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I need help. long story short, waterbottle leaked all over my friends phone and sat there for a good half an hour to an hour. i told him not to power it on but he did anyway to find the capacitive buttons are no longer working. the phone doesn't get service either. right now its currently being blow dried. is there any way to save it?

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I need help. long story short, waterbottle leaked all over my friends phone and sat there for a good half an hour to an hour. i told him not to power it on but he did anyway to find the capacitive buttons are no longer working. the phone doesn't get service either. right now its currently being blow dried. is there any way to save it?

He should of put it in a bag of rice. 

 

And no. 

 

Edit: You could always try RMAing it, probably won't work. 

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Happened to my moms phone

 

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He should of put it in a bag of rice. 

 

And no. 

 

Edit: You could always try RMAing it, probably won't work. 

like it turns on and stuff but those things just wont work. you think it could be repairable at some shop?

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like it turns on and stuff but those things just wont work. you think it could be repairable at some shop?

Try your local phone repair shop.

If he waited and put his phone in rice, it could actually be working.

 

Now he would probably have to pay $100+ to repair it, because he wasn't patient. 

 

EDIT: Try putting it in rice anyway and leave it for up to 48 hours.

You never know, it could come back. 

 

P.S take out the battery. 

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update: everything seems to be working fine except the rear speaker and the front camera

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update: everything seems to be working fine except the rear speaker and the front camera

Turn it off while it works.

Water may still be inside the device. 

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DO NOT BLOW DRY! That can cause water to be forced down into the phone and can cause vapor buildup in certain areas.

Stick the phone in rice or silica gel for about a day or two, with the battery removed.

 

If desperate, dip the phone in 99% isopropyl alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol displaces water. Then leave in rice for two days.

 

You may have to got to a specialty electronics store to get 99% isopropyl alcohol, as it is used as a pcb cleaner.

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DO NOT BLOW DRY! That can cause water to be forced down into the phone and can cause vapor buildup in certain areas.

Stick the phone in rice or silica gel for about a day or two, with the battery removed.

 

If desperate, dip the phone in 99% isopropyl alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol displaces water. Then leave in rice for two days.

 

You may have to got to a specialty electronics store to get 99% isopropyl alcohol, as it is used as a pcb cleaner.

oh.... well my friend decided to blow dry it and everything seems to work again like nothing happened except for the speakers. so.... LOL

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If the speakers aren't working, there could still be water in the phone.

 

Remove the back, take out the battery, put it in a bowl of dry rice, don't touch it for a day.

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you can go into most repair shops and they will replace the parts if possible. 
 

 

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 i told him not to power it on but he did anyway

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you can go into most repair shops and they will replace the parts if possible. 

 

alright cool

 

 

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HAHA basically

 

If the speakers aren't working, there could still be water in the phone.

 

Remove the back, take out the battery, put it in a bowl of dry rice, don't touch it for a day.

yeaaaaahhhh...... my friend is too attached to his phone so he only puts it in rice at night.......

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