A few weeks after I bought my LG Optimus 7, during a friend's wedding, on a rainy day, I was taking photos and noticed I had my shoelaces untied. Since I left my phone in my shirt pocket, when I bent down to tie my shoelaces, it went directly to the street, flooded with water... It was completely submerged and the display turned on... I immediately took it out of the water, shut it down and remove the battery... After 2 or 3 hours I turn it back on and it worked like a charm ... Today, after 1.5+ year it's working perfect... So... I would say it IS waterproof...
Have any of you had any similar experience?
PS: Don't try this at home
Dropped a whole glass of water on the screen and its till alive with no problems
it might be waterproof but not martini-proof. Dropped in a full glass. LED backlight IC charge pump fried. Had it partially working again by giving the backlight another source of power. of course no backlight level control this way.
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2 weeks ago it was raining so much that the whole parking was under water.
I jumped to my car and went home. Halfway I discovered that my phone was missing, so I went back and found it on the parking, laying under water for half an hour, 10 cm deep.
When I picked it up, even it was still under water the lock screen went on.
At home, after disassembly the phone, only under the battery cover where a few drops of water, futher the phone was dry. Even the headphone and micro-usb are no leaking path.
I use it now again for 2 weeks and it still works fine, without any trouble.
Bravo for HTC to make a phone, more than spashproof
brotsje said:
2 weeks ago it was raining so much that the whole parking was under water.
I jumped to my car and went home. Halfway I discovered that my phone was missing, so I went back and found it on the parking, laying under water for half an hour, 10 cm deep.
When I picked it up, even it was still under water the lock screen went on.
At home, after disassembly the phone, only under the battery cover where a few drops of water, futher the phone was dry. Even the headphone and micro-usb are no leaking path.
I use it now again for 2 weeks and it still works fine, without any trouble.
Bravo for HTC to make a phone, more than spashproof
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Yes, htc is the shizz! I just brought mine back to life and everything works after dropping it on the deep side of my pool. On cases like mine, taking it apart right away and putting it on a bowl of uncooked rice for a week(just to be sure) and it will dry it completely!
Alas mine wasn't so lucky, fell in a puddle as I got into the car, grabbed it out, turned it off and removed battery, sim and SD, wiped as much water off as I could with tissues.
Left it for 2 days to dry, nada. Might be that the impact with the ground (wasn't that deep a puddle) killed it.
Embarassingly and luckily I'd only taken insurance out on it that lunchtime!
Wow, that's pretty impressive for a phone. Touchscreen phones are usually prone to most types of damage, but it's good to see being fully submerged in water didn't completely disable the phone.
You lucky guy
Hmmmmmm
I'm a little dubious... I spilled a really small amount of water from a glass on the bedside table onto my HD2. Even though I immediately jumped out of bed, cursed and wiped it dry, the water seeped into it. I could see the water in the LCD (it looked like a shadow that spread across the screen slowly over days). Two weeks later, the digitizer stopped responding to my touch even though the LCD itself still seems to work. I've hard reset the handset and that hasn't helped. I also tried heating up the unit a bit (without the battery) to try to have the water evaporate from it, but that hasn't helped either.
I took the phone into O2 who had their people look at it. Ultimately they said it was out of warranty because of water damage and that I could purchase a replacement (since I don't have insurance on it).
I'm considering trying to replace the digitizer, but it sounds like a lot of fuss and ultimately the phone won't be under warranty.
Annoying... I miss my HD2. I'm stuck with a Motorola Razr at the moment.
You can drop the phone in anything... aslong as the water does not have minerals that are conductive or prone to errosion it will be fine
[OP] just happen to have some clean water falling from the sky
I had a Blackberry Storm that once got submergered in baby oil.. It stopped working and I left it alone for A month or so...One day i picked it up and it started working... The LCD was messed up with Oil in it but other then that it worked...I opened it up and there was baby oil everywhere.... Got some distalled water and let it sit for a day or so to get it clean then replaced the LCD and it worked like new.
Distalled Water is H20 with notthing in it... As clean as water can get... Sine it has no conductive minerals you can drop a phone or PSP and it will work just fine.
Really?
I thought water itself was corrosive to metal? I can't imagine that the rainwater mentioned in the first post would be as clean as distilled water...
Anyway, I was wondering do you guys have have any suggestions? I have this lovely phone that boots up and I can't do anything with.
Should I just wait it out and see if it starts working again.
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I thought water itself was corrosive to metal? I can't imagine that the rainwater mentioned in the first post would be as clean as distilled water...
Anyway, I was wondering do you guys have have any suggestions? I have this lovely phone that boots up and I can't do anything with.
Should I just wait it out and see if it starts working again.
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if it has clorine in the water then yea... most citys add a small amount of clorine in their water system......
the phone boots but its unresponsive?
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I dont want to THINK mine under water not to be under water NEVER
Hi, I'm sorry if this has been posted before but I've seen other posts and I don't think anyone's had the same outcome. So, on Saturday I was at an outdoor concert and it got rained out for two hours. We tried to find cover. But there were so many people that half the people there couldn't even get inside, myself included. My phone was in a technically waterproof bookbag but water seeped in through the zipper so my phone ended up sitting in a puddle of water. But it wasn't like it was completely submerged or anything, just the bottom part since it was standing up. Anyways, so I didn't have the tools to take off the back cover so I just put it in a bag or rice for about two days (Saturday night until Monday night). I charged it last night and the red LED light came up just solid. It's been charging for about 8 or 9 hours now while I slept but the LED is now purple, something that I haven't seen anyone else experience. My phone still won't turn on or anything though.
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Hi, I'm sorry if this has been posted before but I've seen other posts and I don't think anyone's had the same outcome. So, on Saturday I was at an outdoor concert and it got rained out for two hours. We tried to find cover. But there were so many people that half the people there couldn't even get inside, myself included. My phone was in a technically waterproof bookbag but water seeped in through the zipper so my phone ended up sitting in a puddle of water. But it wasn't like it was completely submerged or anything, just the bottom part since it was standing up. Anyways, so I didn't have the tools to take off the back cover so I just put it in a bag or rice for about two days (Saturday night until Monday night). I charged it last night and the red LED light came up just solid. It's been charging for about 8 or 9 hours now while I slept but the LED is now purple, something that I haven't seen anyone else experience. My phone still won't turn on or anything though.
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Well, even if you put it in a bag of rice, water is still in there. Try opening it.
It seems 3rd times a charm. Or not rather. Twice ive dropped my nexus in water, both times less than an inch of fresh water( 1 rain puddle, 1 kitchen sink) both times i wiped the screen off and continued normal function and use. This time an old hammock broke that i was laying in over a dock in the ocean. I slammed on the corner of the dock and took my nexus for a swim in the warm waters of florida bay. The screen didnt turn on anymore, the green notification light stayed lit and the ir led was overvolting and shining red and my phone was doing its best attempt at being a hand warmer until the battery finally died. Its been drying for days and when i plug it in it only gets warm. I dont know if saltwater was a factor or the depth and time under was. I was only under for less than 5 seconds. The other fresh water dips were about 1 second each.
There are videos of nexus 6 water tests ive seen and the phone survives under water, i just figured i would inform all of you this is not always the case.
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It seems 3rd times a charm. Or not rather. Twice ive dropped my nexus in water, both times less than an inch of fresh water( 1 rain puddle, 1 kitchen sink) both times i wiped the screen off and continued normal function and use. This time an old hammock broke that i was laying in over a dock in the ocean. I slammed on the corner of the dock and took my nexus for a swim in the warm waters of florida bay. The screen didnt turn on anymore, the green notification light stayed lit and the ir led was overvolting and shining red and my phone was doing its best attempt at being a hand warmer until the battery finally died. Its been drying for days and when i plug it in it only gets warm. I dont know if saltwater was a factor or the depth and time under was. I was only under for less than 5 seconds. The other fresh water dips were about 1 second each.
There are videos of nexus 6 water tests ive seen and the phone survives under water, i just figured i would inform all of you this is not always the case.
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You can always try this:
http://www.amazon.com/Dry-All-Wet-C...1420638127&sr=8-1&keywords=phone+water+repair
joebags said:
It seems 3rd times a charm. Or not rather. Twice ive dropped my nexus in water, both times less than an inch of fresh water( 1 rain puddle, 1 kitchen sink) both times i wiped the screen off and continued normal function and use. This time an old hammock broke that i was laying in over a dock in the ocean. I slammed on the corner of the dock and took my nexus for a swim in the warm waters of florida bay. The screen didnt turn on anymore, the green notification light stayed lit and the ir led was overvolting and shining red and my phone was doing its best attempt at being a hand warmer until the battery finally died. Its been drying for days and when i plug it in it only gets warm. I dont know if saltwater was a factor or the depth and time under was. I was only under for less than 5 seconds. The other fresh water dips were about 1 second each.
There are videos of nexus 6 water tests ive seen and the phone survives under water, i just figured i would inform all of you this is not always the case.
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tap and rain water are 1 thing but salt water.....
Lol jeez, that's some torture testing.
It never ceases to amaze me how careless people are with a $650 item.
Some people believe in YOLO while others are more practical and sensible. There's pros and cons to both lifestyle obviously.
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tap and rain water are 1 thing but salt water.....
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Yup. Saltwater is how you kill electronics
I've seen corrosion from tap water / rain water first hand. I cannot even imagine what salt water would cause. The screen is probably shorted out along with pretty much every other component succumbing to corrosion.
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It seems 3rd times a charm. Or not rather. Twice ive dropped my nexus in water, both times less than an inch of fresh water( 1 rain puddle, 1 kitchen sink) both times i wiped the screen off and continued normal function and use. This time an old hammock broke that i was laying in over a dock in the ocean. I slammed on the corner of the dock and took my nexus for a swim in the warm waters of florida bay. The screen didnt turn on anymore, the green notification light stayed lit and the ir led was overvolting and shining red and my phone was doing its best attempt at being a hand warmer until the battery finally died. Its been drying for days and when i plug it in it only gets warm. I dont know if saltwater was a factor or the depth and time under was. I was only under for less than 5 seconds. The other fresh water dips were about 1 second each.
There are videos of nexus 6 water tests ive seen and the phone survives under water, i just figured i would inform all of you this is not always the case.
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While fresh water is actually a pretty good insulator, salt water is ionic. That means, of course, that it will conduct an electrical charge. You basically shorted out everything in the whole phone, including the battery. Likely, this resulted in excessive current being dumped through something and killing it, however, it could have survived and it may be possible to revive.
BUT!!!! Drying it out will not be enough.
You're going to have to open that sucker up, because (1) ANY dampness entering it in the future will instantly short everything out again, so the salt all has to be WASHED out, and (2) the battery is probably below its critical minimum charge, preventing it from even initiating the charging process.
So, find a guide to take it all apart, and wash everything clean of all salt. I think there are cleaning fluids that will work that won't damage the board like water can. You'll have to look into that.
As for the battery, what I did once on a Nexus 4 with a battery that got into this state, is I applied +5v *directly* to the battery (must remember to unhook the battery from the mainboard first because it can't take 5 volt) just long enough to build a charge enough for it to start the charging process on its own. I think that it was about a minute I had it hooked up like that for. You're going to have to look up the proper voltage to charge the battery to, I don't remember, and its also a different battery, so could need a different value. You plug the battery to +5v until its voltage is above that minimum threshold, then hook the battery back to the mainboard, and cross your fingers. If you use a low current source for +5v, like an *old* computer's USB port (some new ones can output high current, which I wouldn't recommend), then you can reduce the chance of killing the battery... assuming that its not already toast.
I think the real problem here is OP having butterfingers. 3 times? Really?
I know dropping phones can happen in the most in opt of times and by complete accident. But damn...... I've only dropped a phone twice since my first Nokia Brick in 2000. My OG Droid which took a swim but was able to revive it., and my 2013 Moto X. Which only put a dent on the back corner and a small scratch on screen.
Do I dare ask how many other phones have died by your hands of zero grip?
Poking fun aside. That really sucks. Dropping a phone is never fun. Salt Water btw is just as bad as liquids like Soda. Just like how sugar can cause shortages on chips and boards. Salt does the very thing.
i spilled about 20ml of drinking water on my motorola flipout (still on android 2.1) and wiped it out,without removing the battery, did not know i should do that.
It seemed water remained only on the surface.
Phone looked fine but after one hour showed just the white screen...
only then i flip-opened the phone and few drops of water spilled below the keyboard.
i dried it on the radiator for 10 hours, but when i put on, just got the white screen again.
any help?
UPDATE: amazingly, just connected my device to a charger , and after some time the operating system appeared again! So it took almost +4 months to dry and recover... or probably much less, as I stopped trying +3 months ago. Good news for all of you who have spilled water on motorola flipout or probably most other devices. Just be patient and try after few days/weeks (or months - in the worst case...). Cheers light2
Last night I had placed my phone in a grocery sack coming into the house, was wearing my GI so had no pockets. Put the sack by the sink, which was full of water and dish soap. Forgot my phone was in there cause I was dealing with a sick kid. Went to get my phone and it has slid out the bag and into the sink. Amazingly no issues with it. Its been 24hours and everything is still working and looks as it did...crazy. All i did was blow it out with my air compressor. They claim the pixels's are not water proof correct?
They are not waterproof. Most phones have natural water resistance because of how compact and tight they are put together. This is no exception.
The biggest concern are speaker damage from a quick dip in water, and it sounds like you got lucky. I would suggest maybe not using an air compressor next time as that kind of pressure might make the damage worse.
I thought I probably made a mistake by using the air compressor lol. Just glad there is no damages!
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Lucky you, mine fell in the pet water bowl for 5 sec and it fried something on the mobo, the lower board didn't work anymore, so no charging or sounds. I have to send it in for a replacement from asurion since I cannot find the parts to fix myself. Everything else works on the phone.
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Lucky you, mine fell in the pet water bowl for 5 sec and it fried something on the mobo, the lower board didn't work anymore, so no charging or sounds. I have to send it in for a replacement from asurion since I cannot find the parts to fix myself. Everything else works on the phone.
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Oh man that sucks!
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Oh man that sucks!
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I have good news, I don't think the company I sent the phone to did jack. The phone didn't look any different, even though they did a lot of work to the phone. I got the phone back today, I plugged it in and still nothing. I wanted to see for myself what was inside (ifixit wasn't enough). I tore it apart and did not see any corrosion. The water sensor is visible when you take off the screen through the mid-frame. It was 3/4 tripped (1/4 was still white). So I tried unplugging and re-plugging everything in. I plugged the charger in and the screen lit up with 0%. The phone didn't charge up after a while, even with the screen still on. I did the water recovery on the board on the bottom with the charge port. Next I only got a blinking red light and no screen lit up. I let it sit for 15 min. Tried turning it on, nothing. So I help down the power button while unplugging and plugging it in multiple times, and voila it turned on! Everything works on the phone! So I put it back together, put 3M industrial adhesive, and it is currently under clamps.
TL;DR I did my own water recovery on the phone, and I got it working!
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I have good news, I don't think the company I sent the phone to did jack. The phone didn't look any different, even though they did a lot of work to the phone. I got the phone back today, I plugged it in and still nothing. I wanted to see for myself what was inside (ifixit wasn't enough). I tore it apart and did not see any corrosion. The water sensor is visible when you take off the screen through the mid-frame. It was 3/4 tripped (1/4 was still white). So I tried unplugging and re-plugging everything in. I plugged the charger in and the screen lit up with 0%. The phone didn't charge up after a while, even with the screen still on. I did the water recovery on the board on the bottom with the charge port. Next I only got a blinking red light and no screen lit up. I let it sit for 15 min. Tried turning it on, nothing. So I help down the power button while unplugging and plugging it in multiple times, and voila it turned on! Everything works on the phone! So I put it back together, put 3M industrial adhesive, and it is currently under clamps.
TL;DR I did my own water recovery on the phone, and I got it working!
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Awesome. Glad its working! Mine is still working fine. Guess I got super lucky and got no water damage.
What did you mean when you said u did a water recovery on the charging port? Can you elaborate what you did exactly..i got my phone dropped in water for 2 sec, now its off, tried connected to charger but its blinking red light,been 3 weeks..i already open it up, there are some white percipitate at few places..but no rust..put it all back but still the same..im gonna give up if nothing happens in a few days..
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What did you mean when you said u did a water recovery on the charging port? Can you elaborate what you did exactly..i got my phone dropped in water for 2 sec, now its off, tried connected to charger but its blinking red light,been 3 weeks..i already open it up, there are some white percipitate at few places..but no rust..put it all back but still the same..im gonna give up if nothing happens in a few days..
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My pixel only lasted a few weeks before the battery bloated, so I got an insurance replacement...I used 100% alcohol to clean the charge port and the flex going from the Mobo to the charge port while it was out of the phone. Plus to get it going I pushed the power button a bijillion times while plugging and unplugging the charging cable before the battery would take a charge.