If water gets into the phone, is it right or wrong to keep it in a rice box? Apple has told such a thing that you will not believe – water in phone port moisture in charging port how to dry mobile if water gets in apple says avoid rice bag – TimeTo.Blog

We all keep our phones with utmost care like precious objects. So that it does not get scratched, we apply a cover, and to ensure that the screen does not get scratched, we apply a good screen guard. To prevent water from getting into the phone, we protect it a lot. However, accidents can happen to anyone and if water gets into someone’s phone, then we hear that by keeping the phone in a rice box, the water dries up and it starts working fine.

But no one tells about how true this is. Actually Apple has issued a warning regarding this method. The tech giant officially said on its website, ‘Do not keep your iPhone in a bag of rice. By doing this, small pieces of rice can damage your iPhone.

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Apart from this, Apple has also said that if water ever gets into your iPhone, do not make the mistake of putting it on charge. The company advises users to hold their phone with the connector end facing the floor and gently tap their iPhone with their hand to remove excess water.

Apple will let you know if water is found…
Users should leave the phone in a dry place with some air for about 30 minutes before trying to charge the iPhone again. Apple iPhone can notify its users if liquid is detected on the USB-C connector or cable.

Even before this, it has been said in many reports that it is possible that water may have damaged the circuit of the phone or minerals that spoil the electronics may have entered the port. Apart from this, rice can also get stuck in the headphone port.

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This should be avoided…
It has also been learned that using heating sources like hair dryers and radiators is also not a good solution as it can cause further damage to the phone. Apart from this, Apple also suggests placing the iPhone’s Lightning or USB-C connector directly in front of a cooling fan to get rid of excess water.

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