It is quite common that due to an oversight your smartphone with operating system Android fall into a swimming pool, toilet or puddle of water, this becomes more serious when the equipment has been submerged for several minutes. In 90% of cases, many users managed to save their mobile device following having acted correctly, so this time, from Depor we will tell you the things you should not do when you find yourself in a similar situation. Take note.
Before beginning, it is necessary to highlight that on your own it will be impossible to fix a smartphone that fell into the water, unless you have the necessary knowledge and tools to do so, however, you can prevent your phone from being completely damaged, it means that by following the recommendations that we will teach you, you will have the hope of saving it so that the cell phone technician will take care of the rest.
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Things you should never do following taking your Android phone out of the water
- Turn off your phone Android following removing it from the water and dry it with an absorbent cloth.
- Do not turn it on, since you still do not know if there was water inside the equipment, this is how many users generate a short circuit that ends up damaging certain important components.
- If your device is old, it may have a removable battery, remove it and proceed to dry it with another cloth.
- Do not try to dry the smartphone with a hair dryer.
- Also, do not blow on the part of the speakers or the charging slot. It is best to use a Q-tip that is soaked in isopropyl alcohol, this is a special liquid that cell phone technicians use to evaporate water from electronic components.
- In case the battery is not removable, remove the microSD memory and the SIM card.
- A fairly common mistake is to bury your smartphone in rice, the ideal would be to buy a packet of silica gel beads, these would absorb everything that was left inside.
- Other users choose to expose their phone to sunlight, this would aggravate the situation, even worse, some put it in the microwave.
- Finally, do not connect it to an electrical outlet, it is a bad idea to mix electricity with water.
Remember that we give you the recommendations that you should not do, but we also gave you some solutions to try to save your mobile. In addition, it is likely that your smartphone does not turn on when you turn it on, even if it has dried completely, it is normal, it would be best to go to a technician specialized in mobile devices, they have the necessary tools to open your cell phone and clean it from its inside.
What does “Nearby” mean on my Android phone?
- Surely when you lowered the notification bar you saw the “Nearby” icon.
- This is represented as a knotted bow. What is it for?
- Well, just like Bluetooth, you tend to be able to share all the photos and videos you want in seconds.
- This is much faster than infrared or Bluetooth itself.
- In order to activate it, you simply have to link your cell phone with the other mobile to share information.
- Best of all, you don’t need mobile data or connect to the same Wi-Fi network to use it.
- “Nearby” is characterized by being fast and remains stable during the transfer of photos or videos from one cell phone to another.