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iPhone water sensor turned red

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chris227

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May 26, 2011
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My iPhone works fine however the home button has stopped working therefor the phone is difficult to use. I have the Verizon warranty but I don't really want to pay the deductible. The iPhone's top side (about 1 inch) accidentally got into a cup of water turning the water sensor located in the headphone jack red. I know since it came into contact with water it avoids the warranty. Can I put a drop of bleach on the red sticker and bring it to the Apple store? Has anyone ever done this?
 
don't forget about the honesty sensor. it's located near the headphone jack (it's that little hole). It takes readings of your heartbeat and forms an average of your heartbeat.

From there it can determine when your being honest or not. The Apple Genius will hold it up next to your chest, type in a command, take a reading and based on what he finds determines if you get a free phone, refurb or pay full price.

They'll ask you questions like:
What do you think of Steve Jobs?
What is your favorite fruit?
Own any Microsoft products?
Own a Mac?
Did this phone ever get wet?
Who would win in a fight, Jobs or Ballmer?
 
Just dunk the top of the phone in bleach. It works. I have done it. Trust me.

Or you can just spray WD-40 into the bottom and it should help with the home button. My friend did that and it fixed his phone.
 
You have better chances of getting a free iPhone replacement if you go up to them and be honest about it, rather than trying to scam them with bleach or some other nonsense. Honestly, go them and say "I accidentally dropped my iPhone in water and understand that I need to pay a $199 replacement fee."
 
Don't be a fool. Go to the Apple store and tell them exactly what happened. In my experience, honesty usually results in the best solution possible (free replacement).
 
I never said I would do anything, I'm just exploring my options.

I'm basically asking this forum if anyone has successfully done this before. Because who knows, people probably have.
 
I had the same issue except it never fell inside water, I guess when you use your phone in the rain, a drop MAY get inside and tick off the sensor. My genius kept telling me that it was out of warranty because of the issue, and I told him to get somebody else to help me. The next genius went in the back, opened my phone, and found no other sensor ticked, which meant it was a clean phone.
 
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The problem is that they no longer use the sensor as the deciding factor, they open the device and look for signs of corrosion - bleach won't do anything about the corrosion.

I've heard of people trying this and ultimately being embarrassed because they get called out on it by the Genius.
 
EddyP said:
Just dunk the top of the phone in bleach. It works. I have done it. Trust me.

Or you can just spray WD-40 into the bottom and it should help with the home button. My friend did that and it fixed his phone.
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Putting the iPhone in a bag filled with bleach will do wonders for it and provide something to smell when it's finished.......
 
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