| If you dropped your cell phone in the water, you're not | | | | the battery out, you are ensuring that there is no |
| alone. The reality is that the majority of society has | | | | power to the device, preventing greater damage from |
| seen their cell phone get wet at least once in their | | | | the moisture. |
| lifetime. For many, it's a much more frequent | | | | The second step that you should take in saving your |
| occurrence. With that being said, you probably are | | | | mobile device is drying the phone off completely. Many |
| wondering what exactly you can do to fix your phone | | | | have suggested putting the phone in sunlight or next to |
| after it has gotten wet. | | | | a heater. You also can simply wipe it off with a towel |
| First and foremost, it is important to accept the realities | | | | or cloth. One thing you should not do is put the cell |
| of getting your cell phone wet. While it may eventually | | | | phone in an oven or microwave, as this can be very |
| work again, more than likely it will not perform up to the | | | | hazardous and even cause an explosion. |
| way it once did. However, not all is a loss. It is | | | | The third step that you should do is place the phone in |
| recommended, though, that you get insurance on your | | | | alcohol. While this may seem strange, its actually |
| cell phone just in case you are not able to resuscitate | | | | important, as alcohol serves as a dissolving agent. It will |
| it. | | | | get rid of the water that is in your phone while |
| Before getting into how you can fix your device after | | | | evaporating itself. |
| it has gotten wet, it is also important to note that just | | | | Lastly, as suggested in the second step, continue to |
| because the phone got wet does not mean it is | | | | heat your phone up. It is important, however, that you |
| damaged. Generally the damage from moisture occurs | | | | are very careful in doing this step. |
| when the phone itself is turned on, as the moisture | | | | Finally, place the phone in a sealed bag of dry rice. The |
| seeps into the circuitry, causing it to malfunction. | | | | rice will serve to dry out the cell phone. I have had |
| So you ask, what can be done to fix a wet mobile | | | | many customers come in extremely happy with these |
| device. Well, the first thing you should do is take the | | | | tips. While it may seem strange to put your phone in |
| battery out. This is incredibly important, as the battery | | | | dry rice, it actually serves as an excellent mobile |
| gives life and power to the cell phone, and by taking | | | | device life-saver. |