Screen is off with battery, but on without battery?

[Pikapu]

Screen is off with battery, but on without battery...

Hello everyone,

I just recently received a new LG G4. Unfortunately I made the poor choice of bringing it with me to a rafting trip. I tried my best to keep it dry, but it ended up getting wet. The indicator on the back of the phone when you take out the battery is now red, meaning there is now water damage to the phone.

I dried everything the best I could, put it in rice, and I am positive everything is dry inside and out. When I put in the battery and turn on the power button, there is one short buzz, but nothing else happens. No light, the screen doesn't turn on, nothing. Just that one buzz. When the charger is plugged in, nothing else happens either. However, when I take out the battery and plug in the charger, the screen lights up with a picture of a battery and a flashing question mark (assuming this indicates that there is no battery in the phone).

The screen is on; the question mark repeatedly flashes.

Does this maybe mean my phone is still working, and it's only the battery that needs replacement? I'm going to see if I can go to a repair store and ask, maybe try a different battery and seeing if that works...

 

[Rukbat]

Re: Screen is off with battery, but on without battery...

I dried everything the best I could, put it in rice

Goodbye, phone. Read Oh, no! My Phone got Wet!

When I put in the battery and turn on the power button, there is one short buzz, but nothing else happens.

Water-shorted phone.
The screen is on; the question mark repeatedly flashes.

Does this maybe mean my phone is still working

No, actually the battery can take a dunking. The buzz means that there's a sort in the phone, caused by whatever was in the water, that you concentrated by drying the phone out.

 

[DeucesSammy]

Re: Screen is off with battery, but on without battery...

Insured??

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