I've had several cell phones become wet and I became such an expert at breathing new life in to cell phones which had died due to becoming wet, all my family and friends would bring a wet phone to me if they had an accident with it. There's many scenarios which can put your phone out of commission both accidental and temporary loss of self control from annoyance with a call. Below I've detailed a scenario that brought most laughs from friends.

The incident:

The classic accidental drowning of the my cell phone came going to the toilet. Phone in my shirt pocket, I leaned forward to lift the seat and with a slide - plop!, my phone was glugging, sending bubbles to the surface as if trying to gasp for its last breath.

Water can have different degrees of damage but instead of instantly trying to use it or switch it on, I found I'd revive more phones if I instantly feared that the water damage was intense, and I'd take the phone through a full drying routine.

The recovery:

Obviously. retrieve your phone as quick as you can and turn it off it is hasn't already done so itself. You should place your cell phone straight into a towel, cloth or some form of absorbent material.

The treatment:

Remove as much of the casing as is possible including the battery and Sim card. Grab a hairdryer in preparation for the final attempt at removing dampness. With as much of the casing removed you should wrap the phone inners in kitchen paper and after the initial absorption of access water repeat this so you aren't holding wet paper to your phone. Now gently shake the phone. I find a downward flick of the wrist expels most water and dislodges more than a normal shake. Again repeat this with fresh paper. The next step is to use the hairdryer to dry the last remnants of water and damp that can't be reached any other way. Don't let your phone get too hot as this can damage it.

The final step:

Before putting it all back together be sure to dry all of the removable parts like the Sim, casing and battery. It is wise to have left your dismantled cell phone on a dry absorbent cloth/towel in a warm, dry place overnight. When you are sure everything is dry and correctly reassembled, before trying to switch it on plug in your charger as your battery power level may of been affected. Hopefully you will instantly see signs of it charging and everything is going to be OK.

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