I just found my iPhone 5 in the washing machine. I dried it off and immediately put it in a container filled wth rice. I don't know if I can open it to take out battery or if I should do something else? Will the information on the phone be retreveable? I'm at a total loss!
iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.1
As Anthony said, the bag of rice was the best hope. Whatever you do don't try to turn it on as that is what would short out everything for good. There is a chance the rice will absorb the water, and once it is totally dried out you could give the power button a shot. If it went through a soapy wash and rinse, I would not be too optimistic, but there is a glimmer of hope.
You should listen to them ^^ but if you want, take out the sim card with a paper clip to relieve the pressure in the phone. Then, put it back in rice. This will help take out the water inside the phone.
Even if the phone does happen to turn on, I would most certainly not trust the device to be reliable. A washing machine is a harsh environment. Your best option is to replace the device with an out of warranty replacement from Apple.
Let it sit in the bag of rice for a few days (oh and you cant remove the battery).
You might get lucky and the phone will turn on. We will have to wait and see.
I would guess the combination of a wash cycle, water in profusion and washing detergent and softener
has totally trashed it
Apple genius bar will exchange for an Out of Warranty unit for $269
My iPhone went through the wash. HELP?
