Dropping of cell phone or your favorite iPod mp3 player in water is very common. Sometimes it hurts a lot specially when you have photos of your loved ones inside the device. If any internal part is damaged then nothing can be done, but you can always follow some early steps to recover your device.
Remove the battery
If it is your mobile phone, then quickly remove the battery. Though nothing can be done about the iPod but if your device supports detachable battery then you should remove it as soon as you drop it in water.
Get rid of water
Take a dry cloth or a toilet paper pack and soak water in it which is visible outside.
Dry your device
This is important part. Best way to dry phone is to put in under the sun for a day. If there’s no sunlight, then you can put in near a table fan. Never ever use hair dryer to dry the water content in it.
Use Alcohol for drying
Alcohol will absorb all the moisture from your phone. See if you can open your phone and rub a cloth damped in alcohol on its internal parts.
Cover it with Rice
Yes! It is a proven fact that rice is a good dehydrating stuff. Cover your wet phone or iPod inside a Rice layer and wait for a day or two. Make sure that you’ve removed the battery. There are people who have successfully recovered their iPhone 3G after dropping it in water using this technique.
What if nothing works
Well, bad luck! Just take it easy and take your phone to your nearest service center. The problem may be minute and they might fix it for few extra dollars.
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