i will take the phone out with my mouth if i had to. (not really) but i would not mind digging my hand in **** to get my iphone.
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iPhone in a washing machine + rice = success!
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i will take the phone out with my mouth if i had to. (not really) but i would not mind digging my hand in **** to get my iphone.
I recently dropped my iPhone 4 into a toilet and it's currently drying out in cat litter. However, I noticed that there is (of course) pieces of litter stuck in the charger port now. Any suggestions on a safe way to remove it? I thought air duster might just blow it further in there. Maybe fine point tweezers?
Just wait until you have to start doing your own laundry. You'll appreciate these days.
On a thread related note, I know from experience that the rice thing works. Back when I used to have a 3GS I dropped it in a sink of water and immediately pulled it out, turned it off, and stuck it in a bowl of rice for 48 hours. My 3GS lasted me another year after that.
I’d like to add my series 7 Apple Watch to this litany. Full “stain” cycle on hot. Not sure of the outcome yet, but it’s in the rice now, except that I have a bag of little bags of silica desiccant so I threw them in too. Half and half. [shrugs] I’ve been paying the AppleCare on it but I’m pretty sure I can’t afford the copay anyway so…
P.S. My main concern is that it had a full battery when it went in, but with some luck the Watch determined I was swimming and shut itself down.
Your device will dry just as thoroughly without rice, silica, cat litter or anything else. A few minutes with a hair dryer will speed up the process.
I wonder how worse are phones made now after these 9 years.
Phones after highly water wash might work properly when kept in rice but the minerals dropped on board paths might cause problems few months later.
Personally I recommend going for ultrasonic wash of all parts in some repair shops. Before that go for silica gel as rice might come inside and make it worse (it’s not taking as much humidity as silica).
I repaired few laptops after they “drink” coffee with sugar and iPhones - so it’s not looking good inside even when they “turn on” after few hours in silica / rice.
Phones after highly water wash might work properly when kept in rice but the minerals dropped on board paths might cause problems few months later.
Personally I recommend going for ultrasonic wash of all parts in some repair shops. Before that go for silica gel as rice might come inside and make it worse (it’s not taking as much humidity as silica).
I repaired few laptops after they “drink” coffee with sugar and iPhones - so it’s not looking good inside even when they “turn on” after few hours in silica / rice.
Sadly, the rice myth lives on.
Put it this way, if rice really absorbed moisture from the air, it would be sold in airtight bags like potato chips. The fact that it isn't tells you how non-hygroscopic it is.
Put it this way, if rice really absorbed moisture from the air, it would be sold in airtight bags like potato chips. The fact that it isn't tells you how non-hygroscopic it is.
I like how this necro thread from 12 years ago still lives on. Long live rice.
The Watch 7 should have survived - the Watch are the most Water Resistant devices Apple makes, they're designed for swimming workouts.
Good luck, hope it survives, and thanks for using the search functions before creating a new thread
