How to bring your iPhone back after drowning!
July 11th, 2009. Published under General. 1 Comment.
So you have dropped your iPhone into the dogs water bowl. It all went in slow motion as you shouted “noooooooooo!”.
Ok so you might have just dropped it in some shallow water. Here is what you should do in the “rules according to Ollie”. Obviously if you have dropped it in water and have taken the time to find this blog post then it is probably too late for you. But if you are reading this for info then follow these rules:
- Get it out the water! By now you will be getting odd messages saying “This accessory is not compatible with iPhone” (like below)
- Wrap it in a towel to get the surface water off
- Put the phone on a coat in the footwell of your car
- Drive a long distance, whist:
- Blasting heat into the footwell of the passenger seat
- Opening the windows so you don’t boil
- Sorted!
There you go. That was exactly what I did on Friday morning and it worked perfectly when I got to the end of the journey. The only thing I am not sure about is insurance. Although I obviously have needed to make a claim, internally there would be signs of water damage which would make the insurance invalid. I am hoping to get clrification on Monday when I take a trip to the O2 store.
Anna on July 11th, 2009
my ipod touch took a trip down the toilet, a couple of weeks ago, removed it, placed it in a jar of rice for 36 hours or so. worked perfectly except every so often it randomly turns off & needs plugging in and leaving to charge for a bit to get it to regenerate. the gap between this occurring seems to be getting longer and longer though.
oh and the battery icon seems to be permanently stuck on full. otherwise, fine.