Tech Tips: What to do if the phone falls in water, keep it in a box of rice or dry it with a hair dryer, what is correct?

Tech Tips: What to do if the phone falls in water, keep it in a box of rice or dry it with a hair dryer, what is correct? India-employmentnews | 07/03/2025 14:15:03

If the phone falls in the water, people panic and do not understand what to do. In such a situation, in a hurry, people remember the remedy of keeping the wet phone in a box of rice. Some people start drying their phones with a hair dryer in a hurry. But what happens is that they cause further damage to their phone. Let us tell you that home remedies are not always effective in drying a wet phone. If you do not have the technical knowledge to dry the phone, then you may have to face trouble. Let us know what you should do if your phone falls in the water.

Do not turn on the phone immediately.

Do not turn on the phone immediately after removing it from the water. By doing this, the circuit of the phone gets turned on and if it gets wet, it can have a short circuit.

If the phone is on even after falling in water, then turn it off, so that it can be saved from further damage.

Do not keep it in rice nor dry it with a hair dryer.

Let us tell you that by keeping the wet phone in a box of rice, the grains of rice can go inside the charging port, headphone jack, and speaker. Due to this your problem will increase instead of reducing. Do not use a hair dryer to dry the phone. The strong air of the hair dryer can make water reach those parts of the phone where it is not supposed to. A hair dryer can also damage the circuit.

Do not keep it in the sun or blow on it.

The phone should not be dried by keeping it in strong sunlight. This can cause the phone's screen and battery to overheat and get damaged.

Drying by blowing or shaking can also cause water to spread inside the phone and cause further damage.

Switch off the phone immediately.

If the phone is still on after falling in water, then switch it off immediately. By doing this you can save the circuit from getting damaged.

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Switch off the phone immediately.

If the phone is still on after falling in water, then switch it off immediately. By doing this you can save the circuit from getting damaged.