Water damaged iPhone automatically restarts- what to do?
About 2 weeks ago, I submerged my iPhone 4 completely in water. I let it dry in rice for two days and it worked fine- until I charged it. Now it turns on and works, but will automatically restart after 4 minutes. I am an American student currently studying abroad in Germany, so it is pretty difficult to get tech support. I will be in germany until May and do not want to go much longer without a working phone.
Should I replace the battery? Or replace my whole iPhone all together? My applecare protection plan expired about a month ago, so I need to find the cheapest option.
Could I go to an Apple Reseller here in Germany and get it taken care of? Or would I have to have it shipped to me from the U.S.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
Most likely, it will have to be replaced. Apple care would not have covered it anyway. It will have to be replaced in the US unless you get extremely lucky. You're probably going to have to ship it back to a family member to take in to an Apple Store in the States and get an out of warranty replacement, then have them ship the replacement back to you.
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HT3302 Water damaged iphone.. What do I do??
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Hi all,
I have a water damage iPhone 5s was bring to service center to have new set change with top up the money. Well, the staff were told me that the phone can't be change due to some of minor parts are missing in the phone. He said this is due to company policy. I would like to check is that nothing can do with this missing minor parts? I really doubt the policy of the Apple as I was told as long as you bring to the service center, they will assists. As Apple is a well known brand top of the world, but the servicing is really make me so disappointed! I really doubt should I still continue to support the Apple product with helpless service!
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I dried it out in a bowl of rice, but the phone no longer charges, will not allow wifi, cannot locate network.You have to get a refurbished iPhone. As your phone is out of warranty, you will have to pay £139 at an Apple Store in order to get it > http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipho ne
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Copied from Apple's website:
Out-of-Warranty Service
If you own an iPhone that is ineligible for warranty service but is eligible for Out-of-Warranty (OOW) Service, Apple will service your iPhone for the Out-of-Warranty Service fee listed below.
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I have a 3Gs phone which fall in bathroom and got water. Water damage indicators are on. It was left for more than a month till it dried.
When connected to charger or PC, the charging icon with red color appears but does not change or increase even if it is 24 hours. Also, the screen is dark (i.e. no lights). These are not the main issues.
when I connected to PC, it recognizes it as external storage and I can see my photos and videos.
iTunes can see it but says the iPhone does not have SIM Card, although it has one. I did reset and connected again. iTunes recognizes the iPhone needs recovery. As I proceed with restore, the OS is updated and I can see progress in the phone display. when it finishes and gives the message that it is restarting, iTunes again show that there is no SIM card. A valid working SIM card is already there.
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The SIM card can be removed using the tool that comes with the phone, or with a paperclip. See the manual
<http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPod_touch_3.1_UserGuide.pdf>
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hi i have an iPhone 5 few day to go some problem with my iPhone it's automatically restart many time. please tell me what happens my iphone after restart my iphone only shows bios on screen and logo of apple blinked
Hi there kashif.doger,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIs and corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
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The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
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If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
Issue not resolved
My issue is still not resolved. What do I do next?
Contact Apple Support.
-Griff W.
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