Accidentally had some drops of water land from my hands after washing land on the phone while it was charging - could this water damage my phone and corrode it? Seemed to be minimal. Could light rain or holding the device with wet hands damage it as well?
binaryfalcon said:
Accidentally had some drops of water land from my hands after washing land on the phone while it was charging - could this water damage my phone and corrode it? Seemed to be minimal. Could light rain or holding the device with wet hands damage it as well?
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Unless you get water in the ports, I doubt touching it with wet hands will matter.
Water on the device is not an issue.
Water in the device or device submerged is a problem.
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Unless you get water in the ports, I doubt touching it with wet hands will matter.
Water on the device is not an issue.
Water in the device or device submerged is a problem.
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I guess the chance of water going inside the ports in my chance was slim - is there any way to check for water damage?
binaryfalcon said:
I guess the chance of water going inside the ports in my chance was slim - is there any way to check for water damage?
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No that I know of.
I dropped mine yesterday and it hit my cat's water dish. Some water splashed onto the back of the phone, but none got into the ports. *phew*
(Admittedly this was the first time I've gone and dropped a phone by accident - testing a ruggedized case for my old Galaxy S III doesn't count)
Man these phones are all pretty sealed. I never worry about water ever. I had a ten minute phone conversation yesterday standing in the rain.
I've used my phones when it was raining out and while having wet hands, haven't had an issue nor complaints about there being water damage to the phone.
Don't worry about it.
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I have my s7 Edge for 6 months and I've never had an issue with its water resistance until these issues came up. I was at Boracay island in the Philippines and when I was snorkeling in the sea, I swam with my phone s7 Edge and took videos under the sea which is salted water.
Scene 1:
- When I got back at my hotel, the first thing I did was to wipe it with towel and blow dry it with a blower especially the USB port and plugged it in the USB charger, as expected it didn't charge since moisture detection prompts. And so I left my phone not charging and slept
Scene 2:
- After I wake up, the first thing I did was to charge my phone, it did charge and I called my brother, my brother hears me very well. But on my 2nd call, the charging was cancelled and the moisture detection appears and my brother cannot hear me anymore unless I turn on the loudspeaker so that the top MIC would also work. Basically my USB port for charging and my bottom MIC has been busted until now.
Scene 3:
- After 3 days, I got back in Manila and the first thing I did was to rinse the phone with water. I rinsed the ports especially the USB port and the bottom MIC. And wiped it with towel and buried it with rice grains. I waited for a complete 24 hours and after that, the bottom MIC works (I test it with voice record) and the charging of the USB port works, however, while charging, somebody called me and right after I answered the call, immediately the moisture detection appears and my caller cannot hear me. The bottom MIC isn't working again.
What should I do now? I'm trapped with this issues for 1 week. I can't even use my phone normally. Please help me.
Hard lesson learned. Do not swim with a non-water proof phone. They are water resistant only like it would survive in a cold shower.
krico said:
Hard lesson learned. Do not swim with a non-water proof phone. They are water resistant only like it would survive in a cold shower.
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But I've always swim this phone in pool or lakes but never in salted water. Sad to say, it went more worst.
There's no moisture sensor on S7 but the phone can detect a short circuit in USB port which are assumed as wet port by software.
Probably some salt or some contamination still remain. My suggestion is to fully submerged your phone in clean water for awhile to clean out as much salt as possible.
Salt water is corrosive and conductive, it's the worst for any electronic including water resistance one. So the first thing you should do immediately after your phone is in contact with salt water is to clean it with clean water and be careful next time.
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NonXtreme said:
There's no moisture sensor on S7 but the phone can detect a short circuit in USB port which are assumed as wet port by software.
Probably some salt or some contamination still remain. My suggestion is to fully submerged your phone in clean water for awhile to clean out as much salt as possible.
Salt water is corrosive and conductive, it's the worst for any electronic including water resistance one. So the first thing you should do immediately after your phone is in contact with salt water is to clean it with clean water and be careful next time.
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Brilliant idea sir. How many minutes do you think I should submerge it? Also, should I put it in the rice grains after I wipe it to remove other moistures inside the phone?
Update as of 11:25am (Philippines Time) of 11/23/2016
I tried to submerge it in a mineral drinking water for almost 5 minutes and wiped it and buried it under a pile of rice grains. After 15 hours of waiting. I picked it up again, boot it and immediately I went to the "Voice Recorder" app and press the record button. (My brother is beside me playing Mobile Legend)
Here's an example of the outcome:
(Voice recording file inside the attached zip file)
And I charged it in the charger and the Moisture Detected dialogue box appears again.
Any suggestion?
Go to the service centre and clean ur phone with IP ( they oil like liquid they have ). Thats it after cleaning internal hardware for 10 mins rubbing it with a soft brush plug it to charge swtiching the mobile off. U r good to go
hardik190 said:
Go to the service centre and clean ur phone with IP ( they oil like liquid they have ). Thats it after cleaning internal hardware for 10 mins rubbing it with a soft brush plug it to charge swtiching the mobile off. U r good to go
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Usually the technicians here in the Philippines, assumes the motherboard as the faulty hardware if any hardware function is not working aside from the LCD and touchscreen. So do you think I should advise them that the only problem of the phone is cleaning and they should just clean the internal parts of the phone? And also, will it still be water-resistant even it has already been opened?
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Usually the technicians here in the Philippines, assumes the motherboard as the faulty hardware if any hardware function is not working aside from the LCD and touchscreen. So do you think I should advise them that the only problem of the phone is cleaning and they should just clean the internal parts of the phone? And also, will it still be water-resistant even it has already been opened?
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Yes just tell them to polish the hardware
The moisture warning persists because there are 2 papers inside the phone, when they get wet the moisture warning popsup. U drowned the phone in salty wster by which the moisture got on paper as some salty particles sitck outside and the inside water was still wet. The other hardware also get moisture if its not polished in 5 hours. The heat makes the salty water to dry and keep a micro layer on hardware which kills the functions.
The water restiance depends on how properly they pack the device. There is no way to stop enter the water gettinf inside the device . The phone is water resistant not water proof so dont dive with it. Good luck
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Hi,
So I've made my switch from iPhone 6 to S8 and have never used a waterproof phone before.
I wanted to ask if there any precautions to take (and avoid electrocution).
For instance, plugging headphones or chargers (both wires and wireless) just after getting it soaked. Or is it good to go?
It will give you a warning if there's moisture in the ports. Usually blowing excess moisture out (kinda like blowing the cartridge of a Gameboy game) and waiting a few minutes will let it dry out sufficiently enough for use. As far as I know, this works for the usb port, not sure about the headphone jack though. I can only assume that would be the case. Regardless, you'll be physically safe.
Correction, this phone is NOT waterproof. It is water & dust resistant rated at IP68. Meaning it is water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
So you should not go swimming with it in your pocket or driving trips in the ocean or you will have a expensive paper weight.
nappent said:
Correction, this phone is NOT waterproof. It is water & dust resistant rated at IP68. Meaning it is water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
So you should not go swimming with it in your pocket or driving trips in the ocean or you will have a expensive paper weight.
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So what you just said is that you can go into 4 feet of underwater for no more then 30 mins and it will be waterproof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXWwaBUEG8 for proof of what they mean.
Taking it in water will still trigger the water detecting stickers and could affect warranty. At least that was the case with the S7.
nappent said:
Correction, this phone is NOT waterproof. It is water & dust resistant rated at IP68. Meaning it is water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes.
So you should not go swimming with it in your pocket or driving trips in the ocean or you will have a expensive paper weight.
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+1. It's a convenience feature, in case of accidental splash or drop into a sink or something. It's not for taking underwater selfies as Samsung's advertisers may imply.
Last year Sony ran their whole Xeperia Campaign showing the phone under water and being used under water etc.
Soon after they had to put a disclaimer out saying do not use in water!
It's all a marketing trick. When these phones are tested they are not powered on and in use at the labs.
It's common sense really, Electricity & Water do not mix well.
The Root said:
Taking it in water will still trigger the water detecting stickers and could affect warranty. At least that was the case with the S7.
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The water damage stickers are located inside the sim slot, and the sim slot has a water sealing gasket around it, so submerging in water would not trigger the damage sticker. If water were to seep in beyond the gaskets, then the sticker would be triggered.
Mysticales said:
So what you just said is that you can go into 4 feet of underwater for no more then 30 mins and it will be waterproof.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXWwaBUEG8 for proof of what they mean.
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I'm sure you are just messing around, but no, still incorrect. Water resistance to 4 feet for 30 mins.
Water resistance is not the same as waterproof. In fact very few things are waterproof.
Water-resistant: able to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely.
Waterproof: impervious to water.
Source: http://www.hzo.com/waterresistant-waterrepellent-waterproof-whats-difference/
abdullaha said:
The water damage stickers are located inside the sim slot, and the sim slot has a water sealing gasket around it, so submerging in water would not trigger the damage sticker. If water were to seep in beyond the gaskets, then the sticker would be triggered.
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Did they get rid of the ones that used to be in the headphone jack?
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Did they get rid of the ones that used to be in the headphone jack?
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I just got my plus today, and I cannot see it through the headphone jack.
Is this device water proof or water resistant if so how deep and how long. Im on ls997
charlie95113 said:
Is this device water proof or water resistant if so how deep and how long. Im on ls997
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Although the girl at the AT&T store told me it was, the product specs (water proof/resistant is normally listed in "Body" section) doesn't list anything about being water proof/resistant. Only way to find out is drop it in water and see what happens. But for me, I'll just trust the specs and conclude that it isn't...
Even if it was listed as water resistant(which its not) because of the way the removable battery is there would be maybe 3 seconds before the phone shorts out. The back cover has no water protection and there are warranty pads(the little things that turn pink with water damage) under the back cover
I dropped my v20 in a puddle at work yesterday. It's isn't water resistant at all. I quickly removed the battery and put it in front of an air conditioner. I got home and dropped it in a bag of rice overnight. The only thing that is wrong now is a dime sized dark area when the screen is lit up just above the headphone jack. I fear of it was in the puddle any longer than 5 seconds it would have been toast.
I was taking a shower today and had to take an important phone call and then I got this message "Check port: Moisture has been detected in your charger/USB port. Make sure it is completely dry before charging your device. Drying the port may take some time."
I immediately started trying to get any water out of the port and also used a hair dryer to dry it up completely but the message still didn't go away.
I haven't tried charging it yet because I'm worried, to be honest.
Does anyone have any advice on this matter? I have about 84% battery left so I'm good till tomorrow, I hope!
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"this is what i did by a freak chance and it seems to be working in the mean time.
1. plug in your s8 to the charger (you will be notified that there is moisture detected)
2. restart your s8 (make sure not to remove the charging cable)
3. make sure it shows how long until full charge.
4. You have by successfully by passed the moisture error."
Also someone said that only rebooting your device solve the issue
Thanks for your post, mate.
Those instructions are only to try and fool the device into removing the message, I just wanted to know what the best way to actually completely dry it was, and I believe using a hairdryer may have been the answer because the message just went away on its own about 45 minutes or so after I posted this.
I had that for a while (and I don't even take my phone into the bathroom when I take a shower) and it wouldn't charge except on wireless charge. Came back eventually and I solved it by getting a warranty replacement.
Scrub out the charge port with a toothbrush real good first if it comes to that.
Just leave it to dry and the message goes away.
I can't imagine plugging it into a charger, as recommend above, would be a good idea but what do I know...
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taken from 1st google page
"this is what i did by a freak chance and it seems to be working in the mean time.
1. plug in your s8 to the charger (you will be notified that there is moisture detected)
2. restart your s8 (make sure not to remove the charging cable)
3. make sure it shows how long until full charge.
4. You have by successfully by passed the moisture error."
Also someone said that only rebooting your device solve the issue
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I have done it in the past and it works... Just make sure that there isn't any water in the port. After that just plug in your S8, reboot and don't unplug it until it's full charged, after that the message will disappear.
joe3681 said:
I had that for a while (and I don't even take my phone into the bathroom when I take a shower) and it wouldn't charge except on wireless charge. Came back eventually and I solved it by getting a warranty replacement.
Scrub out the charge port with a toothbrush real good first if it comes to that.
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Thats how I am I take it in the BR but place it under my towel and dry clothes
My whole take on it is just because a device is water resistant...
The ip rating is as described
The important thing to note, however, is that the IP rating of the device does not make it resistant to all and any kind of liquid. Pressurised water can easily breach the water resistance seal of the handset and seep inside it thereby damaging the internals. Similarly, salt/sea water is a strict no-no. Do NOT take your Galaxy S8 with you to the beach for swimming thinking nothing will happen. Sea water can cause a lot of damage to water resistant devices. If you do end up dropping your Galaxy S8 in salt/sea water, quickly take it out and even if it is working fine, wash it thoroughly with fresh water and then dry it properly. If you spill any other liquid on your Galaxy S8, do the same thing.
Just because it can be submersed. The shower is Technically a jet of pressurized water which can breach the seals on it
As for your warranty you are lucky cause Somewhere it stated sammy will not warranty "water damage" Realated faults
But it is still fun to know i can take a call in the shower keep it on the shelf away from the jets and It could be ok but over extended time corrosion will catch up to it
On a side note I have seen rubber plugs type b and c that can also keep moisture out of it I was thinking on mine to do a small dab of dielectric grease as I live in a wet salty environment through the winter
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Thats how I am I take it in the BR but place it under my towel and dry clothes
My whole take on it is just because a device is water resistant...
The ip rating is as described
The important thing to note, however, is that the IP rating of the device does not make it resistant to all and any kind of liquid. Pressurised water can easily breach the water resistance seal of the handset and seep inside it thereby damaging the internals. Similarly, salt/sea water is a strict no-no. Do NOT take your Galaxy S8 with you to the beach for swimming thinking nothing will happen. Sea water can cause a lot of damage to water resistant devices. If you do end up dropping your Galaxy S8 in salt/sea water, quickly take it out and even if it is working fine, wash it thoroughly with fresh water and then dry it properly. If you spill any other liquid on your Galaxy S8, do the same thing.
Just because it can be submersed. The shower is Technically a jet of pressurized water which can breach the seals on it
As for your warranty you are lucky cause Somewhere it stated sammy will not warranty "water damage" Realated faults
But it is still fun to know i can take a call in the shower keep it on the shelf away from the jets and It could be ok but over extended time corrosion will catch up to it
On a side note I have seen rubber plugs type b and c that can also keep moisture out of it I was thinking on mine to do a small dab of dielectric grease as I live in a wet salty environment through the winter
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If you get this error and your water sensors are still white, not tripped, they'll warranty it. I did somehow have some green scale built up but I scrubbed it all off with a toothbrush and compressed air.
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If you get this error and your water sensors are still white, not tripped, they'll warranty it. I did somehow have some green scale built up but I scrubbed it all off with a toothbrush and compressed air.
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Rite on didnt think about the strips not bein tripped
Just leave it to dry and the message goes away.
you dont have to actually dry it up just wait it will go away itself if not just blow in the port a little the water will come out easily. jesus! trust your phones a little!
Alex_2000 said:
you dont have to actually dry it up just wait it will go away itself if not just blow in the port a little the water will come out easily. jesus! trust your phones a little!
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This is probably one of the worst things you can do.
If you do not dry it up.
It can corrode and or oxidize in the port and
If you blow it out. You then pressurize the water, which IP rating for this device is at no pressure other than standing water..
Which means you risk blowing water into the device.....
I recommend you read up on this before damaging your own device to water...:good:
I have like 2 weeks with moist detection, is there any way i can get rid of that warning?
Another user here with this warning.
I tried almost everything to "dry the moisture" in the port.
- Letting it dry for hours
- Compressed Air
- Tweezers
- Hot Air Station at 160C
Absolutely unnecessary sensor. I almost threw the phone into pieces, several times.
If someone wants to charge their phone wet, it's their responsibility.
I'm absolutely sure mine's dry and I am searching for a way to disable this sensor forever. My phone is rooted, so it shouldn't be a issue getting into system files.
I washed by lg g6 with soapy water. Will it affect the phone?
Sorry, but for your own good, you should resist dunking your phone in things it's not designed to be dunked in, especially before recieving confirmation that it is safe.
Washing phones, even water resistant ones, with water containing other chemicals can cause internal corrosion, that may not affect the phone immediately.
I heard about a guy who gave his LG V30 one dunk in chlorine pool water to take an underwater photo and the display was eventually trashed. So... not a great idea. I wish you luck.
I didn't submerge the phone in the stuff though
Rickey1425 said:
I didn't submerge the phone in the stuff though
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Still, consider that it was still washed in water with chemicals in it. If anything, the effects of corrosion may take longer. You should avoid doing this in the future.
No worries, you will be fine
fegitoli said:
Still, consider that it was still washed in water with chemicals in it. If anything, the effects of corrosion may take longer. You should avoid doing this in the future.
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I forgot to mention, I did this about 2 weeks ago, but i didn't realize how this can corrode the phone until recently.
well i used my phone underwater 3 times on a pool., and 2 times at a river no probs at all
Afaik it's ok to use the phone underwater in sweet water (pools, rivers and lakes) for a few minutes but you should give it a wash/rinse with tap water to remove dirt and chems. Its ok to use minimal soap if the phone is too greasy but after that always rinse with clear water.
Using it in the salty sea or brine pools is a big no-no because salt is very corrosive. Maybe the first time will be ok, but it's possible it could die in the second or third time, so it's definitely advised to wash it with tap water if it ever touches salty water as soon as possible.
And by the love of everything that is sacred, DONT CHARGE YOUR PHONE AFTER BEING WET. I would even wait like an hour after the notification of "wet usb port" has gone. Blow the usb ports and headphone jack ports and use some microfibre cloth to speed up the drying, water loves to stick to nooks.
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Been 3 weeks since I used soap. I see no signs of water damage.
The only thing I use to clean my phone is the cleaner that comes with eye glasses from an optical store and a micro fiber cloth. I've been doing this for years (since at least the Nexus 4) and never had a problem.
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I washed by lg g6 with soapy water. Will it affect the phone?
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Even though I wouldn't personally recommend submerging or washing your phone daily, I've washed mine with soapy water multiple times, submerged it, hell, I've even ran benchmarks with the phone underwater.... It should be fine, its rated for 1 meter for 30 minutes of submersion.