Mine hasn't gotten wet at all but the water protection thing has red x's on it...wondering if mine got screwed up somehow or if the x's are normal.
Thanks.
Mine has a small circle shaped sticker with red/pink x's on it. Its 2 days old, has not been wet.
Red X normal, pink means it got wet.
i did notice that - it was that way straight out of the box...
Good to hear. Thanks all.
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Hey guys, I just got my 8525 and was wondering is there is a way to tell if the phone has been water damaged? I see that on the battery, there is this little sticker that has red polka dots on a white background. I know usually red means water damaged but this one is polka dotted. Does this mean that the phone has been exposed to water?
no, thats just a warranty type seal.. if that seal is tampered they know you opened the battery.
To check for water damage, remove your battery and sim card. On the circuit board under the simcard you should see a small piece of felt type material. If thats not white then your phone could of been subject to water damage. I forgot if it turns blue or red when that pad gets wet, but it should be white.
Yes, the red polka dot thing under the SIM means it was water damaged; I know because I just dropped mine in a cup of tea. Wish me luck, guys.
cmgarcia said:
Yes, the red polka dot thing under the SIM means it was water damaged; I know because I just dropped mine in a cup of tea. Wish me luck, guys.
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Dropped mine in a mud puddle at work couple of weeks ago. Screen turned white buttons wouldn't work, even to turn it off. I pulled the battery right away and put it in the defrost on my dash for about 90 mins. when I started it up after the defrost treatment everything worked fine and I have had no problems with it.
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I just dropped mine in a bucket of water.... I turned of took the battery out and let it dried for couple days....when i turn on...nothing...the screen is black.....no light....nothing..... Is there any way to repair this problem..... i hate to throw it away.....just got this phone about 6 months..... bought off from tigerdirect no warranty...... any help would be great appreciate...thanks
My HTC Magic's battery has that little patch on it that indicates water damage... it's pink. Does that mean it has seen water, or that it hasn't?
mine got pink stripes all over it, in a X shape...and i'm 100% sure it's never seen water...so if yours is solid pink, it could be damaged
On the battery, if it's crosshatched, it's fine. If it's solid pink or smudgy, then at the least the sticker got wet.
Thanks for your replies.
Mine has the pink XX pattern, so maybe it's fine.
Was thinking about bringing it in for another problem, and just don't want them to point at that as the problem.
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hi guys
buying a xperia x10 tomorrow from craiglist.
can someone please tell me where the x10 water damage sticker is located.. so i know where to check.
thx
bep79 said:
hi guys
buying a xperia x10 tomorrow from craiglist.
can someone please tell me where the x10 water damage sticker is located.. so i know where to check.
thx
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After looking really hard at my X10a... I found where it is located.
It's north of the camera (assuming you removed the battery cover) and is really, really small. It is to the left of the screw that is at the middle of the top back of the x10. The sticker should be white, and I can only see one whole red dot, and part of 2 red dots on mine due to the small size of the sticker.
There is also one on the top of the battery itself i believe
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I've just had a look at the back of my phone behind the back cover at the top and the white sticker has small evenly spaced out red dots. I have never had water anywhere near the device. Do the red dots indicate that it has been water damaged or is this how it's supposed to look?
Meant to be there dude it goes all red under damage
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Usually one in the headphone jack, too.
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I've just had a look at the back of my phone behind the back cover at the top and the white sticker has small evenly spaced out red dots. I have never had water anywhere near the device. Do the red dots indicate that it has been water damaged or is this how it's supposed to look?
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That's how it's supposed to look. If it gets wet the red dots gets smudged I think...
It's only a bad sign if you see a red glow or a full red sticker. The stripes and dots you see are standard, no need to worry
Hi guys, just going to RMA my phone for faulty volume rocker (intermittently stops working for periods of a few hours and then randomly starts working again), however a week ago I spilled some coffee over my device, it was in a silicone case at the time which I think helped a little in stopping coffee getting here, there and everywhere. I'm fairly certain the issue isn't water damage related as that was over a week ago and the phone has been working perfectly up until a couple of days ago. I took the back of the nexus 4 off to inspect for any coffee that may have gotten in there and caused the issue but it was dry as a bone with not a coffee stain in sight.
Just wondering if there are any water damage indicators on the phone that may show that coffee has been spilled on it? I have heard the white strip on the inside of the sim card slot is an indicator, mine is still white so if it is then it hasnt triggered that one, any others that I should know of? Just double checking before I RMA and they try and say its due to water damage then charge me. Any info is much appreciated, thanks.
Daley87 said:
Hi guys, just going to RMA my phone for faulty volume rocker (intermittently stops working for periods of a few hours and then randomly starts working again), however a week ago I spilled some coffee over my device, it was in a silicone case at the time which I think helped a little in stopping coffee getting here, there and everywhere. I'm fairly certain the issue isn't water damage related as that was over a week ago and the phone has been working perfectly up until a couple of days ago. I took the back of the nexus 4 off to inspect for any coffee that may have gotten in there and caused the issue but it was dry as a bone with not a coffee stain in sight.
Just wondering if there are any water damage indicators on the phone that may show that coffee has been spilled on it? I have heard the white strip on the inside of the sim card slot is an indicator, mine is still white so if it is then it hasnt triggered that one, any others that I should know of? Just double checking before I RMA and they try and say its due to water damage then charge me. Any info is much appreciated, thanks.
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Umm the indicator can only be seen when you take out the sim tray, there's a tiny tiny strip visible on the bottom (inside the sim slot), and that's the indicator. Red = water. White = nothing
Edit, Oh just read your full post.. So you know about the sim one, heh..
But yeah as far as we know, that's the only indicator, however, its not fully visible when you're looking at it through the sim card slot, but if you do RMA it, they'll take it apart thus seeing the whole strip, and part of the strip may show water damage.
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Umm the indicator can only be seen when you take out the sim tray, there's a tiny tiny strip visible on the bottom (inside the sim slot), and that's the indicator. Red = water. White = nothing
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Good stuff, when I take out the sim card tray the white bit in the slot is white still, should be ok then eh.
Daley87 said:
Good stuff, when I take out the sim card tray the white bit in the slot is white still, should be ok then eh.
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Hmm if you look through the taredown of the N4
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/2
It seems there are two indicators on the mobo protective plastic plating.. Cant be too sure though.
Since its so easy to open the N4 ( no screws), in my opinion it would be best just to take off the back, and make sure those two white squares are clear, and if not.. Just bleach them out
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Umm the indicator can only be seen when you take out the sim tray, there's a tiny tiny strip visible on the bottom (inside the sim slot), and that's the indicator. Red = water. White = nothing
Edit, Oh just read your full post.. So you know about the sim one, heh..
But yeah as far as we know, that's the only indicator, however, its not fully visible when you're looking at it through the sim cad slot, but if you do RMA it, they'll take it apart thus seeing the whole strip, and part of the strip may show water damage.
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Hmm if you look through the taredown of the N4
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/2
It seems there are two indicators on the mobo protective plastic plating.. Cant be too sure though.
Since its so easy to open the N4 ( no screws), in my opinion it would be best just to take off the back, and make sure those two white squares are clear, and if not.. Just bleach them out
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Just cracked it open again and those indicators are also white, there is a red dot on the far left but im 99.9% positive thats red pen as other parts are marked in red pen inside the phone (random parts on the ifixit link phone were marked in pen also). I've attached a pic to show.
Daley87 said:
Just cracked it open again and those indicators are also white, there is a red dot on the far left but im 99.9% positive thats red pen as other parts are marked in red pen inside the phone (random parts on the ifixit link phone were marked in pen also). I've attached a pic to show.
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Yeah, should be fine And I'm also sure thats a random mark, water indicators are normally a more vibrant tint of red.
Good luck with the RMA :good:
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Yeah, should be fine And I'm also sure hats a random mark, water indicators are normally a more vibrant tint of red.
Good luck with the RMA :good:
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Thanks, should all go well.
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Thanks, should all go well.
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Sorry for use this post, but, how was the RMA? Everything ok? It's because i am going to open my nexus to see if its wet or not (damn heavy rain)
My kid's phone stopped working and i want to make sure they didn't get it wet or anything before sending it back for warranty. Hopefully, someone will know thanks!
i looked in the sim card slot and see a sticker with red X's does that mean its been wet?
Neogx said:
i looked in the sim card slot and see a sticker with red X's does that mean its been wet?
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Depends on what they used... but generally speaking no, it means it has not been wet. Most water indicators are white with red X's and then when they get wet turn all pink or red and the X's are no longer (or barely) visible.
https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-142636/