Wet Iphone Experiences???

[readyin07]

I have had just a crap week. My Iphone XR took a dive into some water on Wednesday. The story is absolutely ridiculous and I wont get into, but it was rescued quickly. Because the phone is supposed to be "water resistant" for up to 30 minutes at 1m of water and it came out working I thought I had really lucked out. BWAHHHAHHHA. NO. It had one weird glitch, but it's been working fine since then. Then today I went to take a photo and it was all blurry.  Looks like water condensation on the camera lens. 

 The phone was a year in December so  I'm trying to figure out my next move. Do I use rice and pray? Take it to Apple or Best Buy? An iphone fix place? I called one and they said they could dry it for $70 but there's a chance that the water could get loose and end up further damaging the phone. They said the water would probably dry on its own, but leave a smudge on the lens. ARGH. I have to figure it how to do this stealthily because I absolutely refuse to admit to anyone that  I killed another phone. My parents ended up buying me  my last one as a Christmas gift, but I didn't get Apple Care. Please kill me. Just wondering if anyone has had a positive experience rescuing a phone!

[winecat]

Mine got wet at work. I put it in front of a heater vent so that the slightly warm air would blow at the areas water got in. I turned it every few hours. It took a while but it seems fine now.

[imojoebunny]

I would put it on a vent, if you have forced air heat, or in a rice. If the water was salt water, you will likely have a film, but if it is regular water, it is probably fine. Sorry. I have not yet killed a phone, sure that will come, but I have killed two lap tops with tiny amounts of water.

[rubytue]

Do you have any desiccant pouches laying around? The little “do not eat” pouches that come it shoes, medicines, etc. collect as many as you can and put them in an air tight place with your phone. That’s how I dried out the last phone o had that went swimming, but we have tons of desiccant in out labs at work. Same principle as rice, but stronger.

[cmeon]

If you dropped it in the ocean (salt water) or a pool, you really need to take it in to a shop that has a dryer ready. If it was fresh water, you can pick up desiccant rescue packs- most shipping supply places also have silica packs (you want new ones) that are pretty effective (though, not as quick or foolproof as a dryer).

[readyin07]

Feb 23, 2020 17:08:04 GMT -5 cmeon said:

If you dropped it in the ocean (salt water) or a pool, you really need to take it in to a shop that has a dryer ready. If it was fresh water, you can pick up desiccant rescue packs- most shipping supply places also have silica packs (you want new ones) that are pretty effective (though, not as quick or foolproof as a dryer).

Maybe I will try that tomorrow when a place like that is open. Do you just leave the silica packs out and crowd them around the phone? You don't open them...I'm assuming, but wanting to do it right lol.

[cmeon]

Feb 23, 2020 17:15:12 GMT -5 readyin07 said:

Feb 23, 2020 17:08:04 GMT -5 cmeon said:

If you dropped it in the ocean (salt water) or a pool, you really need to take it in to a shop that has a dryer ready. If it was fresh water, you can pick up desiccant rescue packs- most shipping supply places also have silica packs (you want new ones) that are pretty effective (though, not as quick or foolproof as a dryer).

Maybe I will try that tomorrow when a place like that is open. Do you just leave the silica packs out and crowd them around the phone? You don't open them...I'm assuming, but wanting to do it right lol.

I forgot it was a Sunday- if you can hit a Walmart/Target or pet supply place, there are silica kitty litters that work really well, too. Leave your phone off and your SIM card out until/while you're working on getting the water out- it does sound like there's not a lot of damage done yet, but, you definitely still have water in there- so more damage is still possible. Do put it somewhere warm while you have it immersed in the silica (under a warm lamp or in a warm window).

ETA: You can open the packets (despite the scary warnings, they're really not that dangerous LOL), I don't know that it's necessary, though (the rescue packs- and kitty litter- are usually just bare).

ETA2: JIC I wasn't clear- it needs to be a silica based cat litter (not clay or paper or any other type)- they're the ones that come in smaller bags and look like little crystals (LOL)- Fresh Steps Crystals is a popular brand.