Hi guys.
So, last night I had a can in my pocket. Unfortunately, it was the same pocket that my phone was in Anyway, as I just walked past the gate, it caught it slightly, which caused the can to gash, and start pouring liquid.
I quickly took the phone out of the pocket and ripped the battery out... It was working when I took the battery out, and quickly shook it to try and get all liquid out of the phone. I don't think much got in to it, but there was some. I tried to wipe out as much of the liquid as possible, and the phone has currently been left standing in dry rice overnight.
My question is, was this the right thing to do? As far as I remember it is... But, I also wonder where the liquid indicators are, and what they look like? I know that there is one on the battery at the bottom. On my phone, it is all white... Is this what it looks like when apparantly no water damage has occured? What does it look like when water damage has occured?
Where else are the indicators?
Any info greatly received.
Feel such an idiot for putting them both in the same pocket Hopefully if worst comes to worst, my insurance will cover it. Only other problem is, I only claimed about 3 months ago!!! lol
Also, how long should I leave it in the rice?
lovelldr said:
Hi guys.
So, last night I had a can in my pocket. Unfortunately, it was the same pocket that my phone was in Anyway, as I just walked past the gate, it caught it slightly, which caused the can to gash, and start pouring liquid.
I quickly took the phone out of the pocket and ripped the battery out... It was working when I took the battery out, and quickly shook it to try and get all liquid out of the phone. I don't think much got in to it, but there was some. I tried to wipe out as much of the liquid as possible, and the phone has currently been left standing in dry rice overnight.
My question is, was this the right thing to do? As far as I remember it is... But, I also wonder where the liquid indicators are, and what they look like? I know that there is one on the battery at the bottom. On my phone, it is all white... Is this what it looks like when apparantly no water damage has occured? What does it look like when water damage has occured?
Where else are the indicators?
Any info greatly received.
Feel such an idiot for putting them both in the same pocket Hopefully if worst comes to worst, my insurance will cover it. Only other problem is, I only claimed about 3 months ago!!! lol
Also, how long should I leave it in the rice?
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Since it is soda the perfectly right thing whould actually have been to wash the phone in water to get all the suger liquid out of the phone.. But who would do that when they werent absolutely sure the phone actually got soda on the internal parts?
I would have done the same thing as you .. !
I would say you did exactly the right thing by powering off the phone (i.e. taking the battery out) as quickly as possible. Then leave the phone off until you're sure it's all dried out, then you can try to turn it on again.
The moisture indicators start off white and turn pink/red when exposed to water - at least, that's the colour they went on my Touch Pro 2 (whose indicators gradually turned that way over time, even though they hadn't got directly wet).
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I would say you did exactly the right thing by powering off the phone (i.e. taking the battery out) as quickly as possible. Then leave the phone off until you're sure it's all dried out, then you can try to turn it on again.
The moisture indicators start off white and turn pink/red when exposed to water - at least, that's the colour they went on my Touch Pro 2 (whose indicators gradually turned that way over time, even though they hadn't got directly wet).
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Thanks for the vote of confidence
Just been out to get some more rice, as unfortunately, last night I had rice for tea, and only just had enough to barely cover the phone. So, totally covered it now... Hopefully will suck up any last drop of moisture...
As for the indicators, I can see one on the inside under where the battery compartment is, but not sure whether there will be any inside the actual phone, but not opening it up to see...
Will give it until tonight at some point. How long do people think I should give it? A full 24 hours? Would less be ok, or should I give it more?!
I can't see any water indicators other than the one on the bottom of the battery. Which seems slightly odd to me, given that the battery is easily replaceable. Perhaps there are some more underneath the covers inside ?
As for how long to leave it, difficult to say because only you know how much liquid your phone was exposed to. I would err on the side of caution if I was you. You could also put the phone in an airing cupboard or similarly warm place to try and help.
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I can't see any water indicators other than the one on the bottom of the battery. Which seems slightly odd to me, given that the battery is easily replaceable. Perhaps there are some more underneath the covers inside ?
As for how long to leave it, difficult to say because only you know how much liquid your phone was exposed to. I would err on the side of caution if I was you. You could also put the phone in an airing cupboard or similarly warm place to try and help.
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I am quite sure there is one under the battery along the side of the casing too, can't take the battery out mine at the moment to check though.
Take a look at VERKION's breakdown http://tjworld.net/blog/htc-desire-z-tear-down
... there's another circle one under the casing, as well as the one next to the sd that Lenny said.
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Take a look at VERKION's breakdown http://tjworld.net/blog/htc-desire-z-tear-down
... there's another circle one under the casing, as well as the one next to the sd that Lenny said.
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Cheers for the link.
Would that be what look like 2 here (next to bar codes and next to the microsd):
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Are they the only 2, as I don't think any liquid got near them...
Will put the tub in the airing cupboard tonight when I get home... Probably leave till the morning at least...
Those don't look like moisture indicators to me though, I think they're just covering the screws.
I only assumed, I don't know shizzle.
But it looks to me like they stay intact throughout his mod. So I don't think they are screw covers.
.... Just jabbed at mine a bit with a screwdriver, I still think it could be the moisture things, but I cant be sure.
Also, because it looks to be exactly the same type of thing as what's on the battery (albeilt circular, not rectangular), I assume they are the liquid detection things... I originally thought they were screw covers, but then realised that there was the void cover over one of the screws, as shown in the teardown... So, I imagine they are just the moisture detectors...
Someone could always try licking one hehe
ok cool, I assumed they were screw covers, looks like I'm wrong then.
OK, turned phone on. Working fine from what I've tested. Seemed a little sluggish, but dunno whether it's just me thinking it, or it actually is... But, one problem ... The screen appears to have got a little damaged...
Look at the dull/bright contrasts
Looks like it's time to read t&c's of insurance...
lovelldr said:
OK, turned phone on. Working fine from what I've tested. Seemed a little sluggish, but dunno whether it's just me thinking it, or it actually is... But, one problem ... The screen appears to have got a little damaged...
Look at the dull/bright contrasts
Looks like it's time to read t&c's of insurance...
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Give it a little time. That's what my wife's phone looked like after spending the night in a room that had some condensation problems (waterdrops literally hanging from the ceiling). It dried out just fine. Of course no dousing in her case, just very humid air that condensed so YMMV.
Dont feel bad, it happens to all of us. A friend of mine put his Vibrant in a bag that had his soda bottle in it. The soda bottle had a leak or something and after maybe 30 minutes, he pulled out his phone and it was drenched...now he owns a MT4G Best mistake he ever made
Anyway, Good luck, I always put my phone in rice after leaving in my pants pocket and sending it through the wash...several times this happend...It just kept ticking - but it was not a smart phone so...
Oh yeah it definitely happens to all of us as some point. I had a brand new HTC Dash (yes this was a while ago). Literally out of the box less than an hour.
I had it sitting in my shirt pocket and bent over in to an engine compartment.
Yes, the phone went flying.
Now this was a pretty clean, large, diesel engine compartment on a boat. Odds should have been on my side. They weren't though.... the phone found a tiny puddle of hydraulic fluid and soaked that stuff up really good before I managed to fish it out. To it's credit it kept on working just fine afterwards but the screen never quite got get rid of the lavalamp look the hydraulic oil caused.
The Dash in question was the replacement for a phone that drowned in the bilge of a dinghy. Boating is hard on phones I guess
lol, thanks for all the support guys...
Guess I'll give it a bit of time to see how things go. Don't think the screen will ever return to normality, as I imagine it's just the sugar that's giving that effect. Working ok though...
Question is, do I wait it out, until I get another issue at all? Or do I just go straight to insurance?! Decisions, decisions
I would be tempted to try disassembling it and cleaning the sceen. You have nothing to loose since you are already doing an insurance claim if it doesn't get better anyway.
i wonder if hair dryer would help at all?
any thoughts on this idea?
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So this morning, still half asleep I dropped my TP2 into the toilet while it was on. I grabbed it out of the toilet, and removed the battery as fast as i could (while a string of expletives came out of my mouth), let it sit under a lightbulb for a few hours.. then put it in a bag of uncooked instant rice, and left it in my warm car for most of the afternoon.
I never have been a very patient person so after about 8 hours of drying off, i put the battery back in and tried it. Phone boots up fine, everything seemed to work.. could see some moisture on the inside of the lcd still. Seemed I got lucky.. till i tried the keyboard. Some keys don't do anything, some make random crazy strings of letters.. oy. Took the battery out again, and it's back under the light bulb (sick of cleaning rice dust out of my phone).
Anyway, i'm wondering if anybody's had a keyboard on a phone screw up like that and work properly after completely drying out? I've had a few computer keyboards that screwed up like that but worked fine after drying a few days so i really hope the keyboard comes back, especially with USED tp2s still going for over 200 bucks on ebay.. yikes. Touchscreen works fine, was able to send a text no problem using the stylus.. but man i miss the keyboard!
Sorry for the novel.. any input would be appreciated!
if you can, take it fully apart so you can dry the back of the keyboard directly
as you said, i've had PC keyboards that worked after drying, but i always had to take them apart to properly dry the innards
Urgh!
I feel for you! I sit in the bath and surf and read on my TP2 and I am so careful! But accidents can happen!
Was the toilet water, err, fresh? I would suggest always leaving things with the battery out and in a warm place for at least 24hrs, as tempting as it is to power it up.
The keyboard membrane may dry out over a few days, I would suggest you don't use it for a few days.
Let us know how you get on.
aerotec said:
Urgh!
I feel for you! I sit in the bath and surf and read on my TP2 and I am so careful! But accidents can happen!
Was the toilet water, err, fresh? I would suggest always leaving things with the battery out and in a warm place for at least 24hrs, as tempting as it is to power it up.
The keyboard membrane may dry out over a few days, I would suggest you don't use it for a few days.
Let us know how you get on.
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Unfortunately no, had a lil liquid waste in it.. i'm thinking about getting some rubbing alcohol to swish the phone around in.
to defaultdotxbe:
I would but i don't have the proper screwdriver, looks like a tiny little allen key type deal
meadams314 said:
Unfortunately no, had a lil liquid waste in it.. i'm thinking about getting some rubbing alcohol to swish the phone around in.
to defaultdotxbe:
I would but i don't have the proper screwdriver, looks like a tiny little allen key type deal
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Rubbing alcohol isn't absolutely safe. It's only 70% alcohol, for one thing, and the rest is water. So you're actually putting more water INTO your phone when you use it, even though the alcohol helps it to evaporate faster.
I tried cleaning my old BlackBerry keyboard and trackball with rubbing acohol. The keyboard went nuts for a while. Eventually, after many days, it settled down, but now the trackball has a distinct tendency to bounce -- send two clicks instead of one, which is a drag when you click Delete and it instantly sends the Confirm click as well!
There's probably something better than alcohol, like ether, but I dunno where you'd get it.
meadams314 said:
Unfortunately no, had a lil liquid waste in it.. i'm thinking about getting some rubbing alcohol to swish the phone around in.
to defaultdotxbe:
I would but i don't have the proper screwdriver, looks like a tiny little allen key type deal
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its a torx 5, i have this screwdriver: http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hard...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
EWAdams said:
Rubbing alcohol isn't absolutely safe. It's only 70% alcohol, for one thing, and the rest is water. So you're actually putting more water INTO your phone when you use it, even though the alcohol helps it to evaporate faster.
I tried cleaning my old BlackBerry keyboard and trackball with rubbing acohol. The keyboard went nuts for a while. Eventually, after many days, it settled down, but now the trackball has a distinct tendency to bounce -- send two clicks instead of one, which is a drag when you click Delete and it instantly sends the Confirm click as well!
There's probably something better than alcohol, like ether, but I dunno where you'd get it.
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most stores carry 91% alcohol too, and and some places will have 99%
although im always hesitant to put more liquid into the electronics, lol
Right.. i havent yet because it just doesnt feel right putting a 650 dollar piece of electronics into liquid. Heh.. Anyway, ran up to the local grocery store and all they carry is 50/50 alcohol/water. Leaning towards just letting the phone dry out now.. it has already been 14 hours since the dip in the toilet, and the water wasn't filthy just had a little pee in it (trust me, i stopped real quick when the phone hit the water, lol)
EDIT: So if it turns out the keyboard is shot, but the rest of the phone is fine.. is there any way of replacing the keyboard? I searched around online but all i could find was replacement lcd/faceplate/front keypads.. no keyboards.
Also.. unimportant but I thought it was kind of interesting, the water sensitive sticker on my battery is completely un-touched; looks good as new. However the one on the inside of the phone which couldnt be more than an inch away from the other sticker is completely washed out.
EDIT: (again lol) so on second thought.. the water in the 50/50 rubbing alcohol should be purified, correct? I'm really starting to worry about corrosion from the minerals in the toilet water and thinking it might be a good idea to wash it out with the rubbing alcohol. I've seen stories of people who left their phone underwater for long periods of time without a battery and once it dried out it was fine, one guy put a test phone under water for 3 days, then dried it out and it was fine. So that begs the question- take a risk on corrosion but let the phone dry out quicker OR get all the minerals/salts out of the phone but risk more water damage and deal with a longer drying time..
Note that Walmart sells 90% rubbing alcohol, and many pharmacies stock 99%.
(I don't have an opinion if washing your phone in this is a good or bad idea; just wanted to let you know where you can find it).
So after reading probably a couple hundred different "i dropped my phone in the toilet, ran it through the wash, or jumped in the pool with it in my pocket" stories and their outcomes...
Decided to put the phone back into a sealed container of uncooked rice (only because I couldn't find any silica gel) and leave it in a warm area overnight minus the battery. It'll have spent 30 hours drying in a desiccant come noon tomorrow so I'll fire it up and again and see what happens.
To condense everything I've read in the past 4 hours: Water + electricity +electronics = bad, remove the battery immediately (duh). Let it dry, do not turn it on (you'd be surprised how many people turn it on right after towel drying, and leave it on till it fries). Taking the phone apart and cleaning with alcohol and a q-tip seems to help, as does completely soaking the phone in alcohol; however I saw quite a few people who said their LCD quit working after the alcohol bath so I'd use it as a last resort only if even after extensive drying the phone still won't work (might as well give it a shot then, right?) ...just try to keep it away from the lcd.
Anyway, gonna try the TP2 around noon tommorow.. I'll let ya know how it goes.
this is horrible, its like my worst night mare, but i just recently switched to at&t and specifically didnt get the iPhone because i am a very strong windows mobile user lol, but anyway, im selling my tp2 that i had, almost perfect condition, but if i can get it apart, i would sell you the keyboard, i didn get a sale on ebay, but i dont think the guy is gonna pay ((, but ill keep in touch, i hope all goes well
thesyntax said:
this is horrible, its like my worst night mare, but i just recently switched to at&t and specifically didnt get the iPhone because i am a very strong windows mobile user lol, but anyway, im selling my tp2 that i had, almost perfect condition, but if i can get it apart, i would sell you the keyboard, i didn get a sale on ebay, but i dont think the guy is gonna pay ((, but ill keep in touch, i hope all goes well
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Cool, I'll have to take you up on that if the keyboard doesn't return to normal. Coming up on 20 hours now it's been drying in rice at not quite 100 degrees.
Just checkin up on ya before I go to school. I'll be checkin the thread all day, im really interested to hear if you get it working again, if so, I think this post thread should stay in the archives as "Opps..."
Well it's been 30 hours.. crossing my fingers and powering it up...
Still some signs of moisture inside the lcd, but definately less than yesterday.. phone still boots up properly. Keyboard still doesnt work.. when i press the buttons i can hear water inside it. Thinking the rice doesn't work as well as silica gel would so today at work i'm gonna see if i cant find a few big packets of silica gel to let the phone sit in. Starting to get pretty impatient.. i need my phone!
Starting to seriously think about getting some 99/1 rubbing alcohol and dipping the keyboard in it for a few minutes too..
tempted to just put the battery back in and bring it to work with me.. can use the touchscreen no problem.. but ARGH dont wanna damage my phone!
Sigh.. guess it's going back in the rice and sitting in my car for another baking session I work till 10pm tonight, and go back at 6am tommorow so if the keyboard's still not working by the time i'm off tommorow i'm gonna run up to home depot, get a torx 5 and take the stupid thing apart to dry/clean it better.
Oh I wouldn't "dip" the phone into alcohol if I were you, that can only make the problem worse.. Best thing you can do is open the phone (if you have the appropriate screwdrivers) and try to make it dry with a hair dryer or something like that!
And yeah you should definately try the Silica gel!
Dude I feel so sorry for you, must be harsh to drop your phone into your own piss x'D
atticus182 said:
Oh I wouldn't "dip" the phone into alcohol if I were you, that can only make the problem worse.. Best thing you can do is open the phone (if you have the appropriate screwdrivers) and try to make it dry with a hair dryer or something like that!
And yeah you should definately try the Silica gel!
Dude I feel so sorry for you, must be harsh to drop your phone into your own piss x'D
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Only problems i've seen caused by alcohol is with the lcd.. was thinking about dipping just the keyboard, but yeah.. thinking it might be better to get a torx 5 and take it apart.. water's been in there too long, dont want any corrosion.
meadams314 said:
So this morning, still half asleep I dropped my TP2 into the toilet while it was on. I grabbed it out of the toilet, and removed the battery as fast as i could (while a string of expletives came out of my mouth), let it sit under a lightbulb for a few hours.. then put it in a bag of uncooked instant rice, and left it in my warm car for most of the afternoon.
I never have been a very patient person so after about 8 hours of drying off, i put the battery back in and tried it. Phone boots up fine, everything seemed to work.. could see some moisture on the inside of the lcd still. Seemed I got lucky.. till i tried the keyboard. Some keys don't do anything, some make random crazy strings of letters.. oy. Took the battery out again, and it's back under the light bulb (sick of cleaning rice dust out of my phone).
Anyway, i'm wondering if anybody's had a keyboard on a phone screw up like that and work properly after completely drying out? I've had a few computer keyboards that screwed up like that but worked fine after drying a few days so i really hope the keyboard comes back, especially with USED tp2s still going for over 200 bucks on ebay.. yikes. Touchscreen works fine, was able to send a text no problem using the stylus.. but man i miss the keyboard!
Sorry for the novel.. any input would be appreciated!
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Reminds me of the time my old Ericsson T28 went through an entire wash cycle. The battery was shot, but the phone worked fine once I got a new battery. That was a full 10 years ago, and phones were a bit tougher back then (though still not warranted to be cleaned that way)!
Good luck on the phone. I gather you don't have insurance on the TP2 through your carrier?
Also, if you are willing to extend your contract, you can get a new TP2 for under $200 with a two year extension.
da9th_one said:
why are you updating this tread every few minutes like it's a blog...???
never take you phone into a bathroom people...IT HAS 3 MAJOR WATER SOURCES...!!!
there are 3 places one should never take a phone: bathrooms, beaches, battlestar galactica...
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Hehe there are actually 4 places, because you forgot Chuck Norris! Never take your phone to Chuck Norris, he will roundhouse kick it out of your hands, right back into the toilet xD..
And some other tips that might help the guy with the broken phone:
- Give time for the phone to dry. Don't experiment with putting the battery back on to see if it works as this would risk damaging the phone with a short circuit.
- Be patient and wait. Yes - be patient! Let nature have its way; just leave it in a warm place and let the water evaporate.
- Place it on top of the vent of a cable box, monitor or TV for at least 24 hours (up to 3 days). The low heat emitted is enough to gently dry out the phone.
- Do not under any circumstances heat the battery - it could leak or explode. Lithium-ion batteries are sensitive. If you use an oven or hairdryer, remove the battery first.
- If you use alcohol for the drying process, only do so to the outside, and do not apply heat in any way shape or form, not even the gentlest of heat. Do not connect the battery until the alcohol smell goes away
- And, if it's not stating the obvious, do not put the phone into the microwave. You will fry the components and probably ruin the microwave!
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- And, if it's not stating the obvious, do not put the phone into the microwave. You will fry the components and probably ruin the microwave!
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I was more worried about a toaster oven...
Yup, it took a plunge this morning for about 2-3 seconds. Anyways, right afterwards, I took it all apart and let it dry out for a couple hours. Booted it up and it worked fine but I let it dry for another couple hours to be safe. So I got home from work and used it for a bit and the ONLY thing I noticed is that the headphone icon would come on when I didn't have headphone plugged in to it. Then.....it just went bad. The touchscreen is 100% unresponsive. I can boot in to recovery and all that but I can't do a restore which makes me think my SD card was damaged. It looks like I can still run ADB through my computer if that makes a difference. I'm really trying not to have to get a new phone so right now its in the oven at 100F trying to pull some moisture out. Oh, the camera lens seems to be holding water as well =(
Anyone have any first hand ideas?
I've read on multiple occasions of a little trick with some rice. As I understand it, if you take a large bag of rice (dry/uncooked obviously) and plunge your device into it for a while...the rice will pull the moisture out of the device and hopefully get all things running smoothly again. Never had to try this, but I sure hope one way or the other you get your device up and running.
Oh and i would suggest NOT to turn on and use the device untill you're 100% certain that it's as dry as it's going to get. Just one bead of water on a circuit somewhere can spell disaster for the entire device. Good luck!
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I've read on multiple occasions of a little trick with some rice. As I understand it, if you take a large bag of rice (dry/uncooked obviously) and plunge your device into it for a while...the rice will pull the moisture out of the device and hopefully get all things running smoothly again. Never had to try this, but I sure hope one way or the other you get your device up and running.
Oh and i would suggest NOT to turn on and use the device untill you're 100% certain that it's as dry as it's going to get. Just one bead of water on a circuit somewhere can spell disaster for the entire device. Good luck!
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The rice trick is legit, but I think it's too late
You should have avoided turning it on for at least a day, maybe two or three. Also, now that you're already seeing problems there is likely corrosion already built up, or things got shorted out when you turned it on.
But don't feel bad, the rice trick is usually a long shot.
I'd say go ahead and submit for a replacement and get ready to fork over the $100 deductible (surely you have insurance right?)
try the rice or other similar absorbent material. I'd avoid putting it in the oven...that type of heat would concern me.
the tortoise will win this race...not the hare.
Take out battery
Don't turn on
Rice in Ziplop bag for 2 days -
Worked once for me
the rice thing works. worked for my old iphone. I left it in the rice for a week though. and the screen still had a blotch on it.
Rice, definitely. Do NOT put the battery back in until it is totally dry.
Phederico said:
I've read on multiple occasions of a little trick with some rice. As I understand it, if you take a large bag of rice (dry/uncooked obviously) and plunge your device into it for a while...the rice will pull the moisture out of the device and hopefully get all things running smoothly again. Never had to try this, but I sure hope one way or the other you get your device up and running.
Oh and i would suggest NOT to turn on and use the device untill you're 100% certain that it's as dry as it's going to get. Just one bead of water on a circuit somewhere can spell disaster for the entire device. Good luck!
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thats absolutely right. i recommend this to a buddy that dropped his iPhone in the sink. worked wonders. took him about 3 days total(he wanted to be extra careful)
The rice trick works but I think there is one better. As small a box as possible that will fit your phone and a box of baking soda. The box should be made as air tight as possible, to prevent humidity from spoiling the baking soda's absorbency.
The baking soda does as good a job pulling out the moisture as the rice but it doesn't have the same problems with dust intrusion.
Or you could use the silica beads that come in packets with shoes and the like
Silica beads also known as dessicant it pulls moisture out of anything I work for a packaging company and we sell and use them everywhere when shipping large electronic components over-seas. For anyone who drops their phone into water try the rice if you can't find Silica gel. You can find some Silica gel packets the size of small bean bags at sports authority, or any sporting goods store used for gym bags to suck the moisture and o and moisture hope this helps.
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I have heard (but never tested) that taking the battery out of the device and dunking it in rubbing alcohol helps. The alcohol displaces the water and it dries out extremely fast. It just seems so wrong to intentionally dunk something like an evo though that I dont know if I would have the balls to do it.
The rice sounds legit and much less scary that a redunk
nebenezer said:
The rice trick is legit, but I think it's too late
You should have avoided turning it on for at least a day, maybe two or three. Also, now that you're already seeing problems there is likely corrosion already built up, or things got shorted out when you turned it on.
But don't feel bad, the rice trick is usually a long shot.
I'd say go ahead and submit for a replacement and get ready to fork over the $100 deductible (surely you have insurance right?)
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i highly doubt there is any corrosion in less than a day
do the rice thing now and hope for the best
Rice is a placebo. Sorry about offending anybody that thinks it works. The best thing you can do is leave it in front of a fan in the driest possible environment, not seal it.
Probably too late to really help now though. Let it sit and hope. You shouldn't have turned it on so soon either.
Regarding rice. It isn't very absorbant. Leave some rice siting out. It will not change size. Rice is placed in salt shakers to agitate the rice, not remove moisture, like the agitator in a can of paint. It breaks it up when it's shook. That's where the myth/rationalization tends to come from.
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DaWhip said:
I have heard (but never tested) that taking the battery out of the device and dunking it in rubbing alcohol helps. The alcohol displaces the water and it dries out extremely fast. It just seems so wrong to intentionally dunk something like an evo though that I dont know if I would have the balls to do it.
The rice sounds legit and much less scary that a redunk
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Mixes actually, however the stuff you have laying around your house likely has a lot of water in it. You want the 99% stuff. A full dunk followed by a fan would be beneficial soon after a submersion.
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Or you could use the silica beads that come in packets with shoes and the like
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Silica gel is legit in that it really absorbs water readily unlike rice. However the amount needed to dry a water clogged device isn't feasible for most people to obtain. Moving dry air is still going to be more effective. Silica gel is more for controlling humidity, not for active drying.
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Hmm... these phones use lithium ion batteries right? I don't know if submerging them in liquid is a good idea. When I was in the military I've seen some batteries make some pretty big explosions and I think that's how they did it.
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Hmm... these phones use lithium ion batteries right? I don't know if submerging them in liquid is a good idea. When I was in the military I've seen some batteries make some pretty big explosions and I think that's how they did it.
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You need a massive amount of desiccant. Go buy a bag of "Fresh Step Litter Crystals". You must buy this exact brand and formula.
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This product, and only this product, is 100% silica gel. Put some painter's tape over the usb/hdmi holes, the speakerphone holes, and the ear piece vent. toss it in a plastic bag filled with fresh step crystals and give it a couple days. If you're impatient put it on your window sill where it'll get some sunlight to warm it up a little and help evaporate the water so it can be easily absorbed by the crystals.
I have also heard a trick of putting it on the dash of your car on a hot day... maybe try that too.
These phones are RoHS compliant. That means no lead in the solder. I've seen "cat whiskers" develop on the solder joints within a hour or so post exposure. Get some high grade electrical contact cleaner and scrub the snot all the solder joints then let dry. These little whiskers can grow, and bridge the gap between solder joints and PCB lands. Had to deal with the fallout post flooding after an AC pipe broke in a NYC office rise that flooded three floors. The company had to replace a brand new quarter million dollar laser plotter just due the humidity expose.
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Sorry, forgot to put my thread title as a question.
So, this new appartment i'm at has a hot tub and 2 pools available, so tonight we decided to go to the hot tub. I usually take my phone with me to play music as we are sitting around relaxing by the pool or hot tub(speaker is loud enough to put it a fair distance away). This time, being the idiot that I am, i walked into the hot tub with the phone in my pocket, took me a good minute or two before i realized. I realized this, having just turned the phone on two minutes before i went to the pool after swapping batteries, and took it out of my pocket and it wasn't on. Took the battery out immediately and wrapped it in my towel, brought it in about ten minutes later, wiped up remaining water, and put it in to a jar full of rice. Thing is, i had a 3rd party battery in it when it was there, i know the water damage indicator is on the battery(not sure if there are more in the phone). Because i didn't have the default batter in it, in case that it does work(which it probably won't, i can see water under the screen), would i possibly be able to get away with saying it just stopped working? I looked at the ifixit teardown and only saw them point out 1 water damage indicator, on the battery. So XDA, am i screwed or what? From what i looked up sprint doesn't cover water damage, which sucks, what, if they find out, will i have to pay to replace my evo?
I think I would be astounded at HTC's stupidity if the only water damage indicator was on the most easily user-replacable part: the battery. Seriously, there would be absolutely no point in having a water damage indicator if anyone could just buy a new battery, throw it in, and claim that their Evo just somehow stopped working.
If you have insurance, it covers water damage-- but just like loss or theft, you have to pony up for the $100 deductible.
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I think I would be astounded at HTC's stupidity if the only water damage indicator was on the most easily user-replacable part: the battery. Seriously, there would be absolutely no point in having a water damage indicator if anyone could just buy a new battery, throw it in, and claim that their Evo just somehow stopped working.
If you have insurance, it covers water damage-- but just like loss or theft, you have to pony up for the $100 deductible.
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I was guessing there were more, but I was going specifically off of what i remember from the ifixit teardown. Well, that's a bummer, i was hoping it was more like $50, but $100 isn't bad, could be worse :\.
I dropped mine in the water for like 3 seconds this week. I actually called Sprint and they told me as long as I have insurance (which I do) they would cover it. I heard the rice thing works but I didn't try it. What I DID do, was put my phone in the oven at 100F for about 2 hours. I just put a cookie sheet in there and put my phone on a paper towel. I know people say "oh wtf you put it in the oven?!?!" but really......100F isn't a temp that your phone never sees so there really isnt any harm. Anyways, it worked GREAT for me. Pulled all the water out of the screen and out of the camera lens and now it works perfectly.
oh wtf you put it in the oven?!?!
It's a good thing you and your friends don't like to enjoy a slice of toast in the hot tub.
I have a water damage indicator like..RIGHT inside the bottom right side of the back. Just under the battery cover. Does nobody elses phone have one right there?
Also, I've seen pictures of the motherboard of the phone. There is one on there was well.
...in 1943, I killed a drifter.
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I have a water damage indicator like..RIGHT inside the bottom right side of the back. Just under the battery cover. Does nobody elses phone have one right there?
Also, I've seen pictures of the motherboard of the phone. There is one on there was well.
...in 1943, I killed a drifter.
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Is it that small piece of tape on the left of the bottom right screw? I dont see anything other than that.
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Is it that small piece of tape on the left of the bottom right screw? I dont see anything other than that.
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No, its to the right. Not all the way, closer to the middle than it is to the corner. Its a white square with red stripes. I have an 002. Might be different on 003. *shrug*
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No, its to the right. Not all the way, closer to the middle than it is to the corner. Its a white square with red stripes. I have an 002. Might be different on 003. *shrug*
...in 1943, I killed a drifter.
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Yeah I found it. There is one on my battery too. The red stripes indicate water damage? Because mine have red stripes haha.
here's what I would try, this worked on my Zune HD when it got soaked in a cup of vodka, and hopefully this works on my friend's samsung phone she just got. Take the phone apart completely, use q-tips to dry it, use q-tips with rubbing alchohol to clear the water and any buildup of crap from the water, then put the individual parts in rice, which will dry it much faster. Afterwards, maybe 2-3 days later, put device back together and BAM! it works! my Zune's been working for 2 weeks now with no problems, and the liquid was under the screen, and my friend's phone, well she dropped it in the toilet yesterday, and it's sitting in pieces yet to be put into rice, too busy right now, will do it later.
A few years ago my friend did a cannonball into the pool and realized mid-air that his phone was still in his pocket. I'll never forget the expression on his face.
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Yeah I found it. There is one on my battery too. The red stripes indicate water damage? Because mine have red stripes haha.
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No, all red is a triggered indicator. The red pattern is so that you can't bleach the indicator and lie about what happened.
I have tried the rice thing.. takes too long. My to2 I have dropped in the toilet (fell out of my sweatshirt front pocket while lifting to take a leak) fell in a puddle and a beer poured on it. Stick works great. What I did is present over to 200 degrees. Once presented place phone without battery and back onto middle rack onto if a cloth. Leave for an hour. Check phone to see if water is in screen. Repeat process 2-4 times.
With the rice I had a problem of dust and rice stuck on phone. Hard to get out of cracks. Also you can go to Sprint and say your battery isnt working without your phone if with your phone after you don't the oven trick. They should replace it. If they see that its been water damage tell them you had a lol brother or sister take your battery out and found it like that. They prob will check to see if phone works with new one and should. Good luck.. this saved me plenty of times. The tp2 was from us cellular and did battery exchanges no questions asked.
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Your battery might of shorted out. When you put back together charge first because the water drains the charge. If it doesn't work after a charge you need a new battery.
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I dropped mine in the water for like 3 seconds this week. I actually called Sprint and they told me as long as I have insurance (which I do) they would cover it. I heard the rice thing works but I didn't try it. What I DID do, was put my phone in the oven at 100F for about 2 hours. I just put a cookie sheet in there and put my phone on a paper towel. I know people say "oh wtf you put it in the oven?!?!" but really......100F isn't a temp that your phone never sees so there really isnt any harm. Anyways, it worked GREAT for me. Pulled all the water out of the screen and out of the camera lens and now it works perfectly.
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i dont know that i ever saw an oven that has a temp below 200
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i dont know that i ever saw an oven that has a temp below 200
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Be smarter than the over....crack the door.
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Be smarter than the over....crack the door.
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My oven goes all the way down to 100
Not reccomended but....at my store's service in repair we didnt go off just indicators alone, altho the motherboard one is fairly hard to say it didnt get soaked to.
butt the battery and outside one yes, If you tear the phone down and clean off the corrosion most of the time the phone will function fine after that.
Second benefit is that if there is no corrosion then we normally replace the phone in store anyway.
YMMV
anyway if it cant be saved via standard preventative stuff time to make an insurance claim :-(
Not sure if this method will work for everyone but it worked for my old Nokia phone. I washed it with a load of laundry and dried it in the dryer. Found the phone in the dryer, wouldn't turn on so I pulled the battery and stuck it back in, phone worked great after that.
Got My new edge+ yesterday. I was happy as a child playing with it all day. In the evening I was ready to go to sleep, the edge was a bit warm of using it, not hot but just warm. Didn't play games or so, just usual apps installing, browsing, YouTube, etc... I wanted to check something on my surface pro which was on the kitchen table. I layed my edge next to it on the table on its glass back, no cover. While I was busy on my surface I heard strange noises, like things cracking. At first I couldn't see where it came from, It lasted several minutes. After I was done I took my phone to put it on the charger and I felt something strange on the back. DAMN, the entire back cover was cracked, not just a bit but scattered! Just like that! I went crazy, really. It seems that the metal band just crashed the glass back cover. I suspect the the colder surface of the kitchen table shrinked the warm metal band of the edge and so crushing the glass somehow.... How on earth am I going to explain this in the store where I bought it? They will say I dropped it, but I didn't for sure. You can't see any dent or scratch proving that. I will see how it goes tomorrow, will keep you posted. I'll make some pictures as well and post them here. This Is clearly a manufacturers faulty construction. So beware of warm devices on a colder surface!!
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Wow, that's scary !!! Thanks for sharing and hope things will go well at the store
Wow that's amazingly unlucky . I don't get glass backs on phones. 90% of the time it's covered by a case so what's the point. I'd rather have a strong plastic back.
There could have been a hairline crack there all along, it doesn't seem likely that a 'warm' phone on a 'cool' surface would cause it, there would need to be some more extremes of temperature I am certain, else this would be a commonly reported issue.
I wish you luck back at the retailer, I would definitely consider insurance and at least a minimal case to protect the back, there are some decent transparent ones that don't spoil the look too much
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Man, that's really unfortunate. I can't imagine those temperature changes would cause that though, good luck at the store!
Crack-Gate?
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Crack-Gate?
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Nah, I really don't think so at this point. I am pretty sure this is an unfortunate incident.
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There could have been a hairline crack there all along, it doesn't seem likely that a 'warm' phone on a 'cool' surface would cause it, there would need to be some more extremes of temperature I am certain, else this would be a commonly reported issue.
I wish you luck back at the retailer, I would definitely consider insurance and at least a minimal case to protect the back, there are some decent transparent ones that don't spoil the look too much
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Hairline might Be possible, i certainly didn't notice it. But how do you explain the crushing of the glass, that lasted for minutes? It wasn't a dry crack, it kept on cracking, I saw the splinters popping of even when I held the device in my hand. I really felt like it was being crushed. Also notice the edges of the glass, like there was a big pressure on it
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Oh Lord have mercy! Here we go again, lets all panic and start some silly puerile post like that.
Oh, BTW if you place any phone in your back pocket and sit on it it will stand a very genuine chance of damage.
Lets keep things in perspective.
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Hairline might Be possible, i certainly didn't notice it. But how do you explain the crushing of the glass, that lasted for minutes? It wasn't a dry crack, it kept on cracking, I saw the splinters popping of even when I held the device in my hand. I really felt like it was being crushed. Also notice the edges of the glass, like there was a big pressure on it
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Glass, all glass, is to a degree unpredictable. I have seen Navy war ship port holes 18" Diameter and 1" thick bounce off a concrete floor and not break. I have also seen the very same portholes be left overnight only to find one smashed to pieces with no apparent reason at all in the morning?
Same thing can happen with 50 grand watches, sapphire glass is second in hardness only to diamond yet tap it in the 'right spot' and bingo? Come to mention it same thing with uncut diamonds!
Problem here will be trying to convince the sales outlet that it may not be a customer error. Now that may take some doing.
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Oh Lord have mercy! Here we go again, lets all panic and start some silly puerile post like that.
Oh, BTW if you place any phone in your back pocket and sit on it it will stand a very genuine chance of damage.
Lets keep things in perspective.
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Glass, all glass, is to a degree unpredictable. I have seen Navy war ship port holes 18" Diameter and 1" thick bounce off a concrete floor and not break. I have also seen the very same portholes be left overnight only to find one smashed to pieces with no apparent reason at all in the morning?
Same thing can happen with 50 grand watches, sapphire glass is second in hardness only to diamond yet tap it in the 'right spot' and bingo? Come to mention it same thing with uncut diamonds!
Problem here will be trying to convince the sales outlet that it may not be a customer error. Now that may take some doing.
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Yup! Pretty much what I was thinking. Glass is a very temperamental material and I think this guy was just unlucky. Mobile phone insurance is essential.
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Same here! D:
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Got My new edge+ yesterday. I was happy as a child playing with it all day. In the evening I was ready to go to sleep, the edge was a bit warm of using it, not hot but just warm. Didn't play games or so, just usual apps installing, browsing, YouTube, etc... I wanted to check something on my surface pro which was on the kitchen table. I layed my edge next to it on the table on its glass back, no cover. While I was busy on my surface I heard strange noises, like things cracking. At first I couldn't see where it came from, It lasted several minutes. After I was done I took my phone to put it on the charger and I felt something strange on the back. DAMN, the entire back cover was cracked, not just a bit but scattered! Just like that! I went crazy, really. It seems that the metal band just crashed the glass back cover. I suspect the the colder surface of the kitchen table shrinked the warm metal band of the edge and so crushing the glass somehow.... How on earth am I going to explain this in the store where I bought it? They will say I dropped it, but I didn't for sure. You can't see any dent or scratch proving that. I will see how it goes tomorrow, will keep you posted. I'll make some pictures as well and post them here. This Is clearly a manufacturers faulty construction. So beware of warm devices on a colder surface!!
Same thing happened to me! But on the front of my screen ;-; I didn't drop it ever and just sent it in to Samsung 2 days ago for a warranty check. It's been delivered to UPS but haven't been given any feedback yet from Samsung. I hope mine gets fixed or I will be pissed!
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will I have front glass crack anyone knows where I can find front screen glass
thanks
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As a suggestion, could it be a faulty battery? My previous iphone 4s had the same problem, the old battery started to expand and caused the back glass to crack.
Hope you they replace it for you mate
When people replace the screens they heat the glass back of the phone up to a pretty high level just to pull it off. I would say something other than heat caused the issue.
How did that happen??????!!!
wha? you are really??
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Got My new edge+ yesterday. I was happy as a child playing with it all day. In the evening I was ready to go to sleep, the edge was a bit warm of using it, not hot but just warm. Didn't play games or so, just usual apps installing, browsing, YouTube, etc... I wanted to check something on my surface pro which was on the kitchen table. I layed my edge next to it on the table on its glass back, no cover. While I was busy on my surface I heard strange noises, like things cracking. At first I couldn't see where it came from, It lasted several minutes. After I was done I took my phone to put it on the charger and I felt something strange on the back. DAMN, the entire back cover was cracked, not just a bit but scattered! Just like that! I went crazy, really. It seems that the metal band just crashed the glass back cover. I suspect the the colder surface of the kitchen table shrinked the warm metal band of the edge and so crushing the glass somehow.... How on earth am I going to explain this in the store where I bought it? They will say I dropped it, but I didn't for sure. You can't see any dent or scratch proving that. I will see how it goes tomorrow, will keep you posted. I'll make some pictures as well and post them here. This Is clearly a manufacturers faulty construction. So beware of warm devices on a colder surface!!
Sorry don't exactly know how to get a decent picture here
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next time, don't use any phone without a cover + screen protector. nuff said. You buy a high end $800 USD device and risk it like that, that's expected
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next time, don't use any phone without a cover + screen protector. nuff said. You buy a high end $800 USD device and risk it like that, that's expected
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Risk it like what? Putting on a table? Did you even read how his phone glass cracked?
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next time, don't use any phone without a cover + screen protector. nuff said. You buy a high end $800 USD device and risk it like that, that's expected
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More to the point, why do you buy a lovely looking shiny brand new phone then proceed to double the thickness, double the weight and make it look absolutely hideous?
I don't see why people do it - It's a phone - Use it, it WILL get scratches and it WILL get the odd knock if you're not careful. I always use mine naked and if you're careful and just use it normally you'll only ever pick up one or two scratches that you have to look in sunlight to see, over the two years of the contract.
Good Morning team, someone knows what could have happened here, I went into a jacuzzi and the water was very hot, apparently the protection glue disluded.
As I can detect that I would be failing to replace it.
The same thing happened to the smartwacth, the screen loosened
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While waiting for your answers, I remain attentive.
Yeah...
Even if your phone is IPx8, you should keep it out of water. Your phone is destroyed. Jacuzzi water is chlorinated; chlorine is corrosive.
Your best bet would be to request a warranty repair, but as an electronics technician, I can guarantee you that any sign of water intrusion and corrosion will result in the warranty claim being denied.
Got it.
There is no way to get the information out ?
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There is no way to get the information out ?
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No boot, no nothing. Power down and pull the battery immediately. The rear cover must be pulled and it must be completely dried out. If the water's ph was high it's probably dead already.
If after drying it will boot, grab the data (which you should've backed up redundantly before something unforeseen *giggle* happened) as it will likely eventually die sooner than latter.
Other than that your only other option is a data recovery $ervice. They might be able to recover the data.
It does not start, but when I press volume +- this image that I present below remains:
Here it does not restart alone, it stays the time I leave
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It does not start, but when I press volume +- this image that I present below remains:
Here it does not restart alone, it stays the time I leave
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That's download mode, you can use Odin to flash firmware in that mode
Why haven't you put your phone in a dessicant bag yet? A cheap option is to use regular rice and a sealed Ziploc bag.
A better option would be something like this
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That's download mode, you can use Odin to flash firmware in that mode
Why haven't you put your phone in a dessicant bag yet?
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Because of my lack of knowledge !
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Because of my lack of knowledge !
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I mean, there's knowledge, then there's common sense. Water isn't supposed to be inside a phone, right? So, you want to do something to get it out.
Power your phone down and put it in a sealed Ziploc bag with a few tablespoons of rice. Leave it alone for at least a week. After you put the phone in the bag, get on Amazon and order yourself something like this.
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That's download mode, you can use Odin to flash firmware in that mode
Why haven't you put your phone in a dessicant bag yet? A cheap option is to use regular rice and a sealed Ziploc bag.
A better option would be something like this
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I use a little hair dryer, and from there to here it is turning on, but in reality it does nothing.
But I will try to do this today, more or less how many days you recommend me to leave it in the Ziploc?
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I use a little hair dryer, and from there to here it is turning on, but in reality it does nothing.
But I will try to do this today, more or less how many days you recommend me to leave it in the Ziploc?
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You don't want to apply direct heat, you might cause damage.
Depending on how long it was immersed, I would say a week. Make sure you remove anything that is removeable - stylus, SIM card tray, SD card tray, etc. While you're waiting, make sure you order one of those wet phone rescue bags; silica is a more efficient dessicant than rice, and doesn't cause dust.
And, given how accident prone you are around water, you may want to order an extra one or two.
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I mean, there's knowledge, then there's common sense. Water isn't supposed to be inside a phone, right? So, you want to do something to get it out.
Power your phone down and put it in a sealed Ziploc bag with a few tablespoons of rice. Leave it alone for at least a week. After you put the phone in the bag, get on Amazon and order yourself something like this.
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Thank you for your recommendations my friend, I will do everything to the letter as you tell me, I thank you very much
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You don't want to apply direct heat, you might cause damage.
Depending on how long it was immersed, I would say a week. Make sure you remove anything that is removeable - stylus, SIM card tray, SD card tray, etc. While you're waiting, make sure you order one of those wet phone rescue bags; silica is a more efficient dessicant than rice, and doesn't cause dust.
And, given how accident prone you are around water, you may want to order an extra one or two.
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Copied !
I really appreciate your recommendations
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Thank you for your recommendations my friend, I will do everything to the letter as you tell me, I thank you very much
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Be aware that this may not rescue your phone. If the jacuzzi water had any dissolved minerals, salts, or chlorine, those will likely leave deposits inside your phone as the water dries and cause corrosion. But, let's hope for the best.
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You don't want to apply direct heat, you might cause damage.
Depending on how long it was immersed, I would say a week. Make sure you remove anything that is removeable - stylus, SIM card tray, SD card tray, etc. While you're waiting, make sure you order one of those wet phone rescue bags; silica is a more efficient dessicant than rice, and doesn't cause dust.
And, given how accident prone you are around water, you may want to order an extra one or two.
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I still hope?
What percentage of 100 would I recover with what I have already shown you?
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Be aware that this may not rescue your phone. If the jacuzzi water had any dissolved minerals, salts, or chlorine, those will likely leave deposits inside your phone as the water dries and cause corrosion. But, let's hope for the best.
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I still hope?
What percentage of 100 would I recover with what I have already shown you?
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There's no way to know. The absolute best thing you could do is take your device to a repair center because they can take it apart, dry it, and remove anything that isn't supposed to be in there. You'll pay out of pocket, so the next best thing you can do without spending a lot of money would be the silica rescue bag.
The most important thing right now is getting all the moisture out. Once we do that, we can move on to trying to get the phone working again.
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There's no way to know. The absolute best thing you could do is take your device to a repair center because they can take it apart, dry it, and remove anything that isn't supposed to be in there. You'll pay out of pocket, so the next best thing you can do without spending a lot of money would be the silica rescue bag.
The most important thing right now is getting all the moisture out. Once we do that, we can move on to trying to get the phone working again.
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Thanks !
It needs to have the rear cover removed asap.
That's the only way to dry it at this point.
Heat* will drive out moisture but all the while it's in there it's causing more damage. It could take weeks using heat alone as these devices aren't vented. As long as the battery is connected corrosion is likely taking place on the always powered circuits. This includes the SOC which is a BGA form factor; all it's pins are under the chipset, inaccessible and a water trap.
*do not use heat with the rear cover on!!! AMOLEDs displays are very susceptible to water damage if any water or vapor finds its way in. It will destroy it... water soluble OLED elements.
blackhawk said:
It needs to have the rear cover removed asap.
That's the only way to dry it at this point.
Heat* will drive out moisture but all the while it's in there it's causing more damage. It could take weeks using heat alone as these devices aren't vented. As long as the battery is connected corrosion is likely taking place on the always powered circuits. This includes the SOC which is a BGA form factor; all it's pins are under the chipset, inaccessible and a water trap.
*do not use heat with the rear cover on!!! AMOLEDs displays are very susceptible to water damage if any water or vapor finds its way in. It will destroy it... water soluble OLED elements.
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Yes, I used the heat cautiously.
I already removed the cover, disconnected the battery, at night, I will use the ziploc bag as I get the desiccant bag
alex9111 said:
Yes, I used the heat cautiously.
I already removed the cover, disconnected the battery, at night, I will use the ziploc bag as I get the desiccant bag
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Good. Now that the pesky battery is disconnected...
Negative on the desiccant.
Any visible water?
Place on side in a warm/hot, DRY room. Put a strong fan on it to give good airflow. Use a dehumidifier if the air isn't dry. Allow to sit for at least a few days like this.
There are more aggressive things you do but if no water is visible try the above.