After getting wet, smartphones can show damage weeks after the fact

Just because your smartphone works immediately after being immersed in liquid doesn't mean you're in the clear yet.

Even if your device seems to be working fine after being immersed in liquid, problems could show up later, Connect magazine reports. 

If liquid got into the phone's interior, it could corrode the electrical contacts and soldering joints, leading to sudden short circuits and equipment failure weeks after the device got wet.