<p style="text-align: justify;">The rainy season is here, and this means thousands of phones may meet their watery graves. Also, there&rsquo;s hardly no good smartphone burial at the beach, pool, in our bathroom, kitchen, and even worse in a pot of soup.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">But even if your phone takes a dip, there&rsquo;s a chance you can save it, but only if you act quickly. Here&rsquo;s what to do if you drop your phone in water.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Grab It</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong>Whether you drop your phone in a pool or it goes for a swim, the most important thing to do is grab it. The longer your precious handset takes a bath, the more likely water is to get inside and ruin it. Get your phone out of the water right away, and there&rsquo;s a good chance it will be fine. Of course, if your phone falls into a well or something like that, cut your losses and forget about it.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Turn It Off</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">If you grab your phone and it&rsquo;s still turned on, turn it off as fast as you can. Keeping your handset on while its wet is a surefire way to short its circuit board and ruin it for good. If your phone&rsquo;s screen was off when it hit the water, but you&rsquo;re not sure whether the phone powered off or the screen is just blank, see if you can wake it by quickly pressing the power button. Should your phone wake up, shut it down immediately. If it doesn&rsquo;t wake up, keep it off.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Dry It Off</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Now that your phone is off and cleaned, you&rsquo;ll have to dry it off. If your handset has a removable battery or removable microSD card, take it out. Similarly, if your phone has some kind of port cover or even a removable back panel, open it up to let your handset air out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Don&rsquo;t Blow Dry It</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Do not try to dry your phone with a blow drier. The heat from the drier could damage your handset&rsquo;s internal components permanently. While we&rsquo;re at it, don&rsquo;t put your phone in an oven or freezer.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Rice&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Just because your phone is dry on the outside, doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s dry on the inside. To take care of that, fill a bowl with uncooked rice and bury your phone in it. The rice wicks away the moisture trapped inside your phone, ensuring that it is completely dry inside and out.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Turn On And Test</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Now that your phone is nice and dry, turn it on and test it to make sure it works. If it doesn&rsquo;t power on after charging it, then you&rsquo;re out of luck. If it does turn on, you&rsquo;re good to go.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It&rsquo;s important to note, though, that the water inside of your phone could have corroded the handset&rsquo;s internal components. If that&rsquo;s the case, your phone might start to malfunction over time, at which point you&rsquo;ll have to retire it.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Source: Yahoo</p>