Looking for some tips on what to do... My buddy dropped his iPhone in a cup of beer... and well... we promptly turned it off... and now it doesn't work... Going to leave it off for a few days but... It's beer and not water... so we need to figure out a way to give it a good cleaning
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So when is Apple going to add beer pong support to the iPhone? Anyone working on a hack? 
Sorry to hear about this. Your best bet is to just let it dry out. I guess if he's daring he can open it up to help with drying, but I don't know about the success rate of putting it back together.
Sorry to hear about this. Your best bet is to just let it dry out. I guess if he's daring he can open it up to help with drying, but I don't know about the success rate of putting it back together.
The problem here is that the iPhone still has (or, had) current running through it. It's probably toast.
The only way to give it a thorough cleaning is to take it apart, desolder the battery, wash the individual circuit boards in distilled water, let them dry thoroughly, reassemble and pray.
But my guess is that your friend's efforts would be better spent taking the phone to an Apple store, explaining the situation truthfully, and seeing what happens. Either the store manager will take pity on you and you may strike it lucky with a replacement, or you might get charged the flat repair fee ($249 before the price drop, it may be less now). Even so, $249 isn't bad for getting a like-new iPhone in excahnge for a beer-soaked one.
The only way to give it a thorough cleaning is to take it apart, desolder the battery, wash the individual circuit boards in distilled water, let them dry thoroughly, reassemble and pray.
But my guess is that your friend's efforts would be better spent taking the phone to an Apple store, explaining the situation truthfully, and seeing what happens. Either the store manager will take pity on you and you may strike it lucky with a replacement, or you might get charged the flat repair fee ($249 before the price drop, it may be less now). Even so, $249 isn't bad for getting a like-new iPhone in excahnge for a beer-soaked one.
Sadly, electrical equipment and liquids do not fare well together, as many of us have discovered to our cost. Commiserations.
What makes it worse is that it's not water, but beer. Full of sugar and everything else that creates a sticky mess when it evaporates. I've thrown motherboards in the dishwasher after events like this, but for something as compact and all in one as an iPhone....good luck!
Who drinks their beer out of a cup?
More importantly, who puts their cup of beer on the floor?
Mine took a bath too. Chances are you're looking at a replacement for $249.99
Been there, done that. I used my $100 rebate to mitigate the cost. Oh well. S$%& happens.
Been there, done that. I used my $100 rebate to mitigate the cost. Oh well. S$%& happens.
