How to Save your iPhone from Water Damage | The Communication Blog

Saturday, September 17, 2011

How to Save your iPhone from Water Damage

By Nomad Lee


Drop your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS in the washing machine? If so, here's what you should do without delay in order to save your iPhone. If the tips in this article don't accomplish the task, there's information towards the bottom on how to ask Apple to restore your iPhone 3gs/iPhone 4 and how to receive a new one from the Apple Store.

Quick Steps to Follow Along For One's Water Damaged iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4. 1. SWITCH OFF YOUR IPHONE RIGHT AWAY! 2. DON'T TURN ON YOUR iPHONE until completing each of the steps. Flipping on the iPhone when there is any water in your phone may cause the phone to short circuit. 3. Strip off your iPhone cover and then remove the SimCard. 4. Shake out any excess water. 5. Use a blow dryer on low heat for 15 minutes and try to warm the iPhone lightly so that any existing water will be able to escape from the phone. Use the lowest heat setting! 6. Store the iPhone in a bag of uncooked rice and make sure that it's completely covered. Switch the rice every day. The uncooked rice will certainly soak up moisture and will help take out any excess water in the iPhone. Keep your iPhone in the rice for 48-72 hours for best results. 7. Remove the iPhone out from the rice, and check if it works. If it does not work for you or if you see excess water in the iPhone, redo steps 4, 5, and 6. Leave the iPhone inside of the rice for an additional 4-5 days and check again repeating the process until your iPhone functions correctly. 8. This method is ideal if your iPhone was submerged in water for less than 30 minutes. If the steps above do not work after multiple attempts...

Apple's Policy for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 Water Damage: iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 are created with Liquid Contact Indicators in the bottom of the headphone jack. iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 models also have an indicator at the base in the dock-connector housing. These indicators are activated and flipped PINK immediately after they come in direct contact with water or a liquid containing water. The indicators are engineered not to be activated by humidity and temperature changes. See the picture of the water indicators at Apple's website. If the pink indicator is visible, it indicates the service for liquid damage is not covered through the Apple one (1) year limited warranty or AppleCare Protection Plan (APP). However, you can swap out your malfunctioning phone with a refurbished iPhone for $199 from the Apple Store as an alternative to the full priced iPhone. Also, if you bought your iPhone from Best Buy or used a credit card which offers protection/insurance on your iPhone, you might be able to get some money back if not a new iPhone free of charge. Check all of the options just before you repurchase a new iPhone.

Having your iPhone Professionally Serviced through a Third-Party Store: If your sensors are pink and your iPhone isn't working even after trying to dry the iPhone of all the water, you can you could try and take it into a repair shop, or iPhone Doctor. They will ask for a small service fee to assess the damage and then provide you with a quote of how much it will cost to repair the iPhone. You can figure out if you want to work with them to fix it. To find a list of reputable third-party repair shops or an iPhone Doctors, please visit the author's website.

Prevention: A good way to guard your iPhone from possible damage is to buy a reliable case. To view a list of top rated cases, check out the author's website for more details.




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