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liquid damage

  1. rowi1de

    iPhone 12 Pro Faulty Battery Replacement repair (Waterproofing) &Bad Upgrade Timing

    Hey Folks, I recently had my iPhone 12 Pro at an official Apple Store for Battery Replacement (Wireless charging killed it to 80% in no time ...) Everything was smooth and fast, however, they told me that they damaged the screen while replacing the battery. And I thought "Well nice, a fresh new...
  2. P

    Carrier iPad help

    I have a iPad Air 5th gen 256 cellular and it has liquid damage would Apple replace it or repair it and I don’t have Apple unfortunately and I’m willing to pay what ever I have to without buying a whole new one
  3. geek2022

    MBP 13inch M1 flexgate issue question

    Hi, I spilled some juice on my MBP 2days ago but the keyboard was kinda spared. There is a pretty big watermark on my screen (ie water is shown on the display). The keyboard is working fine. There is also a flexgate that showed up! Issues What I am concerned about is did the juice spill make...
  4. F

    Vape/E-Liquid Spill on Macbook Air. Anybody dealt with this?

    So my sweet, darling, definitely-not-about-to-be-strangled brother spilled e-juice/nicotine liquid on the keyboard of my brand spanking new Macbook Air yesterday. It's a 2020 M1 Model. It was maybe half a tablespoon, spilled on the left-hand side of the keyboard. I wiped up the spill immediately...
  5. Tmlnson

    Spilled a lot of juice on MacBook Pro. It seems to be working fine (more below)

    I spilled a lot of juice on my 2019 MacBook Pro... pretty much instantly the computer started bugging where it would turn off after a minute of having it on. The sound also stopped working and the Touch ID button does not work anymore. I turned it off, flipped it updated down (idek if that...
  6. T

    iPad If I use my iPad with my hands which are very dry and cracked and sometimes bleeding a little on the top of my hand in the winter time will it?

    If I use my iPad with my hands which are very dry and cracked and sometimes bleeding a little on the top of my hand in the winter time will it cause liquid damage to the iPad?
  7. T

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus Why don’t most people cause liquid damage to their iPhone 6S?

    Why don’t most people cause liquid damage to their iPhone 6S especially from taking their phone with them and getting caught in the rain outside or from just rain in general (especially for people that walk) even if you keep it in your pocket?
  8. A

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus Why doesn’t damp hands or sweaty hands cause liquid damage to an iPhone 6S that’s in a case?

    Why doesn’t damp hands or sweaty hands cause liquid damage to an iPhone 6S that’s in an Otterbox Defenders case since iPhones are easily liquid damaged?
  9. S

    Used MBP is apparently liquid damaged

    Hello everyone, A couple of weeks ago I've purchased a used MBP 13" 2015 for 700€ (which is a good price where I live) in excellent exterior conditions. While I was trying it, I had noticed that a couple of keys were a bit strange (nothing major anyway), but the seller told me that it probably...
  10. gertrud_s

    Touch Bar water damage

    Hi, I accidentally spilled water on the left side of my Macbook Pro 2017 Touch Bar. I put it in rice for 24 hours, and just now turned it on. Everything but the touch bar now seems to be working - there is just no light coming from it. Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks
  11. K

    Battery on MacBook "not installed"

    I recently paid around $500 to get my MacBook Air 11 inch fixed because of liquid damage. Part of this was removing the battery and replacing it with a new battery. That was just over a month ago. The other day when I came home from work it wouldn't turn on. Thinking maybe it had died or...
  12. Kaylalexis

    MACBOOK PRO WATER DAMAGE ADVICE

    Hey everyone. So long story short, my two month old MacBook Pro with Touch Bar suffered some liquid damage last week and I’ve been in hell trying to figure out what to do ever since. I am a week to late to get AppleCare+ (that would cover accidental damage). I sent it to Apple for a repair...
  13. chesturrific

    Liquid damage - MacBook Air 13”

    Hii. I wish you could help me. O accidentally spilled my wine over my one-month old macbook air. The lcd appears to be not working anymore but when you type in ghe keyboard it still works (I know because of the sounds and stuff) I have it checked alreay and they told me about the shorted...
  14. L

    Ready to die

    So I will preface this by saying that I know I'm a complete and utter moron. And I regret so many choices that were made. I wound up getting really drunk last night and came home and vomited on my 2015 MacBook Pro keyboard. I don't know exactly what I did other than wipe it off (I was...
  15. A

    Spilled MacBook Air 13 2015 doesn't work without charger

    Hello! I have spilled MacBook Air 13 2015 with beer. I have disassembled it and cleaned it with cleaner and alcohol. There are no visible damages on boards. It doesn't work without charger. However it sees battery. When it works with charger red light is on (not green). Here is some info from...
  16. mohitjain1112

    Regarding macbook pro not turning on after smc reset

    Hii i have purchased an used retina late 2013 15 inch macbook from an unknown individual macbook is in extended warranty because of this i have purchased it without much checking but after using it for one month i feel there is an problem of noisy fan at that time mac is in warranty so i have...
  17. fabio-C

    Liquid Damage Suggestion

    Hi, I damaged my mac book pro (mid 2012) with wine. I have not noticed that wine was damaging it, so the mac turn off itself and never turn on again. I did some photo that shows the LDVS connector and one IC (INA213) damaged from the liquid. Battery and others parts seems ok. I am able to...
  18. thebitguru

    Possible to pop off keys from 2016 15" MBP?

    Hi, Unfortunately, I recently spilled coffee on my two-month old MacBook Pro :( I got lucky and acted quickly to turn it off and got to cleaning/drying out the liquid right away. Fortunately, everything works except that some keys are a little sticky still after 2-3 weeks of use. I talked to...
  19. P

    Macbook Pro water damage (sugary drink)

    I know I feel stupid drink next to my laptop, I spilled about a tablespoon of sugary drink on keyboard around a,s,d,q, I quickly turned it off.And I flip it over overnight and haven't turned it on since then. And the next morning I disassembled it, and I checked on the logic board and found...
  20. Y

    Advice on Barely Alive Liquid Damaged MBA

    MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 I really need some advice as to what to do with my Mac. I spilled cereal on it, and tried to clean it off as much as I could. It's been about two weeks now since that happened, and 3 days after the damage, I started...