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<p>It was a little chilly as the pool heat is off and I live in the north. :(</p>
<p>DH opened up the phone and we are letting it dry. (The air in the house is very dry now that the heat is running.) I’m trying to be optimistic.</p>
<p>^^ Sounds like one of those Polar Bear Club swims.</p>
<p>I hope you let us know in a couple of days whether your phone revived or not.</p>
<p>It is dicey whether you can recover it. I had a phone that got wet, and I dried it out, etc, and while it worked, it used to drain the battery really quickly. My S got a new galaxy phone, and then a month after getting it, dropped it in the ocean he was standing in, and we couldn’t repair it. And yes, the phones have indicators if it gets wet, which means even if you get it working, the warrantee will be voided.</p>
<p>I learned my lesson, with the phone place where I got my phone via my carrier, you can get insurance that will cover accidental loss. It is about 5 bucks a month, and worth it given that a new phone can be 600 bucks or so, depending on the type.</p>
<p>Water damage is a reason why I get a SquareTrade warranty instead of Applecare. As their ad says: “Doesn’t matter if it’s one splash, one spill, or full immersion in a swimming pool—we’ve got you covered.” And there’s always, always a 30% off coupon somewhere.</p>
<p>We’ve had varied success. Some have survived, some have not…and there have been many iphones that hit the bottom of the lake (freshwater). You are doing the correct thing. If it’s turned off that is good. Rice, pull the battery if you can, and time. The successful recoveries took a couple days for the screen to come back (even after the power would come back on). My son’s was on the bottom of the lake for at least 15 minutes before they found it and it survived. </p>
<p>All the kids have gone to those Lifeproof covers for their iPhones. It might be worth considering if you are around water alot. I bought into the claims and bought them for “my boys.”</p>
<p>AT&T took S’s ruined phone on trade-in, so the net cost to replace was $100 - we also got him a LifeProof case.</p>
<p>Right now the phone is charging, touch screen is responsive, phone and email functions working. Maybe I got lucky. Fingers crossed.</p>
<p>You have to cross your finger for about week before calling it lucky.</p>
<p>Not to steal this thread but my daughter just texted me that she spilt water on the trackpad of her Macbook Pro. She says she dried it out and it seems OK - the trackpad appears to be working properly. What experience have people had - will her laptop be OK?</p>
<p>There is a major difference between spill water and drop into swimming pool. Spill water is more less surface, it could survive, drop into a swimming pool with chlorine is a different matter.</p>
<p>I don’t advise spilling wine into your laptop keyboard, but water on the trackpad it can manage.</p>
<p>Funny, sort of related story. DS, walking along the beach with cellphone in pocket, was lapped by a wave or two (he says). Phone would not work; tried rice, toaster oven, hair dryer to no avail. This went on for days. DH finally soaked phone in clean water for a short time. We thought he was nuts, but after hair dryer the phone was as good as new. Apparently salt had dried onto the phone.</p>