Chosen Solution
It just hit me that millions of hurricane victims will have water damaged phones, computers and other electronic devices. It could take years to even look at them. Most will be lost because no one can get to them. What can we advise the relief agencies or provide to them to help. I was thinking about kitty litter in plastic bags. This is way to massive for just my thoughts. @kyle what can we, as a community dedicated to helping people, do or advise and how do we get the word out to the public? Tons of innocent rice will be destroyed by noobs.
Not sure kitty litter will be much better than rice here :-{ The trick is disconnection of the power and getting the dirty water out ASAP before it causes damage. Slowing down the corrosion by keeping the device cold (just above freezing) will go a long way. If the device is already drowned (most likely here) I think saving the data on it Vs the device will be more important direction, ideally both if possible. Maybe we can get a collection of used still working phones and tablets which we can transplant the persons data to. That maybe reaching a bit :-} I’m not sure who and how we could do such a massive repair effort. If Apple and the other device makers are willing to help us help these poor people with the needed materials then we have a shot. Being at an arms length away allows Apple and the other devices makers not to change their policy on water damaged devices and we can likewise limit the repairs warranty being independent of them. Maybe linking up with trade schools for the needed manpower?
