I’ve cleaned/sanitized and let it dry and everything. The audio seems fine and I’m playing that audio track that dislodges the water with sound.

Anything else I should do? Rice etc?

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      3 months ago

      I laughed and immediately felt bad about laughing.

      But you’re right about rice. A better solution is to use a silica packet. A good argument for keeping some handy instead of throwing them out.

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    don’t listen to the people telling you to put it in rice. putting it in front of a fan will have a much better drying effect. ancient people didn’t preserve stuff by putting it in rice

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    I’m a repair tech and all you really can do is try to shake as much water out as possible and blow as much water out as possible. It’s not just water that’s a problem, it’s minerals are too. The largest priority after liquid damage is to remove as much of the liquid, and when possible, rinsing individual parts with distilled water thoroughly. You do not have that option with air pods so your only bet is to attempt to rid as much water as you can. Afterwards just run a fan next to it in a dry place.

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        Whenever I’m passing a grate or manhole, I always hold onto my phone and keys. Nothing’s ever happened, I’m just way too paranoid

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    Aren’t newer versions of the device waterproof? Though, you may be using a version that didn’t have that feature yet.

    Rice method.

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    Regret wasting all that money on something thats loss was inevitable, then go find a $10 pair of wired ear buds.

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      Haven’t lost either pair of the gen 1 or gen 3 I own. Accidents happen, let people enjoy the things they want when it doesn’t affect you in any way.