The One Thing You Should *Never* Do If Your iPhone Gets Water Damage
January 20, 2022 by Lisa Cupido
Accidents happen. But when they happen to your expensive iPhone AND they involve spills and water damage, figuring out what to do (and beating the clock) presents a major challenge. You can Google “water damage” and “iPhones” and find a slew of tips that range from “blow-dry your phone” to “set your phone in a bowl of rice.” And many of them sound suspect enough. But what should you absolutely not do under any circumstance? Tech Expert Redha Ferr from gamingpcweb.com shared with SHEFinds.com the one thing you should NEVER do if your iPhone gets water damage.
Don’t Turn Your Phone On“If you have ever dropped your iPhone in water, you know the panic that sets in,” Ferr says. “The first thing many people want to do is turn on their phone to see if it still works. DON’T DO THIS! This is one of the worst things you can do if your iPhone gets water damaged.”
The reason it’s a no-no, Ferr explains, is because when water enters the device, it causes an electrolytic reaction which creates an electrical current. “The current can cause corrosion in the phone’s internal components and can also cause a short circuit which will lead to permanent damage to your iPhone,” Ferr says.