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Water Eject

Splashed, dropped in a puddle, or caught in the rain? Push trapped water out of your speaker with a tuned low-frequency tone.

1

Choose a mode

● Start at low volume and increase gradually. Point the speaker downward so gravity helps water escape. Stop if you hear distortion.

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Press play

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The fastest way to dry a wet speaker

When water gets into a speaker grille it dampens the sound and can make everything muffled. Because a speaker is just a vibrating cone, the quickest fix is to make it vibrate hard at a low frequency — the motion physically flings water droplets out. This tool plays the same style of tone the Apple Watch uses to clear its speaker.

For best results, point the speaker downward so gravity works with you, turn the volume up (but not to distortion), and run the cycle a few times.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get water out of my phone speaker? +

Set your phone volume to about 70%, point the speaker downward, choose the Water Eject mode above, and press play. The low-frequency tone vibrates the speaker cone and forces water droplets out through the grille. Repeat two or three times until the sound is clear.

Why 165 Hz? +

165 Hz is low enough to produce large, forceful cone movement while still being reproduced well by tiny phone speakers. That big excursion is what physically pushes water droplets out. It became popular through Apple Watch's water-eject feature, which uses a similar low tone.

How long should I run it? +

Each cycle is about 30 seconds. Run two or three cycles for a fresh splash. If audio is still muffled after several rounds, the water may have reached deeper components — let the device air-dry and read our water-damage guide.

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