![]() ![]() The phone still works though (connects to a computer etc. Of still don’t work you would need more professional tools to do better diagnostic on. Many videos on YouTube depending on your model. Plug into a computer and see if it reads. Plug in the charger and see if it gets hot anywhere. Note that we did this ~2 weeks after the water damage had occurred so you don’t need to try this as your first option.Ī few days later, the screen is completely dead. Depending on the type of phone remove or unplug the battery and plug back in. It will mess up your screen but it might make it responsive again. Thus, if you really need to get your phone working and nothing else works try to soak it in isopropyl alcohol. ![]() The only downside is that the screen is now kind of messed up - looks like there are small amounts of liquid under the screen, and some other discoloring in parts of the screen - but I guess we could now replace it. As we didn’t have anything to lose we tried it out and it actually worked: the screen is now responding to touch, and the phone seems to work perfectly. However, my father-in-law insisted that if we soak it in isopropyl alcohol it would work (I think the idea is that isopropyl alcohol replaces the water, and eventually evaporates). I took it to a trustworthy repair shop (Fonum in Finland), and they had a look at it and said that it couldn’t be fixed. I had the same problem: Nokia 7 Plus, dropped into the toilet, the phone seemed to work except the touch screen did not respond to touch. Why do we tell people not to do something that works just fine because we were told it doesn’t work? Because it DOESNT work, and it’s been tested, and were trying to save your device from corrosion destroying Sta You mentioned your HTC 1, but you realize if it worked after you put it in rice, it would’ve worked even if you didn’t? Just because it worked for you doesn’t mean it’s 100% foul proof? If you are in the middle of the woods, why do you just have a random bag of rice? The sun works better. The proper way to leave a phone that has been water damaged recently if you don’t know how to take it apart Is to immediately power it off, to avoid a short circuit on the board, sit it on a ventilated area, or out in the sun for a few hours if you are unable to take it to a Genius Bar. It also kinda “suffocates” the phone, and doesn’t allow air to vent through the device. If you have determined that your charging cable or plug is not working. Find out what to do if your tablet is not charging. Third party apps interrupting the charging process. The starch that is in rice actually speeds up the corrosion process on the motherboard, which leads to things not working on the device, or complete device failure. The most common reasons for a phone failing to charge are: A faulty cable, charger, socket or adapter. Rice doesn’t really absorb moisture like you think it does with electronics. I’m sure you aren’t very keen how water works on electronics. ![]()
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