Nexus 6P: How To Fix When Dropped Into Water

One of the most common damages to the Nexus 6P is water damage by getting wet. Your water damaged smartphone can be restored and fixed if it has gotten wet. When you have gotten your Nexus 6P wet you have a couple of options to save it from permanent damage. These following instructions will help you give the best chance of surviving a wet cell phone and avoiding water damage to your Nexus.

Power Down

Turn off your Nexus. Shutting down your smartphone will help protect from short circuiting in the hardware. You can instantly shutdown your Android based device by removing the battery.

Remove Water

Try shaking, tilting or blowing air into the Nexus 6P to remove as much water out it if possible. By removing the water you can prevent any more damage that can happen to your device.

Open it your water damaged Nexus 6P

The best way to help fix your water damage cell phone is to open the case and get air to your Nexus 6P. Check out iFixit.com to find instructions for opening your Nexus.

Dry it

You can also dry your cell phone or tablet to help reduce the amount of damage by speeding up the process of getting rid of the water in your water damaged Nexus 6P. Instead of using the rice trick to absorb the water that many attempt with a water damaged G5, there are several better methods to absorb the water out of electronic device.

• Open Air. We compared the water absorption of eight different materials (including silica gel and rice.) None of these materials was as effective as leaving the device in an open space (such as a counter top) with good air circulation.
• Couscous. Instant couscous or instant rice are acceptable substitutes for silica. In our tests, these absorbed water much faster than conventional rice. Instant oatmeal works too, but makes a mess of your phone.
• Silica Gel. The best common drying agent is silica gel, which can be found in the pet aisle of your grocery store as “crystal” style cat litter.

Check to see if water damaged fix has worked

After it seems like your smartphone has become dry, attempt turning on and seeing if it functions normally. Several tests for this include charging the battery to see if it holds a normal charge. You can also sync your device to your Mac or Windows computer to see if your Nexus 6P will respond for you to recover data from it. You can also try replacing the old batter with a new one to see if the new battery will work correctly.

If all of those methods to fix your water damaged Nexus 6P, you can still sell your broken water damaged cell phone. Remember to keep your SIM card and SD cards as these contain important information like contacts and other sorts of data that can be valuable and save you time when getting a smartphone.