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Guys, I accidentally put my Note 3 (From Sprint) near the toilet when I was taking a shower... then someone called and the phone as usually started to vibrate and ring, then was when I heard the drop... it took me like 30 seconds to take him out and for my surprise it was DRY. I removed the battery cover, it was dry, the battery dry, the white patch was white, the screen was working like as usual, some water drops there that I clean faster with a towel, I shake it and some water came out but, nothing was damage, nothing even the speakers, I mean... like if nothing happened...
Did you experimented something like this, is the Note 3 at some point water resistant (with a certification) without telling us?
Woot you have a swimmer! :good: , but really it is a interesting tidbit.
Wouldn't try that again!
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Wasn't able to thoroughly test this, when dropped into the toilet, it landed on a turd which allowed it to bob safely above the dark deep below. Will try again tommorow when I have Mexican which will solve today's solidity problem.
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Wasn't able to thoroughly test this, when dropped into the toilet, it landed on a turd which allowed it to Bob safety above the dark deep below. Will try again tommorow when I have Mexican which will solve today's solidity problem.
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Hahahahaha, funny guy!
Frito37 said:
Wasn't able to thoroughly test this, when dropped into the toilet, it landed on a turd which allowed it to bob safely above the dark deep below. Will try again tommorow when I have Mexican which will solve today's solidity problem.
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Bahaha...91 posts...and THIS is the one that earns you a Thanks
I know I'm not the first to write a thread like this, and I doubt I'll be the last but....
Took my XZU in the swimming pool with me today, and it has not survived. I made extremely sure all flaps were securely fastened beforehand. Even checked that there was no dirt in the seals. I was in the shallow end of the pool, which is only ~0.5M deep, and yet after 5 mins in the water recording some vids with the GF, the phone is now dead!
Seems like some water got in behind the volume rocker, so now the phone thinks both volume buttons are permanently pressed, leading to a bootloop when trying to turn the phone on as effectively the power+vol up+vol down buttons are all pressed.
I am not impressed! I've taken the phone in the shower with me before without any problems, and tested the waterproofing in the kitchen sink before too, so I expected it to be fine. However it seems this time I was unlucky!
Moral of the story: While the XZU is waterproof(ish)... don't take it in the pool unless you don't care about the phone too much! There is a fair chance it will not survive. Personally I'm now hoping the old "leave it in a bag of rice" trick will help.
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I know I'm not the first to write a thread like this, and I doubt I'll be the last but....
Took my XZU in the swimming pool with me today, and it has not survived. I made extremely sure all flaps were securely fastened beforehand. Even checked that there was no dirt in the seals. I was in the shallow end of the pool, which is only ~0.5M deep, and yet after 5 mins in the water recording some vids with the GF, the phone is now dead!
Seems like some water got in behind the volume rocker, so now the phone thinks both volume buttons are permanently pressed, leading to a bootloop when trying to turn the phone on as effectively the power+vol up+vol down buttons are all pressed.
I am not impressed! I've taken the phone in the shower with me before without any problems, and tested the waterproofing in the kitchen sink before too, so I expected it to be fine. However it seems this time I was unlucky!
Moral of the story: While the XZU is waterproof(ish)... don't take it in the pool unless you don't care about the phone too much! There is a fair chance it will not survive. Personally I'm now hoping the old "leave it in a bag of rice" trick will help.
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if it is just the volume rocker buttons it should survive, good luck
It was always dubious to me all this waterproof hype
Sad to hear this happend
It's ironic how they show ads for the XZU getting toyed around in a swimming pool yet the official documentation states that the phone not be submerged in the swimming pool, sea water, solventents etc.
Sorry to hear. I took mine in the pool several times and did not have any problems. Though I did not submerge it for more than a few seconds at a time.
I was unimpressed, as the touchscreen was nigh impossible to use with wet hands. They should have included a dedicated camera button like on the smaller xperias.
Folks around me were impressed though. They could not believe I had the audacity to bring a phone anywhere near water.
I wonder how many dead S5 there has been from water?
There's a reason why it's not rated the same as a divers' watch. IPxx ratings vs NEMAxx ratings. I just lol-ed when I saw the rating, wondering how many people understand what's the meaning, what it takes to pass the test (to be able to say it's rated for it). Same goes with waterproof professional DSLRs and lenses, and how most end up broken out of warranty. Ask me how I know..
Quick update on this: The phone remained screwed for a LONG time, but in the end it is now once again working fine! :good: I had to leave the phone in a bag of rice for a week before the power/volume buttons began working properly and the phone stopped rebooting. The power button is still a little unresponsive even now, but at least the phone is back to full working order. :good:
coming from a xperia z and expecting my z ultra today(SO EXCITED, HURRY UPS !) this has me a little concerned.
im not the type to go into a pool with my phone, or even show off to my friends that i can dump my phone into a glass of water(whats so practical about that?) but i am the type to rinse my phone under the faucet probably once a day.
with my xperia z, before i knew about the gap problem in the glass i would do this, and it caused water damage.
i want to be able to wash my xperia z ultra under water without having any concerns!
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coming from a xperia z and expecting my z ultra today(SO EXCITED, HURRY UPS !) this has me a little concerned.
im not the type to go into a pool with my phone, or even show off to my friends that i can dump my phone into a glass of water(whats so practical about that?) but i am the type to rinse my phone under the faucet probably once a day.
with my xperia z, before i knew about the gap problem in the glass i would do this, and it caused water damage.
i want to be able to wash my xperia z ultra under water without having any concerns!
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Why the need to wash every day?
Mine has been damp (rain) a few times, and properly wet twice (videos of giant kokopu).
I wouldn't trashed mine swimming or into the shower, but I do exist it to survive in a steamy kitchen or bathroom, or an outer pocket when it rains. Being able to play Ingress and not worry about a few spots of rain is nice.
I understand that it has a waterproof rating of ip67, which means it can withstand a depth of 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. This is very confusing to me. I understand how the depth plays a factor, because of the pressure, but what does time have anything to do with it? Unless the watch slowly lets water seep in, why can't it withstand a depth of 1 meter for 1 hour, or 1 week?
I can't think of any other reason why there would be a time constraint. This leads me to another point; how long does the watch have to be dry for the seepage to dry out of the internals until you can soak it again for 30min? For example, you can't just keep the watch underwater permanently and only bring it out of the water for a couple of seconds every 30 mins.
I need to understand this because I want to know if I can shower/bathe with my watch everyday. Or if I can swim with my watch every day, and if I swim for 45mins instead of 30mins will my watch stop working? (incidentally are there any swimming fitness tracker apps for the Gear s?)
Someone wears the watch in the shower daily another person swims with the watch no problem
Just be careful with swimming. The water pressure on the watch just sitting still in 1m of water will be different to the pressure that can be generated by your hand driving through the water at a decent velocity. It will also be affected by the way you wear the watch and the angle it hits the water etc.
Also, swimming in salt water may not be good for the seals or the material in general. I think they just test it in plain water with no chlorine, salt etc.
Same with showering. It should be OK, but make sure your soap/shampoo/conditioner doesn't contain anything that might damage the finish or allow the water to more easily breach the seals.
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I understand that it has a waterproof rating of ip67, which means it can withstand a depth of 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. This is very confusing to me. I understand how the depth plays a factor, because of the pressure, but what does time have anything to do with it? Unless the watch slowly lets water seep in, why can't it withstand a depth of 1 meter for 1 hour, or 1 week?
I can't think of any other reason why there would be a time constraint. This leads me to another point; how long does the watch have to be dry for the seepage to dry out of the internals until you can soak it again for 30min? For example, you can't just keep the watch underwater permanently and only bring it out of the water for a couple of seconds every 30 mins.
I need to understand this because I want to know if I can shower/bathe with my watch everyday. Or if I can swim with my watch every day, and if I swim for 45mins instead of 30mins will my watch stop working? (incidentally are there any swimming fitness tracker apps for the Gear s?)
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IP67 is a testing standard. When they say 30 minutes at 1 meter, they simply mean that during the test, they submerge the watch in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes they disassemble the watch and if there is no water encroachment, the watch has passed the test and is allowed to display and advertise an IP67 rating. It does not mean that after 30 minutes or below 1 meter the watch will suddenly start leaking. It only means that that is how they tested it. The watch MIGHT be leak free for over 100 hours or down to 10 meters, it just hasn't been tested to that level.
Here is the information on water resistance that you'll find in the Gear S manual. I've worn my watch out running in light rain without incident, but personally I'm a little hesitant about wearing it in the shower or swimming, given the admonition to "not expose the device to water moving with force, such as water running from a tap, ocean waves, or waterfalls". Granted, my showers aren't exactly Iguazú Falls, but I currently don't have the cash to replace my Gear S in case anything happens to void the warranty.
Maintaining Water and Dust Resistance
The device may be damaged if water or dust enters the device. Follow these tips carefully to prevent damage to the device and to maintain the water- and dust-resistant performance of the device.
Do not immerse the device in water deeper than 1 m and keep it submerged for more than 30 minutes.
Do not expose the device to water moving with force, such as water running from a tap, ocean waves, or waterfalls.
If the device or your hands are wet, dry them thoroughly before handling the device.
If the device is exposed to freshwater, dry
it thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth. If the device is exposed to any liquid other than freshwater, rinse the device with freshwater
immediately and dry it thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth. Failure to rinse the device in freshwater and dry it as instructed may cause the device to suffer from operability or cosmetic issues.
If the device is dropped or receives an impact, the water-and dust-resistant features of the device may be damaged.
If the device has been immersed in water or the microphone or the speaker is wet, sound may not be heard clearly during a call. Ensure that the microphone or the speaker is clean and dry by wiping it with a dry cloth.
The touchscreen and other features may not work properly if the device is used in water or in other liquids.
Your device has been tested in a controlled environment and shown to be water-and dust-resistant in certain circumstances (meets requirements of classification IP67 as described by the international standard.
Yeah, I will treat it as weather proof, not water proof. That is occasional water on the watch is ok. Taking it to a swim or shower is not ok.
I have always worn my watches in the shower. I don't know why I do I just always have. So when I got the original gear I had a problem remembering to take it off. A couple times I had gotten all the way in before I realized I still had it on. It got wet but as soon as I realized I took it off and dried it. Never had a problem with water getting inside it. When I got my gear s I was hesitant the first couple times making sure to try and keep it out of the spray of the shower head. Now I don't even think about it. I just take it off when I'm done and dry it off with the towel. Only the I have noticed is if you get a call after its gotten wet the speaker doesn't seem quite as loud like there is still some water covering the speaker hole. Other than that no problems at all. Also when I wash my hands throughout the day l don't have to worry about it getting wet like I did the first gear I had. I'm glad the made it water resistant.
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My regular watches are rated 100-meter and no time limit. I will take that for swim or shower, not Gear S. Rusts take time to form and since it is inside the watch, you really don't know until it is dead. I will not take that chance for mine.
I'll pass on having it exposed to water, I'll just take it off
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My regular watches are rated 100-meter and no time limit. I will take that for swim or shower, not Gear S. Rusts take time to form and since it is inside the watch, you really don't know until it is dead. I will not take that chance for mine.
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Rust. Lol
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True, it's pretty confusing. Waterproof and not waterproof
I had already some bath with it, shower, running in the light rain and it still works and I hope it will stays that way.
Speaker needs to dry out though as sound is terrible. Not just quiet but TERRIBLE!
The other thing is that I would love to take Gear S on a swimming pool + sauna - what about that? Have anyone tried it?
There was a post that someone went swimming and it killed it
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eclipse05x said:
True, it's pretty confusing. Waterproof and not waterproof
I had already some bath with it, shower, running in the light rain and it still works and I hope it will stays that way.
Speaker needs to dry out though as sound is terrible. Not just quiet but TERRIBLE!
The other thing is that I would love to take Gear S on a swimming pool + sauna - what about that? Have anyone tried it?
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The key term is Water "Resistant" not Waterproof. After the thread by kamieniarz seen here ,I probably wouldnt do it. Just my $0.02 .
I take mine in the hot tub and steam room a few times a week. I've never had any issues with it, speaker or moisture under the screen or anything else. I don't keep it submerged for long and I'm careful with how quickly I move my hand under water. I've read the thread mentioned above where somebody took their watch swimming and it got water damaged and it's not surprising. Slamming your wrist into the water over and over seems like it exceeded the pressure threshold. I don't shower with it on for the same reason. My main concern is the chlorine from the hot tub turning the watchband green.
I'm not suggesting anybody out there get their Gear S wet, but if you do use discretion about when and under what conditions you expose it to water.
Don't get the Gear S too wet
I have taken it into pools, rain, shower.
Sadly, during my vacation, my Gear S screen stopped working while in the water. I'm super cautious not to go much under water. I don't really swim with it, just walk in the water. The screen quit working. I"m super annoyed. Samsung support says it's not covered under the warranty. I also had the broken pin issue with the charging cradle. Sending it in, if they find it was water damage, then they will charge me, which I have no idea what the amount will be.
eclipse05x said:
True, it's pretty confusing. Waterproof and not waterproof
I had already some bath with it, shower, running in the light rain and it still works and I hope it will stays that way.
Speaker needs to dry out though as sound is terrible. Not just quiet but TERRIBLE!
The other thing is that I would love to take Gear S on a swimming pool + sauna - what about that? Have anyone tried it?
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Rust. Lol
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I read in many places, go swim with it, shower, etc. Wrong!
I did that for a bit, last week, stopped working in the pool. I only walk in the pool a bit, very shallow, and take showers. Even so, suddenly the screen showed strange patterns then quit working.
I thought the use case of leaving phone behind in locker or car and just go in pool with watch was awesome, but too good to be true. I actually wish they told people not to swim or take showers with it.
Agree with others, now, just use the water resistant feature as an emergency
i've showered with my Gear2 many times with no issues. because of the sim slot in the GearS, i havent chanced it yet. if the sim cover is not on correctly, or off a bit, water can get in it seems.
I was kayaking with my Gear S, it tipped over and I was in the ocean swimming with the Gear S on. I was swimming in the water trying to get back onto my kayak for at least 5 minutes. The Gear S held up well. Only issue was the speaker would crackle when it was used. After a couple days, it stopped crackling. I assume it was the speaker drying off. Zero issues. When I got home, I took it out of the band and gave everything a thorough cleaning. I popped open the sim card cover, and it was untouched by any water.
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The other thing is that I would love to take Gear S on a swimming pool + sauna - what about that? Have anyone tried it?
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It's not survivable in that environment. 2 minutes in the hot tub destroyed mine. Thankfully the CC company covered the loss, it was within 90 days.
-Read the manual, while waterproof, any pressure on the seals can cause a leak, such as thermal expansions, or exposure to water jets, and currents from swimming.
Just tested under the shower more than 20 times and I had no problem but after reading your comments I am a bit afraid now... it was also hit by some salt water without being submerged... so far so good...
This is the page of facebook samsung Italy. misleading advertising. I never open the lid to the sim. At best, I took a shower with the smartwatch roofs lean against. Mandate under warranty but Samsung refused to ensure warranty saying that she had entered into water. resumo history, they asked me 350 Euros to fix, since I paid the new gear's 350. sorry my English but I used google translator. Here in Italy I found nothing on the subject.
Ad the title says, be warned fellow OnePlus 2 users! As of about 3months of ownership, 3 features of my op2 have broken due to water damage, without ever getting water in the phone. Simply by leaving my phone in my bathroom during my morning shower, the finger print scanner and both cameras stopped working. The fingerprint scanner broke about a month ago after stopping for days at a time and hadn't worked since, I assumed that the damage was due to water entering the phone via the vapor from my warm showers. Just this morning, while keeping my phone a safe distance from my shower, water entered both the rear and front cameras. I managed to fix the rear camera with very light blowdrying and a bag rice, but the front camera has a horrible water "filter" that prevents any light from being detected. Obviously, km extremely angry with OnePlus quality control, never in 6 years of smartphone ownership has something like this been an issue, but I guess it's my fault for purchasing the phone. Be wary and keep your phone away from any water!
Never left my phone in the washroom when showering. Thought this was common sense. Unless they made it air tight, steam will be getting into the tiny gaps between the home button and case, or the camera lens. This is better than my TF101 which literally have a layer of dust on the inside of the rear camera lens.
Open a RMA ticket
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So you left your phone a "safe distance" away, yet enough water entered to flood the camera and short the fp sensor. And you're angry at OP because they didn't explicitly tell you not to expose it to extreme humidity?
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So you left your phone a "safe distance" away, yet enough water entered to flood the camera and short the fp sensor. And you're angry at OP because they didn't explicitly tell you not to expose it to extreme humidity?
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I don't think you get the point, it was a good 5 ft from the shower with moderately warm water with a vent and window open. There was not a large amount of humidity at all. I understand it is not wise to leave it like this but there was very little moisture in the room, and it was there for a maximum of 7 minutes. The fingerprint scanner broke by washing my hands then touching my phone. I understand I should not have had it in the room in the first place, but there is clearly a quality assurance issue when it comes to water, no other phone has had a problem like this for me, and that includes accidental submersion of my opo. I'm simply warning people to not make the same mistake I have, albeit I don't consider it too much of a mistake rather than too much trust in my phone
I think I've seen a thread like this for every device on xda (slight hyperbole).
Electronics and moisture/humidity don't go together.
Alright. I guess this was just a misconception in my part, but no need to criticize too much. I will accept the blame for the cameras, but the home button I honestly don't understand how a drop of water destroys it. I regret creating this thread, I didn't mean to sound rude or unappreciative, I was just fed up and in the moment. I fixed my front facing camera but my home button is still unresponsive. Don't make the mistakes I have, consider this thread merely a warning, don't be stupid (like me)
Seriously - I've taken ALL my phones into the bathroom with me so far, including those that were waterproof and those that weren't. NEVER had any issues, even when I showered with the windows closed. So I don't think a phone should break like that. And it makes me afraid to take my OPT out when it's raining or when I'm in the snow, if a slight bit of water can mess with the fp sensor like that (read in another thread that a user simply pressed the home button with a wet finger and it stopped working.)
Well, i bring my OPO n OP2 oftenly to bathroom, so i can read news and elses while doing what we all know, hahaha.
but when i'm showering i always put it inside my pants pocket.
so far no harm is caused by doing so...
yes, anytime there are openings in a device which would allow water or vapor in there should be added protection around that point. it's known as ingress protection or ip rating. the oneplus one has no ingress proection certification, my guess is the two also is not certified.
I've used my OPT in slight rain and I also like to listen to music while showering and its working like it is supposed to.
While this doesn't really help, it's crazy how much the device can vary unit to unit. With the ones reporting pretty much no submersion but taking bad water damage to this one:
https://youtu.be/Sj567lBV0Ic
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Alright. I guess this was just a misconception in my part, but no need to criticize too much. I will accept the blame for the cameras, but the home button I honestly don't understand how a drop of water destroys it. I regret creating this thread, I didn't mean to sound rude or unappreciative, I was just fed up and in the moment. I fixed my front facing camera but my home button is still unresponsive. Don't make the mistakes I have, consider this thread merely a warning, don't be stupid (like me)
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Maybe using a decent case that covers up the phone will help in situations like this? on the flip side, i have taken almost every phone i own into the bathroom regularly and never had this kind of an issue...and it gets quite steamy in my bathroom when I'm showering...i take my Sony Z5P in there now and never had an issue...what I don't understand is that the One Plus Two was shown in commercials with water all over it no? Or that may have been the One...I thought this phone could handle usage in rain, etc with no issue...surely that's worse than humidity right? I think maybe you just got a defective phone or there may be something not working properly on the mainboard....I'd RMA it.
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Ad the title says, be warned fellow OnePlus 2 users! As of about 3months of ownership, 3 features of my op2 have broken due to water damage, without ever getting water in the phone. Simply by leaving my phone in my bathroom during my morning shower, the finger print scanner and both cameras stopped working. The fingerprint scanner broke about a month ago after stopping for days at a time and hadn't worked since, I assumed that the damage was due to water entering the phone via the vapor from my warm showers. Just this morning, while keeping my phone a safe distance from my shower, water entered both the rear and front cameras. I managed to fix the rear camera with very light blowdrying and a bag rice, but the front camera has a horrible water "filter" that prevents any light from being detected. Obviously, km extremely angry with OnePlus quality control, never in 6 years of smartphone ownership has something like this been an issue, but I guess it's my fault for purchasing the phone. Be wary and keep your phone away from any water!
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Dude, do you know that the Samsung Galaxy core gets damaged if the humidity is above 55%?
You've exposed a phone to about 90%+ humidity and you expect it to survive?
And I take my op2 to the toilet everyday. I'm typing from it right now.
Not meaning to contradict this but... I always take a shower while listening to music in my OP2 and nothing bad had happened to it (and I use a lot of hot water which causes a big amount of vapor). I've even splashed (accidentally) some water on it. I already have one month and 9 days with the phone working fine.
If the humidity messed with your HOME button try this, it really worked for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64555138
[VIDEO] Oneplus 2 Home Button completely Dead !
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Ad the title says, be warned fellow OnePlus 2 users! As of about 3months of ownership, 3 features of my op2 have broken due to water damage, without ever getting water in the phone. Simply by leaving my phone in my bathroom during my morning shower, the finger print scanner and both cameras stopped working. The fingerprint scanner broke about a month ago after stopping for days at a time and hadn't worked since, I assumed that the damage was due to water entering the phone via the vapor from my warm showers. Just this morning, while keeping my phone a safe distance from my shower, water entered both the rear and front cameras. I managed to fix the rear camera with very light blowdrying and a bag rice, but the front camera has a horrible water "filter" that prevents any light from being detected. Obviously, km extremely angry with OnePlus quality control, never in 6 years of smartphone ownership has something like this been an issue, but I guess it's my fault for purchasing the phone. Be wary and keep your phone away from any water!
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Just my 2 cents but guy c'mon a shower is common to fog plus have driplets or droplets dripping down the mirrors 12 feet away every single time I shower and you really think OnePlus is at fault here....
This is where So Called flagship companies win out in the majority's minds, Because every minor or major issue brought on by the avg. slow person (sorry but really chief) they just cover the device with a simple warranty and just replace replace replace.
I'd rather save $600.00+ on my Non Contracted Device from @oneplus and let people like you just go buy a Biphone or get a Samsung whatever the drones buy these days....
Stop Blaming OnePlus for your shortcomings in this life people it is just your cellphone.
In my opinion a damn good one coming from a OPO and after that a Nexus 5 all were priced right but definetly still improving every purchase.
Idk but i wash my op2 sometimes with water under a running tap and its completely fine.[emoji14] (only when it gets pretty dirty)
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Just my 2 cents but guy c'mon a shower is common to fog plus have driplets or droplets dripping down the mirrors 12 feet away every single time I shower and you really think OnePlus is at fault here....
This is where So Called flagship companies win out in the majority's minds, Because every minor or major issue brought on by the avg. slow person (sorry but really chief) they just cover the device with a simple warranty and just replace replace replace.
I'd rather save $600.00+ on my Non Contracted Device from @oneplus and let people like you just go buy a Biphone or get a Samsung whatever the drones buy these days....
Stop Blaming OnePlus for your shortcomings in this life people it is just your cellphone.
In my opinion a damn good one coming from a OPO and after that a Nexus 5 all were priced right but definetly still improving every purchase.
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I've left this thread quiet for months now and have clearly taken back my comments. You don't understand the environment the phone was in, this shouldn't have happened, and other users have reported using their phone IN the shower. It's obviously not normal for so many hardware features to break when I've done this with no issues on every other smartphone I own. I'm not blaming OnePlus , maybe I'm just blaming my own model, but the events I went through are absolutely not normal
Hey guys.
I registered few minutes ago. Because i need say really important thing to you. I tried to take photos under the water. Depth was only 30cm. My phone started to say water moistorizing in usb. After that it started to charging slowly. I went to authorized lg service. They said water disrupt on your usb and they take my 45$. My cameras glass broken. My luck. So they said your back glass can broken while we are opening your phone. It is really bull****. I am trying to tell do not interact your phone with water.
Edit: Guys my phone came back. And still it is not fixed. What should i do? I want destroy their service.
My phone still have problem. It is not charging if it is charging with fast charging. I mean if there is fast charging logo on battery. It stops charging and adapter making not charging noise(Sound after full charge or no phone plugged). And it is disconnecting and reconnecting(charging logo going then it is appearing again. Stopping and starting i mean).
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Hey guys.
I registered few minutes ago. Because i need say really important thing to you. I tried to take photos under the water. Depth was only 30cm. My phone started to say water moistorizing in usb. After that it started to charging slowly. I went to authorized lg service. They said water disrupt on your usb and they take my 45$. My cameras glass broken. My luck. So they said your back glass can broken while we are opening your phone. It is really bull****. I am trying to tell do not interact your phone with water.
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Rule of dumb when having a water resistant phone, even if it's water resistant, still avoid water getting on it.
A car has airbags for safety, doesn't mean go wreck it to see if they work ctfu..
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Rule of dumb when having a water resistant phone, even if it's water resistant, still avoid water getting on it.
A car has airbags for safety, doesn't mean go wreck it to see if they work ctfu..
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I do not agree, If the phone is IP 68. So you can be use it underwater.
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I do not agree, If the phone is IP 68. So you can be use it underwater.
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Ya know what?
Try it out, let me know how it goes.
It works perfectly underwater the recorded video and the taken photos then let it dry for at least 1 hour even the done air with the mouth to draw the water that has inside the loading port.
- I'm sorry but I speak Spanish and I use google translator
The phone is NOT water proof.
It's water resistant, there is a huge difference.
It's meant for accidents, not really for taking it underwater for pictures.
I used my g6 in pool, I was there about 2 hours and phone was at least 20 minutes underwater in total.
Recorded some videos, made a lot of photos. Everything works perfectly, after I came back home I let it dry in rice, after about 2 hours I restarted it and there is no problems till now at all. It was 4-5 months ago
basicreece said:
The phone is NOT water proof.
It's water resistant, there is a huge difference.
It's meant for accidents, not really for taking it underwater for pictures.
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According LG UK website,the phone is IP 68 :
http://www.lg.com/uk/support/solutions/mobile/lg-g6-dust-and-water-resistance-ip68
"The second digit is 8: protection against water in complete and continuous immersion. Devicewill withstand a complete immersion in water up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. Water temperature can vary from 15 to 35ºC."
So the phone has to work after complete immersion. Otherwise it's misleading advertising
vip-nord said:
According LG UK website,the phone is IP 68 :
http://www.lg.com/uk/support/solutions/mobile/lg-g6-dust-and-water-resistance-ip68
"The second digit is 8: protection against water in complete and continuous immersion. Devicewill withstand a complete immersion in water up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. Water temperature can vary from 15 to 35ºC."
So the phone has to work after complete immersion. Otherwise it's misleading advertising
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If you can find where is states "waterproof" and not "water resistant" I'll buy you a new G6.
I repair phones for a living. These companies pick their words very carefully.
@Red2Kit In my case depth was about 200-250cm and it's still working perfectly without any issues.
Vatt`ghern said:
@Red2Kit In my case depth was about 200-250cm and it's still working perfectly without any issues.
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I think it is my luckiness but i dont understand why phone stopping charge if it get in to fast charge.
Water Resistant
I have taken my G6 swimming with me several times, mostly been fine.
I also had the "moisture detected" error, but I was able to solve it by rinsing out the charging port with distilled water, and using something like a toothpick to rub the usb pins clean in the port while the water was in it.
After that I blew it out and let it dry for a while, and charging fixed.
I think dirt or salt builds up on the USB pins and causes a false moisture detection.
I think normal there is not word to say. LG say clear: The Phone is for Water until 1,5m and not longer then 30mins. What is the Problem in the discription? And the word "waterproof" is not shown even the word "water resist" So it is useless to compare both cause LG not use one of These words Right? The Phone is Ready for 1,50 sweet Water and 30mins. end
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I think normal there is not word to say. LG say clear: The Phone is for Water until 1,5m and not longer then 30mins. What is the Problem in the discription? And the word "waterproof" is not shown even the word "water resist" So it is useless to compare both cause LG not use one of These words Right? The Phone is Ready for 1,50 sweet Water and 30mins. end
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Lg says "no guarantee will be applied in case of damage related to water" so end
The IP68 rating means the phone was gently placed in a clean fresh water tank 1.5m deep for 30 minutes. It was not used or moved during that time.
Using or moving the phone underwater can create stresses on the phone and the seals. This can lead to water penetration. Exposure to pool water, salt water, drinks, etc is different and my lead to penetration.
Many watches are labeled for water resistance, which is very different than waterproof. Google a guide to water resistant ratings for watches, and you will find that the depth rating is very mis-leading. Not to mention that the rating is not good forever. The seals can and do degrade over time, so that after some time, the device is no longer water resistant.
I used my phone multiple times in the sea , salty water ! And it is working perfectly fine
Used mine in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Spent loads of time in and under water. Still working perfectly.
I used my g6 under water in a pool, I had it in my pocket and it was submerged for at least 3-4 hours continuously. I took photos and recorded videos with it. I didn't even let it dry. After a 1 hour drive home I immediately plugged it in and it didn't even say that there is moisture into the usb port. And I usually take it with me when I'm swimming twice a week. I have been doing this for 6 months now and it still works perfectly. Ops phone was probably a defective unit.
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I regularly wash my phone with tap water, then wipe it with LCD screen cleaner and leave it to dry for like... 30 minutes in direct sun or in warm place (not hot!).
I had "moisture detected" a couple of times but usually it went away after some time.
Never, I repeat, NEVER be that dumb like me - I washed my Xperia Z3 Compact many times, as well as my G6... but I accidentally used soap while cleaning G6 once and it was almost a disaster... It took HOURS for the water to dry off my USB port, bottom and front speaker, also from my headphone jack as soap changes how water behaves... I thought I killed it but it is perfectly fine now... but think twice