Get the iPhone out of the water. Turn the iPhone IMMEDIATELY out by pressing the power button for 5 seconds (For models that are older than the iPhone 6 are, the power button at the top right. The iPhone 6 and all newer models, is the Power button on the side) until the following screen is displayed. Swipe the slider right to turn off your iPhone.

Turn off your iPhone: Even if your phone is dropped in the water but still works, it has to be turned off!

If the iPhone is already switched off, it must, of course, not be switched on to avoid any short circuits caused by the penetrating water. In this case, the protective circuit has been activated.

Turning off your iPhone as quickly as possible is the most important step in preventing water damage. It’s just as important to leave it turned off for a few days after the incident.

It is not the water itself that damages the iPhone, but the short circuits that can arise from the current flowing on the iPhone circuit board.

Dry your phone with a towel or a piece of cloth. WARNING: DO NOT use a hairdryer or place the iPhone in the oven or microwave, as excessive heat can damage the iPhone even more. So please don’t put it on a heater either; heat can damage expensive electronics.

Do not remove the battery under any circumstances. Not only is this very time-consuming but opening the device by yourself also voids Apple’s warranty.

Take a plastic bag, preferably an ordinary zippered bag; fill this bag with uncooked rice or silica gel packs. Put the iPhone in the plastic bag and make sure the device is completely submerged in the rice.

It is better if the plastic bag is airtight; the fresh-keeping bags are very suitable. As an alternative, you can also put a couple of packs of silica gel in the sachet.

Why, when the cell phone is wet, do you put it in rice? Grains of rice can remove moisture – precisely what your wet iPhone needs. Silica gel packs are also used to remove moisture from the air.

Alternatively, if you can’t get rice or silica, you can place the iPhone in a dry and well-ventilated place (such as blown clothes drying room). So, remove as much air as possible from the bag and close it with a zipper. If you don’t have a zippered bag, use a regular bag or a bowl as a last resort.

Leave the iPhone in the rice for at least 2-3 days, after which the device should be completely dry. Trying to turn on an iPhone after a water incident is always at risk of damage. In iPhone SE you might Reset iPhone SE if it needs resetting.