Iphone 14 pro max power button not working

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Iphone 14 pro max power button not working

My iphone 14 pro max fell into my pool and I got it out after a minute or two. I left it to dry and it was working fine, a day later I realised my power button was not working as when I tried to turn on the phone I could only get it to turn on via the double tap on the screen and after a few minutes using the phone siri randomly turned on and as my device is on the ios18 beta I could see that the power button was being pressed down but I wasnt pressing it and then it randomly stopped and did it again. I powerd off my device as I realised that is the best option but when I tried to turn it on it wouldn turn on it would just show the apple logo and the go black whitout me even doing anythin not even presing the power button. Im guessing that my power button is probably broken and I will get it fixed asap. Could you tell me more about why this could happen?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Aug 4, 2024 12:52 PM

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CactusMiha Author

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Aug 4, 2024 1:32 PM in response to KiltedTim

The phone was working perfectly except the power button, I tried to charge it and it showed the charging animation, I know the phone isnt water proof but its rated to ip68 so dont see how the water could have gotten in to the phone. The phone was never damaged.

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Aug 4, 2024 1:37 PM in response to CactusMiha

The phone is water damaged. The fact that it worked initially is not unusual. Water eventually gets into the electronics and things, as you are now learning won't work. There is no warranty against liquid damage. And the IP68 rating is tested under strict lab conditions, which don't exactly mirror real world use. The phone will have to be replaced as water damaged phones cannot be repaired.

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