It’s easy to immediately lose hope when your phone falls into water, particularly when it is not of the water proof grade. One minute it could be working and the very next, it has gone completely blank and unresponsive to touch or command. That can be really disheartening. However, it doesn’t have to be bad news.
With the right intervention at the right time, you can salvage your phone that drops into water from total damage. What this means is that instead of panicking and giving up as soon as you see your Ininix phone dropping into water, there are things you can immediately do to forestall permanent damage and thus salvage the situation and in this article, we have painstakingly listed some of those things.
What You Should Do If Your Infinix Phone Falls in Water
All hope is not lost if your Infinix phone falls into water. We have listed in this article steps you can take to make the best use of a bad situation.
Stay calm and quickly take out the phone
Most people become shell shocked when their phones fall into water. This is understandable but counter productive hence you should not allow fear to paralyse your movement at the time. Rather, you must react to remove the phone from the water as quickly as possible.
This is important because the longer the phone spends in water, the more severe the damage will be. Taking it out quickly prevents water from seeping into the deeper layers of the phone thus minimizing the amount of damage it can sustain.
Prevent further damage
Once the phone is out of the water, you will be eager to ensure your phone is working perfectly. In the process, you will only end up making it worse. There are a list of things you shoud do immediately after removing your phone from water
- Switch off the device
Even if the phone remains on after removing it from water and appears to be working normally, do not be tempted to leave it on. No matter how quickly you remove the phone from water, in all likelihood, some water will have seeped in and electrical components do not work well with water. Turn off your phone and leave it off.
- Do not insert the charger
For the same reason why you turned it off, do not insert your charger into the phone until you are sure all of the water in the phone has dried off.
- Avoid moving the phone around
Movement of the phone at this time will only cause the water to spread the more inside the phone. Thus as soon as possible, drop the phone in one place. Ensure you keep the device in a vertical position.
- Do not blow air into the phone
Turning a fan to the phone or blowing in air through the openings may seem like a good idea but it is not.Avoid any such act as it can help spread any water that has seeped into the device further.
- Avoid heating the phone
Excessive heats and phones do not go well together. Avoid heating up the phone as this can also result in the damage of the phone.
- Dry the exterior with a paper towel
Using a paper towel, carefully mop up all the water on the exterior of the phone. Avoid moving the phone around too much while doing this.
- Remove all removables
Just before setting the phone down, remove all accessories that it is possible to remove. SIM cards, memory cards, phone casings, the phone’s back cover and battery all fall in this category. As long as they can be easily removed, please remove them and set them aside on the paper towel. You can remove any further liquid you see around the areas you took these removables from.
Put phone vertically in raw rice
By nature, rice is hygroscopic. What this means is that it tends to absorb all form of moisture around it, into itself. Thus, it will help to submerge your phone in raw rice for about 2 to 3 days so that some of the moisture that may have seeped in can be drawn back out.
Hopefully by the end of three days, your phone should be back to normal condition. At This point, you can remove it from the rice, fix back the removables and test it to see if it is working properly. Run an extensive check on its functionality keeping your eyes out for anything unusual.
Visit an Authorized Repair Shop
If you do notice anything unusual, it means it is time to visit an authorized repair shop to have a look at the phone for you. If it doesn’t work too, this is certainly the next step to take.
If you use an Infinix phone, then you can visit any Carlcare shop near you. Carlcare is the authorized dealer for any repair and maintenance service you need for your Infinix device.
What this means is that the experts and professionals know the way around the internal working of your Infinix phone. You can be sure that whatever problem resulted from the fall in the water will be fixed.
It also means that your warranty will still be intact if your phone is still within its limited warranty period.
Carlcare service outlets are located all over the country and it is very easy to find one close to you. To do so, simply use the Carlcare app on any Tecno, Infinix or Itel device or visit our website directly.
Thinking Ahead
It is a truism that prevention is better than cure. Thus, instead of waiting till your device falls in water, it may be wiser to take advance steps to forestall the occurrence or reduce the possibility of damage if it eventually happens. You can do this by using tempered glass for your phone screen and a water-resistant case.
And if your phone eventually ends up in water? Remember it is not automatically over. Think fast, act fast and salvage your phone from complete damage.
