Water damage to an iPhone can feel like a death wish to your iDevice, losing all your contacts, text messages, photos, and unsaved media. Many may see the phone as beyond repair, and in certain circumstances that is the case however with further research by third party developers into the components of the iPhone there is some hope. Follow these three quick tips as soon as you find yourself with a wet iPhone and you’ll be sure to mitigate the extent to which your phone is broken.

1.As soon as your phone gets wet, turn it off. This will prevent the phone from trying to operate as it normally does, which can cause short circuiting, and thus extensive permanent damage to the inner components such as motherboard and ribbon cables.
2.Keep your phone turned off, and dry off the excess water for at least 24 hours to be sure there is no more possible damage. Do not attempt to charge the phone at all, or attach it to any periphery devices, even if it is dried out we dont know for sure about the inside and how wet it is

3.The classic bowl of rice trick is actually effective to a certain degree. The rice helps absorb a certain amount of water, and does so quite fast, however it is not effective at addressing the moisture on the inside of the device. For that, it is recommended you consult a professional iPhone repair facility in your area, and ask them to apply iRevive Spray to the inside of the device, right on the circuit board itself. What this solution does is absorb any salts or minerals that may have been in the water that can cause long term corrosion damage. As always, if you arent comfortable opening up your own phone, you can definitely find a local iPhone repair technician to do the job for you quite inexpensively.

In conclusion, while it is stressful and annoying to have a water damaged iPhone, if you follow the above tips, you should be able to recover your phone and all the data without too much trouble.