I just bought this phone 4 days ago. Dropped it in water. I immediately took it out and removed battery, cover, sim, sd card and kept it in rice bag for 24 Hours. Now everything is working fine except my loudspeaker.
Service center guys are asking for 300 BD. That's funny coz new phone is available in 250BD in market. As per them, they have to replace motherboard.
Is speaker replacable?
How much it costs?
I am in Bahrain.
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I need help with the exact same issue.
Anyone know if the speaker can be replaced without changing the whole main board?
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My legend went for a swim in the toilet...and miraculously it started up fine. Except for being unable to connect to any carriers. WIFI and GPS both work. It has gotten a signal 2 times since the incident, but i dont know why?
I've reflashed some Roms, including blayos, in case it was a driver issue.
I'm out of ideas but would appreciate any input.
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tried cleaning the contacts of the battery cover?... the antenna is hidden in the black cover
I tried the hardware solutions i could think of/google such as cleaning all contacts and disassembling the back cover to get at the antenna, but no luck.
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Maybe your sim card broke down? I think WiFi and GPS are both not depending on the sim card, whereas the normal signal/internet is.
Try cleaning all the components (not the screen!) with Isopropyl Alcohol which you can get from a chemists, As the other guy said try another sim card..
Well, i'm using my sim card in a Desire right now.
I'm thinking the antenna got shorted, but i'm unsure wether gps and wifi are on a separate antenna.
When you say clean all parts, do you mean take it completely apart?
I'll let it dry another couple days, but i think it's a goner
Too bad, since it's the best phone i've had in a long time.
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Yes i mean dismantle completely then clean wit the IPA..
To be honest the worst thign to do when it gets wet is turn it on,Should alwas leave it off and put in a warm place like the airing cupboard (or maybe inside a towel then tossed in the tumble drier) for a few days to dry out
Dropped my Cowon media player in a tub of water, was left in there for 10 minutes. I shook it out best as I could, then put it in a bag of uncooked rice for a week. Brought it right back from the dead, you would never know. And I never even removed the battery(its soldered inside).
You can use this website to get a quote on the repair:
htcrepairs UK look on it on Google
Its cheaper fixing it and selling it than throwing it away
i dropped my Samsung into the sea after only 2 days from buying it . went the technician said that the board is bad and need to replaced . it is very expensive .
can i buy cheaper board from anywhere online ??
From the best of my experience with things like this, you are probably better off just buying a new phone than trying to replace the board. Isn't exactly an easy swap.
Should have took it apart and put it in a bowl of rice, the rice absorbs the moisture and if your lucky the phone will survive
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I don't think that would work with sea water, the water would be absorbed, but you'd get salt deposits left behind.
check if you can claim it on your household insurance.
Exactly, the rice trick would most likely not work due to the presence of salt in water.
Oh too bad. :-(
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And since salt water is alot more conductive than regular water you most likely have something fried
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One last resortis to remove battery and rinse phone in distilled (mineral free) water then dry totally in silica gel or rice, maybe remove back plate whilst drying, for a couple of weeks, then try, but only as a last resort!
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Ultrasonic cleaning might help, however chances are very low.
Today, my Samsung Galaxy S I-9000 got dropped in approximately 2 feet of sea water, at the beach. My phone was dead.
Took battery out plus SIM & SD card didn't seem wet, card contacts were dry
battery was dry. What happened was sea water went into the circuit board through the headphone jack. I took my phone completely apart underneath the circuit board was 1 drop of water, but lots of salt on the metal parts, grabbed a Q-tip and rolled it around the back of the board, let it dry under a halogen lamp for aprox 30 mins, put it all back together and I could not believe it phone booted up normally tested all features wifi, bluetooth cameras, barcode scanner and of course the phone. One thing is that there is a water marker behind the plastic case by the headphone jack there is a small white square that turns purple when it gets wet.
anyhow I'm happy my phone is back to normal. Antenna seems to work better to as usually I only get 1-2 bars of signal, now getting 2-3 bars.
Was at a party last week and my mother-in-law to be managed to spill a glass of wine in the general direction of my phone. It didn't get soaked but a good few droplets made it onto the front. I turned it off and took it apart best I could to dry it out and it seemed to be working fine.
Now though I have noticed that the volume through the earpiece is greatly reduced - it used to be too loud on maximum phone volume but now I have trouble hearing people on the phone. Is this the sort of thing that could be caused by liquid damage or should I look to other causes? If it is, how expensive/possible is it to repair?
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Kameeeleon said:
Was at a party last week and my mother-in-law to be managed to spill a glass of wine in the general direction of my phone. It didn't get soaked but a good few droplets made it onto the front. I turned it off and took it apart best I could to dry it out and it seemed to be working fine.
Now though I have noticed that the volume through the earpiece is greatly reduced - it used to be too loud on maximum phone volume but now I have trouble hearing people on the phone. Is this the sort of thing that could be caused by liquid damage or should I look to other causes? If it is, how expensive/possible is it to repair?
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It could be that the contacts are dirty because of the dried up residue of the wine. Removing and inserting your headphone plug a couple of times (20 or so) might remove it. Worth a try before sending in for repair. If it is just replacing the headphone jacket then repair should not be too expensive. I assume you tested with another set of earpieces as well to make sure it is the phone ?
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It could be that the contacts are dirty because of the dried up residue of the wine. Removing and inserting your headphone plug a couple of times (20 or so) might remove it. Worth a try before sending in for repair. If it is just replacing the headphone jacket then repair should not be too expensive. I assume you tested with another set of earpieces as well to make sure it is the phone ?
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I mean earpiece as in the small speaker on the top of the phone, not handsfree.
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Hello
2 days back i accidently dropped my nexus 4 in a bucket full of water.The phone was into the bucket for 4-5 seconds.I immediately turned it off.After an hour or so i put it in a jar full of rice.It was there for about 24 hrs.(with sim tray removed i did not open the phone)
Now i am using it and everything works perfectly fine.Should i keep using it this way or do something to prevent internal damage?
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2 days back i accidently dropped my nexus 4 in a bucket full of water.The phone was into the bucket for 4-5 seconds.I immediately turned it off.After an hour or so i put it in a jar full of rice.It was there for about 24 hrs.(with sim tray removed i did not open the phone)
Now i am using it and everything works perfectly fine.Should i keep using it this way or do something to prevent internal damage?
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To be completely sure its dry take the phone apart and use a hair dryer.
Since i'm more of a realist than an optimist, i think your phone will survive this accident but have in mind that there is a chance of hardware failure in the future.
Water + electronics = corrosion
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To be completely sure its dry take the phone apart and use a hair dryer.
Since i'm more of a realist than an optimist, i think your phone will survive this accident but have in mind that there is a chance of hardware failure in the future.
Water + electronics = corrosion
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I think its completely dried but i read in forums that using hair dryer is not a good idea. I can't believe such a fragile phone like the nexus 4 survived it.I have my phone insured (yes water damage is included) but the guy at the service told me to wait for a month or two and afterwards get my touch and motherboard changed.
While ago I had my N4 for a week or two dropped it in a toilet bowl
I did panic almost stripped a screw opening it and unglued the LCD with an hairdryer! Same phone same situation DONT USE IT!
more to that my engineer friend told me I coulda done more damage by unsoldering some IC's
hairdryer big no-no!!
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While ago I had my N4 for a week or two dropped it in a toilet bowl
I did panic almost stripped a screw opening it and unglued the LCD with an hairdryer! Same phone same situation DONT USE IT!
more to that my engineer friend told me I coulda done more damage by unsoldering some IC's
hairdryer big no-no!!
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Using hair dryer could be the worst idea resulting in a solid burnt state motherboard.I think i should keep using it till it works fine and get it repaired under insurance if i face any problems
Same happened to me last autumn. What I did was; First hard shake to remove all the water, then immediately in a bag of rise, after 12 hours (I couldn't find a screwdriver earlier) I took it apart, disconnected the battery and left it in a bag of rise on a sunny window for another 48 hours. Checking the water damage indicators shows only little purple (not the whole, only small parts) on sim tray and usb, on the main board indicator is like new. After this whole procedure phone is working without a problem since then.
Hi!
I dropped my phone in the toilet a few hours ago.. I immediately turned it off and removed removable parts (Sim card). After that I put it in uncooked rice...
Is there anything else I have to do to have a high chance of it surviving?
Kind regards
Mattias
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Leave it in the rice - MUST be in a sealed container - at least 3 days, preferably 5. Don't even think of opening the container or trying the phone during that time. If you have any silica packets, for example the ones that come with new shoes, throw them in as well.
This worked perfectly for me on my old S3 and Note 2 - both had toilet swims, both were in full working order 5 days later.
The big disadvantage here is the non-removable battery. The theory is that by exposing as much of the phone's surface area as possible to the dessicant - rice - you increase the chances of everything drying out to the max. Unfortunately not possible with the Edge+.
Post in 5 days with your results. Good luck!
There's so much misinformation regarding putting a phone in uncooked rice, as it's not a thing that does work. I'm not gonna go over and explain it all, I'll just leave this link here:
https://youtu.be/yPeITOz2_YM
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Leave it in the rice - MUST be in a sealed container - at least 3 days, preferably 5. Don't even think of opening the container or trying the phone during that time. If you have any silica packets, for example the ones that come with new shoes, throw them in as well.
This worked perfectly for me on my old S3 and Note 2 - both had toilet swims, both were in full working order 5 days later.
The big disadvantage here is the non-removable battery. The theory is that by exposing as much of the phone's surface area as possible to the dessicant - rice - you increase the chances of everything drying out to the max. Unfortunately not possible with the Edge+.
Post in 5 days with your results. Good luck!
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The phone starts and all but some functions like power, recent apps, home, back, fingerprint and charging/usb is not working.
I've sent it to a repairhouse but they say that it won't get repaired trough warranty because it's rooted. I guess they couldn't see it's water damaged
Since I live in Europe the root shouldn't void the warranty if they can't prove it's the root that damaged the phone.
So wish me luck to get it repaired trough warranty!
Best regards,
Mattan
mattan1999 said:
The phone starts and all but some functions like power, recent apps, home, back, fingerprint and charging/usb is not working.
I've sent it to a repairhouse but they say that it won't get repaired trough warranty because it's rooted. I guess they couldn't see it's water damaged
Since I live in Europe the root shouldn't void the warranty if they can't prove it's the root that damaged the phone.
So wish me luck to get it repaired trough warranty!
Best regards,
Mattan
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they stick indicators in several places over the phones that will tell them straight away if it's been water damaged. The people you spoke to probably didn't open it up, so never saw that. Just wait until they actually open it and see the red stickers all over the place.
But forget the root, it's been water damaged. Water damaged stuff is ALWAYS 'beyond economical repair' because you need to replace near enough every single part of the phone to repair it properly, hence why buying a new phone is cheaper and why it's beyond economical repair in the first place.
Here's mention of one indicator: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-check-water-damage-on-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-75394/
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they stick indicators in several places over the phones that will tell them straight away if it's been water damaged. The people you spoke to probably didn't open it up, so never saw that. Just wait until they actually open it and see the red stickers all over the place.
But forget the root, it's been water damaged. Water damaged stuff is ALWAYS 'beyond economical repair' because you need to replace near enough every single part of the phone to repair it properly, hence why buying a new phone is cheaper and why it's beyond economical repair in the first place.
Here's mention of one indicator: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-check-water-damage-on-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-75394/
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Well it costs around (400$) to repair it and I have a home insurance wich covers about 75% of the cost.
I have checked the sim card location for the water damage indicator and I couldn't see any red thingy.
I will eventually end up paying for the repair :/