So, question to the great Milestone community. A couple nights ago, my lovely girlfriend placed a Slurpee on the screen of my phone while I was asleep, and unable to defend my year and a half old handset.
When I woke the next morning, the phone had significant moisture underneath the screen. I placed the phone in a warm dry area (dash of my truck) to evaporate the moisture. After several hours, the problem seemed to have gotten worse as now instead of two square inches of droplets on the lower right portion of my screen, the moisture now consumed roughly 80% of the screen, panicking a little, I removed the battery and put my phone in a bag of uncooked rice, a trick I've heard many times.
24h later, the moisture had dissapeared. I noticed when I went to put the battery back in that the water damage indicator had tripped and turned red... so I was a little disheartened at that. The phone booted fine however, and the touch screen responded as well as it had before. Now two days later, the touch screen goes beserk frequently, and after a reboot, works fine for about an hour before going nuts again.
Now to the point. I have heard much of digitizer issues with the milestone... would this amount of moisture damaged mine? Is there any further steps I can take to save my phone? I am locked into a contract for another year and a half, and would like the phone to last nearly that long... any help and input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Braidonh
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My x1 seems to be out of action. It was on standby and the top part the screen fell into water for an 1hr whilst fishing, any ideas to dry it out? and what phone should i look at to replace it?
rainsey said:
My x1 seems to be out of action. It was on standby and the top part the screen fell into water for an 1hr whilst fishing, any ideas to dry it out? and what phone should i look at to replace it?
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I think Aspen. It's new, same winMo, the price is reasonable.
And go green phone, a plus point.
This evening, I wanna replace my troubled X2 with Aspen.
I would disassemble your phone and dry it out for several hours (why not placing it outside in the sun). There is a small chance that your phone will work again when it's completely dry.
Generally there is only one way to react if a electronic device get's wet: immediately pull the battery out to cut power. No shutting down, no anything, just pull the battery. Water alone cannot damage an electronic device. It's the shortcuts caused by humidity that destroys the electronics. Once I had a phone that fell into the toilet while it was running. I pulled the battery immediately and dried it out. No harm was done. But surely I was lucky too.
my x1works! all works except the sim reads as missing.. tested with another sim getting same results ideas?
Hello XDA, I'm hoping you guys can save my Cappy.
I had a rather big Saturday night of which I have no memory, and upon regaining consciousness Sunday morning my phone wouldn't turn on. I though no worries, its probably just flat, so I plugged it in and went back to sleep, when I tried to turn it on after waking, I got the Download screen, but it was red. I immediately took out the power and pulled the battery, and fearing water damage, placed it in a bag of rice, where it has remained since then.
TL;DR
1. I think my Cappy got wet, its in rice, is there anything else I can do.
2. If its not water damage, any other ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Not really.. if you've damaged your hardware, then you've damaged your hardware.. not much anyone can do about that.
You can try leaving it with one of those moisture absorbing silicon packets you occasionally find in new shoes or electronics, if you have any laying around.
I dropped my Cappy in a sink full of water and saved it by leaving it in a container full of rice for about 24 hours. Worked great. However, if the phone was exposed to water and it wasn't completely dry when you plugged it in to charge, you may be S.O.L. The last thing you want to do is run an electric current through wet circuitry. At this point you've done all you can. You just have to wait and see what happens.
I have an hd7 tmous, and this problem has persisted on the original rom, and the official nodo, both locked and unlocked. Phone will work fine, run it all day, then while I'm at work, phone in my back pocket, it won't wake up with any button, and I have to pull the battery. Only when its in my back pocket. Sometimes takes 5 minutes, sometimes a few hours. Front pocket takes more time. Any ideas? I thought about trying another radio. I have search xda and the net and can't find a solution. Got it used and have no warranty. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Also, on my days off, and the phone never goes in my pocket, no freezing. How odd. Sometimes its really warm, almost hot.....
I've had a similar problem but only when its been on charge a few hours. the lil green battery light stays lit but the phone wont respond unless I do a battery pull
Hmmm. Now that you mention it, every time it has done it, it was about 80+ % charged. Never done it on half charge. The green led that you mentioned doesn't behave as you said, but you gave me an idea- battery maybe? Gets hot, only does it when mostly charged, it makes sense.
I recreated the problem. Putting a fair amount of pressure on the bottom of the phone, just below the battery cover causes the screen to dim, keeps dimming, then the phone is off. Seems like a short. Gonna take it apart when I get home. Fun times, lmao.
SOLVED
I was right, it was a short. After a little process of elimination, I narrowed it down to the protector shield/heat sink that the SIM card/sd card cluster rest on. I pushed on the SIM card bracket, and it dies. I unplugged the cluster, left it on, same result. Removed the cluster and the shield it is stuck to (by adhesive), and it didn't die. Increased the pressure until my screen made funny colors, still didn't die. There is a heat sink pad and some amber "tape" that are on the underside of the shield, centralized around the CPU. The area I pressed on was on the opposite side of the cluster though. And, oddly, there was no protective amber "tape" on that area. I cut a piece of clear packing tape, made it just the right size to cover the area, and not overlap the amber side. I put the shield back together and the problem is gone. Turns out that when my phone was in my back pocket and I bent down for something, it would put pressure on the bottom of my phone and short it out. Considering the area of the short, I feel very lucky that my phone is still kicking. I am posting this to help anyone who might have a similar problem. I hope this helps. Easy to take apart, unlike the hd2
Thanks, xda, for without you and your awesome gathering of people, i would be lost...... And bored.
Howdy,
Long version:
I left my galaxy note on the counter in my kitchen which is apparently not quite level. Overnight water pooled under it(never submerged, even partially). I did not notice until my alarm went off the following morning. As of this time it was still functioning properly. I moved it, wiped off the water. Took the protective case off and wiped the water off it was well, hooked it up to the charger and went back to sleep. 15 minutes later the vibration function went nuts while it popped up complaints about low battery. I say the vibration went nuts, because it wasn't the sustained vibration like you normally get it. It would cycle on and off about every half a second. I panicked, turned off the device and removed the battery where I noticed that the battery was wet, and under the battery as well.
So I wipe it off, put in a bag of rice and go back to sleep. Approximately 15(yes, way too soon) hours later I pull it out, put the battery in and turn it on. Works fine. few hours later I hook it up the charger and it immediately complains about the battery temperature.
Short version:
Phone at in a pool of water for 5+ hours, never fully submerged. Basically if you poured water on a level surface and sat your phone in it, thats what happened.. Anyways Water worked its way inside the phone(based on disasemble that occured later), and started vibrating randomly. took out batteyr and left in rice for 15 hours. Put it back together attempted to charge, phone complains battery is too hot immedately.
Observations:
I take out the battery and disasemble the device down to the point where the circuit board is separate from the display.
The far right ( +) connector that touches the battery appears to be slightly corrodeded. I rub it with a cotton swab to clean it. From watermarks it doesn't look like anything else got wet and by now its completely dry. I don't see any 'red' spots or stickers, but I'm unfamiliar with the water damage indicators, and the information i found from searches was innacurate(no white dot on top of battery, no red marks anywhere on it)
Panic
I put it back together try again, same deal. The phone doesn't seem to have a way to view the battery temperature reading(*#0*#), so I downloaded an app called 'Doms diagnostic tool' which indicates that the battery temperature is pegged at 80 degrees C and it does not fluctuate. I don't know if this app is actually reading anything though.
Can someone who has a working phone try this out? App is free.
Is it worth putting it back in rice even though its dry even on thorough dissemble?
Any idea how to get legit data from the sensor to verify if its shorted out etc?
Would a replacement battery with out the sensor resolve this issue?
Anyone have pictures of where water damage indicators are?
I searched thoroughly and found no answers besides taking it to a service center. Since I'm in America, and this is an international phone, I don't believe the manufacturer will honor the warranty even if the phone shows negative for water damage. My service is ATT, but I bought the phone at expansys( i think).
best at this point is to check your insurance, if its covered. In some countries I read this is covered as it was accidental.
I would recommend goong to samsung and let them check it, with the true story ofc. Now if they find whats wrong, they might be lenient, or not. Anyhow then you know whats broke, and you can decide to fix it for yourself or have it fixed. At this point it sounds like corrosion on one of the boards, or shorts somewhere.
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I know it seems like a stupid question but I've got nothing to loose at the moment so I'll explain my situation.
About 3 months ago I took my Xperia Z1 for a swim in the pool to see how the camera performed underwater. The screen started to go black when I took it out and then it completely shut off. I took it inside and turned it on again. It lasted a minute before shutting off so I plugged it in to the charger and got the boot logo before shutting off again with nothing: Screen was off, no led, no vibrations, nothing.
I opened the flaps and they were still white and still are today and there was no moisture or anything. I tried plugging the phone in a few days ago to see if it still works and the led turned on and it just stays like that with no action. Left it for a few hours but still nothing.
I don't really need this phone anymore because I have a Z5 now but a second handset is always nice to have. The pool water would have had a very small amount of salt in it and I think that might be causing issues. Either that or there is still water in there (unlikely) or parts have rusted or even the phone might have got shocked when I plugged it in to charge. What I was thinking was opening the ports and soaking it in water for a minute or less and then taking it out and putting it in a bag of dry rice to drain the water out of it. I'm not sure if it will work but I haven't got anything to loose so I was wondering if it is even worth giving a shot or even some tips would be nice.
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I know it seems like a stupid question but I've got nothing to loose at the moment so I'll explain my situation.
About 3 months ago I took my Xperia Z1 for a swim in the pool to see how the camera performed underwater. The screen started to go black when I took it out and then it completely shut off. I took it inside and turned it on again. It lasted a minute before shutting off so I plugged it in to the charger and got the boot logo before shutting off again with nothing: Screen was off, no led, no vibrations, nothing.
I opened the flaps and they were still white and still are today and there was no moisture or anything. I tried plugging the phone in a few days ago to see if it still works and the led turned on and it just stays like that with no action. Left it for a few hours but still nothing.
I don't really need this phone anymore because I have a Z5 now but a second handset is always nice to have. The pool water would have had a very small amount of salt in it and I think that might be causing issues. Either that or there is still water in there (unlikely) or parts have rusted or even the phone might have got shocked when I plugged it in to charge. What I was thinking was opening the ports and soaking it in water for a minute or less and then taking it out and putting it in a bag of dry rice to drain the water out of it. I'm not sure if it will work but I haven't got anything to loose so I was wondering if it is even worth giving a shot or even some tips would be nice.
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Resoaking your phone will help as much as trying to jump from a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean for the second time and you can't swim...
optimumpro said:
Resoaking your phone will help as much as trying to jump from a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean for the second time and you can't swim...
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Haha yeah that's what I thought
tommylittle02 said:
Haha yeah that's what I thought
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To clarify, the Xperia Z1 relies on closed ports to ensure waterproofing. So soaking it a second time would destroy it further.
there is a easy way you can try.
buy some electrical contact cleaner from a computer shop or maplins etc, spray that all over the circuitry and contacts and scrub it off with a paint brush, there is a good chance it will work again as it will remove any corrosion casued by water, ive repaired hundreds of water damaged phones this way and it doesnt need any special things.....