Yesterday, I had my s6 edge in my pocket, when someone at the disco poured a cocktail on me (i had the s6 upside down so the jack and microusb holes were filled with alcohol).
I noticed the fact after several minutes ..when the phone was already crazy (not working keys, screen rotate all time, and the messagge "the device is too hot")
Today the phone turns on, but after the boot logo, the screen remains black, and the led blinks in 2 colors blue and white.
Recovery and dl mode are working fine (also tried to flash a clean rom ..nothing).
So maybe someone knows with which issue the led blinking is related??
I'm not an expert but it might be game over haha.
Try going into recovery (TWRP would be best) and trying to see if you can mount all the partitions, if you can, I suggest trying to flash stock ROM with Nand Erase All option enabled.
Before all that though, but it in a bag of rice for a day or two.
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
thx for reply,
tried to put it in a rice ziplock bag for 24hs ..nothing
when trying to put on first see the bootlogo ..than black screen and blue/white led blinking. ..I think it's a sort of error message, but who knows what doest it means
RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s
The blue and white led is what the device does when it powers on normally. I believe the alcohol burned out part of your motherboard. You will have to get a new device. Rice also does not work with alcohol
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Roman91 said:
sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s
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Can't put it any simpler...
RFrancis said:
Can't put it any simpler...
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He may be having issues with the misspelling of "heat".
From the Users Manual (S6 edge - AT&T model)
Status light: Displays red when charging or the
battery is low, blue when a notification has arrived
or you are voice recording, and green when fully
charged.
Doesn't say anything about white. May be as he said, that's normal at boot-up. I don't have access to my phone at work.
I agree it's probably the end of the device. I know from experience that a phone with liquid damage is considered Beyond Economical Repair by Samsung. You can't pay them to fix it.
Roman91 said:
sorry but i dont understand the most important part :s
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Theodric58 said:
He may be having issues with the misspelling of "heat".
From the Users Manual (S6 edge - AT&T model)
Status light: Displays red when charging or the
battery is low, blue when a notification has arrived
or you are voice recording, and green when fully
charged.
Doesn't say anything about white. May be as he said, that's normal at boot-up. I don't have access to my phone at work.
I agree it's probably the end of the device. I know from experience that a phone with liquid damage is considered Beyond Economical Repair by Samsung. You can't pay them to fix it.
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Where is heat misspelled ?
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Where is heat misspelled ?
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RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be HEAR it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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Could be either of the bottom two as well.
Theodric58 said:
Could be either of the bottom two as well.
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I have selective blindness and a ****ty phone keyboard, thanks .
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I have selective blindness and a ****ty phone keyboard, thanks .
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Hehe, me too. I try to do as much of this on my computer for that very reason.
RFrancis said:
Had a similar problem but my phone at a lot of snow... I have a clear back so I could see that there was some water underneath it. I turned it off immediately and put it on a car vent with the heat cranked up. Doesn't have to be hear it can be ambient temperature. After an hour or so I checked and water was all gone.
Rice or the silica packets in shoes and the like would be great on a ziplock bag in dry inderect heat.
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How did you get a clear back? can I see a picture?
Thanks
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Could be either of the bottom two as well.
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How did you get a clear back? can I see a picture?
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There you go
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There you go
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Ahh man that looks Rad!!
I'm so tempted to do mine now!
what did you use to re-attach the back cover after?
maskerwsk said:
Ahh man that looks Rad!!
I'm so tempted to do mine now!
what did you use to re-attach the back cover after?
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3m skinny tape on the perimeter
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Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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thelastjedi said:
Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
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Yeah, pretty much ^^
uggg...may be too late. If you get a significant amount of liquid on or in your phone the worst thing you can do is turn it on.
You should have:
1. immediately removed battery and placed on a paper towel.
2. immediately place phone in a bag of rice for a minimum 24 hours if not 48 before ever powering back on.
Still its worth a try....remove battery and leave in rice for 24 hours....try again....maybe it didn't fry anything when you powered it on...but you definitely need to finish getting the moisture out of the inside via the rice absorption.
I had my old tilt in a pocket submerged in a swimming pool for a good 15 minutes before realizing my blunder. When i realizing it i didn't try to turn it back on. Left it in rice for 48 hours and everything work fine (luckily the phone was powered of when i got in the pool so that probably helped avoid anything frying).
Haha, I once accidently dropped my old Samsung Epix in a bucket of water and it still booted up and worked but most of the features are dead but screen and all still works. It looked like it was wrecked. I got it replaced under my insurance which is a good thing.
Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
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Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
Sent from my pocket.
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funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
Thanks guys, I have put my phone in a bowl of rice hoping it will get cured.
If not, will ATT not service my phone under warranty ? I read somewhere that replacing the wifi/bt chip costs $70 with ATT. Has anyone done this here ?
Thanks all for your quick replies ! Much appreciated. I will keep everyone updated on how this issue pans out so it will help someone in the future
Tesist the urge to take out Nd test.....leave at least 24 hours without touching
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Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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How do I check for the moisture indicator ? Any easy steps ?
It is the white (or not so white anymore) square in the battery compartment.
bames said:
funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
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I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
swedishcancerboi said:
I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
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i know i thought it as funny haven't seen that episode in a long time...almost as good as towlie
i am just always surprised to see the posts where someone gets there phone wet (washed in laundry, dropped in toilet, spilled significant amount of liquid on it) and the first thing they did was tried to turn it back on almost immediately.
btw if your looking at the moisture indicators for warranty purposes its quite possible you have to completely open the shell. Usually they have one visible without taking the phone apart but its not uncommon to have a secondary marker inside the phone where it would be harder for someone to tamper with. Can anyone confirm where all the cappys markers are?
Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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wasn't sure....my Tilt2 had one in the battery compartment and one on the motherboard that could only be seen by opening the casing
Yesterday my phone got wet, the screen is howing some kind of wet spot under in, but heres the thing?
At the edges it seems the water damage is lightening the screen, yet in the middle theres a dark shadowy patch!
Any advice is great thanks?
take the battery out put the phone at a bowl with a dry rice give it a 48 hours
and your phone will be like new (tried a lot of times)
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take the battery out put the phone at a bowl with a dry rice give it a 48 hours
and your phone will be like new (tried a lot of times)
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This. Do this.
And do not delay.
If the phone works at all now it's because you're lucky and the water didn't get to anything sensitive yet. But the key word is 'yet'. It only takes a drop of water on a circuit board to ruin the device. If you don't have any rice at home right now, turn the phone off and pull the battery out NOW. Then go get rice. Don't leave the phone on to go to the store. The sooner the power is off, the better.
What happens is that the board gets slightly wet and when electricity is introduced there's a short. And tiny little circuit boards aren't designed to deal with electrical shorts. It hurts them. Badly. And quickly. And irreparably.
So taking the battery out is key as there's still electrical power in part of the circuits when the power to the phone is off. (Something's got to be polling the power button to know what to do when it's pressed. Something has to regulate the charging that works when the power is off, etc)What the rice does is creates a very dry environment by absorbing moisture.
In 2 days the rice will have sucked the water right out from under the screen.
And once you put it in the rice, don't touch it. Don't test it. Don't fuss with it. Just leave it there for 2 days and use another phone.
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Yesterday my phone got wet, the screen is howing some kind of wet spot under in, but heres the thing?
At the edges it seems the water damage is lightening the screen, yet in the middle theres a dark shadowy patch!
Any advice is great thanks?
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DO NOT RUN YOUR PHONE IF IT GETS WET. PULL THE BATTERY RIGHT NOW.
Even if your phone gets wet it is usually only damaged by running it after it is wet. If you let your phone dry for a few days it should be fine.
Thanks for the advice, that much i was already aware of - it was the dark area that appeared on the screen.
I have had the phone back on and run it with the screen max brightness and the dark patch has almost gone theres 2 small dots that are slightly lighter.
I will see what its like tomorrow.
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Thanks for the advice, that much i was already aware of - it was the dark area that appeared on the screen.
I have had the phone back on and run it with the screen max brightness and the dark patch has almost gone theres 2 small dots that are slightly lighter.
I will see what its like tomorrow.
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It should go away completely. I got mine where it was dark all the way around,and a fairly large spot in the middle. I just left my phone off four 24 hours, then used it, the spots were still there, but they went completely away.
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Hey everyone,
I wish I wasn't here under these circumstances, but yesterday my phone got drenched by the faucet when I accidentally dropped it in the sink. I turned it off right away and tried to dry it by blowing out all the holes/buttons/etc. with canned air. then (maybe stupidly) I turned the phone back on and used it the rest of the day, not really noticing that it wasn't charging when I plugged it in until later when the battery got very low and I plugged it in again and noticed that the charging symbol didn't appear.
Ultimately, what I found DID work, (at least temporarily, sometimes it still stops charging) was turning the phone off, then plugging it in, then turning it back on . When I did this, usb (and wireless) charging work, as well as the USB connection for getting files off the phone on my computer.
It's a bit odd that this is what worked, but so far, it seems to. I'm just not quite sure if there's anything else I can do other than maybe send the phone to LG for repair, or find a local shop that might be cheaper...
Just looking for any suggestions or information anyone may have to help me fix this. thanks in advance!
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Hey everyone,
I wish I wasn't here under these circumstances, but yesterday my phone got drenched by the faucet when I accidentally dropped it in the sink. I turned it off right away and tried to dry it by blowing out all the holes/buttons/etc. with canned air. then (maybe stupidly) I turned the phone back on and used it the rest of the day, not really noticing that it wasn't charging when I plugged it in until later when the battery got very low and I plugged it in again and noticed that the charging symbol didn't appear.
Ultimately, what I found DID work, (at least temporarily, sometimes it still stops charging) was turning the phone off, then plugging it in, then turning it back on . When I did this, usb (and wireless) charging work, as well as the USB connection for getting files off the phone on my computer.
It's a bit odd that this is what worked, but so far, it seems to. I'm just not quite sure if there's anything else I can do other than maybe send the phone to LG for repair, or find a local shop that might be cheaper...
Just looking for any suggestions or information anyone may have to help me fix this. thanks in advance!
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You should have not used the phone but put it turned off in a bowl of uncooked rice for a few days. Optional also removed the back and the battery if possible. You will have corrossion now and maybe worse electrical damage.
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You should have not used the phone but put it turned off in a bowl of uncooked rice for a few days. Optional also removed the back and the battery if possible. You will have corrossion now and maybe worse electrical damage.
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Yeah, I recognize that it was a bad idea... but there's not much I can do about that now. I'm just trying to figure out what my best course of action going forward is.
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Yeah, I recognize that it was a bad idea... but there's not much I can do about that now. I'm just trying to figure out what my best course of action going forward is.
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Try to remove the back and battery and place it in a bowl of uncooked rice asap for 2-3 days, this will limit the damage. Your warranty will also be voided i`am afraid as the moisture indicators are colored now.
gee2012 said:
Try to remove the back and battery and place it in a bowl of uncooked rice asap for 2-3 days, this will limit the damage. Your warranty will also be voided i`am afraid as the moisture indicators are colored now.
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what do you think the chances of the moisture indicators NOT being colored would be?
I had the phone inside a bumper case which covers the sides of the phone and the back. Some water got inside the case, but maybe not enough to wet the indicators.. I'd hate to open the phone and then realize they weren't colored. I hate opening phones if possible, but that'd be the only way to know for sure , I guess...
I'm working on getting my hands on a back up phone to use currently , but I hate to see the condition of this one get worse... (my nexus 4 that I was going to use as a backup hasn't wanted to power on in a couple months after I botched Rom flashing attempt and subsequent failure to accept a charge)
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what do you think the chances of the moisture indicators NOT being colored would be?
I had the phone inside a bumper case which covers the sides of the phone and the back. Some water got inside the case, but maybe not enough to wet the indicators.. I'd hate to open the phone and then realize they weren't colored. I hate opening phones if possible, but that'd be the only way to know for sure , I guess...
I'm working on getting my hands on a back up phone to use currently , but I hate to see the condition of this one get worse... (my nexus 4 that I was going to use as a backup hasn't wanted to power on in a couple months after I botched Rom flashing attempt and subsequent failure to accept a charge)
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Water goes through the tiniest cracks and openings so i guess the indicators are colored. Only one sure way to find out and that is looking inside the phone. Look on YouTube for a Nexus 5 iFixit dissasembly video.
Opening up the phone doesn't really void the warranty. Breaking something while opening it does. You still had the headphone jack and the usb port open right? That means water got in and tripped the sensors. This is pretty much guaranteed. IMO, those sensors are too sensitive. Just using the phone in a humid place (bathroom while shower is running) trips them.
If everything works fine just try a wireless charger
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The fact that your charging doesn't work reliably anymore probably means the moisture indicators would be coloured... I've had phones where the water didn't damage it at all and they still were
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Hey Guys
New to the site and I have a quick question. I was charging my nexus 5 overnight and when I took the charger off the phone this morning everything was fine until about ten minutes after, The phone screen went black and was unresponsive its been like that ever since. Its so weird I still get notifications that I have messages and email ie the led blinks and it makes a noise and the phone still rings but obv I cant pick up as there is no option to answer.
I might add that there was some spilled water beside my phone this morning that I think may have came out of a glass of water beside my bed. It was only a tiny bit of water so I am not sure if this is the cause.
Anyway I have put the phone in a bag of rice now just in case ....has anyone have any idea what the issue may be ?
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Hey Guys
New to the site and I have a quick question. I was charging my nexus 5 overnight and when I took the charger off the phone this morning everything was fine until about ten minutes after, The phone screen went black and was unresponsive its been like that ever since. Its so weird I still get notifications that I have messages and email ie the led blinks and it makes a noise and the phone still rings but obv I cant pick up as there is no option to answer.
I might add that there was some spilled water beside my phone this morning that I think may have came out of a glass of water beside my bed. It was only a tiny bit of water so I am not sure if this is the cause.
Anyway I have put the phone in a bag of rice now just in case ....has anyone have any idea what the issue may be ?
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I remember I read something like this before but not sure where and it was water damage
[UPDATE]: I found the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/water-damaged-backlight-display-advice-t2841073
Mazen Amr said:
I remember I read something like this before but not sure where and it was water damage
[UPDATE]: I found the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/water-damaged-backlight-display-advice-t2841073
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thank you ....ya i think u may be right, Everyone always warns you about submerging ur phone bt its actually small puddle that can destroy it too
hegarty147 said:
thank you ....ya i think u may be right, Everyone always warns you about submerging ur phone bt its actually small puddle that can destroy it too
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Update- Hey Guys the rice worked ...the phone is perfect again
Hi! XDA Team!
I Drope My S6 On The Water (Sea) Accidentally and work perfetct but after 1 day he Won't Charge :crying: its keep disconnecting from charger and when hi charge to 20% i Turn it on , and the surprise is .... 0% and the s6 turn off.
Plz ! Help!
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Hi! XDA Team!
I Drope My S6 On The Water (Sea) Accidentally and work perfetct but after 1 day he Won't Charge :crying: its keep disconnecting from charger and when hi charge to 20% i Turn it on , and the surprise is .... 0% and the s6 turn off.
Plz ! Help!
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Will probably need a main board replacement, water damage issues can creep in over time. You should have immediately turned the phone off when it got wet and let it dry for 24 hours before turning it back on. You may try leaving the phone in a bowl of rice or very dry place for a few days, not guaranteed to do anything though unfortunately
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Will probably need a main board replacement, water damage issues can creep in over time. You should have immediately turned the phone off when it got wet and let it dry for 24 hours before turning it back on. You may try leaving the phone in a bowl of rice or very dry place for a few days, not guaranteed to do anything though unfortunately
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Thank you
But the phone is still working but its keep disconnecting , i can't change the main board cause i have data on it!!
I bought one very similar issue i ended up disassambling and having to clean and lubricate the contact points. It has been working great for over a month now. The contacts had some corrosion. Now i have in a waterproof case with some demoisture paper also
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I bought one very similar issue i ended up disassambling and having to clean and lubricate the contact points. It has been working great for over a month now. The contacts had some corrosion. Now i have in a waterproof case with some demoisture paper also
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Great!
So! You have disassambling by your self ?! Contact Me Plz :
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Zack Brown said:
Great!
So! You have disassambling by your self ?! Contact Me Plz :
[email protected]
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Make sure u tell people it worked
The Phone Is Worked
I remove The back Glass and Screws , Cleaning The Battery Flex and The S6 G920 Working Perfect
Thank You all
Soory 4 my bad EN
Zack Brown said:
The Phone Is Worked
I remove The back Glass and Screws , Cleaning The Battery Flex and The S6 G920 Working Perfect
Thank You all
Soory 4 my bad EN
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How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?
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How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?
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Yes! I Use The Heat Gun For opening My S6 and also use this Tools that help me a lot :
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How did you remove the back glass? By using heat gun?
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Yea use a heat gun. I pussyfooted with a hair dryer got scared to get it to hot i busted my back but im in a case n e ways. And now if need be i have easier accsess to battery if i decide to swap it.
And so people know what i did is i noticed some corosion on several fl3x cables. I used a qtip with wd-40 and dabbed them clean then 70% or more alcohol to dry. Mines goin on over a month now no issues. I had the dreaded not charging temp to high or low.
Why i was in there i used a method we use on the lgs and applied some arctic silver thermal paste to many of the chips to help disapate the heat better