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Water Eject for Android

Works in Chrome on Samsung, Pixel, Motorola and any other Android phone, and can vibrate while it plays.

This is the wave you will hear: a 165 Hz sine, so the speaker cone pushes out and back 165 times a second.
  1. Turn the volume all the way up and take the case off.
  2. Hold the phone with the speaker grille pointing down.
  3. iPhone: switch off Silent mode (the ring switch or Action button).
Sound

Nothing plays until you press Start. Press it again to stop.

Android has no built-in water eject button, but the trick works the same as on iPhone: play a low tone loud and let the speaker shake the drops out. This page does that in Chrome on any Android phone, and it can vibrate the phone at the same time.

If the phone went fully under water: power it off first, don't charge it, and let it dry for several hours. A sound can shake drops off the speaker mesh. It can't dry the inside of the phone or the charging port.

How to use water eject for Android

  1. Open this page in Chrome (or Samsung Internet) and turn the media volume all the way up. The volume buttons may control the ringer instead; press one, then drag the media slider up.
  2. Tick Vibrate too if you want the motor running at the same time. It shakes the whole phone, which helps drops in the earpiece slot.
  3. Hold the phone with the bottom speaker grille facing down and press Start.
  4. Run it two or three times and wipe the grille between rounds.

Samsung, Pixel and other phones

Samsung Galaxy: most models since the Galaxy S7 are rated IP68 and have two speakers: the bottom grille and the earpiece above the screen, which also plays media. Hold the phone screen-down for one round and bottom-down for the next. When the USB-C port is wet, Galaxy phones show a "Moisture detected" warning and block wired charging. That's the port, not the speaker. Unplug, let it dry, and charge wirelessly if you need to.

Google Pixel: Pixels also use the earpiece as a second speaker. The same two-position trick applies. Pixel has no "water eject" setting, so a tone like this one is the usual fix.

Motorola, OnePlus, Xiaomi and others: splash-resistant models often have a single bottom speaker. One position, bottom-down, is enough.

Is there a built-in water eject on Android?

Not as a setting. Some phones ship a speaker test in their diagnostics menu (Samsung Members app → Diagnostics → Speaker), which plays sound but isn't designed to clear water. Play Store water eject apps play a tone like this page does; many add ads or a subscription. Using the browser saves installing one for a single wet afternoon.

FAQ

Why doesn't the vibration work?

Vibration from a web page works in Chrome on Android. iPhones don't allow it, and some battery saver modes turn it off.

Which frequency is best for Android speakers?

Start at 165 Hz. Small Android speakers sometimes buzz at that frequency on full volume; if yours does, move the slider to 200 to 250 Hz or use Sweep.

The sound is still muffled after drying.

Check the grille for lint or a screen protector edge covering the earpiece. If it still crackles after a full day of drying, the speaker may be damaged.

Using an iPhone? The water eject tone for iPhone page has iPhone-specific steps.