How to Rescue a Wet Cell Phone: Tech Triage

[dadvoc666]

what about the foggy screen that I am left with?

[couturexbrown]

jimmney crickets !

[cupcake123260]

The first thing i did was push all the buttons.. FML :/

[DeeDavie2011]

fuck you

[DavinBum]

what about samsung Champ?

I dropped it in the pool i dry it in a few hours but its not working!

can i still fix this?

[beautyxoxsparkles]

i put my blackberry in rice and now theres rice inside :) my new blackberry :)

[TheMoneycometh]

aren't you suppose to take the sim card out????

[FlamingArms]

@TheMoneycometh wouldent make a diffrence really, but i guess it could unblock acsses to the circut board (dyslexic)

[CaliFornication2013]

okayyy so what if water spilled on it and i didnt realize and as soon as i did the back part on my battery is suppose to be pink but its white will my phone work if i do the rice thing?????? please help i want my phone to work :(

[KHALILbmx]

fuck i just dropped my fucking brand new fucking black fucking berry in the fucking in the fucking bath fucking tub 

[HolyVegeta]

@KHALILbmx

I'm fucking sorry. Can you FUCKING say that one FUCKING more FUCKING time?

[Lockemeister]

Sure, It's 80 percent humidity in the summer and you're saying the rice will suck the moisture out of the phone and not just take the moisture out of the air? hahahahahah

[animewisher]

ok, question,my phones had water damage say....a month since i got it (back in january) any way to fix it now? the screen just became untouchable,so now im starting to really worry

[BenshannaboyCali]

Wait shouldn't their be an app for that? You know to fix water logged phones. I got screwed by Apple. Lol

[barbar2223]

i would wait 3 days just to be sure

[johnxhoward77]

i like how he says dont shake the phone around so the water doesnt get into plaaces it hasnt and he keeps shaking it around

[thnichoklad]

I got a can of energydrink in my pocket and I ran into a table, and my HTC desire was in the same pocket, I got everything working exept the screen button, will this work? or should I do something els, can the local store do annyhing about things like this?

[Spideyrocksify]

Hi guys, I recently fell into the sea by accident and my phone was in my pocket and it got wet. I did not know what to do and i thus took out everything and wiped it dry and then plugged it into a power source. No response. After a few tries, it started vibrating madly and the light on top of the device started flickering. The phone started heating up like mad until finally i switched off the power supply. Now it is not giving any response. Please Help!!!

[IceStar208]

@Spideyrocksify u cant fix it, salt water and electronics DONT mix, sry about ur phone, mine fell into the toilet! But i dont have any rice! whaaaa

[Spideyrocksify]

Hi guys, I recently fell into the sea by accident and my phone was in my pocket and it got wet. I did not know what to do and i thus took out everything and wiped it dry and then plugged it into a power source. No response. After a few tries, it started vibrating madly and the light on top of the device started flickering. The phone started heating up like mad until finally i switched off the power supply. Now it is not giving any response. Please Help!!!

[TheNathaniel06]

4 people cant rescue there cell phone xD

[TheNathaniel06]

lol press rapidly 0:04

[Wicho023]

i dropped mine in my toilet with shit in it and rinsed it off with water,

without the battery in it, so i took my moms hair dryer " hot air and cool'd "it down

with my fan, in about 10 minutes repeating this process i was able to turn the cel

phone on the first try !!!! i dont reccomend you rinsing it though unless theirs shit

on it .

[ELITESNIPER456]

my phone went into my washer and drier will this work plz god I need it to work

[KidThatDoesEverythin]

i just spilled water on the keys.. & i started panicking & just pressed to see if anything works, is there a chance my phone will survive?

D:

[xXDCarone5413Xx]

this worked to fix my phone but the screen still has water in it? any idea on how to get it out

[Wicho023]

@xXDCarone5413Xx

you should act quickly next time, turn your cel off and rest it

on it's side, bang on it soft. still on its side right try using a hair dryer

and make sure to let the hot air hit every little lines and holes,any

entrances that u see water can enter.

okay than cool it of with an a/c or fan i rather use a fan in my case since

im low on cash lol, so right after you cooled it off repeat the process till

screen is real dark blue dont over heat yer cel with the dryer!!

[Wicho023]

@xXDCarone5413Xx

you should act quickly next time, turn your batt off and rest it

on it's side, bang on it soft. still on its side right try using a hair dryer

and make sure to let the hot air hit every little lines and holes,any

entrances that u see water can enter.

okay than cool it of with an a/c or fan i rather use a fan in my case since

im low on cash lol, so right after you cooled it off repeat the process till

screen is real dark blue dont over heat yer cel with the dryer!!

[Yohannesiscool]

@xXDCarone5413Xx I know my phone worked too but it has water in it. did yours get dry after?

[Sheahanz]

Thanks for this info. It comes too late for the cell phone I dropped into the tub when I was having a pedicure. I guess I'll buy some rice and keep it on hand for another cell phone emergency.

[samoanspeedo]

2 ppl fell in the toilet themselves

[jayr809]

what if the phone that got damaged by water . is sitting around for months now? would it work?

[ThePurpleDrumStick]

my 8520 has got in the rain,

everything works,

only there are spots on the screen,

like theres water under the screen.

what can i do to repair that?

[scarefaceR18]

hey i cant talk right now but UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! hahah !

[lolfaghole]

Uhmm Okay, well mine is a bit complicated but probably not uncommon, my phone fell in the toilet and i grabbed it out within about 3 seconds and dried it with a towel, the phone restarted and the screen keeps going black, now the keyboard lights up but the screen does not, so will this trick help this? please thanks x

[briibear62]

@lolfaghole same thing happened to me today actually i mediatly dried and turned it off and took everythiing out and now its in rice lets hope this works

[js75009]

0:03-0:08 funniest part ever thank you for posting the video ima try it now :)

[mel23jordan]

I dropped my phone about 20 days ago in water and it dried up , but the front screen doesn't work. Is it too late to do this?

[QwySoloman]

hey my x10 mini pro got a little bit wet and it turned off suddenly.

i tried turning it on and off several times and nothing happened.

will this rice trick work?

[stupidYOOTUBE]

i think i missed understood the procedure?! i cooked the rice with my phone sorry :P

[Sleepover1997]

can beans work?

[thehannatv]

It happend to me and this legitmately works.

[BRANDIGLER]

how do you take it out of an ipod

[XxTehAwesomexX]

I dropped my phone in a lake and i took the battery out and i put the phone and the battery in the freezer and I took it out about 25 - 30 minutes later and then it turned on but went back off, so i left it under a fan for about 9 hours and then when I woke up the next morning it was perfectly fine, except for one button that I didnt have to use at all, that one doesnt work, but other than that it is perfectkly normal, except I havee other damages from other things. lol. (Rumor 2 phone)

[xguitarplayer64]

what about a blackberry that was in the washer

[zaira1001000]

THAT IS A DUMB ? HOW CAN THE RICE GET IN TE CELL PHONE....

[Sleepover1997]

@zaira1001000 Well is obarves the water

[xNuggetx1]

I have a Sony Erricson xperia which doesn't have a removable battery =S. Will this still work? x

[ericou812]

does this work if phone was in water over 15 minutes, it didnt help mine,i left in rice for 2 days.

[jeffrey9112]

OOOMMMGGG THANK YOU DUDE U FUKIN AWESOME

[w4tchmeb4ll]

he still had the phone in his hand at 9 sec? wtf

[dragonrow3]

My sisters cellphone fell in the sea.. salt water and what to do? should i put it in the rice and see if itll work ive heared it bad for the phone salt.. XD shit.. should i wash it with sweet water and then let it dry again?

[VBxHITMANx]

@dragonrow3 that salt water is gonna corrode the phone. my droid eris was in my bathing suit when i went in the ocean and i took it right out and i put it in rice and it didn't work

[dragonrow3]

@VBxHITMANx she has a nokia 5800 xpress damn.. should i try to clean it with regular water? and dry it again i guess i dont have any other choice.. i mean nothing to lose..

[VBxHITMANx]

@dragonrow3 i did the same thing but it is worth a shot.try it.

hope it works

[ChromaticHarp]

I just did this on my wet and completely dead LG and it WORKED!

[ericou812]

@ChromaticHarp how many minutes was it in water?

[annielovegirl]

my phone got wet tree days ago, do you think if i do it now it will still work? please help me

[Suphiso]

24 HOURS !!!

[HARKANWAL911]

Will try all methods to save it.

[jimbo7961]

everything exept the screen fixed

[bannas09]

I did this to my env3 it works now but the screen messes up after a while..is this fixable?

[EuphoniumKid1]

does it work with brown rice? :(

[funnyman892]

hi so i need help my cell phone just got like a 3sec waterbust on it so i see evryone say dont tur it on gues what i did :/ so now i have dryd it with a hairdryer and now i puttes it in rice eny more tips?

[tabber87]

If my phone fell into a men's room toilet, I'd chalk it up to a life lesson.

[keldun13]

The part wear your ear goes... I sucked all the moisture out then did this it works.! Lol.

[fakeposers]

it did not work tell me wat to do

[b20monty]

is that ricky martin?

[coreydower]

I have already pressed some buttions what should i do

[MrProbmxr]

I just jumped in a pool and sat there for like 5 mins and then realized I had my phone in my pocket. I am dumb

[ledfoyohead]

@MrProbmxr Your not alone on that one lol. :/

[rockkerzz]

mine fell in the toilet too!! XD

it was after i flushed ahaa

i wonder if it will still work cause i left it down there for quite a while :P (i was looking for a glove to get it haha)

[slimjim355]

at first i thought this didnt work and then i tried to charge it and it worked

[RsMp3]

lol oops i pressed buttons b4 i saw this, what should i do, will it not work?

[neonskye007]

my god damn phone fell in the tub and the last thing i wanna do is put it in a tub of fukin rice

[rockkerzz]

@neonskye007 rofl

[XOXOAngeliniAntanori]

I am tired of looking for videos!!!!!!! I think I short circuited my phone and IDK what to do I am going crazy without my cell phone. SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kingman2949]

man dis fuck all you dis shit dont work bitch

[gamereviewsss]

@kingman2949 lol

[africanchica]

hey i made the exactly same problem and i put in the rice but the keypad and screen is messed up

[hugoagh]

the rice gets inside the cellphone :(

[mendez3300]

Need desperate help!i drop my phone in the bath if i did this would this work

[Milkbottlekid]

Need desperate help! At the beach yesterday and accidentally dropped my phone into the sea. The back fell off as it hit the water and i took both and i turned it back on suprised to see it worked. I turned it off and left it in my bag until i got home and took the battery and back off and sat it on the radiator. I went to put the battery back on and a big spark came off. Stupidly, I turned it on and it worked but i cannot send texts or calls and some buttons arent working, can i do anything? D;

[JohnandCristal]

IT WORKED !

[alyanadancel]

I drop my iphone in the toilet & my friends told me about this . putting your phone in a bag of rice and leave it there for a day or maybe 2. I hope it works... I love my iphone .

[Razorskator]

I dropped my storm n the toilet.... I hope this works...I've had to do it once on the same phone nd it worked I hope it duz again

[jdawz1985]

Ahh, JIMMINY CHRISTMAS!!

[nivednotlad]

hay my phone went through the washer and I didnt know about this idea yet and ummm I still havent tried it but can I still save it its been maybe more then a couple of days and when I put in the batery it just starts to buzz so is it to late and it its it not do I need to put it in the rice right now?

[trowe97]

This acutally does work I had my cell phone in my pants pocket, therefore my cell phone got washed. When I found it, it wasn't working at all.

[ScouserLegend]

mmmm now how do i get the sand out lol?

[bella21ish]

Has Anybody Tried This Wit A G1.?

Cuz What If The Rice Gets In The Phone.?

[pipatpong]

@bella21ish im having the same problem today T_T

[anyname666]

@bella21ish

If the rice gets in the phone you have to learn to speak chinese

[Siemianowiceee]

@bella21ish

Use long grain rice, then dummy.

Mind you, watch for bits of sewerage, if you had dropped it in a dunny.

cheers.

from,

del-boy

[gokartlover444]

@bella21ish dontmatter, justblow it out.

[christinab1234]

@bella21ish yes, it works ! u have to have it in the rice for 2 days at the most.. seal it !.. i had my phone in rise for 2 days and it worked like it was new !

[HondaRedRider84x]

@bella21ish Yeah, Rice has got in my phone before, and my ipod touch... The rice somehow expanded and literally blew up, which then broke my ipod lmao

[killerofporn]

0:07 that happen to me but with cam

[richit66]

I put my DS in my backpack, and my water bottle leaked. So now, im gonna have to blow dry it and put it in rice. I hope this woks:(

[3Sailler3]

question: if my phone's keys don't work, and i lost it for a week, and it was in a damp place, is it still possible to save it?

[ballic35678]

i turned my phone on and it worked then it turned of now the screen wont work is it too late:(;(;(

[BlackRush360]

ya@@@@@@@@@@2

[ipodmail]

"Thanks Guys"

[kryptogus]

The best way to dry a wet cell phone is to use DRY-ALL it is guarunteed to work when directions are followed. Everyone should have a jar of this stuff just in case it is reusable so one jar can last forever!

[timin770]

I would be willing to bet that a lot of wet phones that COULD have been saved are 'bricked' by impatient owners who don't wait until the phone is 100% dry before powering back up. Don't be tempted to 'try' the phone until you've done the rice thing for a sufficient amount of time. I've also used a hairdryer to bake some of the water out as well

[PeGiannetti]

does it work on the iPhone ? I dropped my cell on a pool yesterday and i'm desperated. You can't take the battery off from an iPhone ! Shit, I hope it works

[ownedgamer1]

is it works on iphone?

[jerry091895]

around 6 i went to go use the bathroom and used my phone as a light. do to the fact that i'm watching this video you guys know what happens. its 2pm right now is it to late

[tommy1you]

my mobile got wet i dryed it and it works but the 2 , 5 , 8 and 0 buttons dont work help me if you can

[TeamJacob98]

oops i pressed da buttons is it still gonna be fixed... my phone wont even turn on! but ill try

[paulkevin09]

I were the man whose cellphone fell into the toilet bowl, i gonna kill the man who bumped me!!!

Imagine saving your phone from a stinking toilet bowl...it sucks!!!

Save your phone's life but get it stinking...

Okay, i am not going to mention what it smells like because it's not good for those who don't like unpleasant things such as ***** **** *** ********!!!

[rs17523]

lol my dad washed my cell phone like 2-3 years ago or somthing like that dryed it but the screen dont turn on the other stuff works though i think its to late.....=(

[imacutie205]

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Jimmeny Christmas!

xD.

Wow, fuckin' cheesey, ANd LOL @ that dudes face, an who says "OOOHHH!!!" when they drop there phone?

xD

[jalien1666]

I fell in my pool at 6 or 7, and now its 10. I immediatly got out, and took off the back of my LG Shine, and removed the battery. I set it on my fence, and let it dry. I came inside, unscrewed the back, and opened it, and some water came out. I took out the SIM card, and put it in my sisters Shine, and it worked. I put a shirt over the back of my unscrewed phone, is it too late to do the rice thing? I can not let my parents find out, or well... no new phone for a while.

[ludhiana15]

@jalien1666 did it work

[CakesbyLora]

my phone got wet a few days ago, and I took it apart and let let it sit for a day and half and it turned back on but now it dials by itself ....is it too late to do the rice thing...probably wishful thinking...

[rosh543]

i think my phone is damaged cause i didnt know about the rice thing when i got my Zn5 wet now the display timeout doesnt work and the phone keeps saying please open the camera lens cover when i press the 2 or the up arrow can anyone help me?

[katinthehat131]

OH MY GOD this worked! i figured if nothing else i could save the contacts, maybe lose the screen (bad on a touch screen phone, no?) but 24 hours in rice and my phone is back in action. i can't even begin to say how grateful i am to you guys. THANK YOU!!!

[TommyTee2008]

you would be abit fucked if you have an iphone....cant remove the battery :P

[frogman040]

I hope this will work I dropped my cellphone in my friends pool. I didnt no what to do so I took out the battery and dryed it with my towel, then I turned it back on and then it turned off so hopefully it will work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lowredrt]

You RULE. My wife dropped her cell phone in the bathtub while bathing our daughters. We pulled out the battery and stuck it in rice for 48 hours... powered it up and didn't have a single problem.

[blastingsound]

HOLY SHIT!!!, u fixd my cell phone! life saver, except a couple of white spots the size of a semicolon like this : each dot

[sjb2IIIIII]

wat if its a iphone...u cant rly remove tha battery...

[warlockmasta]

Thats why know one buys the ifuck.

[DeziPezi4evr]

heh heh well i sure hope it works cuz my friend was txtin on my phone and dropped it in her dogs water dish ...O.O

[DelaV3]

I am a cell phone tech and I can tell you:

YOU CAN'T FIX DAMAGED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY PUTTING IT IN RICE

[blastingsound]

i did, only damage is a couple of unnoticable white spots on the inside screen

[danimal310]

i think the idea is removing the water before it does the damage, but yes you would be right if it was already damaged by the water.

[igthacked]

hey i just dropped mine in a pond today and the phone itself works i can recieve and answer calls but the screen has gone. However mine has been in the rice for about 8 hours and i just checked it and the screen flashed when i turned it on but no screen came up. Do you think it should work if i leave it for another 8 hours?

[cheetawolf]

now i will drop my phone in the toilet and see if this works for me :)

[cheetawolf]

look i cant talk right now *barfs cell phone into toilet* XD

[crazylatina39]

does it work for the sidekick lx ? im scared it might get stuck inside ( the rice ] so i wanna ask b4 i try it

[zleebster]

SERIOUSLY? if your cell phone is water dammaged then what the hell do you care if rice gets in it or not???????????

[igthacked]

lol

[bfflele]

thanks serious i really thank u no lie

[Jack60009]

omg...thanks so much....my phone went in the washing mashine nd this saved me £70!, you may need a new battery but it worked. I also needed to leave it for about 3 days.

[igthacked]

in the washing machine!!!!!!!! shiiiiittttt

[bfflele]

i have a lg scoop and i cleaned it with some 409 spray for cleaning and i need help i pushed a whole lot of buttons please help my mom is gonna kill me someone give me a tip

[hoygans]

your stupid for spraying your phone with 409...

[Whatsername252]

try taking the battery out and washing the phone with regular water (just rinse it) and then dry it with a towel and dry the battery. put the battery back in and try to turn it on. if it doesn't work, take the battery out and let it dry in the sun or on a dryer.

[jamesthegreat16]

dropped mine in toilet that had just been bleached took it out put it in rice left it for a day it didnt work so i soaked it in water and put it in to the rice again !! . waited two days took it out and amazingly the phone works perfect again !..

[BleachDude147]

uhm like i dropped it and pushed a whole lot of buttons do u think it will still work?

[xtm951]

lol, i would press buttons at first, but the thing is, mines a touch screen. lol

[LG314]

i tryed it thanks man it worked!!!!! all i need is a new battery it works when its pluged in to the wall

[nate3342]

i have the rant and the screen comes on every few seconds then shuts off what should i do

[mattwj09]

I dropped my razr in the toilet and I had blown dried it and It works, BUT, the keypad stays on 24/7 and it drains my battery. Can the rice thing still work??????

[belle31998]

well... my cousin accidently put his phone in the washing machine it still works if he charges it but if he unplugs the charger it doesn't work

the battery was broken and couldn't store energy so he got a new battery and now it's all better so maybe you should buy a new battery but i recommend you test it first if it works then buy it somewhere cheap for $8 or so cuz the original price is about $20-$50 for certain phones

[CZnoob]

my display screen doesnt work cause i was on mountain with it and the snow made it snowy, everything works except the display screen, what shud i do ? i can only call and do stuff by picturing it in my mind.

[skrullbonex11b]

wow i think the begining is mad fummy

[KazziKolorZz]

I dropped my cell phone in a bowl of ramen noodles today..And I ripped the battery out and everything and wiped it down best I could but that didn't work..Then I called my friend Jacqui and she said to put it in a zip lock baggie with one of thoes little baggies you find in shoe boxes or beef jerkey that says "Do Not Eat" ripped open in the zip lock bag air tight. Do you think that will work as well as the rice if not better?

[gtmagic]

his shaking it as he says dont shake it

[iatwmx10]

will instant rice work?? hurry i need answers

[vashthestampede96]

my friend dropped his phone in the middle of the street in the snow on r way home from skewl... i found it 4 days later in a puddle

[crud545]

omg i spilled monster on my cell and everything works exept for the screen, any help?????

[opstherabbit]

my wife was at the bottom of the pool for 12 hours. I filled the tub with rice and guess what? she came back to life. Thanks josh

[chrisisthegoodstuff]

this work for house phones?

[Beentakenaway123]

The first thing to do is get the fag that pushed you to take it out from the toilet!!!

[adammdamann]

i drowned my voyager....kinda. just the keyboard. anyone know what to do? i blew dry it and put it under a heat light and the keys are all fucked up. any help is appreciated.

[hdl097]

i have a voyager too and it just went through the wahing machine- did yours ever get fixed?

[adammdamann]

well not really. i took it back to verizon ( i had just gotten a week previously) and i said it had been messed up from the beginning lol. they replaced it. dont turn urs back on and let it sit in rice for a couple days

[christayy013]

does anyone know if thiss will work if ive blowdryed then tried to turn it back on?

let me know pleaseeee

[:

[million55221]

it will be funney if the guy mdropped the phone again

[kpascua]

my life depends on this...

[moprix]

hey guys what you guys think wats more effective either put ur cellphone in rice or put it in a box with silica gel within 72 hours? plz answers as a reply tyvm

[Bflo23]

Thanks Josh... You saved me way over a hundred dollars for a replacement! My sprint phone was in the bottom of the pool for like 5 minutes and wasn't working at all yesterday. I put it in a container of rice and today, it is working perfectly fine.

[brodogjump]

the guy did not drop his phone in the water in the begging he still had it in his hand look at it