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Whether an unintentional dip in the stream or a fall to the ground – you can repair minor damage to your smartphone yourself. We’ll show you how.
Toothpaste or baking powder
A microfibre cloth
Some water
Using a little toothpaste and a damp microfibre cloth, gently polish the screen or the back of your phone in circular motions for at least two minutes. The tiny abrasive particles in the toothpaste can magically remove small scratches and make your mobile phone look almost as good as new.
You can also use baking powder instead of toothpaste. To do this, mix two parts baking powder with one part water and start polishing.
Dry cloths
Place the smartphone onto dry cloths and leave it to air-dry. You may find it hard to be without your phone for a while – but this is the best way to hopefully save it from water damage. After around 48 hours, you can try switching on your phone to see if it’s still working.
Incidentally, another common option is to dry your smartphone in rice; however, silica gel works much better. You’ll often find small sachets of these tiny beads in packaging boxes for new shoes or electrical appliances. If you have some at home, put them in an airtight envelope together with your smartphone.
Transparent, wide sticky tape
Scissors
Apply the transparent, wide sticky tape so it is overlapping the screen and then trim the edges using scissors. This will protect your fingers while you are using the phone and also make it easier to remove the broken display when repairing the phone, as it won’t then break up into a thousand pieces.
Paper clip
A small brush or some compressed-air spray
Dust and dirt are the number-one causes of a charging socket that isn’t working properly or at all. You can use a paper clip to remove most of the dirt and then a small brush to get rid of the last remnants. Alternatively, you can use a compressed-air spray with a small aperture to blow the dirt out of the socket.
Rather than being seen as disposable products, electrical appliances should be valued as durable consumer goods. With this in mind, Loopia has developed an app that allows consumers to register and manage their electrical appliances, and gain access to repair service providers. Loopia is a project of the Migros Pioneer Fund.
Whether for when you’re shopping or in the kitchen, we offer tips on little everyday things that you can do to help the environment.