iPhone 5s water damage

[Swm1982]

Hi all,

My iPhone 5s was soaked in a hot tub and was completely dead. After a few months I plugged it in and it actually came on but was stuck in a reboot loop. I restored in iTunes and got an error stating the battery was faulty so I had the battery replaced - the phone was working fine.

Today I went to use my phone and it was stuck in a reboot loop again, apple logo then red screen then apple logo over and over...

After trying to restore in iTunes a few times and failing it suddenly started working again and has been fine now for hours.... does anyone have experience of using a previously water damaged iPhone with success or is this a sign to give it up?

Thanks!

 

[Matthew.H]

It will die eventually. Probably better to sell it for parts and get another phone.

 

[Applejuiced]

You can't fix hardware issues or water damaged electronics via software restores.
Once the internals get corroded and start falling apart a few iTunes restores won't magically fix it.

 

[Sharkoneau]

My guess is that if water got to the battery, then it also reached the motherboard. If that wasn’t dried out thoroughly, corrosion can result down the line (as Applejuiced stated). Unfortunately, you may need to move on and get a new device.