AirPods is one of the things that many people use nowadays in their daily life. For those who might still not know, the invention of AirPods is actually Bluetooth earbuds that are also wireless specifically designed to be used with your own iPhone or even iPad. Other than all the Apple products, it can also be used with almost any other device.
Sometimes, people could have accidentally damaged their own AirPods and they might think that they just need to buy a new one because they do not know how to fix it back. One of the examples of how the AirPods could get damaged is if they are water damaged. Worry not, these 7 simple ways that you can use on your own to fix it easily.
1) Take Your AirPods Away From The Water As Soon As Possible
If your AirPods got submerged in water, quickly removed them from there and place them on a dry surface that is preferably flat. Even though some of the latest versions of AirPods could withstand a little bit of water, they could also be easily damaged if there is too much water. Something to remember, place the charging case upside down if the charging case is wet to drip out the excess water in it.
2) Use Cloth To Dry Up Your Wet AirPods
Use a dry cloth to soak up all the excess water from your wet AirPods. For the speaker part, you can easily use some cotton swabs to absorb the water. Remember not to press it too hard so that it would not damage it.
3) Use The Water Eject Shortcut
The Water Eject shortcut can be downloaded into your phone. When using it, the Water Eject would use the setting of low-frequency bass tone so that it can help to force the excess water out from your AirPods. This process can be repeated as many times as possible until there is no water inside your AirPods.
4) Let The Airpods Dry Completely
Do not use the AirPods instantly after that. Give some time for your AirPods to be completely dry before you decided to use them back. Just beware because heat or even cold temperatures that are so extreme can damage your AirPods.
5) Aid The Drying Process Using Silica Gels Or Other Desiccant
Silica Gel could really help to make your AirPods dry completely. This will save your AirPods even better to make sure that there are not even tiny droplets are left in the AirPods.
6) Put The AirPods Into An Airtight Container With Desiccant In It
Make sure to place the AirPods inside an airtight container that has desiccant in it so that it would be confirmed that there is no other excessive water inside the AirPods. The longer you placed it there, the better it is for the AirPods.
7) If All The Steps Above Could Not Save Your AirPods, Just Replace With A New One
When you are trying to make the AirPods completely dry, you may want to try all the steps more than once so that the excess water inside the AirPods is gone. You also need to trust the process by giving them two or more days so that it would fix your AirPods. In the end and still cannot be fixed, you can just replace your AirPods with a new one.
Sources: WikiHow.