Wut? A dessicant pack will literally do the exact same thing as rice. There's nothing magical about it, all it does is absorb moisture, just like rice.
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Apple Watch on its Way, No iPhone
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Wut? A dessicant pack will literally do the exact same thing as rice. There's nothing magical about it, all it does is absorb moisture, just like rice.
I washed an iPhone 5 through a full wash and spin cycle and found it while transferring clothes into the dyer. I put it in a closed container with large size desiccant bags from Home Depot I let it sit for a week. When I plugged it in it would not charge up right away, but I let it sit plugged in. After about 10 min the apple appeared. When it finally powered on, it did some fireworks type splashes and turned off. When I let it charge fully, it worked from then on with no problems for a year until I went to an iPhone 6+. So some really CAN be brought back to life. I wouldn't give up hope on it until it has sat for at least a week.
Many people don't realise this but.....
When your phone (or any electronic device that is not waterproof) comes in contact with water, you must switch it off right away and not switch it on until you are sure any moist from inside have disappeared.
It's not the phone being left on the rain that killed your phone. It's you leaving it on after the rain.
I guess your right, because the watch will work like an ipod. You need a iPhone to activate it, but you do not need for basic functions, music, pictures and time that are stored on the watch, right...
True. But is it worth your time to end up taking it to an Apple Store on the 13th day of trying to sell it.
Well, no, this is not really true in this case, what probably killed the phone is leaving it on during the rain. Leaving it on after didn't help, that's for sure, and turning any electronic device off as soon as you realize it has been in contact with water is a great idea, but the fact that it was left on in the rain would have pretty much assured it'd be killed. Turning it off after the fact wouldn't have really helped at all in this situation.
What actually destroys the device is a short caused by the conductivity in the ions in regular tap/rain/salt water. Turning the device off as soon as possible lowers the chance of this happening, since there wouldn't be any electrical signals to conduct. Deionized water would technically not have any effect on the electrical system of any device (for a short period of time, water becomes ionized really quickly).
nice try dude with a june ship date. lol the other option would be for him to keep his order and just get another iphone.
I have a 4/24-5/8 ship date, and I'm also not delusional enough to think that I could convince enough people to cancel their watches that it would have any effect on shipping dates.
The OP said he couldn't afford a new phone - based on that information there is no reason for him to get a watch.
Aren't you concerned that you'll be even more absent minded with the replacement iPhone once you get the Watch?
That is what I used to bring my phone back to life. Two of them. Just couldn't remember the name of it in my previous post.
It's incredible how much water Damp Rid pulls from the air in a short time here in Florida.