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I know, this is just extremely stupid of me to drop a $550 phone in water. Happened 12 hours ago.
I removed battery right away. The screen was on when I removed the phone from the glass, pretty much right away.
Left the phone overnight in the rice bucket. Then turned it on in the morning.
The phone powers up and everything, so far seems to work, including the speaker and ear piece (thats the side that dropped in water).
Make phone call, I can hear and other person can hear. Wifi seems to work. Screen scrolling and such works.
Only thing I am noticing right now is that the Lock Button seems to have itr own brain. It autopresses and "the power off" screen keeps coming on by itself. Also, pressing the Lock Button does not lock the phone anymore. All it does is brings me to the Power Off screen.
Any help? Should I just remove the battery and leave it in the rice bucket for maybe a few more days?
Thanks.
P.S: I am glad the phone still works, and I will give a lot of credit to BESTSKINSEVER full phone cover.
Let dry it some more without the battery.
Reminds me of the time I dropped my sony w810 in a tall glass of beer, Took me a few seconds to realize and get it out. Worked perfectly after drying.
What is the benefit of a rice bucket? I never heard of that being used to dry electronic devices before. I know one of my friends jumped into a pool with his old LG phone. He let it dry out for 24-36 hours and worked fine after that. He basically let it air dry.
bloke226 said:
What is the benefit of a rice bucket? I never heard of that being used to dry electronic devices before. I know one of my friends jumped into a pool with his old LG phone. He let it dry out for 24-36 hours and worked fine after that. He basically let it air dry.
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Rice absorbs water, you see it in on the table in the salt in a restaurant to hold the salt dry so it won't stick togehter and won't come out
I am running the Rodriguez 2.2 Rom.
Anyways, all seems to work normal again. But, just to be on the safe side, I think I will leave it in the rice bucket a little more after I get home.
Btw, this morning, I was running the Signed FRF50 Modaco rom, then I did a full wipe and Nand Restore to the prior backup to Rod 2.2 Rom. No issues.
Wondering if the OLED screen on the Nexus One has anything to do with the screen "Still Fully Functional" compared to a normal LCD?
Thanks all for the response. Going to do just as you say.
Pics or it didn't happen!
Also, see if you can clean around the lock button with compressed air or blowing or something, having the battery cover removed. Might be a rice/dirt related problem.
my nexus one has been in the toilet, in the bath, and in a diet dr. pepper... bag of rice each time, and it's 100%, no humidity under the screen or anything..
ALL of the moisture stickers are triggered tho..
heh
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I know, this is just extremely stupid of me to drop a $550 phone in water. Happened 12 hours ago.
I removed battery right away. The screen was on when I removed the phone from the glass, pretty much right away.
Left the phone overnight in the rice bucket. Then turned it on in the morning.
The phone powers up and everything, so far seems to work, including the speaker and ear piece (thats the side that dropped in water).
Make phone call, I can hear and other person can hear. Wifi seems to work. Screen scrolling and such works.
Only thing I am noticing right now is that the Lock Button seems to have itr own brain. It autopresses and "the power off" screen keeps coming on by itself. Also, pressing the Lock Button does not lock the phone anymore. All it does is brings me to the Power Off screen.
Any help? Should I just remove the battery and leave it in the rice bucket for maybe a few more days?
Thanks.
P.S: I am glad the phone still works, and I will give a lot of credit to BESTSKINSEVER full phone cover.
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Dropped my phone in a pool, its still working fine. If you have problems with your lock button, oh well. Install Cyanogen and use the trackball awake setting.
i hope you put the phone in a bag of rice immediately!! that greawtly increases your chance of a working device. i've had this happen many times where i save a phone using this method. the rice absorbs moisture very quickly.
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Rice absorbs water, you see it in on the table in the salt in a restaurant to hold the salt dry so it won't stick togehter and won't come out
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Silicia gel works even better. I keep a big bag of it in my safe to keep the moisture away from my gun.
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Silicia gel works even better. I keep a big bag of it in my safe to keep the moisture away from my gun.
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Submerging your phone in Silica gel is probably as inadvisable as in water, though
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Submerging your phone in Silica gel is probably as inadvisable as in water, though
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I'm certain he would mean beads, not necessarily in a fluid-form
I was thinking more of the powder sachets that you get in dried seaweed packets. Not sure exposing your phone to silicate beads is a great idea either, since it's a skin irritant.
The screen is pretty much sealed off. So i guess when water gets INTO your screen behind the glass you are pretty fecked..
put it in dry rice!! works 10/10 times for me.
Was on the phone after I had shoulder surgery with headset on. I had my N1 resting in my sling. Went to the sink to wash a cup, my N1 slid out and went straight to the drain were water ran on it for a few seconds. I left it in a sealed tupperware box with rice in it for 24hrs... Works like a charm
Cubed Guru said:
I know, this is just extremely stupid of me to drop a $550 phone in water. Happened 12 hours ago.
I removed battery right away. The screen was on when I removed the phone from the glass, pretty much right away.
Left the phone overnight in the rice bucket. Then turned it on in the morning.
The phone powers up and everything, so far seems to work, including the speaker and ear piece (thats the side that dropped in water).
Make phone call, I can hear and other person can hear. Wifi seems to work. Screen scrolling and such works.
Only thing I am noticing right now is that the Lock Button seems to have itr own brain. It autopresses and "the power off" screen keeps coming on by itself. Also, pressing the Lock Button does not lock the phone anymore. All it does is brings me to the Power Off screen.
Any help? Should I just remove the battery and leave it in the rice bucket for maybe a few more days?
Thanks.
P.S: I am glad the phone still works, and I will give a lot of credit to BESTSKINSEVER full phone cover.
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Was it a glass of tap water or some sort of bottled water (distilled/filtered)?
I ask because tap water has all sorts of chemicals and when it drys, they are left behind. Like your shower gets that white build up on the walls (aka hard-water buildup) unless your doing the hanky panky in the shower and not cleaning up your mess. Whatever electronic board is near the power button could have a bridge residue causing it to act strange.
My girlfriend left her G1 out and my 2 year old son dropped in the dogs water bowl. I dried it out and left it in rice as well for 24 hours. 24 hours later I powered it up and the phone would act weird. Random keys being pressed. Random menu pop ups. I took it all apart and noticed white residue on some of the circuit boards. I cleaned them with rubbing alcohol and a soft mini tooth brush it stopped the randomness but I still needed to replace the LCD screen. Beyond my control.
Anyways good luck.
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The screen is pretty much sealed off. So i guess when water gets INTO your screen behind the glass you are pretty fecked..
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I can attest to this. I spilled coffee over the entire screen one morning. I swear I moved faster than the flash cuz I grabbed tissue and wiped it clean in like seconds. But everything was still fine and dandy after though. =)
You guys have such bad luck! :O Never dropped any electronic in any body of water lol. XD
Sistum Id said:
Was it a glass of tap water or some sort of bottled water (distilled/filtered)?
I ask because tap water has all sorts of chemicals and when it drys, they are left behind. Like your shower gets that white build up on the walls (aka hard-water buildup) unless your doing the hanky panky in the shower and not cleaning up your mess. Whatever electronic board is near the power button could have a bridge residue causing it to act strange.
My girlfriend left her G1 out and my 2 year old son dropped in the dogs water bowl. I dried it out and left it in rice as well for 24 hours. 24 hours later I powered it up and the phone would act weird. Random keys being pressed. Random menu pop ups. I took it all apart and noticed white residue on some of the circuit boards. I cleaned them with rubbing alcohol and a soft mini tooth brush it stopped the randomness but I still needed to replace the LCD screen. Beyond my control.
Anyways good luck.
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I highly doubt that he was drinking a glass of distiled water. Drinking distiled water is not good for someone to drink. So more than likely it was tap/drinking water.
hey, 2 days ago i used my xperia z to took video underwater,,,, after about 5-8 mins underwater...color in my screen fade to white....so i did hard restart.....screen back to normal after 1-2min back fade to white......but every i turn off and turn on again (or restart) it'll be normal but after 1-2min it'll change to fade again, but the touchscreen still works, everything is ok but the problem is the screen back to white again and again.......how to slove this problem? please help me.....
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hey, 2 days ago i used my xperia z to took video underwater,,,, after about 5-8 mins underwater...color in my screen fade to white....so i did hard restart.....screen back to normal after 1-2min back fade to white......but every i turn off and turn on again (or restart) it'll be normal but after 1-2min it'll change to fade again, but the touchscreen still works, everything is ok but the problem is the screen back to white again and again.......how to slove this problem? please help me.....
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nothing to do by yourself
if u r sure all ports were closed underwater just take it to official service for replacement.
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Hey OP, I had the same problem after water damage. Just keep using your phone like normal, it'll start turning white/negative less often, and after 3 weeks or so, your phone will be back to normal!
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nothing to do by yourself
if u r sure all ports were closed underwater just take it to official service for replacement.
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abhinav1023 said:
Hey OP, I had the same problem after water damage. Just keep using your phone like normal, it'll start turning white/negative less often, and after 3 weeks or so, your phone will be back to normal!
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can i charge my phone, i think there is water in my lcd...
thank you for your attention....
i thought i should let put my xperia z to the sony service center....but i think twice to put it in ssc, cause in my country their service is very bad....the customer very difficult to use their guaranty....once again thank you for all your attention
Water damage isn't covered in the warranty, and it's expensive to repair. When my phone got water damaged (happened less than 48 hours after I got it), I put it in a bag of rice with the 2 smaller flaps open for a few days. That didn't help at all, so I decided to leave it in my cupboard with all the flaps open for a day or two. Surprisingly, this took care of all the visible condensation. I charged my phone after this, and there seemed to be no problem. I continued to use the phone like nothing happened, and I kept using it even while the screen was white.
I've had my Xperia Z for almost a month now, and the white screen issue is entirely gone. I also had other problems like condensation in the camera, a malfunctioning proximity sensor, and an external speaker that didn't work. These problems are gone too.
The only signs of damage left on my phone are condensation in the flash and a little silver blob below my screen (no clue what this is, but it doesn't seem to affect the phone).
I'd say leave your phone somewhere airy with ALL of the flaps open for a couple of days, and then try charging it. DO NOT USE A BLOW DRYER OR A VACUUM TO TRY TO REMOVE WATER, AS THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT/STATIC DAMAGE.
By the way, how many of your water ingress indicators have gone red?
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Water damage isn't covered in the warranty, and it's expensive to repair. When my phone got water damaged (happened less than 48 hours after I got it), I put it in a bag of rice with the 2 smaller flaps open for a few days. That didn't help at all, so I decided to leave it in my cupboard with all the flaps open for a day or two. Surprisingly, this took care of all the visible condensation. I charged my phone after this, and there seemed to be no problem. I continued to use the phone like nothing happened, and I kept using it even while the screen was white.
I've had my Xperia Z for almost a month now, and the white screen issue is entirely gone. I also had other problems like condensation in the camera, a malfunctioning proximity sensor, and an external speaker that didn't work. These problems are gone too.
The only signs of damage left on my phone are condensation in the flash and a little silver blob below my screen (no clue what this is, but it doesn't seem to affect the phone).
I'd say leave your phone somewhere airy with ALL of the flaps open for a couple of days, and then try charging it. DO NOT USE A BLOW DRYER OR A VACUUM TO TRY TO REMOVE WATER, AS THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT/STATIC DAMAGE.
By the way, how many of your water ingress indicators have gone red?
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there 1 indicator have gone red, at charge port, but i really sure i've closed it before i brought it in to the water...
so if there is technical error when installation the port, are the warranty still valid ?
i just put my xperia in my bedroom and left with the ports opened, i hope the water inside my lcd can evaporate. I've the same problem with you, there are some silver blob below in my screen too, look like water behind the lcd. almost a week i never charge my phone, i'm afraid there will be shorting inside. so can i charge my xperia now ?
I put my iPod touch on the dash of my car for a day. It dried it out. No sign of water damage. It was in my pocket of shorts and my wife washed it in the laundry.
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deathknellx said:
I put my iPod touch on the dash of my car for a day. It dried it out. No sign of water damage. It was in my pocket of shorts and my wife washed it in the laundry.
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Yeah, but your iPod isn't held together by a heat-sensitive adhesive. The Xperia Z is. So that's not exactly the best idea...
aldidetu said:
thank you for your attention
there 1 indicator have gone red, at charge port, but i really sure i've closed it before i brought it in to the water...
so if there is technical error when installation the port, are the warranty still valid ?
i just put my xperia in my bedroom and left with the ports opened, i hope the water inside my lcd can evaporate. I've the same problem with you, there are some silver blob below in my screen too, look like water behind the lcd. almost a week i never charge my phone, i'm afraid there will be shorting inside. so can i charge my xperia now ?
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Hey, don't mention it
Wow, that's funny. It's the same exact water indicator that's turned red on my phone.
The flaps on your phone could be faulty, and if they are, you are still under warranty. Next to your headphone flap, there is actually a Waterproof Test Hole, which Sony Service Centers use to test if your phone's waterproof capabilities are okay. The test hole can't be seen as there is a piece of plastic that covers it.
The thing is that it's more than likely that your phone will pass the waterproof test, and that your flaps came loose underwater when you were taking the video (pretty sure this is what happened to me as well).
Oh, and I can confirm that the silver blob is not water, but actually some sort of corrosion. It happened to my previous phone as well, and when I took it apart there was no water at in it at all.
Go ahead and charge it, you've got nothing to lose. Your warranty is void, and it's not like your phone will work without charge. Good luck!
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Yeah, but your iPod isn't held together by a heat-sensitive adhesive. The Xperia Z is. So that's not exactly the best idea...
Hey, don't mention it
Wow, that's funny. It's the same exact water indicator that's turned red on my phone.
The flaps on your phone could be faulty, and if they are, you are still under warranty. Next to your headphone flap, there is actually a Waterproof Test Hole, which Sony Service Centers use to test if your phone's waterproof capabilities are okay. The test hole can't be seen as there is a piece of plastic that covers it.
The thing is that it's more than likely that your phone will pass the waterproof test, and that your flaps came loose underwater when you were taking the video (pretty sure this is what happened to me as well).
Oh, and I can confirm that the silver blob is not water, but actually some sort of corrosion. It happened to my previous phone as well, and when I took it apart there was no water at in it at all.
Go ahead and charge it, you've got nothing to lose. Your warranty is void, and it's not like your phone will work without charge. Good luck!
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i put my xperia z to sony service center yesterday, and They were looking for what ' s wrong with my xperia, and check is the warranty stil valid or not.....
but it'll surely need a long time, about 1 month++.....
Hi,
My daughter managed to get her xperia T properly soaked! (in a school bag with a leaking water bottle)
When she got home it was dead.
I put it in rice for 3 days
It then started, but with a flashing screen...booted fully but the screen flickered on and off. After a while it went out completely.
I left it in rice for another 5 days.
Now it wont start at all.
When I connect it to a wall charger I get the RED led - the LED stays RED even when charged overnight.
Sometimes when charging the LED goes off and stays off until I unplug and replug to the charger.
When not plugged in, if I press and hold the power button the LED flashes twice, then pauses, then twice again.
There is no vibration, or evidence of reset when I hold the power button (inc, holding with up or down vol buttons).
When I plugged it in to a PC, it said "installing drivers" and claimed to have installed "USB input device" drivers successfully (!)
Sony PC companion, nor Flashtool recognizes the device.
Both occasionally "think" for a moment - the spinning circle appears in PC companion)
Flashtool reports:
01/053/2014 10:53:55 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
01/053/2014 10:53:55 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
01/054/2014 10:54:00 - INFO - Device disconnected
but it ends with flashtool and companion claiming no devices are connected.
I suspect we are just plain dead, but thought it was worth asking in case anyone has any other ideas.
Not sure if it is a dead battery and worth trying to replace, or if the phone is fried and dead, or if there is some trick I have not tried.
Thanks
K
When my sister dropped her xperia neo down the toilet (lovely right?!) it had a similar issue of the red light, but I actually managed to fix it, although I still don't know how
Basically I took the phone apart and unplugged some components made sure everything was dry, and played around with the phone and tried connecting the battery while it was uncased. Eventually it would charge and all I had to do was replace the screen (which got totally destroyed by the water) for a fully functioning phone again.
So yeah I'd recommend taking the back off at least (very easy to do on the Xperia T, just unscrew the screw under the SIM flap and use a credit card or something with an edge to unclip around the edge). and try taking out the battery and make sure everything IS DRY (I think what was happening in my case is that a little water was still in between components and so was short circuiting them, you could even try again leaving it in rice with the back off. Find an instruction manual or youtube video for more detailed disassembly. But yeah all I can really recommend is just try trouble shooting playing around with the phone (I spent a good couple of hours playing around with it)
good luck
adsada arc said:
When my sister dropped her xperia neo down the toilet (lovely right?!) it had a similar issue of the red light, but I actually managed to fix it, although I still don't know how
Basically I took the phone apart and unplugged some components made sure everything was dry, and played around with the phone and tried connecting the battery while it was uncased. Eventually it would charge and all I had to do was replace the screen (which got totally destroyed by the water) for a fully functioning phone again.
So yeah I'd recommend taking the back off at least (very easy to do on the Xperia T, just unscrew the screw under the SIM flap and use a credit card or something with an edge to unclip around the edge). and try taking out the battery and make sure everything IS DRY (I think what was happening in my case is that a little water was still in between components and so was short circuiting them, you could even try again leaving it in rice with the back off. Find an instruction manual or youtube video for more detailed disassembly. But yeah all I can really recommend is just try trouble shooting playing around with the phone (I spent a good couple of hours playing around with it)
good luck
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Yes that's basically how you'd do it, but I wouldn't recommend he take it apart, unless he was a 100% sure he could do it.
Take off the back and put the phone in a warm dry place and leave science do its job.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
Remove the back cover and use a hairdryer to remove all the humidity.
I would have never tried to power on without being sure that all water was removed.
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Yes that's basically how you'd do it, but I wouldn't recommend he take it apart, unless he was a 100% sure he could do it.
Take off the back and put the phone in a warm dry place and leave science do its job.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
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I would actually disagree, because I have taken this phone apart and it is probably one of the easiest I have come across in a phone with no removable battery, and unless the OP intends to send it away for a likely costly repair this is really the only option which has a shot of repairing the phone!
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I would actually disagree, because I have taken this phone apart and it is probably one of the easiest I have come across in a phone with no removable battery, and unless the OP intends to send it away for a likely costly repair this is really the only option which has a shot of repairing the phone!
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So have I I still wouldn't recommend anyone take there phone apart.
istux said:
Remove the back cover and use a hairdryer to remove all the humidity.
I would have never tried to power on without being sure that all water was removed.
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Why didn't I think of a hairdryer lol, but gotta watch I used to use these to reflux ps3 boards because I couldn't afford a heat gun
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
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Why didn't I think of a hairdryer lol
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Because you're not vain enough or maybe you're just bold
I remember reading somewhere that they recommend against using a hairdryer, as it can force water to evaporate further into components or something
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I remember reading somewhere that they recommend against using a hairdryer, as it can force water to evaporate further into components or something
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Yeah ppl who do that can't use a hairdryer lol, I'm sure your meant to hold a hairdryer quite a bit away, this meaning it shouldn't move the water.
Yes unfortunately I am going bold haha
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
A hairdryer turns the liquid water into steam, which is able to spread much easier in the whole phone.
Sent from my Xperia V using Tapatalk.
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A hairdryer turns the liquid water into steam, which is able to spread much easier in the whole phone.
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Ahh OK, I always knew they could melt the solder on the board but never really hurt the phone if you hold it far enough away as your warming the air around it, but guess I was wrong.
So yeah back to what I said in the first place, take off the back and put it in a dry warm place, and if your clever enough to have some silicone packs that they put in shoe boxes lying around place it on top. The reason for the silicone pack is that it stops moisture in the air around it, this will make the water evaporation from the phone work better.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
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A hairdryer turns the liquid water into steam, which is able to spread much easier in the whole phone.
Sent from my Xperia V using Tapatalk.
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Not so easy dude
In this case there are two factors that remove the humidity:
1) the temperature: a hotter air can hold more humidity
2) the kinetic energy: the movement of the air moves the humidity out of the phone
The only risk is about a too strong air movement, that could give a push to the water drop before evaporation. In this case, it's enough if you don't go too close with the hairdryer.
Let's make it clear, what you're saying is not wrong, but it's about another situation... in fact it happens when the water is got warm till the evaporation and H2O molecules can win the pressure of the air which, without wind and inside an enclosed space, goes fast to humidity saturation, therefore water will condense over any colder surface.
An example: when a phone is NOT open and it get warm from an external source (like also a hairdyer): water evaporates and the air inside the phone can't move, so water molecules go everywhere inside the device.
Instead, when a phone is open and a hairdryer points to the internal components, the hotter air "steals" molecules from the surface of the water drops (we can say it's another kind of evaporation) and goes away...
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Not so easy dude
In this case there are two factors that remove the humidity:
1) the temperature: a hotter air can hold more humidity
2) the kinetic energy: the movement of the air moves the humidity out of the phone
The only risk is about a too strong air movement, that could give a push to the water drop before evaporation. In this case, it's enough if you don't go too close with the hairdryer.
Let's make it clear, what you're saying is not wrong, but it's about another situation... in fact it happens when the water is got warm till the evaporation and H2O molecules can win the pressure of the air which, without wind and inside an enclosed space, goes fast to humidity saturation, therefore water will condense over any colder surface.
An example: when a phone is NOT open and it get warm from an external source (like also a hairdyer): water evaporates and the air inside the phone can't move, so water molecules go everywhere inside the device.
Instead, when a phone is open and a hairdryer points to the internal components, the hotter air "steals" molecules from the surface of the water drops (we can say it's another kind of evaporation) and goes away...
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Sorry, my scientific English is rather limited. But yea, I understand
The problem is just the possibility of this humid air to reach other parts of the device, that used to be dry before. There it might cool down and become unable to store that much water, with the result that the water is spread all across the device parts.
Anyway, let's stop this offtopic. Even though it's somehow fun.
Sent from my Xperia V using Tapatalk.
Haha such a long explanation for a simple process istux, like it.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
Put it into a bowl of rice for a day
hi community,
i went on a trip with my bike, after an hour it started to rain, really heavy rain. as soon as it started i closed the flap for the headphone-jack, and put the device in my trousers pocket. when i arrived at home my trousers were soaking wet. the device turned itself of (short circuit?). every water-indicator turned red, even with closed flaps. i removed SD and SIM, opened all flaps. my device suffers the backplate lifting problem you all propably know about. its still wet on the inside after one night as i can tell from the steamy front and backcamera lenses. some questions:
what can i do in order to get it fully dry ?
when can i try to turn it on ?
in case it is really damaged, is there any way to get some money out of it ?
thanks in advance
put it in a bag of rice for about 24/48 hours to see if it fully drys out
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put it in a bag of rice for about 24/48 hours to see if it fully drys out
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Exactly right. Actually I also took off the back plate and put it at the back of my pc... used the fans to blow my Z for a few days cuz I don't usually shut off my pc.
Try turn it on when you feel it's dry inside. Maybe after 24hr if you don't take off the back plate.
If it's eventually dead, sell it for parts. I could use a rear camera
it was in a bag of rice for a few days now. tried to turn it on today, nothing. no vibration, no led or any sign of life. connected it to the charger, to the pc, nothing. im pretty sure the water came in to the loose backpanel, so is there a chance they will replace/repair it? or do the red water indicators void all warranty ?
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it was in a bag of rice for a few days now. tried to turn it on today, nothing. no vibration, no led or any sign of life. connected it to the charger, to the pc, nothing. im pretty sure the water came in to the loose backpanel, so is there a chance they will replace/repair it? or do the red water indicators void all warranty ?
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Oh they might be wanting to repair it, but it will probably cost you the same as a new phone.
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Oh they might be wanting to repair it, but it will probably cost you the same as a new phone.
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That's true.. Give it more days and see if it turns on.
It's been a while, but i wanted to let you know what happened.
The phone was irreparably damaged and i took it to the vendor where i bought it.
They sent it to sony. In the form i had to fill out i mentioned that the water damage
is a result of the loose backpanel. In the end sony gave a replacement device for free,
i think it took two weeks or so..guess im lucky
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater.
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N6 can't resist under water.
Still wet; put it in the sun.
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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To the best of my knowledge, the Nexus 6 phone is not waterproof nor water resistant...so I would have to say that...Yes...you Nexus 6 phone is dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_aTg1VU6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiRSDF0Ke0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrzF-7e2IA
I thought it was waterproof, just wanna take 1 or 2 pics underwater, but with mine it didn't work... It's in my car since 3 days and it's sunny so it's really hot there, I'll try to charge it but I thought plugin to a computer can tell me if it's really dead or not... Thanks.
So let me get this straight... you watched a youtube video and then decided to dunk your **definitely not water proof** phone under water? LOL. You deserve a fried phone for believing a youtube video. That is very stupid.
The mainboard has a special paint on it to help protect it from *condensation* (that is dampness that forms on things when they are cold and you bring them into warm and humid air). NO part of it is water proof.
In addition, SALT water is electrically conductive. So not only did you drown the thing, you shorted it out.
Ok thanks for your answers. Pluged in to charge on PC but nothing happen. So I guess I can't do anything with this brick now
The phone isn't water proof, why would you even do that...
It's okay if you spill a bit of water on it, but not when you stick it in a swimming pool
doitright said:
In addition, SALT water is electrically conductive.
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Water is conductive, salt or not.
Salt + water may be the cause of corrosive damage.
NLBeev said:
Water is conductive, salt or not.
Salt + water may be the cause of corrosive damage.
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To be more precise:
"Without the swapping of electrons, electricity is unable to travel through distilled water. Salt water, on the other hand, is considered a good conductor of electricity because it contains ions in it. Tap water, although it doesn't taste salty, can also conduct electricity because it isn't pure."
istperson said:
To be more precise:
"Without the swapping of electrons, electricity is unable to travel through distilled water.....
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I know what you mean. But don't forget how it is in practice. As soon distilled water enters electronic devices it will be contaminated with residues of corrosives and toxic materials like aniline, chlorides and things like that.
Avoid 'water' enters your phone.
Nice talking about this. Informative.
Thx.
Hello, today when pluged in to computer or else with USB, blue led wake's up and stay on as I show you on the picture. But when I plug in to his charger, it turns blue but turn off after 1 second...
Do you think it can not be dead, or it's just his last words before dying ?
Thanks.
The coroner took your Nexus 6, tagged it, and bagged it. Someone will take you shortly to the morgue so you can identify the body.
best thing to do next time, is to dry the phone and stick it in some isopropyl alcohol (to try and get rid of the corrosion and stop it, if there is any), that's the best thing you can do, tip: never use rice, salt is also a bad idea, best thing would be to take out each part individually now, to see if it's one part stopping the phone from booting, sometimes one thing can cause it not to turn on including the screen, so you can also unplug the screen completely (know it's tricky) but unplug the screen as well and plug it in by usb to a pc and turn it on, see if you have any connection to it or if it shows up in device manager, if it still doesn't work after that, for the cost of the parts etc. plus time fitting, you may as well buy a second hand nexus 6 from ebay
This is what we do at the place I work at, you wouldn't believe the amount of water damaged iphones, android phones, ipads and tablets we get in....it's ridiculous...
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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Hi, the Nexus 6 is NOT waterproof, you've probably killed your phone, try putting it in a bag of rice overnight. (But it's more than likely dead.)
I've already try some things, but no sucess, even if today this blue led can be a good news, but nothing happen when connected to computer, or plug off and pressing on/off +vol up+vol down.
So I've already command another N6 from same ebay site, but if my old N6 can revive it's good news, but I don't think so...
The blue LED may be indicative of a depleted battery. How about now connecting the phone to a charger for a few hours and see if the battery will charge.
Where did you read that it was waterproof? It's never been advertised as that...
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA-Developers mobile app
disiz said:
Ok thanks for your answers. Pluged in to charge on PC but nothing happen. So I guess I can't do anything with this brick now
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You can build a 'brick' house with it.
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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Accidentally dropped in water about 2 days after buying it. It got replaced by flipkart[India] from which i had bought and the video showing that Shamu is waterproof is a fake video. I guess.
stevemw said:
The blue LED may be indicative of a depleted battery. How about now connecting the phone to a charger for a few hours and see if the battery will charge.
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I wanna try this today, so I'll take a look when charging some hours if someting happen, but for now no more blue led.
And even on GSMarena it says Nexus 6 is water resistant, but now I guess it's only against rain or else, not swiming pool