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Dropped phone in water. (alien.top)
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I dropped my iPhone 12 in my dog's water bowl for about 4 seconds. I immediately took it out, powered it off patted it dry with a towel, and stuck it in a box of rice.

Everywhere I've looked had different answers do what I did, plop it in front of a fan, let it just air dry and one even said remove the battwry.

Will what I've done work or am I just fucked?

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EDIT: took it out of rice and popped a packet of silica gel under the charging port. Thanks everyone for the advice.

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[–] MeekPangolin@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

The rice thing is actually a myth. Silica gel is effective but it should be in a ziploc bag with the silica gel, not in open air, as it’s more effective in an air locked environment.