so yesterday i left my phone on the charger over the night and when i woke up i took the phone and saw some white screen blinking a few times and then it died. black screen but the flashlight started blinking like crazy , even if i turn off the phone it still blinks somehow and the device was rly like rly hot, couldnt hold it in the hands how hot it was. the thing is , water got throu the windows somehow and proly got a few drops or more xd on charger and phone itself. so couse it would stop blinking i just left it on the bad like that , couse i was kinda late for work. when i got back home , the phone was off , proly the battery died so i put it on the charger and then it started blinking again untill i disconnect the charger. but it wont turn on now for some reason , maybe the battery is so dead that it doesnt have the power to turn on even on charger with all that blinking flashlight, i cant leave it on charger couse it gets hot again . So do u guys think this can be fixed ? couse i would reather give 400e to get it fixed then buy a new one, i have somethings on device that i rly need back. sry for bad english and thanks
You didn't say why you think water is the cause and how water might have got near the phone; although you've mentioned the window, I am assuming it was raining.
So if water really got into the phone, then it's no surprise why your device gets hot, there are probably some short circuits.
And as for the repair part, the only thing you should NOT do is to try to turn on the phone, in other words, DO NOT ATTEMPT to turn on the phone or charge the device, leave it turned off and uplugged, the more you try, the more short circuit and more issues.
To be honest, you shouldn't have tried even the first day, but we all make mistake, so it's okay.
And about what you can do...
Well, there are some methods that might work, but I would say they wouldn't work most of the times.
You can leave the phone in a rice bag for a long period of time, if you're going to do that, leave it for a few DAYS, don't turn on the phone for at least a week, I am saying this because some people think a day is more than enough, but it's not and it needs to be there for like a week, but as I said it probably not going to work.
Next thing you can do is to buy some kits(it's like a plastic bag) that are available online specifically to dry out a phone, I'm not sure how good they are, but...it might worth a try depending on your preference.
One suggestion though, if you are going to try the rice method or the drying kit/bag, I would say take out the sim card tray, it makes it easier and faster to dry out, however you should be very careful as rice can get inside the phone very easily without the sim tray.
And lastly, I would strongly suggest visiting a professional repair shop, it's the best option and you have a higher chance of getting your device back.
And I would like to mention all of what I have said is because we are assuming water is the cause, so if it's something else, we need to investigate further.
I hope you get your device back and also I hope someone suggests a better solution than mine.
Cheers.
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You didn't say why you think water is the cause and how water might have got near the phone; although you've mentioned the window, I am assuming it was raining.
So if water really got into the phone, then it's no surprise why your device gets hot, there are probably some short circuits.
And as for the repair part, the only thing you should NOT do is to try to turn on the phone, in other words, DO NOT ATTEMPT to turn on the phone or charge the device, leave it turned off and uplugged, the more you try, the more short circuit and more issues.
To be honest, you shouldn't have tried even the first day, but we all make mistake, so it's okay.
And about what you can do...
Well, there are some methods that might work, but I would say they wouldn't work most of the times.
You can leave the phone in a rice bag for a long period of time, if you're going to do that, leave it for a few DAYS, don't turn on the phone for at least a week, I am saying this because some people think a day is more than enough, but it's not and it needs to be there for like a week, but as I said it probably not going to work.
Next thing you can do is to buy some kits(it's like a plastic bag) that are available online specifically to dry out a phone, I'm not sure how good they are, but...it might worth a try depending on your preference.
One suggestion though, if you are going to try the rice method or the drying kit/bag, I would say take out the sim card tray, it makes it easier and faster to dry out, however you should be very careful as rice can get inside the phone very easily without the sim tray.
And lastly, I would strongly suggest visiting a professional repair shop, it's the best option and you have a higher chance of getting your device back.
And I would like to mention all of what I have said is because we are assuming water is the cause, so if it's something else, we need to investigate further.
I hope you get your device back and also I hope someone suggests a better solution than mine.
Cheers.
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thanks for ur help bro , i tried the rice but for a day, just like u said..
So i kinda couldnt w8 for a replay so i disassembled it xD and im prty sure its water , found some white stains on the motherboard and lcd connectors and im kinda hoping that it will work just fine after i clean those , but thing that scares me the most is some burn marks on some burn marks on some aliminium on the edge, dont rly know what it is , but theres something inside and the things inside look fine , i dont have 99 alch now , so tummorow ill try to clean the phone and leave it for a few hours and then try to turn it on , if its the same ill get it to repair shop in a weak or so couse i dont have time now.. dont worry ill check the answers next time be4 i do smth stupid like this xd
thanks again
I hope it works fine after cleaning it, but I didn't say a day, I've actually said do it for a week at least and a day IS NOT ENOUGH.
Water damage is a little tricky and hard to guess what might come next, so the result of cleaning it or being repaired at professional repair shop isn't something that somebody can guess, even not experts, so I just hope it goes well.
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My fault entirely, but I dropped my HTC Fuze in the toilet...
Well, I pulled it out and popped out the battery and quickly dried it up as well as I could. I exposed as much as I could and let it sit to dry for a couple of days. Now, it turns on and it runs perfectly fine, the only problem is that the flashlight stays on, and does not turn off no matter what I do. Don't know what to expect to accomplish by posting this here, but maybe some of you have any ideas?
I've been trying to open it up and see if anything looks weird, but I don't have a screwdriver small enough...
Eh, no suggestions as to what I could do?
That's really weird. But weird things always happens when electronic devices are dropped in water!
I would try nuelight: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=456908 and see if that shuts it off. Otherwise, you may as well take out the LED light physically.
Out of curiosity is it on normal or extra bright and how long has it been on for without burning out? I use my light quite alot and am rather paranoid about frazzling it.... A personal message would be extra helpful as i may not check this thread again
Many thanks.
whenever you subject ANY electronic device to moisture follow this suggestion - Ive seen it fully revive seemingly dead electronics:
Remove batt/power ASAP!
Remove as much moisture by hand as you can
Put device in the fridge for AT LEAST 3 days before attempting to power it up again. the fridge will wick all moisture out of your phone/mp3 player/etc much as it will fully crustify your loaf of bread.
Be patient! firing it up early will not help...
also putting it in a bowl of rice helps
i used a blowdryer on an old samsung years ago and it worked for about 8 months then apparently rusted up inside after going in a pool
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whenever you subject ANY electronic device to moisture follow this suggestion - Ive seen it fully revive seemingly dead electronics:
Remove batt/power ASAP!
Remove as much moisture by hand as you can
Put device in the fridge for AT LEAST 3 days before attempting to power it up again. the fridge will wick all moisture out of your phone/mp3 player/etc much as it will fully crustify your loaf of bread.
Be patient! firing it up early will not help...
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Sounds like it works, would it work a couple weeks after the original fall into water though? I thought it was dead, but after sitting in front of a fan full blast, it turns on just fine, but the flashlight just comes on and stays on. Even if the phone is off and just the battery is in it, the flashlight comes on and stays on. I could easily use it like this, but the battery life is another pain.
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also putting it in a bowl of rice helps
i used a blowdryer on an old samsung years ago and it worked for about 8 months then apparently rusted up inside after going in a pool
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I heard about putting it in cat litter. I don't have cats though. Hah, eight months is better than nothing, eh?
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That's really weird. But weird things always happens when electronic devices are dropped in water!
I would try nuelight: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=456908 and see if that shuts it off. Otherwise, you may as well take out the LED light physically.
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True. It pissed me off because I had just been watching Dane Cooks new comedy where he says... "I just joined the 'I just dropped my phone in my own piss' club." There was nothing in the toilet when it decided to take a dip, but still... Hah. I was trying to take out the LED light, but I couldn't even break through the shell. I realized that I need tiny tools to do so. I was also looking for a place I can order replacement parts, but if I can't get into it, that'd be a waste of time. I was just going to try to let the LED burn itself out, but until then I'd still not be able to use it, battery life is awful.
Hi guys, my phone dropped into the wash basin under running water. I immediately took everything apart and put the phone into a rice bag. after a few hours i tried on'ing it.
It shows the HTC Logo, but then it blanks out after that. I havent used my warranty so I think there still is warranty? Do you think they will fix my phone for me? Because its rooted with Android HD. Thank you.
Check out my experience http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1748623-washed-sensation?p=14682171#post14682171
Dam, I think I didnt wait long enough for the water to be dried. Did I fry the components ><?!
It works perfectly except for the part where the screen doesnt turn on ><!!
I know there is a sticker that they place on them that i believe changes color when it gets wet to advise them of water
Damage.
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You should have waited longer. Your reaction with the rice was perfect, but let it sit there for 24h or so! I screwed my previous phone this way.
So let it dry longer, try again. Everytime you're turning on your device, you're possibly damaging it.
Okay, Hopefully I havent damaged it fully. I saw a slight sign after i hair dryed it and the screen flashed again. Now I'm gonna put it in rice and leave it overnight. tomorrow morning if it doesnt work, Im gonna bring it to the shop. Hopefully no cost needed to repair this phone >< Im just a kid an i dont got money to spare haha. thanks guys, let u know the results soon
Are you serious? You dropped it in water, so you have no warranty. If you remove the battery you'll see a little sticker that is now pink, it used to be white. That's how they know it has been in water and there are indicators inside the phone too. Water damage voids all warranties. You'll be paying for this one.
I dont have any o.o maybe its remove or smth? wud that be a problem?
A missing indicator is usually looked at the same way as a tripped indicator, but, like i said before, there are other indicators hidden inside the phone as well, so they will be able to tell for sure that it has taken a dip.
Ah ic , oh well, doesnt hurt to try . I guess it would be better to spend some money on fixing it then spending extra and getting a new one
Well I'm guessing repairs would be around $100-150 USD depending on what needs replacing, so still cheaper than a new one in most cases, but not all. Never heard of repairs being less than $100.
As for the white indicators turning pink/red you can play that off as condensation from your pocket. For ex "i work in the heat and im guessing the condensation must have turned the indicators pink. You can always fool and or deny on insurance claims. Tmobile tried to call me out on a vibrant 4g that had water damage and i told them some BS and they tried to fight it. I was directed to cancel my contract and next thing i knew they removed the charge on my account. Just play dummy and if they dont bite throw a fit. Works everytime.
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Didn't go to htc service center yet. Today I woke up and it started working again, just that theres water under the screen. Immediately off it again and let it stay in the rice packet. Going overseas tomorrow, maybe tomorrow i'll check again. If theres still water I'm just gonna leave it there for two weeks while i'm away. I don't wanna be impatient and get it short circuited or anything.
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I know there is a sticker that they place on them that i believe changes color when it gets wet to advise them of water
Damage.
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There is most definately a moisture notification thing. They can see that and know it got wet.. Not sure what provider you have but mine will replace if device gets wet.. TMOUS (if you have the insurance)
Guys, my phone's LCD is somewhat has water in it or underneath it, other then that, when start up, it doesnt show the HTC Logo part. Any idea how to remove the water? I put it inside the rice for around 2days straight now, still not going away
excuse me for the very long title. I being the brilliant human being that i am went into a pool on the day of our independence with my beautiful HOX in my pocket. i sat there for about 5 min, totally sober mind you, then realized what an ass i was. i immediately went inside, shut it off and placed in rice. the next day i turn it on to see if it works and indeed it does. The only visible problem was water under the screen though the screen worked fine. i turned it back off and put it back in rice so as to give the rice ample time to perform its magic. 3 days later i check again and it still works. i decided to switch back to the HOX and things were great. 2 days later however it would randomly shut off and take AT LEAST 30 min before it would turn back on. at the end of the day i took out the sim and threw it back in rice. the next day it wouldnt turn on and thats the way its been ever since. no light when charging ether. ive left it in rice for the past 3 weeks checking every once in awhile but to no avail.
so i know that water damage is the culprit as is my stupidity however im asking to see if there is anything that anyone can think of that might revive my phone? perhaps a batter replacement? or screen replacement? or find out what i shorted? ive taken it apart a little but have held back out of fear of being unable to put back together my already broken phone lol
any help is appreciated. Thank You
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excuse me for the very long title. I being the brilliant human being that i am went into a pool on the day of our independence with my beautiful HOX in my pocket. i sat there for about 5 min, totally sober mind you, then realized what an ass i was. i immediately went inside, shut it off and placed in rice. the next day i turn it on to see if it works and indeed it does. The only visible problem was water under the screen though the screen worked fine. i turned it back off and put it back in rice so as to give the rice ample time to perform its magic. 3 days later i check again and it still works. i decided to switch back to the HOX and things were great. 2 days later however it would randomly shut off and take AT LEAST 30 min before it would turn back on. at the end of the day i took out the sim and threw it back in rice. the next day it wouldnt turn on and thats the way its been ever since. no light when charging ether. ive left it in rice for the past 3 weeks checking every once in awhile but to no avail.
so i know that water damage is the culprit as is my stupidity however im asking to see if there is anything that anyone can think of that might revive my phone? perhaps a batter replacement? or screen replacement? or find out what i shorted? ive taken it apart a little but have held back out of fear of being unable to put back together my already broken phone lol
any help is appreciated. Thank You
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Sorry about you phone. Being an electronic technician, I would say you unfortunately made a fatal mistake by turning the phone on before it was totally dry inside. Almost anything on the circuit boards inside could have shorted or partially shorted while wet. I don't think anyone could guess as to what component is bad now without swapping in known good parts. It might have been damaged considerably before you got the chance to turn it off after the soaking, and there's nothing you could have done after that point, although it seemed to OK for a short time. I'm sorry that I can't recommend any further remedies.
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Sorry about you phone. Being an electronic technician, I would say you unfortunately made a fatal mistake by turning the phone on before it was totally dry inside. Almost anything on the circuit boards inside could have shorted or partially shorted while wet. I don't think anyone could guess as to what component is bad now without swapping in known good parts. It might have been damaged considerably before you got the chance to turn it off after the soaking, and there's nothing you could have done after that point, although it seemed to OK for a short time. I'm sorry that I can't recommend any further remedies.
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alright i assumed as much but thank you for the help. i feel like i can finally let go off my HOX
Take it apart and sell for parts. The digitalizer probably works fine.
Sent from my sexy white HTC One X on T-Mobile
You really have to take it apart before putting it in the rice. These things are sealed up pretty good these days.
Might just be the battery. If water got in the pack, it would behave as you described from internal shorting.
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Open it
At this point, you have nothing to lose by opening it up and drying it out for a week or 2. At least you'll get out any remaining moisture. You may just get lucky.
Also if there is corrosion, use 99% alcohol to remove it.
Sent from my One XL
ok so today a kid my mom babysits got ahold of my HOS and dunked it in the toilet... i caught him in the act and immediately grabbed it and dried it off best i could. it was in the water maybe for 1 second. when i pulled it out it was still on. lock button worked but screen was completely unresponsive. kept trying to unlock the screen but as i said it wasn't responding to me touching it. then it just turned off by itself and wouldn't turn back on at all. the notification light turned on (randomly, not from response to me trying to turn it off or on) and it was yellow and red. not completely one or the other. put it in a bowl of rice for a good 8 or 9 hours. pulled it out and now the notification light is off and still not responding to my attempts to turn it on. plugged it in to charger and no charging light. is there any hope for repairing it? or do i need to just buy a new phone...
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If you dont have any insurance or warranty that covers such damages, I would take it apart and clean/dry each part individually with some tissues and those things you use to clean your ears (no idea what theyre called in english lol).
The odds are the screen is busted though, and will need a replacement.
The first thing you should do is getting the battery unplugged, so the device is completely powerless and let it be powerless for a day or 2.
Obviously, unplugging the battery on the HOS means disassembling the whole device...
j tag is the solution for ur problem..
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Well, Listen to me, ive had experience.
If you have the know how to break everything apart and clean the corrosion, then you might be lucky. If not, repairmen could do it for you, but with each option you lose warranty. And it is not guaranteed it will work 100%. If it does, then you just have to live with no warranty, if not, the repair centre will change your motherboard, for me that cost 190€.
So you pick.
If i would have known better on my case, i would have let repairmen try and clean it all up for a mere 30€ (if they could have repaired it) and THEN sent the device to offical repair centre when their efforts would have been in vain, cause you know, nevertheless the repairs are not under warranty for water damage.
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clean/dry each part individually with some tissues and those things you use to clean your ears (no idea what theyre called in english lol).
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This will never work since you probably already have corrosion on the motherboard.
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This will never work since you probably already have corrosion on the motherboard.
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Ive saved 3 laptops by doing that, so it does work. Corrosion doesnt appear THAT fast.
Although reading OPs post again I see it was quite a while ago it happened, so there might be some minor corrosion.
Running a hairdryer across the board can save some bad connections in some cases as well- obviously not heating the board to sh*t, just a quicky.
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.
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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.
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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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