How to Get Water Out of Charging Port?

April 24, 2022

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Many smartphone brands market themselves as a ‘Water Proof Device’ or ‘Water Resistant‘ but do you know if you have charged your phone or tried to charge your phone with a wet charging port it can cause severe damage to the device.

However, panicking wouldn’t be a solution, we have some methods that can help you to get water out of the charging port.

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To-Dos to Get Water Out of Charging Port

Here are some immediate to-dos, you have to do to make your mobile phone safe if you dropped it in the water.

Turn off your Phone & Don’t Charge the Phone!
Remove Accessories such as Sim Tray, Phone Case (Back Cover), Charing, or Headphone cables.
Keep the phone in an upright position, to stop the further damage.
Do not shake the phone, water can go to sensors and damage them, instead very gently shake it, in a position where the charging port is on the downside.

To Learn How to Get Water Out of Charging Port?

Recently, I was doing a water test on my phone, to see if it was really waterproof as they claim, unfortunately, the test went fail.

Now, the water was inside my phone and I could hear that. In that situation, you have to do something ASAP! As the water could damage your phone severely.

After talking to some people, I got a solution, which is to put the phone, in the rice in an airtight container. I don’t have much time to think, I towel dried my phone, and taken 2-3 bowls of rice in a small container, and put the phone in between.

The phone was there overnight (10 hours) and in the morning, I open the lid and tried to turn it ON, but I couldn’t. Because, the charging was low, after again wiping it, I put it on a charge, and the phone got on, and I was using it as usual.

There are too many negative reviews about this method on the internet, many people say that rice particles can damage your sensors, speakers, or port. But for many people and including me, this method worked.

Here are some of the methods to get water out of the charging port.

1. Dry out the Phone Naturally

This method is recommended by both Apple and Samsung, the method is to dry out the phone.

Here’s Step by Step guide –

First of all, turn off your phone and remove the sim tray and back cover.
Then, wipe your phone with a microfiber cloth if available, or a dry cloth.
Now to remove large droplets, gently shake your device, with a port side down.
Now put the device flat, with the screen side down in a ventilated area, like near to open window, or in front of the fan. Make sure it gets air and heat but don’t put the phone directly under the sun or use a hairdryer.
Put the phone in this position for 30 – 60 minutes, to let the phone dry out.

2. Put Your Phone in Rice (Overnight)

Now, this method has worked for me you can also try it out.

Rice is good for soaking moisture, when you put it in an airtight container, they soak the moisture of your phone.

If the moisture has trapped inside the camera, you can see the camera it will look blurry.

Steps to Put Your Phone in Rice (Overnight)

You need 2-3 Bowls of Rice, an airtight container, and a wet smartphone.
Put rice in an airtight container, and fill it in half.
Then put your wet smartphone.
Then fill the container with rice, keeping your phone in the middle of the container.
Place the lid – Overnight or for 8-12 hours.

That’s it, after 8-12 hours the water will get out of your charging port.

What You Shouldn’t Do to Take Out Water From Charging Port?

The Internet is filled with tips but many tips you see on the internet aren’t helpful, In fact, they can damage your device.

Here we have collected some of them, if you are applying these tricks then you shouldn’t –

Don’t Use Hair Dryer – If you are using a hairdryer to remove moister, then you shouldn’t. Because a hairdryer isn’t a vacuum cleaner, it isn’t sucking the air instead it is pushing the water into the device. Also, using it at a high temperature can damage the battery of your device.
Don’t Shake Your Device – Yes, you can shake gently keeping the port side down but shaking it too roughly can actually cause internal damage to your phone.
Don’t Use Cotton Swabs, Tissues, etc – As these things don’t pull out water, they just push it inside the phone only.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Signs of Water Damage

Knowing the signs of water damage can be useful, if your phone show these signs, then probably it has been damaged and you have to go to a technician for further repair.

Your Phone Won’t Turn ON – If your phone has been charged, and isn’t getting ON, this is a very obvious sign of water damage.
Your Phone will get Hot – This is a very common sign of water damage, after falling in water, if while using it gets hot, then your phone’s sensor might have been damaged. In that situation, you should first turn off your phone.
Fog Under Screen – This is the very visible water damage, you can see the fog under the screen, or you can even see water floating under the screen.
Your Speaker Won’t Work –

How To Know If I Have Water in Charging Port?

If you have the latest iPhone or Android Phone, you don’t have to worry. Because modern smartphones come with moisture sensors. Which will instantly notify you when you plug in your charger.

On your iPhone/Apple Device, maybe you are getting this kind of similar notification – Liquid has been detected in the lightning connector. If your phone has water in its charging port.

On Android devices, a similar notification will also appear and users often faced it here. It will be notifying the user message like “moisture has been detected”.

Although if the charging port seems wet, you can easily tell that water hasn’t gone.

That’s it for this article, comment down on the queries you have, will see you there.

Thanks For Reading!