4 Tips to Beach-Proof Your Phone for the Summer

This summer, you may have a beach trip — or several — planned with your friends or family. Before you go, you should make sure your phone is ready to handle the heat, water, and sand. Continue reading to find out some of the best ways that you can “beach-proof” your phone this summer.

Make Sure Your Phone is Waterproof

If you don’t feel like investing in a pricey waterproof case, it’s still possible to keep your phone protected while you’re enjoying the water. Any easy and affordable way to keep your phone safe from the water is by putting it in a small plastic bag. Although the phone will be safe from any stray water that may spill on it in the plastic bag, it’s important that you don’t try to bring your phone in the water with you. A plastic bag is a great hack to keep your phone dry for cheap but it’s not completely waterproof.

Keep Your Phone From Overheating

Most people know that phones can be destroyed from water damage, but many overlook the dangers of your phone getting too hot. In general, if your cell phone gets too hot for you to hold, then it’s likely overheated. To keep your phone cool while you have fun in the sun, try keeping it inside a backpack, bag, or purse. If you don’t have a bag to put it in, then even keeping your phone under some towels will do the trick to keep it from getting too hot.

Protect Your Phone from the Sand

Not many people know that sand can be dangerous if it blows into your phone’s headphone jack. If you have earphones with you, be sure to plug them into the headphone jack to keep the sand out. But if you don’t have headphones with you, try putting a piece of tape to cover the headphone jack. The tape will prevent any sand from creeping its way in and destroying your phone.

Protect Your Phone with a Password

This may seem like an obvious one, but you should always have your phone locked with a password or fingerprint any time you’re at the beach. It can be so easy for someone to pick up your phone while you’re watching the waves or building a sand castle. The only way to keep your information private and secure is to lock your phone with a password that only you would know.

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