Dropped iPhone in the water. I have checked the water damage indicator in the auto jack and it appears white, But I checked the one in the SIM card and the whole thing is white, but a tiny little pink in the middle part. Would this be water damaged?

Hi,


My daughter has dropped her iPhone in water. We quickly took it out and have put it in rice. We took it out an hour later to check for water damage.


The water damage indicator in the auto jack is completely white. We also checked the one where the SIM card is and the whole thing is white with a tiny little pink in the middle. You could miss it if you didn't look close enough.


There is also what appears to be water in the screen.



Would this mean it's water damaged?

iPhone 5c, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 21, 2015 4:45 PM

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Jan 21, 2015 4:51 PM in response to Sharon850

Well does it work? And did u kno that clean water doesn't really hurt your phone? Its actually just the contaminants that are in it. If your phone doesnt come back i suggest you try to get it replaced if you're still on a warranty. Or as a last resort you can buy this spray that is called iRevive spray. Its not an Apple product but it literally does what the name does. Go on Amazon and find it. Costs like 15, maybe 20.

Jan 21, 2015 5:04 PM in response to Sharon850

Sharon850 wrote:


It does work. It turns on completely fine and you can be on it like you normally would.


The water in the screen is a very bad sign. When a phone lands in water, you should turn it off and put it in uncooked rice (or better yet in a closed container with silica gel) for 3-5 days, not an just hour. Water damage can be tricky. Maybe the phone will dry out an be fine. Maybe not. I dropped a phone in water and everything ended up working fine except it would make noise when I got a text.


Because the liquid damage indicators have changed color, your warranty is now void.


Turn the phone off and put it back in the rice until the water is all gone from the screen.

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Dropped iPhone in the water. I have checked the water damage indicator in the auto jack and it appears white, But I checked the one in the SIM card and the whole thing is white, but a tiny little pink in the middle part. Would this be water damaged?

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