Just realized that if you try to scan your finger and it has dirt or is wet, the scanner will notify of exactly what is causing the misread! Was holding a drink and tried to scan. Scanner brought up an image of a droplet of water. Love this phone!
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Just realized that if you try to scan your finger and it has dirt or is wet, the scanner will notify of exactly what is causing the misread! Was holding a drink and tried to scan. Scanner brought up an image of a droplet of water. Love this phone!
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Yeah i saw that the other day, just finished washing my hands and thought it might still work, but it didn't. Thought that was really cool. haha I was like, "How does it know my finger is wet?!".
Haha right! I'm amazed!
It is watching you! I knew that eyeball icon had a purpose!
Took a hot shower, fingers were wrinkly, couldnt log in ?
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Took a hot shower, fingers were wrinkly, couldnt log in ?
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lol.. that must have sucked. give it a few minutes lol.
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Took a hot shower, fingers were wrinkly, couldnt log in [emoji34]
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I imaged you had to set up a password in case your finger got chopped.
Yeah, I forgot about that lol. You can definitely setup a passcode to bypass the fingerprints incase.... they're gone.
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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.
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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.
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Nice big screen, soapy bubbles... Light some candles, you could have a good night if you know what I mean
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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.
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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?
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
Hi there,
Is there anyone in here who's experiencing hangings when "bending" the Leo/HD2?
Strange question? YES!
But the thing is... I keep my mobile phone in the pocket of my jeans. They're not that tight, but when I sit down they're stretching in the part where the pockets are. That makes the phone "bend"/twist from the force which also causes it to hang almost every time. The only way to start it again is to remove the battery pack. I've tried "bending" it carefully outside of the pocket to summon the problem which also is done with ease.
Is it the Leo/HD2 that is fragile in general or is it my phone that's got so many bends and twists that it's broken?
Thanks for your input.
I have my phone in my pocket as well but have never had this problem. My advice would be... don't leave phone in pocket
On a side note, how cool would it be to have a flexi-phone?!?
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I have my phone in my pocket as well but have never had this problem. My advice would be... don't leave phone in pocket
On a side note, how cool would it be to have a flexi-phone?!?
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The thing is my phone has got a few hits when my daughter beat the crap out of Talking Tom. That's why I'm checking around to see if it's just me... so far it seems so
Flexi-phone would have solved it. Great idea!
My screen has several cracks and mine now flexes quite a bit, especially as you say when you sit with it in your pocket. I'd hazard a guess that you have either separated the glass from the screen, or a mounting screw has come loose. All the stiffness is in the glass and screen.
quick question....did u leave it in the side pockets or the back pockets? because i believe hd2 arent that fragile. i always put it in my back pocket and never had a scratch or bending of phone.
I've never had my phone flex at all. That's crazy
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That's crazy
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hehe, whats crazy is the sinking feeling when you hear it creak in your pocket, and the glass grinding together and squeaks a little. (I dropped it, about five long cracks from one corner)
One of these days ill hear it snap, im sure.
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hehe, whats crazy is the sinking feeling when you hear it creak in your pocket, and the glass grinding together and squeaks a little. (I dropped it, about five long cracks from one corner)
One of these days ill hear it snap, im sure.
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yikes, that would scare me. I'm rough on my phone. I accidentally stepped on it when i dropped it on a gravel road once (ahh the beauty of alcohol), but I had to go down on my motorcycle with it in my pocket to make it crack. But I did right that time, nice little spiderweb. Bought a replacement screen, broke a ribbon cable taking the broken screen off. Got up and threw it in the trash.
WOW, you all are crazy... But a quick solution.
Take better care of your phone really thats all that needs to be said here.
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quick question....did u leave it in the side pockets or the back pockets? because i believe hd2 arent that fragile. i always put it in my back pocket and never had a scratch or bending of phone.
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I have it in my side pocket, right one to be exact
Like the way this thread turned out, hehe
For about a week my trackball has been clicking on it's own. I'm under the assumption that it is due to it being dirty but I can't seem to clean it out. Honestly, I don't use it for anything so if there's a way to disable it I'd be totally open to doing that. Any ideas? Thanks.
Have you ever got it wet? that was the problem for mine
Never gotten wet. You ever find a solution for yours?
Try this if you have a screen protector.
Take a blank sheet of paper and rub the trackball while holding it clicked down over the paper, This should get the dirt out, But i repeat make sure you got a screen protector.
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Never gotten wet. You ever find a solution for yours?
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like the poster below yours said, after time to dry it just worked fine again but I also wiped my trackball with a cloth to try and dry it. it's strange that yours has been about a week, maybe dust or something dirty then
I dropped my phone face down on a partially wet floor, like a shower room floor. The drop was not that high and i picked it up and wiped it as soon as possible, now some parts of the screen don't respond. And recently, the screen was detecting different touches, as my pattern passcode was going crazy. What might be causing this problem? The drop or the maybe water getting into the phone? Would a screen replacement fix this? Thanks =( please help
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I dropped my phone face down on a partially wet floor, like a shower room floor. The drop was not that high and i picked it up and wiped it as soon as possible, now some parts of the screen don't respond. And recently, the screen was detecting different touches, as my pattern passcode was going crazy. What might be causing this problem? The drop or the maybe water getting into the phone? Would a screen replacement fix this? Thanks =( please help
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Drop damage.
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Drop damage.
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Thank you, i tried it out and a huge part of the screen is not responding properly, good thing i was able to remove my passcode. Would a screen replacement fix this? If so, do you recommend any trusted sites that sell these? Thank you very much
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Thank you, i tried it out and a huge part of the screen is not responding properly, good thing i was able to remove my passcode. Would a screen replacement fix this? If so, do you recommend any trusted sites that sell these? Thank you very much
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A high rated ebay seller would be good. and also nexus 4 is kinda water resistent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqHSnr7OzY
Anyway i would say yes a screen replacement will fix it.
BTW be sure to press the thanks button
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A high rated ebay seller would be good. and also nexus 4 is kinda water resistent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqHSnr7OzY
Anyway i would say yes a screen replacement will fix it.
BTW be sure to press the thanks button
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Thank you =)
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Thank you =)
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XDAcube said:
A high rated ebay seller would be good. and also nexus 4 is kinda water resistent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqHSnr7OzY
Anyway i would say yes a screen replacement will fix it.
BTW be sure to press the thanks button
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The nexus 4 is NOT "kinda water resistant". I made the "mistake" of putting it in my pocket on a hot day bike ride, and my own sweat managed to seep into the ringke case and then somewhere near the goddamn digitizer, making me a victim of the infamous dead zone on the bottom of the screen. I'm so pissed off at google and lg that my next phone is going to be waterproof, even if that means giving up on the master race.
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The nexus 4 is NOT "kinda water resistant". I made the "mistake" of putting it in my pocket on a hot day bike ride, and my own sweat managed to seep into the ringke case and then somewhere near the goddamn digitizer, making me a victim of the infamous dead zone on the bottom of the screen. I'm so pissed off at google and lg that my next phone is going to be waterproof, even if that means giving up on the master race.
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Your looking for waterproof and not water resistant.
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Your looking for waterproof and not water resistant.
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My point is that a phone I bought for almost 300 f***in euros should not be rendered useless by SWEAT. It was never dropped, never got into contact with water, and a summer bike ride was enough to kill it.
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My point is that a phone I bought for almost 300 f***in euros should not be rendered useless by SWEAT. It was never dropped, never got into contact with water, and a summer bike ride was enough to kill it.
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It must have been very wet then