My IPhone 7 Plus landed in the swimming pool. Miraculously it still works fine except the camera lens has some condensation under the lens so pictures are blurry and cloudy. Anyway to dry out the water under the lens ??
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iPhone 7/Plus IPhone was in water
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iPhone 7 Plus is IP67 approved. A quick dunk in the pool should be fine. That condensation is worrying though.
I am not sure your water protection actually held up. If I understand correctly, the water resistance seal around the lens housing are supposed to prevent water from getting into lens elements in the first place.
Maybe the X and 8 devices have better water resistant.
The condensation will probably clear but it is a bit concerning.
Apple doesn't cover water damage because (among other things) they have no way to control what you do to the phone after they sell it to you.
Doubtful. As Someone else mentioned, you can try silica packets, which can be purchased online, but that method will be very time consuming and likely unsuccessful. But if condensation is trapped under the lens cover, there is very little you can do at this point. I believe (From other forum members) Apple can clean under the camera lens cover now with certain iPhones if there was dust, perhaps that’s a route you can check into. But just know that Apple will likely record your iPhone as water damaged if they inspect the device knowingly there is condensation under the camera lens cover.
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How deep did the phone go in the pool? In IP67, the 7 rating means the phone can be submerged in water for 30 minutes at a max depth of 1 meter (3.3 feet) before it sustains any permanent damage.
Your main concern now is corrosion of the PCB traces and connectors.
Many times, water penetrated devices work fine after being submerged in water. But a few months later, the metal traces and connectors on the PCB corrode leading to some other failure. This is especially true if you've submerged it in swimming pool water.
If you own the device and do not have any extended warranty, I would seriously consider bringing it to a phone repair shop. Let them clean the PCB before something happens down the road.
Many times, water penetrated devices work fine after being submerged in water. But a few months later, the metal traces and connectors on the PCB corrode leading to some other failure. This is especially true if you've submerged it in swimming pool water.
If you own the device and do not have any extended warranty, I would seriously consider bringing it to a phone repair shop. Let them clean the PCB before something happens down the road.
100% my 6s ended up in a pool about 2 years ago, there were no problems at the time.. over the last 6 months or so I’ve started to get problems with the volume having a mind of its own
