Statistics suggest that moderate to heavy water damaged smartphone has a low chance of retrieval unless you have an insurance policy or claim in place to reimburse for an Asus smartphone. But first, you need to take some measures in order to save your water damaged smartphone right after it fell into a pool or toilet or if it has come in contact with water or any liquid. Note that water is the greatest enemy of an electronic device such as smartphone which is highly delicate and even a drop of water comes in contact with any internal component, it can cause massive damage. Here’s what you need to do if your phone just fell in the water.
How To Fix Asus Water Damaged Smartphone?
Step #1: Take it out
It’s the first thing you need to do is to take out the phone from the toilet or pool or anywhere it has come into contact with water as soon as you can. Time is crucial if you want to prevent the phone from extensive damage due to water. Check if the phone is ON or OFF. If it still turned ON, press the power button once and turn it off.
Step #2: The “Don’ts” to follow
There are many things you shouldn’t do in such situation. Starting with do not panic at such moment, take out the phone and keep it on a dry surface. Further, don’t shake or try to press any buttons unless instructed in the later steps. No need to use vacuum cleaner or blower hoping that these devices will either suck excess water or blow it off as it might force the water into the internal assembly and as I earlier mentioned, it can have massive damage. Do not plug the phone into a charger or try to connect the USB cable to the computer as it will have an adverse impact on the phone.
Step #3: Disassemble the device
You took the phone out of the water, what’s next? It’s essential that you assemble the phone perhaps without shaking or wobbling it too much. You must remove the back panel, battery if its removable, SD card and SIM card and wipe it with a paper towel. Also, wipe the phone’s exterior using paper towel or microfiber cloth without shaking it too much. Further, take the paper and dab it inside the SIM card slots, memory card slot, USB ports, and another orifice. If you have knowledge on how to disassemble the phone to view its PCB, do the same as it will provide you a chance to wipe off the circuit and prevent further damage.