5 Steps to Take When Your Phone Drops Into Water

Forgot that I had my Sony DSC w70 Cyber shot camera in my pocket when I waded into salt water. Did not know that I should not turn on right away and dry out first.

Camera takes pictures OK but LCD screen is black.

Anything I can do to recover LCD image?

I dropped my phone in the toilet and now it wont turn on, even though I alredy dried it up!!!!

**it!!!!

I dropped my phone in the toilet as i was tying my shoe in p.e ;( what was i thinking it was in my Bra !

For the second time in my life, I have dropped my phone in the toilet. & I'm not even at home so I can't try anything right now. FML.
Oh wait, wrong website.
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i was at the beach and i tripped on the sand and my phone fell into the ocean and i got it back but it was soaked... i tried to get as much water as i could out of it but its still not working the touch screen doesnt work but the buttons do and the screen goes on then off then on and off so kinda like blinking... and it turns on and off at random times.. wat do i do? i got the sand and water mostly out but its still not working.. i havent tried the rice thing yet but before i do anything i would like an idea of what i might need to do.. ps my parents dont know this happened and i need to fix my phone before they notice.. help plz?

damnn mann i droped my fone n da tub bt it had only a lil bit of water n nw im soakn dat shy... i waz n here cryn lke a big ass bby lol but i pray 2 god it stil wrk

So i dropped my phone in water a few days ago.. I put it in rice like 2 hours later but it didnt work. Then today the guy at the store told me to do it again to see if it works.. My question, does it matter how many days you wait untill you put it in the rice? Or do you have to do it immediately?

hi, i forgot my fone in the washing machine on tuesday, and i didnt know what to do, but i first remioved the battery, then dried and removed the water. i also put it out in the sun and a heater. then i put the battery back after it had been dried, i charged it but when i turned t on, it didnt work. wat should i do, im not working and its rily my mum fone and i havent told her yet. im scared

If your phone is not working even though you dried it, soak in 91% or higher Isopropyl Alcohol for about a minute then dry it. I know you think I'm crazy but what happens it there are metal in the water and when the water dries it leaves the metals and the corrosion, the Alcohol washes away the water and the metals PLUS it dries faster! After that use a vacuum to try and suck the alcohol out of the phone, let it air dry. Don't use rice, it doesn't help. Leave it to dry over night. The next day you phone WILL smell like the Alcohol so take a damp towel and gently rub the outside of your phone. Your phone should stop smelling. Dry with a dry, soft towel, put in your battery and SIM turn it on and, WELL-AH!! )P.S Put your battery in the Alcohol too.

Will i have to get a new phone?

I dropped my phone in the shower 2 days ago and i tried to turn it on immediately after and it didnt work. So i tried charging it but then it started flashing from the camera so yesterday I blow dryed it and now its in rice and has been for a day. Is there anything else i should do?

I dropped my phone in a lake and it sat in their for a good minute. So I got it in a bowl of rice right now, and im hoping it'll work. :[

i was moping and didnt see my lil bro throw it in the water wat should i do

Dropped my phone in kool aid today and it turns on, I don't have rice but the screen doesn't work. Took it out of water the screen flickered while I attempted to fix it nothing worked so I blow dryed it didn't work. Let it sit in sun for atleast 30 minutes, didn't work. So my last resort is to just let it sit..

I am 11 years old and i had my swimsuit on and i have this habit of puttingmy phone in my bra so i forgot to take it out and i got in the the water and my friends like jamie your phone and i was like oh c*** so her mom help me take it apart and ya

I spilled a can of 7up on my laptop on accident when i was playing on it. I was panicking and it worked 2 weeks later i just left it by itself i know i shouldnt have but i didnt know how to dry it it still works fine (:

i drop my phone in water 2 days aqo.and it was working fine until today. The first thing i did was blow dry it, witch actually didn't work. And now every time i try texting it turns off? if you guys can help me with my problem please e-mail me -Stephani Rodriguez

I put my phone on to listen to music, then it fell into the bath tub and filled with water. It started getting fuzzy when I turned it on (which I shouldn't of done) so I immediately turned it off and blow dryed it. There was still condensed air in the screen and wouldn't go away so I put it in a cool place which after 2 days made it work fine

So I was at school and I had to use the restroom. I walk to the restroom I had my phone in my back pocket then it just like falls into the toilet very disspointing but I did not have time to go home and do the 5 steps by the time I heard bout these setpsmy phone was already ruined it turns on its just that the screan will not show all I can see is white and I dont knoe what to do about that.

I don't know what happened, but I found my phone when I was folding some clothes I just took out of the drier. It had obviously gotten wet. I just waited. In a few hours I could make calls and the screen was back to normal. The battery wouldn't charge well for a couple of months. It would only vibrate for about a month, but eventually everything went back to normal, even the camera.

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ok this may sound a bit retarded ... i went to the beach one day and completely forgot my phone was in my pocket i ran into the sea and then 10 seconds later (OH SNAP) took the phone out of my pocket the screen is just flashing white :/ didnt know what to do so i just threw it back on to the beack thinking it was ruined .......good job i did it is ruined xD

@ chelsea
oh. then i am not very sure already. is everything dry? or u try to put in your battery to see if it works?

I did all those steps, and I tried to turn on my phone after I was done WITHOUT the battery, and all it does is vibrate..

Is that a good sign?
Please help!!!

i dropped my Nokia E71 phone two days ago into a bucket of soap water. quickly took it out from the water and i took out the battery too. i quickly went to dry it with a towel and tried to shake out the liquid. it went into shock. and after that i went to dry the phone with a small fan. and i switched position for a few times so that any remaining water could flow out. my phone works fine now just that it has blotches on the LCD screen.
i think the most crucial thing when one drops phone into water is to remove the battery. cause once the phone short-circuits, its a goner.
and most warranties dont cover water damages hence must pay.
if nothing is shown on the screen, most probably, the LCD is damaged. hence have to repair.

after reading all the above replies, i feel more optimistic now as i think i can believe that my phone can last minimum 2 years (fingers crossed)

I am not sure if vaccuming your dropped phone is a good idea.
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i left my phone with me and i go swim in sea.then i never take out the battery immediately and i just left it there to dry.WHAT SHOULD I DO??????????

heeyy x i dropped my phone in some juice that had spilled i dried it off but by the time i had noticed it, it wasn't working i just done it i half took the back off, the battery out aswell as the sim card. what can i do now and how long should i leave it to dry out?? i can't try the rice thing though because i havvent told my mum, i only got the phone 2-3 months ago so my mum would be so mad at me. i want to try something so that i can fix it without her knowing but not anything obvious any idea'ss ?? xx

i droped my phone in the toilet and i tried 2 dry it with a blow drier, that didnt work, so i tooh out the baterie and put all the pieces in rice. it worked but the screen doesnt turn on. i know the actual phone works because i called my number and my phone rings. i also get text messages, but i cant read them. how do i fix the screen

i was at a friends house and i let her see my phone, moments later she starts laughing and completly drops my touch screen samsung eternity into a class of ice water. blow dryed it twice. it worked fine

Wow! this is more common than i thought. I got up yesterday morning (still sleepy)lol and picked up my new cellphone and was checkin the internet as i was going to the restroom and dropped the damn phone in the toilet!!! idon't know how i did that. Anyway, it is the motorola hint and my husband had just bought it for me 3 weeks ago. I took the battery out fussing and cussin as i was doing that lol lol!! and i let it dry all day, i tried to plug it up yesterday evening but nothing. I also took it to the store and he said that it didn't appear to have water damage so last night i put the entire phone and the battery in a cup of uncooked rice. LEt's see what that does. I hope it works that phone cost almost $300!!!!! lawwd have mercy!!!! lol lol

My Razr V3 dropped into the toilet hole just now, i picked it and then i found out it cannot start again. i picked my backup battery still nothing. now im in the process of drying it out in the sun. pls wish me luck as i dont have money buy a new phone.

can anyone help me my phone fell into the water and now the buttons doesnt wana work any advice

My treo and I went into the pool. I took the phone apart and dried as much water as I could. Then put the parts in a plastic zip lock bag with desiccant over night. Phone works fine now.

@lynsey: Sounds bad - I think you have to go beyond the DIY methods prescribed here and bring it back to the shop.

i was leaning over to lift up the toilet seat, my fone fell down , i grabbed it otu as soon as i could , i dryed it off, tho it wasnt working properly, i then left it for a wile and all the buttons were working except for the 0 button. so i left inon the radiator and now no buttons at all work except for when i hit the menu button it presses the 0 button :S its weird. any advice?

Clare: You can try the tips detailed in the post... you also have to be prepared to face the possibility of the phone not being able to work again. All the best!

my little girl dropped my sony ericson mobile in a cup of coffee the screen has now gone blank n it wont turn on is there any way i can fix it now

I was thinking of adding:

Step 1/2 If no contract, or no sadness, Flush Twice

Step 4 1/2 Add soy sauce and wasabi

Step 6 Lie to the snide cell phone boutique Nazi about how it got
hot and went fizz pop because Sprint/Verizon/AT&T suck the air out of heads, the "minutes" out of life and money out of the wallets in exchange for crappy electron flow and 2500 page service agreements in Washington D.C.

Thank you for the information, hopefully i will never have to use it.

I'm in the process of doing this and it seems to be working... my phone wouldn't turn on and now it is so i'm gunna try the rice thing

I was fishing in Key West from a friend's boat and accidentaly dropped a borrowed fishing rod into the water. With zero thought, I dove into the water after the pole and was able to catch it. Unfortunately my cell phone was in my pocket. I thought the phone was a goner. I immediatly took off the battery and rinsed it in fresh water because I knew that the salt water would be death. I got as much of the water out of it as possible and wrapped it in a towel. The next day I put the battery back in it and it worked!

Last summer I dunked my Razr when I fell off of a dock with it in my pocket.

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I once dropped my sony walkman mobile into salty sea water...but then it never switched on again...great tips to save your mobile nevertheless...