Non-responsive iPhone 12 after water damage

Hi all I dropped ,y iPhone 12 (dropped in puddle before but of damage done lots of cracks and things ) but last night dropped it and it won’t turn on now could I have some suggestions pls



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iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 6, 2024 2:53 AM

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Posted on Nov 6, 2024 4:57 AM

You could take it by Apple or an Apple Authorized Repair Facility to ask for an estimate of repair costs, but I'm not sure whether either would touch it, given the water damage.


Whatever you do, do not put the phone in rice to "absorb the moisture." What happens with that is that tiny bits of rice get stuck in the ports and expand, clogging the ports and keeping moisture inside the phone from evaporating. Instead of the rice saving your phone, it further dooms it.

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Nov 6, 2024 4:57 AM in response to Helpwihti

You could take it by Apple or an Apple Authorized Repair Facility to ask for an estimate of repair costs, but I'm not sure whether either would touch it, given the water damage.


Whatever you do, do not put the phone in rice to "absorb the moisture." What happens with that is that tiny bits of rice get stuck in the ports and expand, clogging the ports and keeping moisture inside the phone from evaporating. Instead of the rice saving your phone, it further dooms it.

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