{"id":13611,"date":"2017-02-02T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T12:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=13611"},"modified":"2017-02-02T14:36:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T12:36:38","slug":"how-to-save-your-smartphone-from-water-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/how-to-save-your-smartphone-from-water-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Save Your Smartphone From Water Damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Liquid\u00a0damage is one of the most common problems facing smartphone owners. Whether it&#8217;s dropping your phone in the toilet or spilling your cup of coffee on it, liquid damage to your smartphone can end up costing a small fortune to repair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Here are a few tips to help you save your phone from water or any other liquid damage<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13615 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-2.36.34-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-02-02 at 2.36.34 PM\" width=\"452\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-2.36.34-PM.png 990w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-2.36.34-PM-300x160.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-2.36.34-PM-768x410.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">What not to do<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not turn your phone on.\u00a0<\/strong>Switching on your phone will boot up the electronics, which will certainly malfunction if they are wet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not blow on your phone.\u00a0<\/strong>Blowing on your phone may force water into parts of the phone that were not wet before.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not blow dry or put it in the microwave.\u00a0<\/strong>While this could help dry your phone, it is likely that important components will also be damaged.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not take your phone apart.\u00a0<\/strong>Your phone has a Liquid Damage Indicator (LDI) that could be broken if you take your phone apart, thereby voiding your warranty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">What to do<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dont panic!\u00a0<\/strong>A lot of modern phones, such as the iPhone or Samsung Galaxy, are often built to be waterproof.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn off your phone.\u00a0<\/strong>The first thing you should do is turn off your phone and place it in an upright position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove the cover and sim card.\u00a0<\/strong>Remove any protective casing as well as the back casing so you can get to your battery and sim card. Take both of these out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use a paper towel to dry your phone.\u00a0<\/strong>Lightly dab around your phone to soak up any water, remember to do this delicately as you might spread the liquid to other areas of the phone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use a vacuum cleaner to remove liquid.\u00a0<\/strong>While it may seem a bit strange, using a vacuum cleaner will remove any liquid that is in hard to reach spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you&#8217;re going into an area that you know will be wet or rainy, why not buy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=phone+drying\" target=\"_blank\">waterproof bag<\/a> for you phone. They are a cheap and reliable way to keep your phone from sustaining any water damage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liquid\u00a0damage is one of the most common problems facing smartphone owners. Whether it&#8217;s dropping your phone in the toilet or spilling your cup of coffee on it, liquid damage to your smartphone can end up costing a small fortune to repair.\u00a0 Here are a few tips to help you save your phone from water or<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-save-your-smartphone-from-water-damage\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1587,1585,1586],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-02-at-2.35.09-PM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13611"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13611"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13616,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13611\/revisions\/13616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}