I have some Samsung S3 water damage, what can I do to fix it?

[Meg Nicole]

Samsung S3 Water Damage

Tiny amount of water splashed onto phone while in a canvas bag. Realised immediately and removed phone, dried external surfaces, then switched it off, removed back casing and battery and dried all exposed surfaces. Turned back on to check for damage and found screen was flashing dim so turned it off immediately. About an hour later, I got home (phone was still off at this point) and put it in a sealed container with rice in sunlight. 24 hours later noticed some condensation on the lid of container, so I changed the rice and left it for a further 24 hours. I have now turned it on and believe the screen's blue light is not working. All touch functions, vibrate, sound, data connections and other functions work as normal, but the screen is very dim even on highest brightness and it appears as though contrast is highly increased.

Are there any fixes for this? I have heard of touch screens not responding in the same situation, so I feel like I limited the damage at least a little, but is the damage reversible at this stage (about 48 hours since water exposure)?

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: Samsung S3 Water Damage

Welcome to Android Central! What do you mean by a tiny amount? It's hard to believe that just a few drops would cause this much of a problem--was it more than that? Check out this guide for more tips: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ow-s/477140-guide-oh-no-my-phone-got-wet.html

 

[AxlMyk]

Re: Samsung S3 Water Damage

I'm wondering about the "tiny" amount also.

AC App on SGS3

 

[Meg Nicole]

Re: Samsung S3 Water Damage

Definitely less than 10ml. I threw what I thought was an empty water bottle in, so the water must have been in the grooves at the bottom plus a little condensation on the sides (bottle was clear, so no chance of it being half full and me not knowing).