Drop your phone in the pool? Here's how you can bring it back to life July 3, 2012 — -- intro: We humans can't get enough water during the summer, but for our gadgets, on the other hand, there ...

Splash! Now how do you get water out of your phone? We use our phones to read news and books, catch up with friends, navigate directions, order food, take photos and videos, answer emails—the list is ...

For more than a decade, a majority of Americans have owned smartphones – and, inevitably, some of us have dropped our beloved device in a swimming pool, the sink or the toilet. For years, many have ...

Is your iPhone wet? If so, don't put it in a bowl of rice. Apple's new support doc says rice can actually cause more damage to your iPhone. The company also discourages drying your damp iPhone with a ...

The best way to get water out of your charging port is to leave it and let it dry, and there are a few methods you should ...

A smartphone in a bowl of rice. Americans are on their phones for four hours and 25 minutes per day on average, according to a 2023 Reviews.org survey. But despite that fact, those trusty hand-held ...

The Rice Method: Does it Really Fix Water-Damaged Phones? When your phone takes an unexpected plunge into water, the immediate reaction often involves rushing to dry it out, with many turning to the ...

Apple, the maker of the iPhone, is telling customers to ignore the practice of putting a phone that has gotten wet into a bag of rice to dry it out. Why? Because it doesn’t work. At least not well and ...

You were walking next to a swimming pool when your phone fell into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet. However your smartphone got wet, you need ...

Apple's iPhones have been resistant to splashes, dunks, and even water submersion for several years now, but there are still times when they can get too wet, causing a liquid-detection alert to be ...