So I dropped my phone into the pool.....

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No need to get specific, but i dropped my iPhone into a fucking pool, and now it won't turn on at all. This happened last night, and while at the gym this morning, someone told me to put it in a bowl of rice, and that's currently where it is now.

You guys have always had the best advice, so if anyone knows anything else i should be doing, please tell me. Besides the fact that my warranty is expired, apparently water damage isn't covered by the warranty anyway.

HELP! :cry:
 
while I can't offer help, I did once accidentally send my cell phone through the washer. The phone still worked but the battery wouldn't hold a charge, so I had to keep it plugged in to be able to turn it on and make calls. After about a month, it suddenly was working totally fine again.
 
[quote name='georox']Try eating it alongside a bowl of rice, possibly with some soy sauce.[/QUOTE]

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW


I hate soy sauce. :cool:
 
[quote name='the_punisher']EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW


I hate soy sauce. :cool:[/QUOTE]

Your phone doesn't work because you are a dirty commie bastard.
 
You know those little packs of silicon, with pills, and electronics, throw those in there too, make sure you seal up the bag too.

If it's a chlorine pool, it'll mess up the electronics for sure, option might be to rip it open. Warranty is already gone, you could swab down everything and make sure the battey inside didn't short out everything.
 
Well, a friend of mine had his Macbook completely doused with water. I believe it was heavily rained on for 15 minutes.

He said he put it under a fan for a week straight, and it worked fine after that -- apart from some droplets of water behind the LCD. And even that went away after a couple weeks of use.

So who knows? Could be fine.
 
I have some experience with this. I've had two phones go through the washing machine.

I've tried the rice trick, and the silica packets with little success. You shouldn't try turning it on at all for several days. If the phone has been exposed to chlorinated water it would help to get some distilled water and submerge the phone thoroughly, but it sounds like the phone has been drying out for some time already, so it may be too late for that step.

The best thing was to take the phone apart as much as you can and put it near a dehumidifier. If you don't have access to a dehumidifier, you can try a hair dryer.

Your battery is most likely toast. Some batteries by design short out immediately in water so it doesn't damage the rest of the electronics. I know Apple has the battery pretty locked down so try looking online for a new battery and instructions on how to replace it.
 
I know a guy who dropped his phone in a lake. He called the phone company and told them "it just stopped working" and they sent him a new one. I'm not recommending you do that.
 
[quote name='pete5883']I know a guy who dropped his phone in a lake. He called the phone company and told them "it just stopped working" and they sent him a new one. I'm not recommending you do that.[/QUOTE]

One day my cat decided my old cell phone was a toy. That morning while I was having breakfast she picked up my cell in her mouth, and then jumped on my lap and dropped the phone in my cup of coffee. I tried taking it apart, cleaning it, and letting it dry but it wouldn't work again. I put it back together and called the cell phone company and told them "it just stopped working" and they replaced it no questions asked. I'm not recommending that you let your cat drop your cell phone into a beverage.
 
if anyone drops their electronics in water keep in mind that its not the
water that brakes the device its the electricity running through wet boards that shorts everything out. just dont turn on your device untill you are sure its 100% dry. good luck with you phone pal.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']insurance is good[/QUOTE]
This, though I'm not sure if Apple lets you insure the iPhone - I know the deductible for the phone used to be almost equivalent to buying a new one.
 
If the bowl of unboiled rice doesn't work, then you will have to sell it as-is. The unboiled rice bowl trick is a widely known method.
 
you can always switch to sprint and get the palm pre? HAHA joking i would sue the damn pool until you fuck its brains out!!!
 
you're screwed because you cant remove the battery while it dries......should have kept it in an Otter Box..

I dont know about all of you but even if I so much as walk next to the shitter while in the bathroom I grip my portable device like my life depnds on it
 
You have to make sure all the water is gone before turning it back on. I don't know how easy this is with such a sealed device.

[quote name='Malik112099']I dont know about all of you but even if I so much as walk next to the shitter while in the bathroom I grip my portable device like my life depnds on it[/QUOTE]

Lol, Or... don't bring it near ANY water period. It's even safer.
 
When I clicked this thread I new first thing it would be an iPhone.

Chances are you're screwed because you tried to turn it on while it was still wet. Your best bet as everyone has said it to remove the battery and if you can check the board for any shorts or blown components.
 
[quote name='the_punisher']No need to get specific, but i dropped my iPhone into a fucking pool, and now it won't turn on at all.[/QUOTE]

If you tried to turn it on, you're almost definitely S.O.L. here.

[quote name='pete5883']I know a guy who dropped his phone in a lake. He called the phone company and told them "it just stopped working" and they sent him a new one. I'm not recommending you do that.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't work so well with Apple. In my experience, if you're anywhere near an Apple store they ask for you to come in...and if you do, then they'll probably be able to tell exactly what you did to your phone.

Of course, he's out of warranty anyway so it's a moot point.
 
Yeah, like a few folks here said the real trick is to not turn it on until it's 100% dry. You might be able to rush the process by putting it in a toaster oven for a 30 second intervals.
 
Don't bother bullshitting Apple/AT&T. The iPhone, like many cell phones, has a strip inside the headphone jack that changes color when wet and it's the first thing they check at the Apple store.
 
[quote name='Mojimbo']Don't bother bullshitting Apple/AT&T. The iPhone, like many cell phones, has a strip inside the headphone jack that changes color when wet and it's the first thing they check at the Apple store.[/QUOTE]

yep, most expensive phones have this and water damage isn't covered.

Best bet is to dry it, rip it apart, swab down what you can and look for corrosion.

Get a new battery and pray it works.
 
[quote name='Malik112099']i dont see shit inside my headphone jack[/QUOTE]

Most cell phones have white stickers on the inside of the case that turn red when exposed in water.

waterDamageWithText.jpg
 
[quote name='kaw']Most cell phones have white stickers on the inside of the case that turn red when exposed in water.

waterDamageWithText.jpg
[/QUOTE]

Wow, you learn something new everyday.

My old phone that went swimming in my coffee (courtesy of my wierd cat) didn't have this kind of moisture indicator sticker in it. If it did, I'm pretty sure I would have been charged for it. But then again, it was an old cell phone, at least 5 years old, so who knows? Its possible that back then the manufacturer of that cell may not have put such strips in it. Now I want to take my new phone apart just to see if it has such as sticker in it.
 
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