Opinion: Don't use rice for your device. Here's how to dry out your smartphone

So what about using rice to dry your device? You may have heard that putting a phone in a bowl of rice will help draw out moisture. It’s been a tip that’s been out there for years. — AP

LONDON: You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when you were next to a filled bathtub or toilet.

However your smartphone got wet, you now need to dry it. But what do you do? There's lots of advice on the Internet, some of it conflicting. Apple inserted itself into the debate recently when it put out an advisory that included a warning against using rice.