So my little sister dropped her phone in water the other day. It used to not power on whatsoever, then today I tried to turn it on and it sits at the HTC logo screen, nothing further. I can get it into the bootloader, but the recovery doesn't seem to load either. The bootloader is also locked. She didn't sync her contacts/calendar with Google properly, and has a lot of things she needs off of her calendar, so I'm wondering if there's a way to get this information seeing as I can't get onto the phone.
Any tips or suggestions would be greatly helpful, thanks.
If the hardware is damaged and nothing is backed up, you may be out of luck. Don't know if you've tried this yet, but pull the battery and leave the phone and battery in a sealed ziploc bag full of uncooked rice for at least 24-48 hours. After removing them, clean the contacts on the battery and phone with a pencil eraser, pop the battery back in and give it a try.
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If the hardware is damaged and nothing is backed up, you may be out of luck. Don't know if you've tried this yet, but pull the battery and leave the phone and battery in a sealed ziploc bag full of uncooked rice for at least 24-48 hours. After removing them, clean the contacts on the battery and phone with a pencil eraser, pop the battery back in and give it a try.
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It's in rice right now, I'll leave it there for a day and try my luck out. She tried turning it on last night and it powered all the way on but the touch screen wasn't working. Are there actual file backups of the calendar and such that I could copy off of her phone on my computer if I need to?
The water will corrode copper and metal contacts over Time.. I just revived a laptop main board that got beer spilled alll over it and did nothing by submerging it in 91% rubbing alcohol.. it cleans and evaporates fast! Not joking, just dry in front of a fan or such
But if chips or hardware are borked, ur s.o.l
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It's in rice right now, I'll leave it there for a day and try my luck out. She tried turning it on last night and it powered all the way on but the touch screen wasn't working. Are there actual file backups of the calendar and such that I could copy off of her phone on my computer if I need to?
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If the touch screen doesn't register touches after taking it out of the rice, it may be just that the digitizer needs to be replaced. If you are fairly competent with electronics and have a set of precision screwdrivers, replacing the digitizer is something that can easily be done for a fairly affordable price. You can buy the parts on Amazon or eBay, find a tutorial video on Youtube, and do the job yourself for less than $20.
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****ing slut.
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****ing slut.
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Did we forget to take our medicine this morning?
jk... whats up Jizzylax?
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If the touch screen doesn't register touches after taking it out of the rice, it may be just that the digitizer needs to be replaced. If you are fairly competent with electronics and have a set of precision screwdrivers, replacing the digitizer is something that can easily be done for a fairly affordable price. You can buy the parts on Amazon or eBay, find a tutorial video on Youtube, and do the job yourself for less than $20.
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Ah, good to know. I could probably manage this.
Lol... I was slightly intoxicated last night.
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Lol... I was slightly intoxicated last night.
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Haha, note to self, "Unplug all power cords and take batteries out of phones, computers, electronic devices before a night of partying". hahaha!
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Ah, good to know. I could probably manage this.
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Excellent, let us know how it goes. It really isn't all that daunting, but best of luck regardless!
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Dropped my phone in the porcelain throne this morning for all of probably 5 seconds. Immediately removed the battery + dried it off etc. Its been sitting in rice with 2 of those silica packs. Do any of you think I'm screwed? Or is there a chance?
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Dropped my phone in the porcelain throne this morning for all of probably 5 seconds. Immediately removed the battery + dried it off etc. Its been sitting in rice with 2 of those silica packs. Do any of you think I'm screwed? Or is there a chance?
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There is a chance, ive heard of it before. Just be patient and keep it in the rice for 2 to 3 days before trying to boot it. What ever you do dont usr a blow dryer, it just pushes the watter in farther, and if you get it to hot can dammage the circuitry. Was it still on when you pulled the battery?
Yeah, it was. But I must've pulled it out fast enough because everything still works perfectly! (After 36 hours in rice)
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I am glad it worked for you . I used the rice method before too but I waited about a week. The phone worked. Of course this is a big YMMV .
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Yeah, it was. But I must've pulled it out fast enough because everything still works perfectly! (After 36 hours in rice)
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Well, the good news is that water damage voids the warranty, so you can crack it open if anything does flake out and replace it.
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Well, the good news is that water damage voids the warranty, so you can crack it open if anything does flake out and replace it.
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I'm not even sure if the water changed the color of the water damage indicators, what's it supposed to look like?
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Hi!
I dropped my phone a bucket of water today. Got it up quite quickly and dryed it with compressed air. It turned it self on and off during a period, but now it seems to work fine. But now I have moist behind the camera lens. Any tips for removing moist there?
Leave the phone (Switched off) in a container full of uncooked rice in a warm area. Should do the trick.
mbergan84 said:
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I dropped my phone a bucket of water today. Got it up quite quickly and dryed it with compressed air. It turned it self on and off during a period, but now it seems to work fine. But now I have moist behind the camera lens. Any tips for removing moist there?
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Turn the phone off completely from fastboot and put it in a bag of rice, sealed up for 3 days. Do not turn it back on until 3 days have past or you will further damage your phone.
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I have the same problem,but worse. I dropped my OneX in a stream of heavy rain water by the road and its been in the water for about 10 minutes while i was searching for it all over. I was glad I found it and in the haste and panic because its just a couple of weeks old,i pressed the power button,to find it working alright,then the signal reception cut off,i unlocked the screen,turned the airplane mode on. I could do all this and then it went off. I took the Sim out,rushed home, immersed it in a bowl of rice. Would that do? Please help
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I have the same problem,but worse. I dropped my OneX in a stream of heavy rain water by the road and its been in the water for about 10 minutes while i was searching for it all over. I was glad I found it and in the haste and panic because its just a couple of weeks old,i pressed the power button,to find it working alright,then the signal reception cut off,i unlocked the screen,turned the airplane mode on. I could do all this and then it went off. I took the Sim out,rushed home, immersed it in a bowl of rice. Would that do? Please help
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The most important thing is to NOT power it on again, not for atleast 3-5 days, i'd let it be off for 5 days, in a bag of rice standing on an element(the heat stuff you have in every room). If you turn on the phone before it's all dryed, you will probably damage the internal hardware, you know electric stuff doesn't like water that much.
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The most important thing is to NOT power it on again, not for atleast 3-5 days, i'd let it be off for 5 days, in a bag of rice standing on an element(the heat stuff you have in every room). If you turn on the phone before it's all dryed, you will probably damage the internal hardware, you know electric stuff doesn't like water that much.
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Yes i got that. But i was thinking if going up to the HTC service center would help. Wouldnt they disemble and dry it up? I dont mind being charged but i just want it to work
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But i was thinking if going up to the HTC service center would help.
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They won't want to touch it with a barge pole.
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They won't want to touch it with a barge pole.
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Well Ive called up the HTC support and they asked me to go to the center where they will diagnose it and tell me whats what.
All i can hope now is that they dont reject for service on my face
The problem esp. with the HOX is that since the battery is sealed in the unit, its not easy to disconnect when needed. So by the time one realises that its been under water, damage might have already been done as the circuits still get a charge from the battery. So like others said, its better to leave it alone in a bowl of rice for a day or so and pray.
Lets hope HTC do the needful and fix your phone...
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The problem esp. with the HOX is that since the battery is sealed in the unit, its not easy to disconnect when needed. So by the time one realises that its been under water, damage might have already been done as the circuits still get a charge from the battery. So like others said, its better to leave it alone in a bowl of rice for a day or so and pray.
Lets hope HTC do the needful and fix your phone...
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Exactly. The thing i admired when i bought is what turned to be a disadvantage. The concealed nature of the phone left me worried sick.
Its been in rice for 16 hrs now and Im praying every minute. Hope HTC does whats needed. Il keep you posted. Thanks for all the help!
Hello! I went to the HTC service center after having the OneX in rice for 36hrs. The guy said they cant open it here and so it has to go to the headquarters of India for service and said he'll get back to me in a week or so. Upon asking he told me that a smiliar water damage issue came up to them and when they sent it to the Headquarters,the Head sent a new phone altogether to the guy. Now I have a bit of hope. Do you think i can?
They might send you a new phone. You will probably need to pay for it.
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They might send you a new phone. You will probably need to pay for it.
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You were right. HTC called up and told me that the repair cost would be about 400$ and i bought it for 630$.Theyve told me that the battery,touch screen,the motherboard are all gone. Guess its just hard luck :crying:.
Thanks for the help everyone.
balaram19 said:
You were right. HTC called up and told me that the repair cost would be about 400$ and i bought it for 630$.Theyve told me that the battery,touch screen,the motherboard are all gone. Guess its just hard luck :crying:.
Thanks for the help everyone.
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One last thing. HTC said that the battery,main board, the lcd,the touchscreen are all gone so all will be replace but at the cost i mentioned before. Do you think its worth going for? Considering it will became as good as a new one..?
400 is steep you might be better selling it as damaged and buying a new one
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Thats unfortunate. I remember having a nokia (when color screen was pretty new) go in the washing machine. When is started it up afterward only 1/3 of the screen were visible. In due time function by function returned when the phone dried out and after ~3 days it was back to perfect state
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400 is steep you might be better selling it as damaged and buying a new one
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Yes sir,i thought so too,and i contacted HTC and told them im a student who wouldn't be able to afford such a pricey repair and they have actually took it into consideration and the lady told me to wait a couple of days to confirm with her head/country manager for a 50% off on the repair. If that happens,will it be worth it?
Can use silica gel dry up?
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My missus dropped her iPhone in a bucket of bleach, so it was found 3 hrs later, had to rinse it with water, strip it down, get a tub of rice and put the parts stripped down into tub, the rice draws all the moisture out of the parts. Put it back together after 48 hours and after 1 week everything on screen was A okay, good as new. Always worth doing this yourself to save Money, and insurance claim rise.
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Yes sir,i thought so too,and i contacted HTC and told them im a student who wouldn't be able to afford such a pricey repair and they have actually took it into consideration and the lady told me to wait a couple of days to confirm with her head/country manager for a 50% off on the repair. If that happens,will it be worth it?
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Yer I guess keep us informed
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If the little white paper thing on the top of the battery turns pink or goes away completely does that only mean that it has been damaged by water? And does it make the battery any less better? And is there anyway maybe to fix it?
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I can't speak for whether there is a moisture indicator on the battery. What I can say is that even if the battery was wet at one point, as long as it was dried properly, it shouldn't impact the performance of the battery.
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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batteries do degrade over time -- how long have you had the battery? there are many choices for battery replacements online as cheap as $5 depending on where you look.
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Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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Hence the reason I said "a little water". Obviously, submerging your phone for more than a second or 2 will lead to damage down the road, but getting a small amounts of liquid on a battery won't lead to immediate failure. RE: All of the people on here (including me) who have dropped their phone a pool, sink, toilet, etc and are still rocking the same phone.
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I'd recommend just buying a new battery. I had my phone get completely wet before, I put both the phone and the battery in a ziplock bag full of rice and left it there for a couple days. Plugged the battery back in and it worked.
But buying a new battery would be the best bet to not further damage your phone.
I guess I will buy a new one just to test it out.
But I still feel like my phone is doing something wrong because I'm using my friends 3500mAh battery and it gives me the same results I used to get with my 1500 ones. I get a little more than 3 hours on screen time and about 20 hours total, which isn't so great for a 3500 battery. I'm gonna try going back to stock for a while and seeing what happens.
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hi...guys...
i bought a note 2 tmobile version, it said "to repair" has a bad digitizer etc etc...ok so far...i thought.. i buy a new lcd and it'll be ok.. but the thing in this phone is that i read " battery water damage has been activated" and its like i didnt read it. according to the item description. the phone charge the battery, turn on (the buttons lights up but need a new lcd/digitizer in order to see the display working) and you can see the phone files on the pc.... obiously i made a big mistake here... the question that comes to me: it is possible that the phone still works, (or is there a possibility to fix it), i mean.. a phone with water damage turn on, charge and can it be plugged in the pc? i dont have the phone yet..
It's unlikely to work, but try placing the phone inside of a bag dry rice for a day or 2. It draws moisture out of the phone.
Also, maybe it is only the battery that is damaged, not the phone.
I am unsure about how to fix water damaged phones though. Hopefully you get it working, sorry about your phone
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It's unlikely to work, but try placing the phone inside of a bag dry rice for a day or 2. It draws moisture out of the phone.
Also, maybe it is only the battery that is damaged, not the phone.
I am unsure about how to fix water damaged phones though. Hopefully you get it working, sorry about your phone
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thats the first thing im gonna do man, disassemble the phone and put it in rice... hope that works :crying:
If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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+1, it's internals are working if it powers on, so we known it's not completely broken
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If it turns on and connects to a computer it may be okay. It seems to at least power up now there is issues like will the mic and speakers be okay
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+1, it's internals are working if it powers on, so we known it's not completely broken
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i hope you guys be right, i sent him a message and here is the answer :
the water marker on the phone is pink but the one on the battery is fine. I bought this from someone as is. All I know is it seems to work. Computer recognized it, charger light works, and menu buttons light up when pressed. Haven't heard sounds from it but I assumed the volume is turned down
It might just be ok man just try to fix it and see
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Rice is really poor dessicant. It's better than nothing but if you can get your hands on a good amount of silica gel that would be better. Dell ships their pc's with a big bag of silica gel in the box. Check your local best buy and see if they have any that they pulled from pc boxes that you can have. If not, you might be able to get it at home depot or Lowe's or maybe a shipping store like the UPS or FedEx store.
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It might just be ok man just try to fix it and see
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Rice is really poor dessicant. It's better than nothing but if you can get your hands on a good amount of silica gel that would be better. Dell ships their pc's with a big bag of silica gel in the box. Check your local best buy and see if they have any that they pulled from pc boxes that you can have. If not, you might be able to get it at home depot or Lowe's or maybe a shipping store like the UPS or FedEx store.
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yeah.. i wanna believe the water damage marker activated didnt cause some serious damage in the note, ...as our friend kintwofan mentioned, may be the damage was only the speaker/microphone.. anyway im gonna do the rice thing....
when i get the phone, i will fix the and post some pictures....
I fell in the water with my phone. Salt water at that. Once I came to, my phone had a blinking light coming from the camera flash. I took battery out and let dry. Today I got up, took phone completely apart, cleaned with contact cleaner. Was ALOT of salt inside the phone. Anyways I got it cleaned up as best I could, pretty clean. Let dry again for a few hours.
Its back together now, turns on. Screen goes all crazy, pink and fuzzy. Pulsing blue led on front for about 10 seconds. Then nothing. Tried USB to PC nothing.
I found these phone don't come fully apart. I can take out main board, camera and a few plastic parts. But that's it. Lots of phone to take apart but no guides past this point and all the teardowns bring me to the same point.
Any ideas? Maybe bath the screen and what left for electrical components in alcohol?
Thanks
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Can a mod move this to galaxy s3 i747 section? My bad
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Sea water messes up components, think you should consider a new phone
Yea bro I'm gunna say that trying to fix it is more money and effort then just buying a new one
I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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The battery *should* be fine for a while. I've used a water damaged one for the longest time but it did spend a couple days in a bag of rice.