Moisture sensor too sensitive. - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers

I can leave my note 8 in a humid room (such as the bathroom during a shower), and it will trigger the device to say that there's moisture in the device. Recently, i even had it in my pocket while I was working, port down, and it still triggered. The device can sit on a desk in the living room or bedroom for several hours without the warning going away. Anyone else having this issue? Or does anyone know of a way to disable this feature? It's a major pain in the neck, and moisture was never an issue with my Note 3. I understand the idea behind it, to stop the charging process if it falls into water (which would generally require an idiot to begin with), but it's too sensitive in my opinion. Already, it has prevented me from charging my device when battery was critically low on at least two occasions.

Greaper88 said:
I can leave my note 8 in a humid room (such as the bathroom during a shower), and it will trigger the device to say that there's moisture in the device. Recently, i even had it in my pocket while I was working, port down, and it still triggered. The device can sit on a desk in the living room or bedroom for several hours without the warning going away. Anyone else having this issue? Or does anyone know of a way to disable this feature? It's a major pain in the neck, and moisture was never an issue with my Note 3. I understand the idea behind it, to stop the charging process if it falls into water (which would generally require an idiot to begin with), but it's too sensitive in my opinion. Already, it has prevented me from charging my device when battery was critically low on at least two occasions.
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Sounds like moisture is getting into your device. I'd return it.

So, the problem was corrosion in my USB port. The Sprint store couldn't do anything because it's "liquid damage." Thankfully, I was able to clean the crud it of the port, but it's still a little finicky. Wireless charging still works fine... Thankfully. So, corrosion will trigger the moisture sensor... Ugh. At least I got it taken care of now.

Greaper88 said:
So, the problem was corrosion in my USB port. The Sprint store couldn't do anything because it's "liquid damage." Thankfully, I was able to clean the crud it of the port, but it's still a little finicky. Wireless charging still works fine... Thankfully. So, corrosion will trigger the moisture sensor... Ugh. At least I got it taken care of now.
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You can only charge with wireless charging?

I used some vinegar and the eject pin to scrape the contacts clean, and corded charging works too now. But the moisture sensor doesn't stop wireless charging.
Probably would be a good idea to invest in this...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7J8WBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ML.YzbFZMZMS9

Greaper88 said:
I used some vinegar and the eject pin to scrape the contacts clean, and corded charging works too now. But the moisture sensor doesn't stop wireless charging.
Probably would be a good idea to invest in this...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7J8WBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ML.YzbFZMZMS9
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Or Otter Box.
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA-Developers Legacy app

I would call samsung. For a device thats rated to be able to be under water for up to 30 minutes......corrosion in the usb port shouldn't be a problem in my opinion.

Greaper88 said:
I used some vinegar and the eject pin to scrape the contacts clean, and corded charging works too now. But the moisture sensor doesn't stop wireless charging.
Probably would be a good idea to invest in this...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7J8WBX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ML.YzbFZMZMS9
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Just spray some electric contact cleaner in there perhaps? Bizare that Samsung would not use corrosion resistance contacts for the USB port.

Perhaps, didn't have any, so vinegar was the next best thing.

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[Q] Corroded USB Charging Port Not Working

So, somehow or another, my charging port got wet. I checked the white pads on the battery, and the inside of the case, and they are still white. Not a spec of red.
Upon looking in my charging port, it's obvious that there is a corrosion issue. I had noticed that sometimes my phone didn't "charge" immediately when i plugged it in.
I tried heeking it up to my Windows 7 x64 PC, (with all drivers installed, regularly working), and sudden it could "not install or recognize device". Now it's not charging.
This Sucks.
I would love everyone for any help they may provide.
Thanks in advance.
-Aaron
Quick update. I removed the battery, then slightly sanded the contacts with a pice of super fine grit sandpaper. After this, i used a q-tip and cleaned it out with rubbing alcohol.
After waiting about 10 minutes, i plugged everything back in, and now it's charging, but still won't be recognized.
Just an update.
I'm waiting on hurricaine Earl to smash into me (I live on the Outer Banks Of NC), and I think it would be nice to have at least a charging phone
A pencil eraser is a safer alternative then sandbpaper. But if the corosion is deep into the socket, it is going to be tough.
You don't really have time now, but there are external chargers for batteries.
Well, it charges solidly now, but I can't seem to get even the slightest USB connection. Plus, the port being so small, i can't get any erasers inside.
Any more ideas?
I know some electronics stores (fry's) sell some type of liquid you can use to remove corrosion from electronics. I have not tried, but it may work. RadioShack may have something but they seem to suck for everything these days - so you may have to look in the phonebook for electronics.

Note 8 Charging Issue

Ok folks, buckle up. This is a weird one. So, my phone is in perfect condition, I've never dropped it, it's never been in or near liquid. About four or five days ago, when I was about to plug it in, I received the "moisture detected" message. Well that was impossible, because I had it on my desk the entire time, and there has been no liquid anywhere near it. So I assumed it was a glitch, and plugged it in, only to wake up to a dead phone. I then discovered, that it WILL charge, but only if the USB-C cable is flipped a certain way, which makes no sense to me, given that they are supposed to be reversable. The OTHER insane thing I've discovered, is that it will work BOTH ways, when plugged into a tablet with a USB port. So it seems to only be doing this with wall chargers. Any ideas?
It's very obvious your phone's jack is defective, and probably shorting out causing "moisture detection" errors. Tablet even on USB3.0 mode do not have the same electric potential (aka Volts) as a wall charger. It's usually 5x5V versus 1x120V maximums for wall chargers usually. This makes sense in your situation. The jack is for lack of better words crapping out. Use your warranty rights. Other case scenario (minor chance): your USB-C cable is bad which would explain the reverse issues.
This really isn't that weird in my opinion speaking purely from a Physics level.
Well it has only shown that message once, and not again. I just thought it was odd that it WILL charge with the USB-C inserted one way, but not the other. That's what was throwing me off.
Yeah not that odd assuming the jack is damaged or the cable. As then that can change electric flux around the magnetic field of the connector randomly (not necessarily side-specific). Try another USB-C cable just to rule out the cable and file for a warranty
Th4m4dh4tter said:
Ok folks, buckle up. This is a weird one. So, my phone is in perfect condition, I've never dropped it, it's never been in or near liquid. About four or five days ago, when I was about to plug it in, I received the "moisture detected" message. Well that was impossible, because I had it on my desk the entire time, and there has been no liquid anywhere near it. So I assumed it was a glitch, and plugged it in, only to wake up to a dead phone. I then discovered, that it WILL charge, but only if the USB-C cable is flipped a certain way, which makes no sense to me, given that they are supposed to be reversable. The OTHER insane thing I've discovered, is that it will work BOTH ways, when plugged into a tablet with a USB port. So it seems to only be doing this with wall chargers. Any ideas?
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I have bad luck with type c plugs noticing the trap much more dirt and pocket junk in them than type bs You might a bright lite and a sewing needle or something and make sure there is no debris in the port and or cable....
I use magnetic cables just to avoid wear and lint or dust in usb port, besides, where I live the ambient is very humid
question.... are you using the original cable that came with the Note 8, if not, try that and see if you still have the problem.
The moisture detected notification could be caused by the cable or it could be a software problem, I had that issue and phone was sent in for warranty to get it fixed.
if you get the moisture error again you can still charge the phone by turning it off and then just as you switch it back on you plug in the charging cable
winol said:
I use magnetic cables just to avoid wear and lint or dust in usb port, besides, where I live the ambient is very humid
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What adapter do you use? As in what brand magnetic tip sits in the device?

Disable Moisture Sensor

My Note 8 is detecting false positives for the moisture sensor. The past two weeks I was forced to using wireless charging since there is a pop up saying there is moisture in my charger port. Whenever I plug in the charger it won't charge. I have reset the phone, blow dried the port, basically done everything I could but its still "detecting moisture" in the charger.
I reach out to Samsung US today to try to send my phone in for repairs and they said from my IMEI number, that my phone was made in Korea and they can't do anything to help. I bought this phone from an EBay store (not a private seller) and send them a message but I doubt they will help. Probably continue to run my head in circles by telling me to reach out to Samsung again.
The phone is only a few months old and I can't have it repaired by Samsung US, (Samsung Korea's number is not in english so I can't understand anything), the seller doesn't have any obligation to help, and my phone can't be charged without a wireless charger.
I was wondering if there was anything I can do here that would deactivate the moisture sensor or reprogram it to stay always off. I love this phone, but hate samsung for once again making another catastrophic issue without properly testing it first.
tworla said:
My Note 8 is detecting false positives for the moisture sensor. The past two weeks I was forced to using wireless charging since there is a pop up saying there is moisture in my charger port. Whenever I plug in the charger it won't charge. I have reset the phone, blow dried the port, basically done everything I could but its still "detecting moisture" in the charger.
I reach out to Samsung US today to try to send my phone in for repairs and they said from my IMEI number, that my phone was made in Korea and they can't do anything to help. I bought this phone from an EBay store (not a private seller) and send them a message but I doubt they will help. Probably continue to run my head in circles by telling me to reach out to Samsung again.
The phone is only a few months old and I can't have it repaired by Samsung US, (Samsung Korea's number is not in english so I can't understand anything), the seller doesn't have any obligation to help, and my phone can't be charged without a wireless charger.
I was wondering if there was anything I can do here that would deactivate the moisture sensor or reprogram it to stay always off. I love this phone, but hate samsung for once again making another catastrophic issue without properly testing it first.
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There is no way you can turn that off.. It's actually not even an option to do that because it's built right into the software.. The only thing I could suggest is to buy another charging port and use a heating gun to heat the back edges of the phone all around and then slowly pry it off.. There's tons of videos on how to do this on YouTube and the charging port is cheap.
Get used to wireless charging. Try compressed air instead of just a blow dryer. Maybe something in there? Good luck
FreddyFredFred said:
Get used to wireless charging. Try compressed air instead of just a blow dryer. Maybe something in there? Good luck
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I think I'm going to get used to an iPhone again. No problems on their flag ship devices. The note 7 blew up in your face, now the note 8 is so ANAL it won't let you charge your phone if it thinks theirs moisture in it. The warning has been on for two weeks straight after I blow dried it for an hour. Such a stupid feature that was unnecessary to begin with. If I drop my phone in water, what does it matter if the charging port may have water in it when after all that it probably won't work anyways!
Furthermore, Samsung support is very bad. I bought the phone from a reputable eBay seller because it was the only place I found an unlocked model. The official resellers only sell the bloatware infected carriers models, which I don't like. I like my smartphone experience to be closer to iPhone, the original smartphone, that doesn't have bloatware that I have to uninstall the first thing I do after I power it on.
Samsung won't cover the repair for their own problem because I bought it brand new on eBay from a cell phone store, and not from their resellers that put bloatware that I don't want.
Luckily, I played it smart and got the Square trade plan so we will see how this works out.
tworla said:
I think I'm going to get used to an iPhone again. No problems on their flag ship devices. The note 7 blew up in your face, now the note 8 is so ANAL it won't let you charge your phone if it thinks theirs moisture in it. The warning has been on for two weeks straight after I blow dried it for an hour. Such a stupid feature that was unnecessary to begin with. If I drop my phone in water, what does it matter if the charging port may have water in it when after all that it probably won't work anyways!
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Mine doesn't have that problem at all. I've recorded quite a few videos under water too. That's why I say to blow it with compressed air (not too high psi) as there may be something in there.
Here is a video with a nice bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqPod7MQxbs
my phones does that when i charge it in my car and turn the key off. if i unplug it and turn the key on and plug it back in it works fine. I would first try a different charger.
So out of the blue while my Note 8 is sitting on my desk I get the Moisture Sensor Error?
I plugged it in as I'm 100% sure it's dry and restarted it. Seems to be charging but as soon as I remove the cable it comes back. Wireless works fine but WTF?
Any fix / update from anyone?
pdqgp said:
So out of the blue while my Note 8 is sitting on my desk I get the Moisture Sensor Error?
I plugged it in as I'm 100% sure it's dry and restarted it. Seems to be charging but as soon as I remove the cable it comes back. Wireless works fine but WTF?
Any fix / update from anyone?
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So I did a little searching and found what I hope to be a resolution to this instance but still no real "cause" as my phone has never seen extreme cold or moisture.
I plugged in my phone to charge it and restarted it. It gave no message so I let it hit 100% and left it for an hour after still plugged in. Removed the cord and now no message.
Still not sure what caused it.
This happened to me a few weeks ago. I had never seen that message before, but after I unplugged from my phone, there was something sticky/wet that had gotten on the end of the charging cable. I wiped it off but kept getting the message - had to resort to the wireless charging for a day..........the port finally dried out and no issues since.
Everytime that this happens , and I know that it's completly dry, just go to recovery mode and Wipe Cache and it works.
I don't know exactly how the sensor works, but has I have notice multiple times, when the phone drys 100% it starts some type of timer for security and only when that timer ends, the errors disappears and let my phone charge without any problem
Maybe the timer info resets when I wipe the cache? I don't know. But this only works when is really dry. (of course I tried with moisture, but the sensor detect anyway, so if theres some problem with the hardware {sensor}, this cache wipe will not resolve anything, only if it was some software bug).
I hope that can help anyone
My note 9 has the same moisture error. I didnt have a wireless charger the first time and did what you said cleared the cashe and reset the entire phone. I lost everything because it had only a little battery left. But eventually after resetting/restoring it I was able to start fresh until now. The moisture sensor is back on only about a month after I reset it. This is a serious flaw with more than one model of Samsung and they better address it asap because this is BS! I won't always be able to charge it wirelessly and why bother sending so much money on a phone that looses all your information?

Charging issues

I have had a charging issue that was denied a warranty claim by Google, they said the phone, mind you was only a month or two old at the time had water damage and they wouldn't fix it, now this phone works fine, but it will not charge if you plug it in and leave it, once it's plugged in then you need to pull down the notification shade, click on USB preferences, and then switch to controlled by this device, then it will charge, I see in the developer settings, I can control default USB behavior, but forcing the phone as a host is not an option, is there any way to automate this process so it's not as irritating?
THC Butterz said:
I have had a charging issue that was denied a warranty claim by Google, they said the phone, mind you was only a month or two old at the time had water damage and they wouldn't fix it, now this phone works fine, but it will not charge if you plug it in and leave it, once it's plugged in then you need to pull down the notification shade, click on USB preferences, and then switch to controlled by this device, then it will charge, I see in the developer settings, I can control default USB behavior, but forcing the phone as a host is not an option, is there any way to automate this process so it's not as irritating?
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If wireless charging won't work either, it's time for a new phone
If you had pulled it apart right away, disconnected the battery, then flushed with anhydrous isopropyl alcohol and allowed it to dry completely... it might have been saved.
With the battery connected, the power circuits are energized and it accelerates corrosion exponentially. BGA chipsets are also vulnerable and for all practical purposes it's impossible to inspect or clean the solder connections.
If it was salt water... don't even bother.
You can try to limp it along but it will likely eventually fail completely. Once corrosion is present it is a progressive process.
If you think it still has water in it, it must be dried completely asap. At the very least the rear cover needs to come off... and don't use rice, etc for god's sake. A fan in a warm dry room and/or what I said earlier.

Question Phone is turning off by itself after several seconds

Hi,
I'd like to ask you for some advices or maybe a solution. Lately I was updating phone by adb fastboot to xiaomi.eu rom V13.0.12.0.SKACNXM from 12.5 (xiaomi.eu), and doing little cleaning like uninstalling/disabling services by adb or Xiaomi ADB/Fastboot Tools the phone was working for a week or almost two, but suddenly by day it went off. I tried to boot it on, and it was working as always normaly but the thing is after half a minute it is going off again.
It works always in that way:
Booting -> working (ex doing photos, browsing or launching games) -> several seconds goes by -> turing off
The thing is that if im in fastboot mode it is not turning off at all, it could lay like that for hours
I've tried other chargers - the same
Downgrading back to 12.5 (after turning it on it is always playing against time, to turn on developer options -> turning off -> turn usb debug in settings -> turning off) - still same
Event after a downgrade, installation of twrp and doing solid wipe for fresh miui 12.5 (thinking that it was miui 13 fault) -> installed xiaomi.eu 12.5 - it is still the saaaaaaame
I'm out of ideas. I've called non authorized service in my town, asking if they had some devices with that problem, but no. Im in Europe and told them that I bought that phone by tradingshenzen - they told me that there is no guarantee that they could help (devices exported to EU are different than those to China's).
I bought my phone in november 2021 and everything was fine to that unfortunate day.
I'll be glad if someone could help me with this problem
Cheers
Hard to say; you change the firmware which compounds the diagnostic process.
Is it a firmware or software crash?
Try safe mode to try to rule out a 3rd party app causing it.
Can you roll it back to the previous firmware? However if it shuts down while doing that... it won't be pretty.
Otherwise, a failed battery, C port or mobo.
A battery may show a good voltage but not be able to deliver enough current capacity. Normally it would drop out at bootup though.
Play with it... hands on is probably needed here. A good tech could sort it out.
Endiii said:
It works always in that way:
Booting -> working (ex doing photos, browsing or launching games) -> several seconds goes by -> turing off
The thing is that if im in fastboot mode it is not turning off at all, it could lay like that for hours
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Check if your phone still has a valid IMEI.
blackhawk said:
Hard to say; you change the firmware which compounds the diagnostic process.
Is it a firmware or software crash?
Try safe mode to try to rule out a 3rd party app causing it.
Can you roll it back to the previous firmware? However if it shuts down while doing that... it won't be pretty.
Otherwise, a failed battery, C port or mobo.
A battery may show a good voltage but not be able to deliver enough current capacity. Normally it would drop out at bootup though.
Play with it... hands on is probably needed here. A good tech could sort it out.
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How to check if it is a firmware problem? When I installed TWRP then I could too operate for some time without turning itself off randomly.
I've tried safe mode and recovery mode but it's the same always unfortunately :/
Also I could say that I have washed phone with a little of water pressure (doing it time to time) the day before this issue. But it is IP68 waterproof phone, and nothing was loose in the whole phone case, just outward usb-c port like in any smartphone.
I read on some forums that mobo could be defective, but but should it boot up and run for a while then?
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Check if your phone still has a valid IMEI.
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That's an idea too. I will check when I get home from work
Endiii said:
How to check if it is a firmware problem? When I installed TWRP then I could too operate for some time without turning itself off randomly.
I've tried safe mode and recovery mode but it's the same always unfortunately :/
Also I could say that I have washed phone with a little of water pressure (doing it time to time) the day before this issue. But it is IP68 waterproof phone, and nothing was loose in the whole phone case, just outward usb-c port like in any smartphone.
I read on some forums that mobo could be defective, but but should it boot up and run for a while then?
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Water? Not good. The seals may or may not seal... don't test them.
IMEI is visible in phone settings. But the SIM card is not.
When i wash the phone water pressure is not that strong, I am aware of it. Phone cost me a little $$$ so I am not testing it's durability that much at all
Seriously I have no idea what is the cause of this problem
Seems like you have a few drops of water in the phone. Since the device is tight sealed it is really hard to get them out.
Please try this carefully, and if the mobo is alright then you should get away with this method (tried my self when I took my device for a dive)
1- you'll need to abandon your device for a full days or nights, longer better.
2- TURN OFF YOUR DEVICE AND LEAVE IT OFF THE WHOLE PROCESS, and take out your Sim card and leave tray open. This will open a gap in device for moist to leak out.
3- get any type of moisture absorbers you can find in stores. (Not rice, proper chemical moisture absorbers).
4- put moisture absorber in a plastic bag, and put the device in it, prefer to put a divider between device and absorber so it does not leave any marks on device. (Just in case, I did not use any dividers and it went alright with me).
5- leave device for a full night or 2. (Longer better). Plastic bag should be completely sealed with little quantity of air inside it (not so vacuumed to give little air movement).
***6- if you want to speed up process which what I did, then put the device in the oven with a temperature BELOW 50c. If you go higher than that then most likely you'll ruin the copper wiring, connections and lose your device permanently. (I put it in the oven). Do it for 15mins then turn off oven but leave device in it for an hour or 2, then redo process 2 or 3 times and leave the device in the bag for a whole night.
**** DO NOT PUT YOUR DEVICE IN MICROWAVE AT ANY COSTS, OR YOULL LOSE BOTH DEVICE AND MICROWAVE AND COULD LOSE YOUR HOUSE AS WELL IF IT CATCHES FIRE.
I'd this did not help (I bet it will help), then your MOBO is dead unfortunately.
My device kept turning off whenever the sensor (that turns off screen during calls) in use, for 3 days until I did this and it was perfect since then.
Hope this helps.
If you try this, please advise if it worked with you or not.
hassanaliyeh said:
Seems like you have a few drops of water in the phone. Since the device is tight sealed it is really hard to get them out.
Please try this carefully, and if the mobo is alright then you should get away with this method (tried my self when I took my device for a dive)
1- you'll need to abandon your device for a full days or nights, longer better.
2- TURN OFF YOUR DEVICE AND LEAVE IT OFF THE WHOLE PROCESS, and take out your Sim card and leave tray open. This will open a gap in device for moist to leak out.
3- get any type of moisture absorbers you can find in stores. (Not rice, proper chemical moisture absorbers).
4- put moisture absorber in a plastic bag, and put the device in it, prefer to put a divider between device and absorber so it does not leave any marks on device. (Just in case, I did not use any dividers and it went alright with me)
5- leave device for a full night or 2. (Longer better).
***6- if you want to speed up process which what I did, then put the device in the oven with a temperature BELOW 50c. If you go higher than that then most likely you'll ruin the copper wiring, connections and lose your device permanently. (I put it in the oven). Do it for 15mins then turn off oven but leave device in it for an hour or 2, then redo process 2 or 3 times and leave the device in the bag for a whole night.
**** DO NOT PUT YOUR DEVICE IN MICROWAVE AT ANY COSTS, OR YOULL LOSE BOTH DEVICE AND MICROWAVE AND COULD LOSE YOUR HOUSE AS WELL IF IT CATCHES FIRE.
I'd this did not help (I bet it will help), then your MOBO is dead unfortunately.
My device kept turning off whenever the sensor (that turns off screen during calls) in use, for 3 days until I did this and it was perfect since then.
Hope this helps.
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It's a thought but not enough. You need heat to drive the moisture out*, desiccants are useless for this. You need a hot dry room and airflow across the inside of the device.
Most of all the battery needs to be disconnected asap to limit the damage to the power buses, and pads bearing power.
The rear cover should be pulled... overkill is better than a corroded mobo and connectors.
Note: anhydrous isopropyl alcohol can be used as a drying agent but good judgment must be exercised. Any solvent can poison a lcd display, even the vapors and should never be used when a lcd is present. Residue from evaporation can happen if the alcohol gets in between the front glass and display. The alcohol must be allowed to permeate the whole assembly and connectors. It then must be removed in a warm dry room as much as is practical and allowed to completely dry.
*Heat drives out moisture ie a hot box which works even in high ambient humidity. Used to preserve cams, lens, surgical instruments, etc.
Old school.
blackhawk said:
It's a thought but not enough. You need heat to drive the moisture out*, desiccants are useless for this. You need a hot dry room and airflow across the inside of the device.
Most of all the battery needs to be disconnected asap to limit the damage to the power buses, and pads bearing power.
The rear cover should be pulled... overkill is better than a corroded mobo and connectors.
Note: anhydrous isopropyl alcohol can be used as a drying agent but good judgment must be exercised. Any solvent can poison a lcd display, even the vapors and should never be used when a lcd is present. Residue from evaporation can happen if the alcohol gets in between the front glass and display. The alcohol must be allowed to permeate the whole assembly and connectors. It then must be removed in a warm dry room as much as is practical and allowed to completely dry.
*Heat drives out moisture ie a hot box which works even in high ambient humidity. Used to preserve cams, lens, surgical instruments, etc.
Old school.
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That is excessive, not for only a few drops. I do not recommend doing this unless the device is soaked with water and dripping from inside. Because inexperience in doing this could cause more issues than a few drops.
I video recorded with my device underwater at depth of 1.5m for a few minutes, and I did what I mentioned above, device is clean and clear for more than 6 months since the incident. Not a single glitch since dried like I said above.
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That is excessive, not for only a few drops. I do not recommend doing this unless the device is soaked with water and dripping from inside. Because inexperience in doing this could cause more issues than a few drops.
I video recorded with my device underwater at depth of 1.5m for a few minutes, and I did what I mentioned above, device is clean and clear for more than 6 months since the incident. Not a single glitch since dried like I said above.
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There's no telling how much is inside unless you pull the rear cover. Worse with the battery connected electrolysis can occur and rapidly destroy any energized conductors.If it's under a BGA chipset and causes damage, game over. Mobo mounted connector pins that get damaged will have a similar outcome. Once corrosion starts it is persistent and invasive.
The faster you pull the battery the better.
Leaving any water inside is not acceptable.
The clock is ticking Mr Wick...
Endiii said:
IMEI is visible in phone settings. But the SIM card is not.
When i wash the phone water pressure is not that strong, I am aware of it. Phone cost me a little $$$ so I am not testing it's durability that much at all
Seriously I have no idea what is the cause of this problem
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hit me on dm or instagram (@samu_trumpet_) and ill help you, I have some ideas, flash persist, and boot, because that looks like a boot img problem. If we manage to solve the issue I make a thread to help others
blackhawk said:
There's no telling how much is inside unless you pull the rear cover. Worse with the battery connected electrolysis can occur and rapidly destroy any energized conductors.If it's under a BGA chipset and causes damage, game over. Mobo mounted connector pins that get damaged will have a similar outcome. Once corrosion starts it is persistent and invasive.
The faster you pull the battery the better.
Leaving any water inside is not acceptable.
The clock is ticking Mr Wick...
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Whatever you say my friend, if you believe a wash without pressure caused a lot of water to enter in a tight sealed device needs all this to be done, maybe you are right. And maybe you are wrong. Won't harm to try what I said, it is his decision.
If it was me, I wouldn't open a costly device without proper tools. Unless it is my last option.
hassanaliyeh said:
Whatever you say my friend, if you believe a wash without pressure caused a lot of water to enter in a tight sealed device needs all this to be done, maybe you are right. And maybe you are wrong. Won't harm to try what I said, it is his decision.
If it was me, I wouldn't open a costly device without proper tools. Unless it is my last option.
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They aren't that hard to open. A rear cover is cheap to replace if you get clumsy, just don't cut into anything inside if using a razor blade. Heat gun, anhydrous isopropyl, guitar picks or old credit cards, a razor blade. Watch a couple tear down vids for that model.
With the battery connected the damage continues unabated if there's water in critical areas.
You assume the seals are intact... obviously a seal failed. The seals are flimsy and can fail over time or if installed improperly. There's no way to know the extent of the contamination without inspecting it. Regardless to dry it properly requires pulling the cover.
When my Galaxy Buds case fell in a cup of coffee (cream & sugar) I tore it apart on the spot. Flushed with RO water for the sugar then with anhydrous isopropyl. Couldn't disconnect the spot welded Li. Allow to fry for a day. Over 2 years later it still works and charges. Timely intervention matters.
Its happening with me too but for me its due to high temperature, when my phone gets heated it will restart no matter what I'm doing. Very few times it says limiting battery usage due to overheating. When I'm in my room it doesn't happen due to AC but in outside when i use maps it will heat and restart so my solution of avoiding it is trying to prevent phone from overheating. It may be happening with you as well but i don't know, the conditions may be different for both.
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Its happening with me too but for me its due to high temperature, when my phone gets heated it will restart no matter what I'm doing. Very few times it says limiting battery usage due to overheating. When I'm in my room it doesn't happen due to AC but in outside when i use maps it will heat and restart so my solution of avoiding it is trying to prevent phone from overheating. It may be happening with you as well but i don't know, the conditions may be different for both.
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I think your is related to a ROM issue,
What version you using?
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I think your is related to a ROM issue,
What version you using?
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No bro its not related to ROM issue. Btw i m using eu latest weekly. I know its only due to heated weather because when environment temperature is good it never do like this. Only happens if it heats too much and i can feel that heat when touching it.
gursewak.10 said:
No bro its not related to ROM issue. Btw i m using eu latest weekly. I know its only due to heated weather because when environment temperature is good it never do like this. Only happens if it heats too much and i can feel that heat when touching it.
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I live in tropical conditions (stable 35c all year long) and I do not have this issue, since you are on EU, I believe it is rom issue
gursewak.10 said:
No bro its not related to ROM issue. Btw i m using eu latest weekly. I know its only due to heated weather because when environment temperature is good it never do like this. Only happens if it heats too much and i can feel that heat when touching it.
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You need to look at all the temperature sensors when this happens.
You may have a bad temperature sensor that's causing it to trip out at too low a temperature.

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