I am about to go get my phone back from tmobile store so I can try this. My concern now is that if I put it in the freezer, will the phones water damage sticker turn red? I'm trying to figure out the best plan to back up my photos if the freezer trick works and my phone turns on. Any tips?
Keeping in mind, I don't have WiFi at home and I already have a new phone with working Sim card.
When I did it, it did not run the water damage sticker red/pink at all. But
please be aware that if you do this you are doing it on your own accord and are liable for your own actions. Yes, I did it myself and had not issues.
If you decide to proceed and assuming your new device is also a V10 that you will be restoring to:
1) Make sure you LG Bridge installed on your PC.
2) Put phone in freezer for at least 10 Mins. Might be a good idea to wrap it loosely in a light towel to ensure low moister build up. I didn't do this but if you want to be extra cautions..
3) Power the device up and see if your device will start up and get past the LG and Carrier screens. Leave the device in the freezer while you do this to keep it cool.
4) If you get past step three, while leaving the phone in the freezer, hook it up to you PC, then follow the prompt to set the proper USB setting on your phone. Once you establish a connection then begin the backup process. If you are only concerned about the pictures on your phone only (not on your SD card.) then select to back up your "Internal" Media. You can select a full back up if you want but you only mentioned the pictures so I only mention it here.
NOTE: Because your phone will be colder and NOT and normal operating temperature, the back up process may take longer than expected to complete. Have patience!
5) Once the back up is complete, you can take it out of the freezer and shut the power off.
6) Again assuming that you new device is a V10, hook it up to your PC and do a restore to your new phone.
If your new device it not a V10, then you can follow the same steps above for the freezer and use the USB Media settings from the USB setting and then copy and paste the files from your phone to your PC.
Hope this helps.