With the arrival of summer and holidays, beach plans begin to appear on our agenda and beyond the towel, sunscreen or beach rackets, it is increasingly common for us to take our mobile to the beach. This, however, is not always a good idea, since it has its advantages and its many risks.
So that in this getaway your mobile is not affected by an inopportune problem, we are going to show you everything we can do to protect your mobile on the beach . In this way we can take it with us to take photos or record videos of the impressive sunsets that we can see at sea.
All the risks of taking your mobile to the beach
Before going on to solve the situations that occur on the beach, we have to know everything that can be a problem for our mobile . This leads us to quickly think of the most classic situations, but nevertheless there are others that we do not always take into account, such as heat.
Water is your greatest enemy
Although many users confine themselves when going to the beach with their mobile since their high-end terminals already have IP protection against water, we must remember that fresh water is not the same as salt water from the sea. No conventional smartphone is prepared to submerge in sea water and a fall or even a few drops could end up destroying our mobile if it is inserted through its holes.
It should be noted that seawater is a serious problem in technology since it corrodes the internal circuits of products and, among them, that of smartphones. For this reason, perhaps on one occasion nothing happens because sea water falls on the mobile if after we wash it with fresh water and dry it, but after a few days it could turn off and not turn on again if something has corroded in its inside.
Sand can be a big problem
Although the sand is not going to bother the mobile as much as we do if we wallow in it, it can break the smartphone . Its holes allow small particles of sand to pass through and therefore we could face that the charging hole has become clogged and we cannot charge the terminal, as well as many other similar situations that lead to aspects of our mobile not working as it is. due.
Heat waves can kill the mobile
We protect ourselves with sunscreen when we go to the beach so as not to burn ourselves in the sun, but nevertheless our mobile cannot do the same and the heat could break the internal components of our mobile, leaving it totally useless. The terminals have security systems against high temperatures that can turn off the mobile in extreme situations, but sometimes this is not necessary and we have to go one step ahead.
Theft and robbery
A problem that is equal or more worrisome than the previous one is that of robberies on the beaches, something that nobody wants to face. This usually happens when we move away from the towel to enter the sea and therefore, we must try to carry the least number of valuables to the beach, although we know that being isolated is something that sometimes we cannot even consider.
Ways to protect your mobile on the beach
Once we know all the risks we face, we have to try to remedy them and it is not something that is going to be easy. Each situation and possible problem entails a solution that we cannot always buy to be unconcerned, but we have to devise them so, with a little ingenuity and our help, to be able to protect the smartphone against the risks for this precious device.
Hermetic covers
The most classic option to protect the mobile from sea water , but also from other problems such as sand or theft, are the existing water covers. With these covers we will have the peace of mind that the water will not enter them, since they have a hermetic closure that is totally safe and in turn because the sand will also be insurmountable, being able to put the mobile under water to take photos or videos.
On the other hand, this solution is effective against theft, since we will not have to leave the mobile in the towel when we go to the water. The mobile will go with us as far as we go swimming, although yes, we have to be careful that it does not come off the neck of the place where we are wearing it, because recovering the mobile in certain areas without crystal clear water can be impossible.
Tricks against the sand
In case we are not going to take the mobile to the sea and our problem is only the sand, we will be able to opt for the covers mentioned above, although we know that using them will not be easy. Our best ally in this case may be to opt for a classic silicone case and also resort to the covers for your mobile holes such as the audio jack input or the charging input.
As there are no accessories to protect the audio input or output of the speakers, we give you a trick that so far has worked well for us personally, use cling film. The classic transparent plastic wrap that is used to safeguard food in the refrigerator can be a good barrier against the sand on the beach and also very economical, although yes, to use and throw away in the yellow container.
The umbrella is our ally
To protect the mobile phone from the sun on the beach, there are no miracles that are worth it, we cannot put the mobile phone inside the cold backpack for drinks and therefore the only solution we have left is to always have it under the umbrella so that its temperature does not rise. exceed to impossible limits.
To help the temperature not rise, we have to take into account that charging it is what causes the most heat and therefore we must carry it already charged from home and not use portable batteries on the beach. At the same time, we do not recommend playing mobile games from the beach or demanding apps that require effort.
The difficult thing is that they do not take away our mobile
In case we go to the beach alone or that all of us who go want to get into the sea at the same time, we have no other option than to leave the mobile in our backpack, trust someone who is sitting near us or take the mobile into the water in the hermetic cases mentioned above. There are times when the problem does not exist, but when it is, we have to use our ingenuity to find a solution and take a good dip without the danger of returning to the towel and that the mobile is not where we left it.
The most basic redemptions tell us to try so that no one sees us with the mobile on the beach and thus they will not feel the temptation to take our backpack with our belongings, although this is not always possible and it does not assure us of success. Another option to which we can resort is to hide the mobile under the sand, but not as it is, inside a container with hermetic closure and in turn under our towel.
We will have to do a good ravine under the towel so that we can bathe calmly and when we return to retrieve the mobile. This ingenious idea can save us from a hurry, but be careful because if they see us doing this trick, maybe someone will dare to dig it up even with us a few meters in the water.