What happens if I drop my iPhone in the water?
Try this (sometimes you can rescue a water logged iPhone):Turn your oven on to 200 deg f and let it warm for 10 minutes or so.Give your phone a good shake or two with the dock connector port facing away in order to force out any pooled water.Turn off the oven.Fill an oven proof dish with rice.Bury your iPhone in the rice in the dish.Stick the iPhone "casserole" in the (now turned off) oven.Leave it in there overnight.Take the bowl out of the oven the next day and let it sit for a week or so in the dry rice mixture.Dont' be tempted to turn it on!Four boys, lots of laundry and a couple of well-washed iPhones later we've been able to rescue them (the phones, that is). There's a couple of caveats here:Your warranty was voided when it hit the water. All iPhones have a moisture sensor so they know when it's been wet.Also, Mick Giles mentioned you should remove the battery before doing all this, and in general he is correct. iPhones don't have removable batteries and the above procedures have worked in the past for us even though you can't get the battery out.I cannot guarantee this will work, but it's worth a shot.Good luck!Carl
Dropped my iphone in milk!?
At Apple's website, they show you where the water damage (or in this case milk damage) alert is on your phone. This is the page with the table showing you where to find it on Apple's website: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3302 The way to fix water damage is this way: Step 1) Do not press any buttons after the damage has been done. Attempting to press any buttons may shift the moisture inside the unit caused by the water damage, which can result in it pooling under the buttons. This will render the iPhone inoperable. Step 2) Lay the iPhone on a flat surface under a bright light. This will moisture near the iPhone's surface to evaporate through the tiny cracks in the iPhone's shell. The amount of time you need to leave the iPhone under the light will vary depending on how wet it is. Light to moderate damage should only need one to two hours of light, but more severe water damage will need up to five hours. Step 3) Get a medium-sized bowl and fill it with uncooked rice. Although it may sound a little strange, placing the iPhone LCD face down in a bowl of rice will help pull out the moisture. Step 4) Leave the iPhone in this bowl for 2 to 3 days. Do not disturb the rice or try to replace it during this time. Step 5) Pull the iPhone out of its rice bowl and immediately plug it in to a computer. If you see a "do not disconnect" symbol, then your iPhone has survived the water damage. If not, then you will need to replace it. P.S. Do not trust DigiExpress to fix your iPhone! There have terrible reviews!
I dropped my iPhone in water. What can I say or do to an Apple Store genius to have them replace my phone for free, assuming the warranty is void?
The easiest thing to say is:“Here is the $199 replacement/repair fee, that I give you ‘for free’, and you please give me a replacement iPhone ‘for free’ in exchange?”There is no magical social engineering technique that works on Apple Store employees to get them to replace iPhones, except maybe having an Apple badge and wearing it to the store. Even then, you should just take it to OnSite, instead of a store.The problem is going to be the chemical water indicators, and there are two external (one in the headphone jack, one in the docking port), and several internal.The first thing they will try, if you do not indicate water damage, is a “battery detach” fix. Meaning they open the thing up in the back of the store, and the internal damage sensors are obvious at that point. So even chemical hacks on the phase change water sensors will not fix things, unless you opened it up and hacked them, too.Hey! Finally a benefit to getting rid of the headphone jack! One less place water gets in, one less water damage indicator!In general, if your iPhone dies by drowning, it’s your fault, and you should not be trying to BS a coroner that it was suicide.Typically, I get AppleCare+ on the thing; it’s $50 out of pocket if it dies, even if you hold its head under water until it stops squirming.Be aware that more recent iPhones, hacking the chemical indicators is not enough, you also have electronics that will rat you out, if you murder an iPhone in a toilet.All that said: there is a code in the system for “customer’s fault, replaced it anyway”; as far a I know, an employee who uses it “too much” gets terminated.So even if you can look really poor/sad, bring a kid, or show a lot of cleavage (or whatever the particular employee likes to see), you are likely putting their job at risk, if you’re successful.Think twice, and maybe get AppleCare+ next time.
I dropped my iphone in water and now it won't turn off?
Hello. As I said, I dropped my iPhone 4s in water several hours ago, and since then, it's been in and out of a bag of rice. It's been working fine, except it randomly restarts itself, and if I try to turn it off, it just comes right back on. How long should I keep it in the rice, and would letting the battery run dead help with the power issue?
Dropped iPhone 5s in water and now sound is muffled?
No I don't have apple care so that won't work but i dropped my 5s in my dogs water bowl and it was only there for a few seconds before I grabbed it, pulled it out of the otterbox and dried off all I could, because of the otterbox and my reaction I don't think that any got into my charge port of headphone jack but just my speakers although the speakers aren't a huge necessity for me I would like to do all I can to get them back to full working order. Songs at full volume sound very muffled and sound like they are at half volume, any help is appreciated
I dropped my iPhone 5s in Ginger Ale, what do I do?
I was on a plane and fell asleep with my drink between my legs and my phone was on my lap and when I woke up my iPhone was submerged in it. The Ginger Ale covered the top of the iPhone (so the camera, and those parts). I took it out, dried it off and it still works...kind of. The touch screen sometimes randomly does things on its own and presses apps or other things. It's also hard to press things sometimes and it won't listen. It has also been searching for a signal the past few hours. Is there anything I can do to save my phone? If not, what is the cheapest thing I can do to get a new one. Thanks in advance!
What can possibly happen when an iPhone 5s is dropped into water for five seconds?
Two possible options.1) Water enters via the headphone and lightning jacks, and in all likelihood the phone will break.2) Water just does not enter. Because the phone sits like a diving bell and there's no reason for the air to leave and water to enter. (This is the more likely outcome) My wife dropped and iPhone in a deep puddle, (and also, she admits, into a toilet) on both occasions the device was fully submerged. She pulled it out and it worked just fine.
I dropped my iPhone in water, now the home button is spazzing out.?
So I dropped my iPhone in water a while ago and I set it dry out/dried it out. The phone still turns on and everything works fine BUT the voice control keeps popping up. I'm assuming water got to the circuit that controls the home button, so now it will randomly close out of apps, start playing music, etc. It's extremely inconvenient and embarrassing when it happens in quiet/public. I have spent many hours looking online for a solution, and I can't find one. I have enabled the guided access feature so that I have a touch screen home button, but I cannot find a way to disable the physical home button or to disable voice control all together (I've already disabled Siri). Please help! I use my phone for filming videos/vlogging and I can't afford a new one right now. iPhone 5s