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My auntie's Galaxy Note took a swim in the sea (no not on it’s own). Long story. It was clearly water and ‘salt’ logged. I tested it with battery/USB power. Nothing.
any recommendations?
thanks.
cucurr said:
My auntie's Galaxy Note took a swim in the sea (no not on it’s own). Long story. It was clearly water and ‘salt’ logged. I tested it with battery/USB power. Nothing.
any recommendations?
thanks.
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Go back and rescue your auntie. While doing this you can test how far you can throw a brick (with saltwater inside).
Buy another note dah
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Your testing with usb and battery sort of doomed it...
You should attempt to let it dry with battery removed first.
Besides, get a new phone, it's probably gone if it doesn't work after drying the innards
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let it swim in the sea. coz anyone who try to save it will get drowned
tell her to wait for the note3
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Lol!
cucurr said:
My auntie's Galaxy Note took a swim in the sea (no not on it’s own). Long story. It was clearly water and ‘salt’ logged. I tested it with battery/USB power. Nothing.
any recommendations?
thanks.
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Time for your aunty to buy Samsung Galaxy Note 2
A friend was in a same case. After some advices, he put his GN in a freezer for about 6 hours. After that the battery and GN restart as before.
qnt said:
A friend was in a same case. After some advices, he put his GN in a freezer for about 6 hours. After that the battery and GN restart as before.
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Freezer will freeze the water inside the note...
After removing it on freezer..........ice will be water again....so it means WET AGAIN?
<<<The CRACKS on my NOTE shows how often it KISSES the FLOOR>>>
Sorry for my mistake writing, of course I would like to say freeze the battery, not the whole GN.
qnt said:
Sorry for my mistake writing, of course I would like to say freeze the battery, not the whole GN.
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Freezing the battery will not do NOTHING, instead of fix a problem, it can explode or get wet inside, because the battery doesn't allow these low temperatures. Something you can do is diassemble the Note and get it dry for 24 or 48 hours. Then clean with alcohol and a toothbrush every ribbon connector (male and female) and ,with pacience and precaution, the motherboard, usb connector, headphone jack and every single part. Put a new battery inside. That will make the phone boot without problem. Obviously it maybe is going to have sequels. The salt may have affected the screen, the speakers could stop working, and even if you get it repaired, uour phone will never be the same. Next time, be more caution with your phone and the water. Good luck!
Sorry my bad english.
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Freezing the battery will not do NOTHING, instead of fix a problem, it can explode or get wet inside, because the battery doesn't allow these low temperatures. Something you can do is diassemble the Note and get it dry for 24 or 48 hours. Then clean with alcohol and a toothbrush every ribbon connector (male and female) and ,with pacience and precaution, the motherboard, usb connector, headphone jack and every single part. Put a new battery inside. That will make the phone boot without problem. Obviously it maybe is going to have sequels. The salt may have affected the screen, the speakers could stop working, and even if you get it repaired, uour phone will never be the same. Next time, be more caution with your phone and the water. Good luck!
Sorry my bad english.
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Thanks. I've just described experience of my friend, after cleaning and drying his GN and battery, then the battery was frozen. After that all are OK. But I'm not specialist in this area. Thanks again.
Bin it
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Maybe she thought it was the Xperia Z
Good luck buying a new phone
Galaxtus said:
Maybe she thought it was the Xperia Z
Good luck buying a new phone
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Even the xperia z won't survive a dip in salt water
It is water proof in fresh water only, to elaborate, salt in water = trouble
My cousins SAMSUNG CHAMP(pre historic phone) also swam on the see.. When she realized it is in the water, she picked it up and texted.lol
It worked until the battery heated and I advised her to remove the battery..
It took her PreHistoric phone $8 to be fixed..
<<<The CRACKS on my NOTE shows how often it KISSES the FLOOR>>>
The thread owner wasn't online since he started the thread...
My guess would be that the phone is gone for good. The only chance to save a phone that fell into water is to immediately remove the battery (avoiding possible short circuits). Then it would be necessary to disassemble it and completely dry the device. In case of salt water it would even be mandatory to clean each and every part of the phone, including all connectors and the whole mainboard. Do not try to boot the phone until it's completely dry. Even the slightest humidity could cause short circuits. The mentioned steps do not guarantee that the phone can be saved. But there is a real chance. I myself managed to save 2 phones, one fell into a toilet, the other into a lake.
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USA Today have an article (here) where the reviewer was testing the S4 Active. Right after he dunk the phone underwater, the phone have WATER DAMAGE:
Shortly after I took the phone for a dip (in not very deep water), the display went kaput — at least for several hours. It lit up just long enough to indicate that I had power, but I couldn't actually keep the display on and use it.
Roughly a day later, the screen came alive again, but the phone was still exhibiting finicky behavior, presumably because of water damage. The touch-screen was messed up and the device acted as if headphones were plugged in when they weren't. If this were my actual phone, I'd return to the store for a replacement.
I just got the S4 Active and thought I am not planning to take the phone for a long underwater activities, I am concerned that I am getting a phone that have a very weak water resistant feature.
Not sure if this is because the reviewer didn't "properly" close the battery cover / USB port, but I have seen S4 Active review and Samsung Event videos where the phone was submerged in water for a long time and it still works.
PS: Have ANYONE tried to dunk their phone in the water for testing?
My phone has been in a pool, lake, bathtub, rainy weather, all since I got it. I trust it.
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I'd like to think that reviewer just got stuck with a bad unit.
But this begs the question: Is water damage covered under warranty? Either by AT&T or Samsung? Surely they should back up their "vacation-proof" phone..
aceownstheworld said:
My phone has been in a pool, lake, bathtub, rainy weather, all since I got it. I trust it.
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My first one went into the pool just fine. The unit I have now I am scared to expose it. On the top between the glass and bezel there is a small gap... above the in call speaker.... I'm afraid that water will pour in through that... Can you look at yours and see if yours is like that?
He probably didn't press down the back cover correctly.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
My first one went into the pool just fine. The unit I have now I am scared to expose it. On the top between the glass and bezel there is a small gap... above the in call speaker.... I'm afraid that water will pour in through that... Can you look at yours and see if yours is like that?
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You mean between the earpiece and the bezel at the front? I don't see any gaps, at least not with my naked eyes.
On the back, bottom part near the speaker, I don't see it either. Trying to press to see if there is a gap, so far none.
What makes you "scared" on the phone that you have now?
robstunner said:
He probably didn't press down the back cover correctly.
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There is a sticker on the back cover that provide a warning for the user to PRESS DOWN on the middle of the cover, underneath the LED.
I always do that, but I never hear a "click" or any indication that the back cover is now PROPERLY covering the phone to prevent water leakage.
Well, I DO hear the click when pressing on all sides, but that's normal like my Galaxy Note.
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You mean between the earpiece and the bezel at the front? I don't see any gaps, at least not with my naked eyes.
On the back, bottom part near the speaker, I don't see it either. Trying to press to see if there is a gap, so far none.
What makes you "scared" on the phone that you have now?
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Yeah on the front top. I just think water will easily get in the phone...
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I've used this phone below the 1 meter mark and the only bad side effect I get is the microphone not working well for a bit afterwords, which happens really at any level of exposure. This phone is pretty safe in water if you use it correctly.
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...the only bad side effect I get is the microphone not working well for a bit afterwords...
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That is pretty bad. I mean, I am not going snorkeling and take a phone call while floating on the shore, but if somebody calls me and I CANNOT talk to them because the microphone does not work, that is a big problem.
I am actually wondering how does the phone protects the microphone, earphone and speaker? There are holes there and water can go in. I was considering the Xperia Z and so far the only problem with water issue is the microphone jack - the phone will think that the jack have a headphone but it's only water. However, that is easily fixable by drying it out. I.e. use tissue or something that goes inside the jack.
Microphone though, the holes are to tiny to "dry" with a tissue or something.
BTW, is the microphone STOPS working completely or it works again after a FEW DAYS?
Maybe I can ask those who read this thread to tell me if:
A). You HAVE tested your phone under water (splashing it, dunking it in a bowl of water)
B). What ISSUE you have after you did the above? Phone dead, microphone stops working, etc.
I am trying to get a sense if this is just a specific batch issue (I can replace the phone) or design issue (no matter what, the issue still exists).
If it really was then it would have lifetime warranty. The fact that it only has 1 year warranty like most of the phones tells me that after year 1 be ready to say bye bye to your baby
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lanwarrior said:
Maybe I can ask those who read this thread to tell me if:
A). You HAVE tested your phone under water (splashing it, dunking it in a bowl of water)
B). What ISSUE you have after you did the above? Phone dead, microphone stops working, etc.
I am trying to get a sense if this is just a specific batch issue (I can replace the phone) or design issue (no matter what, the issue still exists).
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Decided to take mine in the shower to test after it got here.
I let the showerhead spray onto the phone, both front and back. Nothing wrong.
Like other people reported, the speaker volume gets significantly lower when wet and goes back to normal within a half hour. Also if the headphone port gets water in it it will errenously display that "headphones are connected" which blowing into the port will fix.
thatbigmoose said:
Decided to take mine in the shower to test after it got here.
I let the showerhead spray onto the phone, both front and back. Nothing wrong.
Like other people reported, the speaker volume gets significantly lower when wet and goes back to normal within a half hour. Also if the headphone port gets water in it it will errenously display that "headphones are connected" which blowing into the port will fix.
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This is useful! BTW, you haven't test submerging the phone, have you?
maldinimi said:
If it really was then it would have lifetime warranty. The fact that it only has 1 year warranty like most of the phones tells me that after year 1 be ready to say bye bye to your baby
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No it won't, because all things mechanical / electronics break downs eventually - nothing last forever. Even mil-spec stuff does not have a "lifetime" warranty.
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This is useful! BTW, you haven't test submerging the phone, have you?
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I haven't submersed it yet but there's videos on YouTube with submersion and it brings about the same issues I discussed.
Higher water pressure will clog the mic membrane and make you sound distant in phone calls.
Maybe I'll build up the courage to dunk it tomorrow.
I did the dunk test the night after I got it by fully submerging it in a cup of water...worked just fine afterwards...although I was showing a friend that didn't believe that I had a "water proof/resistant" phone by putting it in the sink and letting water run over it and had an issue with the phone thinking the headphones were plugged in.only did it for about an hour...weird thing was that it didn't start doing it until about 2 hours after it had been wet. Although once it fully dried I haven't had any issues at all with it. Hope this helps.
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lanwarrior said:
That is pretty bad. I mean, I am not going snorkeling and take a phone call while floating on the shore, but if somebody calls me and I CANNOT talk to them because the microphone does not work, that is a big problem.
I am actually wondering how does the phone protects the microphone, earphone and speaker? There are holes there and water can go in. I was considering the Xperia Z and so far the only problem with water issue is the microphone jack - the phone will think that the jack have a headphone but it's only water. However, that is easily fixable by drying it out. I.e. use tissue or something that goes inside the jack.
Microphone though, the holes are to tiny to "dry" with a tissue or something.
BTW, is the microphone STOPS working completely or it works again after a FEW DAYS?
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Maybe leave the phone in the sun for a few minutes to dry? Blow on it? Several things help get the water out. But honestly, how often are you going to go swimming with a phone and then take a call immediately afterwards? I'd be thrilled that my phone didn't fry after it fell in the pool, I could care less that the microphone doesn't work for an hour - that's what bluetooth headsets are for.
Anyways, I've had my phone submerged in a sink with running water twice now, the only issues I've found is that after removing the back cover there is water on the outside of the rubber gasket, which looks normal, but I would recommend taking the back off to dry it out after exposed to water.
When i took mine into the pool I made a phone call right after and they said I sounded funny so i blew in the mic and it cleared the water out and they could hear me fine....
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But honestly, how often are you going to go swimming with a phone and then take a call immediately afterwards?
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Not very often, but when I DO need to take that call, it will be a big problem. This is a phone after all.
I don't think I will purposely take the phone for a swim, but the reason I bought the Active instead of the S4 is because of the water/sand protection and want to confirm it works. If it doesn't, then I'll exchange the phone to a normal S4 because it's thinner.
However, based on your response and others, it seems it does offer those protection to a certain degree and the ONLY issue is that the mic may get covered with water and cause the caller not being able to hear me, but this is easily fixed QUICKLY.
THIS THREAD IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A WATER DAMAGED NEXUS 5, OR HAVE JUST DROPPED THEIR NEXUS 5 INTO WATER. READ NOTE BEFORE REPAIRING
NOTE: The water indicator (shown as the red square in the photos) is located just above the sim card tray. It is only a few millimeters away from the edge of the phone which makes it VERY SENSITIVE to water. It turns from white to pink/red if it has been exposed to water.
My phone dropped into the toilet and was submerged for only 0.5 -1 second. This was enough for the indicator to go off. If you do not want to open up the phone, check the sim card as mine had small pink/red residue on it after I took out the sim card.
The location of the indicator makes it very easy for the indicator to go off. I can easily see how rain, extreme humidity, or even a small pool of tap water could make it go off if the sim tray is not inserted properly, let alone if it was submerged.
Helpful Resources/Guides: Nexus 5 dropped in toilet, recovered: http://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/1wf4gu/guess_who_dropped_their_nexus_5_in_the_toilet_a/
Nexus 5 water repair SUCCESS STORY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618121
How to open Nexus 5: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016
Opening Nexus 5 (more detailed) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542873
Repair guide (some steps are controversial, caution) : http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/1npt9v/this_actually_works_if_you_drop_your_phone_in/
REPAIRS:
Read links/stories above for steps to recover Nexus 5, my method has not proved successful thus far. Please read the thread for other methods too.
The general consensus is to:
1. MOST IMPORTANT: Turn the off phone immediately. If your phone is off, don't attempt to turn it on or you will risk damaging the internals.
2. Use a cloth/paper towel to immediately soak up water around phone.
If you do not want to open up the phone for warranty purposes:
3. Place phone in an airtight container with activated silica gels, or with rice for few days.
Note: This is not the best method if the phone was submerged for a relatively long period or if you spilt coffee/soft drink on your phone. There is a high risk of corrosion with this as the water may be trapped inside for a long period of time causing internal parts to corrode. Other methods have proven more successful. Alternatively people have had success (in this thread, please read) by drying out their phones via traditional methods like using blowdryers etc. when the device was exposed to water for a SHORT period of time. Make sure you err on the side of caution when using heating methods as to not damage the internals, never use anything that would make the device too hot.
OR
If you don't mind opening up phone (fairly certain indicator has gone off and want to void warranty). If I could go back in time I would probably use this method:
3. Open up the phone by prying off the back (method in the link above), remove the battery and carefully assess the areas and components that have collected water. Remove the water and dry it out as much as possible. This may be enough if the phone was not fully submerged.
For more serious cases: For coke/coffee/saltwater or if the phone has just been sitting there a long time after water exposure:
- A lot of people have had success by washing the phone with deionised water first and then submerging it in pure ethanol (without battery). This serves to clean the phone of the contaminants and to prevent corrosion. (especially if you dunked in it coffee/soft drink). Theoretically the water/ethanol would not conduct electricity due to the lack of impurities in them.
-If you have left the phone untouched for a while without cleaning it, there may be some build up of corrosion. People suggest scrubbing the white corroded area off using small/light brush strokes of a soft bristled toothbrush either after the wash phase (deionised water) or just after the submerging phase (ethanol)
Many different methods suggested in links above. Make sure you read through the thread, there are various success stories here too.
My case:
As soon as I dropped it into the toilet, I turned it off straight away. I dried it off with a paper towel and stuck it in rice for a few days. Then I moved to a sealed container of silica crystals for about 5 days. Then I let it dry on table for another 2. Then it did not turn on, unresponsive. Did not charge or get recognised via USB. This was probably not an optimal repair method. The methods above may be more useful. But if you know the indicator has gone off, it would be best to open up the case straight away to drain the water out.
Then I opened up my Nexus 5 (after a week of deciding what to do). I could see small amount of corrosion around the sim tray area, usb insert area and others around the phone. Then I dipped the motherboard and into a bowl of isopropyl, enough to submerge it for 5-10 minutes. Then used gentle movements of a toothbrush to focus on corroded areas. I am now just letting it dry.
I will update this thread if the repairs are successful.
Update: Phone is still unresponsive, it may be that the battery is dead or one of the parts do not work at all. Any suggestions?
UPDATE 2: Ended up just buying a new Nexus 5 back in March, old one is just sitting here in the cupboard still unresponsive. I may try to buy a battery to see if it's a battery problem but for now I'll just leave it. Not sure if it would sell much for parts.
Please feel free to post other helpful resources or your own experiences on saving a water damaged nexus 5.
NOTE: I am from Australia. The cost to repair a water damaged Nexus 5 was a fixed cost of $290 AUD (16 or 32gb) if you send the phone to manufacturer (LG). Water damage is not covered under warranty but LG still accepts repairs out of warranty at a fixed price. The lady on the phone said that they would replace the motherboard. Opening up your device will void your warranty so please be aware of this before you try to repair it.
NOTE 2: If you live in the US, google has confirmed it does one time replacements no matter what. Read below: http://gizmodo.com/google-will-apparently-replace-your-nexus-5-no-matter-h-1630258357
You did it wrong. You must pull battery asap, and clean evening with alcohol
I feel this needs to be asked, had you conducted business before your phone went for a swim in the porcelain pool? ;D
GR0S said:
You did it wrong. You must pull battery asap, and clean evening with alcohol
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At the time I was still considering whether to send it back for repairs. Pulling the battery out requires taking the phone apart and voiding warranty. But looking back I probably should have opened it up straight away.
Phone is still unresponsive, is there any way to check which individual module or part of the phone doesn't work? I have a feeling some are working while others are not. Do electronic repairs shops have tools to test this?
Parts are easy to obtain: http://www.etradesupply.com/lg/android-models/lg-nexus-5.html but it is just a matter of knowing which part to get, that is assuming the main motherboard/CPU is still functioning.
eastpac said:
Phone is still unresponsive, is there any way to check which individual module or part of the phone doesn't work? I have a feeling some are working while others are not. Do electronic repairs shops have tools to test this?
Parts are easy to obtain: http://www.etradesupply.com/lg/android-models/lg-nexus-5.html but it is just a matter of knowing which part to get, that is assuming the main motherboard/CPU is still functioning.
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When you say phone is unresponsive do you mean that it won't come on at all?
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OuncE718 said:
When you say phone is unresponsive do you mean that it won't come on at all?
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Yeah it didn't turn on after I took it out from the silica gels. Also after I cleaned/submerged the phone parts in isopropyl and reassembled it doesn't turn on at all. I tried plugging into computer too but it didn't work either.
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Yeah it didn't turn on after I took it out from the silica gels. Also after I cleaned/submerged the phone parts in isopropyl and reassembled it doesn't turn on at all. I tried plugging into computer too but it didn't work either.
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The computer did not recognize the phone? Most times when a phone is off the computer would at least make a sound once plugged in. How was your battery life before the incident? Was the phone almost dead?
I would probably take the phone back apart, clean it one more time with the alcohol and a soft brush toothbrush, dry it with a blow dryer (on its coolest setting so you don't damage anything) and then put it back together.
Use this site as a guide and do a side by side comparison. Maybe you forgot to plug a cable back in. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016
Good luck!
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The computer did not recognize the phone? Most times when a phone is off the computer would at least make a sound once plugged in. How was your battery life before the incident? Was the phone almost dead?
I would probably take the phone back apart, clean it one more time with the alcohol and a soft brush toothbrush, dry it with a blow dryer (on its coolest setting so you don't damage anything) and then put it back together.
Use this site as a guide and do a side by side comparison. Maybe you forgot to plug a cable back in. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016
Good luck!
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No I tried it on a few computers, didn't manage to make it get a sound or anything. Battery life was normal before I dropped it. I can't remember what percentage it was on exactly when I dropped it, if I had to guess i think it was on 10-30%?
Yeah I'll give it another go with the cleaning. Should I submerge the screen in isopropyl too? I've only done the motherboard, bottom grill and cables so far. I left the battery out.
Also with the brushing I'm scared I'll break something: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHn3ItE7ME But am i meant to use as much force as this guy in the video? I was way more gentle than that
If its a soft tooth brush and only a soft tooth brush then I'd say go in for the kill. Lol. That's about how much force I used on my Galaxy Nexus when it had water damage and I recovered it with no issues at all! Use your discretion though. Use as much force as your comfortable with and make sure to thoroughly dry it. I'd also clean the battery connector but with a DRY brush. Maybe that's where the issue lay.
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Were there number 2 floaters when you dropped it? Did you soak it in rose water?
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yeh found a couple of mars bars on the screen when I took it out and mountain dew dripping from the sides.
haha nah it was clean at the time, just fell in from the towel rack
Phone probably short circuited when powered on
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Little bit of trolling, sorry,
Feel really sorry for the guy who lost his nexus 5 coz of water damage, but I couldn't help but giggle at times at the process he was making himself go through trying to save the nexus, all because of a 0.5 to 1 second of water. Here is the process that I went through with my phone.
Dropped my Xperia Z Ultra a few days ago in a bubble bath tub, then spent about 5 - 8 seconds just looking for it, because of the bubbles.
Then I found it, Wiped it off immediately on my chest, it was soaked, then I turned it on. then I got into the bath tub with it, then watched some YouTube, visited xda forums, after that decided to watch some porn, then my wife started banging at the door "what the hell are you watching!?" then I got out, Wiped phone with towel. Then ate some chicken with rice, with my phone next to it not inside it.
Anyway think the nexus 5 is a gorgeous phone, that I would of have definitely wanted it if I hadn't experienced relaxing bath tub times, that all started with the original xperia z.
I still envy people that I had seen using it, I think it's the most beautifully designed phone ever created. With Sony and Htc as close second.
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dicecuber said:
Phone probably short circuited when powered on
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Are the chances of a short circuit fairly high in circumstances like this? Any way to confirm if all components are dead? I'm assuming that would probably kill off the motherboard/cpu so cleaning it won't do much in that case. But might i'll give it another clean just in case
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Wiped it off immediately on my chest, it was soaked, then I turned it on. then I got into the bath tub with it, then watched some YouTube, visited xda forums, after that decided to watch some porn, then my wife started banging at the door "what the hell are you watching!?" then I got out, Wiped phone with towel. Then ate some chicken with rice, with my phone next to it not inside it.
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LOL cheers man, i'll be sure to quote that at my nexus's funeral to remind it of the life it could've lived
How about getting wet with Salt Water !
Hi all, great thread, glad I found it. Want to hear another "got wet" story?
My Nexus 5 (and an iphone5) was in an Outdoor Products "dry sack" on an ocean boat ride in Brazil. This one at outdoorproducts.com, their 3-pack-ultimate-dry-sack
Caution! It was properly sealed, but still let saltwater in through the seams from splashes. The phones basically sloshed around in a cup of water before I knew it. Defective or wrong material to trust. In any case, the phone didn't work after, dead. To repeat, neither phone was ever submerged or dunked.
So I didn't have any isopropyl alcohol, but here they have something similar, ethyl alcohol (for cleaning, usually 46% solution). I knew that the rest was "hydrated" so I searched for a more pure form; found a 98% bottle. It is very hard to find (banned from sale because flammable) but I found a source. So I submerged the phones in this ethyl alcohol for 5 min. then let them sit in rice inside one of this company's "dry boxes" (which I should've used instead, kick to rear).
After 2 days, my Nexus 5 turns on! And, charges... and connects to wifi and receives messages. but the phone screen is like a tie-dye t-shirt. "Touches" won't unlock the screen, so I can't access apps to retrieve data. And, the phone won't connect over USB to the Android file manager.
I'm hoping a technician/hacker back in MA can open the phone, take out the 16gb internal storage (Sandisk SDIN8DE4 16 GB NAND flash) and get my valuable photos/videos off !
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I was just googling... from ifixit's forum a moderator said that it was possible to read data from a NAND chip. He mentioned some sites, and from their I found a data firm, eprovided.com -- fyi this is no endorsement. I'll have to call them Monday to see if they can do chips from wet phones!
@placker have you tried hooking it to a different computer? Have you had the android file manager connected with this device before this incident, or did you install it just now? Have you tried booting to fastboot?
Just curious if it recognizes via fastboot
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@AndroidSlave
thanks for the reply -- the phone had previously worked fine with the Android File Manager (used on Mac). That was my big hope... but alas no.
I don't know how to do fastboot... I've started/hard-shutdown the thing many times. Believe it or not, the phone's alarm clock just went of at 8pm. No way to shut if off since I can't bypass [what I think is] the lock screen. I can see the wacked video screen changing in response button presses of volume or the 10-second power button press.
I'll google the technique...
placker said:
@AndroidSlave
thanks for the reply -- the phone had previously worked fine with the Android File Manager (used on Mac). That was my big hope... but alas no.
I don't know how to do fastboot... I've started/hard-shutdown the thing many times. Believe it or not, the phone's alarm clock just went of at 8pm. No way to shut if off since I can't bypass [what I think is] the lock screen. I can see the wacked video screen changing in response button presses of volume or the 10-second power button press.
I'll google the technique...
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Do you have a PC in your home? I am curious to see if anything gets recognized on a PC. My Mac (I am a Mac user) is finicky while my windows device works fine.
If u can get it recognized in fastboot you may be able to pull your data without issue...
If I were you I would first see if I could get it to be recognized on a windows PC
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Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater.
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N6 can't resist under water.
Still wet; put it in the sun.
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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To the best of my knowledge, the Nexus 6 phone is not waterproof nor water resistant...so I would have to say that...Yes...you Nexus 6 phone is dead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_aTg1VU6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiRSDF0Ke0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrzF-7e2IA
I thought it was waterproof, just wanna take 1 or 2 pics underwater, but with mine it didn't work... It's in my car since 3 days and it's sunny so it's really hot there, I'll try to charge it but I thought plugin to a computer can tell me if it's really dead or not... Thanks.
So let me get this straight... you watched a youtube video and then decided to dunk your **definitely not water proof** phone under water? LOL. You deserve a fried phone for believing a youtube video. That is very stupid.
The mainboard has a special paint on it to help protect it from *condensation* (that is dampness that forms on things when they are cold and you bring them into warm and humid air). NO part of it is water proof.
In addition, SALT water is electrically conductive. So not only did you drown the thing, you shorted it out.
Ok thanks for your answers. Pluged in to charge on PC but nothing happen. So I guess I can't do anything with this brick now
The phone isn't water proof, why would you even do that...
It's okay if you spill a bit of water on it, but not when you stick it in a swimming pool
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In addition, SALT water is electrically conductive.
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Water is conductive, salt or not.
Salt + water may be the cause of corrosive damage.
NLBeev said:
Water is conductive, salt or not.
Salt + water may be the cause of corrosive damage.
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To be more precise:
"Without the swapping of electrons, electricity is unable to travel through distilled water. Salt water, on the other hand, is considered a good conductor of electricity because it contains ions in it. Tap water, although it doesn't taste salty, can also conduct electricity because it isn't pure."
istperson said:
To be more precise:
"Without the swapping of electrons, electricity is unable to travel through distilled water.....
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I know what you mean. But don't forget how it is in practice. As soon distilled water enters electronic devices it will be contaminated with residues of corrosives and toxic materials like aniline, chlorides and things like that.
Avoid 'water' enters your phone.
Nice talking about this. Informative.
Thx.
Hello, today when pluged in to computer or else with USB, blue led wake's up and stay on as I show you on the picture. But when I plug in to his charger, it turns blue but turn off after 1 second...
Do you think it can not be dead, or it's just his last words before dying ?
Thanks.
The coroner took your Nexus 6, tagged it, and bagged it. Someone will take you shortly to the morgue so you can identify the body.
best thing to do next time, is to dry the phone and stick it in some isopropyl alcohol (to try and get rid of the corrosion and stop it, if there is any), that's the best thing you can do, tip: never use rice, salt is also a bad idea, best thing would be to take out each part individually now, to see if it's one part stopping the phone from booting, sometimes one thing can cause it not to turn on including the screen, so you can also unplug the screen completely (know it's tricky) but unplug the screen as well and plug it in by usb to a pc and turn it on, see if you have any connection to it or if it shows up in device manager, if it still doesn't work after that, for the cost of the parts etc. plus time fitting, you may as well buy a second hand nexus 6 from ebay
This is what we do at the place I work at, you wouldn't believe the amount of water damaged iphones, android phones, ipads and tablets we get in....it's ridiculous...
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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Hi, the Nexus 6 is NOT waterproof, you've probably killed your phone, try putting it in a bag of rice overnight. (But it's more than likely dead.)
I've already try some things, but no sucess, even if today this blue led can be a good news, but nothing happen when connected to computer, or plug off and pressing on/off +vol up+vol down.
So I've already command another N6 from same ebay site, but if my old N6 can revive it's good news, but I don't think so...
The blue LED may be indicative of a depleted battery. How about now connecting the phone to a charger for a few hours and see if the battery will charge.
Where did you read that it was waterproof? It's never been advertised as that...
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Ok thanks for your answers. Pluged in to charge on PC but nothing happen. So I guess I can't do anything with this brick now
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You can build a 'brick' house with it.
disiz said:
Hello everyone, I have a wonderfull Nexus 6, and I've see some infos and videos that N6 can resist underwater. I wanna try this at home, and first time in my bathroom it work, but no sound on phone next, and the same day I've try to put only camera (phone was up-is-down) in swimming pool (that have salt inside), and it shut down.
So next I've clean it with normal water from bathroom, and let it 3 days, but it still won't wake up...
I don't have something to open the back case, so I can't see anything inside.
So do you think it's dead, or I can try some tips to see if it's dead or not ?
Thanks a lot.
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Accidentally dropped in water about 2 days after buying it. It got replaced by flipkart[India] from which i had bought and the video showing that Shamu is waterproof is a fake video. I guess.
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The blue LED may be indicative of a depleted battery. How about now connecting the phone to a charger for a few hours and see if the battery will charge.
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I wanna try this today, so I'll take a look when charging some hours if someting happen, but for now no more blue led.
And even on GSMarena it says Nexus 6 is water resistant, but now I guess it's only against rain or else, not swiming pool
Could someone try to reproduce this behavior please, just to verify if it's normal.
Time to time, I'm used to wash my phone, just under a few water, with very few soap.
I've noticed a few weeks ago that the sound is just crappy after that. In both speakers. I don't know if it's normal or a problem with my phone. Before sending it to a repair center, could someone tell me if his P20 Pro has the same issue?
My test is quite simple, right after putting water on it, try to call someone and see if the sound is ok. Then, try to play a song, and see if everything is OK. I both cases, I've got a crappy sound.
Maybe it's not an issue, but just normal. If that's normal, it's quite disappointing though, because I was expecting from a waterproof phone to handle a little bit more the residual water.
Thanks for your feedback.
I believe, that it's happening on all phones right after putting water on the speakers. The problem should disappear after few hours, when it'll be completely dry.
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Could someone try to reproduce this behavior please, just to verify if it's normal.
Time to time, I'm used to wash my phone, just under a few water, with very few soap.
I've noticed a few weeks ago that the sound is just crappy after that. In both speakers. I don't know if it's normal or a problem with my phone. Before sending it to a repair center, could someone tell me if his P20 Pro has the same issue?
My test is quite simple, right after putting water on it, try to call someone and see if the sound is ok. Then, try to play a song, and see if everything is OK. I both cases, I've got a crappy sound.
Maybe it's not an issue, but just normal. If that's normal, it's quite disappointing though, because I was expecting from a waterproof phone to handle a little bit more the residual water.
Thanks for your feedback.
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I didnt had faced your issue never because would never put my 500 euros phone into the water, but its owners decision after all
See this thread here on Reddit might it can help you, i would suggest you to put it into a tupper full of rise and put phone into it
EDIT: also it would be good if you put your phone under 'clear' watter without salt you know. without any soap. before put it on rise.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Huawei/comments/a9y83z/help_p20_pro_speaker_water_damage/
Have dunked my phone many times and it's been fine.
A while ago I went swimming in the South Pacific with a galaxy S5 all day long and although the mic got a small grain of sand stuck in it, it was fine after it fell out.
Should be fine, get a toothbrush and go over the grills, get the bristles in there, just no pins or anything metal.
it`s normal
nor problems just wait an HOUR
sherif2222222 said:
it`s normal
nor problems just wait an HOUR
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Ok, thanks everyone. I may be too naive, but I was really expecting something "more waterproof". quite disappointing even if I'm still happy to clean my phone from time to time.
Dude first of all your phone is not waterproof. Its water resistant. There is no phone that is waterproof. Second of all you need to wait more than an hour for the water to evaporate in order to use the speakers in a proper manner. And for ****s sakes dont use soap or any other chemicals to wash it. You might apply pressure during your so called washing period where its not needed and damage the phone itself. Its dust resistant so just rinse it with water and your more than fine.