How To Fix Huawei Water Damaged Smartphone [Quick Guide]

It won't take a minute before the water reaches in the internal assembly and cause water damage to your smartphone. Read along to know how to fix Huawei Water...

Abd Razaaq

Last updated on June 22, 2018

Abd Razaaq

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I'm a Tech Content Writer and Full-Time blogger. Since I love Android and Google's device, I started my career in writing for Android OS and their features. This led me to start "GetDroidTips". I have completed Master of Business Administration at Mangalore University, Karnataka.

How to Fix Huawei Water Damaged Smartphone?

The Don’ts

Don’t panic

If the phone is submerged under water or say you spilled water on it, don’t panic and keep the phone on a dry surface.

Don’t turn it ON

If the phone is still turned ON, keep the phone on a dry surface and press the power button to turn it OFF. However, if the phone is turned OFF, do not attempt to turn it ON.

Don’t shake or press any keys

Shaking the phone or pressing any keys, both have an adverse effect on water needs a tiny place to pass. This means that even if the water hasn’t reached the internal assembly, it could reach if you shake it or press any buttons or so.

Don’t blow or heat up the phone

Water evaporates when heated up. But since there is no way out, the water will still remain inside the phone and might cause damage if you keep on heating it. Similarly, do not blow air using your mouth or blower as it can force the water deep into the internal components and that will surely burn a hole in your pockets.

What do you need to do?

Disassemble the phone

It is the first thing you need to do. When the phone is water damaged, every second count. Take the phone and remove the SIMs, memory card, back cover and the battery out and keep it on a dry surface and let it dry. You can take a clean and dry cloth to soak the water off the disassembled components. Keep the phone aside until you go through the next step.

Dry out the exterior

Use a paper towel, tissue, or alcohol to dry off the exterior of the phone. Ensure that you don’t shake the phone much or else the water could cause further damage to your smartphone. You need to soak any water from the audio jack, SIM and memory slots, and then from the battery compartment if the phone has a removable battery. Be gentle and do not shake the phone.

Use a vacuum cleaner to suck out the water

Next step is to take a vacuum cleaner and suck out excess water from the audio jack, SIM and memory card slots, buttons, bezel, around the battery and other parts of the phone using a lighter setting on the vacuum cleaner.

Ziplock the phone in rice & let it dry

Rice is one of the best moisture absorbents that you can utilize to curb the Huawei water damaged smartphone. What you need to do is take the phone and put it in a ziplock bag. Now, fill the ziplock bag completely with rice and zip the bag. Keep the ziplock bag in a safe and secure place for 2 to 3 days. Note that many of the users who use this technique usually check if the phone has dried up or not but it is not the right method.

You need to understand that when you put the phone into a bag of rice, keep it inside the bag for few days without interfering with it. After 3 days, take the phone out of the ziplock bag and voila, all the moisture and water in the smartphone has dried up completely.

The final countdown

After taking out the phone from the ziplock bag, plug the battery (if it was removable), and then, try to turn ON the phone. If the phone vibrates without any display, there is a possibility that the battery has completely drained. Plug the phone with a charger and keep it idle for 10 to 15 seconds. Now, try to boot up the phone again. Note that the chances of reviving a water damaged smartphone which didn’t have any water resistant coating or cover, only a handful of such devices are left undamaged by water.

If you are lucky enough, the phone might turn ON with little or no damage. Check the screen for any blurred spot or insensitive region on the touchscreen as it can reveal if there is any potential damage to the touchscreen or not. There is another possibility that even after your phone dipped into the pool, only the battery got damaged. If it is so, check the battery with any other smartphone and check if is it working or not.

What to do to prevent water damage in the future?

If you are one of the millions of skeptics about water damage to your smartphone, there are several things you can do to prevent any potential damage. Water resistant smartphone with IP67 or IP68 coating or with a third-party coating can help prevent water damage to your smartphone. Another way to protect the phone from potential water damage is to use water resistant phone covers can help you avert potential water damage. Note that it is highly unlikely that all the users utilizing this guide can fix their water damaged smartphone since water has a long-lasting effect on electronic devices and phones are highly sensitive and prone to water damage.

How To Fix Huawei Water Damaged Smartphone [Quick Guide]