Gnex went swimming - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

My gnex fell in a sink and everything works except my external music. Weird... it will make ringtone sounds out loud but when I play music music or any app sound it won't play. Any ideas what would be wrong? Or is it the obvious water damage?
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Doesn't sound like hardware damage if I'm honest.
Have you dried it out completely?
I'd try installing a fresh rom, see what happens

Put it in a bag of rice overnight to dry it out.
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I put it in a bag overnight and i'm thinking it isn't fully dry yet, or i have water damage. Power button works sometimes, and the sound is just iffyy af

Put it in rice for at least a few days, 24 hours is not enough.

Check out this article.
http://m.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone
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[Q] Galaxy Nexus - Almost Waterproof?

Droids don't belong in the sink.
Good news, it's ALMOST working. It stayed on, and actually Skype stayed on broadcasting its drop. I panicked, pulled it out, tried to turn it off, pulled battery. Ended up it bootloop.
Flashed a series of images most of the days and finally this process seemed to get me the closest.
1. Flash CWM to boot.
2. Reboot in unlocked fastboot
3. Flash Google stock images
It ACTUALLY booted. I had WiFi, cellular connection and a touch screen.
The touch screen became sluggish, stopped working, my phone restarted itself.
Back to boot loop. Tells me all the hardware is working, just intermittently.
Don't know what else to do.
I'm confused. Is this a story about your phone surviving "water?" Or are you simply looking for help on what to do because your phone is boot looping?
If it's help then it was probably a bad idea to turn the phone back on. Best thing to do is put it in a bag of rice and leave it there for a couple of days for everything to dry. I'm not sure what there is to do now because you already turned it back on and it could of caused permanent damage to your phone. You can put it in a bag of rice and see what happens anyway. You might get lucky.
When you drop any gadget in water, best thing to do is immediately remove the battery and leave it in a bowl of rice for a day or two.
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When you drop any gadget in water, best thing to do is immediately remove the battery and leave it in a bowl of rice for a day or two.
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Yup. Absolute worst thing you can do is put the battery back in and turn it on.
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all i know is i'll be damned if i ever decide to do a water(or liquid of any kind) test on this phone or any other phone for that matter. phyiscal abuse is a different story....
from my experience, a phone can really take a beating, but when it comes to liquids.. game over!
I should know better. I just wish the person I was Skyping with recorded the demise of my Droid
Just dry it out for a few days, or longer as others have mentioned above, i had a magic that was fully soaked that would boot fine after a few hours of drying but it took almost a week before the touch screen was working stably, i gave it to a friend as i had already replaced it and it went on to be used daily for another couple of years.
I saw somewhere that you can dunk it in rubbing alcohol to displace the water before you put it in rice.
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I saw somewhere that you can dunk it in rubbing alcohol to displace the water before you put it in rice.
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I wouldn't recommend that. I'd recommend opening up the case since warranty shot anyways and pat dry as much as possible, then stick in rice.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.

[Q]Help! Arc dead!

I accidentally dropped my phone in the water. I tried removing the battery and dried everything at once. Then, I turned on the phone and found that the camera flash keep blinking rapidly. So, I took out the battery for a while and turned it on again. This time, the phone keeps vibrating every time the battery is in contact.
The phone is chargable, able to connect in adb mode but I can't flash anything because the phone just would not turn off.
My Arc has locked bootloader, is rooted and running JJ Hybrid Rom.
I know this is probably a gone case but any help is appreciated
Dude, if your phone is dry and doing that, than its time to buy new one... Try reflashing if that doesnt solve problem you'll have to buy new one...
Well how long did you dry it and how?
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Well, I took out the cover and everything and just put in under the sun and have a fan blowing at it. Left it there for like an hour. Then, I noticed there was some condensation on the inner side of the camera lens and I tried using dry rice to absorb the moisture. Left the phone with the rice around it for 5 hours and the condensation was gone but still the screen was messed up.
So, the phone is working now but the screen is kind of messed and looks like sound does not work. Going to leave it in the rice for some more time and hopefully the water would come out...sobbing
I would leave to dry for 1-2 days
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You turned it on too soon I'd say...
put it in rice...the rice take out all humity
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[Q] Splash, Phone in toilet

So my kid reached in my pocket and dropped my phone in the toilet. i pulled it out fast, it didn't completely submerge, it's in a bowl of rice atm, how long should I wait to turn it on to see if my $600 just got flushed down the crapper.
To be safe I'd say a day or two. I've never been that patient though. Get some 90% + alcohol dip the phone in it then put it in rice wait a few hours that's always worked for me
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Last time I revived a fully submerged phone it was like three days. I also did the rice and phone bake in the oven. Wouldn't recommend that unless you figure the phone is toast to start with lol but here it is. Glass bowl, submerge phone in rice, bake on lowest setting of oven taking out often to let cool a little, bake time about an hour. Remove battery, sim, and SD card before baking. When done baking pour everything into zip lock bag for two days. You probably think I'm crazy but this worked on my daughters phone after she dove into a pool with it then tried to turn it on while it was still dripping water. This was on a desire z so not sure how our screen will react to that much heat.
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To be safe I'd say a day or two. I've never been that patient though. Get some 90% + alcohol dip the phone in it then put it in rice wait a few hours that's always worked for me
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I would opt for this method over baking, every oven is different and you run a risk of melting the soldier and causing irreversible damage if it gets too hot. The most important thing about electronic devices getting wet is removing the electrical current ASAP (if possible pull the battery!!!). Other than corrosion, the only problem with water any electronic device has is electrical shorts burning up the circuitry. Once electricity is removed from the equation, alcohol isn't anymore harmful than water, and in fact will evaporate (including the water) much quicker, which in turn reduces the chance of corrosion. That being said, although i am impatient as well i would still give a good day, 24 hours, in a nice rice bath. Just make sure there is no visible liquid before attempting to power on the device, personally i would pull the back cover off and unscrew the back side of the case exposing the main board just to get a better look but not everyone is going to be comfortable with that.
What i did that worked:
Get a ziplock back filled it with rice. Put your phone without Battery, sim, sd card, backplate in the bag with rice. Set the bag with contents on the top of your refrigerator where it is slightly warm, let it sit for 48 hours. Take it out after 48 hrs (it should have all the moisture out of the phone at this point) put the battery, sim, sd, etc back in and fire it up. Cross your fingers at this point
Best bet jar/ bowl of rice,, pull sim sd card put BOTH batt and phone into rice!!! batt has a chip in it, wait for at LEAST 3 days every day shift phone in the rice<<< moves dryer rice closer to phone, after 3 days pull phone out of the rice, THEN grab a can o air, spray air into phone, To see if any water still in phone,, if so 2 more days if not cross fingers put it togather and see if it works,, DO not put in OVEN plastic warps!
Well I'm at work now, it's been over 50 hrs I stuck it in rice, so it'll be like Christmas in October for me when I get home, or not.....
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Please update us, and tell us whether it works or not
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Will do
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Oh **** son! Check the Sig *****. Yeaha!
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I managed go spill tea on mine, not sure if it leaked through the earphone or home button. Within 2 hours I had driving mode turn on/off randomly and the next day it did the same with usb and now it turns off randomly. To my knkwledge, the water damage indicators havent been tripped, should I take a gamble and take it back to rogers?
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Are you asking for advice on whether or not you should attempt to steal from the phone company to make up for your mistake? I mean besides hijacking someone else's thread...
Speaker F***ed, headphone jack not working
so the main interface works great but, i'd rather throw it in the garbage now that it always says the headphones are plugged in, and the speaker is all static crackles an ****ty. so does anyone know where I can find and unroot guide for the Rogers GS3?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...224?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2575cb8978
I cant be certain it fits, but looking at the connectors in the picture it appears to be compatible, and for 9 bucks i would try it personally before i did anything drastic. Not sure how much the shipping would run to Canada but its got to be less than an insurance deductible.
EDIT - Found one here already in Canada - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...656?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item20cc33ab08
Rice works, but something a little more powerful are various "thirst bags" that you can buy anywhere on the internet. They work similarly to the rice option but work with a much higher fix rate. This link is to one thats $9.99 http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Thirsty-Bag/IF145-163 good luck
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So did you figure out your pumpkin dilemma ?Just wondering..
I keep a bag of about 150 or so Dessicant dryer bags in one of those vacuum seal jars, just in case. They are cheap and easy and work better then rice. I would say getting a bag of 200 of them cost me about $20.00 Keeping them in the vac sealed jar keeps them from sucking the moisture out of the air.
Worked WONDERS on my day care providers iphone.
Well. I frigged around with pluggin headphones in and making the phone heat up. now it works, just like new, except I know it's been spoiled with poop water!
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Well. I frigged around with pluggin headphones in and making the phone heat up. now it works, just like new, except I know it's been spoiled with poop water!
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Make sure to mention that when you eventually sell your phone :laugh:.
So it stopped working again but I found an app that overrides the headphones sensor. It's called toggleheadset2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dwalkes.android.toggleheadset2 brilliant!
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[Q] [H] Speaker..

We all know the nexus speaker is terrible. Well.. I didn't know it was "Terrible". Lol or whatever but I listen to music and watch videos while I shower, so during the shower startup I was turning on some tunes and bam! The speaker cut out, now I've dealt with speakers before either in cars, home speakers or whatever. I immediately blew on it like a nes cartridge, then surprise it turned on the sound again. 8 minutes or so later it cut back out :banghead: this time I tap on the speaker area. It cut back in then out.. I'm now frustrated.
So I thought maybe it thinks the headphone jack has something plugged in and maybe headphones work. It did infact work. Pretty much it hasn't turned back on and I'm curious why, is there a short and if so how do I get inside the guts and fix fix this? Its obviously different from a car speaker and home speaker and won't be as easy to fix.
Any help would be appreciated. :beer:
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I'm guessing it has to do with the humidity while taking a shower and the water getting in. I assume the damage has been done as the phone is on already, so rice wouldn't help.
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I would also say the high humidity would have caused this. Sounds like the speaker terminals are corroding, which would account for the cutting in and out. Most electronics don't do well in high humidity situations like bathrooms with a shower running.
Well.. Damn. Thanks guys.
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check out youtube. there a few tear down and build videos out there to help you take it apart. my vibrator motor cut out on me and had to replace that part. ebay had the piece i needed to for under 20.
You could try giving it a bath in isopropanol alchohol (99%). It might be enough to clean the corrosion if that's the issue. Just dunk it in, swirl it around a bit, let it sit for a bit, then swirl it again, then let it dry. It shouldn't take too long to dry as it's an alchohol, and it won't hurt your phone.

[Q] Galaxy Nexus life was threatened

Yesterday I was taking a shower and I had my phone laying on my towel awaiting a vibrating noise "since my sound doesn't work" to which was a important phone call. I heard it go off and I unfortunately was in the middle of washing my hair with shampoo rushing down my head to violently rape my eyes, I instantly shriek and wave my arms violently. Thus the nexus flies in the air making a horrible smack onto the tub spilling out the battery. Now I'm battling the shampoo sting and anger towards myself for this stupidity of an act. (It took on major amounts water) I dry off both parts and rush it to the living room/kitchen. The rice thing didn't come to my head yet so I initially try to boot it up and low and behold it does.. But it had issues.
The boot up took almost 2 minutes on the Google Logo. Afterwards it booted but with a wonky screen. Touch didn't work and the screen was flickering. (It started making machinery noises, clicking etc.) I deboot it and then try to boot it back up. Nothing came up. It was dead. No sign of life was in my Nexus eyes. So eventually I remember the rice trick and set it up to till I woke up and did some things. It brought my nexus from the dead however not without some issues. It brought back my sound which has been gone for almost 6 months. However I think my camera is dead. I tried launching various camera apps and none of them will let the camera boot. It always says reboot the phone.
I haven't noticed anything else major as of now but I'm still hoping its only the camera. So the question in asking is could a spill of this magnitude cause damage to the camera rendering it useless?
Thanks in advance and I hope you enjoyed to story
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First of all.... booting it right after being soaked with water was the dumbest thing you could have ever done. You put it in rice and wait about a week or so to let all the moisture dry out. Turning it on while it's wet causes shortages along the circuit board. You're lucky it still even works. I don't think your camera is dead, rather a malfunction with the main board. I doubt replacing the camera will solve the issue.
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First of all.... booting it right after being soaked with water was the dumbest thing you could have ever done. You put it in rice and wait about a week or so to let all the moisture dry out. Turning it on while it's wet causes shortages along the circuit board. You're lucky it still even works. I don't think your camera is dead, rather a malfunction with the main board. I doubt replacing the camera will solve the issue.
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I understand that but filled with adrenaline, anger and to mention I had a panic attack in the shower earlier. I just wasn't thinking.
Thanks for the camera answer though!
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I actually have another question if someone might know the answer.
While my sound came back I never thought of testing media and instead tested call. So my ringer etc. Works but none of the media sound. I did turn on media. I switched it from low to high to low, checked mute etc. And nothing. Is there a reason to this or am I simply missing a sound option muting my media?
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