Leave your phone in an airtight container full of silica gel packets (those small packets you get inside new shoes and bags), or another drying agent. These help absorb the moisture.
Do not -- we repeat, do not -- use a blow dryer; the heat can damage the phone. If you have a phone or a gadget with a cover that comes off, take it off, and take out the battery, the SIM card, and anything else that can easily be removed. Dry all those things off.
Place your phone in an airtight container and completely cover it with your choice of desiccant. Leave the container for 24-48 hours for the material to draw all the moisture out of your handset.
If you see moisture, gently dry it as best you can, without damaging the components. Don't touch it for a while. The air will naturally evaporate water that has gotten inside your phone, helping it dry out as time passes.
Letting water sit in the phone leads to corrosion of its circuits, coils and resistors due to minerals in the water. This one throws people off too because the damage isn't immediately apparent in all cases. Sometimes, the water might take a little longer to reach vulnerable components.
Instant couscous or oatmeal, crystal-based cat litter, and synthetic desiccant packets are all good alternatives to rice. Place your phone in a large container and fully cover it in your drying agent. Leave it for 2-3 days. When the phone is dry, wipe it down, reassemble it, and try turning it on.
A) Leave Your Phone to Evaporate.
Just leave the phone somewhere for 1 – 2 hours to let it dry up. Moisture will naturally evaporate within a few hours when you place your phone in an open room with a warm temperature. If you're on a typical warm day, put your phone by the window to catalyze the drying process.
Drying Your Phone
Do not use a blow-dryer or try placing the phone into an oven, microwave, clothes dryer, or any other device—the heat will damage your phone!
Air Out Your Wet Phone
Place it on an absorbent cloth underneath a fan or next to a breezy window, and make sure it's leaning at an angle so that water can leak out. Note that this is the slowest way to dry out a wet phone—it could take days to remove all of the moisture by air drying.
To dry iPhone, tap it gently against your hand with the Lightning connector facing down to remove excess liquid. Leave the device in a dry area with sufficient airflow. Placing the device in front of a fan blowing cool air directly into the Lightning connector may help the drying process.
First, drain away any liquid and unplug or remove as much as you can. Use a soft cloth and Q-tips to clean and dry as much as you can. Then place the device in a closed container together with a desiccant for at least 48 hours. It may be as long as a week before it's safe to turn it back on and give it a try.
If your iPhone won't turn on after coming into contact with water, it can be one of two things; either the iPhone has short-circuited, or the water has damaged or corroded some internal components and compromised the circuit. Both can be irreversible if the phone isn't looked at by an iSmash technician.
Most iPhone and iPod devices are equipped with Liquid Contact Indicators (LCIs) that you can see from the outside. An LCI will activate when it contacts water or a liquid containing water. The indicator's color is normally white or silver, but when it contacts water or a liquid containing water, it will turn fully red.
Both manufacturers also say if you drop your phone in a liquid other than clean water -- like soda or pool water -- you should quickly rinse your phone using tap water before drying with a towel and then air drying. Apple and Samsung say to never use a heating source, like a blow dryer or oven, to dry your phone off.
Putting anything inside your phone's charging port is a bad idea because you could push the moisture further in. Cotton swabs, toothpicks, and paper towels can all damage your charging port. Don't use a hair dryer. The heat of a blow dryer can damage the electronics inside of your iPhone or Android.
Water will naturally evaporate from the charging port within approximately 1 to 2 hours. If any liquid other than fresh water enters the charging port of your device, you must rinse it in fresh water and dry it thoroughly with a dry, soft cloth.
Fill a plastic zip-top bag with silica gel packets and bury the phone in the bag. Leave your phone in the bag for 24–48 hours. After you've allowed your phone to fully dry, switch it on. If it doesn't turn on right away, charge it fully and try again.
The Water Eject function is available on iPhone models that are equipped with stereo speakers and a water-resistant design, which covers the iPhone 7 and later models. To use the Water Eject function, you have to download the shortcut for it and added it to your Shortcuts app.
Leave your iPhone in a dry area with some airflow for up to a day. You can try again to charge or connect a Lightning accessory throughout this period. It might take up to 24 hours to fully dry.