hello gyuyzz
i water damaged my xperia go.. after the damage it was responding i mean phone was responding but screen was black no display.. but now the phone also doesn't respond, when i connect the charger red light appears after some time it goes off, i think it is shutting off automatically.. any suggestions..how much will the sony service center charge me for water damage??
kashif jkm said:
hello gyuyzz
i water damaged my xperia go.. after the damage it was responding i mean phone was responding but screen was black no display.. but now the phone also doesn't respond, when i connect the charger red light appears after some time it goes off, i think it is shutting off automatically.. any suggestions..how much will the sony service center charge me for water damage??
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If they work like Apple (and I doubt this) then Apple wants 210 € for a flat rate replacement -- nobody actually repairs water damage as it's very hard to guarantee ALL damage was seen and fixed...
Ideally you should have removed the battery immediately (because everyone with an allegedly waterproof phone always has the appropriate screwdrivers on hand), washed it with pure water and dried in rice for at least 4 days, it's probably too late now but you might want to try this sequence anyway, it can't end up worse
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Hello guys,
two days ago I got myself stuck in heavy rain, with my xperia ray in my pocket. Whenn I got home I checked whether there was water in the phone.
Luckily it was just a bit at the bottom of the rear side and everything seemed normal, but when I pushed the home button, the white light changed into yellow, and, for I have CWMrecovery, there was no more blue light at boot. A while later even the home button and volume rocker did not respond anymore (which now is fixed). Has this to do that some water actually got in the phone and ruined the LED notification light, or what could it be?
Thanks in advance
Try cleaning your phone board using IPA..
Nanostray said:
Hello guys,
two days ago I got myself stuck in heavy rain, with my xperia ray in my pocket. Whenn I got home I checked whether there was water in the phone.
Luckily it was just a bit at the bottom of the rear side and everything seemed normal, but when I pushed the home button, the white light changed into yellow, and, for I have CWMrecovery, there was no more blue light at boot. A while later even the home button and volume rocker did not respond anymore (which now is fixed). Has this to do that some water actually got in the phone and ruined the LED notification light, or what could it be?
Thanks in advance
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Hi there ,First of all..when u got to know that phone is wet..you should immediately disconnect the battery to avoid internal short circuiting..I suppose its hardware..If its software u can see if SEUS fixes your problem but before operating phone you have make sure its not damaged by water..
If u havent done that water might permanently damage the circuitry inside your phone..
Clean your phone with IPA isopropyl alcohol,which might fix the issue..
The Rain water after getting dried up might leave salt traces on the board which may conduct (even when water is dried out) causing damage to the board so use IPA to clean it off by disassembling your phone..
You can google Ray disassembly, or have a professional do it for you..
If your phone was completely submerged your battery might not be working fine anymore..check your battery once..
It can be dangerous operating with a faulty battery..it might melt or even worse explode so make sure your battery is good..
Water can be a serious threat for electronics..so i dont guarantee that your led will work anymore but still its worth a shot ..:good:
Clean the board to see if everything else is working fine..but you may have to give up on that led..good luck
Hope i helped
regards..
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Hi there ,First of all..when u got to know that phone is wet..you should immediately disconnect the battery to avoid internal short circuiting..I suppose its hardware..If its software u can see if SEUS fixes your problem but before operating phone you have make sure its not damaged by water..
If u havent done that water might permanently damage the circuitry inside your phone..
Clean your phone with IPA isopropyl alcohol,which might fix the issue..
The Rain water after getting dried up might leave salt traces on the board which may conduct (even when water is dried out) causing damage to the board so use IPA to clean it off by disassembling your phone..
You can google Ray disassembly, or have a professional do it for you..
If your phone was completely submerged your battery might not be working fine anymore..check your battery once..
It can be dangerous operating with a faulty battery..it might melt or even worse explode so make sure your battery is good..
Water can be a serious threat for electronics..so i dont guarantee that your led will work anymore but still its worth a shot ..:good:
Clean the board to see if everything else is working fine..but you may have to give up on that led..good luck
Hope i helped
regards..
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Many thanks!
I already figured it had nothing to do with software, because several apps even confirmed that vibration and haptic feedback should work fine on the phone.
I did disconnect the battery and saw that only the lower side of the rear side (opposite to the LEDNOTLIGHT) was a little wet.
Apart from the problems I mentioned earlier I am 100% sure nothing else was damaged by the water, or as you stated, the left-over salt.
I'm definitely gonna try the IPA, thank you very much!
I'll keep you up-to-date
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Nanostray said:
Many thanks!
I already figured it had nothing to do with software, because several apps even confirmed that vibration and haptic feedback should work fine on the phone.
I did disconnect the battery and saw that only the lower side of the rear side (opposite to the LEDNOTLIGHT) was a little wet.
Apart from the problems I mentioned earlier I am 100% sure nothing else was damaged by the water, or as you stated, the left-over salt.
I'm definitely gonna try the IPA, thank you very much!
I'll keep you up-to-date
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Glad i helped you..Just hit thanks instead of sayin it bro..u know u have got a button there
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a|\|droid_user said:
Glad i helped you..Just hit thanks instead of sayin it bro..u know u have got a button there
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How do you recommend cleaning the board? Drip the IPA on it and wait for it to dry, or what´s the best way?
Does this IPA work for the vibration and haptic feedback too? since those are practically located next to eachother
Nanostray said:
How do you recommend cleaning the board? Drip the IPA on it and wait for it to dry, or what´s the best way?
Does this IPA work for the vibration and haptic feedback too? since those are practically located next to eachother
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You have to physically disassemble the phone first,then use a microfiber cloth,dip it in ipa and clean the board .. stillI dont think your phone got wet enough for water to get in so much..
Still google for videos on disassebly..here is one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pylypRqumTM..
but its aint english..
REMEMBER Dont disassemble if u r not confident enough to reassemble..u dont wanna make a mess out of your phone just in case
Shower?
a|\|droid_user said:
You have to physically disassemble the phone first,then use a microfiber cloth,dip it in ipa and clean the board .. stillI dont think your phone got wet enough for water to get in so much..
Still google for videos on disassebly..here is one..
but its aint english..
REMEMBER Dont disassemble if u r not confident enough to reassemble..u dont wanna make a mess out of your phone just in case
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If it's not caused by water damage as you said, could having it put away in the bathroom with a hot shower on have caused it? Maybe because something caused the H. feedback to stop working and the LEDNOTlight to freak out?
Moisture from hot shower may cause damage but not sure....
To be simplelease keep your away from water..unless u have a Xperia Z or ZR or V or whatever.....
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a|\|droid_user said:
Moisture from hot shower may cause damage but not sure....
To be simplelease keep your away from water..unless u have a Xperia Z or ZR or V or whatever.....
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I just confirmed that it is not software related. Repaired two times with SEUS and Flashtool, and still both times no vibration and yellow light instead of white
Nanostray said:
I just confirmed that it is not software related. Repaired two times with SEUS and Flashtool, and still both times no vibration and yellow light instead of white
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Disassemble phone and clean with IPA or hand it over to sony service center they will do it for you..but i guess they will charge you heavily..unfortunately you have no other option...
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Disassemble phone and clean with IPA or hand it over to sony service center they will do it for you..but i guess they will charge you heavily..unfortunately you have no other option...
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Unfortunately your IPA did not work. All I got was a short white light i.o a yellow light, but it turned into yellow immediately. I guess there's no other option to buy a new phone? I'm gonna pay more than my phone costed. It's over an year old and water damage of course isn't covered by the waranty
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Unfortunately your IPA did not work. All I got was a short white light i.o a yellow light, but it turned into yellow immediately. I guess there's no other option to buy a new phone? I'm gonna pay more than my phone costed. It's over an year old and water damage of course isn't covered by the waranty
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Sorry for you..I guess the led is gone..but otherwise is the phone fine ?
Eureka?
a|\|droid_user said:
Sorry for you..I guess the led is gone..but otherwise is the phone fine ?
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Well, the white and blue light are back, but the haptic feedback unfortunately not, and somehow the LEDlight doesn't flash anymore when a whatsapp message comes in, but that might just be me not paying attention..
Any idea how to deal with the vibration not working?
The vibration is made with a small motor with an off - centre weight on it, I have changed them before on my old Nokia ,I think most newer phones use the same type.
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The vibration is made with a small motor with an off - centre weight on it, I have changed them before on my old Nokia ,I think most newer phones use the same type.
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I don't think I have the knowledge to change the vibration thingy. So I guess I just gotta wait 'til I get a new phone
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Alright, what happened 'til now is that LED notif is back, unthough the yellow light still somes pops up instead of the white light. Vibration neither working, but nothing else seems to be not working properly. If anyone knows how to fix the two things I mentioned above, tell me
Hi guys,
I took my Go out for a swim and after my swim, the screen started to flicker and eventually the screen died(yes, all the flaps were closed, I double checked). Now this was last month, and I did the whole rice bag thing, and still no improvement :3 But occasionally the screen comes back to life when I tap on it and then dies again.. And last week, I just happened to switch on the phone and it started working like nothing ever happened! And yesterday it stopped working again I took it to the Sony store and they say that it might take about 400RM(120USD) to fix it.. Is there anything that I can do to fix this??
Try to have it tested for water resistance, if a machine test shows leaks even after cleaning the caps it's not your fault (at least if $ony follows their service manuals to the letter)
You can open the screws up in the back and manually troubleshoot what is up with it. Check it for any water or moisture on the inside or any damage from it. Good luck
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@Hukanawa
Did you switch it off the instant it got wet. Using the internally wet phone could damage the main board which could be causing the problems.
Or the screen could have been screwed up...
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Hamza Murad said:
@Hukanawa
Did you switch it off the instant it got wet. Using the internally wet phone could damage the main board which could be causing the problems.
Or the screen could have been screwed up...
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I did switch it off after the screen started flickering :/.. I opened her up today and theres a a little of rust on one of the connectors that lead from the screen to the board..
Well there you go. Youre gonna have to get new parts or fix the old ones.
Try removing the rust from the connector, then fully drying the insides and see if the screen turns on if you moove the connector around. Also check ebay for the price of a new screen. It might be cheaper then you think.
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After water damage my xperia z3 having the same problem! Screen flickering, brightness is very low I can barely see anything in daylight! Otherwise everything working fine! Any idea what might causing the problem? Is it the screen or the motherboard is damaged?
Hi there xda.
I gave my phone to replace the battery. To a service that claims they know what they do. Everything was looking good after I got the phone back after an hour.
I left the city so I got to use a satnav and after a while I've noticed a yellow splash on the bottom left of the LCD. It gets more yellow when the phone heats up, and gets less yellow when it cools down, but it's still visible.
I decided to take it apart and the yellow splash/dot immediately disappear.
I've returned to the service but they ofc claim they did nothing wrong.
So I've got a question for you guys, what could they do wrong. When I took the phone apart, I've noticed a curbed cu metal plate over the battery, and got nothing under the battery, between the battery and the lcd. Sth should be there to isolate the battery from LCD or what?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thx in advance
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feels bad for this brother. That may b because they hit the screen with a punch aur may b it Being pressed hardly.. even it may b they replaced your screen with old or used one rather than battery
well, the screen looks like the same, the glass has the same scratches.
so if they pushed it to hard or sth, there is really nothing i can do.
rajman said:
well, the screen looks like the same, the glass has the same scratches.
so if they pushed it to hard or sth, there is really nothing i can do.
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Hi, it may be that they damaged the flex cable for the screen, since my cellphone also heats up but the screen is ok .
Optimus said:
Hi, it may be that they damaged the flex cable for the screen, since my cellphone also heats up but the screen is ok .
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it might be that it gets a bad display after it heats upa a bit, i'll try to add some copper by myself to isolate the heat between battery and screen/cables
Hi . i bought an Xperia Z2 2 weeks ago . i've been sinking and washing this phone in the bathroom with no problem .
But , today i went to a mountain river with about 19 celsius of its fresh water temperature . I submerged the phone and took a few photos with it . Unfortunately , after 2 minutes . the phone just went off just like a dead phone .
Quickly , i go to my bag and wipe the phone from wetness . After a few hours , i try to turn it on
i noticed there is NO WATER in the camera lens . Also i press the power button , but there is no response .
How is this SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN to a water-PROOF phone ? Does Anyone has a solution for this ? Please help . :/
P;s : Actually , back 2 months ago , i bring my Sony Xperia Tablet Z to this river . Taking photos and videos with no problem . But this problem has made me unconfident with the Xperia Z2 ... is the Tablet Z more tougher taking life throws at it more than Xperia Z2 ?
P:S2 :- Before i took photos at the river , i type *#7378423*#*#at the keypad > service test > pressure sensor ' to make sure the flaps were firmly closed . The test passed and i really sure that the phone is sealed . It makes me thought , does the cold temperature makes the phone shuts down ?
Thanks for reading my thread
Fresh water makes things easier and more likely that your phone will be fine, wrap in towel and leave on radiator turned off for a few days, or in a bowl of rice, or in the sun, whatever your preferred method is to dry it out. I've rescued countless phones that have been dropped in the drink doing this. The faster you do it the better though
EDIT: Oh and as to how it happened, a) flaps weren't closed or don't seal properly (clean out the ridges, dirt can stop it sealing properly) b) there's a defect in a seal somewhere else, front/back glass etc...
sorry for hear that were the flaps closed properly? because i also have submerged my z2 in freezing like water and no probs, and also how long did you submerge it for? did you try soft resetting the phone? (do it only if no option or remedies dont work), open the simcard/usb flap and you will see a small red switch, press and hold for like 10-15seconds and it will reset the phone
Thanks for replying guys @gihan798114 and MR.Rtm .. Yes the flap was closed properly . There were no signs of water gone inside (the camera lens was OK , no condensation ) but right now im dipping my phone into a basket of rice to make sure the water didn't got inside . i also tried to connect to a charger . Weird results i got though , when the device connected to a magnetic charger , the notification doesn't light up but when im connecting it to USB cable , the notification led light up to red , like the battery was 0% .. weirdest problem i faced with Xperia Z series .. lol
yes keep it in rice for a few days and try charging and see if the led color changes
Backstory: It's been 2 years when I had water damaged my phone. The whole device was completely filled with water. The
phone went dead. I shook most of the water off via micro usb and sim card slot. That's when I realised both of my camera
lens were fogged inside, I tried to open up the glass back of the phone (to remove the battery and dry them up).
Unfortunately, the glass back was shattered but still mostly in place as it was glued tightly. I have no choice but to ditch
my phone and kept it in my desk. After years of ignorance, I finally went back to check out to find out that the lens are dry
(all of the water might as well have been evaporated. I charged it. Surprisingly, the notification light lit in red. After charging
it for 2 hours, I decided to power on the phone.
Issue : The display seemed dead, but I managed to take a few screenshots using -vol + power button. Just by listening to the sound of the
screenshots I took, I don't know if my phone is considered to be fully functioning (minus the LCD screen).
Can someone please tell me if my phone is still working fine as it can emit sound because I'm considering replacing the LCD screen
Put your phone in a rice tub with all the flaps opened and let it wait there for 1-2 days, the water should be gone completely.
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Put your phone in a rice tub with all the flaps opened and let it wait there for 1-2 days, the water should be gone completely.
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Alright, I will try my best to make it dry. Also, thanks for the quick reply mate! :good::laugh: