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Water damage repair

Hi all,
I'm trying to repair an optimus one with water damage. The phone won't switch on, but does come up with the LG logo followed by the battery charging screen when I plug it in, and is recognized as an LG android usb device when I connect it to my computer. I can't get into recovery using the home+vol down+power combination. Any ideas what to try next, or is it a write-off? (All ideas are welcome, no matter how crazy, since it's basically useless now anyway )
Thanks for you time,
Tom

u can try keeping the phone under the rice or in sunlight for 2 days

I recomend the rice, but not the direct sunlight for 2 days.

Sorry, I was unclear. The water damage happened a long time ago, about a month, and it's been working somewhat since. It's gradually got more difficult to turn on (removing battery, sim card etc...) until now it finally won't. I mainly wanted to know if there's any other way to get into it via adb or something, to get some more diagnostics.
Thanks
Tom

Don't switch on your phone untill its properly dried... (electronic devices get damaged by water only because of short circuiting in internal parts)
so remove the battery, back cover, sim, sd card etc... and put it in rice for atleast one day...
now try to flash recovery via adb, wipe everything and reinstall rom...
if it doesn't work go to Service Centre...

gillespie said:
Sorry, I was unclear. The water damage happened a long time ago, about a month, and it's been working somewhat since. It's gradually got more difficult to turn on (removing battery, sim card etc...) until now it finally won't. I mainly wanted to know if there's any other way to get into it via adb or something, to get some more diagnostics.
Thanks
Tom
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If you're cellphone is out of warranty, you should open it (carefully, only if you know what you're doing & using the service manual) and spray some contact cleaner (like WD40, one specific for electronic should be better) on the motherboard. It should be useful to avoid micro shortcuts. After, you can try to use the tutorial for restoring a bricked phone.
I've saved many of old phones by doing this (including an Iphone & a GT540 having similar troubles).
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Luxdorf said:
I recomend the rice, but not the direct sunlight for 2 days.
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Same, removing battery & accessories and to put the cell phone on rice for two days minimum in a box on a warm (but not hot!) place. Direct sunlight is not good IMO.
Also, eating the rice after is not recommended

killdashnine said:
If you're cellphone is out of warranty, you should open it (carefully, only if you know what you're doing & using the service manual) and spray some contact cleaner (like WD40, one specific for electronic should be better) on the motherboard. It should be useful to avoid micro shortcuts. After, you can try to use the tutorial for restoring a bricked phone.
I've saved many of old phones by doing this (including an Iphone & a GT540 having similar troubles).
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Thanks killdashnine, I never thought of WD40 but it's worth a shot. Like I said, I don't have a lot of hope left, but anything is worth a try!

Okay, I'm answering to a topic ... and I did worst ...
1- My O1 has been dropped in water few times (usually, 2cm of water while showering), I had sometimes some screen bugs (like white screen + color dots), but nothing more. Since 1year and half (even more in fact), I never have protected it from rain or water.
2- Last weekend, I slept in one Hammack (hammac) with a blanket and I woke up totally wet because of the rain (okay, I was drunk, and I tried to sleep under the shower) and I forgot to dry up my phone...
3- Finally, while waking up lately to go to work ... I dropped my O1 in my mug full of Ginger tea (don't make silly jokes for ginger bread) without noticing it. (I wasn't drunk). Sick ...
My phone has totally crashed, water was leaking from everywhere and the LCD has water between the slides.
I've left him drying for 3 days with rice, plus 1 day on a computer's fan. My O1 was crashing at the white LG logo. After some WD40 on the battery connector + USB, the phone was doing bootloops.
I succeed to flash it with KDZ and the Indian V20C, but Android was starting on "Safe mode" and physicals keys were buggy + high battery drain.
This morning, I finally decided to open my O1, and I fount out that even with several days of drying with a very warm and dry weather + rice + fan wasn't sufficient because there were still some water inside. There are good photo tutorials on google to disassemble your Optimus without a lot of risks
So, I've cleaned the water, put some paper on the physical keys contact and left some WD40 + cleaning with a soft dry cotton. After 5 hours under a dry aircon with all the parts totally disassembled (motherboard, digitiser, lcd ...) , the O1 was working well.
There is still some water on the LCD, I haven't tried to "pill it up". Maybe I'll give a try if there is still the silly watermark on the screen.
So, If you have water on your LG Optimus one, remove the battery and left it for a long time with a dry air and rice like 7 days or more!
If you can't, completely disassemble it, and dry it manually and left all parts drying for at least few hours with ideal conditions.
I'm stupid and I can't fix it, but my O1 has (again) survived. So, be patient before trying to start it up if you're having water in your O1.
If you want, I've some pics (water in screen, disassembled O1 drying ...)
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gillespie said:
Thanks killdashnine, I never thought of WD40 but it's worth a shot. Like I said, I don't have a lot of hope left, but anything is worth a try!
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Really, give it some days

Thanks for your infomation

[Q] Nexus 5 exposed to water

Hello Guys
A while ago i received my N5 and i really enjoyed it! 2 days, i drop the thing in the toilet. :crying:
Okay so my insurance wont cover it and the phone has dryed in Rice and i followed all the advices that were online.
Tho i couldnt remove the batteri and i know this is a crucial point since the current+water will destroy the circuits.
Now my phone either wont start, or sometimes it will try to boot showing the google logo and then crashing (it cant enter the OS).
Is it worth trying to repair the thing? I dont think it will be a problem for me to change a circuit board og replace another part, but since i dont have any experience with phones i dont know what part i should start with.
The phone costs 580 dollars here in Denmark where i live.
Is it worth it ?
Regards Jesper

You can open it up, get some rubbing alcohol and submerge the board into the rubbing alcohol. Use a soft tooth brush and scrub the board. Usually the board gets corrosion/dirt from the water. Once thoroughly clean put a blow dryer to it (use medium to no heat. DO NOT PUT THE BATTERY IN THE ALCOHOL. ONLY THE BOARD!
I've tried this before and it worked like a charm when my Galaxy Nexus had water damage.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

OuncE718 said:
You can open it up, get some rubbing alcohol and submerge the board into the rubbing alcohol. Use a soft tooth brush and scrub the board. Usually the board gets corrosion/dirt from the water. Once thoroughly clean put a blow dryer to it (use medium to no heat. DO NOT PUT THE BATTERY IN THE ALCOHOL. ONLY THE BOARD!
I've tried this before and it worked like a charm when my Galaxy Nexus had water damage.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thanks ! I will grab a repar kit tomorrow and then try what you suggested! sounds like a good idea.
regards

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ProfessorJ said:
Thanks ! I will grab a repar kit tomorrow and then try what you suggested! sounds like a good idea.
regards
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You're welcome. You can watch a few videos on YouTube to see what I mean.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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You're welcome. You can watch a few videos on YouTube to see what I mean.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Out of curiosity could you link a video? doesnt have to be the N5 Board

ProfessorJ said:
Hello Guys
A while ago i received my N5 and i really enjoyed it! 2 days, i drop the thing in the toilet. :crying:
Okay so my insurance wont cover it and the phone has dryed in Rice and i followed all the advices that were online.
Tho i couldnt remove the batteri and i know this is a crucial point since the current+water will destroy the circuits.
Now my phone either wont start, or sometimes it will try to boot showing the google logo and then crashing (it cant enter the OS).
Is it worth trying to repair the thing? I dont think it will be a problem for me to change a circuit board og replace another part, but since i dont have any experience with phones i dont know what part i should start with.
The phone costs 580 dollars here in Denmark where i live.
Is it worth it ?
Regards Jesper
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As soon as you dropped it in water you should have turned it off and left it off for days and possibly even took a hairdryer to it or let it sit in front of the heat vent.

Number one mistake is trying to turn it on. If anybody else drops the nexus in water. Because it has no removable battery cover. Rice won't do the trick. It would take way too long and the water would have already rusted the metal components and trashed all the pop connectors. If you drop the phone is water. Quickly take the entire phone apart. Than put all the pieces in rice. That will allow the rice to actually absorb the left over water. YouTube "nexus 5 tear down". Its always a good thing to know how to do this.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

I just finished assembling the Nexus again and im a very happy man!
After disasembling the phone i found that the top board was very teared by the water and it was clear how some of the sockets had poor or no connection.
I used pure alchol (Dunno what its called in english) and a small toothbrush to clean the board. I dryed the board with a hair dryer on cold setting to avoid over heating the CPU parts. Now the phone works! and it doesnt look like it has any pearment faults or flaws. Even the display is normal and all my previous settings and the OS was intact. Thanks for the help everybody! and yes the best thing to do is remove the powersource and dry the boards individually if exposed to water
Best regards Jesper

ProfessorJ said:
I just finished assembling the Nexus again and im a very happy man!
After disasembling the phone i found that the top board was very teared by the water and it was clear how some of the sockets had poor or no connection.
I used pure alchol (Dunno what its called in english) and a small toothbrush to clean the board. I dryed the board with a hair dryer on cold setting to avoid over heating the CPU parts. Now the phone works! and it doesnt look like it has any pearment faults or flaws. Even the display is normal and all my previous settings and the OS was intact. Thanks for the help everybody! and yes the best thing to do is remove the powersource and dry the boards individually if exposed to water
Best regards Jesper
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Bravo!
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

ProfessorJ said:
I just finished assembling the Nexus again and im a very happy man!
After disasembling the phone i found that the top board was very teared by the water and it was clear how some of the sockets had poor or no connection.
I used pure alchol (Dunno what its called in english) and a small toothbrush to clean the board. I dryed the board with a hair dryer on cold setting to avoid over heating the CPU parts. Now the phone works! and it doesnt look like it has any pearment faults or flaws. Even the display is normal and all my previous settings and the OS was intact. Thanks for the help everybody! and yes the best thing to do is remove the powersource and dry the boards individually if exposed to water
Best regards Jesper
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I'm glad I could help. Now please help me and hit the thanks button.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Hey guys. I followed the instructions and have gotten my phone to power. Problem is when it goes from the power up screen that say "Google" to the colored balls, the balls freeze and it goes back to "Google" and freezing there. Any ideas on what I can do to get it to boot?
I just need it to boot long enough to retrieve my pictures and this hot chick's number I got right before the phone was dropped in the pool. Thanks.
edit: When I hold Volume Down/Power, I can get it to the bootloader. Anything I can do from here to salvage my stuff? I'm not familiar with bootloader options. Plugged into my computer, I can hear my PC make the noise as though it's connected which typically then leads to the phone's drive being accessible on the computer however it then immediately makes the noise of the phone being disconnected.

I believe I am having the same problem as you. I briefly dropped it into a creek for no more than a few seconds. That was enough to make the display unresponsive to touch. I was able to power down and quickly did so.
Unfortunately I wasn't near any rice immediately (motorcycle) so I put the phone in my mesh jacket in 100F weather and hoped for the best. I left it off at this point. When I got home I turned it back on (stupid I know) and the N5 didn't boot, only stopped at "Google" boot. I powered down the phone and rebooted, this time it worked. A quick checkup showed the external speaker didn't work for Play music, but did work for T-mobile visual voicemail. Also, the earpiece didn't work when I attempted to make calls.
At this point I realize I probably screwed up the phone big time. Once I realized not all components were working I put the phone in a ziplock bag with brown rice new from the store. I guess I'll let it sit for 48 hours and then attempt again. If it doesn't work, I'll attempt taking the phone apart and cleaning each part. And I'm really only going to attempt that because this phone isn't even paid off!!
These phones need to be made tougher! I am losing hope that there's any chance of my phone surviving at this point.
jaymzb0nd said:
Hey guys. I followed the instructions and have gotten my phone to power. Problem is when it goes from the power up screen that say "Google" to the colored balls, the balls freeze and it goes back to "Google" and freezing there. Any ideas on what I can do to get it to boot?
I just need it to boot long enough to retrieve my pictures and this hot chick's number I got right before the phone was dropped in the pool. Thanks.
edit: When I hold Volume Down/Power, I can get it to the bootloader. Anything I can do from here to salvage my stuff? I'm not familiar with bootloader options. Plugged into my computer, I can hear my PC make the noise as though it's connected which typically then leads to the phone's drive being accessible on the computer however it then immediately makes the noise of the phone being disconnected.
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Nexus 5 Water damaged
OuncE718 said:
You can open it up, get some rubbing alcohol and submerge the board into the rubbing alcohol. Use a soft tooth brush and scrub the board. Usually the board gets corrosion/dirt from the water. Once thoroughly clean put a blow dryer to it (use medium to no heat. DO NOT PUT THE BATTERY IN THE ALCOHOL. ONLY THE BOARD!
I've tried this before and it worked like a charm when my Galaxy Nexus had water damage.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I dropped my nexus 5 in the pool while I was on vacation. When i came home i clean all the parts with rubbing alcohol, my phone worked! A day later i tried again but my phone froze on the start-up screen (with the magical floaty balls) and i haven't been able to turn on my phone since i got it to work. What should i do? is it worth saving? PLEASE HELP!!!:crying::crying::crying:

Nexus 5 Water damaged
Hi guyz,
I need some help, lately my nexus 5 was been water damaged. I immediately follow OuncE718 suggestion but I still experiencing problem. When I press on the phone I can feel the vibration but Google-boot logo will not display and it will only display a white-dim light in the bottom part of the screen. I tried to connect it in a Windows computer it will be recognised as a Nexus 5 phone. Does it mean I had to replace my LCD.?
John
Cheers

tolmike23 said:
Hi guyz,
I need some help, lately my nexus 5 was been water damaged. I immediately follow OuncE718 suggestion but I still experiencing problem. When I press on the phone I can feel the vibration but Google-boot logo will not display and it will only display a white-dim light in the bottom part of the screen. I tried to connect it in a Windows computer it will be recognised as a Nexus 5 phone. Does it mean I had to replace my LCD.?
John
Cheers
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Who knows what damage did the water do? If the corrosion sets in, your device will be hosed for sure.
It's really a fools errand to fix water damaged phones as no one can be sure the extent of the damage.
If you take it to a service centre, they'll most probably replace the lcd + mobo which will cost a bomb.
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!

vin4yak said:
Who knows what damage did the water do? If the corrosion sets in, your device will be hosed for sure.
It's really a fools errand to fix water damaged phones as no one can be sure the extent of the damage.
If you take it to a service centre, they'll most probably replace the lcd + mobo which will cost a bomb.
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!
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Thanks vin4yak I probably buy a new LCD as I have no choice it is really a bomb!.

tolmike23 said:
Thanks vin4yak I probably buy a new LCD as I have no choice it is really a bomb!.
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If you buy a new LCD, how will you know the Motherboard still works? Then what if you have to buy new motherboard?
Cut your losses. Replace the whole phone. Then get insurance

This ^
Spending money on a water damaged device is usually money wasted. Cause there's usually more things wrecked you find out along the way.
Save the money to go towards a new device.

I had the same problem, I used all the methods that I've read with no solution, my last hope is that the battery got damaged, is there a chance that maybe the battery is the problem? I can get a replacement for 20 dollars, but what do you think? thanks

saman0suke1 said:
I had the same problem, I used all the methods that I've read with no solution, my last hope is that the battery got damaged, is there a chance that maybe the battery is the problem? I can get a replacement for 20 dollars, but what do you think? thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56142150

[Q] Phone accident, questions about touch input

Greeting my fellow phonenerds, today I accidently my nexus 5, in the water after having it and loved it with all my heart for more than half a year. My heart stopped and my breath was on strike, but i was quick in turning it off and leaving it for drying in the sun for a few hours (it was pretty hot this day), with the back case opened. I started the phone and saw some quite depressing and scary phenomena, like, flickering screen, lines switching rapidly, but also no touch input, nothing registered, it sometimes "touched itself on random locations" but without my control. So i shut it off, leaving it for more drying, i've also cleansed the electronic connections with acetone very carefully to remove any oxidation or dirt from the water, left it for drying again. The screen is ok now, some little flickering from whiter to darker, but mostly fine, no buggy ****. Altough it cannot still sense my touch input, but i've only tried booting to the main os so i thught, wel lets try booting it in recovery mode, and voila! the touch works fine, but not when booted into the home screen. What is the problem?

The problem is it got wet..... Lol
Sorry, but kinda a silly question.
Water usually fries something.
Send it for repair. ?
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To be clear....water will not ever, in anyway, affect software.....so I'm sure you have hardware damage, as is usually the case with water damage.
Hey, flash stock to it and see. If it works, awesome!!! If its the same....game over.

KJ said:
The problem is it got wet..... Lol
Sorry, but kinda a silly question.
Water usually fries something.
Send it for repair. ?
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To be clear....water will not ever, in anyway, affect software.....so I'm sure you have hardware damage, as is usually the case with water damage.
Hey, flash stock to it and see. If it works, awesome!!! If its the same....game over.
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I will try to flash stock. I think it's just weird that the touch works in twrp recovery and not in the OS, dont you think?

NexusFive said:
I will try to flash stock. I think it's just weird that the touch works in twrp recovery and not in the OS, dont you think?
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Yes, its strange....but could just be how it is. Getting it wet won't alter files... Just fry hardware.
If its the same after a wipe and stock flash....you're probably pooched. That rules out software anyway.
Good luck!

KJ said:
Yes, its strange....but could just be how it is. Getting it wet won't alter files... Just fry hardware.
If its the same after a wipe and stock flash....you're probably pooched. That rules out software anyway.
Good luck!
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It is strange, doesnt sound logical at all, does twrp use other hardware to sense input? no. Well, somehow the water made the phone buggy, because it works now Clean install of carbonrom.
Edit* I took my joy too early, its still buggy, sometimes the touch works great, then the os freezes and a simple restard of screen can make it funcion again.

I cleanflashed stock. Everything stock. After every clean install I can use the phone flawlessy for about 1 minute, before the screen freezes (animations still show, like background animations) and no touch is registered anymore, if i turn off n on the screen, i may be able to use touch for a few seconds again before it freezes. Im pretty sure my phone is broken, but im not sure what is broken, the touch obviously works, the screen works, its just some other problem, maybe a weird voltage builds up in the screen after you use it for a while because some little connection is fried i dont know. Im just curious what is wrong, maybe i should just send it in to a repair clinic.

NexusFive said:
i should just send it in to a repair clinic.
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[Q] Need to backup broken phone.

Recently my nexus 5 was broken and needed to be replaced. The screen froze and I could not even turn it off. Unfortunately my alarm went off the next morning in a room where 13 other people were sleeping. In my half asleep state the only thing I could think of was to remove the battery. I managed to do some more damage to the phone in the process and noe it won't turn on. The orange strip covering the battery is broken, and it will not turn on. Is there any way I can restore power to the phone in order to back it up?
Thanks in advance!

You managed to remove the non removable battery half asleep?
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Unfortunately yes.

Curry97 said:
Recently my nexus 5 was broken and needed to be replaced. The screen froze and I could not even turn it off. Unfortunately my alarm went off the next morning in a room where 13 other people were sleeping. In my half asleep state the only thing I could think of was to remove the battery. I managed to do some more damage to the phone in the process and noe it won't turn on. The orange strip covering the battery is broken, and it will not turn on. Is there any way I can restore power to the phone in order to back it up?
Thanks in advance!
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That is the USB bus that carries the the power and LCD /digitizer plus speaker and Mic to the motherboard.
How did you manage to get the battery out without removing cover over the motheerboard without removing the screws. The part you need to replace is
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291145061075?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
You should should check out "LE55ONS" youtube video on Disassembley and assembly of the Nexus 5........ It's very detailed.
I hope this helps you
Do let us know how you get on
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Blacksmith5 said:
That is the USB bus that carries the the power and LCD /digitizer plus speaker and Mic to the motherboard.
How did you manage to get the battery out without removing cover over the motheerboard without removing the screws. The part you need to replace is
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291145061075?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
You should should check out "LE55ONS" youtube video on Disassembley and assembly of the Nexus 5........ It's very detailed.
I hope this helps you
Do let us know how you get on
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EDIT you may need a new battery too....... not very expensive 12-15 dollars

problem in touch key light

my phone suddenly got a weird problem...when the phone is locked and try to unlock it via power or home button..the touch keys light tremble and shakes (dont know the exact meaning to it) then turn off then turn on normally

more than 40 views and no single reply come on people..i need help as my phone is rooted and i cant take it to samsung service centre

elprince_99 said:
more than 40 views and no single reply come on people..i need help as my phone is rooted and i cant take it to samsung service centre
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Has your phone had any kind of moisture damage. I bought mine wouldnt charge and found moisture corrosion on the flex cables and after proper cleaning and coating all is well.
Or have you tried stock rom odin back stock. Safe mode to see if its a app causing the issue. Resets. Anything at all

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Has your phone had any kind of moisture damage. I bought mine wouldnt charge and found moisture corrosion on the flex cables and after proper cleaning and coating all is well.
Or have you tried stock rom odin back stock. Safe mode to see if its a app causing the issue. Resets. Anything at all
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to be honest i dont know if there is a moisture damage or not but yes i booted into safe mode and tried stock rom with odin and the problem still exist

Well from there it may be a hardware issue. Im not familiar with samsungs enough to know. But i know when using odin certain partitions arent touched im not to familiar with the restore throught odin but again sounds like hardware issues. I bought mine and the battery wouldnt charge and touch lights were funky operational but wouldnt light up and i cleand and coated my contcts on the flex cables and it solved my problems. Ive red this device is highly susceptable to moisture even just plain high humidity.

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Well from there it may be a hardware issue. Im not familiar with samsungs enough to know. But i know when using odin certain partitions arent touched im not to familiar with the restore throught odin but again sounds like hardware issues. I bought mine and the battery wouldnt charge and touch lights were funky operational but wouldnt light up and i cleand and coated my contcts on the flex cables and it solved my problems. Ive red this device is highly susceptable to moisture even just plain high humidity.
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how do you cleaned and coated the flex cables in your phone ? by yourself or in service center

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how do you cleaned and coated the flex cables in your phone ? by yourself or in service center
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I run a electronics repair. I did it my self. There are guides on tear down. I used a qtip with 1 drop of alcohol and then coated with like a half a drop of wd40. And it care mine not lighting up and the no charge issue. Only suggestion is use a heat gun to remove the back i used a hairdryer and didnt get it hot enougb and broke my back glass. U can get them online for like 6 bucks but if it dont bother u like it dont me im in a sealed case and i never see it. Mines been working for about 2 months now. I purchased mine from a customer that said it wouldnt turn on. And later on told me they that they dropped it in slight amount of water and it took 2 to 3 weeks to quit working. I can confirm now at least 3 other people on xda have fixed a few issues like this. And i have repaired another one yesterday with the same problem. It just sucks for people cause im sure u spent a pretty good amount on your device. I give 20 bucks american for mine and got lucky.
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So to be straight the buttons do work

TheMadScientist420 said:
I run a electronics repair. I did it my self. There are guides on tear down. I used a qtip with 1 drop of alcohol and then coated with like a half a drop of wd40. And it care mine not lighting up and the no charge issue. Only suggestion is use a heat gun to remove the back i used a hairdryer and didnt get it hot enougb and broke my back glass. U can get them online for like 6 bucks but if it dont bother u like it dont me im in a sealed case and i never see it. Mines been working for about 2 months now. I purchased mine from a customer that said it wouldnt turn on. And later on told me they that they dropped it in slight amount of water and it took 2 to 3 weeks to quit working. I can confirm now at least 3 other people on xda have fixed a few issues like this. And i have repaired another one yesterday with the same problem. It just sucks for people cause im sure u spent a pretty good amount on your device. I give 20 bucks american for mine and got lucky.
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So to be straight the buttons do work
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in my case yeah it works normally without any problem but it looks annoying that u have bought a flagship device and it doing this.. so i am really thinking to do like you said with a hope to fix this problem..even if turned off those lights when i open the device the light shakes and then turn off the light

elprince_99 said:
in my case yeah it works normally without any problem but it looks annoying that u have bought a flagship device and it doing this.. so i am really thinking to do like you said with a hope to fix this problem..even if turned off those lights when i open the device the light shakes and then turn off the light
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Thats Part of the reason im on samsung now lg g4 1st offer no form of bootloader unlock no twrp 2 stock based roms. 2nd tbere is a hardware issue affecting an unkown amount of g4s with the solder points on the big cores and it puts the device into a endles bootloop no repair other than a new mother board 220 bucks. As i have been in it and done the thermal paste mod for cooling i have no waranty on it. So here i bought a 500dollar flagship that could shut down today tomorrow or 3 months from now. So i know how u feel.

TheMadScientist420 said:
Thats Part of the reason im on samsung now lg g4 1st offer no form of bootloader unlock no twrp 2 stock based roms. 2nd tbere is a hardware issue affecting an unkown amount of g4s with the solder points on the big cores and it puts the device into a endles bootloop no repair other than a new mother board 220 bucks. As i have been in it and done the thermal paste mod for cooling i have no waranty on it. So here i bought a 500dollar flagship that could shut down today tomorrow or 3 months from now. So i know how u feel.
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thanks brother for helping and caring..have a good day