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This Is the Only Way To Save a Wet Phone – Lifehacker Australia
If you’ve managed to get your phone wet and want to attempt to save it from water damage, don’t drop it in rice – here’s what to do.

If youve ever gotten your phone wet in the rain, dropped it in water or spilt liquid over it, youre not alone. One study suggests 25% of smartphone users have damaged their smartphone with water or some other kind of liquid.
Liquid penetrating a smartphone can affect the device in several ways. It could lead to:
- blurry photos, if moisture gets trapped in the camera lens
- ruffled audio, or no audio
- liquid droplets under the screen
- an inability to charge
- the rusting of internal parts, or
- a total end to…
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