Has water damage killed my phone (Galaxy S5)?

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has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

I was at a coworkers party and was tossed into the pool with my phone in my pocket, immediately i took it out of my pocket and left it on the side of the pool, coworker had no rice at his house, so i had to wait like 5 hours till I got back home to rice it, which I did for about 24 hours. Now, I took it out, had it charge for about 30 mins, tried the tip from here from a youtube video where you take the battery out and discharge it, which after I did the phone was constantly vibrating even when off. Only when not charging is there a issue with the vibrating. And wont turn on now. Is my phone dead?

 

[belodion]

Alas, probably. Read Rukbat's guide:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...ow-s/477140-guide-oh-no-my-phone-got-wet.html

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[nahoku]

Re: has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

I would venture to say that whoever threw you in the pool owes you a new phone.

 

[RoccoCaveman]

Re: has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

Was the waterproofing flaps closed? Anyway, maybe chemical connections in the pool additives (chlor/acid) might have done a short-circuit....

 

[Games4life2016]

Re: has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

If you bought it at Best buy you'll regret getting help there.

 

[Games4life2016]

Re: has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

Also sadly Samsung has made a flaw for making Galaxy s5 either "Waterproof" or "Water resistant"

 

[ET2E]

Re: has water damage killed my phone? Galaxy S5

I would check the water damage indicators to see if wager actually got into the phone. If it did, then your phone is......broken.

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