Dropped phone in water

Help,
I was doing dishes and accidentally dropped my iPhone G4 in the water. I retrieved it as soon as I could and dried if off. I took out the sim card and it was dry, but I dried it anyway and I blew into everything to hopefully save it. It actaully worked for about an hour, now all it does is flash the Apple icon at me. I tried to restore it, but it tells me a "error occurred" and it couldn't finish the restore. Do I need a new one, or can this be resolved?

At this point, you probably need a new phone. The worst thing to do after it got wet was to try to use it. The best thing to do in that situation is to turn it off and put it in a zip lock bag with dry rice for a week.

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Your iPhone is most likely fried - out of warranty replacement on iPhone 4
is $149 US.
Try putting your iPhone in a bag of uncooked rice for 5 days to draw out
the moisture. It may work temporarily, but long term you are looking at
replacing the iPhone or upgrading to a newer model.

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In addition to what gdgmacguy said, be sure to regularly back up and sync
so when the coming failure does happen, you will have your data saved
and can put it onto your new iPhone.

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I dropped my phone in water for 2 seconds and it still works but should i keep it in rice just in case or can i continue using it

Water and electronics don't mix.
Usually when there is water damage, you power off the phone and let it sit in a bag of uncooked rice fro at least 4 to 5 days.
The water damage is what is wrong with your phone.
You can get an out of warranty iphone at the Apple store.

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Agreed. Mine went through the washer and appeared dead. These steps saved it but you must be patient and let it stay in the rice for the week. Very hard to do! Mine was fine functionally after that though the screen was blotched. The screen blotching cleared up after a week and then good as new!
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How do I dry out my iphone?

Put it in a sealed container with dry rice for at least 5 days. Do not touch it during that time. If you search the forum for phones dropped in water, you will find many threads that discuss this treatment.

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If you can backup your phone before using the below option then I would back it up and use the out of warranty option:
Out-of-warranty* cost:
iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5: $269
iPhone 4s: $199
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, Original iPhone: $149
Plus a $6.95 shipping fee. Fees are in USD and exclude local tax.
*Accidental damage isn’t covered under the Apple One Year Limited Warranty.
If you have important data that is still on the phone and you do not have a backup, and unable to do a backup, then try what I described earlier because the geniuses at the bar WILL NOT recover your data. Seeing that my technique worked for me, I will stand by my earlier response (the one that was removed).
Also, I would use silica/desiccant packs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly-o7sAsFtI over rice any day.

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Phone is now unable to be turned on. Have tried using both on/off & home buttons. Have had it on charge overnight but still not joy. HELP!!!!!

Electronics and water do not go together well.
Shutting it off and placing it in a container of uncooked rice or silica gel for about a week, might have saved it. Attempting to power it on or charge it so soon after it got wet has likely permanently cooked it if it wasn't completely fried already.
Make an appointment and get it replaced.
The phone getting "a little bit of water" in it is like a girl who is "a little bit pregnant". You either are or you are not. You can not be a little bit pregnant. It doesn't matter how wet the electronics are. They are wet. Putting electricity through the circuits while they are wet can completely fry them.

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Sat night dropped phone in water,
dried it off right away and "tapped" the bottom of the phone against a paper towel for about 20 minutes. Water kept leaking out of the speaker holes.
Then the phone freaked out for about 3 hours. My husband checked it when he got home and it was working almost perfectly. The on/off button didn't work and it kept telling me about a non-compatible device, but other than that it was working normally. Oh and there was a splotch of water under the screen in the corner.
I decided to let the battery die and let it dry out before I plugged it into the wall charger. I let it dry out until Tuesday night and when I plugged it in it was working normally like nothing had ever happened!! I voided the warranty but I don't care I'm just glad I still have my phone. If you have just dropped your phone in the water don't give up on it!
-Lindsay

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You won't. Had you placed the phone immediately in a bag of dry rice for a few days, you might have had a chance. But turning on a phone before it dries completely just destroys it.
Bring it in to Apple for replacement.

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Hi. My phone dropped in some water but now it wont come out of recovery mode.

No surprise
take it to Apple for an out of warranty exchange or you could put it in a bag of dry rice for 7 days then when it is still not working take it to Apple .
iPhone 4S is $199 US

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You'll have to buy an out of warranty phone at the apple store.
Just because you dried doesn't mean that there wasn't any damage done.

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Make an appointment at the genius bar of your local Apple Store. Take your credit card.
An out of warranty replacement is $199.

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