Iphone dropped into water! how? Options

[Green_carnation]

anyone has such experience? what am i to do now? anyway of salvaging it? or just hv to send for repair?

[Bystander50]

anyone has such experience? what am i to do now? anyway of salvaging it? or just hv to send for repair?

Iphone is a bit problematic compared to other phones.
Usually if drop into water, immediately remove the battery to prevent shorting.

Next if you can, open up the phone and clean up all the water.
If you ain't able to do that, then just leave the phone on open air with wind/fan blowing.
1-2 weeks later, all moisture should have dried up and you can safely use the phone.

Iphone and most expensive phones have moisture indicators which is a white round sticker. The dye on the sticker will turn it red/orange when it comes into contact with moisture, effectively voiding your warrenty. What you can do now is to wait for 1-2 weeks and then power on your phone to see if it works again.

[Green_carnation]

Iphone is a bit problematic compared to other phones.
Usually if drop into water, immediately remove the battery to prevent shorting.

Next if you can, open up the phone and clean up all the water.
If you ain't able to do that, then just leave the phone on open air with wind/fan blowing.
1-2 weeks later, all moisture should have dried up and you can safely use the phone.

Iphone and most expensive phones have moisture indicators which is a white round sticker. The dye on the sticker will turn it red/orange when it comes into contact with moisture, effectively voiding your warrenty. What you can do now is to wait for 1-2 weeks and then power on your phone to see if it works again.

Wow.. thanks bro.. if send for repair at service centre? can be salvaged? They probably will also blow dry? Problem is i cant open up the phone to blow dry..

[Blackyv]

I like apple juice......hehehe....

[SimonTan]

I think to let it dry over a week is ur only choice!
Pray that the circuits inside are not shorted and damaged!
How to send for repair since the water indicator will tell Apple it was water
Damages!

Look on the bright side, it's a sign foe u to get the iphone4.

[5936]

Check the earphone jacks and the USB jack. Red band may appear if kena water.
Agent may offer you factory rebuilt handset.

[Green_carnation]

I think to let it dry over a week is ur only choice!
Pray that the circuits inside are not shorted and damaged!
How to send for repair since the water indicator will tell Apple it was water
Damages!

Look on the bright side, it's a sign foe u to get the iphone4.

hmm my 3gs less than a yr old..

[Armvalkyrie]

hi,

i had a flooded iphone in a bag due to water bottle leak.... quickly off it n let it dry under sun.....

after half a day, on it back.... running without speaker sound... after a day or 2, sound came back... now the onli fault is that the battery inidicator doesnt show properly, the iphone off by itself if not charged.... no red warning...

no other issues.... :)

[Stevel]

hmm my 3gs less than a yr old..

will cost u a fair bit to get the refurbished phone, think about $300-$400 as water damage is not covered by warranty.

[Chickenbackside]

Put it in a bucket of rice.

[Bystander50]

Wow.. thanks bro.. if send for repair at service centre? can be salvaged? They probably will also blow dry? Problem is i cant open up the phone to blow dry..

Don't bother sending to apple. If u can't wait, then send to ur neighbourhood hp shop, see wat they can offer. If u feel u r confident enough, no harm anyway coz ur phone might already be dead, go youtube n search, there are videos teaching u step by step how to "stand by iphone".

I dropped my 6110 navigator into water b4. Immediately removed the battery n dismentled the phone. normal phone function works, but the gps was dead. I used it for another 6 mths b4 getting a E71.

[Babyt]

just buy another phone lor..can easily get smartphones less than 1k.

[Green_carnation]

hi,

i had a flooded iphone in a bag due to water bottle leak.... quickly off it n let it dry under sun.....

after half a day, on it back.... running without speaker sound... after a day or 2, sound came back... now the onli fault is that the battery inidicator doesnt show properly, the iphone off by itself if not charged.... no red warning...

no other issues.... :)

wow.. nice to hear that.. hopefully mine will be fine.. i just leave the ait from my lappy to blow it.. at some instance the light came on.. i saw the logo.. and how wet the screen was..

[Green_carnation]

will cost u a fair bit to get the refurbished phone, think about $300-$400 as water damage is not covered by warranty.

yeah just heard from my fren she got it for $350.. i m praying hard man..

[Green_carnation]

Don't bother sending to apple. If u can't wait, then send to ur neighbourhood hp shop, see wat they can offer. If u feel u r confident enough, no harm anyway coz ur phone might already be dead, go youtube n search, there are videos teaching u step by step how to "stand by iphone".

I dropped my 6110 navigator into water b4. Immediately removed the battery n dismentled the phone. normal phone function works, but the gps was dead. I used it for another 6 mths b4 getting a E71.

yeah i think the repair shops shud not be able to do much ya.. will wait n see if it dries up almost completely will still be functionable..

[Green_carnation]

just buy another phone lor..can easily get smartphones less than 1k.

of cos that's the last alternative.. being not as well off i wud hope the last resort of getting a new phone will not happ..

[Sony]

Put it in an air tight contain with rice as suggested by chickenbackside. it work and work very well.

[Daniel3]

anyone has such experience? what am i to do now? anyway of salvaging it? or just hv to send for repair?

Hi Bro,

Apple iphone battery seem to be inbuilt,cannot be removed same as those for macbook.

Once apple battery die off,you can throw away the product.

[Bystander50]

Hi Bro,

Apple iphone battery seem to be inbuilt,cannot be removed same as those for macbook.

Once apple battery die off,you can throw away the product.

There are 3rd party batteries available.
Only that you have to open up the phone and soldering is needed to change the battery.

[Daojeff]

wait for iphone 4!!! lol..