
2. Don't operate the the mobile phone
3. Do not press any of the keys or button
4. Never turn the phone on rather, turn it off
5. Don't shake the phone
6. Clean the phone with a smooth dry clean towel
7. Don't blow air into it with your mouth
8. Don't dry the phone in direct sunlight

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