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Dropped the phone in water

domantee1

domantee1

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So I accidentally dropped my Huawei P9 Lite in a public bathroom and that's exactly why I'm concerned - all I could do at that time was wiping in with some tissues and I was too scared to turn it off. Now a few hours passed, it's still working but there are a few problems: the headphone icon showed up and I can't remove it (also the music isn't playing from speakers because of that); the volume and on/off buttons sometimes don't work; the phone's screen lights up sometimes out of nowhere. Is there still any way to fix it or is it going to die after all? Please help, it's still kinda new and I'm scared
 
domantee1 said:
So I accidentally dropped my Huawei P9 Lite in a public bathroom and that's exactly why I'm concerned - all I could do at that time was wiping in with some tissues and I was too scared to turn it off. Now a few hours passed, it's still working but there are a few problems: the headphone icon showed up and I can't remove it (also the music isn't playing from speakers because of that); the volume and on/off buttons sometimes don't work; the phone's screen lights up sometimes out of nowhere. Is there still any way to fix it or is it going to die after all? Please help, it's still kinda new and I'm scared
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The first thing you should have done is to switch off the phone.

Try restarting it. If the phone doesn't work after that try tapping the phone on your hand with the earphone socket facing your hand.
 
Turn it off if you possibly can. Water and electricity don't play well together, so if a phone gets wet that is the first thing to do (remove the battery if you can, but many phones don't have that option).

After wiping off any water you can, place it in a sealed bag or jar of dessicant for a couple of days (yes, I mean days and not hours). If you don't have a purpose-made dessicant like silica gel (which few do) uncooked rice works quite well. The idea is to draw out any moisture from the phone and absorb it as it evaporates.

After that it's a matter of luck. Right now it sounds like you have short circuits in the buttons and headphone jack, so I'm sure there is still moisture in there.
 
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Turn it off if you possibly can. Water and electricity don't play well together, so if a phone gets wet that is the first thing to do (remove the battery if you can, but many phones don't have that option).

After wiping off any water you can, place it in a sealed bag or jar of dessicant for a couple of days (yes, I mean days and not hours). If you don't have a purpose-made dessicant like silica gel (which few do) uncooked rice works quite well. The idea is to draw out any moisture from the phone and absorb it as it evaporates.

After that it's a matter of luck. Right now it sounds like you have short circuits in the buttons and headphone jack, so I'm sure there is still moisture in there.
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I'm really not sure about the rice, I heard that it can damage the phone...
 
Buy some silica gel if you are worried (it will be more effective), or use couscous. Couscous is probably a better dessicant than rice, just rice is more common in my country. Leaving it damp, or having it switched on while their is moisture in it, is the riskiest thing you can do.
 
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Rice will not harm the phone at all; I've done this a few times myself. For faster water evaporation place the sealed bag of rice with the phone inside, in a sunny spot. Heat will expel the water from the phone faster, but keep the phone buried in the rice also, as to not get the phone too hot..
Time is a major factor here, don't wait!
 
If you're worried about the rice getting in the phone put the phone in something like a cheesecloth or stocking/nylon pantyhose. It will still let the moisture out but will also keep the rice out (not that it's really going to get in if you are careful). Of course, that may take longer to work...
 
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