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My 8500 got in contact with water - not working anymore

HI,
3 days ago my 8500 felt into a swimming pool. I pulled it out , dried it with a hair drier and then tried to switch it on again.
The display was blinking for about 10sec and then disappeared for ever.
The display is black now and I cant switch on the 8500 anymore.
Also, ActiveSync does not recognize the device anymore.
The only life sign i get from the phone now, is the lillte red light showing that the phone is charging, but only when i connect the power cable. But the red light stays red no matter how long i connect the phon eto power...
Is somebody here , who is able to give me some advice or repair my phone ?
I think a physical surgery is needed.
Thanks

Box313 said:
HI,
3 days ago my 8500 felt into a swimming pool. I pulled it out , dried it with a hair drier and then tried to switch it on again.
The display was blinking for about 10sec and then disappeared for ever.
The display is black now and I cant switch on the 8500 anymore.
Also, ActiveSync does not recognize the device anymore.
The only life sign i get from the phone now, is the lillte red light showing that the phone is charging, but only when i connect the power cable. But the red light stays red no matter how long i connect the phon eto power...
Is somebody here , who is able to give me some advice or repair my phone ?
I think a physical surgery is needed.
Thanks
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Try to google a solution, I´ve read somewhere time ago that you have to inmediatly take out the battery and submerge it in a bowl of rice, as is the best humidity abosrber.
Hope it helps
Good luck

[Completed] Xperia z3 won't turn on and only vibrate 3 times continuously

I had my phone exposed to water but all the seal was shut tight. I had no idea how the water went in and I'm not even sure if it was water damaged. The phone was working fine for about 30 mins then it shut down itself. I tried to turn it back on but it only went to the part where there's a sound n something like a wave moving around then the phone died again for real. Tried to charge it, connect to the PC and reset it. Nothing worked. When I connected it to the wall charger and press the "off" or power button + vol up, it buzzed 3 times continuously for about 1 min. Pls help me fix this

Hello, thanks for using XDA Assist.
We have a help section for the Z3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/help where you can post your problem in detail , ask for help and hopefully fix it.
Good luck.

Samsung galaxy s6 wont turn on

Hello im repairing an samsung galaxy s6, which was dropped in water by a firend(for cca 2 seconds). I told him to turn it off, and i cleaned it with alcohol when i got it in my hands. Now i do not know what to do, . When i plug it in my charger and try to turn it on, i get a blue light but just a black screen nothing happens. When i reset the phone( soft reset) there is a red light while charging but nothing happens on the screen. When i connect it too a pc it recognises a device but it cant load the drivers of the device. What could be wrong with it ? Could it be the battery, i cant get it to turn on

zazbano said:
Hello im repairing an samsung galaxy s6, which was dropped in water by a firend(for cca 2 seconds). I told him to turn it off, and i cleaned it with alcohol when i got it in my hands. Now i do not know what to do, . When i plug it in my charger and try to turn it on, i get a blue light but just a black screen nothing happens. When i reset the phone( soft reset) there is a red light while charging but nothing happens on the screen. When i connect it too a pc it recognises a device but it cant load the drivers of the device. What could be wrong with it ? Could it be the battery, i cant get it to turn on
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It does not matter if you turn it off straight away, the battery IS STILL CONNECTED inside the phone so any water inside will continue to damage the components. It is impossible to say what the damage is at this stage without taking the phone apart and testing each component.
Leave the phone somewhere warm to dry out completely, if after a few days it still does not turn on then the phone is broken.

cooltt said:
It does not matter if you turn it off straight away, the battery IS STILL CONNECTED inside the phone so any water inside will continue to damage the components. It is impossible to say what the damage is at this stage without taking the phone apart and testing each component.
Leave the phone somewhere warm to dry out completely, if after a few days it still does not turn on then the phone is broken.
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ive analysed the phone and the screen is 100% broken , i will replace it, i think the screen is broken + the phone is bootlooping ill report back when i repair it

[Completed] HTC Desire 826 Screen Blackout

My friend got his new HTC Desire 826 in July 2015. He is having issue with his phone, the screen totally blackouts. He doesn't want to repair the phone because it has no more warranty and will cost much to repair. He asked my help to recover any data possible from his phone.
This was the info I got from him: The phone would restart itself once in a while in the recent few months of use (almost the time that the warranty ended). The screen would black out sometimes, a physical hit on the phone helped to recover it. At the last few moments before the screen totally blackout, the screen showed the mirror image of what it's suppose to show (he had to put it in front of a mirror to read the message). And then it just died and never come alive again. He can't remember whether he set the phone to silent mode.
What I did: Removed and put in the battery, pressing power button gives me a short vibration (I assume that means it can be turned on). Dissemble and reassembled the boards, flex cables etc. No burn mark or broken connection seen. Connect to TV using MHL cable, no signal detected. Soft reset by pressing POWER + VOLUME UP button, it vibrated and screen was still black. Since then, charging after turn on doesn't shows red light below the front camera. The metal cover above the motherboard was usually very hot whenever the phone is on. I'm working like I'm blind, omg >_<.
What's wrong with the phone? What should I do? Possible to repair? Some questions I'd like to ask.
1) Using MHL, does the phone screen need to be working then the TV will show what's on the phone screen?
2) Is there anyway I can connect the phone to other external screen and control externally?
3) I'm hesitant to repair the phone, the heating up of the motherboard scares me that the phone won't last long even after repair. Anyone has this phone and how do u go about this heating issue?

Hi
Try asking in the link below as we dont have a forum for your friends device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
Good luck

Smartphone fell into Toilet... Help!

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Hey Guys!
Last Saturday 1st July 2017 my Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 fell into the toilet. At that time it was running. after the drop it showed a green flickering Samsung startup screen with Samsung and the Phone name, like you all know it. I immediately started trying to open the phone with the hair drier. (when the glue on the back gets warm its easier to remove) I opened up the phone, removed all the screws, took out the board and removed the battery. I put it into rice for 3 days. After that, when i put the battery back in, it woud automaticly start to boot just to stop at the Samsung logo Screen with the phone name. From there it would not do anything. I was able to get it to go into odin-download-mode, but recovery mode wouldn't work. (if I hold home, vol up and power, nothing happens) The phone was not rooted.
Does anybody of you amazing People know what do do?

Love2BrickPhones said:
[Bad English disclaimer!!!!!11!!]
Hey Guys!
Last Saturday 1st July 2017 my Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 fell into the toilet. At that time it was running. after the drop it showed a green flickering Samsung startup screen with Samsung and the Phone name, like you all know it. I immediately started trying to open the phone with the hair drier. (when the glue on the back gets warm its easier to remove) I opened up the phone, removed all the screws, took out the board and removed the battery. I put it into rice for 3 days. After that, when i put the battery back in, it woud automaticly start to boot just to stop at the Samsung logo Screen with the phone name. From there it would not do anything. I was able to get it to go into odin-download-mode, but recovery mode wouldn't work. (if I hold home, vol up and power, nothing happens) The phone was not rooted.
Does anybody of you amazing People know what do do?
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If you can get to download mode then find the stock firmware and flash it via Odin and hope it works.
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