My phone dropped into a bath

[WinterH]

Need help! My phone just dropped into a bath. I immediately took it out, but I'm scared it won't work. I turned it off. What should I do next? It's an iPhone, there is no battery to take it out? Do I still have hope cause it's Apple? Are they really water resistant?

I think the advice is to put it into a bag of dried rice.

Bag of rice for few days to see if will dry out.
Hope for the best and cross everything!

yup, wipe it then shove in a bag of rice.

best of luck

I wouldn't put into rice. You might get rice dust in the ports. Is it supposed to be waterproof? Leave it to dry without switching on

The rice thing is a myth and not advised! Don't! Just dry it out.

Which iPhone is it?

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Yes I dropped my phone in a sink full of water and put it in a bowl of rice for a couple of days. It worked fine afterwards.

Put it in the airing cupboard, if you have one. Don't turn it on for at least a day.

Mine was fine after a few days . The phone fixing company I spoke to told me the most important thing is do not turn it on until it is absolutely dry , however tempting it is .
Then when it does start back it up at once because water damage such as degraded wires can suddenly have an affect months later . Good luck !

Put it so that the charging port is facing downwards and leave for 24hours.

I dropped mine in a bath and googled what to do and that’s what Apple recommends.

Phone is perfectly fine

I got my iPhone 8 slightly wet (not fully submerged). It worked fine for 2 weeks, then nearly burnt a hole in my leg (in a side pocket). It was so hot I thought it was about to go aflame. Then it died and nothing brought it back. Had to get a new phone. Sorry, it doesn't look hopeful. I would advise you prepare for it's demise.

Bag of rice & stick it in the airing cupboard overnight 👍🏼

When I dropped mine in the bath that was the end of it. I wouldn't hold out too much hope OP, sorry.

If it's a newer model iPhone they're very water resistant. Mine is an XS so not mega new and can survive immersed in water of up to 2m for 30mins apparently!

support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207043

Rice didn't work for us when DS1 jumped into the pool on holiday. It can't hurt to try though

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Put it in the airing cupboard, if you have one. Don't turn it on for at least a day.

Or on top of the boiler, the heat from there has dried out a few of our phones over the years.

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Put it so that the charging port is facing downwards and leave for 24hours.

I dropped mine in a bath and googled what to do and that’s what Apple recommends.

Phone is perfectly fine

Yes this, I did this with mine. Left it about 30 hours and it was fine.

Have u got any silica sachets? Those in a bag, phone in, in airing cupboard if possible

Rice thing sort of worked for my old phone (iPhone 5c). Note I say sort of - it brought it back to life and it worked for about 3 more months before overheating and properly dying. So make sure it is thoroughly dry before using it.

I dropped mine down the toilet. It wasn't happy.

What iPhone is it? Some are more water resistant than others.
I dropped my old XS max in the bath and used it again immediately, it was fine

The new iPhones will be fine if they've only been dropped in for a few seconds.

Iphone8 and above will be fine.

I dropped mine in the bath a few weeks ago. Used it immediately and it was absolutely fine. I was so surprised! It’s an 11 pro if that makes any difference.