Help, Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant !!! - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys ... The thing is my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant fell into the water, then took the battery out (or he was calling) and let it dry, even after I spent the dryer to dry it and then it turns and goes to the Samsung screen that is written and is restarting I want to know if I missed it completely or if I take an unauthorized still have a chance to recover? For although he is calling ...

First - days of drying may be needed. Second - Powering it on early can damage it further. Third - it is entirely in the hands of a hardware technician, there's nothing we can do here to help, other than tell you shouldn't have dropped it and you probably should have dried it far longer.

Okay, but do you think is recovery? because at least he's calling.
I'm doing it right in cecar with the dryer? or let it dry naturally?

you may think this won't work but it does.
Take out everything, sd card, sim card battery.
now get a zip-lock bag, and put some rice in there, and put your phone in there for a few days.
the rice will take any of the moisture left.

xriderx66 said:
you may think this won't work but it does.
Take out everything, sd card, sim card battery.
now get a zip-lock bag, and put some rice in there, and put your phone in there for a few days.
the rice will take any of the moisture left.
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Of course I do, but it is normal even in a bag? And leave it open without the inside back cover?

xriderx66 said:
you may think this won't work but it does.
Take out everything, sd card, sim card battery.
now get a zip-lock bag, and put some rice in there, and put your phone in there for a few days.
the rice will take any of the moisture left.
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I can comfirm this works as long as you didnt try to power it on
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fclemuchi said:
Of course I do, but it is normal even in a bag? And leave it open without the inside back cover?
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i would think so that you take the back off, but knowing as rice may get inside, here's what i recommend.
after the rice is in the bag, put the phone in without cover, and DO NOT MOVE IT AROUND TOO MUCH.
if you did move it around theres a chance rice got in which you can shake it off, what i'm scared about doing it, is that the earphone jack goes straight to the CPU and all, and if rice gets in there specially moist rice, it may cause problems, find something that can cover that and you'll be good, the back has screws and stuff so it wont get it.
and don't move it around JUST IN CASE.

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I can comfirm this works as long as you didnt try to power it on
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But I have called him but he is on the home screen and then restarts.
So to say that this method does not work anymore because I have called him before?

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i would think so that you take the back off, but knowing as rice may get inside, here's what i recommend.
after the rice is in the bag, put the phone in without cover, and DO NOT MOVE IT AROUND TOO MUCH.
if you did move it around theres a chance rice got in which you can shake it off, what i'm scared about doing it, is that the earphone jack goes straight to the CPU and all, and if rice gets in there specially moist rice, it may cause problems, find something that can cover that and you'll be good, the back has screws and stuff so it wont get it.
and don't move it around JUST IN CASE.
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Ok got it, I'll try to do it here but I have to get this bag because I only have common bag.

fclemuchi said:
Ok got it, I'll try to do it here but I have to get this bag because I only have common bag.
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any bag that can keep air out, and keep the air inside, inside is okay. Zip-lock is just perfect for this kind of thing, i suggest you don't try it with a random bag, but its up to you.

xriderx66 said:
any bag that can keep air out, and keep the air inside, inside is okay. Zip-lock is just perfect for this kind of thing, i suggest you don't try it with a random bag, but its up to you.
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Ok, I have this procedure now is to wait!
Do you know if the dip in Galaxy S anhydrous alcohol work?

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htc water problem

Hi , this is my first post here so be gentle please !
a couple days ago water was accidentally spilled on the back of my htc.
I had a gel cover ( or so i think its called ) so i thought "ok it wont get inside".
when i decided to leave the place and took my htc i realised that some water was inside the phone.I took off the cover plus the battery and i realised that the water was right behind the sim place.i left it there for a day.
Yesterday it was working ok untill after 10-12 hours of use .At that time it started to autorotate and putting speaker on.
Is anything i can do to fix it?As if dissassebling it and cleaning it?Could it be just that?
Im sorry if this is the wrong section and i would like to be notified if i have to move the post somewhere else instead of having it deleted.
Let it dry completly do not switch on for about 24hrs. Then try again, even leave it some where warm where it will dry.
to help with drying put in bag with dry rice or cat litter box stuff (anything very, very absorbent.)
put it in a bag of rice for 24 hrs........ seriously it has worked for me in the past
yes... Disassemble the phone, put the battery and the phone without the cover in a small bag of uncooked rice overnight... Rice absorbs moisture...... Good luck to the recovery of ur hd2!!
ahgao said:
yes... Disassemble the phone, put the battery and the phone without the cover in a small bag of uncooked rice overnight... Rice absorbs moisture...... Good luck to the recovery of ur hd2!!
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f%$k i have the same trouble.
screen i very dark
I would say use rice and not Cat litter. Litter is small like and grainy like sand, more than likely would get into tiny cracks, under buttons and everything. The rice is a good idea. take everything off. back, battery, sim, storage card, let it sit.
Oh ya, pls do not charge your phone for the next 24 hours.. Otherwise if there happens to be any water inside, you're gonna get a smokin phone... =)

[Q] Vibrant wet ... ):

Ok so I accidently bumped my fence which had my phone on it which had a pot of water next to it. Then my phone dropped in it and i pulled it out as quickly as possible and took out the battery. FYI: My phone was still working underwater. HUGE MISTAKE. I popped in my battery to see which things worked and etc and also when i booted my phone back up the battery dropped 20%. Then i took out the battery, sim card, and sd card and let it dry in the sun. My camera is all foggy and stuff now. Can anyone help me fix my camera, speaker and battery?
*EDIT* Also my speaker was jacked up too i think because the speaker wasnt sounding very clear.
*EDIT* #2 The good news is that my battery strip thingy didnt turn red/pink. Its still white.
No problem, because you got the insurance from T-Mobile - Right?
If you do then it is covered. Water damage is specifically mentioned as covered.
If not . . . hmm, since the dot is still white you might still have a chance. Usually there is more than one though. The one near the battery is for a quick spot check, often there is also one inside for confirmation. Provided everything is ok, and it is still under warranty, maybe removing all signs of water (water marks, fog, ect.) and then attempting warranty fulfillment MIGHT work.
But my phone is rooted lol... so should i restore it before i do?
wierdoha said:
But my phone is rooted lol... so should i restore it before i do?
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If you want, but from the several times here that I have seen where ppl send in their rooted Vibrants for warranty repair (usually GPS), it does not seem as if T-Mobile/Samsung really give a d4mn.
One word for you ...rice. put your phone in a bag of rice for 24 hours and don't touch it. After that take it out and clean it all up, put your battery back in and it should work perfect.
I actually washed my wife's phone and this worked. Hope this helps
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Yea right now my phone and battery is in a bowl of rice. Its been in there for about 5 hours. Hope it works
is rice like a dampness soaker?
movieaddict said:
is rice like a dampness soaker?
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It absorbs humidity.
By the way, in the future don't put the battery back in until you've let everything dry as long as possible. Any water could short circuit the phone if you put the battery back in.
I would think also about very detailed disassembling and let dry very very well for long time before trying powering the phone.
alcohol is good for wiping off some certain parts but it can break the screen seal
Hope That Helps
Depending on your own morals, you could probably still get a warranty replacement after the water inside dries out. T-Mobile won't open the device up to check for internal water damage most likely, so if your sticker is white then you should be fine.
And FYI, bleach on a Q-Tip will turn all red water damage stickers white again.
I put my vibrant/battery in rice for 24 hours exactly and now everything works perfectly!
Speaker, battery life, camera, everything is ok
So happy.
Thanks forums!
awesome DUDE i have dropped my vibrant at least three times in water and what can i say THIS THING IS a beast my microphone doesnt work anymore but ehhh small price to pay actually does anyone know where i can find a replacement mic ive looked everywhere
XPLANE9 said:
Depending on your own morals, you could probably still get a warranty replacement after the water inside dries out. T-Mobile won't open the device up to check for internal water damage most likely, so if your sticker is white then you should be fine.
And FYI, bleach on a Q-Tip will turn all red water damage stickers white again.
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Don't waste your time with bleach and q-tip, just ask for the replacement and when it comes, take off the new sticker with a hair dryer, 10 seconds or so, and tweezers. Then replace the water damaged one with the new one. Just like operation.

[Q] Vibrant + water = ?

I may have done my phone in this time... it fell into a tub of water for no more than three seconds while on. I think this may do what all my tinkering/Odin-ing/Heimdall-ing never managed to do. I grabbed it an took the battery out and I am currently in the process of taking it apart using the little blue tool that I got along with the new ffc camera that I have yet to install.
Has anyone dropped this phone in water while on and it not be negatively affected?
There are special items for this, but most people suggest sealing it up in rice... air tight.
s15274n said:
There are special items for this, but most people suggest sealing it up in rice... air tight.
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+1
have saved many a phone from davy jones' locker with this method.
My friend's Vibrant fell on a bucket of water and it still worked.
And my Vibrant has washed it's face with me in the mornings and eaten ice cream (I think it wanted to try the next update, but the wrong way)
I think it will survive.
Just don't turn it on or anything until you are completely sure it's try.
strictlyrude27 said:
+1
have saved many a phone from davy jones' locker with this method.
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The phone is currently completely taken apart and in a bed of brown rice inside a tightly sealed tupperware container. I shall post results of the procedure later... although I don't know how much longer I should wait. I'll give it at least a day, but I'm open to suggestions. I guess I should say that when I opened the phone I didn't notice that water had made it anywhere onto the motherboard, but it's possible that I missed it.
Mine took a dive into the toilet and didnt have any issues. The seal is pretty tight and the air inside the case doesnt escape through the USB/Headphone jack easily. If there was no water in the battery compartment you are probably safe but 24 hours in rice was still done just in case. Been about a month now.
joshuapurcell said:
The phone is currently completely taken apart and in a bed of brown rice inside a tightly sealed tupperware container. I shall post results of the procedure later... although I don't know how much longer I should wait. I'll give it at least a day, but I'm open to suggestions. I guess I should say that when I opened the phone I didn't notice that water had made it anywhere onto the motherboard, but it's possible that I missed it.
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I would give it a couple of days anyhow did you pulll the sd card and sim card?
Vibrant + water = super unrecoverable hard brick -.-'
I accidentally jumped in the pool with my vibrant in my pocket over the holiday weekend. Waded around for a bit... yeah it was toast
Insurance ftw
Sd card and sim were fine though
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Mine survived a quick dip in the pool.....I feel rice saved it....3 days in a ziplock bag of rice completely disassembled......works fine,no issues whatsoever
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lolcopter said:
I accidentally jumped in the pool with my vibrant in my pocket over the holiday weekend. Waded around for a bit... yeah it was toast
Insurance ftw
Sd card and sim were fine though
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lolcopter indeed.
That sucks though.
Mine too decided it was a good day for a dip in the pool on Monday... I simply took the battery, SIM and SD cards out, wrapped it in 8 socks and threw it in the dryer with a load of dry laundry for 15min...
It wouldn't turn on with the power button... so I plugged it into my computer and the charge indicator came one. From then on, everything worked great!
Mine was in my pocket and i got pushed in the pool.. I pulled the battery and waited like 3 days turned it back on and it works but i got lines from top to bottom and it fades in and out.. It works as my test phone..
ndhr3d said:
Mine too decided it was a good day for a dip in the pool on Monday... I simply took the battery, SIM and SD cards out, wrapped it in 8 socks and threw it in the dryer with a load of dry laundry for 15min...
It wouldn't turn on with the power button... so I plugged it into my computer and the charge indicator came one. From then on, everything worked great!
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That sounds like the worst idea i've ever heard.
joshuapurcell said:
I may have done my phone in this time... it fell into a tub of water for no more than three seconds while on. I think this may do what all my tinkering/Odin-ing/Heimdall-ing never managed to do. I grabbed it an took the battery out and I am currently in the process of taking it apart using the little blue tool that I got along with the new ffc camera that I have yet to install.
Has anyone dropped this phone in water while on and it not be negatively affected?
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I was wondering what the verdit was do you have a phone or a paper weight?
Works perfectly! I put the phone back together finally last night and went ahead and installed the new ffc I bought a while back, and it is back up and running as if nothing happened.
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I dropped my Vibrant into water for 3 seconds, but after drying it out the touchscreen wasn't functional. After the first reboot... stucked at Vibrant logo, not being able to move ahead. Odin finds my phone in downdload mode, I can reflash roms, kernels , but still won't reboot into one. Stucks at bootloader. Is it hardware broken?
chioreanul said:
I dropped my Vibrant into water for 3 seconds, but after drying it out the touchscreen wasn't functional. After the first reboot... stucked at Vibrant logo, not being able to move ahead. Odin finds my phone in downdload mode, I can reflash roms, kernels , but still won't reboot into one. Stucks at bootloader. Is it hardware broken?
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Yours is toast. Same thing happened to mine had. Nothing would allow it past the vibrant logo. Used my insurance.
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*cough* Theres this information out there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073929
Its up to you how you use that info
Monk4Life said:
Yours is toast. Same thing happened to mine had. Nothing would allow it past the vibrant logo. Used my insurance.
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The water indicator didn't turn pink. So even though I have no insurance or waranty, I still hope to have o chance to recover my Vibrant. I took it to a guy who says he'll write the bootloader directly on the CPU, not through the USB cable like I did We'll see what happens, I have no other option.Thanks for your replies

Dropped phone in water, won't turn on, options?

So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
Here's a tip...stop using your phone around water...
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Or get a job to afford a new one. There isn't much you can do otherwise. Leave it in rice again for 24 hours see what happens but it doesn't sound good.
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putting the phone in a bag of rice overnight isnt enough. put more rice in the bag, zip it up, and stick it somewhere that gets sun, youll want at least 3-4 days.
Still in 30 days period ? Make sure u dry it up then exchange it
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Phone have sensors now internally where they can tell if the phone had water damage there is no way to change that.
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I would try to find silica packs instead of rice. And yes, you will want to leave this in a warm dry spot for at least a week. Even then, there may be corrosion which will forever affect the device.
If you can't find a quart sized bag of silica baggies, then change the rice daily.
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freemeech said:
Here's a tip...stop using your phone around water...
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Would never have thought of that, great tip...
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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I am going to make your day if u used American express to buy your phone. They have a 90 no question asked insurance policy included with every purchase. Check if your credit card has the same feature. They also add 1 year warranty to everything u buy too. I use it for big purchases and save money by not adding store ought warranties
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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Probably too late now but that's why they sell insurance. Then your only out the deductible. I rarely get insurance but on a phone that retails for 600+ I went for it. Anyway hindsights 20/20 so gl with the rice.
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1st thing you did wrong is drop the phone in water. 2nd thing was trying to turn it on. Could of made it worse.
Like said before leave it in a bag of rice or something similar for a few days. There may be small chance of hope.
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If you have it apart, put everything except the battery and screen in some 97% alcohol. Just for a minute, then let them dry out. The alcohol will push the corrosion and water away from the parts.
My son put my GS2(Epic Touch) in the toilet a few times.I took it apart,dried it out with paper towel first then put it in the oven for 2 minutes.
When i was sure it was fully dry,i put it back together,put the battery back in and BOOM it still worked!
Stop listening to these fools who know next to nothing about electronics,first thing you do after your phone been in water take out the battery and dont push the power button.Take it apart and dry it out like i did but dont over cook it in the oven.That rice thing will surelly corode your phone inside and rarely works.
After i did this everything stlil worked,except one thing-the power button,lol.Power button workes only one time-to turn the phone on but after the phone is on it doesnt work any more.So in order for me to turn on the screen i would have to wait untill someone calls or txt me or plug the phone in the usb so i can unlock the screen or battery pull.I suspect this happened because my girl when she found the phone wet tried to turn it on to see if it worked and she shouldnt have.
Anyways without power button working that made my phone almost useless-almost.
I put two screws in back cover and mounted the phone by my son's bed,i plugged it in the outlet that was connected to a light switch.So if i want to turn the phone on i simply hit the light switch and the screen will light up so i can unlock it.
Now my 2 year old son has a mini tv by his bed so he can watch cartoons and play games,this is something that i used to dream of when i was a kid,lol.
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The_Biz said:
If you have it apart, put everything except the battery and screen in some 97% alcohol. Just for a minute, then let them dry out. The alcohol will push the corrosion and water away from the parts.
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Yeah he is right,i forgot to mention aclcohol-it helps i did that to but dont soak it in alcohol!Take a q-tip,soak it in alcohol and go over the electronoc board carefully,make sure none of the cotton got caught in the chips.
What i did i just went over the metal strip that connected the phone to the screen with alcohol to make sure it had good contact.
The key is to put the phone parts in the oven including the screen to let it get hot enough to evaporate any left over water
without melting the parts.
I put it in for about 2 minutes on 500 degrees.I took it out when the phone was almost too hot to touch-almost too hot.
should have blow dried it soon as you opened it up.
Oh and forget about rice-thats what the oven is for.Or if you dont know or scared about using the oven and overcooking the phone,just use a hair dryer.
Put it on the highest heat setting and start heatting the phone parts untill they are too hot to touch.
Rice is the last resort option for thing that you cant dissasemble,if you can take it apart and dry it out there is no need for rice-ever.
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blissid said:
should have blow dried it soon as you opened it up.
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You beat me to it.Paper towel first to soak up what you can and dryer or oven later to get the rest.
no need to call those of us trying to offer some advice "fools"
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no need to call those of us trying to offer some advice "fools"
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Youre right,people that dont know alot about electronics.
care to explain whats wrong with the bag of rice/silica packet method ?
slide83 said:
So I accidently dropped my phone in water yesterday. I immediately powered it off and when I got home a couple of hours later, disassembled it, dried it off best I could and put the components in rice overnight. Today I reassembled and it will not turn on at all. I took it back apart and put it back in the rice.
I'm seriously screwed if this phone is dead. I REALLY can't afford $600.00 for a new one. I might have to buy a damn flip phone and lose my unlimited VZ data if I can't get it to work....
Is there anywhere out there that repairs phones like this? Anyone got a tip that might bring it back to life? I'm desperate!
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Let me guess...No Insurance
wavrunrx said:
care to explain whats wrong with the bag of rice/silica packet method ?
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When you take apart the phone and dry it out there is no longer need for rice.Now if you had a unibody phone that was hard/impossible to take a part or put back together then that would call for the bag of rice to slowly soak up the water.

Phone got wet, but have a question

I was riding my motorcycle, and got caught in a downpour. I moved my phone into my motorcycle jacket pocket. I thought my jacket was waterproof...it isn't. :crying: It didn't get really soaked, but it did shut off. I started it back up, and everything works but the touchscreen. So, I have it apart and in a ziplock bag full of rice. My question is, the ziplock bag should be unsealed and open right? I would think you want it open to help the water evaporate, but wasn't sure. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I would imagine the damage done to your touch screen is done. Trying to get all the moisture out with the rice won't undo it. If that is all that is wrong u might be able to just replace that part. When u say apart u just mean battery and battery cover off?
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androidphan88 said:
I would imagine the damage done to your touch screen is done. Trying to get all the moisture out with the rice won't undo it. If that is all that is wrong u might be able to just replace that part. When u say apart u just mean battery and battery cover off?
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Yeah, i just have the battery out, the back cover off, and it's in rice. Man, I really hope it makes it through.
Also, the screen comes on, but just not responsive to any touches. Also, I noticed the headphones icon was on, though nothing was plugged in. Everything else seemed to work (ie wifi, hard buttons, power button)
Rice might help (doesn't matter if the bag is opened or not). However, like the above poster said, the damage has already been done. When you try to turn a phone on that still has moisture in it, that's when boards/components get fried. The BEST thing to do when a phone gets wet is to immediately take the battery out and FULLY dry it, a few days at least. This won't help you now, but hopefully it will in the future.
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Rice might help (doesn't matter if the bag is opened or not). However, like the above poster said, the damage has already been done. When you try to turn a phone on that still has moisture in it, that's when boards/components get fried. The BEST thing to do when a phone gets wet is to immediately take the battery out and FULLY dry it, a few days at least. This won't help you now, but hopefully it will in the future.
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Well, I'm pleased to report, everything works perfectly. Yeah, I know with the first contact with water, it's always best to pull the battery, but I didn't really have an option while riding my motorcycle. Anyway, touch screen is working perfectly and accurately. Whew! Dodged a bullet. I think I'm going to start carrying a ziplock bag in my motorcycle jacket pocket just in case this happens again.

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