Water damaged iPhone 4. Saveable?

[Budgie]

One of my mates dropped his iP4 in the bath yesterday, and has offered it to me pretty cheap.

It's spent all night in the airing cupboard and whilst it still works (it's on), the screen sensitivity is pretty shot. It won't unlock or respond well to touch.

Anyone had any experience of this before and had it working right again? Are there service centres that will fix it up at reasonable cost?

I'm a complete iP n00b, so any help is appreciated.. x

 

[Krispwee]

Problem with water damage it can take a while before other affects are known. Things like corrosion on the mainboard, around the charger point etc. Some places will offer repairs but they won't guarantee it and it could just go wrong the next day anyway.

 

[olliewebbuk]

Stick it in a bag of rice (dry race out the packet), then stick it back in the airing cupboard for a few more days.

 

[Rob]

Should have turned it straight off and let it dry RIGHT out.

 

[Mitchell]

When my mrs dropped her Blackberry in the bath, I turned it straight off and put it into a bowl of rice overnight and worked perfectly Might be too late now though for the iPhone...

 

[Josh Youare]

Stick it in a bag of rice (dry race out the packet), then stick it back in the airing cupboard for a few more days.

I did this with mine when it went through the washing machine. It wouldn't turn on at all for a while then the lock button had a mind of it's own. After a day in rice it seems fine. That was about 3 months ago And in using it now.

 

[welshname]

By the sounds of it it is repairable. Leave it in rice for another day or 2, then try again, if the touch response is gone then you need a replacement digitizer (if im not mistaken these are actually 1 piece devices so the digitizer and the LCD are the same component) replace this/these and it should work perfectly again

 

[DeeKay86]

Should have kept it off.

I dropped my old N95 in water once, as soon as it happened I pulled the battery out and left it to dry for 3-4 days! Then switched on, BAM worked perfectly!

 

[Budgie]

So it's worth a £50 gamble?

 

[olliewebbuk]

Then switched on, BAM worked perfectly!

*snigger*

I doubt that. It's an N95.

 

[welshname]

So it's worth a £50 gamble?

Definitely because mazuma will offer you £120 for it with a faulty touch screen anyway.

 

[mugglesquop]

take the battery/SIM out and leave it to dry. OFF.

if it was me, i'd remove the two little screws on the bottom and break the casing apart a bit to let the moisture out.

dont put wet clothes in the airing cupboard with it.

you could wash it in Di water to make sure no contaminates are left (which cause corrosion)

 

[DeeKay86]

Definitely because mazuma will offer you £120 for it with a faulty touch screen anyway.

LMFAO really??? Dude buy it, BUY IT NOW!!!!

 

[olliewebbuk]

take the battery/SIM out and leave it to dry. OFF.

if it was me, i'd remove the two little screws on the bottom and break the casing apart a bit to let the moisture out.

dont put wet clothes in the airing cupboard with it.

you could wash it in Di water to make sure no contaminates are left (which cause corrosion)

You don't need to do any of that if you use the rice trick.

 

[DeeKay86]

*snigger*

I doubt that. It's an N95.

Back then, it was f*cking amazing!!!!!!

 

[welshname]

LMFAO really??? Dude buy it, BUY IT NOW!!!!

Yeah if it is 16GB which I assume it is, obviously you get more for the 32GB

 

[Rob]

100% worth it for £50

 

[Kane.]

Sell it to me for £60.

 

[gasbyset]

Indeed, Apple does not cover water damaged devices. There's an LCI (Liquid Contact Indicator) installed in the device and can be checked by a tech to determine whether the unit has been exposed to liquid. If so, the warranty is void. Here's an article with more details:
How to Fix Water Damaged iPhone
As the user above mentioned, many Third-Party repair sites offer coverage of this sort of damage. Do thorough research and find the vendor most suited for your case.


Good luck!

 

[.Adam.]

WTF?

 

[D1CKY]

What was the result ?

 

[gracetaw]

Indeed, Apple does not cover water damaged devices. There's an LCI (Liquid Contact Indicator) installed in the device and can be checked by a tech to determine whether the unit has been exposed to liquid. If so, the warranty is void. Here's an article with more details:
How to Fix Water Damaged iPhone
As the user above mentioned, many Third-Party repair sites offer coverage of this sort of damage. Do thorough research and find the vendor most suited for your case.
Read more about iPhone Data Recovery.

Good luck!

 

[Austin-182]

My other half dropped hers in the bath last week and it messed up straight away. She left it in a tub of rice overnight and it now works like normal again