Q: iPhone Water Damage (speaker works occasionally)
I recently dropped my phone in water and immediately took it out, turned it off, and placed it under a hand dryer for around a minute. I let it sit overnight and in the morning I turned it on and everything was working fine except when I went to play music, the speaker was not working. I of course checked to see that the volume was up and that it was not on silent as well as other settings, but still no sound.
I use my iPhone as my alarm as well so when I checked to see if the alarm was working, it was! It only worked for apple ring tones and ring tones with the .m4r extension. Though the sounds still worked for the alarm, not only does my music not play, but all my alert sounds for texts, mail, and other push notifications are also not working. When not on silent, the phone merely vibrates without sound.
What could be the problem? How can I resolve it?
Thanks Apple Community
iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.3
Posted on Nov 3, 2013 12:29 PM
cornellian2016 wrote:
What could be the problem? How can I resolve it?
The problem is it got wet. I dropped an iPhone in water and everything worked perfectly except text tones.
For the future, if you ever get a phone wet again, do not dry it with a hair dryer. This can force liquid deeper into the phone. Dry it off and put it in a container of uncooked rice for 3-4 days. Do not attempt to turn it on or charge it util the 3-4 days have passed. Then, charge it up and turn it on. That will give you your best chance at a working phone. If the phone has fallen into seawater, don't bother, though. It's dead.
Best of luck.
Posted on Nov 3, 2013 12:58 PM