Why won't my iPhone 4 charge after water damage?

My middle button wasn't working either but I sat it in a bag of rice overnight and now it's working again, only problem is my phone won't charge. How can I fix that? It wasn't completely submerged a little bit of water just got inside the base piece.

Either it's still not fully dried out, or some of the damage is permanent. Leave it in the rice for another couple of days and see what happens.

Well water destroys electronics, so why do you think there may be an issue?

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