Before reaching out to Apple Help for assistance, here are a few things you may do to clean the moisture out of the charging port on your iPhone. The Apple warranty does not cover damage caused by water. The procedures that are detailed below are also applicable to Android cell phones.

Before continuing, we strongly suggest that you power down your device, remove any accessories (such as a phone case or headphone wires), and place your wet phone upright with the USB port facing down before carrying on. The latter can assist in preventing further water damage to your smartphone by helping to stop the flow of water.

You should let your phone dry out naturally:

If you happen to get your phone wet, your initial inclination might be to use your hairdryer to dry it off when the heat setting is turned all the way up. However, the use of an external source of heat or compressed air may cause damage to the components of your phone.

It is preferable to instead let your phone air dry after you have removed any excess water from the exterior portion of the USB port on your device with a soft cloth. You might also leave it in any other place that is warm and dry, such as near an open window. If you don’t want your phone to overheat, avoid leaving it where the sun can directly hit it. if you want the process of drying your phone to go more quickly, put it in front of a fan the night before.

Overnight, Place Your Phone in a Ziploc Bag Filled with Silica Gel:

Are you familiar with the silica gel packets that are included in practically all of the products that you purchase? If your smartphone becomes wet and you happen to have some packets laying around, you may use them to dry out the USB port on your phone and remove any moisture that may have accumulated there.

In the event that your phone becomes wet, place it inside a bag along with several packets of silica gel and then close the bag. Let it alone for the night and the silica gel will work its magic.

Take note that many people recommend that you pack your phone in dry rice in order to absorb excess moisture. This is not a strategy that we advocate using. To begin, rice does not have a particularly strong capacity for absorbing water. If it were, you could cook rice by just leaving it out in the open air on a day when the humidity was high. More importantly, the dust and starch that come from dry rice might cause damage to components that are especially delicate.

Things You Should Not Do While Working with a Wet Charging Port:

Here are a few things you should never do to your phone if it becomes wet, now that you know how to dry the charging port on your phone.

Warning Notifications on Your Phone Should Never Be Ignored:

Certain mobile devices may send you a liquid detection alert in the event that they find moisture in the USB port. This is done in order to make you aware of a potential issue. Whenever an error notice similar to this one appears on your screen, you should pay attention to it and address the problem as soon as possible.