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Water damage

So the other day my phone very briefly maybe for 10 seconds got submerged in water I let it dry plugged it in and got the standards water message I let it dry for a day and then went to plug it in and it wouldn’t charge now my phone I have an old iPhone charger that’s just plain usb and it charges with that my question tho is why can’t I use any other usbc charger why is my phone only letting me use this plain usb apple charger

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 1:22 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2023 2:32 PM

Your iPhone is very likely catastrophically damaged. Ten seconds may be “very brief” for a human being in water, but it is an eternity for an iPhone.


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Water damage

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