water damaged phone in rice?

miss.kayleigh · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:27 PM

i dropped my iphone down the toilet today

i'm soooo gutted i love it, i have put it in some dry rice as i've heard that dries it out... it's been in there for a few hours and the screen is still blank but it does ring and i can answer it.
has anyone used the rice drying out technique and it's worked? is there any hope for my best friend the iphone

stepmum · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:41 PM

I used to work for a mobile phone company and this was one of the secret tricks we used to advise for people who dropped phones in toilets/pints. My mum successfully saved her phone doing this too. Leave it in the rice overnight

Hope it works!

Buttercup84 · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:44 PM

I did the exact same thing last week and the rice 'trick' worked (also put it on a cushion on a warm radiator, airing cupboard would work too if you have one) though the battery life isn't what it was, I can live with that though!

lepaskilf · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:45 PM

I've heard that you shouldn't switch the phone on until it's completely dry otherwise it can shortcircuit and make it worse x

miss.kayleigh · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:51 PM

It was on when it went in i've tried to turn it off but the screen is blank and i can't see if it's still on or not :s lots of good reviews for the rice trick so fingers crossed

Loui1001 · Apr 7th, 2012, 14:54 PM

This is really good to know! Do you put it in a bag of dry rice and leave it overnight?

Abz1982 · Apr 7th, 2012, 16:04 PM

Have you taken the battery out? I was told to take that out and put the phone together then put it in the rice.

miss.kayleigh · Apr 7th, 2012, 16:07 PM

I don't know how to take a battery out of an iphone?

smokey · Apr 7th, 2012, 17:20 PM

you have to take the whole thing apart for it to work otherwise water hides in tiny places and discharges the battery.
The rice thing is ment to have a realy good success but I didnt find out about it till a few days after my phone got wet and I lost the first birth photos and first step video of my son on that phone

ellismum · Apr 8th, 2012, 02:34 AM

It didn't work when my iPhone got wet and it wasnt fully submerged like yours.

Apple have a great after care service so will just replace your handset if it less than a yr old or £139 for new one if not. I had to pay as it was 3 months out but it was a brand new handset.

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miss.kayleigh Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 729	water damaged phone in rice? i dropped my iphone down the toilet today i'm soooo gutted i love it, i have put it in some dry rice as i've heard that dries it out... it's been in there for a few hours and the screen is still blank but it does ring and i can answer it. has anyone used the rice drying out technique and it's worked? is there any hope for my best friend the iphone

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stepmum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,321	I used to work for a mobile phone company and this was one of the secret tricks we used to advise for people who dropped phones in toilets/pints. My mum successfully saved her phone doing this too. Leave it in the rice overnight Hope it works!

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Buttercup84 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 1,119	I did the exact same thing last week and the rice 'trick' worked (also put it on a cushion on a warm radiator, airing cupboard would work too if you have one) though the battery life isn't what it was, I can live with that though!

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lepaskilf Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I live in North Wales Posts: 3,282	I've heard that you shouldn't switch the phone on until it's completely dry otherwise it can shortcircuit and make it worse x

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miss.kayleigh Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 729	It was on when it went in i've tried to turn it off but the screen is blank and i can't see if it's still on or not :s lots of good reviews for the rice trick so fingers crossed

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Loui1001 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2,775	This is really good to know! Do you put it in a bag of dry rice and leave it overnight?

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Abz1982 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 5,085	Have you taken the battery out? I was told to take that out and put the phone together then put it in the rice.

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miss.kayleigh Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 729	I don't know how to take a battery out of an iphone?

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smokey Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Surrey Posts: 10,399	you have to take the whole thing apart for it to work otherwise water hides in tiny places and discharges the battery. The rice thing is ment to have a realy good success but I didnt find out about it till a few days after my phone got wet and I lost the first birth photos and first step video of my son on that phone

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ellismum Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 4,196	It didn't work when my iPhone got wet and it wasnt fully submerged like yours. Apple have a great after care service so will just replace your handset if it less than a yr old or £139 for new one if not. I had to pay as it was 3 months out but it was a brand new handset.

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