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iphone in water!

Any tips on how to salvage an iphone put into the laundry? Dried it for 3 days and it did turn on, but doesn't appear to be able to function. Plugged it into my imac and it has asked a couple of time to update software, but won't finish the task and doesn't work for calls or texts or anything. Once it asked to "restore." Is there any way to salvage a back-up at this point? Or is my best best to 'restore' and see if it will work again with a clean slate?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 10:55 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2021 11:00 AM

It's not going to work again. It may briefly give the appearance of sputtering to life occasionally, but it won't last long.


$269 for an out of warranty replacement. https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service

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iphone in water!

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