Get a pentalobe screwdriver and 99% isopropyl alcohol.
Take the screen off and rinse it throughout with the alcohol.
Take the screen off and rinse it throughout with the alcohol.
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Just dropped my i5 in the toilet
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I hate to say this but it doesn't look like Apple Care covers water damage:
iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty
But I do hope things turn out okay for your phone.
iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty
But I do hope things turn out okay for your phone.
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Thats actually disturbing. Just think, the motherboard in my refurb iPhone 5 could have been dropped in the toilet in its previous life and could have still passed testing for re-use.
I also wonder how many iphones that fell in water and didnt have their sensors tripped are being put up for sale.
Of course it's not covered by the warranty... it's a form of damage to the phone.
I agree but made mention of it as others in the thread made mention of Apple Care being of help.
I think they were referring to AppleCare+, which does covered accidental damage. It's only available in the USA (as far as I know), which sucks.
You only quoted a small part of the "Generalized water damage guide"
Step 8 of that is is what has been recommended multiple times here.
If you are not confident about disassembling your device you can attempt drying it by burying it in a container of uncooked rice for several days. In some cases the rice will successfully draw out the remaining liquid. Change the orientation of the device occasionally in its rice bath to give the liquid every chance to drain. Avoid using salt, sugar, or flour. Disassembling and cleaning the device is always the best way to prevent corrosion, but if the device was not submerged this drying may in some cases be enough to prevent further damage.
Ahh the dreaded toilet fall! Make sure your device is off, and get ready for some dis-assembly. Its not as daunting as you may think, and with some patience you have a very high chance of saving your iPhone.
The best thing to do at this point is to dis-assemble your device completely. Purchase some 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, some silica gel (the little packets with the small balls that say do not eat), and start cleaning the internals. Water can corrode the internals of an iPhone to a point that it can fry the matherboard.
Once your device is dis-assembled, place the components inside of the silica gel for anywhere from 12-24 hours. Once you remove the components from the silica gel, clean all connection points, flex cables, and other areas with the 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you don't leave behind any areas that look corroded. I like to use a small magnifying glass to thoroughly inspect the connection points, and make sure I didn't miss anything. After you clean everything, you can put your device back together, and see if you have successfully saved your device! We have a had a super high success rate with saving devices with this method.
The best thing to do at this point is to dis-assemble your device completely. Purchase some 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, some silica gel (the little packets with the small balls that say do not eat), and start cleaning the internals. Water can corrode the internals of an iPhone to a point that it can fry the matherboard.
Once your device is dis-assembled, place the components inside of the silica gel for anywhere from 12-24 hours. Once you remove the components from the silica gel, clean all connection points, flex cables, and other areas with the 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. Make sure you don't leave behind any areas that look corroded. I like to use a small magnifying glass to thoroughly inspect the connection points, and make sure I didn't miss anything. After you clean everything, you can put your device back together, and see if you have successfully saved your device! We have a had a super high success rate with saving devices with this method.
Silica Gel is the ****. Use that. Much better
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You clearly don't understand 99.9% Isopropyl. I had my sister murder (or so we thought) a MacBook with milk. It turned off almost instantly after it fell on the computer and boy was there a lot, around 500ml. Took it apart, removed the HD and the disc drive, gave the lower case a bath in 99% isopropyl, put it back together. Perfect. Would not have survived without it.
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You clearly don't understand 99.9% Isopropyl. I had my sister murder (or so we thought) a MacBook with milk. It turned off almost instantly after it fell on the computer and boy was there a lot, around 500ml. Took it apart, removed the HD and the disc drive, gave the lower case a bath in 99% isopropyl, put it back together. Perfect. Would not have survived without it.
Sometimes people like to look at some of their favorite photos and video clips while in the toilet area enjoying themselves and when they get a bit too excited and over-reach themselves that is when droppage can occur.
Apparently, I mean it's never happened to me.
What I am thinking is that since i pulled the phone out literally within 1 second it fell in, the water didnt even have enough time to fill up in the phone ...AND i dried it off immediately after so hopefully I might of just saved it
Ah! Copy that. I must be living in a dark cave as I haven't heard of it yet. 'Course until getting my new iphone, I haven't had Apple Care in eons since my others have expired. Thanks for the heads up. I am in the U.S. and will look into it for my new phone.
Clearly
Big Macbook VS tiny phone with tools and skills needed. You did read the first sentence of Step 8 ?
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70% (or something low like that) has saved many phones for me. The higher the better.
This ^^
The typical oh crap !! bionic man, ninja move, like hitting a spider 30 times in a second or two
I wasnt taking a **** or pissing, it fell in clean toilet water
And i dont know if i feel comfortable opening up my iPhone... I mean the water sensors on the i5 didnt even go off so im assuming that it didnt even have enough time to fill up with water
