Rain Water Damage

When we had heavy rain in England a few weeks ago, I had to take my iPhone out in order to use maps and find some directions as well as make a call. I put it back in my pocket asap and all seemed fine. However, as the day went on my phone kept going onto the shut down screen asking if I wanted to turn my iPhone off (even though I wasn’t pressing anything). Then later on my lock button stopped working completely and hasn’t worked since – I’ve been getting by with assertive touch.
I can think of no explanation apart from that the rain water must have got in. My phone is still in warranty and (although the circumstances probably won’t matter) it wasn’t even like I dropped it, it was just some rain.
I’ve read differing things about Apple’s policy with water damaged phones and I’m going to make a Genius appointment in the coming days. Is my issue something Apple would replace for free or am I going to have to pay?

You will have to pay. Water damage, no matter the source, is water damage. You can get an out of warranty replacement which is cheaper than buying a new phone.

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After drying drying my laptop and using a hair dryer to dry within the ports and vents in case , it is now currently drying. I don't want to switch it on in case there is water damage and it might short circuit.
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Did you take off the bottom panel? If not do so.
Make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar and have them inspect it. The evaluation will be FREE and they are in the best position to attack the issue.
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Of course it is a design flaw. That is why I have a Casio Commando. My first smartphone was a Verizon blackberry and it was the worst for water damage...it got a foggy screen after being through a rainstorm inside a water resistant bicycle handlebar bag. No phone should suffer damage from casual contact with water, folks. People are 70% water after all. You could put some of these in your pocket, go jogging, and ruin the phone...sort of defeats the purpose of the phone don't you think?
Good to see that Verizon was so reasonable about repairing it, don't you think?

MacBook Pro water damage

MMy MacBook Pro was on my wet carpet for 8 hours on Monday and suffered water damage. Will it recover? I attached pics
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Wow that's a lot of corrosion.
This is a full court shot attempt, but here's what I did when my laptop got rained on (granted this is an older secondary MBP so if it failed I had my other one).
Unplug everything.
Remove the logic board.
alcohol (90% +) and a toothbrush
Brush away! focusing on the coroded parts. get the corrosion out.
Clean the goop off the bottom of the case.
There is a SMALL chance that it will work, but that damage looks pretty bad. Was it running while it was wet? More than likely the water get into or underneith the chip set, which is more difficult to clean without knowledge and the right tools. Rossman group seems do a good job at fixing these kinds of things...
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For future reference, Apple does make quick judgment calls based on these indicators, but if you refuse their claim, they have to do a more thorough inspection - where they open up the phone and check internal water indicators. The ones in the charging and headphone ports can be triggered by a speck of rain or a humid bathroom, and cannot be used to disqualify you from warranty coverage.
If it has been water damaged, be honest with them - the internal indicators can disqualify warranty coverage, but more often than not if you're open and friendly with them, they'll help you out anyway.

Does Apple Care cover unintentional water damage?

Im on vacation in Mexico. I was holding my phone in my hand as most do so and earlier that day it had rained. I was walking near the pool to go back to my hotel room when i slipped and landed in the pool with my phone, My legs are all bruised and scratched and i almost needed stitches. I have apple care but will it cover my water damaged phone?

AppleCare does not cover liquid damage which would mean you get a replacement as an out of warranty service for a fee. If you have AppleCare+ then you can use one of your 2 incidents to get a replacement for $49.

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It may not be completely dry, do not put it back on top of the iMac (too much heat), find a cool, dry place, like a cupboard, and leave it there for 3 or 4 days, then try it again. The battery charge is probably going to be depleted by that time, connect it to power, let it charge for at least 30 minutes, then Reset it. You may have to try the Reset several times. When it revives try the hold switch.
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I was talkig on the phone when it was raining a bit n after i got home i got no more soud on my iphone n i went where i buy my iphone they say its water damage how

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I kept my laptop by he window side from which splashes of rain water had trickled inside the track pad .
Without knowing this i restarted my laptop by the morning of next day and i saw my screen with blue & black
squiggles and the system started producing beep sound, so i switched it off by pressing the power button .
even after two days of drying, if i switch on the machine ,fans runs inside & the beep sound is produced
continuously along with the sleep light indicator, the screen appears dead , no response.
Can anyone figure out what possibly could be the damage for the machine ?
i have these doubts specifically - whether my logic board is failed ? display failed ?
which all parts should i replace by myself to make it working ?
Data loss is not a problem
thank in advance
Plz reply

Sorry, nobody here can possible troubleshoot this from forum posts.
You should take it in to Apple or an Apple Authorized repair facitlity and have it evaluated. Apple will check it out for free and give you an estimate of repairs so you can then decide whether to repair it or replace it.
Water and water-caused electrical shorts can do severe damage, so be prepared that it may be very expensive to fix.

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Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.

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Man this is embarassing... the one day I decide to open my window is the one day there's torrential rain here haha good thing my mb pro was generally out of direct contact with the incoming rain
Question is, I came home and there were signs of very very VERY little water on my desk and around my mb pro, probably around a couple of drops but you could tell it was from the rain and may have entered through the screen window behind it. There were a couple of drops next to my mb pro, and when I opened it, the screen had very very little water on it, just on the outer edges of the screen and near the trackpad, but I want to know if this water entered in any way. The computer works perfectly fine so far, I used disk utility to verify the disk and it says everything is good.
are there any other checks I can do to see if water touched it at all, because I have my doubts that the rain actually came into contact and it may just be humidity, but I would still like to know if in the future potential unseen damage from now will affect it later.
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