Question for all of you; I just got a case (Diztronic) and a couple of screen protectors for my new Nexus 5
One of the screen protectors I got was the Xtreme Guard type (very wet application type). I have used this type before, though I always worried that using a lot of water to apply it could possibly get into the phone and damage it.
After I applied it (while turned off, of course), I didn't quite like it (I know you're supposed to wait a few days, but I was impatient, and another brand is coming in the mail, the overly-priced Zagg model), so I removed it, cleaned the screen, shook the phone a bit to try to get any water out that might have gotten into the speaker hole, blew air from some canned air into the speaker hole (not right up next to it, but reasonably close) and left it overnight under a warm lamp.
Yes, paranoid about my new phone. *sheepish look*
In any case, I was reading various things, with people saying "I damaged my speaker by the water getting in there" and "Blowing air into the speaker hole will damage the speaker" and "Putting it under a hot lamp will damage the speaker" etc.
Have you ever heard of ANY of those things damaging the speaker or the phone? I'm all paranoid now. I'm using it today and it seems no worse for wear, and the speaker (ear speaker) seems to be working fine, but I'm all like "Huh, did it sound JUST like that before I did all of the above?" etc.
Any past experiences or advice you'd like to chime in on? Anyone got a close-up look at the faceplate of the Nexus 5 and know if the speaker whole actually is reasonably waterproof, etc?
I looked at this disassembly video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUj3fpI994 - and I still couldn't quite tell.
- Tim
tbessie said:
Question for all of you; I just got a case (Diztronic) and a couple of screen protectors for my new Nexus 5
One of the screen protectors I got was the Xtreme Guard type (very wet application type). I have used this type before, though I always worried that using a lot of water to apply it could possibly get into the phone and damage it.
After I applied it (while turned off, of course), I didn't quite like it (I know you're supposed to wait a few days, but I was impatient, and another brand is coming in the mail, the overly-priced Zagg model), so I removed it, cleaned the screen, shook the phone a bit to try to get any water out that might have gotten into the speaker hole, blew air from some canned air into the speaker hole (not right up next to it, but reasonably close) and left it overnight under a warm lamp.
Yes, paranoid about my new phone. *sheepish look*
In any case, I was reading various things, with people saying "I damaged my speaker by the water getting in there" and "Blowing air into the speaker hole will damage the speaker" and "Putting it under a hot lamp will damage the speaker" etc.
Have you ever heard of ANY of those things damaging the speaker or the phone? I'm all paranoid now. I'm using it today and it seems no worse for wear, and the speaker (ear speaker) seems to be working fine, but I'm all like "Huh, did it sound JUST like that before I did all of the above?" etc.
Any past experiences or advice you'd like to chime in on? Anyone got a close-up look at the faceplate of the Nexus 5 and know if the speaker whole actually is reasonably waterproof, etc?
I looked at this disassembly video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUj3fpI994 - and I still couldn't quite tell.
- Tim
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i dont know if this applies to the nexus 5 speaker but
i have gotten water on my galaxy s4s speaker 3 times.
once when i just got out of the shower, a single drop of water rolled down my arm and landed on my speaker.
the second time while i was in the shower. it started raining and water blew in through the window.
the third time i was doing dishes and water splashed.
and after all this, each and every time all i did was take out the battery, let it sit for a few hours. and after that the phone worked perfectly.dont blow air, dont throw it in the oven (ive seen people do this) just let it sit and dont play any sounds.
Hi,
i just got my Xperia Z3. I was curious and wanted to test the waterproof function. So i dropped it in the sink with al the ports closed of course
The speakers are now sounding strange (muffled) and deformed. I know that the speakers needs to dry up, but it was 3 days ago...
Is there something i can do to cleanup the speakers, or are the speakers now broken?
3 days ago? Yeah I think you might have a problem
ash969 said:
The speakers are now sounding strange (muffled) and deformed. I know that the speakers needs to dry up, but it was 3 days ago...
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You asked for help, I gave a working advice. You don't seem to need it, I remove it.
Lol.
Just wash it again, and kick ass on towel. It will work fine.
Lol washing machine. You made my day.
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Chefproll said:
Try this:
- Get distilled water (you can use the water from a tumble dryer), put it in a bowl.
- Add ONE drop of dishwashing detergent (not more).
- Soak the Z3 in that mixture over night.
- Place bowl with Z3 still inside on a washing machine, put a lot of clothes in, start the spinning program, making sure the bowl cannot drop from the washing machine.
- Get more distilled water, do NOT add any detergent, water the Z3 in a fresh bowl, using some gentle movements.
- Let it dry, speaker side down, making sure the speaker holes are not covered.
Speakers should be ok again.
Explanations:
- Distilled water because it has almost no floating particles.
- Dishwasher detergent because the residues caused by your former experiment hardened, now need to break loose.
- Spinning circle because the movements and vibrations will help loosing the residues. Loading the machine with lots of clothes ensures there will be enough vibrations.
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You probably scared any newbie from every buying a Z3 for a water test
hahah, thnx guys, i once had the Xperia Z, same problem...i also tested it in the shower. After 1 day i sold it, and got a Samsung, because is was afraid i had messed up the speakers
I am going to try it again. Lets hope that it starts working again
ash969 said:
hahah, thnx guys, i once had the Xperia Z, same problem...i also tested it in the shower. After 1 day i sold it, and got a Samsung, because is was afraid i had messed up the speakers
I am going to try it again. Lets hope that it starts working again
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Classy, assume you told the buyer about this?
Anyway, weird that it still is muffled after a few days. Makes sense that everything has to dry up properly, perhaps put it in a glass with rice or something?
this thread makes me lol. haha washing machine,
dagrim1 said:
Classy, assume you told the buyer about this?
Anyway, weird that it still is muffled after a few days. Makes sense that everything has to dry up properly, perhaps put it in a glass with rice or something?
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yeah of course, that why is sold it for 200euros instead of the 590
Speakers are now working after washing it with warm water
now that i im thinking...maybe i shouldn't have sold my old Xperia Z and just waited longer or washed it again with warm water
I had the same thing happen to me when I did a water test (fairly sure 90% of the people who buy any Z series will do this on day one, guaranteed)
I noticed the microphone sounded muffled too, I just dropped a drop of rubbing alcohol in each of the ports, let it sit for 10 - 20 seconds and wiped it out with a microfiber cloth. No more distortion!
I just wish that it wasn't necessary every time it gets wet. I bought this phone purely because summer is coming up here in Australia and I wanted something a bit more durable around the beaches!
figo_rulz11 said:
this thread makes me lol. haha washing machine,
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Some of your didn't learn how to read properly, right ?
I did not suggest to put the Z3 IN the washing machine, but ON the washing machine. This way you'll get some vibrations you'll need for softening any residues sticking to the speakers.
So next time: Read, think, write. Don't skip step 2, even if that breaks up normal habits.
My suggestions DO work. But as the OP crying for help doesn't seem to follow my advice, I don't see any need of leaving it around.
ash969 said:
Hi,
i just got my Xperia Z3. I was curious and wanted to test the waterproof function. So i dropped it in the sink with al the ports closed of course
The speakers are now sounding strange (muffled) and deformed. I know that the speakers needs to dry up, but it was 3 days ago...
Is there something i can do to cleanup the speakers, or are the speakers now broken?
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I had the same thing happen and kind of freaked out for a few seconds. I took a shot of compressed air and blew out the headphone jack. Good as new.
Be careful not to take any photos under water. Voids your warranty
DONT!
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You probably scared any newbie from every buying a Z3 for a water test
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The Z3 can only take up to 30 minutes of water. If you soak it overnight it WILL break.
After exposure to water you must open all flaps turn off the device and let it dry for 2 hours everything will work perfectly after!
https://youtu.be/T7uJ_ylow3k my awesome youtube channel so many vids! 237 to be exact
Speakers Z3, low volume when playing music on integrated speakers
Hi friends,
Tested out Water proof property of SONY Xperia Z3,
Even after a full month of waiting, the speaker sound was still like ****,
So today, out of desperation, I heated the speakers using the heat from an incandescent bulb,
can't say that they are back to 100 Percent but surely much better sound than from one day ago,...
Gonna heat it some more,...
Hope this helps solve this problem because i know how frustrating it can be !!~ Good luck
P.S - Be careful with how much heat you provide because usually mobile's speakers are made with a thin plastic materia
Okay hi everyone. This is my first post so please go easy on me. So I've had my Z3 for about two weeks now and love it.
Yesterday though, I was sitting in a car with it on my lap whilst eating a sandwich. A couple of drops of garlic sauce fell out and landed directly on the top speaker/ear piece. It was raining heavily so I immediately washed it out in the rain trying to get all the residue out from the speaker. I dried it off as best as I could, put it in my pocket and got back to what I was doing. That night someone called me and I realized I could barely hear them. So I played a video to test the speaker only to find that the base speaker was playing loud and clear but the top one was quite distorted and significantly softer. Is there any way I can fix this problem?
Thanks in advance for any help rendered.
Flush it in water and leave it to dry maybe. (Just the speaker part). Then leave in a bowl of rice or put a bag of Silica Gel over it over night and let it suck up the moist til its dry.
So about 5 hours ago I accidentally spilled a small amount of beer on my Moto G while it was playing music. Immediately after the speaker got covered in beer the sound became all quiet and distorted. I immediatelly rushed to a sink to wash off the speaker with water but that doesn't seem to help.
I've soaked the front in water so many times in the past, you could say I've literally spilled water on both the display and two speakers whenever I decided to clean it and have never had any problems and now this small amount of beer drop on it completely wrecked it which is unusual.
The phone is fully functional, including its micro USB charging port and the only damaged component so far appears to be the speaker, if damaged at all.
Have any of you had such experiences with quiet and distorted sound? Could it just be filled with liquid that needs some time to dry up?
My experience over the past year with my G3 had been all ok. I took it in the shower with me almost everytime for music. Water actually does make the speaker muffled up, temporarily. I leave it for some minutes and it the sound is back to normal. Idk about beer, but I suggest u give it some time to dry up obviously. Use a blow-dryer (hair dryer whatever).
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So you used water to clear up the speaker after the beer spilled (didn't read your post clearly). Water won't help, it'll just stay muffled if you clear it up with water. I think you did whate everyone would've done with water resistant/proof phone (including me) if it gets dirty or something else is spilled on it. I've cleaned my phone plenty of times with water. The speakers do get muffled, just with water for me. Just give it time to dry out thats all.
Needs time to dry out. Put it in a rice bowl if u can
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The phone is drunk, I think. Rice bag idea works very well.
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Give it some time... When I had my G3 I dropped it in a 5 gallon bucket of marinara sauce, then hosed it off with scalding hot water at the dish wash station. The sound was muffled/garbled for about 12 hours or so until it completely dried out, then it was fine. That was 6 or 7 months ago and it still working fine today.
If the phone is waterproof (not sure to what depth), I think it would better to give the speakers a rinse in clean water before drying it out. That would reduce the possibility of beer residue from having an effect on the sound.
Hi.
I had chocolate and my phone in my pocket and it melted into the top speaker. It sounds muffled, and I cleared it out. What can I do?
Many thanks
-MegaBytesMe
Had the same issue (made cookies for the kids and phone had recipes open) I just used warm cloth to wipe off excess and washed the phone with me in the shower.
Used an app, "unclog your speakers" to dislodge remaining water.