Dropped iP5 in water

stonyboys · Feb 10, 2013, 01:06 AM

It was completely submerged for about a second, quickly fished it out and turned it off within 5 seconds. Ran to the nearest tissue box and dried the outside, now it's lying inside a bowl of rice. Anything else I can do to try and make it survive?

Agent-P · Feb 10, 2013, 01:30 AM

At this point there isn't much else you can do (you did everything you should've). Just make sure to leave it in the rice for at least 24 hours (I would say 48 hours to be on the safe side) and hope for the best.

IFRIT · Feb 10, 2013, 07:05 AM

The chances of it surviving would be much better if the battery was removable. As said you've done all you can do at this point.

Pug72 · Feb 10, 2013, 07:07 AM

Taking the sim tray out may aid the drying.

stonyboys · Feb 10, 2013, 12:04 PM

How often do iP5s survive complete submersions? I heard they had some aqua repel thing? And i saw the video where it's still playing a video just fine under water, and didn't die until it was boiled.

blueroom · Feb 10, 2013, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonyboys

How often do iP5s survive complete submersions? I heard they had some aqua repel thing? And i saw the video where it's still playing a video just fine under water, and didn't die until it was boiled.

They generally do very poorly, problems my show up over time as minerals and salts in the water do their thing.

Leo Laporte had an iPhone with Aqua repel (or similar) it died quick death in a glass of water.

iPusch · Feb 10, 2013, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonyboys

How often do iP5s survive complete submersions? I heard they had some aqua repel thing? And i saw the video where it's still playing a video just fine under water, and didn't die until it was boiled.

The iPhone 5 itself is pretty shrouded, due to the lighting connector...
I would kinda be surprised if your iPhone wouldn't make it.
Many of my friends still handle w/ their iPhones even though they dropped it multiple times in water haha^^
But maybe they are just lucky, hope yours will make it.

stonyboys · Feb 10, 2013, 12:20 PM

Thanks for the responses guys, and I just read that the rice bowl should actually be closed, is this true? I'm using an open bowl.

cruzmisl · Feb 10, 2013, 12:22 PM

Yes, putting it in a closed container will help.

The longer you are willing to wait the better. 48 hours minimum.

Brian Y · Feb 10, 2013, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iPusch

The iPhone 5 itself is pretty shrouded, due to the lighting connector...
I would kinda be surprised if your iPhone wouldn't make it.
Many of my friends still handle w/ their iPhones even though they dropped it multiple times in water haha^^
But maybe they are just lucky, hope yours will make it.

Bear in mind there are holes for the speaker, etc.

If it doesn't die now, it will probably die a slow death in the future.

ritmomundo · Feb 10, 2013, 12:31 PM

If Motorola can make "waterproof" phones, why can't Apple?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLz-AB7tTb8

Given the circumstances and your swift actions, I'm sure your phone will be fine.

MarcBook · Feb 10, 2013, 03:43 PM

I half-submerged my iPhone 5 in a cocktail 9 days ago.

It was only in the liquid for around a second and amazingly, it took no damage whatsoever. The liquid contact indicator wasn't touched and there appears to be zero corrosion, everything is working normally. I did quickly dry it out, but I didn't turn it off or anything.

I just wanted to share my experience to offer some hope. While our incidents are clearly a bit different, the phones seem reasonably resistant to fast dunks in liquid... although I'm hardly recommending it, of course.

stonyboys · Feb 10, 2013, 11:33 PM

I'm trying to look inside the sim thing for the water sensor, but I don't see anything, white or red. How obvious is it to see?

ParagJain · Feb 11, 2013, 03:23 AM

I've also used combination of hair dryer and rice..kept in rice for few hours, and blown hot air for 1 min, break 30 secs break.....
like that for about 10 times..again few hours in rice..spent day and half to get my iPhone 4 in perfectly working condition.

moldy lunchbox · Feb 11, 2013, 03:29 AM

I watched the cnet torture test for iPhone 5 and it survived 2 hours in a freezer, one hour in an oven at 200°, under water with the screen on for a certain time then put in a bag for 2 days, several drop tests, and a bonus washing machine cycle inside a pair of jeans (which is soon fell out of). I'm not the wreck less type but the phone can endure some elements and I'd say you'd have a decent shot at having it come on.

Adutrumque · Feb 11, 2013, 06:22 AM

this seems cool:

https://www.liquipel.com/

stonyboys · Feb 11, 2013, 12:00 PM

Thanks for the responses guys, but about that water sensor? I'm trying to look all around inside the sim hole and I don't seem to see anything, white or red. Can someone take a picture of theirs maybe?

ucfgrad93 · Feb 11, 2013, 12:42 PM

As others have said, you have done what you need to do. Now you just have to wait awhile, at least 48 hours. I hope your iPhone is ok.

MarcBook · Feb 11, 2013, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonyboys

Thanks for the responses guys, but about that water sensor? I'm trying to look all around inside the sim hole and I don't seem to see anything, white or red. Can someone take a picture of theirs maybe?

The liquid contact indicator is in the middle of white disc on the upper side of the SIM slot, so that's the side that the display is on, the front of the phone.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3302?v...S&locale=en_US

stonyboys · Feb 12, 2013, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcBook

The liquid contact indicator is in the middle of white disc on the upper side of the SIM slot, so that's the side that the display is on, the front of the phone.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3302?v...S&locale=en_US

Yeah I've seen that article, and I just can't see anything. No white disc, no red disc. I just see a hole right in the exact spot where it looks like the indicator should be. Could the phone have been made without an indicator? It was one of the earlier ones when Apple hadn't gotten their **** together.

stonyboys · Feb 12, 2013, 03:41 PM

Yes no maybe so?

stonyboys · Feb 13, 2013, 12:36 AM

Typing this from my phone, so glad to have my baby back and amazing that it can survive a full dip in water. I still don't understand why I don't have a water sensor in my sim tray though...

Rocko1 · Feb 13, 2013, 01:00 PM

The the bag with rice and phone in the sun. You need heat to force the water trapped in the phone t evaporate into the rice.

I revived a completely soaked Kindle Fire with this method. Put it in the back seat of my car next to the rear window for about 8 hours.

err404 · Feb 13, 2013, 01:48 PM

If you dropped it in fresh water, I would expect a more or less full recovery. Salt water is a different story.

D.T. · Feb 13, 2013, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcBook

I half-submerged my iPhone 5 in a cocktail 9 days ago.

What kind of drink was it?

Feb 10, 2013, 01:06 AM	#1
stonyboys macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Dropped iP5 in water It was completely submerged for about a second, quickly fished it out and turned it off within 5 seconds. Ran to the nearest tissue box and dried the outside, now it's lying inside a bowl of rice. Anything else I can do to try and make it survive?
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Feb 10, 2013, 01:30 AM	#2
Agent-P macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado	At this point there isn't much else you can do (you did everything you should've). Just make sure to leave it in the rice for at least 24 hours (I would say 48 hours to be on the safe side) and hope for the best. __________________ I have a dream that one day iOS users, Android users, and Windows Phone users will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. Follow me on Twitter
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Feb 10, 2013, 03:43 PM	#12
MarcBook macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jersey, Channel Islands	I half-submerged my iPhone 5 in a cocktail 9 days ago. It was only in the liquid for around a second and amazingly, it took no damage whatsoever. The liquid contact indicator wasn't touched and there appears to be zero corrosion, everything is working normally. I did quickly dry it out, but I didn't turn it off or anything. I just wanted to share my experience to offer some hope. While our incidents are clearly a bit different, the phones seem reasonably resistant to fast dunks in liquid... although I'm hardly recommending it, of course. __________________ Early-2011 15.4" MacBook Pro - 2.2GHz Core i7 quad-core, AMD 6750M 1GB, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD, 1680x1050 glossy iPhone 5 64GB (Black & Slate)
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Feb 11, 2013, 03:29 AM	#15
moldy lunchbox macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC	I watched the cnet torture test for iPhone 5 and it survived 2 hours in a freezer, one hour in an oven at 200°, under water with the screen on for a certain time then put in a bag for 2 days, several drop tests, and a bonus washing machine cycle inside a pair of jeans (which is soon fell out of). I'm not the wreck less type but the phone can endure some elements and I'd say you'd have a decent shot at having it come on. __________________ iPhone 5 black 32GB; Galaxy S3 16gb; iPhone 4 white 16gb
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Feb 13, 2013, 01:48 PM	#24
err404 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2007	If you dropped it in fresh water, I would expect a more or less full recovery. Salt water is a different story. __________________ MacBookPro-MacBook-iMac-MacMini-iPad2-iPad3-iPhone 4s-iPhone 5-AppleTV-AEBS
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Feb 10, 2013, 07:05 AM	#3
IFRIT macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	The chances of it surviving would be much better if the battery was removable. As said you've done all you can do at this point.
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Feb 10, 2013, 07:07 AM	#4
Pug72 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012	Taking the sim tray out may aid the drying.
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Feb 10, 2013, 12:04 PM	#5
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	How often do iP5s survive complete submersions? I heard they had some aqua repel thing? And i saw the video where it's still playing a video just fine under water, and didn't die until it was boiled.
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Feb 10, 2013, 12:20 PM	#8
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Thanks for the responses guys, and I just read that the rice bowl should actually be closed, is this true? I'm using an open bowl.
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Feb 10, 2013, 12:22 PM	#9
cruzmisl macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012	Yes, putting it in a closed container will help. The longer you are willing to wait the better. 48 hours minimum.
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Feb 10, 2013, 12:31 PM	#11
ritmomundo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bel Air, CA	If Motorola can make "waterproof" phones, why can't Apple? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLz-AB7tTb8 Given the circumstances and your swift actions, I'm sure your phone will be fine.
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Feb 10, 2013, 11:33 PM	#13
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	I'm trying to look inside the sim thing for the water sensor, but I don't see anything, white or red. How obvious is it to see?
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Feb 11, 2013, 03:23 AM	#14
ParagJain macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2011	I've also used combination of hair dryer and rice..kept in rice for few hours, and blown hot air for 1 min, break 30 secs break..... like that for about 10 times..again few hours in rice..spent day and half to get my iPhone 4 in perfectly working condition.
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Feb 11, 2013, 06:22 AM	#16
Adutrumque Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sweden	this seems cool: https://www.liquipel.com/
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Feb 11, 2013, 12:00 PM	#17
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Thanks for the responses guys, but about that water sensor? I'm trying to look all around inside the sim hole and I don't seem to see anything, white or red. Can someone take a picture of theirs maybe?
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Feb 11, 2013, 12:42 PM	#18
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	As others have said, you have done what you need to do. Now you just have to wait awhile, at least 48 hours. I hope your iPhone is ok.
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Feb 12, 2013, 03:41 PM	#21
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Yes no maybe so?
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Feb 13, 2013, 12:36 AM	#22
stonyboys Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Typing this from my phone, so glad to have my baby back and amazing that it can survive a full dip in water. I still don't understand why I don't have a water sensor in my sim tray though...
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Feb 13, 2013, 01:00 PM	#23
Rocko1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2011	The the bag with rice and phone in the sun. You need heat to force the water trapped in the phone t evaporate into the rice. I revived a completely soaked Kindle Fire with this method. Put it in the back seat of my car next to the rear window for about 8 hours.
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