Ipod touch dropped in the ocean

You very likely cannot fix it.

Do not try to turn it on or charge it.

Let it dry for a week or so.

See what happens

Consider it dead!! Salt water will ruin and corrode everything inside!! Too bad! 😟

Only if you know how to get inside of it! Then maybe swap out components or clean them with a good electronics cleaner. Salt water is the worst!!

megan_c wrote:

there has to be some way to fix it -_-

Why?

megan_c wrote:

there has to be some way to fix it -_-

Megan:

Take it from a retired sailor with 21+ years in the US Navy working on electronics: Your iPod is toast. Not only is salt water a very good conductor of electricity, salt water also chemically attacks metals through a process called Galvanic Corrosion.

To start the process all you need are two dissimilar metals and an electrolyte. Vairous metals are used to make electronics and when you throw in a little salt water you get electrical currents running every where. Another source of current is the battery... Add to that the fact that salt water will also attack the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and you end up with wet, salty paper weight.

roaminggnome wrote:

You very likely cannot fix it.

Do not try to turn it on or charge it.

Let it dry for a week or so.

See what happens

Ain't gonna work. Sea water contains salt. Salt is naturally hygroscopic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygroscopy) and even the most minute amount will absorb water vapor from the air.

Removing every tiny bit of salt would require flushing the device with copious amounts of distilled water, and even then there are no guarantees... Unfortunately the iPod is dead...

Yes.

Hence the "You very likely cannot fix it." comment

is it still under warranty? if it is, apple might replace it for you...if not...sorry. get a new one and restore it from a previous backup. hope this helps

The warranty does not cover liquid damage.

iPhone and iPod: Liquid damage is not covered by warranty

Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price:

Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing

you see my sister dropped her phone into the sea water. just put the ipod in a baag of rrice then leave it in for a week or two. then try to use it

from wht i heard u really cant fix it. salt water just does something to electronics that well... can be fixed :'( im so sorry 😢

krystalfromoh, did you notice that the post is over six months old? Replying to such an post. especially on this common problem does no good.