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Introducing the iPad Pro with Apple M4 chip, the redesigned iPad Air in two sizes, and the all‑new Apple Pencil Pro. Watch the event >
Introducing the iPad Pro with Apple M4 chip, the redesigned iPad Air in two sizes, and the all‑new Apple Pencil Pro. Watch the event >
My iPad headphone jack got water in it and now it’s stuck in headphone mode. AirPods still work and wired headphones do too but it’s still stuck in headphone mode without either connected. I tried putting it in rice for 24 hours but it didn’t help. I also tried cleaning the headphone jack with a q-tip afterwards but it didn’t work either. Do I need to replace the whole headphone jack or is there a way to fix it?
Never use rice to dry-out waterlogged electronics. Rice dust will get into your iPad - and when it becomes wet, will become sticky and cause even more issues, including internal mould.
If you must use a desiccant to remove moisture, use porous silica-gel pouches - placing both the pouches and the item to be dried in a sealed container.
Water and electronics do not make happy bedfellows. Your iPad is not designed to be water resistant. While it may survive being splashed with water if immediately dried, it will almost certainly suffer irreparable damage if allowed to get wet or is submerged.
You would be best advised to take your iPad along to the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to assess your iPad:
Never mind, it just fixed itself lol.
Waterlogged headphone jack
