I dropped my iphone 4 down the toilet a week ago and immediately took it out and put it into a tub of rice for 3 days. I then charged it overnight and it worked fine....until it ran out of battery. After plugging in to charge, the apple logo continuously blinked and wouldnt switch on. I then managed to restore the iphone by plugging into my laptop. Now the only problem is, the battery is stuck on 3% and wont charge. Any ideas? Thanks
iPhone 4 (8GB)
This would lead me to believe one of two things. The dock connector could have some corrosion on it. You might want to take a soft toothbrush to try and fix, or the water damaged the charging circuit and after the initial charge, it has failed.
As you have probably realized, water and electronics don't go well together, and most do not recover despite all we try. I would recommend you take it to Apple and get an OOW replacement. The replacement cost for the iPhone 4 is $149USC.
This would lead me to believe one of two things. The dock connector could have some corrosion on it. You might want to take a soft toothbrush to try and fix, or the water damaged the charging circuit and after the initial charge, it has failed.
As you have probably realized, water and electronics don't go well together, and most do not recover despite all we try. I would recommend you take it to Apple and get an OOW replacement. The replacement cost for the iPhone 4 is $149USC.
You have either damaged the battery with the water, caused damage such as corrosion to the dock connector or short circuit damage to the charging circuitry. Only way to find out what is wrong is take it to an Apple store genius bar for testing by the techs. As Chris said, an out of warranty replacement will cost $149 US for an iPhone 4.
Battery wont charge after water damage
