Subj : Dont dry your wet iPhone in a bag of rice, Apple warns  do this i
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Date : Thu Feb 22 2024 11:30:06

Dont dry your wet iPhone in a bag of rice, Apple warns  do this instead

Date:
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:27:42 +0000

Description:
Apple has shared advice on how to dry a wet iPhone and prevent corrosive 
damage.

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If youve dropped your iPhone in water and need to dry it out, plenty of 
people will give you a simple piece of advice: put it in a sealed bag of 
rice. The idea is the rice will draw out the moisture and allow your device 
to dry. The problem? It probably doesnt work, according to experts , and now 
Apple has joined the fray by warning users not to do it. 

In a support document spotted by Macworld , Apples advice is simple: Dont put 
your iPhone in a bag of rice. The reason? Doing so could allow small 
particles of rice to damage your iPhone. As rice absorbs water, it quickly 
becomes gummy, which could stick inside your phone. It may also attract dust, 
causing further problems, and in any case, it doesnt act quickly enough to 
prevent corrosion. 

Its not the only method that Apple says is best avoided. The company also 
advises that you should not dry your iPhone using an external heat source or 
compressed air, nor should you insert a foreign object, such as a cotton swab 
or a paper towel, into the connector. At best, these methods will do nothing 
to help. At worst, they could damage your iPhone. 

Of course, you wont want to do nothing at all if your iPhone is wet. For one 
thing, attempting to charge it while theres moisture in the charging port 
will lead to an on-screen warning in iOS  pressing ahead and charging anyway 
could corrode the pins in your phones connector or on the charging cable, 
leading to permanent damage to one or both. How to dry your iPhone, according 
to Apple (Image credit: N.Z. Photography / Shutterstock) 

OK, so what should you do instead of using rice, compressed air, or one of 
the other methods Apple disapproves of? According to the companys support 
document, theres a specific set of steps you should take: Tap your iPhone 
gently against your hand with the connector facing down to remove excess 
liquid. Leave your iPhone in a dry area with some airflow. After at least 30 
minutes, try charging it with a Lightning or USB-C cable or connecting an 
accessory. If you see the alert again, there is still liquid in the connector 
or under the pins of your cable. Leave your iPhone in a dry area with some 
airflow for up to a day . You can try again to charge or connect an accessory 
throughout this period. It might take up to 24 hours to fully dry . If your 
phone has dried out but still isnt charging, unplug the cable from the 
adapter and unplug the adapter from the wall (if possible) and then connect 
them again . 

With any luck, this process should help if you get a warning on your iPhone 
saying that liquid has been detected in its charging connector. If not, it 
might be time to get a new phone . But one thing is for sure: instead of 
employing rice to dry out your device, stick to using it at mealtimes 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/dont-dry-your-wet-iphone-in-a-bag-of-rice-app
le-warns-do-this-instead


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