what to do and what not to do

Before getting drenched in the festival of colors Holi, take care of the security of your smartphone. Apart from coloring in various colours, gulal and abir, there is also a possibility of the phone getting wet on this day. In today’s era, it is difficult to stay away from the smartphone even for an hour. In such a situation, instead of playing Holi by keeping the phone at home, it is better to take some measures so that the security of the phone is not affected. And your work should also not be affected. Here we tell you how to protect your phone during Holi? Not only will we tell you this, we will also tell you what measures not to be taken if your phone has become a victim of Holi colors or water…

Waterproof pouch/zip lock

A moderately priced zip lock or waterproof pouch can protect your expensive phone. These covers are very helpful in protecting the phone in case of getting wet or getting discolored. For example, these products are being sold on e-commerce website Amazon India. phone cover Its price is only Rs 199. It is said that the cover is capable of protecting phones equipped with screen sizes up to 5.5 inches. The rating of this cover on the site is 4.7, which shows that it has been a very useful product for the users. Also, customized waterproof covers of phones of big brands like Apple are also available in the market.

USB port, headphone jack, mic and speaker grill

If you are sure that someone will not suddenly pour a bucket of color or water on you and say ‘Happy Holi’, then you can give basic security to the phone. That is, you apply tape on the USB port, mic, headphone jack and speaker grill of the phone. With this, if you hold the phone with a colored hand, or if a little gulal or color falls on the phone, then the dirt will not go inside the phone. The mic will have to be untaped when a call comes. Overall, your phone will be safe to a great extent with this method, but if excessive amount of water falls, this method may also fail.

screen guard

Although scratchproof displays have started being provided in today’s smartphones, still some color stains can spoil the beauty of your phone. In such a situation, a low cost screen guard can be used for the phone for two-three days. This will keep your phone screen safe. After the Holi atmosphere subsides, replace the old screenguard with a good quality screenguard.

balloon coating

This method is also very popular for making the phone waterproof from one side. To adopt this trick, you have to fill air in a medium sized balloon. Then you will have to apply pressure by placing the phone on it. As soon as the balloon bursts, air will come out and it will wrap around the phone. In this way the back and front (whatever you want) side of the phone will be covered. In this you have to decide whether to protect the phone from the front or the back. If you have to use the phone frequently, you can keep the screen open. At the same time, if you do not have to use the phone frequently then you can give priority to covering the front part of the phone.

what not to do

use of hair dryer
Hair dryers and fire have also often been used to dry phones soaked in water or wet paint. Note, don’t do this at all. The phone has very small and lightweight components, which can get damaged by the direct heat of the dryer. …So as much damage as may not have been caused by the phone getting wet, it can be caused by a dryer or by exposing it to direct fire. Do not adopt this solution at all.

Keep in sunlight but…

If water gets into the phone while playing Holi, then avoid keeping it in the sun without removing the battery. The first thing to do is remove the battery. And leave it outside to dry for some time. You may leave the phone to dry for a long time but do not keep the phone including the battery in the sun for a long time. This way, even if some water does get inside the phone, it will dry out and your phone will probably be back to its original state.

Do not keep in powder…

If color or water gets on the phone while playing colors in Holi, then do not put it in powder but immediately put it in (uncooked) rice. In fact, some people have also been seen putting powder in their phones when they fall into water. Experts say that there is no benefit by adopting this method. Instead, we would advise you that if the phone has fallen directly into water, then remove the SIM, battery, microSD card and keep it in rice grains for some time and leave it to dry. The obvious reason behind this is that undercooked grains of rice absorb water and water is not able to reach the hardware of the phone. Apart from this, rice grains are capable of absorbing whatever water has got into the phone. In this trick, it is suggested to keep turning the phone upside down for some time.

Don’t let the charger spoil the work…

Avoid using the charger when the phone has got wet paint or water on it. It has been seen many times that the user feels that by charging the phone, the phone will heat up and the water inside will dry up due to the heat. Experts advise not to bring the phone in contact with electricity in any way until the water dries completely. After the phone dries, first turn it on and only then start using the charger.