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Practical guides to clearing a blocked speaker, written around what physically happens inside the phone. Why water damages a speaker after it dries, which cleaning methods are worth using, and how to tell a blockage from a fault before you pay anyone to look at it.

Device guidance is drawn from Apple, Samsung and manufacturer documentation, with the relevant sources listed on each article. If you just need the fix rather than the explanation, the speaker cleaning tool is on the front page.

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Dropped Your Phone in Water? Do This First

The first ten minutes decide whether your phone survives. A six-step water damage response plan, plus four reactions that make it worse.

Muffled Phone Speaker? 7 Causes and Fixes

Work through the seven real causes of a muffled phone speaker in order — from pocket lint and trapped water to equalisers and a blown driver.

9 Speaker Cleaning Methods Compared

Rice, silica gel, compressed air, tape, alcohol and acoustic cleaning — what each one physically does, and which ones damage the mesh.

7 Speaker Cleaning Myths That Kill Phones

Rice, loud music, hair dryers, IP68 and the hard shake — seven widely repeated fixes examined against what actually happens inside the phone.

How to Fix a Water Damaged Phone Speaker

Step-by-step guide to eject water from your phone speaker with sound waves and restore clear audio in under 60 seconds.