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[Q] Galaxy mini in water !!!!

Guys terror struck my phone ... i dropped it in water ....tho it was immersed for a short time maybe 1-3 secs....
it was on wen it fell and was still workingg..... so immediatly i turned it off and dried it and kept it in a bowl of rice overnight..... today wen i plugged my battery the phone didnt turn on....! so i kept it to dry ............ tomorrow i will take it to service center .....
also there a wierd red dot that has appeared on the body.....
my phone is still under warranty so i will take to service center.... Is there any chance it will survive???? coz i wont get another phone if i lose this.....plz help
EDIT: it is turning on now but screen is watered

Sorry but that red dot usually means u ain't covered from warranty, because of water damage
Sent from CM9 ICS HP Touchpad

A5D said:
Guys terror struck my phone ... i dropped it in water ....tho it was immersed for a short time maybe 1-3 secs....
it was on wen it fell and was still workingg..... so immediatly i turned it off and dried it and kept it in a bowl of rice overnight..... today wen i plugged my battery the phone didnt turn on....! so i kept it to dry ............ tomorrow i will take it to service center .....
also there a wierd red dot that has appeared on the body.....
my phone is still under warranty so i will take to service center.... Is there any chance it will survive???? coz i wont get another phone if i lose this.....plz help
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well, if it is like wat teams said, then there is no luck, try the local repair guy, sometimes they are much resourceful
TeaMsTaZ said:
Sorry but that red dot usually means u ain't covered from warranty, because of water damage
Sent from CM9 ICS HP Touchpad
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could you explain about the red dot? sounds interesting

Madarao said:
well, if it is like wat teams said, then there is no luck, try the local repair guy, sometimes they are much resourceful
could you explain about the red dot? sounds interesting
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i searched up google and it tells me that red dot is indicator of water damage to phone..... after drying up i can boot phone... it is turning on... i havent tested other functions cuz i found some more water so i left it to dry..........
i will take it to samsung tomorrow and hope for best...

Please take a picture of the red dot. I wanna see it.
And maybe we can put a waterproof sticker over the red sticker so that when the phone actually does fall in water it won't turn red. Then remove the waterproof sticker and give it to the service center.

boaxfux said:
Please take a picture of the red dot. I wanna see it.
And maybe we can put a waterproof sticker over the red sticker so that when the phone actually does fall in water it won't turn red. Then remove the waterproof sticker and give it to the service center.
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water proof sticker wot help cuz besides tha internal circuit also has some water damage stickers
ill try put up that pic....
the phone is booting and everything(speaker,touchscreen camera ....) working but i cant test call speaker or sim coz as soon a s i plug in sim , the phone doesnt boot cuz still some water is present in sim slot.... also i have cyanogen installed rigt now... so if i take the phone to samsung service will he void my warranty by seeing a custom rom with root??

A5D said:
water proof sticker wot help cuz besides tha internal circuit also has some water damage stickers
ill try put up that pic....
the phone is booting and everything(speaker,touchscreen camera ....) working but i cant test call speaker or sim coz as soon a s i plug in sim , the phone doesnt boot cuz still some water is present in sim slot.... also i have cyanogen installed rigt now... so if i take the phone to samsung service will he void my warranty by seeing a custom rom with root??
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Oh you are that Delhi guy. Remember me
And for your phone.
Did you tried downloading mode. If working flash the stock rom. Then took it to Samsung guys.
But I think you should let it dry first fully and try your luck.
Better try with a dryer after removing the battery.

Yeah better let it dry first. I think putting the phone in a bowl of rice helps as well.
Edit: This might help.

nishanty13 said:
Oh you are that Delhi guy. Remember me
And for your phone.
Did you tried downloading mode. If working flash the stock rom. Then took it to Samsung guys.
But I think you should let it dry first fully and try your luck.
Better try with a dryer after removing the battery.
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i dried it in a bowl of rice.... everything works fine now... i took it to samsung ....and luckily the repair guy cudnt figure out i was running custom ROM... I told him it was just an app
boaxfux said:
Yeah better let it dry first. I think putting the phone in a bowl of rice helps as well.
Edit: This might help.
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mini survived drowning for a few secs.....!
incase someone else does that same .. i recommend pulling it out as soon as possible and pull the batrry and kepp it in a bag of rice for atleast 2 days...

A5D said:
i dried it in a bowl of rice.... everything works fine now... i took it to samsung ....and luckily the repair guy cudnt figure out i was running custom ROM... I told him it was just an app
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Warranty is void anyway because of the awesome red dot stickers, so you could have told him since you'll be paying for the repair. But if telling CM7 is just an app worked then that is going to help a lot of Mini users claim their warranty. Thanks for sharing, man.

boaxfux said:
Warranty is void anyway because of the awesome red dot stickers, so you could have told him since you'll be paying for the repair. But if telling CM7 is just an app worked then that is going to help a lot of Mini users claim their warranty. Thanks for sharing, man.
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Trust me, the Service Centre guys are that much Educated, that they don't even know about Custom ROMs and to detect whether the ROM is rooted or not.

coolsandie said:
Trust me, the Service Centre guys are that much Educated, that they don't even know about Custom ROMs and to detect whether the ROM is rooted or not.
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but it worth trying.
you may be very lucky to met a stupid one.

coolsandie said:
Trust me, the Service Centre guys are that much Educated, that they don't even know about Custom ROMs and to detect whether the ROM is rooted or not.
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In my experience,for hardware damange they don't check your phone/ROM .... they only connect to kies when they need to check software
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A5D said:
In my experience,for hardware damange they don't check your phone/ROM .... they only connect to kies when they need to check software
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You referring to the current situation (Water damage, but Phone's working) or a fully bricked state.
And, they think Kies software would detect the Phone with a fully bricked state?
And if the phone is working, how much time would it take to look on "About Phone" section. From there, the Service Centre guys could easily detect whether Custom ROM is installed or not.

coolsandie said:
You referring to the current situation (Water damage, but Phone's working) or a fully bricked state.
And, they think Kies software would detect the Phone with a fully bricked state?
And if the phone is working, how much time would it take to look on "About Phone" section. From there, the Service Centre guys could easily detect whether Custom ROM is installed or not.
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if it aint brick then they will surely find it out...

good luck but unfortunately I don't thing it's going to be alive again...please let us know...

There is no waranty that covers water damage to the phone. Only phone insurance wich i doubt you have. If they inspect your phone, they will void your waranty because no matter how much you dried it, water leaves marks. Anyway, if the screen is ok and the phone boots up, you wont have to pay that much for the reparation.
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coolsandie said:
You referring to the current situation (Water damage, but Phone's working) or a fully bricked state.
And, they think Kies software would detect the Phone with a fully bricked state?
And if the phone is working, how much time would it take to look on "About Phone" section. From there, the Service Centre guys could easily detect whether Custom ROM is installed or not.
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You may be right that they can check in "About Phone".
But I have witnessed cases that the service center guys acts like totally idiot and can be easily fooled.
I think most of them don't have knowledge and they just do a GOOGLE SEARCH.

Once I told them to repair my headphones just after 7 days of purchase they asked me to give my phone, I asked Why?
They (she)replied: we have to check phone. She typed some number on the dial *#*#1234...something and some other number to get details.
I even asked them to upgrade it to gingerbread from froyo and i gave my phone.
Then next day I came to get my phone with repaired headphones
and those foolish! Mad ass people reflashed muy phone with what: froyo over froyo and i lost everything.
I asked (in anger) why did you reflashed with old one. In that they said gingerbread is not yet available.
As far as for flashing they surely used kies.
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jufama said:
good luck but unfortunately I don't thing it's going to be alive again...please let us know...
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it is alive

[Q] My W8 fell in the water, can it be found if the warranty is voided?

Hello.
My phone was in my pocket when I entered a beach. I realized it, I ran out of the beach, I took it out, but it had absorbed some water.
Stupidly, I tried to turn it on. It started with an unending vibration. For 3 tried, the same vibration occurred.
Then, it stopped.
I separated both the battery and the circuit board.
I tried turning it on once in a while. It didn't work.
So, I'm probably going to have to give the mobile to the Service Center.
But, will they find out if the mobile has it's bootloader locked/unlocked when the mobile is so screwed?
And, if so, how can I relock it?
Thank You.

MeTaL_StaR said:
Hello.
My phone was in my pocket when I entered a beach. I realized it, I ran out of the beach, I took it out, but it had absorbed some water.
Stupidly, I tried to turn it on. It started with an unending vibration. For 3 tried, the same vibration occurred.
Then, it stopped.
I separated both the battery and the circuit board.
I tried turning it on once in a while. It didn't work.
So, I'm probably going to have to give the mobile to the Service Center.
But, will they find out if the mobile has it's bootloader locked/unlocked when the mobile is so screwed?
And, if so, how can I relock it?
Thank You.
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I have no idea dude
but if your phone can turning on u can relock it with s1 tool..
u can check if the flash-modes working (turn off phone and press back button while plug in to PC )
hope can help your prob

Actually, if your phone couldn't be turned on, you don't need to worry about this because they can't check your phone if the phone's bootloader is unlocked.
And i'm sure that the phone will not turn on again

but there sure can find that it was damaged due to water and you are out of warranty then. they don't cover physical damages due to user's mistake.

CnC-ROCK said:
but there sure can find that it was damaged due to water and you are out of warranty then. they don't cover physical damages due to user's mistake.
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Either way if you choose to repair it you will pay

Thank you.
I'll have to decide b/w paying for repair and buying a new mobile, the latter doesn't look good.

MeTaL_StaR said:
Thank you.
I'll have to decide b/w paying for repair and buying a new mobile, the latter doesn't look good.
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If you want my opinion, buy a new phone.

Xperia tipo:thumbup:
Price Slightly more than X8 but awesome!
:flipoff2: DEVILS NEVER CRY:flipoff2:

Tipo is actually good. Surprisingly it can run ICS smooth with only a 800 MHz processor.
It is a good alternative to X8 with almost the same price. And, it will depend on the support on xda !
Anyway, will decide.
Thanks a lot !

I've heard that if you keep you phone in a bowl of dry rice for a few days , the rice absorbs water and the phone gets fixed. Sounds silly , but you could give it a try. :silly:

Mayank77 said:
I've heard that if you keep you phone in a bowl of dry rice for a few days , the rice absorbs water and the phone gets fixed. Sounds silly , but you could give it a try. :silly:
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I did give it a try.
I probably screwed it up more worse than I imagined !
Is microwaving a mobile phone a good idea?

MeTaL_StaR said:
I did give it a try.
I probably screwed it up more worse than I imagined !
Is microwaving a mobile phone a good idea?
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But I think It was on when it fell in water or the water was inside when op tried to ON it & the motherboard must have been short circuited due to water..
It'll blast inside microwave
Never put metal in a microwave!
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Gogeta said:
But I think It was on when it fell in water or the water was inside when op tried to ON it & the motherboard must have been short circuited due to water..
It'll blast inside microwave
Never put metal in a microwave!
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Yeah, I did try to turn it on too quick. The vibrating sound may be the reason for a short circuit.
Yup, music to the ears..or that's what passes for music these days!

Xperia Z power button stopped working.

Hello, I have some big problem with my Xperia Z since yesterday:
The power button stopped working. It doesn't do anything. I can't lock the screen or unlock it. I did not drop the device or something, it just happened.
Sometimes when I press volume up, it acts like the power button and asks if I want to shutdown etc. Also I had the problem that my screen was upside down yesterday. I could not get it good and even changing the launcher did not help. Really strange, as if my sensor was completely going nuts.
Anyway, I am backing up right now, and I will try a factory reset. But this is just strange. I am running 4.2.2.
Anyone an idea what is going on?

Did you recently drop your z in to the water with the flaps open or something?

thalada said:
Did you recently drop your z in to the water with the flaps open or something?
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I recently had it in the shower, but with the flaps closed.
Does it look like water damage?

I've recently had the same problem.
Also took in the shower, but because the backglass was lifted slightly from the case because of the overheating problem, water came inside and messed everything up.
Phone is now being repaired. And they said it is water damage.

ArnoudAR155 said:
I've recently had the same problem.
Also took in the shower, but because the backglass was lifted slightly from the case because of the overheating problem, water came inside and messed everything up.
Phone is now being repaired. And they said it is water damage.
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That sucks. I hope they repair it for free then...
Update: I did factory reset but it did not help
And when I turn the device off, it automatically starts again... I think I have to send it for repair then

cognosco said:
I recently had it in the shower, but with the flaps closed.
Does it look like water damage?
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Of-course, yes!
It looks some how water got in to the phone, even i had the same problem like you. Got it repaired from Sony Service center.

thalada said:
Of-course, yes!
It looks some how water got in to the phone, even i had the same problem like you. Got it repaired from Sony Service center.
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I just checked the water detection stickers: USB and headphone are colored pink...
Now it is water-damage, this will cost lots of money and I didn't do anything wrong

cognosco said:
I just checked the water detection stickers: USB and headphone are colored pink...
Now it is water-damage, this will cost lots of money and I didn't do anything wrong
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Just explain to them that, the flaps were closed but still water got in to the phone.

I got the same button failure when water went in during shower. Got a replacement from Sony.

I have sent it for repair. Not to the default repair center in the Netherlands but to another company which is specialized in repairs too. Cleaning the device costs 20 Euro. There is a chance other components will be broken too after opening/cleaning, but they will try their best.
I have chosen this option instead of returning to the shop/Sony. That because the devices in the Netherlands are sent to a company called Dynafix. Although they have 'fix' in their name their reputation is that they do not fix phones. They sent you big bills for unfixed phones. Mine has waterdamage and colored stickers anyway, so I already knew for 99% chance that I will have the phone returned unrepaired and have to pay a lot of money just for them to see the colored stickers. Or the chance that they will repair it but that it can cost more than 300 euro (they say they swap a lot of components and charge you a lot)...
I will update when I have my Xperia Z back.

cognosco said:
I have sent it for repair. Not to the default repair center in the Netherlands but to another company which is specialized in repairs too. Cleaning the device costs 20 Euro. There is a chance other components will be broken too after opening/cleaning, but they will try their best.
I have chosen this option instead of returning to the shop/Sony. That because the devices in the Netherlands are sent to a company called Dynafix. Although they have 'fix' in their name their reputation is that they do not fix phones. They sent you big bills for unfixed phones. Mine has waterdamage and colored stickers anyway, so I already knew for 99% chance that I will have the phone returned unrepaired and have to pay a lot of money just for them to see the colored stickers. Or the chance that they will repair it but that it can cost more than 300 euro (they say they swap a lot of components and charge you a lot)...
I will update when I have my Xperia Z back.
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Good luck. Yes I understand. Service center folks are far from being considerate, atleast here in India. They lack knowledge and it's hard to reason with them.

Hello,
After submerging the phone under water it seems that the power button is pressed all the time.
Did anyone have this issue? Did the button start to work after a few hours?
I will try to dry it up....
It seems that all the new phones have issues. (Just switched from HTC One)

cognosco said:
I have sent it for repair. Not to the default repair center in the Netherlands but to another company which is specialized in repairs too. Cleaning the device costs 20 Euro. There is a chance other components will be broken too after opening/cleaning, but they will try their best.
I have chosen this option instead of returning to the shop/Sony. That because the devices in the Netherlands are sent to a company called Dynafix. Although they have 'fix' in their name their reputation is that they do not fix phones. They sent you big bills for unfixed phones. Mine has waterdamage and colored stickers anyway, so I already knew for 99% chance that I will have the phone returned unrepaired and have to pay a lot of money just for them to see the colored stickers. Or the chance that they will repair it but that it can cost more than 300 euro (they say they swap a lot of components and charge you a lot)...
I will update when I have my Xperia Z back.
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Hmm my phone is going to be repaired/replaced under warranty with a pink water indicator in the Netherlands so it might be just bad luck :/.

xperia z
recently i buy an xperia z second-hand with the same problem, power button and speaker i've search for flex button (power and volume with microphone and speaker ) i wait for2 days to receive the pieces, i hope it will work fine after replacement ...but the last problem will be water haw i will make battery cover overheat rezistent ,i've thinking for a solid glue or something like that but not superglue ani ideea? :laugh:

Tell me if it worked for you! I could be ordering mine too then same problem with the power button
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Update:
They have 'repaired' my Xperia Z. They swapped the mainboard. It did cost €235...
But I haven't been able to use my device anymore. When they gave my device back I noticed the following things:
- proximity sensor is not working
- notification led is not working anymore
- light sensor is not working anymore
(all those functions worked before I brought the device to them)
I went back to the store and told them about these problems. They said: for 35 euros we might be to fix this.
They tried but where not able to fix. I have not paid these 35 euros.
When I came home I accepted my loss of these sensors and I started installing my device and apps.
But there are even more problems!
- At a random time my device switches off, even if battery is full;
- Sometimes I can boot;
- Sometimes it even doesn't boot... Only wipe with Flashtool or through recovery can get the device booting again.
So I have paid an extra €235 and I can still throw it in the bin....
I think I am going to contact Sony...

cognosco said:
Update:
They have 'repaired' my Xperia Z. They swapped the mainboard. It did cost €235...
But I haven't been able to use my device anymore. When they gave my device back I noticed the following things:
- proximity sensor is not working
- notification led is not working anymore
- light sensor is not working anymore
(all those functions worked before I brought the device to them)
I went back to the store and told them about these problems. They said: for 35 euros we might be to fix this.
They tried but where not able to fix. I have not paid these 35 euros.
When I came home I accepted my loss of these sensors and I started installing my device and apps.
But there are even more problems!
- At a random time my device switches off, even if battery is full;
- Sometimes I can boot;
- Sometimes it even doesn't boot... Only wipe with Flashtool or through recovery can get the device booting again.
So I have paid an extra €235 and I can still throw it in the bin....
I think I am going to contact Sony...
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You should have contacted Sony in first hand. Now that the phone has been messed up by a third company, they can claim that the warranty is voided!
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Same to me
I just washed my Z with clossed then I dont know how vol up key+power key stop worked so I install smart screen on app I am in Syria and there is no support here

This is happening to me ion Xperia Z1.
BiG Mistake from my side coming back to Sony again. The phone is supossed to be waterproof. Everything was closed and suddenly... THIS.

CM17X said:
This is happening to me ion Xperia Z1.
BiG Mistake from my side coming back to Sony again. The phone is supossed to be waterproof. Everything was closed and suddenly... THIS.
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I got some kind or real strange behavior just a secound ago.
My Powerbutton seemed not to work even after pressing it a few times, i than called myself and it worked (first though the battery would be empty).
Afterwards it worked again, no problems whatsoever.
What could that be? It wasnt dropped or washed or whatever, indicators are white

[Q] [help] dead in water, but all flaps was closed

i bought a used sony xperia z and tried a waterproof function then it started to deteriorate, the front and rear camera fogged up and the phone turns off. I tried to turn on, but doesnt show anything, even boot hadnt load. i puted my phone for a night into Rice, but still nothing. he just died.

It's dead. Bad luck. Now you can only complain at the service center.

gnesterif said:
It's dead. Bad luck. Now you can only complain at the service center.
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only red led light and vibrating power+volume rockets...

four_20 said:
only red led light and vibrating power+volume rockets...
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Do one thing wrap the phone with a paper(preferably newspaper)
Keep it below a bulb(not CFL or LED)
Keep it for an hour, just don't keep it too close.

batterie HS
your batterie is HS i think i have an xperia sp hs after water !!! i test with new
batterie is work perfect new !!!

Just wait a while and do what androidtweaker1 said:good:.Keep the flaps open(and remove the sim card/sim tray and the sdcard),it will help with the evaporation.For all u know,it might be a simple short! Don't try to turn it on all the time,if there is water left inside,pushing electricity through soaked chips and circuits will fry them not to mention the battery.
Then if the phone still doesn't work,then its to the sony store for a repair.

Put it in a bag of rice may help
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So a little update. I don't know how will it be, because when I'm trying to charge it, it becomes very hot. And it doesn't vibrate anymore when I'm trying to turn it on... Only red light when I'm charging it. I took it for repair, and repairman said that screen of this phone was already changed by previous owner probably. Because it's not fully attached. ( I only realised that after trying it's "waterproofness" ) So... I don't know... I'm very upset with this accident because I payed 252.7$ for this phone... I just have a little hope that mayybeee... one day it will come back to life..
Of course any suggestions are still very appreciated...

four_20 said:
So a little update. I don't know how will it be, because when I'm trying to charge it, it becomes very hot. And it doesn't vibrate anymore when I'm trying to turn it on... Only red light when I'm charging it. I took it for repair, and repairman said that screen of this phone was already changed by previous owner probably. Because it's not fully attached. ( I only realised that after trying it's "waterproofness" ) So... I don't know... I'm very upset with this accident because I payed 252.7$ for this phone... I just have a little hope that mayybeee... one day it will come back to life..
Of course any suggestions are still very appreciated...
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If you always getting red light so that means there is a hardware issue
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Loose Back Panel
androidfreak70 said:
If you always getting red light so that means there is a hardware issue
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After some usage the back glass panel becomes lose and lets in water. Thats how she got wet. Boy, that sounded dirty...

The same here - after year and a half of usage my phone died in water for few minutes althought all the taps were closed

[Q] Device won't boot. Notification LED flashing red when plugged in. Bricked?!

Yay! Sony has repaired it.
A few weeks ago, my retailer sent back my device. Their report said that the front adhesive was loose hence there was water damage.
Thankfully, it was covered under NZ warranty and they completely replaced my z3. Yay! The rest is history.
Thank you to everyone who helped. I appreciate it.
Old post.
TL;DR: Phone won't boot or respond. When the phone is plugged in, the device's notification light flashes red. Tried all the button combinations, no response.
This happened yesterday. Searched the device forums and couldn't find any solutions so posted here.
When the phone is plugged into a power source, it the notification LED flashes just over once a second.
Tried using different USB cables, chargers, computers - no difference.
Tried all the button combinations, nothing happened. I did press the yellow "off" button by the Sim card slot and then it vibrated 3 times. Nothing happened afterwards and I couldn't repeat this.
One weird thing I did notice is when the USB cable is half plugged into the charger/laptop the phone, the led stays on longer. Maybe 5, 10 seconds. The time the LED is off is still the same. So maybe it's somesort of lose connection?
It doesn't charge via USB. I haven't tried the magnetic dock connection since I don't have one. Anyone know if it would be worth to DIY one to make sure?
Yes, the phone has been fully submerged in water, but I only did that when I got it last month. It hasn't been intentionally submerged since then. The only software related issue I had was that occasionally the phone's screen wouldn't turn on for a long time. I assumed this was software related and it was fixed when I uninstalled Microsoft's Next Launcher.
I've had this phone for over a month and it. Just returned from the city which I bought the phone and I don't want to return it for warranty unless I absolutely have to. The bootloader is locked and the device has not been rooted.
NZ has a great "warranty" law (Consumers Guarantees Act) which pretty much means if the device doesn't last as long as it's meant to or doesn't work as advertised, you have the right to a refund, replacement or repair at not cost to the user - so at least I have the law on my side.
Any response will be greatly appreciated - that "thanks" button will most definitely be clicked.
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1337 H4X0R said:
TL;DR:
NZ has a great "warranty" law (Consumers Guarantees Act) which pretty much means if the device doesn't last as long as it's meant to or doesn't work as advertised, you have the right to a refund, replacement or repair at not cost to the user - so at least I have the law on my side.
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That - that would make me return the phone right away. If it's hardware related I wouldn't take any chances. Maybe you can even get them to give you a cover/case for the trouble

charliebigpot said:
That - that would make me return the phone right away. If it's hardware related I wouldn't take any chances. Maybe you can even get them to give you a cover/case for the trouble
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Yeah, but then it takes like a month for it to get mailed to the "official repairs", looked at etc. like most warranty claims. I'd rather get it fixed now rather than wait.
But as a plan B, I think we have it pretty good here!

Buy one of those super cheap magnetic chargers and see if it charges/turns on.
But Id also rather advise you to claim warranty.
This is no normal behavior and if you really test the USB Port as defective with magnetic charging being fine you would still want to claim warranty since the USB connection is crucial for a lot of useful things.

2mal16 said:
Buy one of those super cheap magnetic chargers and see if it charges/turns on.
But Id also rather advise you to claim warranty.
This is no normal behavior and if you really test the USB Port as defective with magnetic charging being fine you would still want to claim warranty since the USB connection is crucial for a lot of useful things.
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Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't ship many electronic items here so I can't get the magnetic charging device.
I think after exhausting every option available to me, now is a good time to claim warranty.
Thanks for your response.

how could this happen?you drop it into water?
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1337 H4X0R said:
TL;DR:Tried using different USB cables, chargers, computers - no difference.
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Take a known good USB cable and wall charger (must be wall - not computer) and plug it in and walk away for at least 2 hours. Don't touch, breath, look, or sniff at it. Then go back and see if you can power it on. If that fails you can try to restore it with the Sony tool or the flash tool but its likely done.

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how could this happen?you drop it into water?
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Of course, I dropped it in water! Several times, on purpose with no adverse effects. It's IP6X certified .
But that was when I first got the phone. It hasn't been intentionally submerged since then. All the ports were always sealed tight and all. I'm still really confused about what's happening to my device.

OrBy said:
Take a known good USB cable and wall charger (must be wall - not computer) and plug it in and walk away for at least 2 hours. Don't touch, breath, look, or sniff at it. Then go back and see if you can power it on. If that fails you can try to restore it with the Sony tool or the flash tool but its likely done.
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I tried this overnight, however, it didn't work.
The computer - any computer - doesn't recognise the device. It doesn't show up in device manager either.
Thanks for your input!

1337 H4X0R said:
Of course, I dropped it in water! Several times, on purpose with no adverse effects. It's IP6X certified .
But that was when I first got the phone. It hasn't been intentionally submerged since then. All the ports were always sealed tight and all. I'm still really confused about what's happening to my device.
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that's so badyou now,i put my z3c in water when i first got it as you do,she has withstood the test fortunately and she is one month old
i suggest that you should contact the sony customer service to replace your phone

I decided using Flastools
Friends tive that same device problem is only with the red LED on.
The solution was to use the flastools , installing a new ROM ..
I hope this helps someone !!
Sorry for my bad english !!