Iphone 6 in washing machine screen unresponsive?
It got soaked, for about 3 minutes before i realized it was missing. Took it out, put it in rice, it turns on but the screen does not respond to touch. The screen never went black and its impossible to turn off without swiping the off thing. (I've tried holding down the home button and off button but its just a reset) anyway to shut it off without a reboot? And what should I do?
If it was 'soaked' and you powered it up multiple times, it may be beyond repair.
Water conducts electricity. Electric current in an electronic device is supposed to flow ONLY along carefully designed routes (circuits). When water is present, the electric flows EVERYWHERE, causing short circuits and damaging components. This is why a device should IMMEDIATELY be powered off (and battery removed, if possible) after it's been wet.
We can't tell how much damage from the water has already been done. That will have to be done by a technician. IPhones have a sensor that can tell if there has been water damage. If so, the technician MAY be able to do some repair, but the cost can be as high as a new phone.
In any case, there's nothing more YOU can do. You'll need a qualified repair facility to help you.
Replace The Phone.
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