Comments on: Your iPhone doesn’t want to get wet http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: SamiJay http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-940854 SamiJay Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:02:30 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-940854 I was messing and play fighting with my boyfriend. He stole my iPhone and then dropped it in my cup of tea. I have tried leaving it on the windowsill to see if it will work, i have left it in a sock on the radiator. I can feel the iPhone vibrating but the screen is just black. I want to know if anyone has a clue what i can do to potentially fix the problem of the screen. I am mega annoyed at this. It was a birthday present. I looked at the indicator in the jack socket and it is half red half white which means it isnt totally without loss. I will try it in rice but if anyone has an amazing idea how to fix it please be sure to let me know! I was messing and play fighting with my boyfriend. He stole my iPhone and then dropped it in my cup of tea. I have tried leaving it on the windowsill to see if it will work, i have left it in a sock on the radiator. I can feel the iPhone vibrating but the screen is just black. I want to know if anyone has a clue what i can do to potentially fix the problem of the screen. I am mega annoyed at this. It was a birthday present. I looked at the indicator in the jack socket and it is half red half white which means it isnt totally without loss. I will try it in rice but if anyone has an amazing idea how to fix it please be sure to let me know!

]]> By: rocksee http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939486 rocksee Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:25:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939486 i just dropped my fone in a cup of pepsi next to my bed... huh i guess ur thinkin how is that possible!!!! the alarm was ringing. i got up so quick!! i kep tap in the fone down thinkin mayb the water can get out through the hole!;took out the sim card the screens light didnt work u can hear me when i can someone. and i dont know what to do! im soooo pissed. all ive done is put it in a bag of uncooked rice.. ;;man i just hope i dont lose it; It the best thing ive ever had! i just dropped my fone in a cup of pepsi next to my bed… huh i guess ur thinkin how is that possible!!!! the alarm was ringing. i got up so quick!! i kep tap in the fone down thinkin mayb the water can get out through the hole!;took out the sim card the screens light didnt work u can hear me when i can someone. and i dont know what to do! im soooo pissed. all ive done is put it in a bag of uncooked rice.. ;;man i just hope i dont lose it; It the best thing ive ever had!

]]> By: Nick http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939437 Nick Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:41:41 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-939437 This is unbelievable. I went in to the Apple Store to replace the phone because of a hairline fracture, and they tell me they can't because the liquid damage indicator has been "triggered." I have NEVER dropped my phone in water. Maybe it was a raindrop or something. This is INFURIATING! I am a battered consumer. I am going to get a Blackberry Storm when they come out. I am so pissed at Apple right now. I hope their stock plummets even further. This is unbelievable. I went in to the Apple Store to replace the phone because of a hairline fracture, and they tell me they can’t because the liquid damage indicator has been “triggered.” I have NEVER dropped my phone in water. Maybe it was a raindrop or something. This is INFURIATING! I am a battered consumer.

I am going to get a Blackberry Storm when they come out. I am so pissed at Apple right now. I hope their stock plummets even further.

]]> By: Ger http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-936863 Ger Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:13:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-936863 My iphone went in the toilet. I took it out within 3s, then the screen is white and finally it turned off. I put it in uncooked rice now and waiting see if can fix. Anyone tried the rice method and get it working before? Thank you My iphone went in the toilet. I took it out within 3s, then the screen is white and finally it turned off. I put it in uncooked rice now and waiting see if can fix. Anyone tried the rice method and get it working before? Thank you

]]> By: mccayla http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-935461 mccayla Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:14:34 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-935461 I was waiting at the bus stop(not all to happy about that) when i got into a little arguement with some old guy friends of mine (real duch bag). the bus was late so i set down my backpack. dumbly i walked away from it and the duch bags took my fone out of my bag and put it in a puddle. i didn't notice it was gone until the end of the day. so i walked down to my stop to see if it was there. I was already in a panic because i couldnt find it but then the worst part came, i found my $500 brand new costome engraved iphone 3g in a puddle. i was crying hystericly and i thought all hope was lost. but little did i know there were ways to dry it out. now my iphone is sitting on rice and i am praying it will work!!!! wow i am pissed please help!!!!!!!!! I was waiting at the bus stop(not all to happy about that) when i got into a little arguement with some old guy friends of mine (real duch bag). the bus was late so i set down my backpack. dumbly i walked away from it and the duch bags took my fone out of my bag and put it in a puddle. i didn’t notice it was gone until the end of the day. so i walked down to my stop to see if it was there. I was already in a panic because i couldnt find it but then the worst part came, i found my $500 brand new costome engraved iphone 3g in a puddle. i was crying hystericly and i thought all hope was lost. but little did i know there were ways to dry it out. now my iphone is sitting on rice and i am praying it will work!!!! wow i am pissed please help!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: ty http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-920732 ty Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:22:52 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-920732 i found a great place that will repair water damaged or any other type of damage to the iPhone they work with AT&T and Apple with non warranty repairs you can mail it in or if you are in the San Francisco Bay area they are up 101 north of the Golden Gate www.northbayelectronics.com is the website i was in the bay area and just called and they fixed my phone the same day i found a great place that will repair water damaged or any other type of damage to the iPhone
they work with AT&T and Apple with non warranty repairs
you can mail it in or if you are in the San Francisco Bay area they are up 101 north of the Golden Gate

http://www.northbayelectronics.com is the website i was in the bay area and just called and they fixed my phone the same day

]]> By: kevin http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-919301 kevin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:10:40 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-919301 How I fixed my iPhone after dropping in the river. It took a bit more than rice. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=416062563&blogID=435512784 How I fixed my iPhone after dropping in the river. It took a bit more than rice.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=416062563&blogID=435512784

]]> By: frances ward http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-769876 frances ward Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:08:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-769876 four or five days ago my friend accidentally dropped my iPhone into a cup half filled with water also. i immediately took it out and took off the case and dried it with a towel. it wouldn't turn on unless i charged it and then it wouldn't go past the apple logo start- up screen. then after about an hour it would go to the "slide to unlock" screen and the whole night it kept flashing on and off, the same screen. i was on a trip during the whole time so i couldnt plug it in to the computer or see the apple store. later on in the next few days i noticed that only the top half of the screen responded to my touch and since the slide to unlock bar is at the <i>bottom</i>, there was no way i could unlock it. a girl who was on the trip with me turned it off and back on and it went straight to the home screen with the icons, however only the top 8 worked. luckily my phone icon was on the top but once i clicked the phone icon i couldnt switch it to "keypad" or "favorites" or "recents" etc.. i had to use the contact list to call ppl. when i took it to the apple store they said they would not repair/replace it because of water damage even though i played dumb about it. i definitely do not want to buy a new phone so i looked on the net of course. i found <a href="http://video.aol.com/video-detail/how-to-fix-a-ipod-touch-or-iphone-that-has-water-damage-poo/521986151" rel="nofollow">a video</a> of how to "fool" the apple store into thinking it wasnt damaged with liquid. if that doesnt work i will try the bag of rice thing it seems very interesting. i do not reccomend using the technique on the video, it is your decision to use it or not. if anyone has any advice or past experiences that will help me i would gladly appreciate them!! thanks all four or five days ago my friend accidentally dropped my iPhone into a cup half filled with water also. i immediately took it out and took off the case and dried it with a towel. it wouldn’t turn on unless i charged it and then it wouldn’t go past the apple logo start- up screen. then after about an hour it would go to the “slide to unlock” screen and the whole night it kept flashing on and off, the same screen. i was on a trip during the whole time so i couldnt plug it in to the computer or see the apple store. later on in the next few days i noticed that only the top half of the screen responded to my touch and since the slide to unlock bar is at the bottom, there was no way i could unlock it. a girl who was on the trip with me turned it off and back on and it went straight to the home screen with the icons, however only the top 8 worked. luckily my phone icon was on the top but once i clicked the phone icon i couldnt switch it to “keypad” or “favorites” or “recents” etc.. i had to use the contact list to call ppl. when i took it to the apple store they said they would not repair/replace it because of water damage even though i played dumb about it. i definitely do not want to buy a new phone so i looked on the net of course. i found a video of how to “fool” the apple store into thinking it wasnt damaged with liquid. if that doesnt work i will try the bag of rice thing it seems very interesting. i do not reccomend using the technique on the video, it is your decision to use it or not. if anyone has any advice or past experiences that will help me i would gladly appreciate them!! thanks all

]]> By: Joey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-732717 Joey Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:32:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-732717 Fill a Zip-Loc bag with uncooked dry rice. Throw your iPhone in there and seal it for 2 days. The rice will absorb all of the water in the iPhone. Fill a Zip-Loc bag with uncooked dry rice. Throw your iPhone in there and seal it for 2 days. The rice will absorb all of the water in the iPhone.

]]> By: babygirl2006@verizon.net http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-701691 babygirl2006@verizon.net Tue, 20 May 2008 19:51:43 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-701691 did your top rows ever start working again. I'm having that same problem now. did your top rows ever start working again. I’m having that same problem now.

]]> By: Luke http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-672336 Luke Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:28:50 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-672336 same thing happened to me but it was the top of the screen not responding to my touch (see my post 4/15). i also unlocked my phone. so i did a restore and signed up with AT & T. you can cancel w/in 3 days with full refund including activation. i walked into a apple store and showed it to them saying it just stopped working & i tried to restore it and still doesnt work. everything else worked, so i think that's why they didnt bother checking the water indicator. the guy (kid) tried to press the same buttons that didnt work (i guess to confirm), then basically threw it into a drawer and opened a new box and gave me a new phone. i asked him if that's common and was told a few came in with the same problem. i was in/out in 5 min. remember dont give too much info & go when they are busy. you need the AT& T account or else they wont help you. just cancel ASAP. you can unlock new firmware easily with ziphone.org. same thing happened to me but it was the top of the screen not responding to my touch (see my post 4/15). i also unlocked my phone. so i did a restore and signed up with AT & T. you can cancel w/in 3 days with full refund including activation. i walked into a apple store and showed it to them saying it just stopped working & i tried to restore it and still doesnt work. everything else worked, so i think that’s why they didnt bother checking the water indicator. the guy (kid) tried to press the same buttons that didnt work (i guess to confirm), then basically threw it into a drawer and opened a new box and gave me a new phone. i asked him if that’s common and was told a few came in with the same problem. i was in/out in 5 min. remember dont give too much info & go when they are busy. you need the AT& T account or else they wont help you. just cancel ASAP. you can unlock new firmware easily with ziphone.org.

]]> By: Darren http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-670707 Darren Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:33:18 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-670707 I was trying to show the missus something on youtube while she was about to wash up then the slippery snake fell in the the frying pan. Within a second I took it out. and could not belive what had happened. While it was still on, the sound was off. I then shook it for a while and turned it off. When it cam back on, the sound got better and it was fine. It then kept restarting after I turned it off. After a while, it went off and I blew the dryer into the bottom of it, because most of the bottom went into the water. So far, it charges fine, but the only thing wrong with it now is that the bottom of the screen does not work. Everything else works. Because of the touch screen keypad, I cant enter the password to unlock the phone. So far, the bottom of the screen is not working and I have also tried to put the phone on rice overnight. I am currently using the sun treatment to see if it works. Because it is unlocked, I am not whether the warranty is void. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks I was trying to show the missus something on youtube while she was about to wash up then the slippery snake fell in the the frying pan. Within a second I took it out. and could not belive what had happened.
While it was still on, the sound was off. I then shook it for a while and turned it off.
When it cam back on, the sound got better and it was fine. It then kept restarting after I turned it off.
After a while, it went off and I blew the dryer into the bottom of it, because most of the bottom went into the water.
So far, it charges fine, but the only thing wrong with it now is that the bottom of the screen does not work. Everything else works.
Because of the touch screen keypad, I cant enter the password to unlock the phone.
So far, the bottom of the screen is not working and I have also tried to put the phone on rice overnight.
I am currently using the sun treatment to see if it works.
Because it is unlocked, I am not whether the warranty is void.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks

]]> By: Sean http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-666197 Sean Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:30:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-666197 I was icing my shins in a bucket with water and ice a couple of days ago, earplug fell out and i reached to get it before it went in the water. big mistake. instead of worrying about my $400 iphone i was worrying about my $75 headphones. Well the iphone dropped in and i tried to get it out as quickly as i could. It stayed on for about a minute. i was stupid and didnt even try to turn it off. then i used a blowdryer (hot) probably another mistake, and it seems completely dead. after looking around on some sites i discovered my mistakes, and i shook it and some water came out. Then i stuck it in a rubbermaid with uncooked rice and silica packets. Hopefully it will work again. im waiting till its been 2 days to take it back out. I was icing my shins in a bucket with water and ice a couple of days ago, earplug fell out and i reached to get it before it went in the water. big mistake. instead of worrying about my $400 iphone i was worrying about my $75 headphones. Well the iphone dropped in and i tried to get it out as quickly as i could. It stayed on for about a minute. i was stupid and didnt even try to turn it off. then i used a blowdryer (hot) probably another mistake, and it seems completely dead. after looking around on some sites i discovered my mistakes, and i shook it and some water came out. Then i stuck it in a rubbermaid with uncooked rice and silica packets. Hopefully it will work again. im waiting till its been 2 days to take it back out.

]]> By: Sim http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-659951 Sim Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:36:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-659951 Sent my iphone through the wash. Took it out and it was dead but nice and clean. Placed in on the ledge of my window in the sun for an hour and then plugged it in and it came back to life. Water was still behind the screen so i placed it in the craddle infront of a fan for 2 days and all the water was gone. Phone works great. Sent my iphone through the wash. Took it out and it was dead but nice and clean. Placed in on the ledge of my window in the sun for an hour and then plugged it in and it came back to life. Water was still behind the screen so i placed it in the craddle infront of a fan for 2 days and all the water was gone. Phone works great.

]]> By: Luke http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-657634 Luke Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:28:39 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-657634 dropped my iphone yesterday morning in a half cup of water on my bedside table for about 3 seconds. the half that went in was the side with the sim card. when i pulled it out, it was still working, then immediately said looking for service, then went black. i actually used my mouth to suck out any water from anywhere (wouldnt probably do this if it was in the toilet). but agree with above since the air was easily able to pass through those seams--so i'm sure water easily can run in. then i pulled out my sim card and there was water on it so i took it out to dry. i shook out anymore water, wiped it down, then took some thin pieces of cloth and pushed it in the sim card & ear jack holes. only half the circle turned red. then i put it in a bag of unccoked rice. after about 12 hours i took it out and it turned on but the screen was still black & the images were so dark you could barely see them. after another 12 hours i turned it on again and now the full screen is full of color (like normal) but the top row is not responding to my touch. i could see the screen still looks like there is water streaks in it. i put it back in my bag of rice. i pray to god in the next couple of days the streaks dry completely and i'm able to use that top row. everything else works fine. does anyone know if it's possible that you can fry out only a portion of the screen in terms of the touch capability?? dropped my iphone yesterday morning in a half cup of water on my bedside table for about 3 seconds. the half that went in was the side with the sim card. when i pulled it out, it was still working, then immediately said looking for service, then went black. i actually used my mouth to suck out any water from anywhere (wouldnt probably do this if it was in the toilet). but agree with above since the air was easily able to pass through those seams–so i’m sure water easily can run in. then i pulled out my sim card and there was water on it so i took it out to dry. i shook out anymore water, wiped it down, then took some thin pieces of cloth and pushed it in the sim card & ear jack holes. only half the circle turned red. then i put it in a bag of unccoked rice. after about 12 hours i took it out and it turned on but the screen was still black & the images were so dark you could barely see them. after another 12 hours i turned it on again and now the full screen is full of color (like normal) but the top row is not responding to my touch. i could see the screen still looks like there is water streaks in it. i put it back in my bag of rice. i pray to god in the next couple of days the streaks dry completely and i’m able to use that top row. everything else works fine. does anyone know if it’s possible that you can fry out only a portion of the screen in terms of the touch capability??

]]> By: Chris http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-599703 Chris Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-599703 So.. my phone just took a swim in the small dead fish bowl too.. Damn. It's very depressing. I grabbed it out as fast as I could with feces all over my hand. Just kidding, it was clean :). Anyway, I got onto a million threads and forums. The best thing I could find was to put my phone in a bag of unused rice. So, I tried to turn my phone off, and it just kept cycling on/off, on/off, on/off... I think finally it turned off sometime last night. But, it's been in the bag all night. I just took it out and tried to turn it on... nothing. Plugged it in, and the apple logo came on!! I was pumped.. but then the screen slowly but surely turned completely white and a fuzzy. Now it's just frozen on the battery with a white display.. Looks like I need a new phone. So.. my phone just took a swim in the small dead fish bowl too.. Damn. It’s very depressing. I grabbed it out as fast as I could with feces all over my hand. Just kidding, it was clean :). Anyway, I got onto a million threads and forums. The best thing I could find was to put my phone in a bag of unused rice. So, I tried to turn my phone off, and it just kept cycling on/off, on/off, on/off… I think finally it turned off sometime last night. But, it’s been in the bag all night. I just took it out and tried to turn it on… nothing. Plugged it in, and the apple logo came on!! I was pumped.. but then the screen slowly but surely turned completely white and a fuzzy. Now it’s just frozen on the battery with a white display.. Looks like I need a new phone.

]]> By: John http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-597111 John Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:16:59 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-597111 Jim - I think the same thing happened to me. I left it on the table over night, picked it up in the morning, there was no spill around the phone, but the screen was wet. Can't figure it out for the life of me. I'm dead at the moment, but it's only been an hour or so. We'll see if silica packets or rice or something helps. Jim - I think the same thing happened to me. I left it on the table over night, picked it up in the morning, there was no spill around the phone, but the screen was wet. Can’t figure it out for the life of me. I’m dead at the moment, but it’s only been an hour or so. We’ll see if silica packets or rice or something helps.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-596258 Anonymous Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:56:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-596258 ur gay ur gay

]]> By: Jaja http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-595039 Jaja Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:14:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-595039 OK- i just dropped my iPhone in a toilet and stared at it for like 5 seconds before taking it out cuz i was in shock... but everything seems to work absolutly fine... i dont know how or why- except that the headphone jack isnt working. I plugged in my headphones and the sound still comes out of the speakers... i want to know if my phone just needs more time to dry out. OK- i just dropped my iPhone in a toilet and stared at it for like 5 seconds before taking it out cuz i was in shock… but everything seems to work absolutly fine… i dont know how or why- except that the headphone jack isnt working. I plugged in my headphones and the sound still comes out of the speakers… i want to know if my phone just needs more time to dry out.

]]> By: Jim http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-586032 Jim Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:59:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/15/your-iphone-doesnt-want-to-get-wet/#comment-586032 I found that if you put your iphone on a table where drinks left water drops it WILL be the end of the phone. The water enters in the seam between the silver and the black plastic. This is definitely a design defect. I don't know of any other phone that would have this problem from placing it on a table. After many complaints the manager offered a 10% discount on my next purchase. NOt only do they charge $249, but they do NOT extend the warranty. They basically call you a liar saying the indicator will only go off if immersed or water is poured on it. I found that if you put your iphone on a table where drinks left water drops it WILL be the end of the phone. The water enters in the seam between the silver and the black plastic.

This is definitely a design defect. I don’t know of any other phone that would have this problem from placing it on a table. After many complaints the manager offered a 10% discount on my next purchase. NOt only do they charge $249, but they do NOT extend the warranty.

They basically call you a liar saying the indicator will only go off if immersed or water is poured on it.

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