It would be best if you took extra care to keep water out of your phone’s charging port because of the potential damage it could cause. If you take your phone around with you constantly, it may occasionally come into touch with water and moisture despite your best efforts to prevent damage. Fortunately, there are a few things you can try to remove water from the charging port of your phone before taking it in for repair. What to Do If Your Charging Port Gets Wet
Even while most modern smartphones have some level of water resistance, the internal components can still be damaged by prolonged exposure to water or moisture.
Because it’s usually the massive receptacle on the phone, the charging port (or charger port) is the most likely entry point for water. Water entering your phone’s charging port could prevent it from being charged. Determining how long it will take for your phone to resume regular charging depends on how much water gets inside it.
Of course, you don’t want to have to wait a few days to be able to charge your phone again. Instead of waiting, you can learn how to fix your phone’s charging port on your own.
Gently Shake your Phone
Allow gravity to do its thing. Water droplets may have found their way into your phone’s charging port.
Holding the phone vertically with the charging port at the base, gently shake it for a few seconds. This is analogous to shaking a ketchup bottle. To remove moisture from the charging port, you can shake your phone horizontally or vertically.
Shaking your phone too hard can cause internal components to fail.
Silica Gel
The sand-like substance in vitamin bottles is nothing new to you. The stuff you’re looking at is called silica gel, which works far better as a desiccant than rice. Silica gel may remove moisture from your phone’s charging port, removing the risk of rice grains entering your device.
Use two or three packets of silica gel and an airtight container or bag, such as a ziplock bag, to dry your wet phone. The phone should be checked for moisture after a few hours have passed. Depending on the water entering the charging port, the silica gel may take up to 24 hours to dry out thoroughly.
You can buy silica gel at any hardware store, grocery store, or internet retailer, including Amazon.
Air-Dry
Even if you’re unsure whether rice or silica gel will work, you may always let your phone’s charging port dry out in the air. Hold the phone at least a few meters away from an electric fan to dry the charging port. To prevent the water from being pushed further into the charging port, keep it away from the fan.
Putting the phone close to a dehumidifier will speed up the drying process. A dehumidifier can remove moisture from the air and adjacent surfaces like a cell phone.
Classic Rice Technique
You can try putting your phone in a bowl of uncooked rice for a few hours, or even overnight, if shaking it doesn’t help, and there’s still water in the charging port. Rice is not quite as effective as silica gel at absorbing moisture, but it does a respectable job in its absence.
Rice is a desiccant, which means it can quickly soak up any moisture it comes into contact with. After 12 hours, half a kilogram of rice may absorb 80% of the water from a wet phone, and after 48 hours, it would have absorbed 100% of the moisture, according to research from the University of Huddersfield.
Place your phone on a bed of uncooked rice in an airtight container, ensuring no grains fall into the port for charging. Put the phone in the sealed container for 4-8 hours. The time it takes to dry up the charging dock after a water spill thoroughly can range from a few hours to an entire day.
Unrecommended Methods
Water damage to a mobile device can be remedied in various ways, and some work, while others don’t or can cause damage to your gadget. We detail the strategies that have been debunked as useless or even harmful to your phone.
Hair Dryer
Because the heat from a hair dryer or blow dryer might harm your phone’s charging connector, you shouldn’t use it to dry out your device. The moisture and water can be forced deeper into the charging port. If you must use a hair dryer, blow cold air through it (if it has that setting) and keep your phone at least a few meters away, so you don’t end up pushing the water further into the sink.
Wipe With a Cloth
Water in your phone’s charging port might be frustrating, but you shouldn’t try to remove it with a cotton or microfiber towel. Charging ports are tiny, and placing a piece of cloth into them might loosen or dislodge some elements. It’s far preferable to air-dry the charging dock using a remote fan or wait a day or two for the moisture to dissipate on its own.
Many phones feature a liquid detection warning mechanism that notifies you if water enters the charging port. Don’t charge your phone when it happens since it might harm the components. If you’re afraid of damaging your phone, wait for the water to evaporate naturally.
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