Water Damaged Devices
Thousands of phones are dropped in the sea, the bath, the toilet and puddles every year - If yours has just joined this soggy club, don't let your data wash away - We can help.
We have a whole department dedicated especially to the recovery of data from water damaged devices. PhoneDataRecovery.co.uk have invested in Research & Development in this field and have honed the specialist skills required to recover data from devices that have been exposed to liquid of any kind.
All work carried out for the general public will be by our data recovery lab and not a forensic expert although, we generally use the same tools.
From the moment a phone is immersed in water or exposed to steam in a bathroom or kitchen, the damage begins; the worst of which are:
The quicker the device can be in our hands, the better. We:
Don't delay - If your phone has been exposed to water, contact us for free, confidential advice and a no-obligation quote:
We have a whole department dedicated especially to the recovery of data from water damaged devices. PhoneDataRecovery.co.uk have invested in Research & Development in this field and have honed the specialist skills required to recover data from devices that have been exposed to liquid of any kind.
All work carried out for the general public will be by our data recovery lab and not a forensic expert although, we generally use the same tools.
From the moment a phone is immersed in water or exposed to steam in a bathroom or kitchen, the damage begins; the worst of which are:
- Short circuiting
- Corrosion
- Mineral and other deposits
The quicker the device can be in our hands, the better. We:
- Completely disassemble the device, removing heatshields and any components behind which water and corrosion may lurk
- Clean the internal components of the handset at component level
- Remove any lingering droplets, mineral deposits and corrosion that are stopping the handset from giving up its data
- Reflow any solder joints that were compromised during short circuiting
- Replace or bypass the battery of the handset
- Recover your precious photographs, videos, messages and other data...
Don't delay - If your phone has been exposed to water, contact us for free, confidential advice and a no-obligation quote:
Further information on Water Damaged Phones.....
What you should do if your phone has been water damaged:
What you should do if your phone has been water damaged:
- The most commonly given advice on the internet is 'put your phone in a bag of uncooked rice'. This is a bad idea for two reasons:
- Rice is a very poor desiccant and will do little to draw the moisture from your phone. Also, water very quickly finds its way into the deepest recesses of the internal circuitry of the handset, making it almost impossible to properly dry a phone out using rice or any other desiccant.
- Time is of the essence when dealing with water damaged phones - Once liquid has entered a phone, it immediately starts to corrode contacts and components within it; the longer a phone is left with water inside it, the worse the corrosion becomes and the chances of recovery diminish. Leaving a phone in a container or bag with rice for a few days to dry out will only allow corrosion to take hold, reducing the chances of a successful recovery. Rice will not save your precious data - We can. Time is critical; the sooner we receive the phone after it has suffered liquid damage, the higher the chances of recovery.
- If your phone has been exposed to water, remove the battery as soon as possible. Water causes short circuits between components and will damage them if left powered on. Additionally, Lithium-ion batteries, the type found most commonly in mobile phones, react badly to water and can cause additional damage if left inside. If it is not possible to remove the battery, power down the phone (if it has not already shut down) as soon as possible and do not attempt to power it back on again. Often, the lithium ion battery found in the device will be irreversibly damaged due to an extreme discharge caused by a short circuit and will need replacing or bypassing altogether during the recovery process. Other parts that commonly short circuit are charge ports, flex cables and mechanical buttons. We can replace any parts that are irreparably damaged.
- There are many places within a mobile phone that water can hide. Without a full disassembly, including case, screen, motherboard and heat-shields, it is impossible to purge all droplets of water from a phone and clean the resulting mineral deposits, contaminants and corrosion thoroughly. We fully disassemble the phone, then professionally clean each component, replacing and re-soldering if necessary.
- If you manage to completely dry the phone out yourself, it will likely still not work. This is because the small particles that were in the water remain behind. These small deposits of residue left behind on the phone cause short circuits and cause corrosion. This residue and corrosion can block important connections and create new current paths. What’s worse, the corrosion can grow and affect other functions of the phone as time goes on. To combat this, we use a proprietary cleaning process to stop corrosion build-up and remove residue. This is why it is important to get your phone to us as soon as possible after it has been water damaged.
