So i was basically doing something with water, but i dropped my iphone xr, so i got out as quickly as I can. My phone 30 minutes later was almost dead, so I went to charge it, but it wouldn’t charge. So my phone is now dead and I have no idea what to do. Im broke, and dont have money for a new iphone.
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No no no no no no! It has been emphasized to NOT put your iPhone in rice!
Instead, what you should do, is lean your iPhone against a wall, charging port down, and have a fan blow air on it, at a low speed. This is the most effective and safest way of drying out a submerged-in-water iPhone.
Rice tends to get stuck in the ports, and there it stays, clogging the ports, and causing even more damage and heartache.
Get a ziplock bag and fill it half way with rice. Make sure your phone is totally enclosed by the rice and let it be for about 24 hours. The rice will soak all the moisture out of it if you allow it to stay in it long enough. It totally works. And it will not have any issues that’s only if you give it time to work.
Lay this in a plate full rice for a few hours
This is the worst thing that you can do for a phone that has been under water.
Tiny rice particles that cannot even be seen get into the ports and small opening and then expand, clogging things up.
Keep the rice in the pantry. If you want to place the phone on a paper towel, do so without the rice. It would be better if you leaned the phone at about a 45 degree angle with the ports at the bottom so moisture can drain, rather than let moisture sit with the phone level.
I think the important thing to understand is that, even if you are successful in getting any liquid that has entered into your phone out, there is a significant chance (especially with bathwater) that there will be conductive residue that will remain inside the phone. Powering up the phone, at this point, can potentially cause more harm ... or worse, because it has a lithium battery, could cause a fire.
Is it really worth it for you NOT to just take it your local Apple Store to have it evaluated? Yes, chances are they will not make any repairs and only offer you the opportunity to get another phone. Of course, that's your choice, but at least, you now know what the potential harm could be should you want to continue to use this phone.
H1290 Said:
"No no no no no no! It has been emphasized to NOT put your iPhone in rice!"
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Edit:
Lay it ATOP a plate of rice, with a paper towel beneath the iPhone.
penny_hi Said:
"I dropped my phone into my bathtub, and it died. What should I do?"
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Extracting Water from an iPhone:
Lay this in a plate full rice for a few hours. No Success? Take this to a retailer, asking them if they have a machine for this. Retailers have these machines.
No. It doesn't help. What did help was putting it down and not touching it for an extended period of time, giving the liquid a chance to evaporate. The rice had absolutely nothing to do with it. Rice is a terrible desiccant.
And whatever you do, DO NOT enclose the iPhone in rice!!!
If you must use rice, and care not for plugged ports that block the moisture from coming out, lay the iPhone on top, (just like TheLittles described above.) But don’t enclose it!
I don’t see any harm in it. If another user does, please correct me.
Be thankful if it charges at all. If a cable doesn’t work, try wireless charging.
If you notice anything unusual, have your iPhone checked out:
But consider Limnos’ advice too:
”…since this was a 6s and fast becoming outdated you may consider this to be an indicator it is time to go shopping for a newer model.”
Please see his/her post above for more details. 👆
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You may need this to get your iPhone running again: If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen - Apple Support
TheLittles wrote:
Extracting Water from an iPhone:
Lay this in a plate full rice for a few hours.
No! This is an Internet myth. Using rice will only increase the potential for damage as it can introduce foreign debris into the phone's port(s). It will do nothing to remove any liquid that has now entered into the phone itself.
the rice will not block the port. The objective is to get the moisture out. This crazy. My port was never affected. If that’s the case connect the charging cord but do not plug it up. This will still allow for the rice to pull out the moisture while protecting the port. It’ll still do more good than harm for mechanical reasons.
Does it matter? The point was I got a solution that actually worked. I offered it as a possible solution and because of my experience. There are many things that have been researched and some that have not. This is something that deserves the research. It has helped every time to everyone I’ve offered this advice to and some live by it. When all else failed this worked for them so either take it or leave it. It’s just another possible solution until otherwise researched and proven by those means. That’s your opinion or maybe your experience. If there’s nothing to absorb the moisture you will have a problem period. Because some part you nothing about will absorb it and it will possibly damage it. That’s what the rice prevents by absorbing the moisture so that it doesn’t affect the operation of something else.
I'll add that since this was a 6s and fast becoming outdated you may consider this to be an indicator it is time to go shopping for a newer model.
click here to Compare Models --> iPhone - Compare Models - Apple
That’s not true it does help. Whatever you did wasn’t the correct way or you’re just throwing out an opinion. I’ve used it and have helped other ppl. It’s has corrected the led inside screen lines and everything so I can only say what I’ve experienced. My phone had no problems after that. Ever.
I dropped my phone into my bathtub, and it died. What should I do?
