Winter is a harsh time of the year, and many iPhones can turn off even when outside. After all, the operating temperature during use is 0-35 degrees.
But what if snow hits your iPhone? We are sharing a few tips for everyone who is worried about their smartphone.
Snow is the same water (your cap)
As dangerous as the snow may seem, it is still the same water. And this worst enemy any technique.
As soon as it gets inside, chemical and electrochemical corrosion of the elements occurs. When a large amount of moisture gets on the electronic board, a plaque of a different chemical nature forms on its contacts.
And depending on the specific case, cleaning the device can take place in different ways. The most effective method is now considered to be "ultrasonic bath". During this procedure, cleaning solutions of various compositions are used, as well as various temperature conditions for deep cleaning of the board.
And this question is especially relevant in the conditions of the harsh Russian winter. After all, it is especially common for the wipers to shower the ground with reagents to combat icing.
And among them there are salt- one of the active elements that is capable of strongly mess up internal components iPhone when contacts are oxidized.
1. Snow hit the screen - it doesn't matter
If you are just walking down the street and snow gets on the iPhone screen, just wipe the screen with a dry cloth / napkin / sleeve. This is okay, and you shouldn't worry about it.
The chance of water seeping into the enclosure is too small. The main thing is to remove excess snow as quickly as possible.
2.The iPhone fell into the snow
In such a situation, it is better not to wait. Follow a series of steps to protect yourself and your device:
Turn off your smartphone and dry well. Since the body of the device cannot be disassembled by an ordinary user, you need to properly dry the device.
It is important not to use a hair dryer or battery in this situation, as they can accelerate the corrosion of internal components.
Be sure to remove covers and bumpers... Some of the snow may also remain in them, which then melts and can get inside the device.
To speed up the process a little use cotton swabs, toothpicks and any other means at hand. This will help remove snow and liquid from the 3.5mm jack, speakers, and Lightning port.
Be extremely careful, they can damage the contacts.
In no case do not connect iPhone to charging.
Some people think this will speed up the drying process. In fact, due to the incoming current, you can cause a short circuit, even with the iPhone turned off.
And if I have an iPhone 7 or higher
Owners of the iPhone 7 and above are a little more fortunate, they have the declared protection according to the IP67 standard. This means that the smartphone is able to go under water at a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.
Since the snow, as such, does not have depth, you should not worry about the pressure. The most that can happen is snow falls into the speakers or the Lightning connector. What to do with this, we have already described above.
If your iPhone somehow fell into the water, then the most reliable solution to the problem would be to take it to the service so that the specialists carefully disassemble it and clean all the corners of the phone that you cannot get to on your own. Such an operation in large cities will cost you about 1 thousand rubles, but the result will be guaranteed if the water did not have time to do its wet job and spoil any components of the IPhone. But if for various reasons you cannot take the device to the service, one thing remains - dry it yourself.
When to dry your iPhone
If the phone gets into water, or water gets into one of the holes in the case, for example, the speaker or the headphone jack, then you need to dry the device. If this is not done in time, water will quickly enter unprotected places and cause short circuits or corrosion of the metal. In both cases, the result is the same - the device will stop working and it will be very difficult and expensive to fix it.
How to dry an iPhone dropped into water
As soon as water gets into the device, it must be turned off and not turned on until the end of the process, until you are sure that not a drop of water remains in it. When drying the phone, do not do the following:
- Turn on the device;
- try to blow dry, as the insides of the iPhone can overheat and, accordingly, break;
- wipe the entrances with any objects, if it is possible to push the water even further.
Drying the recessed device with rice
The safest way to dry is to put the device in dry rice for a day, so that all the moisture comes out of the device and is absorbed into the food. You need to use only raw rice and lay the phone so that small dewdrops do not clog into it.
After removing the device from the rice, you must try to turn it on. If this does not work, try letting the phone charge for 10-15 minutes, it may just run out of battery.
Manual method
If you are ready to try to disassemble the device yourself, then follow these steps, but be prepared for the fact that if you damage the insides, the warranty valid for the device will disappear:
Video tutorial: "How to dry a drowned iPhone"
If it was not possible to remove moisture from the iPhone in time, and the method using rice did not help, one thing remains - to carry the phone to the service in order to get the help of qualified specialists who can safely disassemble the device into parts and, after drying it, put it back together. If some of the insides have already been damaged by the ingress of water, then you will have to pay extra and replace them with new ones, there is no other way out.
What to do if iPhone falls in snow?
The Russian winter is a harsh time of the year for the iPhone. They turn off in the cold, do not tolerate a sharp change in the microclimate, when leaving the room on the street, and can also fall into the snow, which is very unpleasant for the gadget and its owner.
Should you panic if your iPhone falls in the snow? Let's figure it out.
Snow is water frozen in the form of bizarre snowflakes, which can bring a lot of troubles if any equipment gets inside. If snow water gets on the motherboard, and it is not removed from there in time, then over time, deposits and rust will form on the electronic board, contacts will oxidize, and a short circuit may occur.
It is urgent to clean the device, bathed in the snow. The modern method - "ultrasonic bath" will help. It is incredibly effective, it allows you to deeply clean the entire contents of the device, cleans up any dirt.
Considering that the composition of snow water in cities is simply unpredictable and contains a lot of various reagents and chemicals, including salt, which is sprinkled on footpaths, then you should not delay cleaning your iPhone, which has got snow water. Salt can do a lot of harm.
Snow hit the screen - not scary
When snow hits the iPhone screen, don't worry. Wipe it with a dry cloth or any other soft cloth that you can get hold of that absorbs moisture well. Do this quickly so that water does not have time to seep inside the device.
When the iPhone fell into the snow completely
Take action, don't waste a second. Turn off the gadget immediately, remove the battery (if you can get one) to prevent a short circuit.
It is necessary to thoroughly dry the device. For many models of modern iPhones, it is difficult to disassemble the case on your own, without the help of specialists. This will complicate the task a little.
Important: do not use a hair dryer or other source of warm dry air, under their influence oxidative processes can accelerate, causing corrosion, and when dry, all the chemical elements that make up the snow water will remain on the parts.
Remember to free your device from covers and bumpers, which may also contain moisture.
From the 3.5mm jacks, speakers, and the Lightning port, you can gently remove snow with cotton swabs and toothpicks. Do not turn on the iPhone and do not connect it to charging until it is completely dry - 2-3 days.
iPhone 7 and up
Owners of an iPhone 7 and up can rejoice. Their devices are equipped with protection according to the IP67 standard, which means they are able to withstand water at a depth of 1 m, as much as 30 minutes in fresh water! This will not go unnoticed with sea water. However, snow does not exert pressure, here the mechanism of negative impact is slightly different. And yet, the worst thing is that the snow will fall into the speakers or the Lightning connector. How to proceed - see above.
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What to do and what not to do if your Iphone got into the water as it is also called snow.
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One of the most unpleasant situations that the owner of a modern iPhone may face is the fall of an expensive device in
snow
as it is also called into the water. Such troubles usually arise in the autumn-spring period and in winter, when people conduct their conversations outdoors, despite cloudy weather. You need to accidentally lower your phone into a puddle or snow under your feet. Moisture can get into the device and along with this, when the phone is talking in the rain.
The popular Russian car industry "smartphones" are trying to prevent moisture from entering the device in such situations, so the phone is initially equipped with a special waterproof case. "Directly a revolutionary invention!" Perhaps you will say. And to sell, alas, quite often, such a leading smartphone manufacturer as Apple has not yet set a goal to equip its devices with such protective cases. This reluctance to "brand" is explained: Apple uses only modern technologies in its digital technology, which are literally being improved. "Raw" innovations are not accepted.
When an iPhone accidentally falls into water without a protective case, the owners are probably terrified and simply do not know what to do.
There are some universal tips that, if not correct, then, under any circumstances, will not make the problem worse.
1. First of all, the mobile phone must be turned off and dried. There is no way to remove the battery from a wet iPhone as the case cannot be disassembled.
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2. The cover must also be removed. Also check for moisture under the film. If such traces are found, then the film will need to be removed.
3. It is important to wipe off the phone immediately with a dry cloth. We also often find the following recommendations: wet iphone in a bowl with regular rice, as this grits have exceptional hygroscopic properties. You will have to grieve, as This method works with old mobile phones, where you can make out the case.
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4. Only a qualified technician should disassemble the iPhone. Even if the user is familiar with the process of disassembling his smartphone, this is not done.
5. Do not use a dryer or similar device to dry your phone, since the flow of warm air, even at the minimum temperature, has no right to eliminate, alas, on the contrary, it additionally absorbs moisture into the phone and greatly aggravates the situation.
Modern technology from Apple or other leading manufacturers has one not-so-nice feature. If water gets inside the iPhone, namely on its motherboard, then the consequences of this unpleasant event, which the owner cannot feel right away. For example, if the phone fell in water today and after being completely dry, as usual, after a few weeks the sensor may stop responding, the sound may be lost during a conversation, etc. Such consequences are always unpleasant for the iPhone owner. Given this fact, after connecting the phone snow or in water, it must be taken to a service center to check the health of all systems, even if everything is working properly. In service center work Qualified professionals who know what needs to be done with a device that has passed the "bathing procedure".
If the owner brought his phone to the service center, he must inform the owner what exactly happened to the device (fell into a puddle, fell under a powerful stream of water, suffered in heavy rain). After all, every type of exposure to moisture mobile phone different and consequences, as well as the type of repair work that must be taken to eliminate them. Don't hide if the device is wet due to user error. This fact will not affect the cost of repairs, and the wizard will facilitate the diagnosis and elimination of the problem. Professional sensors help you fit inside every modern iPhone. They react to moisture and greatly simplify the diagnosis of a possible malfunction of the device. Thanks to their presence, it is possible to pinpoint exactly where the moisture inside the device has fallen.
In a good service center, craftsmen exhaust all the components of a mobile device. If during the diagnostics it was found that water has got on important parts of the system, the company will offer to carry out the necessary repairs to eliminate possible malfunctions. After the repair, the client does not even notice that his phone is in contact with water or snow. the device will work like new.
It will not work to hide the contact of the device with water or snow, since this can be detected by sensors. If the owner does not plan to sell your mobile phone from Apple, timely and high-quality prevention of the device after such a "bath" will help to avoid possible negative consequences.
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Hello everyone! Unfortunately, the reason for writing this article is far from the most unhappy - after all, you are unlikely to read this manual so to speak "for the future", most likely that the trouble has already occurred and the iPhone fell into snow or water (which is essentially the same thing). Most importantly, we urgently need to save him - literally every minute counts! Therefore, we will no longer drag the cat for different places to put it off and proceed to the very essence. Go!
Now I’ll tell you about what you should do to keep the device working and please you, as well as how you should not act in any case (believe my sad experience, this is also very, very important!). And we will start with the latter - with bad advice or no need to act under no circumstances ...
So, remember, these actions should not be performed:
- Turn your iPhone on immediately, the faster it happens the better. Ideally, do this while still in the water. You need to find out right away - will it work or not !?
- If it turns on, we show it and tell everyone about it - look, my iPhone has been in the water and even if it works!
- If the people around you do not believe you, to be convincing, throw it into the liquid again. Let them know that Apple does not produce all kinds of nonsense there!
- Doesn't turn on? The battery is dead - we urgently connect the charger. Phone and water evaporate faster.
Why was all this written? In order to make it finally clear - after the device gets into water or snow, it needs disable immediately, and in no case should you turn it on, put it on charge, etc. Even for a second to see - "does it work or not?" Believe me, with a high probability it still works and only due to the fact that it is still turned off.
Water and electricity are excellent footholds for corrosion. Therefore, if the first has already happened, then there is no need to add electricity.
If there are no parsing skills or the necessary tool, then you can run to the workshop (any, since there are plenty of them now and on every corner) and ask to disassemble it there. They won't take much money (for disassembly), and the chances of saving a drowned iPhone will increase many times over. You can leave it in the service, for an additional fee, it will be cleaned and made "like new".
For those who want to dry their iPhone on their own, here are some tips:
- It is natural to remove all covers, bumpers and other accessories. This also applies to films, glasses installed on the screen, in the event that water gets under them.
- It is not recommended to use a hair dryer, you can easily overdo it, and then not only the water evaporates, but something can melt. Plus a stream of air will "drive" water throughout the device. Just blot wherever you can with regular napkins.
- Dip in alcohol is also not a good idea. Spots may appear on the screen.
- About rice. In principle, you can use it as a moisture absorber, but it must be remembered that it is not omnipotent either. And it can only help if the phone was not completely bathed, but only superficially, and of course, it will not be able to absorb all the liquid in 2 hours. Throw in rice for 1-2 days. And yes, this is perhaps the only option to try to get rid of moisture without disassembling the phone.
- Do not dry in direct sunlight, on a battery, heaters, etc. It would be a good option to put the disassembled iPhone somewhere in a draft to dry. In a day or two, the device will dry up and you can try to turn it on.
And still know that the most correct decision would be to refer to the service. Because when using other folk methods, of course there is a sense, but it does not guarantee 100% of a successful outcome. However, this is not guaranteed by the repair shop either. It all depends on the degree of damage.
By the way, it must be remembered that even if the iPhone is removed from water and completely cleaned, this still does not mean anything.
Such devices, the so-called "drowned", can behave quite unpredictably. That is, it can work for several months (then it will start, charge, etc.), or maybe several years. That's how lucky you are. In any case, if you dry it correctly and avoid the simplest mistakes, then the chances of successful recovery increase.
