I dropped my iPhone 5s in the toilet last night, what do I do?

I dropped my iphone 5s in the toilet last night! I quickly grabbed it out. It had an otterbox defender on it, I dried it took it out of the case, dried it again and blew in the headphone jack, speakers, and charging port. I then immediatly put it in a ziplock bag of rice and left it overnight. This morning I took it out turned it on and it was fully functional (finger unlock, touchscreen), I didnt check the speakers though. The screen on the top left has a streak (about an inch long) that looks like water damage. I turned my phone back off and put it back in the bag of rice and Im planning on checking it again later tonight. Is my phone ruined or can I make it go away? Also, will my phone be okay in the long run?

There's no way to know how much damage was done. It didn't help that you took it out of the rice and turned it on... that may have permanently damaged it. Leave it off, in the rice for several more days... you might get lucky.

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I dropped my iPhone 4s down the toilet because I saw a spider on the seat and jumped, causing me to drop it down the loo. I fished it out and dried it off. The phone was on so I tried to turn it off so it didn't fry the inside of it. I held down the power button and the usual "Slide to power off" slider came up. I tried to swipe it and the phone wouldn't do it. I kept trying to swipe but it wouldn't let me and the screen started to do something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij7r2dyqBMg
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I think that we all know the answer to this one.
Unfortunatley the device is concidered damaged by water. Apple can do an out of warranty repair which would cost $199. Generally they would just replace the device in this case for the $199.
The alternative is to Purchase a new device.

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Service and Repair - https://selfsolve.apple.com/ Repair options (require hardware serial number)
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_Kingdom&product=iph one <-- enter correct country once on page

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If water drained out of your phone when you pulled it out of the toilet it is most likelyh dead. Stop trying to turn it on or plugging it in. You really need to put it in a bag of rice for 3-4 days and just leave it alone. It will take that long to get it totally dry to see if it is going to come back to life.
Good luck, but since you tried to turn it on, and plugged it in while it was probably still wet inside I would not count on it surviving.

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I dropped my phone in the toilet, it was submerged for about 2-4 seconds before i fished it out and ran to the kitchen for some rice.
However, I was so worried about trying to find rice that I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO SHUT THE PHONE OFF!
Right before I put the phone in the rice, I hit the speakers against my palm to get out any excess water. By the time I got the phone into the rice, the screen had shut off on its own. (Siri had just finished a sentence as well before I put it in the rice)
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Having the power on while there was still moisture in the iPhone could very well have cause some components within it to be fried.
The other things is that the moisture can cause corrosion which can cause more problems to develop in the future.
You might want to just take it to Apple and purchase an out of warranty replacement for it.
Allan

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Ok, this is basically what happened.
I dropped my Iphone 5s a couple days ago into the toilet for 4-5 seconds. I then took the phone out, put it in a towel, cleaned up the water that was there, and then like an idiot after 10 minutes, tried to turn it on. It wouldn't turn on, obviously. I know this is bad. Anyway.
I decide to put it in rice. For 2-3 days. It would not turn on. I thought, it's a goner.
Today, my gf got back from vacation and tried helping me with it. We decided to put it in the charger, and bam, the battery logo turned on!! It was dead, and after charging, the phone went on like normal. I was psyched. We went to the Sprint store and changed my number back to my iphone.
6 hours later it's dead again. Won't turn on. Tried to charge just in case - won't turn on.
Should I just give up? I put it in rice again and see what happens over night, but I'm trying my best to not pay the 250$ repair price.

Water and electronic don't play well together.
I think it's toast, make an appointment for an Out of Warranty replacement for a fee.

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Far too much information
However place in a bag of ricer leave for at least a week and there is a chance it may work
but assuming it was on it is unlikely
If you need a swifter solution
Apple retail Stores will exchange under out of warranty program for $229 over the counter
(or if you are in UK £179 )

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I really need some help, I dropped my iPhone 4 in the toilet for the second time. It isn't turning on and last time I put it in rice and it worked in a couple of days, but apparently rice only works once. I got my iPhone 4 last June so I've nearly had it for over a year. It was originally black and i got it changed to a white one. Does it still have warranty? What do I do? How much will it cost to get it fixed/get a new one? I don't have that much money cause I'm only 16. Some one help!!

Your warranty will not cover this because it is the result of user negligence. The warranty does not cover user negligence. What you can do is take it to your local Apple Store and do an out-of-warranty replacement:
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Please can someone help me!!!
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Can I get it fixed or replaced by Apple?
I don't mind paying, but I need my phone.

Only Apple or an Apple authorised dealer can repair your phone for you, contact Apple for details of how to send it for repair.

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