If an iPhone gets wet will it ever work again?

Answer 1

Possibly, it depends on how much moisture the iPhone was subjected too. If it was dropped into the lake and went to the bottom, chances are it is ruined beyond repair. If it got a light sprinkling of moisture, it may have survived.

Normal everyday water is a conductor of electrical current - in electronics, anything with power applied, like an iPhone turned on (even in standby mode) all the electronics are still active ... water covering the plus and minus contacts of an electronic component will short it out and render it completely useless. There is a type of water that does not conduct electrical current - it is called DIW or De-Ionized Water - used in large power amplifiers to cool electronic components.

Click on the related link below that states 'How to fix your wet iPhone' for an excellent blog on how to fix your wet iPhone (with references to detailed technical information).

I dropped my iPhone off a dock into the ocean water at night and came back the next day at noon to get it (it was pretty deep and it required some diving). It survived amazingly because of some blogs I read about how to save your iPhone and the best advice I can give you is dry it off with the sun first then shake the phone to get rid of most of the remaining water, and then dry it in a container full of uncooked rice for two days or so. Then I tried plugging it in and I could see the apple on the screen but it would turn on and off, so I did some more research and I read that you should dip it in 91% alcohol for some time. Instead I did a quick dip and put it in a bowl of a product called "damprid" for a night, then I dried it with a blow drier on the coolest setting for some time (I also recommend the cans of compressed air that you buy in Office Depot) and I tried plugging it in again and it shows the sync icon and as far as I know it is fully operational. It may have some issues with the battery, and some remaining haze below the screen but I don't mind.

You should try Silica Gel Packets to dry out your phone. There was a good article on the Associated Content website that explains how to dry a wet cell phone, iPods, or any electronics. You need to take the battery out of your phone and place your cell phone and battery in a zip lock bag with Silica Gel Packets. Silica Gel will remove all the moisture from the phone and its components, something air drying will not do!

Answer 2

My brother's iPod touch got wet from being in his backpack when it rained and leaked through to the iPod. He couldn't get it to work again, but sometimes if you get an electronic (cell phone, iPod) wet and put it in a bag of rice for a few days, the rice absorbs the water and it might work again. Another thing you can do is if you still have the receipt and you recently bought the iPod or electronic, you might get a refund.

Answer 3

DO NOT TRY TURNING IT ON. If your phone screen goes black just leave it like that.

My iPhone got completely soaked when it accidentally went through the wash. I took a nylon sock and put my iPhone in it, then I tied the sock shut. I took a Ziploc bag and filled it with rice, then put the sock with my phone in it in the bag. Leave it in the bag for about 4 days, if your feeling lucky. you may want to leave it for a week. if this doesn't work, try silicone gel.

Answer 4

i would suggest, dry it? :)

use some paper towel if its external, and maybe put it in a container of rice, this is good for extracting moisture. if its internal though, it may affect components, in which case it will need to be repaired

Answer 5

it gets wrecked,spoiled,touchscreen not touchable and it wont work.

Answer 6

if you do not turn it on or attempt to. take battery out put it in plain white rice for a day

Answer 7

It Depends On If You Have A Strong Case On It Or Not But I Would Say Most Likely No

Answer 8

No but my cousins hav got a bowl of rice and put the phone in it and it sucked out all the water eventually and it started working again

Answer 9

If it has been under 24 hours they should give you another phone. That happened to me. But besides that no, but you should look up CPR, cell phone repair. They could fix it for you.

Answer 10

If iPhone get wet the the screen of the iPhone doesn't work but screen is doesn't appear the water goes into the motherboard of the iPhone and many parts of the iPhone there is the power into iPhone show when the water gets into it there will be a short circuit of the current batteries and the iPhone doesn't open again