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If you happen to drop your phone in water and need to dry it out, don’t worry. There are several ways of doing so without soaking the phone in a bowl of uncooked rice. In fact, rice may not even be the most reliable substance to pull the moisture out of a soaked phone.
When you’re drying out your phone, it’s imperative that you get it out of the water and disassemble the phone as quickly as possible. Wipe the interior components dry and let them sit in a drying agent for at least 48 hours.- 1 Try some crystal-based cat litter. Crystal cat litter is made of silica gel. This material is extremely absorptive and will do an excellent job of pulling residual moisture out of a water-damaged phone. You can purchase crystal cat litter at any large grocery store or pet-supply shop.[1]
- Do not use any other type of cat litter. Clay-based or powdery litters may stick to your phone and turn it into a wet, clay-covered mess.
- 2 Give instant oatmeal a try. Instant oatmeal is more absorptive than regular rolled oats and more much absorptive than steel-cut oats. If you already have instant oatmeal in your home cabinet, it may be the most effective substance you can use to dry your phone.[2] Be aware that if you use oatmeal to dry your phone components, you may end up with a phone covered in small, gooey bits of oatmeal dust.
- You can purchase unflavored instant oatmeal at your local grocery store.
- 3 Find some synthetic desiccant packets you could use. Synthetic desiccant packets are those 3⁄4 in (1.9 cm) packets that come in various commercial items including shoe boxes, dried foods (like beef jerky or spices), and electronic devices. The packets…
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