I dropped iphone in water...what do I do?

I dropped my iphone in water...what do I do?

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Dropped iPhone in water? Read my experience - you may not need to replace!

I just wanted to let people know what happened to me when I dropped my phone in a sink full of water. First, I just want to say I really think Apple is great. The said they would "repair" my broken phone for only $250 which meant that they would just give me a brand new phone in exchange for mine. They don't have to do that but it's pretty cool that they do. The main reason I am writing this is that my phone is working perfectly after being submerged for a full second! I freaked out and got really upset when it happened and there was no help to be found online, so I'm writing this so that other people don't throw their phones away without at least trying to get it working. Here are the things I did, I'm not sure what did the trick maybe just the combination:
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

Well, I have a good experience to report. Or is it a bad experience with a good outcome? I dropped my iPhone in the toilet this morning. Took me a second to realize what had happened but then I moved faster than I have in years. The case I use is net on the sides and bottom so offered no protection. I immediately dried it and blew in every opening I found, tried it to see if it worked, ran to read these Discussions to see what to do, and discovered I shouldn't try it to see if it works! So I powered it off. It had been giving me error messages like something wasn't compatible, and it would blink on and off. The screen looked fine, I had my calendar and photos but I'd lost the Internet connection, and Edge, and had no AT&T service bars.
Someone (haven't yet found it again) suggested trying a hair dryer, which I did on COOL cycle. I held it a bit away, alternated pointing it toward each opening, and did that for about 15 minutes or so. I then put it back on the dock, charged it, and synced it. While on the Dock, it would go on and off, ask if I wanted to power off, but I synced everything, left it on the dock charging until it was full and now ... it's fine.
I should have powered it off right away; dodged a bullet there; but I believe the hair dryer, on cool, for a steady period of time helped speed up getting the moisture out, as opposed to letting it sit for a week drying naturally.
Everything is working. Whew!! It won't be going in that room with me again!
Will post again if anything changes.

Dropped Iphone in water?

I recently dropped my Iphone in water and i have apple care. But I jailbreaked my phone would I still have apple care or not.

put your iphone in a bowl of rice and that will absorb all of the water away from the mechanics and it should work just fine

HT4528 i dropped my iphone is water what do i do

I got water splashed on my paper and now it wont turn on, and when it does it glitches out and turns itself off. What do I need to do?

Make an appointment at your local Apple Store to have them examine it. Be prepared to pay for an out of warranty replacement since it sounds like the water fried something inside the iPhone.

Dropping iphone in water, dropping iphone in water

I dropped my phone in my tea for literally 2 seconds..the part that went in was where the headphone jack can go into? I can make calls and people can call me, but I can only hear them on speaker phone?

I got liquid into my iPhone, a small amount of liquid that went into the earpiece opening on the front the iPhone. I had the same problem as you for about a week and then all of a sudden the earpiece started working again. I guess it did when it finally completely dried out. I suggest you turn your iPhone off for about a week to see if drying it completely will get it to work normally again. Apparently putting it in a bag or bowl with rice can get it to dry quicker as rice will abosrb humidity.
This was my first iPhone a 3G in 2008. My niece now has this iPhone and is using it as an iPod touch, but I recently tested it by putting my Sim card on it with an adapter for size and it still works perfectly as a phone as well.

*urgent* Dropped iPhone in water, totally broken only had it for 2 months

Ok so I jumped in the pool with my iphone 3G S and now it has died. I want to know if apple will replace it for a fee or for free. Anything will help!

From:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/faq/
"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 replace your iPhone with a new or refurbished iPhone for the Out-of-Warranty Service fee listed below.
iPhone 3GS Out-of-Warranty Service
16GB & 32GB $199
iPhone 3G Out-of-Warranty Service
8GB, 16GB $199
Original iPhone Out-of-Warranty Service
4GB, 8GB & 16GB $199
*All fees are in US dollars and exclude applicable taxes
For example, an iPhone that has failed due to damage or liquid damage is eligible for Out-of-Warranty service. However, certain damage is ineligible for OOW service, including catastrophic damage, such as the device separating into multiple pieces, and inoperability caused by unauthorized modifications.
Apple reserves the right to determine whether or not your iPhone is eligible for Out-of-Warranty service. Please see Apple's Repair Terms And Conditions for further details."

HT201444 my iphone5 dropped water what should I do

my iphone5 dropped in the water what should i do

Turn it off
Put it in a zip lock bag with dry rice for 5 to 7 days
Then try to turn it on
Be prepared to make an appt at an Apple store to get it replaced
Water and electronics don't mix well

Dropping iphone5 in water

dropping iphone in water, unable to power on,what can i do???
How to fix it? How much will it take? I buy it in sydney....

Hey YaoL,
It all depends if you have some type of insurance on the phone. What iPhone model is it? Apple Care+ does cover two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a $49 service fee. Click the link for more info about Apple Care+ http://www.apple.com/support/products/iphone.html
Hope you can ger your iPhone fixed,
Samuel Hernandez
#AppleGeek

HT201401 what if i dropped my iphone in water

what if i dropped my iphone in water?

Chesterapple-the day before last Christmas, I dunked my 4 into a full glass of Coke. :/ I popped it out immediately, but all ports had gotten submerged. Hoping for best, but expecting the worst, because I ruined a Touch this way-I went into immediate damage control. Powered off the phone, dried with a soft towel as much as I could, then wiped the sticky Coke off. I even put the hair dryer to it's 'butt port'. Then, within minutes-I had it submerged in a baggie of white rice AND about 5-6 of those silica gel little packets that come in shoe boxes? You know what I'm referring to? Luckily, I keep all my shoes in their original box, lol. The silica draws water out of things. So, I put the phone, now covered over it's head with rice & silica packs-in a dark cabinet, sitting on it's back, completely submerged.
My contract was up anyhow, and the 26th, Best Buy offered upgrades for 5C's for free....so, yeah, went for that! Lol. I still checked in on my 4 about a week later...it was not well, turned on, but downhill from there, so I powered it off, and gave it up for dead. I was upset because I was going to use it just for an iPod. But, I still set it back up in the rice cocoon..why not?
About mid-Feb, I noticed it again in the cabinet & decided to see if it ever healed. It was half sticky and tons dusty with rice, plus some grains had gotten caught up in the butt port. So, cleaned it up again, gently got rice out. Held my breath, powered......and it came on! Not only that-it was PERFECTLY FINE. All my settings/wallpapers/contacts/apps/msgs, everything. Fine. Expected it to wack out any minute....left it on a few days to see. But it was fine, good as new! I deleted all off it, and now use it as an iPod, perfectly. Oh, one issue-water damage light came on and apparently will never leave. No biggie, since I'm keeping it. So, there's another miraculous back from the dead, but certainly don't expect it-not the norm. But, possible!

What do i do if i dropped my iphone into water?, What do i do if i dropped my iphone into water?

I dropped my iphone into water yesterday and i left it sitting in rice all night and it wont turn on. Any other ideas or should i just leave it for a little while longer?

Leave it there for at least 3 or 4 more days. You may have to spring for an out of warranty replacement, though, in the long run.
$149.

HT1414 i dropped my Iphone in water. i dried it out in rice. but it wont turn on. itunes recongizes my phone but when i restore it to fix it. i get a error 1601

I dropped my Iphone in water. it i dried out but will not turn on. my itunes account will recognize it. but when i restore it, an error 1601 appears. what do i do

error code 1601 http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1601

HT5622 A month ago I dropped my iPhone in water and it works fine except for the signal it always says "searching". Can you help with this problem?

About a Month ago I dropped we went swimming and I dropped my iPhone in water and it works fine except at the top for the signal it says searching. Can you please help me with this problem?

It's very likely that the phone is permanently damaged - water corrodes the very fine copper strips which form the circuitry very quickly - but only a service engineer can tell you what its condition is and whether it can be restored to health. If possible take it to an Apple Store (make an appointment) for a free assessment. Don't be surprised if you are told you will have to replace it.

I just dropped my iphone in water by accident, suggestions?

So i dropped my iphone on water, i dried it off with my towel as soon as possible. Before i did any research i was dumb so what i did was turned on my phone, everything seemed to be working well, but the sound was worse, there was sound but not alot, about 5 minutes later the sound got a better, not 100 percent recovered but it was better. Now that i did the research on how the save the iphone i turned it off and put it in rice and now its been sitting there for a 15 minutes. Was that the sound got a bit better when the 5 minutes flew by a good sign that the sound can return to normal? What you think is going to happen to my phone in general?

When any electronic / mechanical etc device is wet and is turned on in most cases it will be fried [dead]. Unfortunately at this point and time you have two choices.
1 Call Apple and pay the accidental damage price for a replacement [If you do not have APP+]
2 Go purhcase a new phone
Sorry bout that though.

A very good friend of mine dropped her iphone into water and now it is not working.Her husband recently passed away and text messages from him and from well wishers after his decease are feared lost. Is there any way to retrieve them?

A very good friend of mine dropped her iphone into water and now it is not working.Her husband recently passed away and text messages from him and from well wishers after his decease are feared lost. Is there any way to retrieve them?
I suggested contacting Compub in Nassau St as the info is priceless and worth the trouble of trying to regain?
Any thoughts? The poor lady is very distress

If she has backed up her iPhone she can replace that iPhone and set up the new iPhone from her backup.
You can put the iPhone that went into water into a plastic baggie with either new silica gel packets (preferred) or raw rice and let it sit for 4 - 5 days. After that time remove the phone and connect it to power for at least a half hour. While it is still connected to power reset it by holding down the power and hold button, wait for the Apple logo then let go of the buttons. Might take several tries. If it revives immediately back it up.

Hello, I live in Uruguay and I dropped my iphone in water. How I can get the out-of-warranty replacement? There is no apple store in Uruguay.

Hello, I live in Uruguay and I dropped my iphone in water. How I can get the out-of-warranty replacement? There is no apple store in Uruguay.

You can also try the Support site:https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action
And the ExpressLane for a service request: https://expresslane.apple.com

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