rescue my nexus 6 - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

3days ago i slipped besides a pool n got my nexus 6 into the pool without i noticed it then after 10mins i found it submerged in the pool n quickly save it, make it dry with cloth and the screen show blurr display n then gone dark. Back to hotel i let dry n sometimes try to switch on the phone and charge it, and after some research in some forum i got to know that the phone will come back alive after 3-7 days if u quickly dry it in bag of uncooked rice or silica gel and that what im notdoing plus my mistakes is try to switch it on and charge the phone. what should really i do now?

Time to invest in a new device, water damaged isn't covered under any warranty.
If it was submerged in water for 10 minutes, then you "dried" it and turned it on right away and even tried charging it, the phone is done for. You should've instantly removed the battery after pulling it out of the pool, put it into a bag a rice for 4-6 days, THEN tried putting everything back together and seeing what happened. Even then, there's no guarantees that it'd work, I mean, it was dropped into water for over 10 minutes.

RMarkwald said:
Time to invest in a new device, water damaged isn't covered under any warranty.
If it was submerged in water for 10 minutes, then you "dried" it and turned it on right away and even tried charging it, the phone is done for. You should've instantly removed the battery after pulling it out of the pool, put it into a bag a rice for 4-6 days, THEN tried putting everything back together and seeing what happened. Even then, there's no guarantees that it'd work, I mean, it was dropped into water for over 10 minutes.
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Asurion covers any type of damage. I got mine wet about 6 months ago thankfully I had Asurion insurance through Verizon. You only pay $10 a month for peace of mind. But if you make a claim all you do is call them and explain what happened and pay your deductible which is $100. Once you pay the detectable they will send you a like new device, with a return shipping label with in 1 ta 2 business days. Upon receiving the like new device you have 14 days to ship them the damaged device. If you don't ship them the damaged device within the 14 days you will be charged full retail price for the like new device they sent you. If you don't have Asurion insurance and want to get it, it will take 30 days before you can file a claim. Hope this helps!
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I don't know man i dropped mine in the toilet and its fine lol. Also spilled a beer on it and lost sound and couldnt use the mic, but when i woke up the next morning after fully charging the phone and it worked like new. I'd try the rice thing or try to replace the battery. .
assuming it's paid off and you aren't under warranty, you can scrap your phone for parts or try to fix it yourself. Theres a market for it (housing, etc.) Parts aren't that expensive on ebay, and swappa has a website for selling/buying broken phones. There's plenty of tear down videos on xda too, so it really shouldn't be that hard if you do a little bit of research.
My advice: instead of throwing it in the trash, try to fix it or scrap it

i have dropped mine in a pool too ...and now i have this fkin yellow tint in my screen and i dont know how to get rid of it am so fkin sad bro

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Time to invest in a new device, water damaged isn't covered under any warranty.
If it was submerged in water for 10 minutes, then you "dried" it and turned it on right away and even tried charging it, the phone is done for. You should've instantly removed the battery after pulling it out of the pool, put it into a bag a rice for 4-6 days, THEN tried putting everything back together and seeing what happened. Even then, there's no guarantees that it'd work, I mean, it was dropped into water for over 10 minutes.
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nexus 6 is unremovable battery but ya i think so its time to get a new budget smartphones and save some for nexus 6p later. nexus 6 is really good phones

And I've seen videos where guys put them in sinks full of water on purpose as it is water resistant (not waterproof). Guess they were lucky or it is something from the chemicals in pool water.

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WET!!! water under screen bubbles under lenses!!

I stupidly went paddling in a lake with it in my pocket thinking oh surely it will be okay. This morning had a look and to my horror, red water indicators on both left hand side flaps. Weird bubble/water things underneath both the camera lenses. And i'm pretty sure some water underneath the screen although is okay so far.
What should I do??? I have put it in rice and left in there for the moment. Should I try and claim on warranty or go to the phone shop where I got it from I know this properly won't work but should I at least try?
Take out an insurance policy wait a month and then claim, I know that's fraud but I don't see how they can find out. Any other tips? I have had water damage fixed on other phones but I could take them apart which made it a lot easier.
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I stupidly went paddling in a lake with it in my pocket thinking oh surely it will be okay. This morning had a look and to my horror, red water indicators on both left hand side flaps. Weird bubble/water things underneath both the camera lenses. And i'm pretty sure some water underneath the screen although is okay so far.
What should I do??? I have put it in rice and left in there for the moment. Should I try and claim on warranty or go to the phone shop where I got it from I know this properly won't work but should I at least try?
Take out an insurance policy wait a month and then claim, I know that's fraud but I don't see how they can find out. Any other tips? I have had water damage fixed on other phones but I could take them apart which made it a lot easier.
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Taking the insurance out after the fact is fraud. Warranty is likely void, because it's not protected against swimming, the manual explicitly says not to do it.
Your best bet is to turn it off, and leave it in the rice or in a tub with some silica gel bags for a couple of days. Since it's "Water resistant" it'll probably take longer than a usual phone, just make sure to open the ports while you leave it in there.
Are you sure you closed the flpas before you went near water? Before I do anything with the phone I check and double check that everything is sealed.
..or u were more than 30min in water?! Cuz that the max time-limit of the phone in water :thumbup:
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It was paddling, only just up to my pockets and it was longer than 30 mins but not constant submersion just a wet pocket... Just so annoyed at myself. Flaps were definitely done up I checked the time a few times. Its in rice now hopefully that helps.
Hmmm, you'd need to check to see what's covered. But as you weren't swimming and it wasn't submerged for longer than 30 minutes on any one occasion you might get lucky.
I actually had the same problem, but I wasnt paddling. I was just washing my phone after the gym. Flaps were closed, and after that.. My phone started to act funny. Opened the flap to check and they were pink/red. And then it went all crazy. Returned it for complaint, not for warranty since if was probbably void.
Hope it works by putting it in rice. If it does, and u merge it with water again with the flaps on and it starts to act funny... Then I think you need to make a complaint that something is wrong with the flaps or something. I did that, 3 almost 4 weeks now and I am getting a new one
Either that or use your insurance if you got that.
Hope everything works out!

[Q] got it wet

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

[q] help water damaged s5

i just bought mine and i took it for a test in the pool and took pics and video and i opened to see if water got inside and yes some drops where inside but not in the important area so i dry it close it BUT it seems that it got water inside somehow cuz :crying::crying::crying::crying:l later i try to see the pics and the screen went wild and then the horror screen went from white to black and that was it i try to dry it with hairdryer nothing i came back to live for a sec only to do the same then the rice trick nothing now is all black i can hear the phone respond but no image and im in despair since att told me warranty is void cuz the water indicator is red so im f up. Can someone help me out with some miraculous fix for this problem please i just bought it and im beyond broke. I got isopropyl alcohol if i dunk it without the battery of course will the acohol damage the amoled lcd or the camera or anything? if i dry it well will it come back to life or will the lcd digiticer permanetly dead ? HELP ME OUT HERE PLEASE:crying::crying::crying:
Why 2 posts about the same issue. Sounds like you have your answer. Your phone is busto so unless you wanna go as far as replacing the screen yourself which will probably not resolve all your issues. Stop swimming with your phone :banghead:
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Jsong69 said:
i just bought mine and i took it for a test in the pool and took pics and video and i opened to see if water got inside and yes some drops where inside but not in the important area so i dry it close it BUT it seems that it got water inside somehow cuz :crying::crying::crying::crying:l later i try to see the pics and the screen went wild and then the horror screen went from white to black and that was it i try to dry it with hairdryer nothing i came back to live for a sec only to do the same then the rice trick nothing now is all black i can hear the phone respond but no image and im in despair since att told me warranty is void cuz the water indicator is red so im f up. Can someone help me out with some miraculous fix for this problem please i just bought it and im beyond broke. I got isopropyl alcohol if i dunk it without the battery of course will the acohol damage the amoled lcd or the camera or anything? if i dry it well will it come back to life or will the lcd digiticer permanetly dead ? HELP ME OUT HERE PLEASE:crying::crying::crying:
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Is the water damage strip tripped on both the phone and battery? I did the same thing with mine but luckily only the battery strip was tripped so I just ordered a new battery and Told the store the screen stopped working all of a sudden dodged a bullet on that one
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Is the water damage strip tripped on both the phone and battery? I did the same thing with mine but luckily only the battery strip was tripped so I just ordered a new battery and Told the store the screen stopped working all of a sudden dodged a bullet on that one
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Only the back of the phone the battery one is ok. Where can i get another water indicator to replace the one on the phone. If i dunk the phone on isopropyl alcohol will the screen or digitiser die? Thank in advance
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Only the back of the phone the battery one is ok. Where can i get another water indicator to replace the one on the phone. If i dunk the phone on isopropyl alcohol will the screen or digitiser die? Thank in advance
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The phone is advertised as "Water Resistance" not "Water Proof".....SO if your wife or kids spill something on it or you drop it in a pool and get it out quickly, you should be okay......If you put it in the pool and played with it (Took pictures etc...) Thats a NO NO.....
It seems you had your S5 in the pool, having fun and now its damaged. I did the same thing with my S 5 at first. I took it in the pool and took pictures under water, and had fun. The speaker sounded like it had water all in it, but after it dried up, the speaker was fine. So is my phone.
But the S 5 Active is rated i believe 30 Minutes, up to 3 feet. SO there is the problem----you have the regular S 5 and its dead bro.....
You need a new phone. I don't think anybody has a fix for water damage. It burnt up some thing inside. I hate to say it , but you will have to get another one. I learned a lesson and hopefully others did by our stories.
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Only the back of the phone the battery one is ok. Where can i get another water indicator to replace the one on the phone. If i dunk the phone on isopropyl alcohol will the screen or digitiser die? Thank in advance
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Ya mine was on the battery so I could replace the battery yours is on the phone not sure how you would replace that I think you might be out of luck my friend
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i just bought mine and i took it for a test in the pool and took pics and video and i opened to see if water got inside and yes some drops where inside but not in the important area so i dry it close it BUT it seems that it got water inside somehow cuz :crying::crying::crying::crying:l later i try to see the pics and the screen went wild and then the horror screen went from white to black and that was it i try to dry it with hairdryer nothing i came back to live for a sec only to do the same then the rice trick nothing now is all black i can hear the phone respond but no image and im in despair since att told me warranty is void cuz the water indicator is red so im f up. Can someone help me out with some miraculous fix for this problem please i just bought it and im beyond broke. I got isopropyl alcohol if i dunk it without the battery of course will the acohol damage the amoled lcd or the camera or anything? if i dry it well will it come back to life or will the lcd digiticer permanetly dead ? HELP ME OUT HERE PLEASE:crying::crying::crying:
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I can't believe everyone is telling this guy he's SOL. Yes it was a silly thing to do but who hasn't made a mistake?
Jsong, the rice trick takes weeks typically to work, helps if you can get it in direct sunlight as well to speed up the absorption rate. I would suggest giving the rice trick a try again but leave it untouched for a week or two. DO NOT USE A HAIRDRYER, you've already stated that you have but don't again. The force of the air could push moisture deeper and make the issue worse. Take out the SIM, the battery and external memory card if you have one. Vacuum the exposed area for at least 30 minutes, change up the angle of the vacuum every little while to make sure you are reaching all exposed parts. Put the dry cover back on, do not try and turn it on. Now put it in the rice and some say 24-hours works but I would leave it for at least a week. If it won't turn on after a week in the rice and the vacuuming you may need to think about replacing the motherboard which I don't think anyone sells. If you do manage to get ahold of one or any part you want to replace use the guide here to tear it down and fix yourself. https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_S5
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The phone is advertised as "Water Resistance" not "Water Proof".....SO if your wife or kids spill something on it or you drop it in a pool and get it out quickly, you should be okay......If you put it in the pool and played with it (Took pictures etc...) Thats a NO NO.....
OK im getting a little irritated with this kind of comment that show only the lack of knowledge the S5 normal is IP67 as the active the difference is that the active beside the IP67 has some military test of its own so both phone can be submerged up to 1 meter and up to 30 min there is no difference there OK and yes if i buy a phone thats says it can do that WHY would i do it its like if i buy a water resistant watch or whatever if it says it can be submerged up to 15 meter im gonna swim with it im NOT scuba diving because it will die. SAme thing with the S5 if is water whatever but it specifies that can be submerged up to 1 meter and for 30 im gonna do it following the security measures the one thing i did not calculated was that if the phone have some factory flaws and the water gets in and the indicator goes red im screw now
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Jsong69 said:
LuckyColdJohnson said:
The phone is advertised as "Water Resistance" not "Water Proof".....SO if your wife or kids spill something on it or you drop it in a pool and get it out quickly, you should be okay......If you put it in the pool and played with it (Took pictures etc...) Thats a NO NO.....
OK im getting a little irritated with this kind of comment that show only the lack of knowledge the S5 normal is IP67 as the active the difference is that the active beside the IP67 has some military test of its own so both phone can be submerged up to 1 meter and up to 30 min there is no difference there OK and yes if i buy a phone thats says it can do that WHY would i do it its like if i buy a water resistant watch or whatever if it says it can be submerged up to 15 meter im gonna swim with it im NOT scuba diving because it will die. SAme thing with the S5 if is water whatever but it specifies that can be submerged up to 1 meter and for 30 im gonna do it following the security measures the one thing i did not calculated was that if the phone have some factory flaws and the water gets in and the indicator goes red im screw now
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So, if I purposely crash my car into a building, and I'm laying in my hospital bed, and I say, well if the air bag worked like it was supposed to, then I would not be in this predicament, how would I sound? You'd probably say, well why would you do that anyway? There are some things that you do not do, you'd probably say. That's kind of how you sound with taking the phone swimming, but not that degree.
Well, maybe the phone was faulty. But what service center or tech is going believe you after you've blow dried it, and possibly soaked it in rice or alcohol. If you did any of that, then that throws out the entire argument about the phone being at fault, since the blow dryer, alcohol, and rice are not tested and proven procedures, or "following security measure", for the S5. I'm just saying what you need, but don't want, to hear.
And you're right also, there is a lack of knowledge around here about S5. In my opinion, it takes somewhere around a year before you understand a phone really well. That's why you don't do like you did, because almost no one around here has been in that situation yet, where they had to find a solution. That's why there's no definite answer right now and...Oops, I have to go. I have to get my phone out the sink before the 30 minutes is up. Let us know what you decide to.
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All good points. The Active is better. Good luck OP. I pay $3.00 a month for insurance on the phone. I hope you did it or do it next time.
@shortydoggg +1
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LuckyColdJohnson said:
All good points. The Active is better. Good luck OP. I pay $3.00 a month for insurance on the phone. I hope you did it or do it next time.
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The Active and the S5 both have the same IP67 certification for water ingress protection. so NO the Active is not any better under water. And in the case of the OP he just got back lock and was not sure that the back cover was completely close. I have use my S5 on the pool several times to take videos and pictures without issues, you just need to be sure of the usb flap and back case been secured.
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All good points. The Active is better. Good luck OP. I pay $3.00 a month for insurance on the phone. I hope you did it or do it next time.
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How do you pay $3 Lucky? AT&T charges $7.
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MicrosoftBug said:
How do you pay $3 Lucky? AT&T charges $7.
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There is an extra fee you can have taken off. I did it and now it's 3 bucks. Att
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There is an extra fee you can have taken off. I did it and now it's 3 bucks. Att
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Can you please elaborate?
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Can you please elaborate?
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I just remember a rep asking if I wanted insure for 3 bucks. Once I got my paperwork it was higher. I asked why. They told me about an additional insurance fee. I didn't need it. Took it off and it's 3 bucks again. Don't remember what it was but I didn't want it. Srry
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I just remember a rep asking if I wanted insure for 3 bucks. Once I got my paperwork it was higher. I asked why. They told me about an additional insurance fee. I didn't need it. Took it off and it's 3 bucks again. Don't remember what it was but I didn't want it. Srry
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Still the same ridiculous $200 deductible?
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mkfryan said:
Still the same ridiculous $200 deductible?
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I don't know yet. But this phone was $715.00 or something.
You mean the 30min underwater commercial didn't convince you it was water proof? LOL...Gonna be hard to get that replaced. I would put it in a ziplock bag of dry rice for 24hr, couldn't hurt....good luck

water damage

Soo where should i start, i've had my z1 since it was released oevr a year it's been through alot and it has alot of memories, i've taken it too the sea and in pool water on my vacation in thailand some months ago, it took alot of abuse back there and it emerged victorious.
Anyway every friday i clean my phone, a month ago or so i used too warm water it seems, the glass lifted due to this as i could feel my finger getting stabbed by the glass when moving from the side the waterproofing remained fine ever since untill today.
Today i did it again all flaps sealed tightly (i never open them as i have a dock) etc when done cleaning it using soup (i always use a little soup) i put it on a tshirt to dry, anyway a few hours later i tried turning it on it was entirely dead, so i put it in the charger tried turning it on again it made 3 quick vibrates showed the sony logo (the screen is completely undamaged) and then proceeded to die and go back to the battery status screen.
I was told by sony it might be a software fault i was unsure, a few hours later i saw that the camera lens was clouded it still is which confirms water damage, it can't be much though as the screen works perfectly fine and the phone charges.
So what should i do? i've put it in a sealed container of rice but i assume theres no use as this phone is waterproof meaning no water can escape from anywhere it's pointless now when i think about it, i plan on taking it to a repairshop and getting it repaired chances are the damage is highly minimal, atleast from my guess considering theres no visible damage apart from the clouded lens.
This phone means everything too me so i am not afraid to pay alot to have it repaired, it's worth more too me now than when it was brand new due to all the memories it has, anyway any advise on what i should do now? i am starting to realize that putting it in rice was pointless as theres no way for water to escape perhaps through the flaps as i've opened them.
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Soo where should i start, i've had my z1 since it was released oevr a year it's been through alot and it has alot of memories, i've taken it too the sea and in pool water on my vacation in thailand some months ago, it took alot of abuse back there and it emerged victorious.
Anyway every friday i clean my phone, a month ago or so i used too warm water it seems, the glass lifted due to this as i could feel my finger getting stabbed by the glass when moving from the side the waterproofing remained fine ever since untill today.
Today i did it again all flaps sealed tightly (i never open them as i have a dock) etc when done cleaning it using soup (i always use a little soup) i put it on a tshirt to dry, anyway a few hours later i tried turning it on it was entirely dead, so i put it in the charger tried turning it on again it made 3 quick vibrates showed the sony logo (the screen is completely undamaged) and then proceeded to die and go back to the battery status screen.
I was told by sony it might be a software fault i was unsure, a few hours later i saw that the camera lens was clouded it still is which confirms water damage, it can't be much though as the screen works perfectly fine and the phone charges.
So what should i do? i've put it in a sealed container of rice but i assume theres no use as this phone is waterproof meaning no water can escape from anywhere it's pointless now when i think about it, i plan on taking it to a repairshop and getting it repaired chances are the damage is highly minimal, atleast from my guess considering theres no visible damage apart from the clouded lens.
This phone means everything too me so i am not afraid to pay alot to have it repaired, it's worth more too me now than when it was brand new due to all the memories it has, anyway any advise on what i should do now? i am starting to realize that putting it in rice was pointless as theres no way for water to escape perhaps through the flaps as i've opened them.
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so i tried turning it on today and it worked camera works fine everything works fine however it did random double vibrates and once it entered my "night view mode" indicating that it was put in the dock when it wasn't so i will put it back in the rice untill maybe monday

Phone died after water got inside the usb port flap

I just got my phone 3 months ago, this is my first ever high end smartphone that my parents bought for me (costs $800 here in PH). Now, we went for a swimming, my phone is inside my pocket, then my cousin suddenly pushed me to the pool. My phone's flap (USB/micro sd part) was already not working because the rubber that holds it got removed. Then my phone died, I panicked for minutes, didn't know what to do, since I'm not in our home and I don't have any drier or anything. I tried to turn on the screen, it went back but it blacked out again. I removed the memory card and my sim card, I tried to blow it then let dry in the towel. After an hour, I put it in a bowl of rice to let it moist for two days as suggested by my Aunt. After like 2 hours, I checked my phone, it was warm (37-40 C maybe), it was still on, and it produce a sound for like every 5 mins. I turned it off by clicking the power button and the up volume together, it vibrated for three times, I put it again in the bowl.
Just right now I checked my phone, I turned it on. The Sony logo just appeared by a second then black, after that the android logo came up. When it got to the lockscreen for like 2 secs the screen suddenly shut down!
OMG what am I gonna do now? Is my phone already dead? This is so expensive my parents are gonna kill me . I need some help right now. I cant go to any service center of Sony right now because it's Holy Week here in the Philippines. Do you have any suggestions for me? (Sorry for my very long story and bad english)
Your phone is dead.
You fried it lol just power it off for minimum 24 hours in rice or silica gel and Do Not use a drier lol
Why would you power it on after only 2 hours?
Yes, do that for more than 24 hrs and pray. A lot.
Had this once with a S3, but it was never completely under water, just totally soaked from heavy rain while hiking. It worked until I smashed the screen two times in a short row.
As a sidenote: even if the Z3c is promoted as waterproof, I'd never take it close to any situation where it could get totally wet. Even if hiking and inside a case and my pockets I always put it in a ziplock bag if rain is to be expected...
I'm happily playing ingress on my phone in the pouring rain. No case, no ridiculous zip lock bag.
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I'm happily playing ingress on my phone in the pouring rain. No case, no ridiculous zip lock bag.
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We got a bad ass here #thuglife
Howlbeck said:
even if the Z3c is promoted as waterproof, I'd never take it close to any situation where it could get totally wet. Even if hiking and inside a case and my pockets I always put it in a ziplock bag if rain is to be expected...
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That's the most ridiculous thing I've read all day.
Return for guaranty.
It's supposed to be waterproof.
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Return for guaranty.
It's supposed to be waterproof.
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Obviously not with the flaps open...
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Obviously not with the flaps open...
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From what he said, they were closed, but defective. Which happens if you open them regularly to charge / connect to pc.
Defective flaps are also a motive to return. The phone is IP65/68. As such, it shouldn't be damaged in any way from continuous immersion before 3 meters.
Obviously if bootloader is still locked. (even so, I think a lawyer could force them to take the phone under warranty. The eula is quite vague about "modifying the phone")
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From what he said, they were closed, but defective. Which happens if you open them regularly to charge / connect to pc.
Defective flaps are also a motive to return. The phone is IP65/68. As such, it shouldn't be damaged in any way from continuous immersion before 3 meters.
Obviously if bootloader is still locked. (even so, I think a lawyer could force them to take the phone under warranty. The eula is quite vague about "modifying the phone")
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Yeah it is waterproof and a defective flap is a reason to get it fixed under warranty. But if you have a defective flap and you drop it in the water then Sony does not have to fix the whole phone.
Well, this is how it works here in Brazil.
Who pushed you in the water with a cell phone in your pocket? Why can't this be their fault?
Phone is likely bricked.
Howlbeck said:
Yes, do that for more than 24 hrs and pray. A lot.
Had this once with a S3, but it was never completely under water, just totally soaked from heavy rain while hiking. It worked until I smashed the screen two times in a short row.
As a sidenote: even if the Z3c is promoted as waterproof, I'd never take it close to any situation where it could get totally wet. Even if hiking and inside a case and my pockets I always put it in a ziplock bag if rain is to be expected...
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What? You put a waterproof phone in a ziplock bag?
I took my z3c swimming with me in my pocket in pools, the sea, and some waterfalls. Taking pictures and videos, the primary reason I bought it. No case, no ziplock bags and it's perfectly fine.
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GlebunV2 said:
That's the most ridiculous thing I've read all day.
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jerverg said:
What? You put a waterproof phone in a ziplock bag?
I took my z3c swimming with me in my pocket in pools, the sea, and some waterfalls. Taking pictures and videos, the primary reason I bought it. No case, no ziplock bags and it's perfectly fine.
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Good for you
However, better safe than sorry - regardless if some find it ridiculous, I don't care.
Howlbeck said:
Good for you
However, better safe than sorry - regardless if some find it ridiculous, I don't care.
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You shouldn't have bought a waterproof phone then.
But my Z3C was only 8 days old. Water drops got inside USB Flaps, even though it was closed properly, no damage, no nothing. I think it was some thread though. Tested it second time, as was good.
I did buy it because of a lot of things, none of them being waterproof...
I care for my gadgets as I don't buy them on a plan/budget but at full price. It's easy to get it for 1 EUR/USD or whatever and then complain if it gets destroyed because of "supplier promised, supplier has to fix it at no cost" mentality. Anyway, each to his own.
Not to extend a useless discussion, but I also buy my phones at full price, no network discount. And one of the reason I bought this phone is its resistance to water. I haven't swam with it yet, I'll be scared before I do, but rain... Even my Motorola razr maxx could take rain drops. This phone can easily take rain.
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I don't think it's useless, it shows how we care about our phones.
I agree, there is rain and rain. You call it a few drops, I call it getting soaked in heavy rain while outdoors for hours with no chance of cover. Eventually you will get soaked to the skin, including your gadgets.
If everybody here takes it to the shower, pool, sea or whatever - so be it. If it survives - good. If it doesn't: do not complain. Simple.
Howlbeck said:
I don't think it's useless, it shows how we care about our phones.
I agree, there is rain and rain. You call it a few drops, I call it getting soaked in heavy rain while outdoors for hours with no chance of cover. Eventually you will get soaked to the skin, including your gadgets.
If everybody here takes it to the shower, pool, sea or whatever - so be it. If it survives - good. If it doesn't: do not complain. Simple.
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If it doesn't survive when all precautions are taken (Flaps properly closed and dipped solely in Fresh water), Sony is liable, if they deny warranty then it's time for a lawyer.
I'm only a kid, they took me for granted with my Z1 (Defective screen and Speaker) until I threatened them with Legal consequences.
Mazzeru said:
From what he said, they were closed, but defective. Which happens if you open them regularly to charge / connect to pc.
Defective flaps are also a motive to return. The phone is IP65/68. As such, it shouldn't be damaged in any way from continuous immersion before 3 meters.
Obviously if bootloader is still locked. (even so, I think a lawyer could force them to take the phone under warranty. The eula is quite vague about "modifying the phone")
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It's rated for 1.5 meters, not 3.

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