Samsung Note 8: How To Fix When Dropped Into Water

Have you accidentally slipped your phone from your hand and it fell on a pool of water? Now, this is the most common damage that users experience is getting their Samsung Galaxy Note 8 soaked in the water. But there’s no room for panic attacks because there are numerous ways on how you can save your Galaxy Note 8 from getting all the permanent damage it can have. Check out this list of instructions to give you ideas on how you can survive your water-soaked Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Shut Down

The first thing you need to do is to shut down your Galaxy Note 8. In this way, it can protect your Note 8 from getting a short circuit on its hardware. Shut it down instantly by removing the battery right away after you get it from where it fell.

Remove Water

This method isn’t technical but it can help you prevent more damages that can happen to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Try tilting the phone upside down, shake, or blow air onto it to remove the water stuck inside the smartphone.

Open up Your Water Damaged Galaxy Note 8

Open up the case of the Galaxy Note 8 and get some air for it. You can check out iFixit.com for a more detailed guide on how to open your Samsung Galaxy Note 8. It is one of the best ways on how you can fix the water damage on your smartphone.

Dry It

Another method to help decrease the amount of damage caused by water is by drying it up. You need to do this fast as soon as you got your Samsung Note 8 out from the water. The most popular way of drying is by using the rice trick by placing the Note 8 in a pile of rice. But that’s not the only way for drying a water-damaged smartphone. Check out the list below for other ways of drying:

• Open Air. There are different materials that are good for absorbing water such as the rice and silica gel but all of these isn’t as effective as leaving the Galaxy Note 8 out on an open space. Open spaces have a good air circulation unlike burying it on other water absorption materials. You can try placing it on the countertop or anywhere you think there’s a good air circulation.

• Couscous. As said earlier, rice is one of the materials that is proven to absorb water but one type is the instant couscous or the instant rice. This is a good substitute for the silica gel and conventional rice because it dries faster. Instant oatmeals could be a big help, too but it can mess up your phone.

• Silica Gel. This is very popular and the most common drying agent. Silica gel can be purchased from the grocery store called the “crystal” style cat litter.

Check to See if Water Damaged Fix Has Worked

After trying out any of the methods above, try to check it now after a few minutes or hours. If you used the drying method, make sure that it’s really dry before you turn it on since it can be a cause for the short-circuit. Also check if the functions are back to normal and try charging now the battery to see if it goes back to normal, too. Sync the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to your computer to test if it will respond with recovering all the data and information. Lastly, if you still think it’s still not back to normal or it’s not powering on, replace it with a new battery.

If none of the methods above worked for fixing your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you can sell it out even if it is damaged since this kind of accident isn’t covered in the warranty. Just don’t forget to take out your SD card and SIM card if it contains important stuff such as messages, contacts, videos, photos and other stuff that is valuable to you.