I dropped my phone down the toilet and after drying it out for 3 days, it will turn on but turn itself off after several minutes

i dropped my phone down the toilet and after drying it out for 3 days, it will turn on but turn itself off after several minutes, please help!

so is there no saving my iphone 4? even if it works fine when its on, can text and phone, email etc. just turns off and then reloads the apple icon and asks for my passscode again. it almost seems as it wont charge.

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    Apple will not attempt to repair that iPhone, but they will do an out-of-warranty replacement for $269 in the US

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    I dropped my phone in the toilet and now is not working.   What should I do?

    Put in in a bag of dry rice for a few days and see if that drys it out. Don't be surprised if it doesn't. You may need to take it to an Apple Store. They will offer you a replacement at a reduced price
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    angelsrfvr wrote:
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