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My iPhone 6s has sustained water damage. I have used the rice technique but now the screen, lighting and camera is all blurry. The edges of the screen glow white and there is horizontal lines across the screen. It goes through stages but it is very hard to use. Looking for advise on what to do and what the issue might be please?
iPhone 6s, iOS 9.2.1
Your best option is to do an out of warranty replacement with Apple--turn in your phone and pay $299 for a discounted refurbished phone.
Rice is a myth, it does nothing to actually treat water damage and has the same effect as just letting your phone air dry next to a pile of rice on the counter which is a lot less messy, plus you can still cook a risotto when the phone is dry.
The ideal solution to water damage is quick treatment while the phone is still wet. You have to get the phone to a qualified repair person who is able to open the phone, take out the board, desolder the shields on the logic board and address any corrosion on the board with ultrasonic cleaning, 99% alcohol to displace the water, and then drying and replacing damaged parts as necessary. Apple can not help you with actual repair of a water damaged phone, and outside of immediate treatment while the phone is still wet---most independent repair shops can't help you either. Water damage weakens soldered joints and insults components throughout affected areas on the board and the phone will just be a lot more fragile and finicky than before. I recommend that all water damaged phones be replaced.
To answer your specific question---if you did want to put resources into fixing this particular phone, the first step is to replace the LCD display which would likely solve your display problems. Unfortunately, the 6s LCD display assembly prices for an original quality display are quite high right now. ~$200 for the part.
It would not be in your best interest to pursue independent repair of a wet 6s right now, since the overall repair price would be too close to the out of warranty swap price at Apple and you'd be left with a phone that has seen water and may develop early failures down the road.
best of luck!
jessa
The issue is hardware damage from corrosion and/or electrical shorts. The fix is to take it to Apple, pay the out of warranty exchange fee and get a like new, working iPhone as a replacement.
My phone screen has the same problem as yours. Tried the bag of rice technique and it worked, though I'm kind of worried that at some point, it would be less unresponsive or less powerful than before due to corrosion. Is it still advisable if I go to Apple Store to see if there are any permanent damages on the phone to repair parts or exchange to a new one?
Yes.
Water Damage?
