How To Fix Water Damaged Mobile Phone – iPhone and Android

How To Repair and Fix Wet Water Damaged Mobile Phone. Learn how to fix and save a wet mobile phone with water, rain, or any other liquid like tea or coffee.

How To Repair and Fix Wet Water Damaged Mobile Phone – Learn how to fix and save a wet mobile phone with water, rain, or any other liquid like tea or coffee.

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How to Fix Water Damaged Mobile Phone

Many times our mobile phone gets damaged if we accidentally dropped it in the water. It can get wet with water, rainwater, tea, coffee, or any other liquid. After getting wet in water or any other liquid, most mobile phone gets dead and stop working. It won’t turn ON. Or even if it gets Switched ON for a few seconds or minutes, it will again Switch OFF on its own and won’t turn ON again.

Problems Caused by Water Damaged Mobile Phone

If you dropped your iPhone and Android Smartphone in water, then it can result in the following problems:

• It won't turn ON.

• It may turn ON for a few days, say a month or so, but after a few days, it may start giving trouble.

• Dropped phone in water may get switched ON but the screen won’t work.

• Phone glitching after water damage

These are some reasons to worry if you don’t know how to repair and fix wet water-damaged mobile cell phones. But repairing and fixing a wet mobile phone is very easy. Anyone can DIY do it without having to take the mobile phone to a service center.

Here I explain the step-by-step process on how to fix water-damaged mobile phones. The same steps apply to all brands of mobile phones including – Samsung, China Mobile Phones, Motorola, HTC, Sony, Alcatel, LG, Panasonic, Huawei, ZTE, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Spice, Lava, Sony Ericsson, Micromax, iPhone, etc.

How To Fix Water Damaged Mobile Phone – Step-by-Step Guide

1. If you dropped your iPhone or Android Smartphone or Simple Feature Phone in Water, Tea, Coffee, or any other Liquid and the Phone Switched OFF on its Own then NEVER Try to Switch it ON. Remember the Phone is WET and if it is Not Water Proof then there are 100% Chances that the PCB of the Mobile Phone or the Logic Board is WET. As soon as you turn it ON, there will be Shorting in the Phone and this will lead to More Damage.

2. Switch OFF the mobile phone and Remove the back cover and the battery.

3. Using a precision screwdriver, disassemble the mobile phone. This is very easy. Just remove all the screws and keep them in a safe place. Make sure to remember the order in which you disassemble the mobile phone. This will be useful when you assemble it back.

4. If there is water in the display then you will also have to disassemble and remove the display.

5. Using a hot air blower, carefully dry out the PCB of the Mobile Phone and all other wet parts. You can also keep the disassembled mobile phone in sunlight and let it dry naturally.

6. Using an ESD-Safe brush and IPA solution or spirit, clean the circuit carefully. This prevents corrosion and oxidation on the PCB.

7. Now assemble back the mobile phone carefully.

How To Repair Water Damaged Phone

Now the mobile phone must work. If it doesn’t work, charge the battery and try again. If it still doesn’t work then you may have to take the handset to a service center.