Your iPhone is likely one of the most important devices you carry with you, and dropping it in water (or any other liquid) can be panic-inducing. Luckily, not all hope is lost if your iPhone takes a swim. If you’re quick you have a good chance of saving your phone, as they’re built to be slightly resistant to water. If you get a little water damage, you may be able to work around it, or even repair it yourself. Part One of Three: Salvaging a Wet iPhone 1 Remove your phone from the water immediately. The longer your phone stays submerged, the more chance it has of shorting out. Quick reflexes can mean the difference between a working phone and a dead one. 2 Power down the phone. If your phone was on, you'll want to turn it off as quickly as possible. If you can get your iPhone off in time, your chance of failure plummets. Press and hold the power button and then slide the power slider to turn off your iPhone. If the screen if off but you're not sure if the phone is on, tap the Power button to see if the screen turns on. If it does, proceed to power the phone off. If it doesn't, leave it off. 3 Remove any case that is on the iPhone. If your iPhone has a case, it may be holding in moisture. Remove the iPhone from the case immediately. 4 Take out the SIM card tray. Use a SIM removal tool or an unbent paperclip to pop the SIM tray out. Completely remove the tray so that water can escape. 5 Use a dry, absorbent cloth to wipe down the phone. Get all of the excess moisture off with an absorbent cloth. Make sure to get the moisture out of the charging port, the volume keys, the headphone jack and any other crevices. 6 Swab out ports with a toothpick and piece of cloth. Get a thin piece of cotton, like an old shirt, and wrap a single layer around the end of a toothpick. Use this to absorb any excess water from the charging port and headphone jack. 7 Place the iPhone in a warm, dry location. The best way to get rid of the water inside of your iPhone is to simply let it air dry in a warm place for as long as possible. Many guides will report that placing your iPhone in a bag of rice will help draw the water out. This has been proven false, and simply letting your iPhone air dry is the most effective way to fix it.[1] Air drying will be more effective if you are able to remove the battery from the iPhone. See the next section for details.[2] 8 Wait at least 48 hours. The longer you can wait, the more successful your drying process will be. If you can wait longer than 48 hours, 72 hours may be even more effective. 9 Check for the water damage indicator. Each iPhone has a small indicator that tells repair technicians that the phone has received water damage. The indicator is a piece of plastic that turns red when it comes in contact with too much water. You can check this indicator yourself to see if your phone may be damaged. Use a flashlight to help you see inside the port. This indicator usually means that you likely won't qualify for free repair.[3] iPhone 5 and 6 - Look for a red indicator in the SIM tray port. iPhone 4S - Look for a red indicator in the charging port or in the headphone jack. Part Two of Three: Performing Advanced Repairs 1 Consider these advanced repair if you suffered significant liquid damage. If you spilled a sugary liquid on your iPhone, or the phone was submerged for a long time, you may need to perform advanced repairs on it. You can try performing these repairs yourself, but this should only be attempted if you have another backup phone just in case you damage it further. 2 Power down the iPhone. If the iPhone isn’t turned off yet, make sure it is turned off completely. 3 Remove the SIM card. Take the SIM card tray and the SIM card out before you begin taking apart the iPhone. 4 Remove the screws from the bottom of the iPhone. You’ll need a pentalobe (5-prong) screwdriver to remove the screws. The screws can be found to the left and right of the charging port. 5 Use a suction cup to remove the front cover. A strong suction cup is one of the easier ways to remove the front part of the iPhone body, This will prevent scratches when trying to pry the halves apart. Place a suction cup on the front, and hold the back of the case with your other hand. Once the suction cup is applied, pull it apart from the back half. 6 Use a Phillips screwdriver or other flat tool to remove the battery. Set the battery off to the side for now. 7 Remove the cable connectors. There are several cable connectors that will need to be removed before you can access the logic board. Some of these will be pried off while others may require a Phillips screwdriver. 8 Remove the logic board from the plastic case. Once you’ve completely detached the logic board, you can remove it from the plastic housing. 9 Submerge the logic board in 97% isopropyl alcohol. Let it soak until any visible residue has become loose. 10 Use a soft brush to scrub away visible residue. Make sure to clean all contacts and connectors. Scrub the chips on the logic board. Repeat the cleaning process if necessary. 11 Allow the logic board to air dry completely before reassembling. Make sure the logic board is completely dry. If it is still damp, you may cause more damage when you try to turn it on. 12 Wipe down the LCD with the isopropyl alcohol. Wiping down the LCD screen can remove any liquid residue. Avoid submerging the screen, as this can cause permanent damage to the display. 13 Wait for your components to dry. Isopropyl alcohol will take a little while to completely dry, so leave all of your components out for at least four hours before reassembling the iPhone. 14 Reassemble your iPhone. Put your iPhone back together by replacing all of the connectors and reinserting the screws in the reverse order that you took them out in. 15 Power on your iPhone. If you’re sure that the iPhone is dry, you can try powering it on. If you performed a thorough cleaning and the parts weren’t too corroded, the phone may work again.[4] Part Three of Three: Working Around Water Damage 1 Use the on-screen Home button if your Home button stops working. A common symptom of water damage is a non-working Home button. You can use the Accessibility settings on the iPhone to enable an on-screen Home button to work around this: Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap "General" and then "Accessibility." Tap "AssistiveTouch" and then toggle it on. Tap the new button on your device's display and then tap "Home" to return to the Home screen. 2 Use a USB dock or Bluetooth headphones to play sound if your sound isn’t working. If water damage has caused your audio out jack to malfunction, you may need to use an alternative audio output device instead of traditional headphones. Connect a USB dock that is compatible with your iPhone to the charging port at the bottom of your iPhone. It should be detected automatically. You can use Bluetooth headphones or speakers to listen to audio from your iPhone. See Pair a Bluetooth Device with an iPhone for instructions. 3 Keep your iPhone charged if your power button stops working. If your power button stops working, you’ll powering your iPhone on and off becomes very difficult. You’ll need to keep it charged and turned on to keep using it. If your iPhone runs out of battery and shuts off, it will turn on again when you plug it into power. 4 Check if you qualify for warranty service. Standard AppleCare does not always cover water damage, but you may be able to get your phone serviced if it is new enough or you get a nice representative. ***prbxselfnetwork***
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