IPhone 5 got wet, how long do I keep it in rice?
So yesterday my friend accidently spilled some water (out of a water bottle) on me while I was texting on my phone. I reacted pretty fast and got it out of the way, but some water got on the top of the back, like the camera area. (*It was not a lot of water*) I dried it off as much as I could with my shirt, but it was lightly raining so I don't think it got fully dry. I left it on and it was working fine. About an hour later when I got home, I plugged it in to charge and realized no sound was coming from the speakers. They were working on my way home so I guess it was because I started charging it. I unplugged it from the charger right away and turned it off, used a blowdryer to dry the inside and left it in rice overnight. I turned it on this morning and it was working fine, the sound was back. I'm just scared that there could be some continued damage a few weeks from now or something. Should I leave it in rice for a bit longer or is it okay to use now? Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.
Added (1). EDIT: Overnight, it was in rice for about 8 hours. I turned it on when I woke up and it worked fine. I turned it off and put it back in the rice before I left for work.
1-2 days in rice should tell you whether it will work correctly again
Just incase there's still water in the phone you should leave it in rice for another 24 hours to be positive its dried out. I didn't and my phone stopped working completely about 3 days later.
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