https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 11:56:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853849 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:42:32 +0000 Iced Tea 2853849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently read in the apple support section of their website that it’s a myth that rice will dry out a phone. They say to turn it off and put it in front of a fan. It also said the odds are worse if the ports are wet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853847 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:59:54 +0000 erinbaderin 2853847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband, for reasons known only to him, put his phone in the pocket of his swim trunks and then obviously forgot and went in the lake. He left his phone in water for days but it never worked again. </p> <p>@LifeIsBoring2: My suspicion would be that since you tried to turn it on before it dried out, everything is fried. Good luck, I hope I’m wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853841 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:59:56 +0000 thepaperbutterfly 2853841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've dropped my phone in water twice and recovered it both times. First thing to do is to completely shut it off, although if it hasn't been done by now, doing that may hurt the phone. Turning on the phone while it is waterlogged can permanently damage the phone. Then I used a product called DampRid: <a href="https://www.homedepot.com/s/damprid?NCNI-5" rel="nofollow">https://www.homedepot.com/s/damprid?NCNI-5</a></p> <p>I dump a bunch in a Ziplock bag, put the phone in the bag (elevate it so it's not touching the DampRid crystals, and seal the bag up. It's brought back my phone twice :) You can get the DampRid at Home Depot. It's supposed to stay in there for at least 24 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853834 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:17:12 +0000 kiddosc 2853834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LifeIsBoring2: You might be out of luck since you powered the phone back on after it got wet and tried to touch buttons. I'd leave it off and keep it in the rice for 48 hours. Good Luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853828 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:02:08 +0000 LifeIsBoring2 2853828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: What about if you have dropped an iPhone5s in the TOILET? I did that earlier... I wish I could go back in time to change that so it would be farther AWAY from the toilet.<br /> I just put my iPhone in the rice about 2 minutes ago.</p> <p>How long do you think it'll take? I'm freaked! (Since that is my only phone and it's the only thing I can call on. Plus, I kind of turned it back on after it landed in the water... Whoops!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2853825 Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:56:47 +0000 LifeIsBoring2 2853825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I own an iPhone5s and I, accidentally, dropped it in the toilet earlier... It has only been in the rice for about 2 minutes, right now I'm searching how long it'll take to dry out. I HAVE to use it. Like, it went INSIDE MY iPhone! Anytime I try to use it, like doing my passcode, a couple numbers won't work because it is so wet inside my phone. It wasn't in the water for that long!<br /> How long do you think it should take? 24 hours? I'm really terrified, because I've never got my iPhone wet like this before.</p> <p>Any other times it gets wet, nothing like this happens. And, right now (since it has been in a toilet), it's acting up. I'm just lucky I'm not the only one (OBVIOUSLY).</p> <p>And, right after I told someone (I got the rice), they said that I shouldn't have turned on my phone after it got wet and she said that it might take a bit longer since I turned it off. Then she said, "You aren't supposed to turn anything electronic-like on after it gets wet. That could ruin the phone."</p> <p>I'm really scared :0 (I know I am sending a reply, not a literal comment at the moment) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2297341 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:19:36 +0000 Mrs Spoon 2297341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did 24 hrs and it worked. I turned off my phone and put it in there with him 5 minutes. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-2297335 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:14:14 +0000 ekoden 2297335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the top left of the screen cracked, and I might have accidently peed in it; it was a multi tasking bathroom situation and I peed directly into the open space beside the frontal camera. TRYING THE RICE! but it might be a lost cause. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104830 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:31:18 +0000 runsyellowlites 1104830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: You can take the battery out of the iPhone?... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104819 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:27:56 +0000 irene 1104819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh oh....</p> <p>My phone dropped into the toilet before (it is a brand new clean toilet if you are wondering :P I was in a cloud after our bathroom remodeling and that's when it happened) but I did one huge thing wrong: I turned the phone on to check if it was OK. Huge mistake. But I did leave it in rice for almost a week. It never revived completely because it would be able to stay on for maybe 3 minutes, and then dies. It was good enough for me to retrieve all the data and backed it up before we had to take it back to the shop and let it RIP for good.</p> <p>My electrical engineer husband told me afterwards that if such a thing happens, POWER OFF / SHUT DOWN the phone immediately. Remove the battery. Dry it as best as you can. Then leave it in a bag of rice. Not sure for how long... I would say at least 3 days to a week. Then it may have a chance of survival.</p> <p>ETA: And remove the sim card too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104809 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:23:04 +0000 Sunshine1810 1104809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was fortunate that my iPhone began working again (after dropping it in the dog's water bowl) after 24 hours in rice. I was amazed that it worked. I hope that you have luck with your DH's phone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104771 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:07:44 +0000 regberadaisy 1104771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: did you take the battery out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104759 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:02:57 +0000 runsyellowlites 1104759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies. DH had his otter box case on it so we think it helped keep it dry.... We're going oot this evening so we'll just take it in the rice with us. Lol. If it's fried we'll make a trip to the apple store while we're near one. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104681 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:37:35 +0000 hilsy85 1104681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: glad it worked for you, I wish it had worked for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104676 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:34:26 +0000 pui 1104676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Meh, I definitely think the rice trick works. It's the same way putting a small cup of water in the microwave with your food helps keep it moist. I've used it multiple times with success! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104667 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:32:09 +0000 hilsy85 1104667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: yup I think it's really dependent on the kind of water damage...also, two stores that i spoke to said the rice trick is an urban legend (i.e. the rice does nothing, just leaving the phone off/alone is what allows it to dry up) but who knows! Definitely worth a shot (I tried it!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104661 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:30:51 +0000 pui 1104661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: It won't work if the device has already been fried by the water... that is why it's recommended that you turn off the device immediately and remove the battery (if device allows). Still, even just a few seconds being exposed to moisture can fry the motherboard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104634 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 08:18:35 +0000 pui 1104634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At LEAST 24 hours, but wait as long as you can. If you turn it on before all the water inside has dried up, you risk frying it.</p> <p>One time I spilled water on my laptop. I immediately unplugged it, removed the battery and put it in a Tupperware container with dry rice. I tried turning it on again 24 hours later and it would not. Another 24 hours later it turned on just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104435 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:22:49 +0000 chopsuey 1104435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped my phone in the water for like 2 seconds. Shut it off and threw it in a bag of rice for 3 hours or so.<br /> Phone is fine! I have an iPhone4s </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104419 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 03:10:20 +0000 loveisstrange 1104419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A minimum of 48 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104383 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:43:48 +0000 HLK208 1104383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped mine in the ocean and it sunk - it took about 48 hours to get it back to normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104342 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:56:40 +0000 VanillaBean 1104342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped my phone in a sink filled with water a few years ago. The phone was in the water for a few seconds but I had a phone cover on it. I left my phone in a rice bag for a good week. :) It worked perfectly fine. I hope the luck extends to your DH's phone, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104290 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:42:59 +0000 hilsy85 1104290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This did not work for me :( I think it depends where the water damage is...I only dropped a bit of water on the phone but it got into the back and killed the motherboard. Good luck! I hope it works for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104289 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:42:15 +0000 SAHM0811 1104289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends on how much water got in the phone. I've wet my phone a little and did the rice thing for just a few hours and it was fine. But once it got pretty wet and it took about two days to get back to being functional again. The best way it dried out though was when I unintentionally left it in the car on a super hot day during the summer. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104285 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:36:54 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1104285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard up to three days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iphone-water-bag-of-rice-for-how-long#post-1104282 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:35:25 +0000 runsyellowlites 1104282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bees who have dropped their precious phones in water &amp; revived them in a bag of rice, how long did you leave them in there?</p> <p>DH dropped him phone in the tub this morning when trying to get him &amp; P out (totally didn't listen to me but whatevs). Anyhoo the music stopped playing immediately but the phone was still on... he was able to get it turned off &amp; it's not sitting in a tupperware of rice (we of course just ran out of bags). </p> <p>The page I read said 36 hrs.... is that right? </p>