IT FELL IN the toilet. The clumsy waitress knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot it was in your pocket when you jumped into the pool. That's just a few of the hundreds of ways your phone could come into life-threatening contact with liquid. When it happens to you (and it will), as soon as you're done freaking out, you'll probably begin frantically tapping all the buttons, blowing on it, or blasting it with a hair dryer to quickly get rid of all that water.
While those are all well-meaning actions, guess what? Totally the wrong approach. Here's what you should do to repair your water-damaged smartphone.
First, retrieve it as quickly as possible. If your phone is still in the bottom of the jacuzzi or the toilet, get it out ASAP. The longer it's in the liquid, the greater the likelihood damage will be. http://microreviews.org
Once the device is no longer submerged, if you can, take that battery out. Don't even bother powering it off, don't press any other buttons, just open up the phone and pull the battery out. If you can't do that though – if you own an iPhone or another device that's impossible to quickly pry apart – you'll have to settle for just carefully powering the device off. You want to cut off power in the device as quickly as possible to prevent the possibility of a short circuit.
Now – Do not blow-dry it or stick it in the oven. The heat can damage the delicate electronics inside. What you should do is give it a quick wipe with a clean towel, making sure no water accidentally ends up draining into its ports or other openings. If there are traces of water trapped inside cracks or indentations in the case, try carefully and conservatively using compressed air to blow it out. Just be careful not to blow the water further inside the phone.
Next we have a few different options. Many folks swear by stuffing your phone in a bag of dry rice, and letting it sit for 24 to 36 hours or more. This is cheap, easy, and can be done in a pinch. But this method could have some negatives: If the rice absorbs the water well, you may be left with a mushy rice mess stuck in its creases and I/O ports. Those with skin in the game (as you'll see below) also say that the starch from the surface of the rice can get inside your phone and muck it up, but I haven't been able to find solid empirical evidence of this. To be safe, wrap the phone loosely in a paper towel before dropping it into the rice.
The smartest option is to keep synthetic desiccants on-hand. They are far less messy, and they work more quickly and efficiently than rice.
The $20 Bheestie Bag is one option you can order and keep on the shelf at home. You can drop your phone in the airtight plastic pouch periodically (like after your jeans get soaked in a rainstorm) to make sure no lingering moisture starts doing damage inside your handset, or just use it if your phone encounters a full-on liqui-mergency.
Dry-All is another product you can buy and keep with you just in case. Same deal as the Bheestie Bag: you just seal up your phone inside the pouch, which is filled with desiccant, and then wait the specified amount of time (24 to 48 hours) to let your phone dry out. You can grab a pouch for as cheap as $6 on Amazon.
Drybox is another option. You can use its website to find retailers in your city that have a Drybox you can use on-site. After you've powered down your phone post-plunge, you just head to one of these Drybox locations and within minutes, your gadget should be bone dry and restored. While San Francisco had many to choose from, other cities like Houston, TX, and Santa Barbara, CA did not have any Dryboxes nearby, so do your research.
Of course, the smartest thing you can do is begin hoarding the desiccant packets you're already getting for free. Start now: Every time you see a loose desiccant packet in a box with a new pair of shoes, a hard drive, a shipment of spices, or whatever, pull it out and save it. Dump them all into a plastic or glass container you're certain has an air-tight seal. After you've collected a bunch of them, you have an emergency phone-rescue pod ready to go. Just drop the dunked phone into the container, seal it up, and you'll get the same results as any of those other commercial options.
The trick to all of these methods is that for the desiccant to do its magic, it needs to be in a sealed container so that it can absorb water only from your phone, and not from the outside air. Also, you need to have enough of the desiccant present to absorb all the water.
Following these tips, there's a good chance your phone could survive its untimely spill. But if it takes an especially big plunge, you could be SOL. In which case, it's time to buy a new handset.
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Thursday, 23 November 2017
HERE’S THE RIGHT WAY TO RESCUE A SOAKING WET SMARTPHONE
IT FELL IN the toilet. The clumsy waitress knocked a glass of water onto it. You forgot it was in your pocket when you jumped into the pool. That's just a few of the hundreds of ways your phone could come into life-threatening contact with liquid. When it happens to you (and it will), as soon as you're done freaking out, you'll probably begin frantically tapping all the buttons, blowing on it, or blasting it with a hair dryer to quickly get rid of all that water.
While those are all well-meaning actions, guess what? Totally the wrong approach. Here's what you should do to repair your water-damaged smartphone.
First, retrieve it as quickly as possible. If your phone is still in the bottom of the jacuzzi or the toilet, get it out ASAP. The longer it's in the liquid, the greater the likelihood damage will be. http://microreviews.org
Once the device is no longer submerged, if you can, take that battery out. Don't even bother powering it off, don't press any other buttons, just open up the phone and pull the battery out. If you can't do that though – if you own an iPhone or another device that's impossible to quickly pry apart – you'll have to settle for just carefully powering the device off. You want to cut off power in the device as quickly as possible to prevent the possibility of a short circuit.
Now – Do not blow-dry it or stick it in the oven. The heat can damage the delicate electronics inside. What you should do is give it a quick wipe with a clean towel, making sure no water accidentally ends up draining into its ports or other openings. If there are traces of water trapped inside cracks or indentations in the case, try carefully and conservatively using compressed air to blow it out. Just be careful not to blow the water further inside the phone.
Next we have a few different options. Many folks swear by stuffing your phone in a bag of dry rice, and letting it sit for 24 to 36 hours or more. This is cheap, easy, and can be done in a pinch. But this method could have some negatives: If the rice absorbs the water well, you may be left with a mushy rice mess stuck in its creases and I/O ports. Those with skin in the game (as you'll see below) also say that the starch from the surface of the rice can get inside your phone and muck it up, but I haven't been able to find solid empirical evidence of this. To be safe, wrap the phone loosely in a paper towel before dropping it into the rice.
The smartest option is to keep synthetic desiccants on-hand. They are far less messy, and they work more quickly and efficiently than rice.
The $20 Bheestie Bag is one option you can order and keep on the shelf at home. You can drop your phone in the airtight plastic pouch periodically (like after your jeans get soaked in a rainstorm) to make sure no lingering moisture starts doing damage inside your handset, or just use it if your phone encounters a full-on liqui-mergency.
Dry-All is another product you can buy and keep with you just in case. Same deal as the Bheestie Bag: you just seal up your phone inside the pouch, which is filled with desiccant, and then wait the specified amount of time (24 to 48 hours) to let your phone dry out. You can grab a pouch for as cheap as $6 on Amazon.
Drybox is another option. You can use its website to find retailers in your city that have a Drybox you can use on-site. After you've powered down your phone post-plunge, you just head to one of these Drybox locations and within minutes, your gadget should be bone dry and restored. While San Francisco had many to choose from, other cities like Houston, TX, and Santa Barbara, CA did not have any Dryboxes nearby, so do your research.
Of course, the smartest thing you can do is begin hoarding the desiccant packets you're already getting for free. Start now: Every time you see a loose desiccant packet in a box with a new pair of shoes, a hard drive, a shipment of spices, or whatever, pull it out and save it. Dump them all into a plastic or glass container you're certain has an air-tight seal. After you've collected a bunch of them, you have an emergency phone-rescue pod ready to go. Just drop the dunked phone into the container, seal it up, and you'll get the same results as any of those other commercial options.
The trick to all of these methods is that for the desiccant to do its magic, it needs to be in a sealed container so that it can absorb water only from your phone, and not from the outside air. Also, you need to have enough of the desiccant present to absorb all the water.
Following these tips, there's a good chance your phone could survive its untimely spill. But if it takes an especially big plunge, you could be SOL. In which case, it's time to buy a new handset.
How IoT is affecting mobile app development
The benefits of connected things are fairly obvious and plentiful. By connecting devices to a smartphone, one can have complete control of the features provided by the different gadgets and machines. Running devices through the internet means that applications can push notifications straight to the phone and allow update parameters as well, thus making it possible to switch the systems on and off remotely.
Mobile phones and mobile app programming provide scope to access IoT-enabled devices. Various sectors, such as healthcare, education, retail, travel and more, are using mobile connectivity and applications to access IoT ecosystems. There are multiple benefits of a mobile app approach:
- Mobile apps boost the involvement of customers as they can easily use applications and can provide valuable opinions to help a business grow. http://ioandco.com
- Creating mobile applications is very affordable; they reduce the costs of sending newsletters and SMSes. Applications can integrate communication directly to customers via messages.
- It’s a faster option than web browsing; it won’t take even a minute to access applications as customers do not have to wait for the site to load.
- Mobile app development companies try their best to create mobile apps that are IoT-friendly and reform the mobile app development and mobile app development services world.
- Customers today use their smartphones to acquire information on just about everything. Unlike traditional websites, mobile apps come up with quality browsing and buying options, and they’re considered more important nowadays for business growth than websites.
- Companies can reach their target audience through a mobile app, spreading information to all customers in seconds. By using features such as push notifications, one could connect to customers and remind them of updates.
- Mobile apps can promote the brand and win over the most customers. Furthermore, one could earn a great deal of customers via the applications that persuade them to buy products and services.
- Mobile apps prove to be excellent social platforms. This is because they come with features, such as likes, comments and so forth, which can boost social media presence.
- The soaring demand of mobile apps is due to their flexible accessibilities. Mobile apps can be access on a smartphone 24/7, from any part of the world.
The evolving IoT trend and mobile app development
The IoT trend is evolving with each passing day. However, it’s also true that the internet of things is a beginner industry and will take some time to prosper. Improvements in mobile and IoT apps can boost the connection between people all over the world. A lot of businesses are already running numerous devices online, adding another security layer as well as growing productivity and response times. Security is a key pivot point of any enterprise app, and IoT could help improve overall defense barriers by allowing physical devices to be the first entry point. More than anything, the fast rise of IoT will drive mobile application development, leading to a mobile application development explosion. Without a doubt, IoT devices will soon be everywhere. Hardware spending by consumers and businesses on IoT devices will total almost $3 trillion by 2020. All of the investments in IoT will drive the development of mobile applications. Among the most popular IoT devices are smartphones, which let people not only access apps and the internet, but also provide a huge amount of data that could be tapped into and used by businesses all over the world. In fact, IoT has already changed mobile app development. In another 10 years, expect hundreds of thousands of jobs in this field. Nonetheless, to achieve the ultimate goal of making people’s lives easier, developers must first undergo the pains of building infrastructure and platforms from the ground up. Developing a mobile application is similar to developing a web application and has its roots in software development that is more traditional. Nevertheless, there is one major difference: Mobile apps often are specifically written to benefit from the unique features mobile devices offer.Creating IoT-friendly mobile apps
The time is now for app development companies and businesses to come together to build mobile apps that are IoT-friendly. For example, an IoT-friendly mobile app could help build a mechanism in which information is transmitted by objectives through integrated sensors that would be received by the app in real time. Mobile applications have revolutionized the mobile field, gaining more power in the hands of customers, as well as more business for organizations. In the dynamic technology field, the mobile application development market is at its peak. It is the need of the hour and the latest trend in business. The future of mobile applications looks both challenging and bright with enticing and innovative possibilities. Remember that quality will always remain a constant and a major component in the development of mobile applications that are futuristic for both mass and niche markets.
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