Since your phone isn't waterlogged, the most efficient way to dry up the moisture is to let it 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.
What actually happened is that it took a while for the water to reach sensitive connections inside the phone. Once it did, the water shorted them out. In a small number of cases swamped phones are able to dry out on their own over the course of days or weeks. But it's not common.
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.
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.
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.
Blow-drying your phone when it's exposed to water is not recommended. While it might remove some of the surface moisture, it will do very little to remove the moisture from inside your device and the heat could do irreparable damage to your phone's internal components.
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.
Shine a flashlight on the inside, and you should see a solid white strip or a white strip with pink, purple or red Xs if your phone does not have water damage. If you see a strip with a solid pink, purple, or red color, it means that water or moisture has entered your phone.
By placing your device inside an absorbent material — called a desiccant — you may be able to pull out some of the remaining moisture. Two popular desiccant materials are rice and silica gel.
Air Dry. It may seem like an over-simplified solution, but simply letting your phone air dry is more effective than you might think. Place your phone on a flat surface, on top of a paper towel, and in a dry, warm space (but not hot, because overheating the phone can cause further damage).
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.
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.
While rice is absorbent, it's incapable of collecting all the moisture hidden deep within your phone, so it only serves as a partial fix.
She found that the average phone after being submerged for 30 seconds, shaken, battery removed and dried with a towel retains about one millilitre of water. That a standard 500g bag of basmati rice absorbs 80% of the water after 12 hours, 95% after 24 hours and 100% after 48 hours.
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.
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!
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.
However, a wet USB port often isn't a severe issue and can often be resolved by leaving your phone out to dry or placing it in front of a fan. But if it is taking some time for your phone's moisture warning message to go away, the rice method is always a reliable choice on short notice.
Leave your device in a dry area for at least an hour with the charging port facing down. This will allow airflow into the port and force excess water to drip out on its own. If you suspect your USB-C or Lightning cable is also wet, store it in a dry place where air can reach it for an hour as well.
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.
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.