Dropped iphone 4 in water.seems fine?
I dropped my iphone in a bucket of water (oops!) it has a cracked screen front and back and was completely submerged.unfortunately i was working in a barn so needed my phone and and had no access to rice so had to keep using it. Only problem that happened was it would keep switching my headphone volume all the way up randomly but a couple hours later that seems to have stopped.i've already had my phone on so not much point in rice right? But could the insides still get water damage over the next few days or am i okay?
When phones are liquid damaged they are classed as BER (beyond economic repair).
The inside of a phone is made up of metal parts and circuit boards - meaning the liquid will slowly corrode and rust them. As this can sometimes be a slow process (depending on how much liquid got in the phone) this is why some phones appear to work for a while after getting wet. But they will eventually fail as the corrosion inside stops them working. Liquid damage can occur by the obvious drops into water but also through condensation/steam and rain damage.
Some tips you may read such as putting it in rice or in the airing cupboard may work in the short term, but the phone will stop working and is irreparable as the inside of the phone will corrode.
If you have insurance on your phone you would be able to claim through it, or maybe you can claim through a home insurance policy. Any type of liquid damage is not covered under the manufacturers warranty.
If you have no insurance plans then I'm afraid your only option is to buy a new phone.
You will probably find that your SIM card and memory card are ok if removed from the phone promptly after the damage occurs.
If the SIM is damaged you can get a free of charge replacement from your network. If the memory card is damaged, unfortunately you won't be able to retrieve its data but you can replace memory cards with new ones.
- I dropped my iphone5s in water and it was fine but now my homebutton won't work? This morning i drpooed my phone in water pulled it out quickly then dried it off and it worked great then 20 minutes ago i got home and my ome button did not work so i don't now if it is water damage of if it is because i have the 5s and the home buttoons are sentisitve oh and i did buy inssurance
- I dropped my iphone in water so i put it in rice overnight then it worked fine But this morning i went to charge it, and there was rice in the charger hole. I got the rice out but now my phone won't charge.
- I dropped my Iphone in water - no water damage showing on indicator? Here is the situation. I dropped my Iphone 5 in the toilet (I hadn't peed yet so all good there). Immediately switched it off, dried it and put it in a bag of rice. This was at about 6 p.m yesterday. This morning without turning it on I opened up the sim compartment to check the circle for water damage (checked online and apparently this is where to check for water damage). The indicator was white. It is back in the rice but I was wondering - when you think it will be ok to turn back on?
- I dropped my iphone in water i dried it ans it works fine just that the volume is a little messed up. What should i do? I turned it off and placed it in rice but i'm tempted on turning it back on how long should i leave it in rice?