Water will likely become wedged inside your iPhone’s speaker grilles if you drop it in a toilet or your dog’s water dish, or if you often take it into the shower or pool. Water exposure softens and muffles audio playing through the speakers, and getting the water out is no easy feat. There’s an app for that, thankfully.

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Since late 2016, all iPhone models have been equipped with water resistance. The iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, and SE (second generation) are IP67-rated for a maximum depth of one meter for up to 30 minutes under IEC standard 60529, whereas the iPhone XS and newer have IP68 ratings for a maximum depth of two, four, or six meters for up to 30 minutes, depending on the model.

How To Remove Water From Your iPhone’s Speaker With An App (2022)

When water seeps into an Apple Watch’s speakers, the Watch will either automatically or manually use the vibrating speaker to remove the water. Apple, on the other hand, didn’t have a built-in means to remove water from the speakers. There are several iPhone patents for ejecting moisture, therefore we may see an iPhone with a water ejection tool in the future. Until then, we can use Sonic, a Von Bruno app, to imitate the Apple Watch capability.

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Water ejection apps abound in the App Store, but most need subscriptions for something you would only use once or twice every few years. We’ve been using Sonic since the beginning, and it has never let us down.

iOS/iPhone Compatibility To Use App

If you have an older iPhone without a water-resistance rating, such as an iPhone 5, 6, or 6s, do not use this app since it may damage your speakers. For these earlier models, place your iPhone, speaker-side down, on an absorbent lint-free towel and wait for the water to drain. Although the gravity approach works for iPhones with IP67 and IP68 classifications, Sonic will speed up the procedure.

How To Remove Water From Your iPhone’s Speaker With An App (2022) – Follow The Steps Below

STEP 1: Install the Free Sonic App

The Sonic app, which has a circled letter “V” after its name on the App Store, has been updated for iOS 14, and it still works wonderfully on iOS 15. It works with any iPhone running iOS 13 or later, as well as any iPad running iPad OS 13.

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There are a few in-app purchases available, but none are required for the app’s main functionality. You can pay to get rid of advertisements, change waveform designs, and save frequently used frequencies. All of this isn’t required for water ejection.

• App Store Link: Sonic (free)

 

How To Automatically Get Water Out of Your Speakers With Sonic

Sonic, like other water expulsion apps, uses low-frequency tones to drive water out of speaker enclosures. Water Lock on the Apple Watch uses a “series of tones” to clear water from the device, but Apple does not define which low-frequency sound waves are used. Sonic, on the other hand, provides a tone that appears to function in the majority of cases.

After opening the Sonic app, tap the water drop icon in the center of the screen to clear water from your iPhone’s speakers. Sonic will automatically play a tone at the appropriate frequency, and you’ll need to turn up the volume on your iPhone to get enough vibrations to shake the water out. Then, to capture the droplets, place your iPhone with the speakers on an absorbent lint-free cloth.

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Small water droplets should emerge from your speaker grilles, depending on how much water is there. Some may even emerge from the front speaker near the earpiece. Even if you can’t see the water drain, your iPhone should sound normal again in a matter of minutes. When you’re finished, tap the water drop icon one more to silence the tone.

How To Remove Water From Your iPhone’s Speaker With An App (2022)

While the water drop icon plays the tone, the frequency displayed on the screen has no effect. Whether Sonic’s output is 440 Hz, 1080 Hz, or another frequency, tapping the water drop to play will produce the same sound on your iPhone.

STEP 2: Manually Get Water Out of Your Speakers

You may also clear water from your iPhone speakers by using a different frequency. Adjust the frequency manually instead of using the water drop icon. To lower and increase the frequency, use the minus (–) and plus (+) marks, or swipe down or up on the screen at a quicker rate.

165 Hz is widely mentioned on the internet, so somewhere between 150 and 200 Hz is an excellent place to start. When you’re ready, turn up the volume and press the “Play” button. Vibrating sound waves of pressure and displacement will shake the water out when the frequency is set in the sweet spot.

How To Remove Water From Your iPhone’s Speaker With An App (2022)

Use an absorbent lint-free cloth to catch the drops, just like the water drop method above. When you’re finished, press “Stop.”

STEP 3: Other Ways to Remove Water from iPhone Speakers

Sonic is a simple app to use, and it’s a must-have if you routinely use your iPhone near water or drop it in toilet bowls or other water sources more frequently than you’d like. You can also utilize a shortcut or webpage, as demonstrated in the video below, to eliminate moisture from your iPhone speakers.