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I bought my Xperia X1 in Hong Kong about 2 weeks ago. It has gotten wet...
I tried to turn it on (foolishly) without letting it dry and the screen turned on but then quickly went blurry. Then when i tried to turn it on later the LED flash lite up but nothing else.
now when I put in the battery the keyboard lights up.
does anybody know i sony ericssons warranty will cover this? or if this can even be repaired? any estimates on how much it will cost?
any advice? I am going to let it dry for 2 or 3 days and try to turn it on again.
DriveBuyB said:
I bought my Xperia X1 in Hong Kong about 2 weeks ago. It has gotten wet...
I tried to turn it on (foolishly) without letting it dry and the screen turned on but then quickly went blurry. Then when i tried to turn it on later the LED flash lite up but nothing else.
now when I put in the battery the keyboard lights up.
does anybody know i sony ericssons warranty will cover this? or if this can even be repaired? any estimates on how much it will cost?
any advice? I am going to let it dry for 2 or 3 days and try to turn it on again.
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Open the back side of the phone. And see if you're battery has changed colors or somethin on the back of the phone.
These things uses colors to tell if somethin got wet. Usualy I believe the sticker get's red when it has touched watter. Then the warrenty will not count anymore,
DriveBuyB said:
any advice?
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Put on towel on radiator and pray to whatever god you believe in!
If that fails and you don't have insurance then it's not looking good...
do you think SE will atleast repair it outside the warranty?
can i get this fixed somehow? or am i stuck with a 800 dollar brick?
I obviously can't guarantee this will work, but it's worth a try. This has worked for me in the past for several waterlogged phones, including phones dropped in swimming pools.
Don't attempt to power on the phone anymore. Get hold of a hair dryer. Remove the back cover (of the X1, not the hair dryer.) Remove the battery and set it aside (DON'T heat it!) and the stylus, and slide the phone open.
Place the phone face down with the open back facing the hair dryer's air stream, but at least a few inches away. Set it on lowest speed heat, prop both the phone and hairdryer up to make sure they don't move, and leave the X1 for an hour or two, checking how hot it gets every 10 minutes. Don't let it get too hot to hold comfortably.
After an hour or so, let it cool in a dry place for an hour or so, then repeat the hair-drying again.
Don't try to power it on until at least 1 or 2 cycles have been completed. If it doesn't work, you might have to do this over the space of a day or so.
Good luck.
DriveBuyB said:
I bought my Xperia X1 in Hong Kong about 2 weeks ago. It has gotten wet...
I tried to turn it on (foolishly) without letting it dry and the screen turned on but then quickly went blurry. Then when i tried to turn it on later the LED flash lite up but nothing else.
now when I put in the battery the keyboard lights up.
does anybody know i sony ericssons warranty will cover this? or if this can even be repaired? any estimates on how much it will cost?
any advice? I am going to let it dry for 2 or 3 days and try to turn it on again.
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Just replace the battery, then make a story.
yodafone said:
I obviously can't guarantee this will work, but it's worth a try. This has worked for me in the past for several waterlogged phones, including phones dropped in swimming pools.
Don't attempt to power on the phone anymore. Get hold of a hair dryer. Remove the back cover (of the X1, not the hair dryer.) Remove the battery and set it aside (DON'T heat it!) and the stylus, and slide the phone open.
Place the phone face down with the open back facing the hair dryer's air stream, but at least a few inches away. Set it on lowest speed heat, prop both the phone and hairdryer up to make sure they don't move, and leave the X1 for an hour or two, checking how hot it gets every 10 minutes. Don't let it get too hot to hold comfortably.
After an hour or so, let it cool in a dry place for an hour or so, then repeat the hair-drying again.
Don't try to power it on until at least 1 or 2 cycles have been completed. If it doesn't work, you might have to do this over the space of a day or so.
Good luck.
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it worked!!!
but I still have water marks trapped under the screen. they are somewhat obvious when the screen is a bright green background or white.
how do I remove the water marks?
my warranty is already void presumably. can i open the case and just whip it off? is there another way to remove the moisture?
Try taking the battery panel off and battery out and leaving the phone in your airing cupboard or next to your hot water tank for a couple of days. That worked for me when my wife accidentally washed her Ipod Nano in the washing machine
It will dry by times going
DriveBuyB said:
it worked!!!
but I still have water marks trapped under the screen. they are somewhat obvious when the screen is a bright green background or white.
how do I remove the water marks?
my warranty is already void presumably. can i open the case and just whip it off? is there another way to remove the moisture?
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ive done a few waterrepairs an have gotten all but one back to life(without any water stains let at all)
first remove battery as soon as possible and dont put it back until the end.
then dismantle the device
then put all parts (except battery) on a towel and then into the owen at 60 C for about 2 hours, (sometimes i had to do it twice)
then let everything cool off and then just put it all togheter
last but not least - start your phone again =)
if the battery has a waternotifier(red dot) then you really should get a new
battery but my old tytn still runs as it should even tho the red dot is present.
jonteponte said:
ive done a few waterrepairs an have gotten all but one back to life(without any water stains let at all)
first remove battery as soon as possible and dont put it back until the end.
then dismantle the device
then put all parts (except battery) on a towel and then into the owen at 60 C for about 2 hours, (sometimes i had to do it twice)
then let everything cool off and then just put it all togheter
last but not least - start your phone again =)
if the battery has a waternotifier(red dot) then you really should get a new
battery but my old tytn still runs as it should even tho the red dot is present.
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60 C?? wont that fry the phone?
does that get rid of the watermarks under the screen cover?
DriveBuyB said:
it worked!!!
but I still have water marks trapped under the screen. they are somewhat obvious when the screen is a bright green background or white.
how do I remove the water marks?
my warranty is already void presumably. can i open the case and just whip it off? is there another way to remove the moisture?
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Glad to have been of help then
Those "water marks" are probably due to water trapped between the touchscreen layer and the actual LCD panel itself. Don't disassemble the X1. Getting to the display portion isn't easy and you run the risk of losing a part or screwing the thing up. And don't worry about the water indicator labels - you're not likely to find matching ones anyway without going to a service center.
You can try leaving it for about an hour or so on the low hairdryer setting, with the touch screen directly facing the warm air stream.
Again, be careful with the heat and make sure the screen doesn't get too warm to comfortably press the back of your hand on it. The LCD doesn't like this much, but it's a necessary evil...
well....the water marks are, from what i can tell, completel gone. i dont see them anymoe over a bright green or white screen
wow... sony ericsson makes some sturdy phones eh??
i replaced the battery and i am also requesting to have the screen replaced also as soon as my local SE store gets a replacement screen they will swap it for me. they said it will only cost 60USD.
well....the water marks are, from what i can tell, completel gone. i dont see them anymoe over a bright green or white screen
wow... sony ericsson makes some sturdy phones eh??
i replaced the battery and i am also requesting to have the screen replaced also as soon as my local SE store gets a replacement screen they will swap it for me. they said it will only cost 60USD.
Does anyone know if the X1 has more than 1 water indicator sticker?
The one on the oustside under the battery is the most obvious one.. but just wondering if there are any on the actual PCB inside as well.
Thanks!
kunz said:
Does anyone know if the X1 has more than 1 water indicator sticker?
The one on the oustside under the battery is the most obvious one.. but just wondering if there are any on the actual PCB inside as well.
Thanks!
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I can spot only 2 on the outside. My dots turn pink (not red) and I replace them with glossy white sticker. These can fools repair center twice!
They repaired my X1 without any doubt/complain twice! (SIM not detected/Loud Speaker won't work Respectively)
Even now they still honor my warranty!
You can try these if you dry your X1 well enough (the exterior is in good condition ie. no water mark/stain)
kanthai said:
I can spot only 2 on the outside. My dots turn pink (not red) and I replace them with glossy white sticker. These can fools repair center twice!
They repaired my X1 without any doubt/complain twice! (SIM not detected/Loud Speaker won't work Respectively)
Even now they still honor my warranty!
You can try these if you dry your X1 well enough (the exterior is in good condition ie. no water mark/stain)
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lol i have been trying to think to work that way where can you find those grossy sticker? I let my x1 get wet ont he table last 2 weeks, both the watermark is gone , ut luckly phone is perfectly function , after using an airdryer for half an hour and leave it in airy for 2 days,
just fyi for everyone here: if you have a phone (any phone) that gets wet or submerged be sure and leave it off until it COMPLETELY dries out. If you leave it on when there is still water in it some of the connectors may corrode. The reasoning for this is that I do believe that some metals corrode faster/only when water is on them and an electric current is passed through them.
I got my phone wet a few days earlier - dropped it into the bath tub
Aired it out for a few days, keys still won't work, and sent it for repairs - good thing is, the SE guys still honored my warranty (despite the red label) and changed my screen FREE OF CHARGE.
3 cheers for the great service at HK SE service centre!
DriveBuyB said:
60 C?? wont that fry the phone?
does that get rid of the watermarks under the screen cover?
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60 C may melt some plastic components of the phone circuit..
My Droid's touch screen isn't working in the center vertically all the way down. I can still use the 'edges' of the screen. I need to use the middle of the screen for a few things (not transfering stuff over). Is there any way I can 'project' my Droids screen to my computer and click/touch in it to use it?
Thanks in advance for all help. It's appreciated
~mfungah
Edit: This is the original Motorola Droid.
I have the same problem on the right side of my milestone :S
I had the same problem, but from the back arrow upwards, specially when the phone got hot. As my phone was still on the warranty period, I flashed it back to stock and updated it to the official 2.2., took it to an Orange shop and got it back after almost a month: they basically changed the whole top part of the phone (I got a brand new screen )
Repair problem
I had a same failure. The touch panel was bad. I ordered one from eBay. It also came as well put it. It works well. Only so much wrong with me that for some reason the phone stacked in landscape mode, I can't change to portrait mode. What is wrong? I put together something wrong? I do not think so. Everything else goes. (or so it seems)
This has to do with the digitizer (the glass you touch over the top of the LCD you see) being defective or unsealed. This is due to environmental moisture finding its way into the phone and f**king with the electrictal signals sent by touching the screen. There is a 'phantom touch' issue that seems to happen before or during the vertical unresponsiveness, and that can usually be temporarily remedied by firmly pushing your screen downwards (your phone may restart) and taking a blowdryer to your phone until it's just hot enough to be uncomfortable to hold (and no longer take it into the bathroom while you shower). One way or another, you're going to have to replace your digitizer eventually.
Sent from my Droid using XDA App
I had the same problem months ago but it's now fixed.
STEPS:
1. Digitizer I bought from this guy:
http://cgi.ebay.ph/New-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Motorola-Milestone-A853-/270780531 891?pt=UK_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f0bc704b3#ht_2811wt_850
2. Dissasembly Videos (I advice you to watch them repeatedly before dissasembly):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d7ETMfgq2s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE81IaQHEHc
3. Phillips screw driver( for dealing with hard screws around the screen): Because I don't want you to use the low quality screw driver supplied with the digitizer.
4. Double sided tape: I got mine from a hardware shop for only P19. Buy a the more expensive tape(P100+) but look for a very thin one! You will use the cheap weak tape to stick some internal parts and use the Hard tape to stick the external casing. EDIT: I just used the cheap one for everything and it's strong enough.
5. PATIENCE: Don't be in a hurry. I even paused from time to time to get a better idea about what to do next. Get the feel of being a perfectionist (that same additude when I applied a screen protector )
That's the guide from me who haven't dissasembled a phone in my entire life but my milestone. So if something bad and technical that happens along the way then my knowledge can't help.. sorry.
Good luck bro!!
Hello everyone
when i hold my Xperia Z from the top right and the bottom left corner (or vice versa) with both hands, and put some little pressure from the back, i see some dark fluent spots appear on the sides of the display. I noted this when i tried to pull of my new case from the phone.
My question is if this is normal or not, and if it his harmful..
Also when i press the two sides of the phone with my fingers and handpalm i see these wavy things in my display.. On other phones i never noticed this.
I tried squeezing my phone very hard from both sides, top and bottom - nothing happens. Pressuring the back doesn't change anything either. The only thing I noticed is that screen is being pressed when I close the headphones cover really hard.
Go to any phones store and compare yours with theirs - might be a faulty unit.
i dont get that may be faulty
YSF said:
Hello everyone
when i hold my Xperia Z from the top right and the bottom left corner (or vice versa) with both hands, and put some little pressure from the back, i see some dark fluent spots appear on the sides of the display. I noted this when i tried to pull of my new case from the phone.
My question is if this is normal or not, and if it his harmful..
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it s depend on how u hold that poor phone with how much pressure !!!
all kinda display will react when press them
like led of laptop or tv
and xperia z is little bit elastic and flexible that u can see in this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PNF14T5o-8E
so maybe it effects on ur display
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Can u record video and do it!?
if I press on the side, like holding it my hand nothing happens..
But i i press slightly on the glass outside of the screen i get a ripple effect...
Just like the HTC ONE X has if you press the glass outside the screen area...
how about you ? is it the same thing with any of your Xperia Z...
Try pressing the black area outside the screen area. I tried pressing with a nail..
IS it something to worry about ??
Ahha
No
Don't worry about it
It happens for all types of display
For all monitors of pc, laptops, tables smartphones...
Maybe others cannot see this cause as i said their phones don't get flexed.
Shatterproof, scracht resistant, water resistant and resistant in dropping and etc............ U should get flexed search drop test Xperia z
And don't worry about ir screen i saw it on mine too.
Also on my laptop monitor
Hold and press ur monitor from the back and see the ripple effect
Sent from my Sony Xperia Z-C6602
so, lets just say that i was in a pool and noticed 2 minutes later when i was inside the pool that i had my phone in my pocket
ok then i kinda enter in panic: just press the on button for like half a second and then i remember that might even overkill my phone, and my 4x has this problem with the on button that its not that responsive
so i just calm down, rush to my table and take out the battery and sim card and dry them in the closest towel i had
the thing is that i was in a trip, so there was no silicone bag or rice available for like 3 days so i left it out in the open to dry a bit more
after that i arrive to my home and put that phone deep in rice for like 1 and a half days just hoping for the best
and now i put all my faith on my phone that it will work, so i put the battery and then it lights on the buttons without me even pressing that on button
so i breath and think there is some hope, then i press the on button and nothing happens but the buttons are still lit
so my question is, is there something else i can do to save my phone?
right now the phone is back on rice, thanks a lot before hand
I think there's no smartphone that supports water, mainly pool water. I lost a Sony Ericsson WT19a 'cause a distraction, a pool and 10 minutes... Water is agressive for all components, particularly LCD screen and contacts oxidation.
However, try to take it to a professional, maybe someone can save your phone.
(Or try to disassembly to clean it yourself).
ViniLima said:
I think there's no smartphone that supports water, mainly pool water. I lost a Sony Ericsson WT19a 'cause a distraction, a pool and 10 minutes... Water is agressive for all components, particularly LCD screen and contacts oxidation.
However, try to take it to a professional, maybe someone can save your phone.
(Or try to disassembly to clean it yourself).
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i might give a shot disassemblying it, is there any seal inside for the guarantee?
ok so i tryed plugging the phone without the battery and it shows de LG logo (woohoo) and then it shows this battery loading animation and then it shows this battery load with a refresh or repeat icon over it, and then it kinda shuts off but the home buttons are still on
the screen looks fine just a bit washed out on the left corner but not a big of a deal
thanks still
racsos said:
i might give a shot disassemblying it, is there any seal inside for the guarantee?
ok so i tryed plugging the phone without the battery and it shows de LG logo (woohoo) and then it shows this battery loading animation and then it shows this battery load with a refresh or repeat icon over it, and then it kinda shuts off but the home buttons are still on
the screen looks fine just a bit washed out on the left corner but not a big of a deal
thanks still
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Just leave it i think is the best bet, remember not to hair dry it thou.. I did that to my HTC sensation and it just made it worse
It would be in your best interest to leave the phone there before you are absolutely sure that all the water are gone before switching it back on.....
b886b said:
It would be in your best interest to leave the phone there before you are absolutely sure that all the water are gone before switching it back on.....
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well it had like 4 days to dry off and then like 2 days in rice
You can try with the "rice method" or with tha alcool method but the possibilities of saving your 4x are low. I'm sorry in advance for my bad english
PLEASE HELP!!!
My bottom part of ZR touchscreen (where the back, home and recent button are located) is literally dead..
I've test it with diagnostic tool to confirm this..
Is there a way to fix this without replacing the display??
cahsobo said:
PLEASE HELP!!!
My bottom part of ZR touchscreen (where the back, home and recent button are located) is literally dead..
I've test it with diagnostic tool to confirm this..
Is there a way to fix this without replacing the display??
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I'm afraid that water entered into your mobile touch screen. Try to keep the phone in cowl filled with rice or anyother that absorbs water. If that doesn't work you need to replace the touch screen.
cahsobo said:
PLEASE HELP!!!
My bottom part of ZR touchscreen (where the back, home and recent button are located) is literally dead..
I've test it with diagnostic tool to confirm this..
Is there a way to fix this without replacing the display??
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my phone once got very wet in heavy rain. I coud see water over LCd under touch digitzer. I opened everything and kept it as it is overnight. next morning I took hair dryer and dried the phone for like 30 mins thoroughly from all sides. thats how I was able to recover my phone