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My iPhone 5 burned my leg. 2nd degree burns

Interstella5555 said:
So if I dump a glass of water on my computer and go to sleep with it in my bed and it burns me that's somehow the manufacturers fault? You know how future customers can prevent this? Don't pour water on your phone.
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If you accidentally spilled water on say a MacBook, then went to sleep and woke up with burns, then yes. However if you did the same with an iMac it's likely you have issues and perhaps a very strange sexual preference, not sure how that would hold up in a court of law.
 
People, take a deep breath.

First things first, take a look at the sim tray of your iPhone 5 and check if the liquid damage indicator is red. If it is not, then for all it matters your iPhone was not exposed to water (refer to this: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3302). Go immediately to an Apple Retail Store (or call Apple Support) and they will see what they can do (probably you will get a free replacement iPhone).

If the indicator shows liquid damage, you should report the fact to Apple via one of the above ways. Apple will tell you that liquid damage can cause the device to work abnormally, and they cannot ensure everything will be fine. However, if the temperature of the iPhone was too high, a message would appear. Since you fell asleep, probably it did appear and you just didn't notice. However, due to Apple's customer relations policies, they will probably present you the best options to ensure you keep with Apple. What actually happens is a mix of several possibilities, but you should report this to Apple right away.
 
this is about personal responsibility. He spilled water on the phone and it shorted and caused some damage. Its the OPs fault, he should own it, say he learned from it and move on.
 
Tinmania said:
That statement is ridiculous. Talk about going full-on to the extreme. You are acting like he dropped a toaster, while plugged in and toasting bread, into a sink full of water and then went in to retrieve the toast.

Countless iPhones have been fully submerged, in worse conditions than what happened here, that went on to work again just fine. Plenty of articles how to salvage a submerged iPhone and other devices too. I don't recall any calling for a fire extinguisher to be present or even a concern about heat.
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The main difference is that most people allow their devices to dry out and shut them off while doing so (bag of rice trick). They don't go straight to using it right away and keep it on after getting it wet.
 
vastoholic said:
The main difference is that most people allow their devices to dry out and shut them off while doing so (bag of rice trick). They don't go straight to using it right away and keep it on after getting it wet.
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They do that because it was fully submerged and no longer works correctly. This one was not submerged and did work correctly.




Michael
 
This thread trips me out! The OP really isn't trying to pull one over on Apple, He's letting people know what happened to him, and every fanboy idiot is coming out of the woodwork attacking him with smart comments. Yes he spilled the water on his device and he copped to it being his fault, and no a splash of water on your device should not cause it to overheat like that. That sounds like a defect and I have yet to see the OP saying he's owed anything by Apple.
 
JoeFkling said:
Its the OPs fault, he should own it
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Actually, I think he did. I'm not sure why people keep saying this when he clearly said that it was his fault and didn't want to sue, etc.

And for that matter, I'm not convinced he shouldn't sue. One might expect bad things to happen when a car smashes into another cars gas tank, but remember the Pinto? In that case, the manufacture was held liable as they could have at least taken a minor precaution and lined the tank. Similarly, I've always found it odd that iPhones aren't waterproof. This is a very common problem and at least to a certain degree, should be preventable. How about a thermal sensor with a sealed battery that cuts power to everything outside the battery when a high temperature or short is detected?
 
spatlese44 said:
Actually, I think he did. I'm not sure why people keep saying this when he clearly said that it was his fault and didn't want to sue, etc.
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Said it all the way back on page one. But people don't read. They look at the title, skim the post, and come up with these erroneous conclusions.

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Tinmania said:
Can we please stop the self-righteous and knee-jerk judgmental attitude?
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You are on the wrong forum. If you don't like it, go buy an Android. Hehehehehehe. :p
 
Ta0jin said:
This thread trips me out! The OP really isn't trying to pull one over on Apple, He's letting people know what happened to him, and every fanboy idiot is coming out of the woodwork attacking him with smart comments. Yes he spilled the water on his device and he copped to it being his fault, and no a splash of water on your device should not cause it to overheat like that. That sounds like a defect and I have yet to see the OP saying he's owed anything by Apple.
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No one is attacking the OP here. I put the blame on post #36. With a post like that, is what people are mainly replying to. Someone probably looking at inflaming the situation.
 
For a product meant to be held, having a temperature cutoff switch should be a no brainier. Also, electronics plus water doesn't equal danger...try submerging your watch in water...It's not our responsibility to know wether or not their battery powered device has enough energy to hurt us, it's there's.

Apple needs to prevent a battery from causing harm. Lithium ion batteries have charge control circuits built in, can't be hard to add a thermal cutoff switch...
 
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