IPhone 5 water damage or loose connection?
I dropped my iPhone 5 down the toilet on a night out and was out for a fee hours after it got wet… The next day I put it in rice and left it like that for a few days as it had been left wet. The phone eventually come on but the screen was playing up. I ordered a new screen and replaced it my self. The screen works fine on a low brightness but will eventually go black, if the brightness is turned up the screen flickers quite bad.
The phone works fine but the screen goes black and will come on now and again. Would this be due to water damage or the fact I have a loose connection from putting it back together my self?
Also the front flash on snap chat doesn't work anymore if that means anything to anyone.
The answer is most likely down to water. To try and maximise the chance of your device working properly, follow these steps:
1) Open up the device using the kit you used to replace the screen.
2) Get a hairdryer and move it in quick motions across the device on a WARM BUT NOT HOT setting. DO NOT heat for more than 20 sec.
3) Leave on a bed of dry rice for 1 hour to cool.
4) Repeat another 3/4 times, ensuring that the device only gets warm NOT HOT.
5) Charge to 50% and keep in a bag of rice all day and all night for a few days.
Best of luck,
James
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