Our Sony has wonderful water resistance properties, but sony doesn't mention the second way by which water can enter the phone.
I live in a tropical area where the sea is nearby, so humidity stays at a staggering 80% and above. This humidity is present inside the phone as well.
Now the phone gets super heated when using the camera (4k, [email protected], [email protected], normal 1080p also gets heated but slowly).
Now when we use the phone in this condition in a pool, ocean, condensation occurs where droplets form inside the phone.
My keys (power, vol up/down, camera) went bizerk. And upon checking the lens there was fog inside.
I tried many sol, won't go through it now (waste of time).
What I did was,
1- Switched off the phone
2- Opened the ports, removes sim tray, mmc.
3- Took a hair dryer, directed towards the sim slot an min settings and at a distance of 15cm for 2/3 minutes (let the phones body heat up slowly and reach a high temperature, do not put the hair dryer too close so that it heats up quickly)
4- Quickly put the phone in a rice bag, IN A SLANTED POSITION (important) so that the sim slot faces up and in a slanting position.
5- Repeat step 3 & 4 for some time and voila the mist disappears.
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My bionic fell into water. i did the bowl of rice thing and now when i plug it in the notification light at the top comes on but when i press the power button i wont turn on. Any ideas on a fix for this or am I screwed?
Depending on the type of water (and really in general) the bowl of rice is a horrible, horrible idea. How long has it been? If it's been more than a day or so there's a pretty decent chance that you're hosed. Otherwise, you need to get some 91% isopropyl, take apart the phone, and put your motherboard in there. You need to "swish" the phone around in it to try and break up and corrosion. Do this for several minutes (might wanna wear rubber gloves), then carefully shake all of the alcohol out of the phone. Let it dry on it's own. Take a brush and clean any contacts you can see (on the phone and cables) and any exposed ICs and what not, using the same alcohol. Put it back together and see what happens.
Hello,
I've had a power button issue on my Captivate. It's not physically stuck, but the device is functioning as if the power button is constantly pushed (turns on when battery is inserted, does not lock/unlock when pushed, etc). I did what worked for most people-took the phone apart (up to taking the motherboard off) and cleaned the button with rubbing alcohol. Once I put it back together (the power button still had the same issue), the phone started booting and everything that is supposed to be white is now purple. I checked the contacts between the LCD ribbon cable and motherboard, everything seems to be clean and nothing looks bent or out of shape.
Any advice?
it seems likely that some of the alcohol carrying water, possibly with some debris from your power button, got onto the cable contacts or on the gpu and created a short.
if you used rubbing alcohol, which is 30% water, then you may have some residual moisture. for this, take out the battery and put the phone in a bag of uncooked rice for a couple of days to wick moisture.
next time, use 100% isopropyl or use denatured ethanol.
you could also try gently blasting with dry air cleaner (in an aerosol can).
lastly, you could try tuning the color driver settings, more green, less red and blue, if the above doesn't work
Sent from my SGH-I897
laughingT said:
it seems likely that some of the alcohol carrying water, possibly with some debris from your power button, got onto the cable contacts or on the gpu and created a short.
if you used rubbing alcohol, which is 30% water, then you may have some residual moisture. for this, take out the battery and put the phone in a bag of uncooked rice for a couple of days to wick moisture.
next time, use 100% isopropyl or use denatured ethanol.
you could also try gently blasting with dry air cleaner (in an aerosol can).
lastly, you could try tuning the color driver settings, more green, less red and blue, if the above doesn't work
Sent from my SGH-I897
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Oh, I didn't even think about the fact that rubbing alcohol can cause this. I might as well get high quality electronics cleaner or something to be sure.
Thanks! :good: That might help with fixing the button as well.
Hello all,
I recently dropped my Note 5 in water. It was submerged in there for 5 seconds tops. The battery discharged but I was able to charge it again after letting it dry for a day.
I can turn on the phone, and the data on the phone seems intact, the LCD screen works fine. Only problem is, I can't use the touch screen.
I had also lost the stylus in the drop, which might explain why I can't use the touch screen, because the Note has detected the pen is out?
I honestly can't remember if I was able to touch the screen while the pen was out before I dropped it in water, so I need someone to confirm that for me.
Weird thing is, I can use the stylus from my Galaxy Note 7 to control my Note 5. I think there is a small compatibility issue, since the phone detects a signal for "back" and tries to back out of menus after about 5 seconds. Or maybe again, because of water damage.
TL;DR:
Can't control my touch screen. Not sure because of water damage or because of the missing stylus.
Note 5 receives "back" button signal when using my Galaxy Note 7 stylus. Not sure because of water damage or because of the mismatched stylus.
Any advice would be nice. Preferably if I can get to use the touch screen again without replacing the S Pen that would be fine, I can order another S Pen later.
Seems you have water in your phone and causing the touch issues. Throw the phone into a zip lock bag with uncooked (hopefully duh) minute rice. Minute rice is dehydrated rice and will absorb moisture like a sponge. I typically throw the rice in and lay it flat to make a "bed" and carefully place the phone on top of the rice. Be careful not to juggle it around a lot as the smaller rice pieces can get into the tiny holes on the device (I'm sure they would eventually work their way out).
Then ZIP up the bag and place it in direct sunlight with the phone OFF.
After a few hours you will see condensation all over the inside of the bag where it is pulling out the moisture. I typically take it out every few hours and wipe the condensation off of the outside of the phone and let the moistened air out. I would let it rest for at least 1 full day of sunlight; 2 if you still experience problems.
I have recovered countless devices this way.
Just a few hours ago while riding bike Suddenly rain started and My note 5 in a pocked soaked little bit, when I stopped I cleaned it with cloth it was working fine till half hour but when I came home the screen flickered and went Black. Notification LED and sounds are still working, I tried to shut down the phone by pressing and holding power button but it couldn't for some time, it restarted twice in between that, I can tell by sounds but I think it's off for now. I have kept the phone in a rice bowl . Is is possible to my phone and phones screen work properly ? is there any other way ? I saw in one video that we can put it in isopropyl alcohol 99% for half hour but I am unable to get it . Please suggest me if there is any solution ?
nvrmndryo said:
Just a few hours ago while riding bike Suddenly rain started and My note 5 in a pocked soaked little bit, when I stopped I cleaned it with cloth it was working fine till half hour but when I came home the screen flickered and went Black. Notification LED and sounds are still working, I tried to shut down the phone by pressing and holding power button but it couldn't for some time, it restarted twice in between that, I can tell by sounds but I think it's off for now. I have kept the phone in a rice bowl . Is is possible to my phone and phones screen work properly ? is there any other way ? I saw in one video that we can put it in isopropyl alcohol 99% for half hour but I am unable to get it . Please suggest me if there is any solution ?
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1)Power Off Your Device And Use Hair Dryer To Dry Off Possible Water Gathered at sides of Edges And Display Corners
(Dont Hold Hair Dryer Much Closer To Device As It Will Probably Damage Internal Circuits, Just Hold It At About Secure Distance From Device)
2)You Can Also Try To Put Your Device Below lightening Electricity Bulb To Dry Off Water
(Especially Orthodox Bulbs Which Lights Yellowish In Colour Which Produces Much Heat After Lightened For Long Duration, Here also Hold/Keep Your Device at secure distance to avoid internal damage to device)
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Be sure to keep your device turned off and don't try to charge it more as it will cause internal circuits damage due to water reactions with electricity
Mr.360° said:
1)Power Off Your Device And Use Hair Dryer To Dry Off Possible Water Gathered at sides of Edges And Display Corners
(Dont Hold Hair Dryer Much Closer To Device As It Will Probably Damage Internal Circuits, Just Hold It At About Secure Distance From Device)
2)You Can Also Try To Put Your Device Below lightening Electricity Bulb To Dry Off Water
(Especially Orthodox Bulbs Which Lights Yellowish In Colour Which Produces Much Heat After Lightened For Long Duration, Here also Hold/Keep Your Device at secure distance to avoid internal damage to device)
Note :-
Be sure to keep your device turned off and don't try to charge it more as it will cause internal circuits damage due to water reactions with electricity
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I've kept it in sealed rice bowl for now , I'll keep it for atleast 12 hrs .fingers crossed !!
after keeping phone in rice for 12 hours , phone's display is not coming up but its working i can hear sounds, click pics by double pressing home and via volume buttons. what can i do for display?
nvrmndryo said:
after keeping phone in rice for 12 hours , phone's display is not coming up but its working i can hear sounds, click pics by double pressing home and via volume buttons. what can i do for display?
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Unfortunately you got water into the charging port and it caused a short circuit breaking the screen/LCD.. You're pretty much going to have to replace the entire screen/LCD.. Right now your best bet is to put it back in the rice for at least 2 days and put it in the plastic baggys that you can buy so it sucks the moisture out of the device.. Seems to me like your screen is done for though..
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Unfortunately you got water into the charging port and it caused a short circuit breaking the screen/LCD.. You're pretty much going to have to replace the entire screen/LCD.. Right now your best bet is to put it back in the rice for at least 2 days and put it in the plastic baggys that you can buy so it sucks the moisture out of the device.. Seems to me like your screen is done for though..
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my device started successfully- screen, touch was working but it was flickering a bit in the top side, I immediately power offed device and put it in rice. so I am positive it will work, i have ordered isopropyl alcohol 99.9%, I am goin to put phone for half and hour and then put again in rice for 2 days , what you suggest ? isopropyl alcohol won't damage right? ive seen video on youtube thats why I am thinking about it .
I saw in this video what you think should i do it ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqolv4Ofsrc&t=609s
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my device started successfully- screen, touch was working but it was flickering a bit in the top side, I immediately power offed device and put it in rice. so I am positive it will work, i have ordered isopropyl alcohol 99.9%, I am goin to put phone for half and hour and then put again in rice for 2 days , what you suggest ? isopropyl alcohol won't damage right? ive seen video on youtube thats why I am thinking about it .
I saw in this video what you think should i do it ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqolv4Ofsrc&t=609s
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No like I said leave it alone I've done many of these repairs and if you keep powering it on before the water is fully sucked out by the rice you run the chance of poping a capacitor and then it will not be able to even charge and about the alcohol I don't recommend that unless you can find 99% rubbing alcohol because if you buy 50% rubbing alcohol you are going to be adding 50% water in again with the other 50% alcohol.. 99% means 99% alcohol and dry super quickly but there's still that 1% percent water in there! The bag in the rice trick can do the trick if you didn't short circuit nothing on the motherboard but once you short circuit the board it's not easy to fix at that point without proper tools.. Leave the bag of rice like in the sun for a little while too like inside of a car because that will help evaporate the water and the rice will suck it in..
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No like I said leave it alone I've done many of these repairs and if you keep powering it on before the water is fully sucked out by the rice you run the chance of poping a capacitor and then it will not be able to even charge and about the alcohol I don't recommend that unless you can find 99% rubbing alcohol because if you buy 50% rubbing alcohol you are going to be adding 50% water in again with the other 50% alcohol.. 99% means 99% alcohol and dry super quickly but there's still that 1% percent water in there! The bag in the rice trick can do the trick if you didn't short circuit nothing on the motherboard but once you short circuit the board it's not easy to fix at that point without proper tools.. Leave the bag of rice like in the sun for a little while too like inside of a car because that will help evaporate the water and the rice will suck it in..
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new update - took phone out of the rice again , it booted up well and worked without any issue for a while but again screen went to black . after few attempts , phone started working normally , but this time I powerd off device and kept in rice again. when display was on it didnt flickr , touch was working good.so when its on everything is working perfect but display getting back to black in sometime. what u think , there is still water ? isopropyn alcohol i got is 99% pure , but I am afraid of doing it as my display is working atleast for sometime ,so I dont want to risk anything . my bet is on Rice , and its raining heavyly here , so no sunheat . I thought of drying it by hair dryer but its hot air dryer .
*how long should I keep it in a rice ?its already 36 hours.
Phone is working fine now.Thanks for replies. Rice did the work.
Hi Everyone,
I was testing device underwater for 2nd time, first time it went alright with 0 damage and stunning videos. this time I went a little deeper and now phone is foggy and with dead proximity sensor.
After taking sample video for underwater for 15 seconds, I took out the device and dried it straight away, but water of course got inside, and after a few hours I started noticing fog on all lenses, front and back.
first thing I did is put it in plastic bag, device was on with no issues, I started to see slow performance like device went back to 60hz or lower, but was good. while the device was in the rice bag, I started heating the device on a very low temperature to enhance evaporation of moisture in device, and helps rice to absorb faster. which went alright, or as I thought. and I had no more moisture on the lenses.
later, I had to use the phone, so I had a phone call and phone screen was blinking all the time like it was working and not at the same time. then it worked fine. another phone call the device blinked green and turned off, and when I try to test camera app same happens (not all the time, once of 3 tries phone freez for 3 sec's then blink green and turns off). so I put it all night long in rice bag, in the morning I woke up to find more moisture on the lenses, and when I have a phone call, proximity sensor not working.
using CT test, proximity sensor is stuck at 5.0 and doesn't go to 0.0 at all, tried in safe mode, restart, phone calls, nothing helped out. now I got moisture absorber and will leave device in it for days, and see what will happen. hopefully it works back again.
in order to increase process, I am thinking to put device and moisture absorber in oven in a closed container at temperature of 60-70C for a few minutes to help absorbing and speed up process, I am not worried about 70C up to 90C of temperature to damage anything in the phone as long as it is turned off, and turned on after cool down. what do you think?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated, please help me with this stupid mistake.
for the people who want to make fun of me and blaming me for trusting IP rating, thanks in advance and much appreciate not commenting here. because I am frustrated enough and do not want any more stress.
IP68
Unlike the Mi 11, the Ultra model has an IP rating for dust and water resistance: IP68 signifies that it is 'dust tight' and can handle immersion in up to 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes
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Time to go to repair center
I've put the device in moisture absorber (calcium chloride) in a plastic bag with nearly vacuumed and opened Sim tray to give a decent air leak. And I put it in the oven at defrost temperature ( that I can leave my hand under without any damage to my self and not feeling burnt) for 15mins, then I turn it off for an hour but I leave the device in the oven, then again and again, and left it in the oven (oven turned off of course, but to hold temperature as long as possible) all night long, woke up with a very dry device (even underwater videos are now without water ) . Proximity sensor still not working. I used device for 3 hours and then suddenly I got a phone call (do you believe it?! ) And violaaaa sensor is working again
Device is working like brand you again, no issues at all, no water marks or dust on camera lenses, no faulty sensors, nothing at all.
Thanks god it went alright, I was losing hope and even contacted dealer and a few repair centres.
Lesson learnt, NEVER TAKE VIDEO SHOOTS UNDERWATER AT DEPTH OF 1.5M,,, JUST 0.5M,,,,,
Kidding!! Above water photos are amazing enough to enjoy with, no more underwater shooting.
Glad that I can smile and give some jokes again