Nokia recommends drying the rice cell

Water is one of the worst enemies of smartphones. Unfortunately, many users will have suffered its effects, which in certain cases involving the "goodbye" to the terminals.

As explained by Abc, from Nokia wanted to give a ray of hope to those who took a bath incidental to their devices and published an infographic explaining the five steps to bring back to life a smartphone "drowned".

For the skeptics, yes, the rice seems to work.

1. All steps are more or less obvious, but the former is the clearest. If the smartphone is dropped into the water, the first thing is to let it drain all the liquid. As if it were to hang clothes, users must leave the bulk of liquid falling from the device before any other step. It is essential that as much liquid as possible out for this process to a greater chance of success.

2. The second step is to draw cards and battery. Users must remove your SIM card, memory cards that may be on the device and, if possible, remove the battery. According to Nokia, says ABC, with that being pursued to prevent a short circuit that could cause water to be the least of the problems of users. In addition, these parts may no longer work, but will have to check later.

3. Third is the drying of the device itself. With a towel or dry cloth, users should try rubbing the device to dry the maximum possible surface. At this point, is expressly prohibited from using paper and electric dryers. Paper, in contact with the fluid, would affect parts of the device and dryers, usually hot air, can have a deleterious effect similar. Therefore, users must use towels or cloths.

4. The next step, the fourth, which clears one of the universal questions. The myth of rice seems real. Nokia recommends putting the cells after drying with a towel, a bag of rice. The bag should be placed on a radiator and it is best to leave it there for at least the equivalent of a night.

As explained Abc, the objective is to use rice an absorbent material that can remain with the moisture that the terminal has in its interior. Thus, Nokia confirmed that the myth of using rice is real, and is recommended in such situations.

5. The last step is to test the device on. In this case, the board of Nokia is back to put the pieces have been removed in the second point and wait to see if the device reacts. If you're lucky, the phone works and if not, Nokia expects that the user has made a backup of its contents.