Dropped iphone in soda, it still works but?
Okay so my friend spilt soda all over my Iphone 5 and it's been about 7 hours. Everything seems to be working fine but I'm still a little nervous. I've had it in rice for the past 7 hours but I can't turn the phone off since the top button doesn't work (due to something unrelated). Is it okay that the iphone is in rice while it is still turned on? And should I really be worried if the phone is still acting fine after 7 hours?
If it was just spilled on it then its probably ok, less chance then if it was dropped in something.
Rice won't work out. Try drying your mobile with sunlight but not direct sunlight it would be better.cheers
Why doesn't it turn off? And i don't think so. But don't use it
7 hours won't have done any significant drying. Plus you need to get the sugar out which isn't going to happen. There's a new company that can rinse your phone to get the sugar out and then dry it completely in 20 minutes.
for your best chance to save your device…
1. Do not turn it on or try to charge
2. If possible, remove the battery
3. Contact http://www.tekdry.com/ - they have a patented process that will remove all of the water for sure - typically in about 20 minutes, without taking it apart. Best part is that you only pay if they are successful (your shipping cost may be at risk if you're not near their store). Best results are if received in the first three days and you haven't tried charging it for hours.
With rice or desiccant, it takes much longer (days) and you don't know if/when your device is dry. Each time you try to power it on to find out if it is dry, you do more damage to your device. Plus while your device sits in rice for days it continues to corrode and you get rice particles inside creating more issues.
Rice (or silica gels/desiccants) does absorb water, but only when in direct contact. Rice outside of your device will not draw water from within it. If the humidity is extremely high it is possible rice will draw some water from the air, however the humidity around your wet device is not going to get that high. So while popular to try, rice does not actually do anything to dry your device. You might think it did if your device turns on but there's likely still water inside that can continue to cause damage
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