wet cell phone!! help!!??!!!?
okay so my husband was going swimming with the kids, and his samsung cell phone was in his bathing suit pocket..it was at the bottom of 9 feet for about 15 minutes or so…and now it wont stop vibrating, when i open it up te keypad is lit up but the screen is not. is it safe to press power? right now it is soaking in dry rice, but will that work? if not, how can i help it? can it be fixed, or is it time 4 a new one?
you all are being so helpfu! how can i pick best answer?!
Rice does the trick a lot of the time. I wouldn’t press power right now i would take out the battery and put the battery and the phone in separate bowls of rice. Give it time, if its still having problems after 24-48 hours you might need a new one. I left my phone out in really heavy rain a few months ago and after a day in the rice the screen still wasn’t working, but I gave it a shot and left it in for another day and it worked like new!
i had a phone that was doing that so i broke it in half… haha i would just recommend the dry rice.. which you are already doing haha
i would just upgrade to a Droid or some type of phone like that.
u r doing all the right things but it probably won’t be saved. you might be covered by your credit card for the damages
umm take the battery out and let it dry for a couple days dont try it out yet
its obviously completely wet inside and out so it could hurt it
rice is good
sun is too
Remove the battery immediately! do not hesitate on that.
Second, put it and the removed battery in the oven, or on a WARM (not hot) surface. do not exceed 140deg. F. or it will melt and/or catch fire.
After about 8 hours of drying time, then try it again and see if it works (use the charger only to power it, no battery)
The battery can explode or catch fire if there are still problems, but if it works with the charger then try it with the battery. If it works, it works.
this exact thing happened to me and i had to get it replaced, the fact that it was submerged in deep water and for a long period of time -as opposed to a quick drop in the sink- means that there’s probably too much water for the phone to turn on and function properly
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You should try Silica Gel Packets to dry out your phone. There was a good article on associatedcontent.com that explains how to dry a wet cell phone, iPods, or any electronics. You need to take the battery out of your phone and place your cell phone and battery in a zip lock bag with Silica Gel Packets. Silica Gel will remove all the moisture from the phone and its components, something air drying will not do!
I did this after my husband’s phone went through the wash and it worked like a charm.
Just Google "Silica Gel Packets" and you will find several companies selling these products. There is also a web site called: http://www.SilicaGelPackets.com that has them.