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My GNex took a brief swim. CPR in progress

Yes this is going to sound like a horrible lie or excuse to get a new phone but i love my gnex and want to hold onto it. I was in my kitchen and tripped and instead of falling to the ground and being protected by my otter box my phone flew forward into the sink where a pot from dinner was soaking full of water. You can guess what happened next. Like a puma I pulled it out and actually broke the otter box trying to quickly get it out and pull the cover and battery and sim. I removed it all since the phone was fully submerged for several seconds. I placed it in rice and aside from using the only rice I had (had flavoring powder mixed in which hopefully didn't do more harm then good). I did a damage control assessment. Everything seemed fine. Until I noticed my speaker was barely audible and I seemed to have destroyed my handset speaker as well. After several hours ans overnight in rice it appears my handset speaker is back to normal but it seems my loudspeaker is still rather muffled a little bit. It seems close to normal (maybe its in my head now) but I deff notice a small rattle or vibration only at certain points in ringtone (almost want to say when the bass is strong)as if maybe some rice or water is still stuck. The speaker may actually back to normal strength but this little rattle or brief period of abnormal sound is still present. Anyone have any suggestions? And yes I know I am very lucky if this is the only long term thing (aside from getting a new otterbox I escape with after my random gravity check almost destroyed my fav phone ever.
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vlcano57 said:
Yes this is going to sound like a horrible lie or excuse to get a new phone but i love my gnex and want to hold onto it. I was in my kitchen and tripped and instead of falling to the ground and being protected by my otter box my phone flew forward into the sink where a pot from dinner was soaking full of water. You can guess what happened next. Like a puma I pulled it out and actually broke the otter box trying to quickly get it out and pull the cover and battery and sim. I removed it all since the phone was fully submerged for several seconds. I placed it in rice and aside from using the only rice I had (had flavoring powder mixed in which hopefully didn't do more harm then good). I did a damage control assessment. Everything seemed fine. Until I noticed my speaker was barely audible and I seemed to have destroyed my handset speaker as well. After several hours ans overnight in rice it appears my handset speaker is back to normal but it seems my loudspeaker is still rather muffled a little bit. It seems close to normal (maybe its in my head now) but I deff notice a small rattle or vibration only at certain points in ringtone (almost want to say when the bass is strong)as if maybe some rice or water is still stuck. The speaker may actually back to normal strength but this little rattle or brief period of abnormal sound is still present. Anyone have any suggestions? And yes I know I am very lucky if this is the only long term thing (aside from getting a new otterbox I escape with after my random gravity check almost destroyed my fav phone ever.
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I don't have any suggestions for you, but I'm surprised it is working at all. You're very lucky.

[Q] Samsung Galaxy Note II N7000 got wet!

Okay so my phone as on the table, somehow i didn't notice that the table was wet, i came back after an hour or so picked up my phone still didn't see the water for some reason! and then my message tone sounded very weird, i got a little worried, played music and it sounded horrible, robotic almost so i quickly removed my phones silicon cover. The whole cover was filled with water i quickly turned my phone off. wiped the whole phone clean, took the battery out dried it, dried the speakers then turned my phone back on, everything was fine except the sound was still robotic so i turned it off again, cleaned it again, even hair dried the speaker for 5 seconds, then tried turning it back on again but now it only flashes "Galaxy Note II GT N7000" on the screen. no matter how much i restart it that's what it shows.
What do i do? I checked the water indicator placed inside the battery pocket it's white with purple crosses on it. I googled a bit and it says your phone is water damaged if the sticker is red? If my phone is not water damaged then what happened? =/

It looks a lot like water damage to me. The constant reboot may be cause by a stuck power button.
If the sticker is still white it just means that water didn't touch the sticker, which may be a good thing if you seek a warranty repair. I don't know if there are other indicators.
BTW : N7000 is Note not Note II

Zeelus said:
Okay so my phone as on the table, somehow i didn't notice that the table was wet, i came back after an hour or so picked up my phone still didn't see the water for some reason! and then my message tone sounded very weird, i got a little worried, played music and it sounded horrible, robotic almost so i quickly removed my phones silicon cover. The whole cover was filled with water i quickly turned my phone off. wiped the whole phone clean, took the battery out dried it, dried the speakers then turned my phone back on, everything was fine except the sound was still robotic so i turned it off again, cleaned it again, even hair dried the speaker for 5 seconds, then tried turning it back on again but now it only flashes "Galaxy Note II GT N7000" on the screen. no matter how much i restart it that's what it shows.
What do i do? I checked the water indicator placed inside the battery pocket it's white with purple crosses on it. I googled a bit and it says your phone is water damaged if the sticker is red? If my phone is not water damaged then what happened? =/
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well let your phone dry completely before using it now as it will damage the stuff completely keep it aside if possible open the complete panel and stuff and soak it in sun make sure the motherboard does not have water damage , if it still sounds robotic try replacing the speaker only.

Thank you!
shhbz said:
well let your phone dry completely before using it now as it will damage the stuff completely keep it aside if possible open the complete panel and stuff and soak it in sun make sure the motherboard does not have water damage , if it still sounds robotic try replacing the speaker only.
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Thank you so much
I kept my phone in rice for over night, started it up in the morning, used it all day, it works perfectly

[Q] Galaxy S3 - Replaced external speaker after water damage, still no sound

My S3 took one of those unfortunate, unexpected dips in a porcelain pool. It was buzzing and crackling before I could get the battery out. Let it dry out and everything was working except for the external speaker. No ringtones, speakerphone, music, etc. So I ordered a replacement for the external speaker module, dissected my phone and cleaned the couple spots that showed traces of water, and put it back together... and the speaker still doesn't work. So assuming there is nothing wrong with the replacement, there is probably nothing wrong with the original... and now I have no clue what to do.
I'm not generally real adventurous with my phone. It's not modded; still running the original OS that came on it from Sprint, but it's not under any kind of warranty or service agreement (and the indicator is now purple anyway.)
The internal speaker works and it vibrates. Microphone and camera are okay. Any suggestions? Please?? "I didn't answer my phone because I didn't hear it ring" is already getting to cause me problems.

There's a good chance that when your device took a swim something else may have been damaged. Did you make sure to check that all the connections were carefully placed, before connecting the new speaker ? Also you said that there were signs of water still in the device when you opened it. How did you dry the device ? Did you use Rice ? Or descant ? Most times just air drying the device does not do the job.

prboy1969 said:
There's a good chance that when your device took a swim something else may have been damaged. Did you make sure to check that all the connections were carefully placed, before connecting the new speaker ? Also you said that there were signs of water still in the device when you opened it. How did you dry the device ? Did you use Rice ? Or descant ? Most times just air drying the device does not do the job.
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I did just air dry it. When I opened it up there was no actual water remaining, but there was a white residue around what I am guessing is the internal speaker. I used rubbing alcohol on that to remove it. All the ribbon cables are securely in place and while I'm not adept at circuit boards I don't see anything on the motherboard that would appear to be loose or damaged. I can put it in rice if you think it would make any difference at this point.

Yes. I would still suggest putting it in rice for a few days. Even at this point. Electronics and water don't mix well. Especially smartphones. I've seen devices still have some moisture trapped in them, even after three days of Air Drying. Although the rice may not solve the issue. It's worth a try. If that doesn't resolve anything. ODIN the Stock Tar. If that still doesn't resolve the issue, well then it's time to take it in, and have a repair center look at it.

Moto Z Play was partially submerged in water, condition deteriorated, won't turn on

My wife dropped her Moto Z Play into a puddle and the bottom half of the phone was submerged. Initially the phone continued to work and she wasn't concerned, so she did not properly dry the phone off. Eventually the screen stopped working and she plugged it in before she told me about it. I dried the phone off as best I could, removing the cover and taking out the sim card. I placed it into rice, where it has been for about a week now. The phone will not power on at all, it makes no noises when plugged in (the phone usually makes a high pitched, very quiet tone when charging). The forward facing light does blink white when it is plugged in but it makes no other response. I do not know what that means and I have not seen anything about it at any forums. The battery is not removable. Any suggestions on what to do now and any explanation on what the blinking white light means? Thanks

same exact situation...
Same thing happened to a friends' moto z play this weekend when she was tubing at a local river. The battery had died so her's was not on when it hit the water and was only submerged for a few seconds. She dried it off best she could and plugged the charger in to see if it would charge. It just blinks the white light on the front three times and then the battery lightning bolt graphic displays momentarily and repeats this. Phone will not turn on as well. We haven't left it on the charger for any period longer than a minute or two. Found this thread, looking for similar situations hopefully for a solution.
FWIW - we did find this youtube video water testing the Z play and it seems as though this phone should be relative water resistant.
since i haven't made 10 posts I cant include url but if you enter watch?v=dxvLKskmkg8 after you tube dot com you can find that video. THIS IS NOT SPAM and very relevant to this thread.
Thanks for sharing @ABTF16 anyhow... Hopefully someone knowledgeable to this scenario will be able to provide an answer at some point in the near future.
ABTF16 said:
My wife dropped her Moto Z Play into a puddle and the bottom half of the phone was submerged. Initially the phone continued to work and she wasn't concerned, so she did not properly dry the phone off. Eventually the screen stopped working and she plugged it in before she told me about it. I dried the phone off as best I could, removing the cover and taking out the sim card. I placed it into rice, where it has been for about a week now. The phone will not power on at all, it makes no noises when plugged in (the phone usually makes a high pitched, very quiet tone when charging). The forward facing light does blink white when it is plugged in but it makes no other response. I do not know what that means and I have not seen anything about it at any forums. The battery is not removable. Any suggestions on what to do now and any explanation on what the blinking white light means? Thanks
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Quite weird!
It passes the water test with no problem.
Speaker working fine camera working fine touch working fine.??
And in the video he said that the Motorola claims that it has advanced nano coating technology which can protect it from accidental spills or splashes.

Trust me, my Moto X Force went the same way
One second drop in water, it was upright and it was only the bottom inch and for less than one second as I immediately removed it, continued to work for the rest of the day but died in the evening and would not turn on
Sent to Moto and returned with 'unit beyond economical repair' along with a photo and half of the components were corroded
WTF!! one second in water
Don't get me wrong I love Moto's (I have a Z Play now) but they are rubbish if they even get moist

If your phone gets wet you are supposed to leave it off for at least a day in a dry area. I left mine in a hot car with leather seats. You need to let all the components dry out. You could achieve the same affect with a hair dryer.
Turning it on, or trying to charge it is no good idea.
Sent from my Moto Z Play using XDA Labs

ABTF16 said:
My wife dropped her Moto Z Play into a puddle and the bottom half of the phone was submerged. Initially the phone continued to work and she wasn't concerned, so she did not properly dry the phone off. Eventually the screen stopped working and she plugged it in before she told me about it. I dried the phone off as best I could, removing the cover and taking out the sim card. I placed it into rice, where it has been for about a week now. The phone will not power on at all, it makes no noises when plugged in (the phone usually makes a high pitched, very quiet tone when charging). The forward facing light does blink white when it is plugged in but it makes no other response. I do not know what that means and I have not seen anything about it at any forums. The battery is not removable. Any suggestions on what to do now and any explanation on what the blinking white light means? Thanks
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I had accidently taken my MZP under a running tap and with the pressure the water went all the way inside my MZP but then at first it worked fine for 1 hour or less. Then it switched off automatically and started rebooting. I still managed to get it on then it started to show results like camera stopped working and fingerprint scanner stopped working. I shaked the phone and then removed the water which was remaining. Then I managed to switch it off and then put it in rice for 2 days. After that its working fine, only fingerprint scanner was not working but yesterday it started working and now everything is back to normal. Try isopropyl alcohol which is 99% pure alcohol and then dip your phone in and then put it again for 2 days in rice. I hope this works. However I just needed rice to do its work and mine worked. Hope yours work but if its damaged go to the service centre asap.
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Huawei Watch GT 2 speaker crackling sound after swimming

After swimming last night in the pool, speaker on my Huawei Watch GT 2 has a crackling sound when turned up above 50% volume.
The volume is OK, but sound quality is not good now.
After swimming, I washed it with tap water gently and dryed it out with soft towel.
This morning the speaker issue is same as last night. I expected the speaker to dry out during the night and sound to restore to normal.
How long does it take for the speaker to dry out?
What are your experiences?
Or is this more serious issue?

bokyfly said:
After swimming last night in the pool, speaker on my Huawei Watch GT 2 has a crackling sound when turned up above 50% volume.
The volume is OK, but sound quality is not good now.
After swimming, I washed it with tap water gently and dryed it out with soft towel.
This morning the speaker issue is same as last night. I expected the speaker to dry out during the night and sound to restore to normal.
How long does it take for the speaker to dry out?
What are your experiences?
Or is this more serious issue?
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Having the same issue before. i always wear evrywhere i go even during bath. it is normal the speaker crackling due to water at the speaker. it will take a few hour to dry out. if you have cover or protection TPU please remove it and let the watch dry normally. It is a normal issue when the watch submerged under water.

Thank you for reply.
It turns out you were right.
In my case, the watch was left on a table during the night after swimming and in the morning still had crackling sound issue. I put it on, and during the day, sometime before noon, the issue was resolved on its own. So, it took about 10 hours for the speaker to dry, but it did, and is now working normally.

Also, at some point, an update brought the water eject sound feature(like iwatch), only it is not easy to summon at any time. It automatically starts after a swim workout, but just starting and immediately ending the workout doesnt do it.

You submerged your smartwatch and you expected a different result?