User level: Level 1 (4 points)I dropped my iPhone 14 in a turtle pond and it was in there for over 30 minutes. When we got it out it turned on and was receiving notifications and texts like nothing happened. I dried it off as best I could and powered it off, what do I do? Will it be ok when I turn it back on?
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Original Title: Prolonged Water Damage
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 5:08 PM
User level: Level 10 (199,348 points)Sep 16, 2026 5:14 PM in response to TurtleSoup26
Leave the phone off for at least a full day to dry out, an additional day would be better.
Do NOT put the phone in rice.
50/50 chance that the phone will turn on and appear to operate normally when it is powered back on. Things may appear to be normal, but the phone may start overheating after an hour or so of operation.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358558