My water damaged iphone will only work when charging

I got my iphone only last Wednesday. I was in a rush this morning and went to go to the toilet, forgetting my phone was in my back pocket, so it fell down the toilet. I fished it out straight away and out it in a sealed bag of rice. I tried turning it on but it won't turn in, but it automatically turns on when plugged into the wall socket, it only works when plugged in and also won't find my SIM card but doesn't come up with 'no sim' could someone tell me any tips to get it working?

You haven't dried it long enough. Put it in the rice in a warm place overnight. Test your SIM card in someone else's phone to make sure it still works ok.

Plugging it in and turning it on whilst wet is not recommended.

At your own risk
1 unplug it from the mains (preferably by switching off at the wall first)
2 remove battery and sim and optional sd card
3 let device sim and battery dry out thoroughly for a week…
some rice might help. Or those little bags you find in new suitcase etc.
Quick-drying with a heater or hair dryer is not recommended.
4 reinstal battery and sim and try it
5 if it still only functions when charging, try new battery
6 if it still doesn't see sim, try sim in another phone and/or try phone with a new sim… Remember that some phones may lock themselves with a.new sim.

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