Samsung S3 water damaged dim screen, how can I make it brighter?

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Samsung S3 water damaged dim screen

Yesterday I dropped my Galaxy S3 in the toilet. I picked it up, then dried it first with a towel and then with a blow dryer. I left it with battery and sim card out for a night and then tried turning it on in the morning. Suprisingly, everything was fine except from the screen. It is super dim, like when your battery is almost out. I charged it to 100%, tried turning it off, turning screen brightness to the max, turning off the power saving mode and everything, but nothing seemed to work. Then, suddenly when I looked at it later, it was all bright and normal again. However, it only lasted for few hours and now I'm stuck with a dark screen again. I don't want to get the screen changed or anything because this is just my back up phone for few months or so, but is there anything I could possibly do to make it brighter?

 

[srkmagnus]

Re: Samsung S3 water damaged dim screen

Unfortunately that's the result of water damage. Water does weird things, and sometimes it takes a while before the problems set in.. Oh need to replace the screen. Being that you don't want to do that, you'll need to replace the device.