Guides
Longer-form answers on water damage, speaker cleaning and what is actually going on inside your phone. Written to be useful rather than reassuring — where something does not work, we say so.
How to get water out of a phone speaker
Every method that works, every method that does not, and the order to try them in.
The first hour after your phone gets wet
What to do immediately, what to avoid, and the mistakes that turn a recoverable phone into a dead one.
The iPhone Water Eject shortcut, explained
How the Shortcuts version works, how to build one, and when a web page is the better option.
How to clean a speaker grille safely
The tools that are safe to use, the ones that permanently destroy speakers, and the right technique.
Is sound-based speaker cleaning safe?
An honest look at the risks — to your speaker, and to your hearing.