No one in the world has an intention to throw phone in water But by chance it happens.. So i read a lot and tried to find best possible solutions to revive phone after water damage. This may not help every phone but a last chance to get ur phone back to life
1.Take the phone out of the water as soon as possible: The plastic covers on cell phones are fairly tight, but water can enter the phone in a short period of time, perhaps only 20 seconds or less. Grab your phone quickly. Don't switch the phone on, as this can cause it to short circuit – if it has been in water, assume it needs drying immediately whether or not it is working. If you can't get to the phone in time, your best bet is to remove the battery while it is still under water. Water helps to dissipate heat from shorts that can damage the phone, so most damage occurs when the inside of the phone is wet and connected to a power source. This can go both ways, however. Being under water is more likely to short the battery to even more sensitive contacts, so be careful.
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2.Don't panic: Your phone will probably not be too damaged if you take it out of the water right away. A longer period of immersion, such as being in the washing machine cycle, will be cause for more alarm but it is still worth trying the following steps before giving up completely.
3.Remove the battery: This is one of the most important steps. Don't take time to think about it; electricity and water do not mix. Cutting power to your phone is a crucial first step in saving it. Many circuits inside the phone will survive immersion in water provided they are not attached to a power source when wet. To find out if the phone is truly water damaged, check the corner near where the battery is – there should be a white square or circle, with or without red lines. If this is pink or red, your phone has water damage.
4..Remove the SIM card if you have a GSM carrier: Some or all of your valuable contacts (along with other data) could be stored on your SIM. For many people, this could be more worth saving than the phone itself. SIM cards survive water damage well, but some of the following steps might damage it, so getting it out immediately makes good sense. Just pat it dry and leave it aside until you need to connect your phone to your cellular network. (This step does not apply to CDMA carriers such as Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular, Sprint, etc.)
5.Dry your phone: If there is even one drop of water left inside, it can ruin your phone by corroding it and making the wrong contact. Obviously you need to remove as much of the water as soon as possible, to prevent it from easing its way into the phone.Gently wipe off as much water as possible without dropping the phone. Avoid shaking or moving the phone excessively, so as to avoid moving water through it.Wipe down using a towel or paper towel. Ideally, try not to clog the wet paper in the gaps and grooves of the phone. Keep wiping, to gently remove as much of the remaining water as possible.
(Optional) If you pulled the battery out in time, cleaning the inside of your phone with cleaning alcohol (alcohol will displace the water) or contact spray might remedy the problem.Dry any remaining excess moisture by moving your dry or mitten-clad hand across the surface.
6.Use a vacuum cleaner if possible: If you want to try and suck the liquid out of the inner parts of the phone, try using a vacuum cleaner. Remove all residual moisture by drawing it away with a vacuum cleaner held over the affected areas for up to 20 minutes, in each accessible area (take it in turns with a friend). This is the fastest method and can completely dry out your phone and get it working in thirty minutes. However, unless the exposure to water was extremely short, it's not recommended to attempt to turn your phone on this soon. Be careful not to hold the vacuum too close to the phone, as a vacuum can create static electricity, which is even worse for the phone.
7.Use a substance with a high affinity for water to help draw out moisture: Leave the phone in a bowl or bag of uncooked rice overnight. The rice would absorb any remaining moisture. If available, it is preferable to use desiccant instead. Desiccant will absorb moisture better than rice.
8.Let the phone sit on absorbent towels, napkin, or other paper.: After removing the phone from the rice or desiccant (or if you were not able to use either method), place the phone on absorbent material. Remember that the goal is to evacuate all of the moisture and humidity, not to trap it or add even more.
9.Test your phone. After you have waited at least 24 hours, or longer if possible, check to see that everything on and in your cell phone is clean and looks dry. Re-attach the battery to the phone. Try turning it on. If your phone still does not work, try plugging it into its charger without the battery. If this works, you need a new battery.
10.Take the phone apart if your phone doesn't turn on at all. If you feel comfortable doing this, try taking it apart. First, make sure that you have all of the right parts and know exactly where they go. Be sure to put everything back in its proper place once finished. As you're disassembling it, pat each individual part dry with a small towel and use the vacuum cleaner once more on the crevices (but be careful not to accidentally suck up any loose parts – keep them well to one side, or stretch a length of old pantyhose over the nozzle). If this doesn't work, or you're too unsure about undoing your phone, get help from cell phone professionals.
Final thanks to wikipedia for such a useful info Hope it helps someone...
I know it has no relation with android. But couldnt find a better place to post..
Very nice guide
I hope I never have to use it XD
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I will start off by saying I had a picture. I know I took it with an old phone but when I started it up again a little bit ago it was not there. Don't know how I managed that. I have to open it again in a few days when my new power button shows up so I will take photos then and add them. For now you get the crappy paint diagram.
I Performed this on an AT&T HOX released back in May Model PJ83100.
This fix gained me FULL or near full WiFi signal in places I was getting ZERO signal before. I could not get WiFi at the back of my house on the inside, now I get connected in my back yard. I really thought this was going to be a waste of time but boy was I surprised at the signal strength after.
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU BREAK YOUR PHONE DOING THIS OR IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. YOU ARE TAKING THE SAME RISK I AM IN TRYING THIS!
Basically I popped the phone open with a thin guitar pick run along both sides from bottom to top pretty much like every video shows. (DO NOT USE A HOOKED OBJECT, you will be sorry!!!)
On the inside of the back of the case on the left edge just below the usb port hole are two gold contacts. They are the pair closest to the edge of the left side. I saw the letters BT with some numbers before/after them printed on it.
Starting with the lower of the two contact points (farthest from USB hole):
I got out some tinfoil and used an exacto knife to cut a 2 - 3mm wide strip. At one end I made it the same width as the gold contact but twice as long and then folded it over on to itself over that wide section to make it twice as thick at the contact point and the same size as the contact. I took a 3 inch strip of some scotch tape and attached it to some clear plastic. In my case the address "window" on a piece of junk mail. I then used the exacto to cut the strip of tape in to thin strips about 6mm wide. I took the foil piece and laid the wide end over the contact point and let the thin 2-3mm "tail" run along the black cover over the real antenna towards the bottom of the phone. Basically from the contact point straight towards the bottom. I had to dry fit it and trim the thin part (the tail I mentioned earlier) to length so its just as long as the black material under it that covers the actual antenna. I then used a small strip of the tape I trimmed to completely cover thin part of the strip except for the wide part at on top at the contact point.
The Second contact Point (closest to the USB hole):
On this one I did something similar but instead of it being straight it was more ad upside-down "L" shape. The hook in the bottom of the L was the part I put over the contact point and again made it double thick and the same size as the contact point but a bit longer. I then cut the longer "leg" of the L at 2-3mm thickness same as the first piece of foil. There is a space between the BT/WiFi antenna's black insulating cover and a big black square covering nearer the middle of the phone that matches up with it being behind the battery and the NFC antenna just above that. It is the actual polycarbonate of the phone. In other words there are no antenna or anything else there its a white spot on my white phone. I laid the 2-3mm leg in that area directly against the back of the phone and used another thin strip of tape that I had cut similarly to above to cover it. This piece of tape I let run a little longer above and below but not over the part of foil on top of the contact point.
Finally I took a full width piece of tape and went across both foil legs up to the contact point of the first, smaller piece of foil. Again making sure to keep the contact point uncovered. Over the rest of the L shaped piece I used a smaller thin strip of tape above the wider piece to cover the rest of that one a second time.
Bottom line you DO NOT want either piece of foil touching the other and you DO NOT want any of the foil except the area on top of the contact points exposed where some part of the electronics of the phone could touch it and fry your phone. I used scotch tape if you want to, use electrical tape. I wanted something that would come off easily leaving behind little to no residue or doing damage coming off.
If you have done this correctly you should have something that looks like this:
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Adding:
I have seen others talk about using foil or solder to fix this. I am not reposting someone else's idea. I haven't seen anyone do anything with foil other than cover the contact point area to make it thicker and reach the gold prongs on the board.
I'm also adding that there was no real science or theory behind this other than the foil would increase the antenna surface area and the double thick part at the contact point would make a better connection with the phone electronics.
Might try this if I replace the battery with the X+ one.
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Not sure what the inside of the X+ looks like.
I have seen many disassemble videos and only one actually looked like my phone on the inside.
I should add that my Bluetooth worked but was awfully short range when compared to an other phone I have owned. With this change Bluetooth was connecting and staying connected much farther away. Can't say if the quality was good when connected, just noted it was connecting where it wouldn't.
Photo added now. If you note the foil on the upper contact point shifted. I repositioned it closer to the area the prong contacts the back before re-installing. Didn't hurt or help wifi reception anymore than it already has.
I will also add that the power button ribbon cable with attached upper mic replacement was a bit harry. In the videos you can see online it is obvious that the people shooting them don't give a crap about the prongs on the board or putting it back together. They just blow through ripping it apart. When you are worried about it actually working when done you are much more cautious/nervous!
Also, tip for anyone who cares. The screens power comes from two contacts at the top of the board that touch prongs on the top, back of the screen. If you try to turn it on (like I did for testing) and don't get a picture and you didn't screw it down that is why!
My one plus one went under running water for few seconds. I wiped the phone but later on it kept on running with a buzzing sound (like high speed fan rotating sound over CPU). I was not able to turned that off. Though the phone was "OFF", the noise and whatever it was continued. I tried everything including volume down + power etc. - no luck. I kept it like that till the battery died. I did not try to remove the battery for that but it seems like it is not as easy as pulling out. I let it dried and tried to get it working... when connected to the power cable, the phone stays on the 1+ and Android logo. Nothing happens. I can get into the fast mode but not sure what next. Any suggestions on recovering the phone? Is it possible to send it to the one plus support for water damage? The phone is not under warranty and I had bought it when it was launched.
Thanks in advance for suggestions.
THIS MIGHT WORK FOR ANY PHONE
HOW TO PREVENT WATER DAMAGE
Dropping an advanced piece of technology such as the Oneplus One in water should be treated as an emergency. There is a set procedure following such an incident which can help you prevent further water damage to the Oneplus One. Timing is important and if you are lucky, you may even escape unhurt. This guide provides a set of “first-aid” steps which are known to avoid water from crippling the Oneplus One. Remember: there is no magic solution. Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible should the below guide fail to help you fix the Oneplus Oneafter it fell into water.
In case you drop the Oneplus One in water – turn it off immediately
1) Get the Oneplus One out of the water as soon as you can and switch off the Oneplus One by pressing the power button for 5 - 10 seconds until the Oneplus One is turned off.
Turning off the Oneplus Oneas swiftly as possible is the single most important step to prevent water damage. Keeping it off for good couple of days after the incident is as crucial. It is not water per se which damages the Oneplus One but the short-circuits which can be produced by the electricity running in the Oneplus One's circuit board.
2) Dry off the Oneplus One with a towel or a piece of fabric. Do NOT use a hair-dryer, nor place the Oneplus One in an oven as the excess heat will damage the Oneplus One beyond repair.
3) Grab a plastic bag, preferably a common zipper storage bag and fill it up with uncooked rice or alternatively, silica-gel packets. Place the Oneplus One in the plastic bag and make sure the device is fully immersed in the rice.
If you cannot get hold of rice or silica, you can alternatively place the Oneplus One in a very dry and well ventilated place (i.e. a room used to dry clothes equipped with a cold-air blow fan)
4) Take out as much air as possible from the bag and zip it up. If you do not have a zipper bag, use a regular one, or as a last resort, a bowl
5) Let the Oneplus One remain in the rice for at least 24 hours (preferably 48 hours) after which the device should have completely dried up
6) Trying to turn on an Oneplus One after a water incident always poses a risk of damage. Before you turn on your Oneplus One , please refer to the section below.
EXAMPLE IMAGES PHONE IN RICE
HTC
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Hello.
First and foremost, excuse me if this is not the right place to post this topic; I'm not quite acquainted with the website.
Introduction
I'm quite a Nexus fan. You see, I live in Lebanon (Middle East), and Nexus phones aren't popular here. I've come to love the Nexus 5, although one dunk in the water cursed its life forever (and is how I found these forums, some few years ago). After multiple repairs, it always brought up some screen issues, even after changing screens and whatnot... But that's irrelevant to this thread. After my Nexus 5 had died, I fancied the Motorola Nexus 6 (MN6), which is not really sold anywhere here at all, unless you're lucky enough to find someone who has one and is willing to sell it. I got mine from Amazon (which does not deliver to Lebanon. I had a relative visiting from the US who brought me the phone with her) at the risk of not being able to find spare parts in the case of any damage. So, you can imagine my concern when I've accidentally dropped my phone in a rocky beach, last night.
There has been some controversy regarding the "extent" to which the MN6 is waterproof. There are, obviously, the popular dunk-in-clear-clean-water videos on Youtube, as well as some rare reports of permanent damage from salt-water, such as the one that follows, from android-central forums.
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Whatever the case, the MN6's water resistance feature is only designed to help with accidents, or, at least, it isn't guaranteed to protect it from being submerged in water for too long (not to mention salty water).
Last night, I was out, drinking on a rocky beach, when on the whim of tipsy ideas I decided to try to catch a crab on some lone rock that was resisting the waves. It was very dark, so I had been using my phone's flash climbing down. I eventually turned off the flasher and, as I was putting it back in my pocket, it fell from my tipsy, clumsy hands and slid down into the water, between some rocks. It was until a friend came down the rocks with his flashing phone that I found it (it would have been funny if his fell in too, wouldn't it?), so it's been in the water for some minutes at least.
This is obviously salty water. Perhaps a bit acidic too, as beach water in Lebanon is waste-polluted.
"Water Test"
The phone has been in dunked in salt-water for at least a few minutes. When I took it out, the screen seemed to be working perfectly. I didn't bother testing all of its features, because, at the heed of precaution, I decided that the safest thing to do is to turn the phone off (I did so by using the touch screen, so it was working). Salt water is more conductive to electricity, so short-circuiting is a concern.
The fall itself could have been worrying, as the phone dramatically slid screen-first down some rocks before it fell in a hole between some, that is about 1-2 feet underwater. I like to think that the screen protection helped (I don't know what it is), as well as the body cover. Below is the body cover I use (I don't mean to market it, just letting you guys know).
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I've kept the phone in my pocket since last night, until I woke up a while ago, and placed it on a table in my balcony, waiting for the sunrise to reach it. Then, I took out the cover, and there were water marks on the back of the phone; evidence enough that the phone is still soaked on the inside. There were no scratch marks on the phone whatsoever, nor cracks in the screen.
I've decided to let the phone bath (pun unintended) in the sunlight for a while before turning it on. It's 7:33 AM now, so I might wait till noon or the afternoon before I turn it on. I will test the phone and let you guys know if it's functional. In the meanwhile, if you have any advice, I would be very happy to hear it.
Thank you for reading.
Hi, I would like to ask. I have a HTC U11 mobile phone with which my battery is slowly running out and the phone lasted a maximum of 3-4 hours. I decided to order the battery and replace it myself, because it is not complicated. I managed to remove the back cover of the phone by warming it with a hair dryer and then circling the sides of the phone with a regular plastic thin card and the cover came loose, so I went to take it off. After removing the cover, I needed to unscrew the plastic cover that covers the motherboard and connectors to disconnect the battery. Unfortunately, the plastic cover was screwed in with very small screws, which I could not unscrew. Since it wasn't screwed in some extra tight, I managed to remove the cover with the screws. Then I disconnected the battery, removed it, and connected a new battery. The problem was that when I clicked the plastic cover again and then wanted to close the phone completely with the back cover, it didn't work and there was a big gap and the back cover just didn't hold. When I took the plastic cover off the motherboard, the back cover went to close beautifully. So I dripped glue in there and glued the back cover to it. Everything works as it should, but I couldn't help but wonder if anything bothered that the motherboard cover wasn't there. Thank you.
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danfousak said:
Hi, I would like to ask. I have a HTC U11 mobile phone with which my battery is slowly running out and the phone lasted a maximum of 3-4 hours. I decided to order the battery and replace it myself, because it is not complicated. I managed to remove the back cover of the phone by warming it with a hair dryer and then circling the sides of the phone with a regular plastic thin card and the cover came loose, so I went to take it off. After removing the cover, I needed to unscrew the plastic cover that covers the motherboard and connectors to disconnect the battery. Unfortunately, the plastic cover was screwed in with very small screws, which I could not unscrew. Since it wasn't screwed in some extra tight, I managed to remove the cover with the screws. Then I disconnected the battery, removed it, and connected a new battery. The problem was that when I clicked the plastic cover again and then wanted to close the phone completely with the back cover, it didn't work and there was a big gap and the back cover just didn't hold. When I took the plastic cover off the motherboard, the back cover went to close beautifully. So I dripped glue in there and glued the back cover to it. Everything works as it should, but I couldn't help but wonder if anything bothered that the motherboard cover wasn't there. Thank you.View attachment 5261623
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I have had several of these fully apart numerous times ,, I have never run across this issue, I know the mb cover kind of snaps into place and can be tricky, the only issue with the mb cover missing is i believe the copper strip is used for the nfc part of the phone, with that missing I dont think it will work., and depending on the type of glue you used, if you need to pull the back cover off again you will have to be very careful with prying it back off as it wont be as forgiving and you could crack the glass back cover. Dont ask how I know!! lol,, hth
hammered58 said:
I have had several of these fully apart numerous times ,, I have never run across this issue, I know the mb cover kind of snaps into place and can be tricky, the only issue with the mb cover missing is i believe the copper strip is used for the nfc part of the phone, with that missing I dont think it will work., and depending on the type of glue you used, if you need to pull the back cover off again you will have to be very careful with prying it back off as it wont be as forgiving and you could crack the glass back cover. Dont ask how I know!! lol,, hth
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These phones really don't have any parts that aren't functional in some way. If you don't use nfc I'd leave it be. Personally I never do... who knows you may even increase the signal gain a bit
Always use OEM parts and reassemble exactly as it was... in the future.
I've recently found my old Galaxy S6 in a drawer, where it's been sitting for the last ~1.5 years. In that time, the battery has swollen very badly, pictures below:
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I need to so something about the phone, I think it might be a fire hazard to keep this at home especially when I'm not present during the day.
Obviously I'm not going to attempt to charge the battery or turn the phone on in this state.
I'd like to try and remove the battery and take it to a recycling/ewaste collection point. I'd make sure to take precautions when removing the battery to avoid puncturing it or applying pressure, but with this level of swelling, is just handling the phone/battery dangerous? If so, I could instead take it to a technician to remove the battery or just recycle the entire phone - but I'd still need to carry the phone there, obviously, so some risk would remain.
Is there a risk of a sudden explosion or fire without warning?
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Is there a risk of a sudden explosion or fire without warning?
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Absolutely there is. Being an avid RC modeler for many years I have seen first hand what LiPo / Lithium ion batteries can do in that state. Not to panic you or anything, but just be extra careful when you remove it, and don't puncture the shielding wrap. Once you get it out, then I do as this YT video suggests to discharge and disable what capacity the battery has left.
Best of luck my friend, and just be careful.
Yep, my plan is to unscrew the board cover and hope I can simply lift the battery out, it's probably unglued itself by bulging outwards so much. I just wanted to know if I have to worry about it exploding just from being disturbed, and with enough force to deprive me of a few fingers.
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and with enough force to deprive me of a few fingers.
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It's actually funny that you say that. However, this is not from a LiPo battery, but rather an error that occurred in 1975
As long as you don't forcefully puncture the battery, you should be fine.
Spoiler: OUCH!!
If there's no charge on it, it's no big deal ie no stored energy. They got a fruity smelling solvent in them, not particularly toxicity. I've taken them apart before, they are quit flimsy. Read up on it.
If you're keeping the phone use small amounts of anhydrous isopropyl to soften the double sided adhesive fastening strips. The biggest danger is damaging the display, take your time.
It will eventually pry out, pinhole puncture the bag on the top if it helps. You can then bend the hell out of it if fully discharged and if this helps in removal. The display is what you need to be worried about.
The plastic containment bag is fairly thick, if does leak soak it up with tissue paper, keep it out of the phone. Keep any fluid anyway from contacts and the mobo.
Wash hands afterwards.
It may have already damaged the display by the pressure of the swelling.
Mission success - the battery is out of the phone and all my fingers are still attached. The screen looks fine, seems like the battery bulged it outwards and the adhesive gave before the screen could crack - but I'll see when I connect the new battery.
For anyone else with this problem, I just followed the normal battery replacement guides, but without heating the phone, and I was very careful to not crush or puncture the battery. To remove it, use (liberal amounts of) isopropyl alcohol to weaken its adhesive, then a credit card to very carefully and slowly try to cut through the adhesive.
Thanks for your help, guys.
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Mission success - the battery is out of the phone and all my fingers are still attached. The screen looks fine, seems like the battery bulged it outwards and the adhesive gave before the screen could crack - but I'll see when I connect the new battery.
For anyone else with this problem, I just followed the normal battery replacement guides, but without heating the phone, and I was very careful to not crush or puncture the battery. To remove it, use (liberal amounts of) isopropyl alcohol to weaken its adhesive, then a credit card to very carefully and slowly try to cut through the adhesive.
Thanks for your help, guys.
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Yay!
Dissect the old battery, it's interesting... and flimsy. If you throw it in a fire, not much happens... yeah, I recycle
Word of warning with using isopropyl alcohol... NEVER get it or other solvents near a LCD display as it will poison it and destroy it. LCDs are vented to the atmosphere on the sides and are not completely sealed.
On AMOLED phones anhydrous isopropyl can also be used as a drying agent for water contamination.
Use your best judgment as if it gets in between the display and glass it will leave a residue marks. Use at least 96% pure isopropyl, never use methanol alcohol, other solvents or rubbing alcohol (too much water).
Allow assemblies to dry completely after use.
The battery is fine to handle so long as you don't puncture it. It's full of toxic gas. The metals are long dissolved so there's no chance it holds a charge for more than a few seconds.