iPhone 12 won't turn on after water damage

POPTART_KITTIES14 wrote:

Also could I take it to my local repair shop?

As long as you don't want Apple to ever provide any service on your phone in the future. Your mileage may vary on whether you will get the service you need to fix the problem, probably not. The repair cost to replace the back glass and logic board alone is likely to be close to that of new phone, and that is your choice on how you want to spend your money.

Also could I take it to my local repair shop?

You could, but the shop would not have access to genuine Apple parts. The cost of repairs will likely frighten you.

But, don't do anything about repairs unless you have a written 90 day money back guarantee from the shop.

Let us know if the shop will agree to this. I bet they won't....for good reason.

Our advice......the money spent on a repair that will fail would be much better spent on a new phone.

Not a good idea. It isn’t repairable by anyone. Period.

I assume that you do not have AppleCare+ coverage in effect.

Apple will not repair a water damaged phone, but the Apple Store / Genius Bar will recycle the phone for you for free.

Or, take the phone to your local recycle place if that is more convenient.

It is not repairable after water damage, however, if you have purchased AppleCare+ a replacement would be available for a small repair fee.

As it is a 6 year old device unless you have AppleCare+ you would be better off investing in a new iPhone such as the entry level iPhone 17e - Apple, which is the entry level iPhone, but is still about 100 times more powerful than an iPhone 12.

POPTART_KITTIES14 wrote:

Also could I take it to my local repair shop?

Sure. Take it to anyone you want. Apple won't touch it. And some iFixit type shop will be happy to take your money and try to repair the phone, which they most assuredly can't do, so you'll be out good money and likely still have a destroyed iPhone. If you want to throw your money away, it's your money to throw.