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One Tech Tip: Don't use rice for your device. Here's how to dry out your smartphone
LONDON — You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water.
Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet.
However your smartphone got wet, you now need to dry it.
How to dry out a phone with rice
But what do you do? There's lots of advice on the internet, some of it conflicting. Apple inserted itself into the debate recently when it put out an advisory that included a warning against using rice.
Here are some things to remember next time your phone has an unintended encounter with a liquid.
What you should do
Dry off the exterior with a towel or clean cloth, even your shirtsleeve — anything that's absorbent.
Take out the SIM card and holder. If possible, remove the back housing and battery to wipe them dry. Also, if possible, turn the phone off.
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iPhones can't be disassembled so Apple recommends tapping it gently against your hand with the connector ports facing down so liquid can flow ou
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