{"id":3961,"date":"2019-12-19T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3961"},"modified":"2019-12-18T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T17:12:20","slug":"say-im-charging-my-phone-and-drop-it-in-my-bath-while-its-connected-will-i-possibly-die-and-or-will-the-phone-be-damaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/19\/say-im-charging-my-phone-and-drop-it-in-my-bath-while-its-connected-will-i-possibly-die-and-or-will-the-phone-be-damaged\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Say I&#8217;m charging my phone and drop it in my bath while it&#8217;s connected, will I possibly die and\/or will the phone be damaged?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><small>(Answer requested by Oskar Jackowiak)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His full question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Say I&#8217;m charging my Galaxy S10 with my portable powerbank, if I was to drop the phone whilst connected into water will I possibly die and\/or will the phone be damaged?&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d be more worried about the powerbank than the phone, or you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top-brand phones have been at least somewhat water-resistant for the last several generations. The S10, for example, is rated to resist water ingress at depths up to five feet, for up to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soap and other chemicals in bathwater won&#8217;t help matters, but if you can rescue the phone immediately; unplug everything; turn the phone off; give it a quick, gentle rinse with fresh water; followed by an immediate dry-toweling (perhaps also gently using dry cotton swabs to wick moisture from the phone&#8217;s openings); and don&#8217;t turn it back on until you&#8217;re sure everything&#8217;s thoroughly dried; I&#8217;ll bet the phone itself will be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t trust the usb cable until the end that was submerged is 100% clean of all bath products, and thoroughly dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the powerbank itself didn&#8217;t get wet, and appears to operate normally after the phone&#8217;s bath, it&#8217;s probably fine. 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