The Golden Rules: What to Do in the First 5 Minutes
If you are dealing with a liquid spill, act fast. Liquid conducts electricity; leaving power running through wet board components causes immediate electrolytic corrosion that eats away copper traces within hours.
1. Turn off the phone immediately. If the screen is unresponsive, perform a hard power shutdown.
2. Do NOT plug in a charging cable or wireless charger.
3. Remove the SIM card tray to allow trapped air to escape.
4. Gently dab the exterior with an absorbent towel. Avoid shaking vigorously, which forces liquid deeper into internal speaker cavities.
The Rice Myth Debunked: Why It Does More Harm Than Good
Putting a wet phone in a bowl of dry rice is one of the most widespread tech myths. Rice absorbs surface humidity very slowly, leaving trapped water beneath metallic RF shielding where corrosion continues unchecked. Worse still, fine rice flour and starch enter the USB-C or Lightning port, forming a cemented blockage that ruins connector pins.
Instead, professional ultrasonic chemical cleaning is the proven method to displace water and neutralise mineral salts.
