Hi, earlier this week I jumped in the ocean with my S2 in my pocket. After realizing, a few minutes after... I took it apart, shook out the water, and put in in a bag of rice.
I did not put the battery in rice, it has some small corrosion on it now. When I tested the phone today (3 days later), it turned on. The thing is though, its stuck in a bootloop; I'm running the AOKP rom.
My laptop recognized my phone but couldn't access the internal sd. I put the phone back in the rice for now just in case there's any water left.
Could this be because my battery is damaged? I need some help, Thanks.
Edit:
The phone boots into ClockWorkMod. I wiped data and cache, also I reflashed the rom.
When I plug the phone into the computer via usb, Windows displays a message saying
"USB Device Not Recognized". The phone also does something weird, it goes into a
factory download mode.
FIXED!
I got my phone to get into ClockWorkMod. I had my rom files in there and darkside super wipe and darkside cache wipe. I flashed them all twice (at first the rom wouldnt flash so I tried again) but now everything is working except when I make calls it sometimes reboots. These phone are indestructible!
Check for water or particles in usb port as a last resort? Id say its f*cked tho bro :/
doug36 said:
Check for water or particles in usb port as a last resort? Id say its f*cked tho bro :/
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+1 I'm thinking either way the salt content is going to wreak havoc eventually. Sorry
my sgs2 also just got wet .. i took the battery out blowed hard onto the phone (no homo).. sat infront of the a/c turned the heat on and waved the phone back and forth basicly drying the whole phone without out letting it sit infront of the heater for a long time .. after a few taking the battery out and drying some more it stopped boot looping but the home back search keys wasnt working but after awhile everything started working again... i almost panicked and threw the phone away.. try it maybe you'll get lucky.
filero555 said:
my sgs2 also just got wet .. i took the battery out blowed hard onto the phone (no homo).. sat infront of the a/c turned the heat on and waved the phone back and forth basicly drying the whole phone without out letting it sit infront of the heater for a long time .. after a few taking the battery out and drying some more it stopped boot looping but the home back search keys wasnt working but after awhile everything started working again... i almost panicked and threw the phone away.. try it maybe you'll get lucky.
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For one I'm sure you didn't just go jump in the ocean and have a few min swim with it in your pocket
Way you descrbe it "just got wet" tells me it isn't waterlogged, & you do realize the ocean is salt water? "took the battery out & sat in front of the heater" tells me it likely happened at home, meaning it didmt really "sit" soaked, "home/back buttons didnt work for a bit" tells me water was still in the device, meaning you put the battery in WAY to early, meaning thats ur own risk..
"Almost panicked & threw the phone away" acompanied with the above tells me your a n00b, your post has what relevance really?
Worst case scenario, WARRENTY, use the **** outa it, go after it for everything, thats wat its there for, trust me when its up, youl miss it
doug36 said:
For one I'm sure you didn't just go jump in the ocean and have a few min swim with it in your pocket
Way you descrbe it "just got wet" tells me it isn't waterlogged, & you do realize the ocean is salt water? "took the battery out & sat in front of the heater" tells me it likely happened at home, meaning it didmt really "sit" soaked, "home/back buttons didnt work for a bit" tells me water was still in the device, meaning you put the battery in WAY to early, meaning thats ur own risk..
"Almost panicked & threw the phone away" acompanied with the above tells me your a n00b, your post has what relevance really?
Worst case scenario, WARRENTY, use the **** outa it, go after it for everything, thats wat its there for, trust me when its up, youl miss it
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Some how its works!
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So, today I was getting in the car right. My phone was battery back-less because I broke the old one and was waiting for a new. I live in south florida, and it's spring-time. The morning was a bit humid but I thought nothing of it. I turn my phone on and try to listen to some music right, but it wont let me open WM player. So I go and open something else and try to exit out. The X button won't work but the touchscreen does... weird. I then try to restart the phone. I keep holding the power button but no luck! So I'm worried and go to pull the battery out but to my surprise see a little condensation on the back of the phone. I pull the battery out and when it goes off I see CONDENSATION ON A RIGHT STRIP ON THE SCREEN. I go to turn it back on and try to do the same stuff. No buttons work, the X button and lock softkeys do not work, no hardware buttons do what their supposed to but they light up, turn the backlight on and everything!!!! I can't even do input with the touchscreen keyboard even though the screen works. Some programs I can and can't open. The phone was on for a MAXIMUM of 5-7 minutes, if that! I'm very surprised because It worked last night what leaves me to believe "Moister damage". Am I correct or is it a software problem. I cant hard reset because no way to type input. Haven't tried the sequence or mymobiler yet.... can someone tell me if the culprate to the death of my phone is moisture damage? I'm really angry now......
froggylover1345 said:
...... can someone tell me if the culprate to the death of my phone is moisture damage? I'm really angry now......
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seems like sort of thing that could happen if moisture entered into your phone as that could cause electric shocks and considering the inner hardware and electrical components are very delicate even the slightest exposure to water vapors or moisture is a enough to damage them especially considering your scenario where you had no battery (and i am assuming you didn't have back cover either or you did?) but regardless as far as my understanding is this behavior seems in line with what you are thinking.
So no way to fix it.... I'm now phoneless. I'm so mad at myself right now....
I live in SWFL and unless you dropped the thing in a puddle I cant imagine the humidty down here doing that to your phone. Did you drop the thing in a puddle? The back cover is by no means air tight so I dont think NOT having a back cover did that too your phone.
Turn the phone on and plug it into your charger and see how long it stays on. There's a trick discussed here that talks about wrapping the phone up in paper towels and then putting it in a bowl of rice for 24 hours. That should suck any moisture you have in your phone out. Just do a search in the forum for "rice" or something.. I dont know.
Good Luck Though!!!
This is the thread you want to read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669472
i wouldn't think humidity would cause that much damage.
have you installed any recent app(s) that you might suspect causing these issues?
I thought the SAME THING. That's why I thought nothing of it! I just did a hard reset on it the night before so no apps installed. I did go on Android but, I do that about 1-2 times a week. Only reason I think it's moisture is because of the "white smoke" I saw thinking it was condensation. It wasn't really taken care of for a few hours because I was in disney. When I got to the hotel I put it in paper towels. The touchscreen works, and I can open apps on the menu but not use them. Wont let input through. No hardkeys work either. I'm gonna try a hard reset.
I WAS WRONG! I just did a hard reset, and it fixed the problem! Had to do it the button sequence way but it worked! The last thing I did on it, the night before was go on Android. Everything functioned well their and had no problems. What I'm guessing is I got a bad boot or something that stopped some drivers from working. I figured this out by trying to download mymobiler on the phone so I could do a hard reset and it wouldn't let me open it because it wasn't signed with a trusted certificate. Whew.... this is A HUGE RELIEF.
ight just wanna ask everyone since the topic is mainly on "Moisture damage" i have a habit of using my phone as a shower radio...no i dont put it in the shower, i leave it on the sink farthest away from the shower stall, my question is....will this do any damage to my phone because of the moisture and heat!? because this is the 2nd time ive done it and i dont wanna continue until i get a word of approval from you guys
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ight just wanna ask everyone since the topic is mainly on "Moisture damage" i have a habit of using my phone as a shower radio...no i dont put it in the shower, i leave it on the sink farthest away from the shower stall, my question is....will this do any damage to my phone because of the moisture and heat!? because this is the 2nd time ive done it and i dont wanna continue until i get a word of approval from you guys
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I wouldnt think it would damnage the phone. Unless you actually submerge the unit or dump water on it it should be able to withstand the humidity. It's not like its in the moisture for hours and hours just a few minutes while you shower. Keep your fan running while you shower and that should help even more; although the fan should be on while you shower anyway AND for at least 5 minutes after you shower (little known fact) to protect the drywall and structure of the bathroom.
Humid place
Where I live some times in summer we have 98% of ambient humidity!
So it´s almost impossible to have anything dry here
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So, today I was getting in the car right. My phone was battery back-less because I broke the old one and was waiting for a new. I live in south florida, and it's spring-time. The morning was a bit humid but I thought nothing of it. I turn my phone on and try to listen to some music right, but it wont let me open WM player. So I go and open something else and try to exit out. The X button won't work but the touchscreen does... weird. I then try to restart the phone. I keep holding the power button but no luck! So I'm worried and go to pull the battery out but to my surprise see a little condensation on the back of the phone. I pull the battery out and when it goes off I see CONDENSATION ON A RIGHT STRIP ON THE SCREEN. I go to turn it back on and try to do the same stuff. No buttons work, the X button and lock softkeys do not work, no hardware buttons do what their supposed to but they light up, turn the backlight on and everything!!!! I can't even do input with the touchscreen keyboard even though the screen works. Some programs I can and can't open. The phone was on for a MAXIMUM of 5-7 minutes, if that! I'm very surprised because It worked last night what leaves me to believe "Moister damage". Am I correct or is it a software problem. I cant hard reset because no way to type input. Haven't tried the sequence or mymobiler yet.... can someone tell me if the culprate to the death of my phone is moisture damage? I'm really angry now......
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Just let it do some thorough drying out. I had an old Kaiser i dropped completely in the toilet at work..lmfao You know i was pissed but..after some thorough drying and TLC, it just started wrking again like nothing ever happened. I let my father have the Tilt cuz i had already had a replacement one sent to me. Just told them i lost it. cuz u say water, they like warranty voided..lol Still wrks to this day, its his new toy till he get that new EVO 4g for sprint. he got the tilt to work with a prepaid sim card. im like dayumm..he showing something new..lol
demandarin said:
. I had an old Kaiser i dropped completely in the toilet at work..lmfao You know i was pissed
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No pun intended right?
I just got a tiny amount of water on my GNex and it's acting like it's fried. It indicated that it was charging while not connected. I rebooted and it went in to a bootloop. !?!?!?!?!? This is so frustrating!
Any ideas on a US carrier/phone that's great right now?
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UPDATED: I looked on ifixit and figured out how to totally disassemble the phone. I then got my wife's hair drier, set it to the cold setting and dried it for ~20 minutes. Afterwards it booted up fine, and seems to be fully functional. The camera got some water in it, and looks foggy, but hopefully that will clear up with time.
Thanks for your help everyone!
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Your Phone is Bricked
I will use ODIN.
Download stock firmware for ur phone...and dumping it use odin.
Root.
Start from the begining.......its need many works...trying n try...new rom....ur phone bricked n start from the begining..... again..
Happen to me mny times.....
send from xperia neo v ics...trying to install edt2kernel.1400.oc.zip without custom rom n bootloop in again....
HEY....DON FORGET DO nandroid backup...so u can restore ur stock firmware n skip to install custom rom....much easier.
let me know if i give wrong statement here..i still noob...and not samsung user...
i had this too but without a water accident.
it always switched the "charging" state. maybe your micro usb connector got damaged like in my case.
but maybe you have other damages too because of your bootloop. try flashing the stock android over odin and if the problem(s) persist you'll need to send it to repair or repair it by yourself. usb connectors are cheap in ebay.
When this happens the best thing to do is immediately remove the door, battery, sim, etc and place them all in dry rice for 24 hours.
I'm pretty sure you don't want to use ODIN as this isn't an official Samsung device or something and other, have seen nothing but broken hearts after an ODIN flash.
I had this issue, mine was from getting spray bottle happy when putting on a screen protector. I removed the battery and put the phone in a Ziploc bag full of Rice for 24 hours, has worked perfectly fine ever since.
can someone change the threa title, it should be "announces" and not "releases" -.-
WiredPirate said:
When this happens the best thing to do is immediately remove the door, battery, sim, etc and place them all in dry rice for 24 hours.
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This method works great and saved both my wife's and my brother's phone. My brother dropped the phone into a lake while fishing, it took us about 30 minutes to find it (about 12 feet deep) and by then it was thoroughly soaked. Not really thinking it would work we left it in rice for a week (you could see water sloshing around beneath the screen) . To our surprise it worked perfectly without any problems when we booted it up and it kept working.
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Jolle_1 said:
This method works great and saved both my wife's and my brother's phone. My brother dropped the phone into a lake while fishing, it took us about 30 minutes to find it (about 12 feet deep) and by then it was thoroughly soaked. Not really thinking it would work we left it in rice for a week (you could see water sloshing around beneath the screen) . To our surprise it worked perfectly without any problems when we booted it up and it kept working.
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Wow, that is really cool. I knew dry rice works well for some water exposure but coming back after being fully submerged for half an hour is next level.:good:
well guys, i kinda left my phone sitting nexto my glass of water when i was sleeping, woke up..and the phone was off, and the battery had a RED TAB on it. SO i put it in a bag of rice for 2 days, turned it on with a new battery and it worked COMPLETELY FINE, i used it all day, that night i turned it off and when i tried to turn it on the next morning something went wrong, The galaxy S2 logo shows up, closes then pops up again, then it boots up to the main screen where my lock screen is, the touch screen doesn't work at all anymore, So i boot it up into recovery mode, and i go to try a factory reset, and the power button doesn't let me select anything.but when i hit the little menu button on the bottom left, it takes the recovery to a loading screen, so the touch screen must be working right???... SOO i thought that id try a 1 click ROM, so i tried to connect it to my computer,and the computer doesn't read it AT ALL....i put it into ODIN mode, tried connecting it again, nothing, SOOO i really dont know what to do here, it was working perfectly fine... and the WERID THING is, when it turns on to the lock screen, i can receive texts,emails,phone calls, and the phone is updating games and stuf i have installed...i just cant unlock the screen, so if ANYONE could help me here it would be greatly appreciated, Thank you
Sounds like your phone had residual moisture trapped inside and that seeped into circuits or connections and caused a short that's borking your digitizer.
Whenever you have a water mishap like that you need to disassemble your phone and pack all the pieces in rice or suspend them in front of an air conditioner while letting the cold dry air blow over and around the parts overnight.
The a/c part I know first hand because my wife toilet bombed her epic last summer, and that's what I did, reassembled the next morning and its still working fine.
Of coarse when the phone hit the water it was pulled instantly and I pulled the battery and instantly disassembled the phone.
In your case I don't know if disassembling it now will help.
You may need parts to fix it.
Start Googling. There is NO software that's going to fix your phone.
Pp.:beer::thumbup:
From me to you on an Epic Touch running the best rom ever.
well im taking it to a cell phone repair shop in town tommorow, see if they can possibly fix it, well have to see...
Mine fell in a pot hole left it in rice for 3 days still didn't work was very laggy had to get a replacement phone
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When I got my first one I went overboard off the boat I was working on. Five minutes in the water, it was toast. That was salt water though...
Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
Liquipel, email them and ask them to officially support the Sprint GS2 as well as the AT&T & Tmobile that they already support for waterproofing, I already did and they said they'd do it, but it's not official yet cuz not enough people have been asking I think for the ET4G version.
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i dropped my phone last night during heavy rain and forgot about him for about 30-45 mins when i went back out and got it the battery was out. i turned him on and he booted up to the lock screen but then i couldnt unlock it so i turned it off and put it in rice for about 12 hours and i turned it on and it got stuck at the lock screen again. Then it wouldnt boot up past the kernel splash at all nor go into recovery. i got it in download mode and odined to stock but still no go. It seems to be going very very very slow because i just randomlly found it in recovery and the volume controls were very slow and the home button wouldnt do anything. can someone help me? any advice anything to try out? its like its water damaged and bricked.
Edit: i got it to boot but it is the slowest thing ive ever seen. any suggestions?
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i dropped my phone last night during heavy rain and forgot about him for about 30-45 mins when i went back out and got it the battery was out. i turned him on and he booted up to the lock screen but then i couldnt unlock it so i turned it off and put it in rice for about 12 hours and i turned it on and it got stuck at the lock screen again. Then it wouldnt boot up past the kernel splash at all nor go into recovery. i got it in download mode and odined to stock but still no go. It seems to be going very very very slow because i just randomlly found it in recovery and the volume controls were very slow and the home button wouldnt do anything. can someone help me? any advice anything to try out? its like its water damaged and bricked.
Edit: i got it to boot but it is the slowest thing ive ever seen. any suggestions?
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Sounds like you have a water logged defective unit on your hands. Aside from dismantling the thing and drying out the insides, you probably have a paper weight on your hands.
Sorry man.
nikon120 said:
Sounds like you have a water logged defective unit on your hands. Aside from dismantling the thing and drying out the insides, you probably have a paper weight on your hands.
Sorry man.
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thanks for the reply. i guess i need to find a new phone somewhere.
So I ordered a replacment and the guy emphasized on the "as long as its not water damaged" part so does anyone know if theres like a water damage indicator inside the phone that may have changed or show that some water may have gotten in the phone?
lilajrestnom said:
So I ordered a replacment and the guy emphasized on the "as long as its not water damaged" part so does anyone know if theres like a water damage indicator inside the phone that may have changed or show that some water may have gotten in the phone?
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Majority of phones have a water saturation indicator on in the inside. However, I couldn't tell you where that is located in our's. You could search a bit on the internet, I'm sure you could find a tear down video or something.
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Majority of phones have a water saturation indicator on in the inside. However, I couldn't tell you where that is located in our's. You could search a bit on the internet, I'm sure you could find a tear down video or something.
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I did a little search and apparently the only indicator is on the battery so I should have no problems. The phone does turn on it just takes about an hour to get passed the Samsung screen so hopefully they wont look too deep for any water problems.
Okay, so after letting my phone sit with no battery for like 5 hours i tried to turn it on and it worked 100%. It was back on stock since i odin'd stock FC09 on it. Then I flashed cwm and restored my backup and i ended up with the same touch screen problems. So now I'm back at the point where i just odin'd stock on my phone and it still won't boot passed the samsung screen. I'm going to take out the battery and let it sit. Can anyone explain why this is happening? Could this one time working event be just a random thing or is it from leaving the phone alone for the few hours I did? Any suggestions or thoughts?
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Okay, so after letting my phone sit with no battery for like 5 hours i tried to turn it on and it worked 100%. It was back on stock since i odin'd stock FC09 on it. Then I flashed cwm and restored my backup and i ended up with the same touch screen problems. So now I'm back at the point where i just odin'd stock on my phone and it still won't boot passed the samsung screen. I'm going to take out the battery and let it sit. Can anyone explain why this is happening? Could this one time working event be just a random thing or is it from leaving the phone alone for the few hours I did? Any suggestions or thoughts?
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The touch screen problems sound like it's hardware related. As for it not booting passed the sammy screen idk.
Hi, my apologies if my HTC is in the wrong forum, not sure where the Desire would fit, if anywhere.
Nonetheless this is a useful phone to me and worked fine till the day I had to jump in a lake to save my 5 year old boy from drowning. Naturally didn't have the time to remove the phone from my pocket before jumping in the lake. Kid was fine after swallowing some water but phone "swallowed" a lot of water. Let it dry in a bag of rice and baking soda for several days to fully dry. But when trying to turn it on, the screen just flickers non stop. However when connecting it to the computer using a USB cable, I get what appears to be a boot screen (see pic in address below). Phone was rooted and run CyanogenMod 7. Maybe someone that's familiar with the procedure could guide me? Tried a couple of the options shown but to no avail. Old but still decent phone, would like to get it working again. I've transferred the sim to another phone and I've saved the micro SD card. Just need to get the phone to boot again. PS: could the battery be toast? Maybe it got shorted when I first tried to turn the phone on while still wet?
Any help is appreciated.
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I'd say leave it to dry naturally for a week or so and try again. If no joy then you could try a new screen but it's probably something really tiny and sensitive that cannot be replaced..
Glad you saved your boy!.
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It's been 2 months. But I did make a crucial mistake: I tried to turn the phone on while still at the lake. This likely caused more damage than it needed.
However I suspect the issue is with the battery. It won't charge past 3.85 volts. And the display works just fine, once I press the key combo to enter the boot screen as seen in the pic above. Will try and track one down locally, hopefully a shop will be able to test it a battery in the phone before I buy it.
And yes, the boy was fine. But it was a close call. it is amazing how quickly something can go wrong. I neglected the lake rule of staying within arm's reach. Let this be a lesson to anyone with small ones: it only takes seconds for things to go badly wrong, even at a supposedly safe, man made lake intended for kids.
PS: 2 months prior an adult died on the same lake after falling off his boat. Another lesson: invest in swimming lessons. Scary stuff, indeed.
Right, i thought you were seeing that over usb via sdk or something.. You could always try opening it and inspecting for blown components. What damage can be done.. It's already useless.
I still think it's worth leaving it to dry naturally.
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