Hello, I have an Aria that was flashed with FR008 and was running fine for a long time. It was recently dropped in a toilet, but after letting it dry for a few days it seemed to be running without any issues. This morning it was frozen so I pulled the battery, but on the reboot it was just stuck at HTC and would not move past that for well over 15 minutes until I just pulled the battery again. I tried to go into CWM, but it just stays at the HTC screen forever. I also tried flashing back to stock through fastboot and SDK, the ROM got sent over, but the phone still does not boot. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I could start with the fact you dropped your phone in the toilet. Not to be rude, but I would sorta contribute it to that.
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I'm no doctor but I'd say we've got a drowning victim here.
The phone may have dried out but getting the moisture in there in the first place will start the corrosion process...also, moisture can linger for a very long time. If its not under warranty pull the phone completely apart, its not very complicated, and get some compressed air and get every last nook and cranny blown dry and leave the phone apart in a dry place atleast for a day or two to make sure its dry..
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Compressed air might not be the best idea because it can push the water deeper into harder to reach areas. A better method is to take the phone apart (as much as you are comfortable doing without damaging it further -- at the very least take off the back cover and battery) place the phone inside a small plastic bag and toss in a few of those anti-moisture packets that they put in shoeboxes and electronics packaging, seal the bag and leave it for a day or two.
Good luck.
I'd take phone back cover and battery out and place it in a Tupperware with (un-cooked rice). Make sure its sealed well. That's if you can't find any desiccant. Leave it be for a couple days. Friend did the same thing as you but with his evo. His phone works still.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. It's been about 4 weeks since it was dropped in the toilet. We dried it out w/ rice for about 2 days then turned it on and it was working no problem. Also, I let the "HTC" logo stay for about 30 minutes, and suprisingly it booted up. Then when I went to reboot it, it just stayed at the HTC splash screen and made no progress. I'm thinking there's permanent damage to it.
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I couldn't find my phone last night so I decided to change the loads in the washer and look for it in the morning. I put the jeans in the dryer and it starts making this loud thump thump thump. I stop the dryer and look inside and guess what I found, you guessed it, my phone. Gotta smile. Now my options are as slim as my wallet. I can replace the eris with an old Palm treo or I can try and find an eris for cheep. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Guess I won't have to patiently wait for 2.1 OTA now.
Depends...
All depends on your budget. An Eris on ebay can be had for around $200
Plenty of decent verizon phones exist out there depending upon your needs though
we actually have a sign next to the start button of our washing machine saying to make sure you have your phone in your hand before starting. We lost 2 dumbphones last year to that happening. Try the sign. I have an HTC Touch Pro for big red if you want it (which you don't).
UPDATE! Got home from church and the phone powered up. Unfortunately it is showing an error screen. I am just going to leave it off for the next 24 hours and see what happens. A few years ago I dropped an old phone into my dad's pool and thought is was a goner but after a couple of days of drying it came back to life.
Here is a pic of the error message
Not sure if this is too late, but pull the battery and leave the cover off. Put the phone in a jar of rice for a day or two. The rice will help pull out the moisture. Good luck...
Try the rice thing it might still work.
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So as of last night the phone powered up but after a few minutes it shut down and wouldn't power back on until I removed the battery. So I stuck it in a cup of rice and am now just letting it sit. Thanks for the suggestion Elementix makes perfect sense (no pun intended). Also, thanks walkingtaco for the idea and offer for the phone. I have an old Palm treo 700p that I am muddling through with right now.
Well, even if the rice doesn't work you still might want to see about trying a different battery. The phone may be fine and it could be the battery's fault. Who knows..
Good point. My wife has an eris as well. I will steal her's to "test" then I might need to consider an extended battery. If that is the case anyone got any suggestions of a good quality extended battery.
anything by seido
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If the rice doesnt work, flush it out with 90% isopropyl alcohol and then let it dry in rice or near a fan.
The alcohol will evaporate any water and get rid of any contaminants. This usually works for most phones. I saved two or three dumbphones like this.
The rice should work. Make sure you take out the MicroSD card. That may be your problem. I completely submerged a G1 in water for 5 minutes as a test, then I washed it with 70% alcohol and stuck it in a zip-lock bag of rice for 2 days. The G1 still works perfectly and the rice pulled out all the moisture from everywhere... even the screen which looked terrible before and perfect after =)
Note: you may need to factory reset the device if the SD card was the problem.
BEST OF LUCK!
Thanks for all the advise and suggestions. I am happy to report that after a day of testing the eris seems to be back to 100%. I do think I am going to purchase an extended battery for it though at some point. Maybe if we ever get 2.1 to see how battery life does with the new os.
Went swimming last and forgot my phone was in my pocket, it was only underwater for a minute till I pulled it out. I dried dried it off the best I could and even used a hair dryer but I think the screen is ruined. When I power it on it vibrates and the lights flash on like normal just the screen is blank.
Am I screwed?
Yes. Don't try taking it to Verizon either. Time to get on eBay
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at this point I screwed up and have to but a new phone.
What?
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Here's a fix...
First, your battery is definitely done. But the phone is not. Take the phone apart. Don't get too crazy just separate the main screen piece from the backing and battery cover. Then, fill a sandwich baggie with dry rice and put all the pieces in with it. Let it be for about 24 hours (longer is better). Put it back together. You should be good to go (hopefully your new battery has arrived). If there is moisture left in the the screen, it'll look funny but it dried out for me after a couple more days and looked normal.
Obviously, no guarantees here, but this has worked for me...twice. It's not a perfect fix but it'll save you a few bucks.
Thanks for the advice! everything is working but for some reason 3G is not which is very strange.
Don't leave the phone on the bed while you are having fun with your wife. Oh wait. Whenever I go to the steam room or next to a pool I keep my phone away from humidity.
lol ill keep that in mind, Right now I'm having a connection problem. wifi seems to work but really slow. Also I am unable to connect to 3G or any other network. I cant make or receive calls or surf the web. I tried wiping and flashing the newest TazzFroyo rom but I still have the same problem. Any ideas?
Maybe your radio was affected. The rice may not have helped it
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Threeball said:
First, your battery is definitely done. But the phone is not. Take the phone apart. Don't get too crazy just separate the main screen piece from the backing and battery cover. Then, fill a sandwich baggie with dry rice and put all the pieces in with it. Let it be for about 24 hours (longer is better). Put it back together. You should be good to go (hopefully your new battery has arrived). If there is moisture left in the the screen, it'll look funny but it dried out for me after a couple more days and looked normal.
Obviously, no guarantees here, but this has worked for me...twice. It's not a perfect fix but it'll save you a few bucks.
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Best advice ever given on xda. Im an electronics repair guy for the army and whenever someone brings us a wet device we do exactly this. Take it apart as much as your skills allow and you are comfortable with, then leave it in rice for a couple days. After all this take some canned air and blow it out to make sure there isnt any dirt or particles in there and put it back together...
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I have dropped my phone in water for 30 seconds or so and pulled the battery as fast as I could, then placed everything (taken as far apart as I could) on my radiator on top of a couple of pencils (to avoid direct contact) for a couple days and my phone has never shown any problems including battery.
Last night i was out, and well basically my phone isnt working and im 90% sure its water damage now, the screen has little white bits round the end, whats the best way to get it working again, because it wont turn on :/
sell it on ebay for parts and buy another one.
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sell it on ebay for parts and buy another one.
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I concur.
My girlfriend knocked her phone off the counter into the toilet when she was sick (needless to say phone had some chunks on it as well). It was game over. luckily in US we are able to insure it and we are now getting a new one for the one time "low cost" of $125. 125 is better than a full retail, thats for sure. I made her call AT&T before just to see if we could weasel a SII on early upgrade, no dice.
Moral: Insurance ftw
First suck all the beer out of it! Want not waste not!
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Best thing to do would have been to take out the battery/sim/sdcard and put in dry rice immediately, then leave overnight. Might not be too late either, but def should have done that right away. Right after I got my Captivate I got really drunk and accidentally soaked it, I didnt even realize it had gotten so wet until I woke up the next morning and tried to turn it on. It even tried to boot, showing the Samsung screen briefly then immediately turning off. Taking the battery door off there was water drops inside. After about 18 hours in rice I was soooo surprised that it booted right up and I havent had a problem out of it to this day!! I still use it all the time.
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First suck all the beer out of it! Want not waste not!
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It wasnt even beer, it was just raining loads so it got soaked in my pocket
Thanks for the advice guys, i put it in dry rice so we'll see how that goes *fingers crossed*
So i have put it in dry rice, and well it booted up but the touch screen was unresponsive, and so was the fingerprint sensor leaving me with no way to actually use any of the phones features, i think there is a tiny bit of water left so im going to stick it in rice a bit longer but try and get the screen repaired if that doesnt help,
Is there anyway i can access the stuff on my phone using the usb connection maybe?
Sorry to hear about your phone. My son got pushed into a swimming pool with his Atrix in his pocket. It is fully functional today.
What we did.
Rice and a warm spot. Not for hours... It took a whole week before everything straightened out. There was an issue with the sim and sd card readers, but nothing an emery board didn't fix.
First mistake, you turned (tried to) it on. Second mistake...........you turned it on too soon after putting it in rice.
One day in dry rice is not enough. If you read guides about water damage you will see that you really should have the phone in dry ice for 5 days. Never ever plug it into the charger or turn it on before you do this. Only takes one wee drop of liquid to short something out.
Next, you should strip the phone down and clean everything internally to make sure you will not suffer from oxidation and corrosion in the future. Many phones will work after being in dry rice, only to succumb to corrosion after a few weeks or months because all the connectors inside became oxidized.
In short, water damage is horrible, but there are many guides on the internet specific to this outside of XDA which can help you. The iPhone water damage guides are especially useful, even though the hardware is different. The concept is exactly the same.
First rule is always do not attempt to turn the phone on, and do not plug into a charger.
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I concur.
My girlfriend knocked her phone off the counter into the toilet when she was sick (needless to say phone had some chunks on it as well). It was game over. luckily in US we are able to insure it and we are now getting a new one for the one time "low cost" of $125. 125 is better than a full retail, thats for sure. I made her call AT&T before just to see if we could weasel a SII on early upgrade, no dice.
Moral: Insurance ftw
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SII isin't an upgrade.
Thanks caelan, cant change what i've done now, so maybe ive ruined my phone my turning it on multiple times, ive left it in the dry rice which im gooing to do for the rest of the week and if it isnt then working im going to take it to repair shop, thanks for all your guys help.
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Thanks caelan, cant change what i've done now, so maybe ive ruined my phone my turning it on multiple times, ive left it in the dry rice which im gooing to do for the rest of the week and if it isnt then working im going to take it to repair shop, thanks for all your guys help.
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Hope this helps, the phone that I mentioned, was turned on immediately after getting wet. His girlfriend was the smart one and pulled the battery for him.
We sat it in the rice and checked it every day by turning it on. (I am in no way recommending this btw, simply reporting an experience.). Each day it seems like it got better and better. The last two days everything was working, but there was still evidence of moisture on the screen. So we baked it for a few extra days. I did have an advantage over you. The outside temp was 100 plus and I sat his, in that bag of rice, on the hood of a red car everyday for most of the afternoon. It will most likely take longer with a cooler temp to work with.
We may have been 'lucky'. But this is so you know that there is a great chance that everything will be fine.
well, an update on my girlfriend's PUKE phone:
The day I posted that was I think thursday, we let is sit all thursday- friday- saturday. On sunday (around noon) she couldnt handle the Nokia 3360 any longer. When she left for her "mani/pedi", I sat down with the poor phone. After a little cleaning of contacts and such I was able to get it to boot and come up. When she got home it was up and going. She was thrilled and I got a "reward".
She used it all Sunday and today until the insurance joint came in. The only thing that didnt totally dry was the screen. It looked like pure hell, but worked. She said anythign was etter than the old green screen nokia
PS- she had tried to turn it on friday and got a "Modem Failed to Initialize: Starting RSD". Sunday it worked fine.
i dropped my phone in the toilet. managed to take it out. it was still in the power on state. removed battery asap! whats next?? shall i get it some heat, hair drier or bulb ?? how many day do i need to keep this phone in the rice? also im not an expert in disassembling!!! any suggestions?
I've heard up to a week but a couple days will probably work. I would probably just use a can of compressed air. Hair dryers can create enough heat to loosen the adhesive for screens on phones. Maybe place it near a vent or put it on a window sill with sunlight?
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i dropped my phone in the toilet. managed to take it out. it was still in the power on state. removed battery asap! whats next?? shall i get it some heat, hair drier or bulb ?? how many day do i need to keep this phone in the rice? also im not an expert in disassembling!!! any suggestions?
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Had a small amount of juice spilled onto my Atrix.. won't boot anymore, just get the solid green light any nothing further..
Tried battery out many times obviously, trying to let it sit in the sun to dry.. no SIM, even no battery and on A/C to no avail..
Any ideas?
Had a spill on mine before. For future reference immediately remove battery sim and sd and toss it in some rice. Leave it for a long while mine worked fine after at first it was convinced it had headphones in had to had to jam a qtip with rubbing alcohol got it cleaned up works good as new
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Thanks - how long is a long while? I've left it for 1.5hrs this time round. Does it "reset" any of the moisture timers if you attempt to boot it?
I've tried leaving it for 10-20 mins at a time before checking.. as I say though this time I've left it for 1.5hrs so far. There was barely any juice inside the handset and I opened it up immediately.. no rice though..
It can take a day or two to completely dry and function normally.
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Well, after 24 hours my Atrix would still not boot. The moisture stickers were still normal, and aesthetically it is still in mint condition.
I took it into my carrier this morning, and they had a look and the "engineer" said the motherboard must be faulty, and replaced it on the spot..!
I am not back on Froyo, applying the 2.3 OTA.. time to unlock/ROM when I get home.
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Well, after 24 hours my Atrix would still not boot. The moisture stickers were still normal, and aesthetically it is still in mint condition.
I took it into my carrier this morning, and they had a look and the "engineer" said the motherboard must be faulty, and replaced it on the spot..!
I am not back on Froyo, applying the 2.3 OTA.. time to unlock/ROM when I get home.
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Good that you got a replacement. Note that liquids in electronics can take a LONG time to dry. I washed an iPod Nano once and stuck it in a bag of rice to dry. I tried turning it on every day and after day 6 it finally worked.
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Note that liquids in electronics can take a LONG time to dry.
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Yeah, I mean I figured I was just going to send it for warranty (and hope), given the situation.. but a replacement well, can't complain.
It was under 3 months old, there was some sort of special warranty period under 3 months on the form, and plus as I say there was no visible damage on it so perhaps that is why they just replaced it.
My Atrix 4g thinks it has headphones after a juice spill...
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Had a spill on mine before. For future reference immediately remove battery sim and sd and toss it in some rice. Leave it for a long while mine worked fine after at first it was convinced it had headphones in had to had to jam a qtip with rubbing alcohol got it cleaned up works good as new
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Hi freshbakd,
I had a Mango juice (natural one) spill into my Atrix 4G and the Mobile is working good but as yours, it thinks it has the headphones plugged in :S. Could you describe how did you clean it, where did you insert the qtip and what kind of qtip (by the way, what is a qtip? ).
Thanks!
Hey guys, I've been in love with my phone for the past two weeks. Now I'm on Vacay oversees. This phone is so damn light I didn't even realize they were in my swim trunks. Then boom it hit me 1 min later, phone in pocket and in the pool!!
Anyone with experience dropping it water or any advice regarding preventing further damage?
Bury it in a bowl of uncooked rice for a day or more. It will dry it out. There may be damage to the screen, or some contacts may be shorted, but this will help minimize damage. Also give it a few days to heal, some problems might go away as the last bits of water evaporate out.
sosobri said:
Hey guys, I've been in love with my phone for the past two weeks. Now I'm on Vacay oversees. This phone is so damn light I didn't even realize they were in my swim trunks. Then boom it hit me 1 min later, phone in pocket and in the pool!!
Anyone with experience dropping it water or any advice regarding preventing further damage?
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Dont turn it on, put it in rice for 48+ hours.
During those 48 hours, pray.
Good luck!
Damp rid
Go to the hardware and get some damp rid. Place the phone in a small tupperware, place that in a larger tupperware with the damp rid in it and seal for a week. I have received 2 phones this way.
Take it apart and blowdry, that's the only way for sure, assuming you haven't tried to turn it on, good luck...
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Put in a insurance claim and forget it.
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My OG 4G was submerged and I brought it back to life with no issues.
1. Like others have said do not turn the phone on
2. Do not blow dry the phone, if you have concerns with the contaminants in the pool water you CAN give the phone an alcohol wipe down. Alcohol evaporates quickly and can help to draw excess water out of small crevices while cleaning contacts, boards, etc
3. SETUP a drying chamber like others have recommended. Either using the rice
method or using a desiccant like Damp Rid. Put that in a shoe box along with
the phone and tightly seal it. 3 days minimum up to a full week. It took my
OG 5 days to come around.
That kind of rice works better, long grain, short grain, broken rice, Jasmine?
You need to take it apart and clean it NOW.
Pool water is highly clorinated. Chlorine is a corrosive.
Even drying it out or using rice will still damage the device. The water / chlorine are already in the device. Since its got a non removable battery the unit will still have power running to parts of it.
What needs to happen is
1, file a claim and replace it.
2. If you can get it apart. remove the battery and start to clean it with isopropoyl alchohol or contact cleaning solution.
But my guess is since it actually went underwater the LCD will have spots on it as well.
At this point its probably going to be a bad device.
easy way to turn it off, if on still, hold power for 10 sec, when in off state, hold vol down, boot into bootloader, select fastboot, select power down.
Don't use a blower that will accelerate the oxidation on the circuits.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, I think I might have to say one good prayer in hopes of getting this device to work. Im in the Philippines so my phone doesn't have signal anyways I just mainly up use it as a wifi device, the real problem is when I get home. But if I do file a claim now maybe I'll have one waiting for me when I get back from vacation. Thanks for the help
Let the phone sit for a day or two, or until majority of the water evaporates naturally. (do not put in sun or apply direct heat, as it will make your screen fog and cause bubbles etc.) When majority of the water is out then take a blow dryer on cool or normal (not hot or warm) and apply to phone covering all areas for at least 30 mins. You need to take of the back plastic face plate as it is easy to remove and will easily hold water. If you can watch a video on how to access the batter (if you cant find one there are some for the One X line witch is very similar in build). If water is near the battery or any electrical circuits it could easily fry. If you are unsure if the water is not completely out of it you have either not waited long enough or applied enough air to the phone. Good Luck and Remember do not turn on wet electronics! THAT'S A NO-NO!!!
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Take it apart and blowdry, that's the only way for sure, assuming you haven't tried to turn it on, good luck...
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Blow dry as in a can of air. Not a blow dryer.
Don't forget a pool has chlorine in the water. It may even be worth rinsing. Then blow dry and then let it sit.
Take the rear cover off. Was gonna say remove the battery too, lol. But the sealed tupperware/bag of white rice works. Be patient as hard as that is.
water logged phone
I like the insurance claim option the best also, I suspect that if it comes around, it will never be the same again, and I would be concerned that one day, for no particular reason, it will simply stop working.
Get a new phone, and call it a day. These things happen dude
The key is to get it apart and get every bit of water out/dried, I guess I shoulda mentioned to watch aspects of things to not get hot, however a regular blow dryer on low or cool shouldn't hurt anything, it will be a delicate process. First things first though, get the battery out, do not try and turn it on. I've fixed thousands of microelectronic boards, traces, solder points, and water damage accounts for about 75% of most of what I've seen. If you aren't comfortable with this as most wouldn't be, find someone who is or try some kind of tep, tsp, whatever but it doesn't sound like that's an option... Good luck and follow up, I'd like to hear how it turns out...
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