IPhone 4 accidentally in pants pocket while in washing machine for 45 min I think?

I'm trying the rice method just today and now. A few of the websites say to not turn it on but I did… Oh no will it not work anymore? My mom says she's not buying me another phone. If there's hope, how long should I put it in rice. I have a feeling it still works because I saw it blink once with the apple after turning it on, or is that because I turned it on… I turned it on a few times. Shet.

If it went through the washing machine, putting it in rice isn't going to help. The water will have contacted parts that have power applied (a phone with a charged battery never has the power off completely), and that will have damaged the phone. Let it dry for a long time and it might work, or it might not. If it doesn't, it will have to be replaced.

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