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[Q] Wet htc one x. Help.

Hey guys today my One x felt in to the toilet. I was lucky enough to take the phon out of the water almost immedietlley. I tooked it out, and everything was working when i turned it on.But i was afraid of the water. So i put down the phone on the screen for it to dry on the sun.after a couple of minutes i checked my phone if everythings working and everything was still good.But then i put the phone on the back after a couple of minutes i came back the screen was flickering and got black.Put the phone back on the screen again, booted it and worked fine again.I read on the internet hoiw to fix a wet phone. And this is what ive done.I turned it off, but fastboot was on( dont know if it makes a difference).Took out the sim card, took the phone out of the case, left it on the sun for a half hour and bought some rice.Ive putted it into rice and its there for about 3-4 hours.And did i do everything good, should it work ? And when do i have to takje the phone out of the rice.Is it bad if fastboot was on.Please help.

salata1500 said:
Hey guys today my One x felt in to the toilet. I was lucky enough to take the phon out of the water almost immedietlley. I tooked it out, and everything was working when i turned it on.But i was afraid of the water. So i put down the phone on the screen for it to dry on the sun.after a couple of minutes i checked my phone if everythings working and everything was still good.But then i put the phone on the back after a couple of minutes i came back the screen was flickering and got black.Put the phone back on the screen again, booted it and worked fine again.I read on the internet hoiw to fix a wet phone. And this is what ive done.I turned it off, but fastboot was on( dont know if it makes a difference).Took out the sim card, took the phone out of the case, left it on the sun for a half hour and bought some rice.Ive putted it into rice and its there for about 3-4 hours.And did i do everything good, should it work ? And when do i have to takje the phone out of the rice.Is it bad if fastboot was on.Please help.
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Shouldn't matter if it was on fastboot, that connects to a pc.. never saw one connect to rice yet. Seriously I would have turned it off being it was still wet. Just make sure it's dry before you start using it. Water bridges the wrong gap and ur phone will short something out. Wait a full 24 hours imo.
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You should have powered off the phone completely, as soon as you took it out of the water, then dried it out as much as possible before powering on again. Having the phone on, while water is inside causes short circuits, which fry the phone.
I'd say, power off the phone completely (no Fast boot), and dry out the phone as much as you can, before powering it on again. Keep the phone in a bag of rice for a a day or 2 (or longer, if you can). Keeping it in a warm (but not hot) area might help drying, as well. Then see if it powers on. The phone might might keep working fine, or might work for a while and die. Short of taking the phone apart (not for everyone) and try to dry it out more, there isn't much else that can be done.
My wife dropped her iPhone 5 in the toilet about a month after it was released. She turned it off right after she got it out of the toilet, then took it to the Genius Bar. The Apple tech took the phone apart, and dried it best they could. She told my wife the phone might turn on, might not. Or might work for a while, then just stop working one day. No real rhyme or reason to it, and not much else you can do about it. Her phone has been working fine ever since.
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31ken31 said:
Shouldn't matter if it was on fastboot, that connects to a pc..
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Pretty sure he means the Sense option in Settings>Power>Fast boot; not the fastboot/adb interface.
Power off with Fast boot is not a true power off, but a deep sleep state. Might not make a huge difference. But if it were me, I would probably have turned off Fast boot in Settings before powering off and drying it.

Hmmm, what would happen if i would dry it when the phone was on.Would it be a 100 percent destroy?

No, it all depends on how much water got inside, and whether it got in a spot where it caused a short circuit. It might still be alright. But powering off completely is the safest way.

redpoint73 said:
No, it all depends on how much water got inside, and whether it got in a spot where it caused a short circuit. It might still be alright. But powering off completely is the safest way.
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Hello . I would love to thank everybody for the help and tell you what happened after i took out the one x.Firstly it was discharged but had full battery befor so i plugged it in. And after 5 minutes it turned on . And everything works good accapt one big problem .. there are stains on the displayand im not sure if they will get off my display.Does anyone know how to fix this?

salata1500 said:
Hello . I would love to thank everybody for the help and tell you what happened after i took out the one x.Firstly it was discharged but had full battery befor so i plugged it in. And after 5 minutes it turned on . And everything works good accapt one big problem .. there are stains on the displayand im not sure if they will get off my display.Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Never done this myself but saw the end result.. a guy I know propped up a hair dryer and turned it on low.. about 8-10 inches away ( adjust distance u want it warm, not burning hot.) Phone on in airplane mode. Don't need extra heat doing this. Ran hair dryer on and off for 3 days or so and the moisture slowly evaporated and display came back. This is just a suggestion, his went from horrible to very much tolerable.
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A few people here have gotten moisture under the screen glass, and I think they were able to dry it our using various methods. Warm (but not hot) air is good, and also lots of air exchange to speed evaporation. So the previously recommended blow dryer on low would work nicely, as it fits both of those descriptions. Some folks have also recommended on top of your refrigerator (almost always warm), and in front of a fan might help too.

haha skorry i know thos is late but just found the post. I put my phone in to rice for 48 hours. Took it out and there was little water under display. Everything came out and phone was just washed. Htc one x was a good phone.
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Sony smart watch 1st gen wont charge?

Hi
I just bought this brand new from ebay with out the box or instructions, Ive had the watch on charge for over 2 hours and nothing is happening. Should there be a led when charging? I've held down the power button and the watch just wont turn on? Any ideas before i send it back?

clean the charger and watch pins a bit with your shirt for example, if it doesnt work try pressing power button for about 30s.
it is usually related with the pins, when they get dirty theres no full contact, a simple clean must solve it.
hope it helped
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Check the position as well
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Ok thanks will give this a try

If I cleaned the contacts with alcohol, it would work.................once.
I just got used to every night putting the connector on there and moving it around a lot until it finally show the charge symbol on the display. It was annoying.
I even had Sony replace it once, and the new replacement started doing the same thing after a couple of days.
I have the new watch now. One problem solved. :laugh:

worwig said:
If I cleaned the contacts with alcohol, it would work.................once.
I just got used to every night putting the connector on there and moving it around a lot until it finally show the charge symbol on the display. It was annoying.
I even had Sony replace it once, and the new replacement started doing the same thing after a couple of days.
I have the new watch now. One problem solved. :laugh:
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Mine never worked right from day one, the springs didn't hold the contacts together, so I wrapped a zip tie around it... problem solved

well i cleaned the contacts and made sure the connection was good but still it wont charge or turn on Its going back to sony now

[Q] Got my phone wet. Everything still works but charging is unreliable

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!

shorty6049 said:
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.

gee2012 said:
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.

shorty6049 said:
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)

shorty6049 said:
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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Nexus 5 Dropped it in the toilet -_-

I know there are many threads about this but some didn't cover my questions and they don't say what to do when you have done things you aren't supposed to do.
So I dropped it in the toilet, I don't even know how but as soon as I did I took it straight out, dried it with a towel and TRIED TO TURN IT ON AND CHARGE IT. I later found out that I shouldn't have done these things. Anyway afterwards I put it in a container of rice with the lid shut. It seems to be much drier now but still isn't working, however the computer makes a sound when I plug it in. I then went and took the back cover off and saw one of the wires (on the right side) seemed to have a busted resistor, I was wondering if that was the problem and it could be fixed?
P.S. When I charge it all I get is a red light.
I'm from Australia so country related help would be great.
UPDATE: I just plugged it into the computer again and the screen seemed to light up a bit for about 30 seconds and the phone vibrates when I hold the power button.
UPDATE 2: I can hear noises like the screenshot noise and the volume up and down noise.

You forget tot wipe the sh!t of. What about the rice? Stil beable to eat it? Or taste it like sh!t? Wrong forum btw.

AppleInc said:
You forget to wipe the sh!t off. What about the rice? Still be able to eat it? Or will it taste like sh!t? Wrong forum btw.
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Sorry about the wrong section I didn't realize that there was a troubleshooting one there. Please use proper English next time.

I am getting notifications and the notification LED is working but the screen just lights up without anything on it.

Keep it a few more days in the rice. I hope you didn't fried it. Do not try to charge or connect to pc yet, don't power on for some time. After 2 or 3 days on rice, try to start it up. If it vibrates but not starting you need to wait some more time on rice or just go to a repair shop. Don't try to charge the damn thing !!!
I had to keep my x10i about 7 days on rice, I almost abandoned it, but it's working just fine now.
God luck.
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KoRoZIV said:
Keep it a few more days in the rice. I hope you didn't fried it. Do not try to charge or connect to pc yet, don't power on for some time. After 2 or 3 days on rice, try to start it up. If it vibrates but not starting you need to wait some more time on rice or just go to a repair shop. Don't try to charge the damn thing !!!
I had to keep my x10i about 7 days on rice, I almost abandoned it, but it's working just fine now.
God luck.
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Thank you, I just took it off charging straight away. Is there a specific way I should do the rice and will it still work if I have been charging it but it still vibrates etc as you described?

Rule number 1 after dropping electronics in water:
turn off and leave to dry for at least 3 days before turning on again.
If you follow this rule, you'll have luck in 80% of the cases.

Ubichinon said:
Rule number 1 after dropping electronics in water:
turn off and leave to dry for at least 3 days before turning on again.
If you follow this rule, you'll have luck in 80% of the cases.
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I know but seeing as I already broke that rule, is there much hope with this?

Should be completely covered in rice. Vertical positioning is recommended, keeping about 2 or 3 centimeters from the botom of the jar ( or bag or whatever ). Shake it slowly every day then put it back on rice. I have no idea if it will work or not, even without charging it, it's about how much water got inside.
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KoRoZIV said:
Should be completely covered in rice. Vertical positioning is recommended, keeping about 2 or 3 centimeters from the botom of the jar ( or bag or whatever ). Shake it slowly every day then put it back on rice. I have no idea if it will work or not, even without charging it, it's about how much water got inside.
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Ok, thanks, I don't think very much water got inside, when I opened it there was just a bit on the back cover and some condensation on the front-facing camera.

I hope you get lucky. I didn't disassemble mine completely, just the back cover, battery, sim and SD card, but it wasn't a nexus.
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Search for threads about how to clean the board with alcohol so it doesn't corode.

More than likely you're out of luck cause you turned it on and even plugged it in directly after. It's likely shorted out now.

kj2112 said:
More than likely you're out of luck cause you turned it on and even plugged it in directly after. It's likely shorted out now.
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It seems like everything but the screen is working. As I said it seems like a resistor blew, couldn't I just replace that little cable?

M4ttz said:
It seems like everything but the screen is working. As I said it seems like a resistor blew, couldn't I just replace that little cable?
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Maybe. whatever happens, hope it works out!

Go to a repair shop for proper diagnosis
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I had to leave my sons iPod touch in rice for two weeks before it finally fired up and started working as normal (even after I charged it and switched it on as soon as it hit wet)
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After reading the title -_-...
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I thought it was also important that you take out the batteries
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M4ttz said:
I am getting notifications and the notification LED is working but the screen just lights up without anything on it.
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Maybe your screen it's dead, you should change it

Battery Swelling?

I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.

blu04 said:
I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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Just wondering which charging method you have used primarily? This is a scary looking issue my friend
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I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.

blu04 said:
I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.
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Hmmmm might stick to the wireless charger now lol
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What happened at store??
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i used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the verizon store last night and should have a new phone when i get home tonight from work.
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my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.

travelbug114 said:
my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.
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I'd tell them to suck a fat one, then either get on Verizon chat or Samsung support to get a better solution.

blu04 said:
I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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It's not the battery swelling, its just the adhesive unsticking. I've heard reports of this before, apparently it happened with some early S6 models.

Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Predtechhacker said:
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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You voided your warranty by doing that. Kinda sad.

N1ghtr08d said:
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Old thread I realize but this was the problem I found with a device recently purchased (10 bucks) out of a local pawn shop junk drawer I frequent. Poked a hole ... charges up. Now I'm just wondering why it happened in the first place.

This fixed it!!
N1ghtr08d said:
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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I had the same issue pop up and I stuck a needle thru the little slit it made while swollen and pierced the foil wrapper around the battery and "pssssss" I heard the air leave and saw the swelling subside. Tadaa well for anyone else that does not want to tear the phone apart cutting holes or replacing batteries; replacing phones. There is a method you can use.

The battery in my S6 is swelling too. It happened very recently even though I've had the phone since the original launch date.