Water damage to iphone?

my iphone fell into a hot bath???..will it work again??

niamhjd,
I am writing this post hoping that it will help you and anyone else who searches the Web wanting advice for a water-damaged iPhone. Bottom line: Our water-damaged 3GS doesn't work, but we were able to salvage our photos!
My wife had a similar issue - her iPhone 3GS was dunked into salt water and wouldn't respond to any buttons. We dried off the exterior and left it in a warm car to dry it off. I later read that you can speed up the drying process by putting it into a bag of rice or silica gel packs, but don't overheat it. Anyway, after a few days we took it to the Apple store, where a "genius" told us there was nothing we could do to repair it.
We explained that we wanted to recover photos from the trip we were on, and he said it might be possible by executing a procedure that involves removing the memory chip from the motherboard and soldering it to a new circuit. But it would be extremely expensive. So we took it home, resolved to upgrading to a 4S when they became available.
Believing that we could do no more harm, she plugged it into the power adapter and was surprised to see a faint Apple logo on the screen - barely visible, but in the same spot where one appears during boot-up.
After charging the phone for about a day, it still wouldn't respond to the lock button. So I figured, there's nothing to lose by plugging it into my Mac desktop. I was surprised when iPhoto launched as usual, and shocked when the iPhone appeared in the Sources pane. It read all the stored photos, and let me download all of them except one movie. It even launched iTunes and stepped through the sync process: backup, download purchased apps, updated apps, syncing files, etc. It seemed to balk, though, when I tried to access app data.
It may be that ours was not a typical outcome - that we could just as easily have fried whatever undamaged circuits were left by plugging it into the charger and the desktop. So my advice to anyone who reads this and wants to recover their photos, books, apps, etc is to research the Web for ways to minimize water damage; try to dry the phone out as thoroughly as possible; try to power up gently; and if all else fails, try syncing to your desktop. Good luck!

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tonefox,
Your response is about as helpful as a mechanic in a car accident repair body shop giving you a lecture on how to drive. Thanks for that!
everyone else,
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Out-of-Warranty Service
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iPhone 5
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iPhone 4s
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iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,
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copied from Apple - Support - Service Answer Center

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Sorry for the 'iPhone in the toilet' question however i'm not sure what to do.
I have done the requisite, rice in the cupboard trick so will see what happens, but just wanted to know what my options are if the phone is dead.
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hey! So today my phone had gotten some water on it. I dried it off and shook the phone carefully to get rid of water. Well now when people call me i can only answer their calls and speak to them on speaker phone. Also if my phone is on ringer mode it doesnt ring nor do my buttons click like usually. When i adjust volume on the side of my phone it says im adjusting the headphone volume? :-| super upset with myself. I dont have insurance for the phone. Does this mean i have to go buy a whole new phone??
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Because my phone wasn't completely submerged in water, it was in a steamy bathroom and there was just water markings underneath the screen that made the touchscreen unresponsive for a while.
But then I charged it. Which could have heated and fried the inside entirely.
I really don't know how.
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