Did you accidentally drop your phone into water? If you did, then you need to act fast to save your phone from water damage. Follow our tips below to dry out your phone (the Right Way!) and save your device.
我们的手机是一种昂贵的电子产品，是我们生活中必不可少的一部分。它不仅包含照片、视频和文本形式的珍贵回忆，还包含您不能丢失的重要工作相关文件。因此，我们始终努力确保手机安全。然而，即使小心谨慎，意外还是会发生。每个人一生中一定至少丢过一次珍贵的手机。然后有些情况下您的手机被盗，或者您不小心放错了位置。万一发生事故，我们唯一希望的是损坏最小并且可以恢复或检索设备（以防被盗或丢失）。大多数时候，时机至关重要。你行动得越快，永久性损害的机会就越少。
如何保护您的手机免受水损坏(How to save your phone from water damage)
在本文中，我们将讨论这样一种常见的事故，它每年都会夺去许多智能手机的生命，那就是水损坏。人们经常将手机掉入水中。有时在室外游泳池，有时在厕所。夏季的几个月通常会见证手机被水损坏的情况有所增加。人们涌向游泳池和户外派对，最终有人或其他人将手机掉入水中。在本文中，我们将讨论各种方法来保护您的手机免受水损坏。
为什么手机掉水里这么危险？(Why is dropping the phone in the water so dangerous?)
智能手机是复杂的电子设备，里面有很多电路和微芯片，尽管水对我们来说很好，但它与电子电路和组件完全相反。当您将手机掉入水中时，它会迅速通过设备上的许多端口和开口进入内部。尽管一些高端智能手机具有防水或防水功能，但另一些则不然。水(Water)很容易到达内部并导致短路，从而炸毁系统。由于这个原因，除非您有防水手机，否则您希望设备远离水。
可以采取哪些预防措施来避免水害？(What kind of Precautions can one take to Avoid Water Damage?)
好吧，最好的办法是将手机远离可能会受到水损坏的地方。上厕所时把手机放在一边，像过去一样阅读杂志，在跳入游泳池之前将手机存放在安全、干燥的地方。您可以做的下一件事是为您的手机投资防水袋或防水硅胶套。这样，您的设备即使掉入水中也能保持干燥。
如前所述，有一些昂贵的智能手机是完全防水的，慢慢地，它会逐渐成为新常态。随着时间的推移，即使是经济型智能手机也会变得防水。在此之前，您需要确保您的设备不与水接触。但是，如果您负担得起，那就选择防水设备，再也不用担心水损坏了。
在水损坏的情况下不能做什么？(What not to do in the case of Water Damage?)
在水损坏的情况下，时间至关重要，因此当您将手机掉入水中时，不要坐下来思考刚刚发生的事情。快速行动(Act)，尽快将手机从水中拉出。它在水中停留的时间越长，永久性损坏的可能性就越大。因此，即使您的手机掉进马桶，也不要犹豫，把手伸进去取回，如果您以后想使用那部手机。除此之外，这里列出了您必须避免做的事情。
- 如果手机关机，请不要开机。
- 不要尝试将其插入并尝试充电。
- 避免按任何键。
- 摇晃、敲击或敲打手机都没有好处，因此请不要这样做。
- 尝试吹气以将水排出可能会产生相反的效果。它可以将水进一步送入内部，并与到目前为止已经干燥的组件接触。
- 同样，吹风机也会产生不利影响，因为水可能会到达内部电路并永久损坏它们。
手机掉水里怎么办？(What should you do when your phone drops in the water?)
好吧，您需要做的第一件事就是尽快将手机从水中取出，并尽量不要摇晃或移动太多。如果设备尚未关闭，请立即将其关闭。现在让我们逐步按照下面给出的步骤去除渗入设备的水。
1.把事情分开(1. Take Things Apart)
一旦手机离开水并关闭，就开始拆开东西。如果可能，打开后盖并取出电池。现在从您的设备remove the SIM card/s和存储卡。但是，大多数现代智能手机都取消了可拆卸电池，并且不允许您卸下后盖。如果您使用的是旧设备，那么您很幸运，您将能够轻松地将其拆开。否则，您需要将其带到商店并寻求专业帮助来打开您的设备。有许多YouTube教程可以帮助您，但我们建议您不要将事情掌握在自己手中，除非您有一些先前的经验。
2.开始烘干你的手机(2. Start Drying your mobile)
打开设备后，您需要开始用纸巾、(drying it with a paper towel,)纸巾或一小块布将其擦干。使用纸巾时，请确保仅使用轻拍动作来吸收设备上可见的水滴。请勿尝试擦拭或摩擦，因为这可能会导致水滑入某些开口并损坏内部组件。尽量从表面吸收尽可能多的东西，而不要过多地移动东西。
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3.拿出吸尘器(3. Bring out the Vacuum Cleaner)
纸巾只能做这么多。要进行深度清洁，您需要更强大的东西；你需要一个吸尘器(you need a vacuum cleaner)。真空吸尘器的吸力可以有效地从内部吸出水分，防止进一步损坏。尽管使用真空吸尘器是完全安全的，但请确保不要过度摇晃手机，当然，请使用适合手头任务的适当尺寸的真空吸尘器。
4.把手机放在一袋米饭里(4. Leave the Phone in a Bag of Rice)
您可能已经在一些生活黑客视频中看到了这一点，人们将受水损坏的电子产品放在一袋米中晾干(water-damaged electronic stuff in a bag of rice to dry it out)。你需要做的就是拿一个带拉链的袋子，装满生米，然后把手机扔进袋子里。在那之后，你需要把手机放在米饭袋里两到三天不受干扰，让米饭发挥它的魔力。这背后的逻辑是大米非常善于吸收液体和大气湿度。此外，它是一种常见的家居用品，您可以在家中轻松找到。您也可以购买特殊的干燥袋或使用硅胶袋，但由于时间至关重要，请继续将手机扔进那个米袋中。
由于您将有几天无法使用您的手机，您可以将您的SIM卡和存储卡转移到备用手机（如果可用）。问问你的朋友或亲戚是否可以借给你一部备用电话，这样你就不会想使用自己的电话了。
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5.检查手机是否正常工作(5. Check if the phone is working properly or not)
几天后，您需要将手机从米袋中取出，看看它是否正常工作。尝试打开您的手机，如果无法启动，请将其插入充电器，然后重试。如果您的手机启动并开始正常运行，那么恭喜您，您的努力和耐心都得到了回报。
但是，您的手机仍然不清楚。如果您继续密切观察任何奇怪行为的迹象，这将有所帮助。在接下来的几天或一周内，可能会出现(Problems like dead pixels, unresponsive areas on the screen, muffled or no sound from the speakers due to water damage, slow charging, etc. can occur over the next couple of days or a week. Anytime your phone shows signs of malfunction, you need to seek professional assistance, and for that, you need to take it down to a store or service center. Also, make sure to test all components. You can play a video and call someone, plug in a headphone, click a picture, etc.)坏点、屏幕上无响应的区域、由于水损坏、充电缓慢等导致扬声器声音低沉或没有声音等问题。(no sound from the speakers due to water damage)每当您的手机出现故障迹象时，您都需要寻求专业帮助，为此，您需要将其带到商店或服务中心。此外，请确保测试所有组件。您可以播放视频并打电话给某人，插入耳机，单击图片等。
6. 最坏的情况(6. Worst case scenario)
最坏的情况是，即使尝试(your phone does not switch on even after trying everything)了本文中提到的所有方法，您的手机也无法开机。您可以尝试将其带到商店或服务中心，但让您的手机重新开始工作的机会非常渺茫。相反，您可以期望的是，损坏仅限于电池等可更换组件。然后，您可以通过支付相对较少的费用来更换某些组件来修复您的手机。
但是，如果进水损坏了主电路，那么更换的成本几乎等于手机本身的价格，因此是不可行的。不幸的是，是时候告别您的手机并换一部新手机了(say goodbye to your mobile phone and get a new one)。您可以询问服务中心的人员，他们是否可以尝试挽救存储在内存中的数据，以便您可以将其传输到新手机。
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我们希望这些信息对您有所帮助，并且能够使您的手机免受水损坏。最后，我们想说预防胜于治疗，您必须始终保持手机舒适干燥。如前所述，如果您打算靠近水，防水袋或防水箱可能是一项明智的投资。此外，请始终备份您的数据，以免珍贵的记忆和重要文件在永久损坏的情况下丢失。
How to save your phone from water damage? (2022)
Did you accidentally drop your phone into water? If you did, then you need to act fast to save your phone from water damage. Follow our tips below to dry out your phone (the Right Way!) and save your device.
Our mobile phones are an expensive electronic gadget that is an essential part of our lives. Not only does it contain precious memories in the form of photos, videos, and texts but also important work-related documents that you cannot afford to lose. As a result, we try to keep our phones safe at all times. However, even after being careful and cautious, accidents do happen. Everyone must have dropped their precious phones at least once in their lifetime. Then there are instances when your mobile gets stolen, or you accidentally misplace it. In case of an accident, the only thing that we hope for is that the damage is minimum and the device can be restored or retrieved (in case of theft or loss). Most of the time, timing is of the essence; the faster you act, the less are the chances of permanent damage.
How to save your phone from water damage
In this article, we are going to discuss one such common accident that claims the lives of many smartphones every year, and that is water damage. People often drop their phones in water. Sometimes in an outdoor pool and sometimes in the toilet. The summer months usually witness a rise in cases of water damaged phones. People flock towards pools and outdoor parties, and someone or the other ends up dropping their phone in the water. In this article, we will discuss various ways via which you can save your phone from water damage.
Why is dropping the phone in the water so dangerous?
Smartphones are complex electronic devices that have a lot of circuits and microchips inside it, and even though water is great for us, it is exactly the opposite of electronic circuits and components. When you drop your phone in the water, it quickly finds its way inside through the many ports and openings on your device. Although some premium high-end smartphones are waterproof or water-resistant, others are not. Water can easily reach the interior and cause short-circuits that would fry the system. Due to this reason, unless you have a waterproof handset, you would want to keep your device far from water.
What kind of Precautions can one take to Avoid Water Damage?
Well, the best thing to do would be to keep your phone away from places where you can expect water damage. Keep your phone away while using the toilet and read a magazine like old times and stash your phones in a safe, dry place before jumping into the pool. The next thing that you can do is invest in waterproof pouches or waterproof silicon cases for your mobile. This way, your device will stay dry even if it falls in the water.
As mentioned earlier, there are a number of expensive smartphones that are completely waterproof, and slowly and gradually, it will become the new normal. With time, even economical smartphones will also become waterproof. Until then, you need to make sure that your device does not come in contact with water. However, if you can afford it, then go for a waterproof device and never worry about water damage again.
What not to do in the case of Water Damage?
Timing is of the essence in case of water damage, so when you drop your phone in water do not sit back and ponder about what just happened. Act fast and pull your phone out of the water as fast as possible. The longer it stays inside the water, the greater the chances of permanent damage. So even if your phone drops in the toilet do not hesitate to put your hand in there and retrieve it, if you want to use that phone in the future. Apart from that here is a list of things that you must avoid doing.
- If the mobile gets switched off, then do not turn it on.
- Do not try to plug it in and try to charge it.
- Avoid pressing any keys.
- Shaking, tapping, or banging your phone will do no good so please refrain from doing so.
- Try to blow air in an attempt to get the water out can have the opposite effect. It can send the water further inside and come in contact with components that were dry as of now.
- Similarly, a blow drier will have an adverse effect as the water could reach the interior circuits and permanently damage them.
What should you do when your phone drops in the water?
Well, the first thing that you need to do is take the phone out of the water as soon as possible and try not to shake it or move too much. If the device hasn’t already turned off, then switch it off immediately. Now let’s gradually follow the steps given below to remove the water that has seeped into your device.
1. Take Things Apart
Once the phone is out of the water and switched off, start taking things apart. Open the back cover and remove the battery if possible. Now remove the SIM card/s and the memory card from your device. However, most of the modern smartphones have done away with detachable battery and does not allow you to remove the back cover. If you are using an old device, then you are in luck, and you will be able to take things apart easily. Otherwise, you need to take it down to a store and seek professional help to open up your device. There are a number of YouTube tutorials to help you with the same, but we would advise you to refrain from taking things into your own hands unless you have some prior experience.
2. Start Drying your mobile
Once the device is open, you need to start drying it with a paper towel, a tissue, or a small piece of cloth. While using the paper towel, make sure just to use a dabbing motion to absorb visible water droplets on your device. Do not try to wipe or rub as that might cause the water to slide into some opening and damage the inner components. Try to absorb as much as possible from the surface without moving things too much.
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3. Bring out the Vacuum Cleaner
The paper towel can only do so much. To get that deep cleaning, you need something more powerful; you need a vacuum cleaner. The suction power of a vacuum cleaner can effectively draw out the water from the interior sections and prevent further damage. Although it is completely safe to use a vacuum cleaner, make sure that you do not shake your phone too much and of course, use an appropriately sized vacuum cleaner that suits the task at hand.
4. Leave the Phone in a Bag of Rice
You have probably seen this in a number of life hack videos where people leave water-damaged electronic stuff in a bag of rice to dry it out. All you need to do get a zip lock bag and fill it with uncooked rice and toss your phone in the bag. After that, you need to leave the phone undisturbed in the bag of rice for two to three days and allow the rice to do its magic. The logic behind this is that rice is great at absorbing liquids and atmospheric humidity. Also, it is a common household item that you can find easily at your home. You can also purchase special drying bags or use silica gel packs, but since time is of the essence, go ahead and toss your phone in that rice bag.
Since you won’t be able to use your phone for a few days now, you can transfer your SIM card and memory card to an alternate mobile phone if it is available. Ask your friends or relatives if they can lend you a spare phone so that you are not tempted to use your own phone.
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5. Check if the phone is working properly or not
After a few days, you need to take your phone out of the rice bag and see if it works properly or not. Try to switch on your mobile and if it doesn’t start the plug it in the charger and try again. If your phone starts and begins to function normally, then congratulations, your efforts, and patience have paid off.
However, your phone is still not in the clear. It would help if you kept observing closely for any signs of odd behavior. Problems like dead pixels, unresponsive areas on the screen, muffled or no sound from the speakers due to water damage, slow charging, etc. can occur over the next couple of days or a week. Anytime your phone shows signs of malfunction, you need to seek professional assistance, and for that, you need to take it down to a store or service center. Also, make sure to test all components. You can play a video and call someone, plug in a headphone, click a picture, etc.
6. Worst case scenario
The worst-case scenario is one where your phone does not switch on even after trying everything mentioned in this article. You can try to take it down to a store or service center, but there is a very slim chance of getting your phone to start working again. Instead, what you can hope for is that the damage is restricted to replaceable components like the battery. Then, you can get your phone fixed by paying a comparatively small amount to replace certain components.
However, if the water has damaged the main circuit, then the cost of replacing that is nearly equal to the price of the phone itself, and thus it is not feasible. Unfortunately, it is time to say goodbye to your mobile phone and get a new one. You can ask the people at the service center if they can try and salvage the data that was stored in the internal memory so that you can transfer it to your new phone.
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We hope that you find this information helpful and were able to save your phone from water damage. We want to end by saying that prevention is better than cure and you must always try to keep your phone snug and dry. As mentioned earlier, waterproof pouches or cases can be a smart investment if you are planning to be near water. Also, always keep your data backed up so that precious memories and important documents don’t get lost in case of permanent damage.
