Moisture in charging port

[Anonymous]

Someone please help . I woke up one morning and picked up me phone to it telling me I could not charge with my cord and I have moisymoisture in my port or debris? Is this a virus ?

[jamesy]

No, just wait for it to dry. Thats normal. If you have a wireless charger you can charge it that way. If you have a blow dryer you can also use that to dry your port

[DaverZ]

NO!! Never use a blow dryer on your phone! The heat can damage the charging port and soften the adhesive holding the phone together. You shouldn't blow cold air on the phone either because it can form condensation, which is obviously counterproductive. Just leave it sitting at room temperature and let it dry naturally.

[jamesy]

Obviously don't use the heat. Blow dryers have the option to Blow regular air. I've done it many times before and my phone has been perfectly fine

[jamesy]

Also, leaving moisture in the port can potentially rust the ports if it frequently happens so waiting for it to dry isn't always the best idea

[jamesy]

So yes. Using the air part of a blow dryer with no heat is perfectly fine.

[DaverZ]

Yes, you can use the cool option on the blow dryer, fair enough. However it's important to specify that in your original comment because, let's face it, some people won't have the sense to figure that out. They'll just think the heat will simply dry the phone faster and "no harm done". I would also hold the blow dryer at least a foot away from the phone because rapidly moving air has a lower pressure and is therefore cooler, and therefore might form condensation on the phone.

[jamesy]

Yeah, my bad 😅

[DaverZ]

lol (or ijbol in Gen Z slang 😂)

[jamesy]

😂