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I dropped the slippery little sucker into the bathtub last night... took it out, popped the battery out, dropped everything into a gallon ziplock baggie full of rice.
fired it up this morning, it initially went into the bootloader for some reason, i rebooted and it came up fine! everything works!
bag of rice, it just WORKS!
Congratulations.
Why the hell were you using it in your bathtub? I'd never put my phone near large amounts of water like that!
Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
haha... in my defense, i had just returned from an out of town business trip, and on my way thru the airport to the car, i turned my ankle, so i was filling the jacuzzi tub to soak my ankle, had the phone in my hand as i leaned over to turn off the water.. wasn't exactly thinking clearly.
2nd Swim?!?!? Wow! Lucky you...go play the lotto! Oh, too late probably...used up all your luck on the Nexy...LoL!
Cool story, bro.
rickyzone said:
Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
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Dude, nooooooo!!!!!
Hmmm...note to self: always have a baggie of rice when going near water with my N1.
Pretty sure I would have an absolute panic attack! I wont even go near my toilet with my nexus hahaha
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Dude, nooooooo!!!!!
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Dude, yes. Don't act like you haven't at least thought about it.
It's hotter than any girl I've ever been with.
HighTech216 said:
Dude, yes. Don't act like you haven't at least thought about it.
It's hotter than any girl I've ever been with.
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Really man? I suggest trying to meet some Turkish or Iranian chicks then. Muy caliente!
These phones are notorious for not surviving "swims", but lately I've been hearing otherwise. For instance:
A buddy of mine has a MT3G and while leaning into the backseat to do something for his son, his phone slipped off of his lap and into his girlfriend's large sweet tea from McD's. He didn't even notice, for several minutes, until he took a sip from said tea.
His phone was floating in tea for minutes, and the only thing wrong with it is the battery doesn't hold a charge anymore. That's it.
rickyzone said:
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Why not add some food? Bring a toaster into the tub with you and you could also have some hot waffles with your wine.
I need try this!!! LOL OH WELL GOOD TO KNOW..i can now safely bring my phone along when I goto a wet t-shirt party
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
trizyman said:
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
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It will absorb water at any temperature, just a lot slower than if it were hot.
trizyman said:
Why did u use the bag of rice. I thought rice only absorbed boiling water or am I missing something.
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for the same reason your grandmother put rice in the salt shaker and the sugar bowl. it absorbs the excess moisture.
silica desiccant would work better, but who has a big bag of that lying around?
Been reading this board for a few days since I got my x10 (last saturday). Major disaster today. I went out of town and I misplaced my x10. Doh.
No joke, the x10 was in a ditch UNDERWATER (at least 6 inches) for at least 30 minutes. I was calling it with another phone and I saw the x10's display in the ditch. It's definitely worth mentioning that I have the otter box case. There was definitely moisture that went in through the audio jack, but I think it protected the battery very well.
I was ****ting my pants the whole ride home. Finally when I got back, I logged on here and attempted to dry out the phone without opening it up.
After shaking all the water out the phone was buggy. The volume button kept resetting itself to zero, as if the down button was stuck. I decided I needed to open it up. I found this thread: (Thank God!!!)
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6368979
Anyways, MAJOR respectz to this board. You guys saved my ass big time! Props to Sony for putting out some respectable hardware and otter box - I'm glad I spent the 45 bucks now aren't I! LOL!
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Nice!
If you want to dry out components, leave them in a bowl of uncooked rice.... it will suck up the moisture. I've fixed several phones my mom dropped in her morning coffee that way.
well what ilead says is a perfect solution..
thats because just drying the board the will not dry the moisture that might have made way to the internal components... also try not using the phone and keep it in the uncookd rice for atleast a couple of days..
I suggest not to use because chances are that if moisture remains it will at a later stage kill some components..
cheers
chetan
Yes, when I read your post I immediately thought of "rice"!
You should put it in a big bown full of raw rice and cover the whole phone, after of course you have removed the battery and the back cover.
You have to leave it there for 1-2 days, even more if you are not anxious.
The more, the better!
Uhm... Beside the rice.
You should rip the phone apart and put the Mainboard for about 48hrs into a 99% isopropyl alcohol bath (Inside of a closed tupperware box, so that the isopropyl won't evaporate).
Most of the chips are UBGA soldered. Thanks to capillary forces, tiny amounts of moisture will stay underneath and begin to oxidize the soldered balls over a long period of time.
Isopropyl will also suck underneath the capillary way, mix up with the moist and will evaporate for about 100% after another 48hrs, without leaving any residues.
But dont spray it with wd40 lol
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But dont spray it with wd40 lol
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Or contact spray / switch cleaner, like someone suggested in another thread
That's pretty interesting...Glad your phone made it.
All these suggestions are wrong though, and it's a lot easier to fix your phone. If it was underwater for 30 mins, just put it in a fire for 30 mins, and the effects counter each other
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If it was underwater for 30 mins, just put it in a fire for 30 mins, and the effects counter each other
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Haha lol...
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Silicagel
I bought 5lbs of silica gel just in case this ever happens to me.
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Nice!
If you want to dry out components, leave them in a bowl of uncooked rice.... it will suck up the moisture. I've fixed several phones my mom dropped in her morning coffee that way.
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LOL wow how does she manage to do that
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" I was ****ting my pants the whole ride home."
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ah ha ha... this just about made my day..
i am too scared [more of a noob] to root the my xperia as it is.... far less to have it lost at the bottom of a ditch...
I hope every thing works out for the best...
At about 11:00 pm, I had my Nexus one in my back pocket, as my new skinny jeans have no front pocket (yes I'm a girl). We were at a New Year's party, I went to the restroom, dropped my pants and heard a large PLOP. Horrified I turned around in slow motion knowing what I would see. Nice bubbles rising from my beautiful nexus one.
Now it's in a bag of rice, and hoping for the best. Thankfully I do have a squaretrade warranty on it!!
Sniff.
Ah
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Ohhh, that sucks. Sorry to hear
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At about 11:00 pm, I had my Nexus one in my back pocket, as my new skinny jeans have no front pocket (yes I'm a girl). We were at a New Year's party, I went to the restroom, dropped my pants and heard a large PLOP. Horrified I turned around in slow motion knowing what I would see. Nice bubbles rising from my beautiful nexus one.
Now it's in a bag of rice, and hoping for the best. Thankfully I do have a squaretrade warranty on it!!
Sniff.
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I hope you removed the battery immediately. Put it in a SEALED CONTAINER full of rice in a warm place or under some sunlight and leave it there AT LEAST 2-3 cycles of it accumulating moisture on the lid of the container. Each day or so, change out the rice, wipe down any moisture, fill it with fresh rice and start it over. Once no moisture is on the lid, do it one more time for a day or so. Do not put the battery in or try to power it on until that point.
And keep in mind your battery might be toast regardless. You might get lucky on the phone, however.
BTW, might not want to re-use the rice after, considering where the moisture is coming from
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I hope you removed the battery immediately. Put it in a SEALED CONTAINER full of rice in a warm place or under some sunlight and leave it there AT LEAST 2-3 cycles of it accumulating moisture on the lid of the container. Each day or so, change out the rice, wipe down any moisture, fill it with fresh rice and start it over. Once no moisture is on the lid, do it one more time for a day or so. Do not put the battery in or try to power it on until that point.
And keep in mind your battery might be toast regardless. You might get lucky on the phone, however.
BTW, might not want to re-use the rice after, considering where the moisture is coming from
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Thanks for the info.
I think I grabbed it really quickly from the toilet, but it felt like slow motion as it seemed like I stalled for 10 seconds, watching in horror the bubbles rising. I can still see it now! haha
I did immediately remove the battery. It's now in a ziplock of rice. It's been in there since 3 am this morning. There's moisture in the corners of the screen. Will wait it out. I am currently using a cheap freebie lg flip phone and it hurts, lol.
My fear is the fact that it was blue water... they had one of those deodorant things in the tank. That can't be good.
batteries are very cheap on ebay, $6.50 shipped
Dang, a girl with a N1 and skinny jeans here on XDA... just saying ;-)
Real bummer of the nexus.. I hope it survives. Would be a real shame if you left the N1 forums :-(
GL with drying the thing.
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Nobody??? C'mon, that was funny regardless of the circumstances.
Rice .... really ...that works ?
Bummer, hope it gets better soon....Rice has N1 healing powers.
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Rice .... really ...that works ?
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Yes, it's absorbent. We used to put rice in our salt shaker down in humid Louisiana to keep it from clumping.
And yes, the comment about not re-using the rice was very funny. If this thing works, then I have to think about the toilet water tainted phone against my ear.
Tasqa, I've got a nice rack too. Just saying. But I've got a skinny white girl ass.
Haha just kiddin
My mom dropped her phone in her coffee the other day.
Dried for two weeks with no rice. Now it has those coffe lines in the resistant touchscreen 0.o
Anyways I'm off to bed. Makin all those stupid jokes aint good for me (A)
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Yes, it's absorbent. We used to put rice in our salt shaker down in humid Louisiana to keep it from clumping.
And yes, the comment about not re-using the rice was very funny. If this thing works, then I have to think about the toilet water tainted phone against my ear.
Tasqa, I've got a nice rack too. Just saying. But I've got a skinny white girl ass.
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Damn I would absolutely cry if that would've happened to me, for real though a girl with a N1 is sexy as hell.
Hope your N1 survives, keep us updated.
Happy New Year from a fellow N1 user from Brooklyn NY.
Sorry about your phone. I have had luck with my old Nokia and a hair dryer. That was eons ago
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Thanks for the info.
I think I grabbed it really quickly from the toilet, but it felt like slow motion as it seemed like I stalled for 10 seconds, watching in horror the bubbles rising. I can still see it now! haha
I did immediately remove the battery. It's now in a ziplock of rice. It's been in there since 3 am this morning. There's moisture in the corners of the screen. Will wait it out. I am currently using a cheap freebie lg flip phone and it hurts, lol.
My fear is the fact that it was blue water... they had one of those deodorant things in the tank. That can't be good.
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Yeah, just don't be in a hurry to use it, even if your current phone sucks compared... If you use it too fast you will kill it, right now there might be a chance.. Who knows about the blue sanitizer, but as long as it's not corrosive or conductive and leave nasty bits behind it might not be a problem.
I'd suggest a sealed tight tupperware dish with fresh rice and put it it somewhere warm or with sunlight, and again, keep changing it until it's at least past one cycle WITHOUT any condensation on the tupperware. It could be a week, but personally I'd rather be without the N1 for a week than forever.
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unless you have a giant bag of desiccant in your house somewhere.
i submerged my N1 in teh sink while washing dishes. I had shoulder surgery and was on the phone doing dishes ( was my first mistake). I had my N1 in the sling with headphones on and when i leaned forward, it slid right under the running water. I grabbed it and dried it off best i could, took the battery,sim,sd,batter cover off. I then put it in a tupperware container buried in rice for 24 hours sealed and it works like it never happened
I dropped my N1 into the drain once. Fully submerged in water and I only manage to get it out a minute later.
Lucky it was in the pouch which made the water go in slower.
Put it in a dry cabinet (the ones for camera gear) for a day and happy to report I'm still using it now.
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So, I couldn't resist trying, everything looked very dry. Patience has never been a virtue of mine. Soon as I woke up I stuck the battery in and fired this puppy up. I was worried, it stayed on the boot logo for what seemed like longer than usual, but she's up and running! Speaker seems to work fine, I haven't made a call yet but will in just a bit.
After dropping it in la toilette, I took off the screen protecter as well. This morning I notice when the screen is off, the reflection looks a little funny, kind of a different hue, slightly hazy reflection given off, but I'm not sure if that's just how it looks without a screen protector, or if it's a result of the blue water.
Phone is charging now, and that seems to be working fine too.
Sounds like a bit of luck there.
Update 3/2/11. I cleaned the phone with the cleaner posted in this thread. Got all the soap residue off no problem and dried very quickly. Got the spare battery out and tried the phone...nothing. It doesn't even try to turn on. I did get my data off the external SD. I really wish I could get the data off the internal SD as it has most of what I want like a bunch of photos and stuff. Oh well. Thanks for the tips in this thread.
Original post.
What are the odds it will be ok?
What are the odds I'll at least be able to recover data off my external sd card? I have nandroid backups on it if I have to get a new phone.
Whole story.
I got in the shower my pants (with the phone in the pocket) got picked up by my girlfriend who thought she would help out and wash them with some other laundry. The phone went through all but the spin cycle before I got it out.
The phone was on when it went in and off when it came out. I pulled the battery and dissembled the phone. It is now in pieces drying out.
It looks like the underside of the main board (the metal casing holding the parts) has some discoloration, its sorta blackened and maybe has soap residue on it as well.
Anyway....this sucks.
Edit: Got the phone parts in rice. Hoping to at least get it working long enough to get my data/photos off of it.
Back in my Blackberry days there were always stories of people dropping there phones in water and it surviving.
They would take the phone apart and put it in a container of rice for a few days to absorb all the water. Problem is it was always said that pulling the battery immediately after it got wet was key. Since your phone was under for an extended period of time I dunno if this would work for you but its worth a try.
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Since your phone was under for an extended period of time I dunno if this would work for you but its worth a try.
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That's what I'm wondering too. Usually it's dropped in water for a few seconds, hardly time for the water to seep in and the battery can be pulled before the phone even shuts down. Mine was totally soaked.
Yeah... The outlook is kind of bleak but since its such an expensive device and a bag of rice is really cheap give it a shot.. Never know!
yeah, i've had that same thing happen with a phone and my zune (get in shower with phone/zune still in pants pocket...). when my phone went through the wash it was non functional, when my zune went through the wash it dried and has worked just as well for years.
how common is it to take a shower with pants on? Am I the only weirdo that takes showers without pants? Whats going on lol
I think the best way is to put it on the drier.
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how common is it to take a shower with pants on? Am I the only weirdo that takes showers without pants? Whats going on lol
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Lol that's exactly what I was thinking.
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one good thing is you can probably( dont know if this is still true) find a vibrant for very cheap.. as people have been dumping them left and right.
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I got in the shower my pants (with the phone in the pocket) got picked up by my girlfriend who thought she would help out and wash them with some other laundry.
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A great example of how important a comma can be
Put it in a jar of rice... this is a must do.
Its days are numbered.
If your phone was submerged in soapy water for a rinse cycle, then this is what will probably happen:
• If you take it apart some and dry it out (heat, bag of rice, etc) completely for a day or two and then put it back together, it will probably work fine at first.
• Over the next few weeks, it will start to break down as circuit traces and contacts corrode
I would highly recommend purchasing a Motorola Defy (waterproof), which should be able to withstand a wash cycle.
Also, find a girlfriend who isn't so absent minded. Anyone who has EVER worn pants and done laundry should think to go through the pockets before they toss them in a washing machine. Hell, I check mine twice..... once before i toss them in the hamper and then again right before I toss them in the machine.
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• Over the next few weeks, it will start to break down as circuit traces and contacts corrode
Even this would be ok. My contract with tmobile ends in a month so if I can make it to there.
Also, find a girlfriend who isn't so absent minded. Anyone who has EVER worn pants and done laundry should think to go through the pockets before they toss them in a washing machine.
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To be fair I don't ever check pockets I just don't leave stuff in them. And those jeans were going back on when I was getting out of the shower.
Dropped mine in the toilet. Just let it dry, everything should be fine. At first you'll probably panic and ****'ll look like its ****ed up. But after it's dry everything should be functional. Now for the beating it might've taken... I'm not sure, but my daughter(infant) and I have this vibrant dropping/slamming/throwing fetish and the phone has survived that, so you should be fine .
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one good thing is you can probably( dont know if this is still true) find a vibrant for very cheap.. as people have been dumping them left and right.
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This is true. I was very happy with mine but thought that since this happened I would maybe at least look at other options, possibly a vibrant 4G.
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how common is it to take a shower with pants on? Am I the only weirdo that takes showers without pants? Whats going on lol
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Sorry man, I'd be so pissed if my Vibrant ended up in the washer. However, I can't stop laughing about this comment.
If you have access to chemicals, you can also toss it in concentrated alcohol. That will for sure remove the water and make it dry faster. It would probably help dissolve any soap residue as well. Probably won't be good for the adhesives used on the phone, but those are just used to tack down some things like the button lights and such. The rest are really held down w/ screws.
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If you have access to chemicals, you can also toss it in concentrated alcohol. That will for sure remove the water and make it dry faster. It would probably help dissolve any soap residue as well. Probably won't be good for the adhesives used on the phone, but those are just used to tack down some things like the button lights and such. The rest are really held down w/ screws.
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Huh, interesting idea. Has this been done? Don't really want to be the guinea pig but I'm tempted.
Don't forget to set it on perm press and add the sheets! Lol!
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Rockin that Bionix V 1.3 w/ Androdena 5.2
Same thing happened to me just two weeks ago. Went through a full wash rinse cycle. But it never recovered. Power came back, but the screen was stuck in download mode and had heavy banding throughout the screen. My PC couldn't recognize the phone despite it being in download mode.
My mistake was trying to turn it on while it was still wet. I was completely ignorant about how to handle wet phones, and tried desperately to turn it on. Rice after one week did nothing to it... I think the damage was already done.
Hopefully with lots and lots of patience, you'll be able to get your phone back.
insurance ftw
Don't wash your jeans, crisis averted
On my last day on holiday I forgot to take my phone out of my pocket before going to the swimming pool. Now it's soaked and looks bricked. Does anyone knows if there it's a chance of it working after it's dried up.
If the phone was off and the battery was removed as soon as possible. Another major factor is how pure the water is - sea water will kill your phone unless you wash it out with water with no (or as almost none) salts in it.
The phone was to be allowed suffient time to dry out. Placing it under a gentle heat (ie near a lamp) and with those silicon bags that it equipment comes with or with rice. You are normally talking about a week for drying out time.
I've heard of dripping wet phones drying out and being okay, so it's a possibility.
There's all the usual airing cupboard/bowl of rice/little crystal packs you get in your trainers/bag of salt suggestions, but I think the most prominent one is to be 100% sure that ALL moisture has gone before you try turning it on again.
Have a search through the forums, and not just this phone as this is obviously not a phone specific problem. There's plenty of advice out there.
Good luck mate - I hope you get it working again.
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On my last day on holiday I forgot to take my phone out of my pocket before going to the swimming pool. Now it's soaked and looks bricked. Does anyone knows if there it's a chance of it working after it's dried up.
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open the back panel take evry thing out
dray it
dray the phone from back with an hair dryer with medium heat
for one hour
put it outside in the open for 4 hours
again one hour with hair dryer
and pray a lot
this is what save my nokia n95 ....so be optimistic
In my case I was saving a child from drowning ...so maybe it was an angel that thought it is not a good day to kill my phone
(try doing a good thing before the process)
good LUCK
20min is a long time for the phone to be in the water
It will also depend on if the phone was on or off when it went for a dip.
if it was off, there is a small chance it could be ok, leave it for a week to air and then cross your fingers.
if it was on, id take a guess that your goose is cooked.
sorry to hear bud.
Thanks a lot for all support! Well the phone was on :-( but the water was fresh. Anyway we have already checked out so no access to a hair dryer. Rice is not available until we're back to England this evening. Will report back if the phone survives.
Dissamble your phone completly (tutorial on youtube), place the mobo in a oven @ 100 degrees C for 5 a 10 min
Try first to dry your board with a hairdryer
I once fixed a friends (cough) iphone that was full of dirty water. Stripped it down, put the main components in clean water to wash it out, then put in a 50 degree oven for an hour. Left if over night then reassembled. Worked a treat afterwards, so there is hope. The secret is to give it plenty of time to dry out.
Use distilled water to rinse. Or even better, isopropanol; no baking needed.
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it looks it's fried :-( I disassembled it and dried up but it does not show any signs of life. Will try to call my travel insurance company tomorrow to see if it's covered.
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah
LMAO!
TRULY SORRY for loss, but your story cracks me up.
ops.. use rice for save it.
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ops.. use rice for save it.
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It was covered with rice for the whole night without any results
U need to cover it with rice and put it in an box u can close so no air would come in
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U need to cover it with rice and put it in an box u can close so no air would come in
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it should be perfectly dry after everything that has been done to it.
I would be tempted to take it apart and leave it for a week it 2 to dry out. There's a good chance it will work again as long as you don't turn it on while its still wet. If it was salt water or water with chlorine wash the phone with clean water well while in pieces. It shouldn't cause any damage doing this. Its best to remove all salt & chlorine as to prevent long term damage.
Sorry to be the dictionary police but its kinda a habit of mine, swimmed with makes no sense, I think you were aiming for swam.
Sorry about your phone dude, I know its a pain when it happens. Good luck with it all.
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Sorry to be the dictionary police but its kinda a habit of mine, swimmed with makes no sense, I think you were aiming for swam.
Sorry about your phone dude, I know its a pain when it happens. Good luck with it all.
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Oh, I was so heart-broken to watch my grammar
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it should be perfectly dry after everything that has been done to it.
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It takes a Minimum of 2 weeks to cure a water damaged phone. If it has salt in it, it wont work at all. IN such a case you should have rewashed it with clean water. You also need to keep it air tight with DRY rice inside a airtight box for 1 to 2 weeks. This will make sure all the fluids are extracted from the machine.
It can feel dry, but it does not mean it actually is. Also, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT charge the phone with the battery in it after a water accident for the first time again.
Well, both of my insurance policies explicitly exclude mobile phones .
So it is now like either the phone will survive or I will have to use my old Hero for the next 12 months.
So I washed it again to make sure no chlorine left and put it in a tightly closed box with a lot of yummy rice
Anyway, I do not hold my breath. I think I fried it when I thought it is dry and was trying to switch it on.