I tried rice on a Kindle but it was to far gone. It did dry it out though. Amazon sells some other stuff for that purpose but I don't know anything about it. Glad yours worked.
On 5/16/13, Lauren Simmons <simmonslaure...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah I heard that too regarding rice but might be a negligible difference in > > drying time. I would not continue to use the phone because you don't know > which parts were soaked. If any electronic circuit is wet and receives a > charge, it might fry the board. Please, please fight the temptation to > continue using the device for the next few days. If under warrantee, don't > tell them you got the thing soaked, but they may have ways of knowing this > kind of stuff as I'm assuming it happens quite frequently. > > LS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arianna" <englishride...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:08 AM > Subject: Re: Muffled speaker from suspected water damage. > > > Hello, Lauren, > > > thank you so much for the quick response. I have taken the phone out of it's > > case; in fact, it was the first thing I did. After holding the phone upright > > for some time, the speaker sounds normal again. > > I've heard of burying it in rice for a day can help with this sort of thing. > > Have you tried that before? > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On May 16, 2013, at 3:34 AM, "Lauren Simmons" <simmonslaure...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I would pull the phone out of it's case and let it sit for the next couple >> >> of days until all water evaporates. If you continue to mess with it there >> >> might be some water-related battery damage. >> >> LS >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arianna" <englishride...@gmail.com> >> To: "VIPhone Email List" <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:28 AM >> Subject: Muffled speaker from suspected water damage. >> >> >> How can I fix this? I had my phone on the edge of the sink, and it fell >> inside while I was washing my hands. I didn't know about it until later, >> when I couldn't find my bone and went into the bathroom to check the sink. >> >> Anyhow, the speaker has been muffled, although the sound coming through >> headphones is fine. 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