Watered down dinc2. Help please - Verizon Droid Incredible 2

Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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Unfortunately there is not much else you can do for water. Maybe let it sit on a window seal in the sun with the back off. Just to try to get any remaining water out. More than likely it will not come back.
Are the water marks turned pink?
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homephysician said:
Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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Give it a week...happened to my inc1 and after a week it all worked perfectly.
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homephysician said:
Hi all, I have a dinc2 and it was dropped in water. It was removed very fast and put In rice. Thought I saved it but it started wigging and only goes to htc screen. I am able to volume down w/ power and get to hboot menu but that's about it. I plug in to comp and it doesn't recognize it. I have the htc sync on my comp. But nothing. Don't have ins. So I would like to get it running. Any and all help appreciated. Thanks, hp
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What happens when you get in recovery? Something like a failure to mount certain partitions?
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I have also had a similar experience with my Eris. I left it on a radiator with the back off and battery/ SD card removed for 24hrs and it came up fine even though my water markers were all triggered. Still works today.
Good luck!

Hi thanks for the replies. The water marks are not pink. When at the recovery window the recovery goes to the htc white screen. The crc calculates. Its been more than a week. The only reason I thought there might be some hope is because it does go to the recovery window. I also notice small pin holes in the back cover. Maybe a master reset or some hope. Thanks again for the help. hp
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if the water marks are not turned you can file a warranty claim but that is risky due to not knowing what is inside the phone. The outter marks are harder to turn than inner water marks.
Try just letting it dry out like myself and others have said. You do not want to screw things up more messing with it vs letting it work its self out.
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Thanks man. I don't have insurance on it. But I do appreciate all the responses.
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Thanks man. I don't have insurance on it. But I do appreciate all the responses.
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Well if the water marks aren't pink...go to Verizon, play dumb and say it won't turn on?
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thanks but...., i and now you all know it has water damage. for me to go in to verizon and play dumb would be deceitful. the phone is expensive but not worth lying about. i have to face an all mighty God some day, and possibly sooner than later. its just not worth the risk to me. but i do thank you all for the suggestions. be blessed and happy new year to all. hp

Not sure if it's been a week, but there could still be water in it. I dropped my old iPhone in the toilet, and by the time got it out, the screen was flickering and it was resting randomly. I took it entirely apart and found lots of spots where water reached. Dried them all out, and it still works fine to this day.
At this point, you have nothing to loose, so I'd sit down at a clean table with some small screwdrivers and start tearing it down. I'm sure there are diagrams on the web showing how it comes apart. In addition to water, because of the time that has elapsed, look for spots of corrosion - light green to white dust or flakes. If you see any, you can try brushing it away with a small paintbrush. If the water has all dried up and it's still not working, there has to be a short (or several) somewhere. You might get lucky, and like I said, you have nothing to loose.

Your honesty is much appreciated! Fraudulent warranty claims affect all of us.
If you still haven't gotten it working I recommend a bath in rubbing alcohol for about 30-40 seconds. The higher the alcohol percentage the better, I prefer the 90% stuff. Then another overnight sit in rice. Do both of these with the back cover and battery both removed.
I know it sounds a bit strange to put it in liquid but the alcohol will dilute the water and make it evaporate much faster. The rice will further accelerate this process. I have done it before with great results and at this point you can't do much more harm to it if it isn't even turning on.
Best of luck!
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cstone1991 said:
Your honesty is much appreciated! Fraudulent warranty claims affect all of us.
If you still haven't gotten it working I recommend a bath in rubbing alcohol for about 30-40 seconds. The higher the alcohol percentage the better, I prefer the 90% stuff. Then another overnight sit in rice. Do both of these with the back cover and battery both removed.
I know it sounds a bit strange to put it in liquid but the alcohol will dilute the water and make it evaporate much faster. The rice will further accelerate this process. I have done it before with great results and at this point you can't do much more harm to it if it isn't even turning on.
Best of luck!
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Take your battery out if you do this.. just sayin...
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Take your battery out if you do this.. just sayin...
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VERY IMPORTANT! I probably should have put that in caps in my post. It was in there though.
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My friend spilled milk all over her phone, and it wouldn't turn on. I told her to put it in alcohol, and a month later it still works, if a little funny sometimes. But yes, it is important to remove the battery, and the sd card. And let it sit for a while afterwards.

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VERY IMPORTANT! I probably should have put that in caps in my post. It was in there though.
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Do you know what alcohol does to the LCD screen...
It left a permanent color band pattern on my 6800.
If you are going to put alcohol any where near it I would do it with a Q-Tip with the covers removed.
Find an old tire compressor, the 12V type and modify the intake of the compressor to connect a suction tube to it.
Swab the area around the components with a soggy Q-Tip (avoid running any on the LCD screen) and work it in with an old tooth brush (make sure the toothbrush is very clean, you don't want to smear any fluoride residue on the solder mask of the circuit board).
Then power up the pump and suck up the excess residue.
Wen prepping the unit, you may want to open all of those ribbon cable clamps.
That's the first place corrosion wants to grow.
Just be sure to handle those cables with care.
The copper traces within them is very thin.
If there is any corrosion on the contacts of the cables, lightly use a pencil eraser on them by holding it flat on a surface add rubbing in one direction away from the main part out to the end.
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Do you know what alcohol does to the LCD screen...
It left a permanent color band pattern on my 6800.
If you are going to put alcohol any where near it I would do it with a Q-Tip with the covers removed.
Find an old tire compressor, the 12V type and modify the intake of the compressor to connect a suction tube to it.
Swab the area around the components with a soggy Q-Tip (avoid running any on the LCD screen) and work it in with an old tooth brush (make sure the toothbrush is very clean, you don't want to smear any fluoride residue on the solder mask of the circuit board).
Then power up the pump and suck up the excess residue.
Wen prepping the unit, you may want to open all of those ribbon cable clamps.
That's the first place corrosion wants to grow.
Just be sure to handle those cables with care.
The copper traces within them is very thin.
If there is any corrosion on the contacts of the cables, lightly use a pencil eraser on them by holding it flat on a surface add rubbing in one direction away from the main part out to the end.
Good luck...
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Hmm... I never thought about that but I can definitely see how damage to the screen is possible. I have never seen it happen to phones that I or anyone I know have tried it on but I have never tried it on a touchscreen phone, which could definitely be different.
Thank you for posting a much safer method!
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Water Damage?

How can I tell if my warranty is going to be turned down for water damage? I have never had it in the water before, but the sticker on the back has the red crosses it.
I'm pretty sure that circle goes all dark red if you get water on it
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I'm pretty sure that circle goes all dark red if you get water on it
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You are right. the sticker will go all red or all pink depending on who made it. its suppose to have the X's in it.
sorry, didn't notice I posted that in the Dev forum...thanks for moving.
Wouldn't you know if you get your phone wet? I think you already know the answer to your question here I mean tray now.
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In the retail stores we typically don't go by the liquid indicators because frequently they're inaccurate. We usually look for signs of corrosion, condensation or just plain liquid in the device.
A good way to dry your device out is to put it in a sealed ziplock bag with some rice...it works! Revived my girlfriend's iPhone and camera after both became submerged when a water bottle broke in her purse.
The "sticker" is the same litmus paper you use in chemistry- it changes colors with the presence of moisture. When I worked for a regional wireless carrier in my area and someone came in for a warranty replacement, that was the first thing we checked. There are usually 2; one in/around the battery compartment and one on the battery itself. I've also noticed lately some manufacturers put them under the phones housing. I've seen them change just from having your phone in the bathroom when you take a shower. Also, if it gets wet but all seems well, you're not in the clear yet. Sometimes it'll be ok at first but will eventually creep through the phone and corrode terminals/connections. Hope this helps. Its against my religion to use paragraphs.
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Aren't most insurance things covering everything except lost or stolen phones?
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The "sticker" is the same litmus paper you use in chemistry- it changes colors with the presence of moisture. When I worked for a regional wireless carrier in my area and someone came in for a warranty replacement, that was the first thing we checked. There are usually 2; one in/around the battery compartment and one on the battery itself. I've also noticed lately some manufacturers put them under the phones housing. I've seen them change just from having your phone in the bathroom when you take a shower. Also, if it gets wet but all seems well, you're not in the clear yet. Sometimes it'll be ok at first but will eventually creep through the phone and corrode terminals/connections. Hope this helps. Its against my religion to use paragraphs.
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The iPhone 3 is notorious for being overly sensitive to humidity; simply having your phone on you while you're sweating can get the sensor wet, as can having it in a humid environment such as a steamy bathroom. I haven't heard of anything quite this bad with other manufacturers, but the locations of the moisture indicators was also suboptimal; of the 4(?) in the phone, one is inside the headphone jack, while the other is next to the charging port.
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Aren't most insurance things covering everything except lost or stolen phones?
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Well...the thing about insurance is they want to pay out as little as possible. I've heard of some mobile insurance companies not covering moisture damage. Make sure you read the terms of coverage carefully before you start paying for something that may not help you at all.

Evo temp..

I recently got water inside my screen. The phone still worked, but you could see the water blur when the screen was on. I turned the phone off, removed the battery, and put the phone on my dashboard with the defroster running hot. Not SO hot, but on the cold-warm-hot dial, I had it just past the mid point of warm, and at 2 of the 4 fan speed settings.
I left it on there for about 30 minutes, and now I've just taken it off. The phone was really hot, (remember, it was also OFF with the battery removed). It wasnt much hotter than it gets on the charger, maybe MAYBE 10 degrees hotter. I can hold it to my cheek without hurting. Just wondering if this is bad for the phone, or if anything could have been damaged. I'm waiting for it to cool back down before I try turning it back on.
Can't really say until you turn it back on. If it turns on and works as it should, no harm done.
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Think of it this way, the phone is used to being hot, but not to having moisture in it
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ok I turned it on and it booted up fine, but the screen is still whacked out looking. Truth is, I installed the new screen protector and used a LOT of the applicator spray to get it just right. I guess it seeped into the speaker and/or sides or wherever and got under the screen.
Should I put it back on the defroster?
When I had my Blackberry, I would put it in a dish full of rice overnight. The rice would extract the moisture. I have not tried it with my EVO, but I would *assume* the same results.
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I had the same issue with my EVO. My kid had been using it as a teething toy and eventually got water behind the screen. I tried heating it up and drying it on heat vents in my house. It didn't work. Ended up paying $100 to get it fixed. Maybe you'll have better luck.
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ok I turned it on and it booted up fine, but the screen is still whacked out looking. Truth is, I installed the new screen protector and used a LOT of the applicator spray to get it just right. I guess it seeped into the speaker and/or sides or wherever and got under the screen.
Should I put it back on the defroster?
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Done that twice. Lol sucks glass seal wasn't good for me.
Well, after 2 hours on the defroster, nothing has changed. The brightness continually flickers low to high, and the streaks just make it look like crap.
If this doesnt dry itself out by morning. I'll call sprint. I'm REALLY not wanting to pay $100 for it to be fixed. The evo 3d is starting to look nice..
The evo 3d does sound nice if you can wait that long.
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When I had my Blackberry, I would put it in a dish full of rice overnight. The rice would extract the moisture. I have not tried it with my EVO, but I would *assume* the same results.
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Listen to this guy. It works.
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Listen to this guy. It works.
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Thank you, Steve. Let's hope it works for the OP, too....Take care...
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The rice did not work. Unless brown rice has different characteristics. I left it in a pan of rice with the cover on, no change at all.
I called Sprint today, they made a ticket up, etc., so either today or tomorrow I'll go to the store. I could hardly understand what the guy was saying, but I did pick up the words "replace" and "$35". It would be nice if it was a new phone, but I'm hoping for at least the screen replaced, with no crazy charges or anything. my back speaker is getting really bad and I had been waiting for it to get worse before I made a claim, hopefully I can get that taken care of as well.
Yes definitely put in a sealed container of rice. Rice absorbs moisture. Better yet, if you have any silica packets out of shoe boxes, toss those in a sealed box with your phone. Both absorb moisture out of things better than trying to evaporate and possibly damage your phone.
I put it in a sealed container of Sprint techs.
I took it in today, they replaced the screen AND the rear speaker, and it was only $35. Very quick and easy, and they even just billed it to my account.
I can tell they scratched the new screen though. I wish I had noticed it before I left.
I told myself that if it was going to be any more than $35, I would just buy the tools off of that ifixit.com site and replace the screen myself.

Phone got wet, worked fine, now acting up.

Using AOKP.
So my phone got pretty wet recently (over a week ago). It seemed to work OK immediately afterwards but the past 2 days its been acting up. As of right now, I cant answer or make any calls. I can see calls come in but when I slide the icon to answer it, it locks up and reboots almost instantly. It only does it when I go to answer the call, not if I hang up on the incoming call. Its like its having a problem switching over to the live call. The same thing happens when I try to dial out. Once I put in the number to dial, and hit the call icon, it locks up and reboots.
The next issue is the auto-dimming of the display stopped working. I can manually adjust it but it wont adjust by itself. I can live with that.
The last issue is with USB, it doesnt seem to recognize the connection anymore. My computer sees the phone, but it doesnt talk to it. I can live with that too, just pointing it out.
Its acting as if its a software problem but I dont know the phone works internally when answering a call. I tried to wipe and restore an old Calk ROM and the same problem happens. I also tried a different Phone.apk dialer with no luck. Im pretty sure its hardware related, but is there anything I can reset? Or is the phone garbage now?
I would try a 1 click stock rom
Water is a creeping beast, the short-circuiting is the immediate effect, that goes away when it dries obviously.
Then the moisture corrodes the components inside. That's why you'll see problems a week or two later; what you are describing sounds like classic liquid damage.
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You should've soaked the phone in isopropyl alcohol, left it out in the sun or inside a bag of rise instead of continue use. Welcome to phoneless ville, population: you
rovar said:
You should've soaked the phone in isopropyl alcohol, left it out in the sun or inside a bag of rise instead of continue use. Welcome to phoneless ville, population: you
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NEVER USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL!!
You are supposed to use denatured alcohol.
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squshy 7 said:
Water is a creeping beast, the short-circuiting is the immediate effect, that goes away when it dries obviously.
Then the moisture corrodes the components inside. That's why you'll see problems a week or two later; what you are describing sounds like classic liquid damage.
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Thanks, thats pretty much what I was thinking. I have a back up EVO so no "phonelessville" for me.
Don't know what I was smoking I should've said to use this: (Or similar)
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...KHCMDN11H0000000_nid=J6J3N30DN8beCLNXKDTJMNgl
Open it up clean the entire board with alcohol and a toothbrush. Leave no trace of corrision. Remove any liquid indicators. Then bring it to an asc location. They will replace it if they don't find the corrosion. If anything looks burned your s.o.l.
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If you remove the liquid indicators they will simply hand your phone back. They know you are trying to "trick" them. And obviously Samsung has them so the would have been on previously. Tamper evident ya know... also the bleach trick doesn't work. They have solutions to test for that. As well as the papers not being actually white anymore. Its now a faint yellow
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So, besides the battery, where are the water indicators?
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I also had water damage to mine. Phone was completely submerged for a couple seconds. Let it dry out and all that good stuff. Phone worked flawlessly for about 4-5 months, then the power button wouldn't work. So what everyone says about water damage getting you sooner or later is true.
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So, besides the battery, where are the water indicators?
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There are hidden ones inside the device itself
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There are hidden ones inside the device itself
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Yup special white strips that turn pink if exposed to water I believe. Or at least that's how the iPhone is lol
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Best thing to use if you can't wait to order denatured alcohol in a waterlogging incedent is liquid rain-x windshield treatment, its only ingredient is denatured alcohol. Otherwise if you use isopropyl make sure is 90% or higher, found at the pharmacy. Regular isopropyl alcohol is almost 30% water. I have 95% iso for larger items cuz its cheap(like $3 for just under a litre) and rain-x is like $8 for about 6oz but it works for detail cleaning contacts and solder points. High grade or denatured alcohol, a hairdryer with a air only setting, and a 98ยข bag of white rice with a gladware container are the best things you can have if you send your electronics for a swim or decide they look thirsty and share your drink with them :thumbup:
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If you remove the liquid indicators they will simply hand your phone back. They know you are trying to "trick" them. And obviously Samsung has them so the would have been on previously. Tamper evident ya know... also the bleach trick doesn't work. They have solutions to test for that. As well as the papers not being actually white anymore. Its now a faint yellow
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Not true. I'm run an asc location and I personally have done a.e's on phones with missing or even red liquid indicators. They mean absolutely nothing. They can turn red just from taking a shower with your phone in your bathroom. There has to actually be corrosion or burned circuits on the board to be deemed d.b.r. (damaged beyond repair) which then requires an insurance claim.
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Not true. I'm run an asc location and I personally have done a.e's on phones with missing or even red liquid indicators. They mean absolutely nothing. They can turn red just from taking a shower with your phone in your bathroom. There has to actually be corrosion or burned circuits on the board to be deemed d.b.r. (damaged beyond repair) which then requires an insurance claim.
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I was wondering about that. Seems like any place where it's humid or moist would trigger the sticker on your phone. It's not a fail-proof idea like they'd like you to think.
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Best thing to use if you can't wait to order denatured alcohol in a waterlogging incedent is liquid rain-x windshield treatment, its only ingredient is denatured alcohol.
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DO NOT put rain-x on your phone!
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/06/st_whatsinside_rainx/
Why would you even think to do that? Plain old denatured alcohol is all you need and it can be found by the gallon at any hardware store.
So, just to follow up. Since the phone was acting pretty crazy the past few days and phone calls were useless, I went ahead and did a full wipe and decided to try out CM 10 since I hadnt checked it out yet. Oddly enough, phone calls are working and the auto dimming feature is working as well. USB still isnt working. I didnt make any changes to the phone other than wiping and installing CM10 and GAPPS. Ill set this up and see how it goes the next few days. AOKP definitely started having some issues anyway, but it was wierd that it had the same problem after restored an old back up of Calk ROM. Maybe its not a brick after all

Htc one x felt in water

Hey guys , a friend of mine have a htc one x , but it felt in a glass of water, when i try to boot it,blank screen , when i put it on the charger the light turn, where you cen see if the phone is fully charged or not , but is there a tool for the htc were i can see the boot process? So i know with parts i need to replace.
Greetings max
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Try keeping it in dry rice for 24 hours so that all moisture gets soaked. Then report back.
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athulele said:
Try keeping it in dry rice for 24 hours so that all moisture gets soaked. Then report back.
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Could also open it and get a hair drier on it.
Used to do that when I was a sound tech, came in very handy a number of times.
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Put it in the rice..Rice will take water out..
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I ve all redy done that, with no success (sorry for my english, i am dutch
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I didn't tried that , but if rice didn't work, why should a hair dryer help? (I m gonna to try it but a bigger prob .. Where are the screws in the one x xD i m gonna to ask it on youtube , but thx for your reactions guys!
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If you want to get the One X open you'll need to pop the screen out of the casing using a thin tool (or your thumbs if you're feeling brave).
The motherboard and everything else is attached to the screen, and is also secured by adhesive. Getting the phone open is not easy and you could easily damage it, so if you're going to try this be careful. There are a few vids on YouTube detailing how to open the One X.
Your success will depend on exactly what damage the water has done to the phone. If its fried the motherboard then it's pretty much game over. You may have got lucky and the damage may be restricted to the power flex cable or battery, which can be replaced. Both parts can be ordered for a very low price. Unfortunately the One X is one of the worst phones to drop in water, as you can't immediately take the battery or anything else out. It's very easy for this phone to short-circuit, though if you can get it to turn on and boot to the "HTC quietly brilliant" screen you have half a chance of salvaging it.
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If you want to get the One X open you'll need to pop the screen out of the casing using a thin tool (or your thumbs if you're feeling brave).
The motherboard and everything else is attached to the screen, and is also secured by adhesive. Getting the phone open is not easy and you could easily damage it, so if you're going to try this be careful. There are a few vids on YouTube detailing how to open the One X.
Your success will depend on exactly what damage the water has done to the phone. If its fried the motherboard then it's pretty much game over. You may have got lucky and the damage may be restricted to the power flex cable or battery, which can be replaced. Both parts can be ordered for a very low price. Unfortunately the One X is one of the worst phones to drop in water, as you can't immediately take the battery or anything else out. It's very easy for this phone to short-circuit, though if you can get it to turn on and boot to the "HTC quietly brilliant" screen you have half a chance of salvaging it.
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Actually taking the housing off is very easy.
Makes sure phone is off, take out sim tray then pop off the bottom.
Also rice may work but it doesn't absorb moisture that quickly, salt for example absorbs must faster than rice. Putting it in a tub (sandwich box type thing) with packets of silica gel (the random do not eat packets you get with shoes and stuff) would be far more effective.
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Actually taking the housing off is very easy.
Makes sure phone is off, take out sim tray then pop off the bottom.
Also rice may work but it doesn't absorb moisture that quickly, salt for example absorbs must faster than rice. Putting it in a tub (sandwich box type thing) with packets of silica gel (the random do not eat packets you get with shoes and stuff) would be far more effective.
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Very easy is extremely misleading. The Phone is not meant to be taken apart and as a result it is not very easy to do so. I'd hate for anybody to read that and think they can just pop off the bottom without damaging anything. It wouldn't take much to crack the screen, damage the logic board or indeed one of the internal cables from just attempting to pop it off without any caution. You also have the issue of the insides being stuck down with adhesive, which makes it difficult to open the phone for the first time. It's easier upon subsequent attempts. The battery is also stuck down making it hard to get out.
Well, Max, connecting a wet phone to the mains and trying to power it on is possibly the worst thing you can ever do to a wet phone. I'd say there's no chance, unless for whatever reason you haven't fried the phone's guts already.
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Very easy is extremely misleading. The Phone is not meant to be taken apart and as a result it is not very easy to do so. I'd hate for anybody to read that and think they can just pop off the bottom without damaging anything. It wouldn't take much to crack the screen, damage the logic board or indeed one of the internal cables from just attempting to pop it off without any caution. You also have the issue of the insides being stuck down with adhesive, which makes it difficult to open the phone for the first time. It's easier upon subsequent attempts. The battery is also stuck down making it hard to get out.
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Removing the outer housing is very simple, just apply a bit of force and the case will come out.
Even the first time I opened my phone I did so without much effort and didn't break anything.
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Removing the outer housing is very simple, just apply a bit of force and the case will come out.
Even the first time I opened my phone I did so without much effort and didn't break anything.
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I think you might have just had loose casing for whatever reason. You only have to view a few vids on YouTube to see it isn't an easy process and it would be very easy to break something if done incorrectly.
de4life said:
I think you might have just had loose casing for whatever reason. You only have to view a few vids on YouTube to see it isn't an easy process and it would be very easy to break something if done incorrectly.
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First time was harder, applied quite a bit of force.
Once you get the pressure clips off you can feel the adhesive pealing off.
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ehmad
hey i dropped my htc one x on wet floor. its display got turned off but yet it was reponsive. i could atend calls. i took it to the htc official store and they told me to get its motheroard replaced. can anyone help me where i can find a new motherboard?
muhammad.uzi1994 said:
hey i dropped my htc one x on wet floor. its display got turned off but yet it was reponsive. i could atend calls. i took it to the htc official store and they told me to get its motheroard replaced. can anyone help me where i can find a new motherboard?
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Only in official HTC service.
Thant said:
Only in official HTC service.
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but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
muhammad.uzi1994 said:
but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
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No go and by new phone. Sorry
muhammad.uzi1994 said:
but they are charging way too much more than the phones worth, what to do can you help?
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Try the hair dryer/rice method. And keep using it till it works.
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*update* i've got the htc turned on , i ve heard the pling sound when you turn it on, all buttons work except the screen , the is black ... Note : when i put him in the bootloader and insert the charger , the led is starting to flash 3 times , then 3 sec noting and then it is going to flash again so
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I used the rice method
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Water spill

So I spilled water on my wife's LGOGpro and now there are spots all in the LCD panel. Strangely enough, everything works fine. Here is a screen shot. Will this go away or is it screwed? TIA
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Can't see anything but ... If it doesn't she is going to posion your dinner .. Be careful lol. Good luck hope it works out for you
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dray said:
So I spilled water on my wife's LGOGpro and now there are spots all in the LCD panel. Strangely enough, everything works fine. Here is a screen shot. Will this go away or is it screwed? TIA
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You trollin? Lol. Physical damage will not show in a screenshot. Water damage is no joke. I wouldn't gamble it. Take it to a repair shop and have it cleaned, it's only $35 or so.
Hahaha no trolling...I was so tired I didn't even realize what I was doing. It has improved since but still a few spots showing but getting better every day...I got lucky this time no poison as of yet either... Lmao here is a picture of what it looks like now:
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Here is what it looks like:
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Here is what it looks like:
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This phone has one amazing repair feature, the screens not stuck to the digitizer. If you dare, get a heat gun, and warm around the screen and use a guitar pic or a open tool, and pull the digitizer off and clean it. Make sure that you have it 100% clean before you put it back, and you should be good to go.
You can also try just warming it up with a hair dryer and seeing if the water will dry, though that may leave spots. I would definitely suggest popping the screen off. If you are careful(I've done this) you can open it without ripping the phone apart. However, I would not recommend that unless you have done it before. If you do, the digitizer cable is on the top Left. Lift only upwards from the bottom, and only slightly, to not damage it.

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