If you don't have instant oatmeal, regular rolled oats could be a decent yet less effective substitution. You may need to leave the phone in rolled oats for a day longer than instant oatmeal. Just don't try steel cut, as they take forever to absorb liquid. Synthetic desiccant packets. Yes, the ones that say "Do not eat! You do not need to tear open the packets.
Simply pile them up on top of your phone and let them pull the moisture out. One or two packets won't cut it—you'll need enough to cover your phone completely. Instant couscous pearls. It's important that if you try using couscous, you're using the instant variety—instant couscous like instant rice is pre-steamed, which makes it more porous and able to absorb moisture.
You can buy instant couscous at any grocery store or supermarket. The larger sized couscous pearls often called "Israeli couscous" won't get dust on your phone's components, and are large enough to not get stuck in any ports or openings.
If you use standard couscous the extremely small grains , you risk getting couscous stuck inside of your phone. Be sure to purchase an unflavored and unseasoned variety of couscous. Part 3. Place your phone and components in a 1—2 qt 0. So, look in your cabinets and pull out a large empty pitcher, a big mixing bowl, or a large saucepan.
A clean, dry bucket will also work. Set all of the disassembled components of your phone into the bottom. You can leave out the phone plastic back cover, as it will air dry easily.
Pour at least 4 cups grams of drying agent over your phone. Leave the phone in the container to dry for 2—3 days. Let it sit in the drying agent for at least 48 hours. If you need to use your phone during this time, you could ask a friend if you can briefly borrow their phone—it's really important to wait this process out.
Remove your phone from the drying agent after hours. Depending on the drying agent you chose, your phone may be dusty or dirty now. Clean it off with a dry, lint-free cloth, and make sure there's no remaining moisture. If the phone is not dry, wait another 24 hours.
Do not continue if the phone is still wet! Reassemble your phone and try turning it on. Once the phone is dry, reconnect the battery if removable , and turn your phone back on. You'll have to take it to a phone shop for diagnosis and repair. Not Helpful 23 Helpful What does it mean if, after being in water, I turned my phone on and the screen displayed rainbow colors? Nickiroo Edits. Water has damaged the display, and unfortunately this means you will have to replace the entire screen.
Not Helpful 21 Helpful Aubrey Feriante. Hopefully you have them saved to your Google account, or you have set your phone to sync your photos regularly to a Google Drive account: it's free and you never never to worry about losing your pictures or contacts again. Any new phone you log into will automatically have all your pictures and contacts immediately available. Conventional cat litter, oats, and chia seeds are not recommended because of the dust and debris that they deposit inside of the phone.
Uncooked white rice is not recommended due to its poor performance as a drying agent. Silica gel, as the review notes, is the best option if you have some lying around. You're probably used to seeing silica gel in the form of those little packets stuffed into the pockets of new clothes or shoes.
But acting fast is far more important than avoiding a little rice or quinoa dust, so don't waste time shopping for silica gel packets if you don't already have a drawer full of them. One last note: If your phone gets soaked in salt water, you should probably flush the whole thing in fresh water before it dries. When salt water evaporates, it leaves crystals that can damage a phone's fragile components.
Just be sure to remove the battery before flooding the device. Repair experts say that we've been duped into the rice theory—and the cat litter theory, and the silica packet theory, for what it's worth.
None of these desiccants work, they believe, because corrosion is instant when water gets inside certain components of your smartphone. Here's the thing: if you keep your phone powered off, toss the thing into a bowl of rice, and happen to strike gold when you turn it back on, it really looks like the rice was a hero.
And you want to believe that. But in reality, your smartphone will still have weakened, oxidized solder joints. That means the insides of your phone will only continue to corrode. Hit the link to read more about their tests. Relax and be free from anxiety Take back good sleep and help alleviate pain. Doesn't it seem significant that possibly the best solution is the easiest, though least glamorous, and is discarded out of hand? The other drying agents that the folks at Gazelle tested were regular cat litter, pearl couscous, classic rolled oatmeal, instant oatmeal, classic dry rice and instant rice.
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