HT204266 What should I do if I dropped my iPhone in water?

I dropped my iPhone 4 in the toliet. Yes..I know...it sounds pretty lame. Anyway, I took it out right away and it still turns on and seems to work fine. I just want to make sure it will be okay.

I thought I would post some replies to the 'wet, nonworking iphone' discussions to encourage others to wait a bit and to dry out their phones for a longer period of time. Last Wed. afternoon I got my iphone wet and thought it was fine because it still worked, however, a couple hours later it was dead. I made the mistake of recharging then and also started trying to restore, but got nothing but hardware start up error messages on the phone and the dreaded 4013 or 4005 in iTunes. I tried several times a day to restore with the same result. In between, I put the phone in a bag of rice. I think the advice elsewhere to power down and dry thoroughly is the best advice and I did not follow it because I already thought I was doomed.
I was going to go to Apple/ATT today - Monday - to get a new phone, but we had another snow dump so I'm housebound. With nothing to lose, I pulled the phone out of the rice this morning and it restored! I've lost a bunch of pix and some contacts that were not backed up, but I've not lost months of of spending on my 2 yr. contract without having a working phone.
So, if your phone gets wet, don't give up right away. It took almost 6 days for my phone to dry out.
Good luck to anyone else who has this problem.

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If? have you drop it?
if you droped it, look at the following:
Disconnect Power Immediately
The first and most critical step is to remove your wet cell phone's battery and SIM card as soon as possible. Do not attempt to power up the phone to see if it works, as this can damage the circuits. Set the battery aside and save the SIM card in order to retain critical information in case you need to get a new phone after all.
Dry Thoroughly and Quickly
The cell phone should be dried as quickly and thoroughly as possible to avoid water damage. Compressed air or a wet/dry vacuum are ideal for removing water. Avoid any type of heat, such as a blow dryer, heat lamp or direct sunlight, which can warp or melt delicate electronic components and connectors. After removing as much water as possible, submerge the phone in a desiccant, such as dry rice, to remove any remaining traces of water. Silica gel packets are another desiccant option. Leave overnight.
Test the Phone
After the phone has dried thoroughly, replace the battery and turn on the phone. If the phone still doesn't work, it could be that the battery was damaged. You might want to try a replacement battery before replacing the entire phone. You could also have the phone looked at by a professional, depending on what is most cost-effective for you.
Warnings
Excessive heat may damage a cell phone; never use hair dryers, heat lamps, microwave or conventional ovens or direct sunlight to dry a wet cell phone.
If a cell phone has been submerged in salt water, rinse with fresh water after removing the battery and before the drying process to remove as much salt as possible.
Keeping Your Phone Dry
Following are some of the most common water hazards for cell phones and ways to avoid them.
- Toilet: If you are in the bathroom be sure your phone is secure, particularly if you tend to carry it in your pants pocket.
- Washing machine: Check all pockets thoroughly before doing laundry.
- Bathtub: It is best not to use your cell phone while in the bathtub.
- Kitchen sink: Keep cell phone free and clear of kitchen sink while doing dishes.
- Rain: Make sure cell phone is secure in a pocket or purse before going out into the rain. Do not use cell phone during a heavy rain unless you are under shelter.
The first and most critical step is to remove your wet cell phone's battery and SIM card as soon as possible. Do not attempt to power up the phone to see if it works, as this can damage the circuits. Set the battery aside and save the SIM card in order to retain critical information in case you need to get a new phone after all.
The cell phone should be dried as quickly and thoroughly as possible to avoid water damage. Compressed air or a wet/dry vacuum are ideal for removing water. Avoid any type of heat, such as a blow dryer, heat lamp or direct sunlight, which can warp or melt delicate electronic components and connectors. After removing as much water as possible, submerge the phone in a desiccant, such as dry rice, to remove any remaining traces of water. Silica gel packets are another desiccant option. Leave overnight.

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HT201401 what if i dropped my iphone in water

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Chesterapple-the day before last Christmas, I dunked my 4 into a full glass of Coke. :/ I popped it out immediately, but all ports had gotten submerged. Hoping for best, but expecting the worst, because I ruined a Touch this way-I went into immediate damage control. Powered off the phone, dried with a soft towel as much as I could, then wiped the sticky Coke off. I even put the hair dryer to it's 'butt port'. Then, within minutes-I had it submerged in a baggie of white rice AND about 5-6 of those silica gel little packets that come in shoe boxes? You know what I'm referring to? Luckily, I keep all my shoes in their original box, lol. The silica draws water out of things. So, I put the phone, now covered over it's head with rice & silica packs-in a dark cabinet, sitting on it's back, completely submerged.
My contract was up anyhow, and the 26th, Best Buy offered upgrades for 5C's for free....so, yeah, went for that! Lol. I still checked in on my 4 about a week later...it was not well, turned on, but downhill from there, so I powered it off, and gave it up for dead. I was upset because I was going to use it just for an iPod. But, I still set it back up in the rice cocoon..why not?
About mid-Feb, I noticed it again in the cabinet & decided to see if it ever healed. It was half sticky and tons dusty with rice, plus some grains had gotten caught up in the butt port. So, cleaned it up again, gently got rice out. Held my breath, powered......and it came on! Not only that-it was PERFECTLY FINE. All my settings/wallpapers/contacts/apps/msgs, everything. Fine. Expected it to wack out any minute....left it on a few days to see. But it was fine, good as new! I deleted all off it, and now use it as an iPod, perfectly. Oh, one issue-water damage light came on and apparently will never leave. No biggie, since I'm keeping it. So, there's another miraculous back from the dead, but certainly don't expect it-not the norm. But, possible!

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HT1414 i dropped my Iphone in water. i dried it out in rice. but it wont turn on. itunes recongizes my phone but when i restore it to fix it. i get a error 1601

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About a Month ago I dropped we went swimming and I dropped my iPhone in water and it works fine except at the top for the signal it says searching. Can you please help me with this problem?

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
If your iPhone was being backed up to the iCloud or iTunes, you will be able to restore from that backup and recover the data that was on the device at the time of backup once you have your iPhone repaired. Please review the attached information about iCloud and iTunes backups.
Choosing an iOS backup method (Should I use iTunes or iCloud to back up my iOS device?)
If you need further information about repairing your iPhone, please use the link below.
iPhone Repair and Service - Apple Support
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So i dropped my iphone on water, i dried it off with my towel as soon as possible. Before i did any research i was dumb so what i did was turned on my phone, everything seemed to be working well, but the sound was worse, there was sound but not alot, about 5 minutes later the sound got a better, not 100 percent recovered but it was better. Now that i did the research on how the save the iphone i turned it off and put it in rice and now its been sitting there for a 15 minutes. Was that the sound got a bit better when the 5 minutes flew by a good sign that the sound can return to normal? What you think is going to happen to my phone in general?

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2 Go purhcase a new phone
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You can also try the Support site:https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action
And the ExpressLane for a service request: https://expresslane.apple.com

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HT204266 What should I do if I dropped my iPhone in water?

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