So I've owned a Nexus 5X for about a month and I've honestly tried to take care of it to the full extent of my ability (which might sound really dumb with this next part). Not a single scratch has yet been placed on the phone, yet ironically enough, it accidentally fell into my dog's water bowl when I was filling it up two days ago. It didn't stay in there for more than a second. I immediately powered it off and waited the next day (it was nearly midnight at the time) to hope it dried fully, so it wouldn't short the next time I tried turning it on.
I did some research and found that phones that fall into water eventually die anyway because of unattended corrosion, so I decided to open it up prior to turning it back on and see if I could remove any residue. Alas, there were a few drops here and there on top of the battery, so I dried it and started cleaning most of the internals with isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel. Later that day, I turned it back on and it seemed to function properly until I realized that the battery life was stuck at 50%, regardless of if I were charging it or not.
So I freaked out, Googled it and found that it was (obviously) a battery issue. I opened it up again to try and diagnose the issue, cleaning the battery pins and connectors with more alcohol, and when I tried turning it back on again, low and behold, it gave me an accurate representation of my battery life (8%).
With that said, it came at a price, since I am now completely unable to charge it again. Despite seeing the "charging battery" icon in the notifications screen when I plug it into a power source, on the battery screen itself it says "Not charging" while locked at 8%, which is baffling. That night I felt defeated and didn't know what else to consider, so I just left it charging overnight while powered off, hoping it was just a glitch, to no avail, since the next day it was down to 5% upon starting up. I don't know what to do at this point, and I really hope it isn't a USB port issue, because if it is I'm aware that my phone is completely screwed since it's soldered to the motherboard.
Today I tried soaking the motherboard in isopropyl alcohol for about two minutes in a small bag, swishing it around vigorously yet carefully, making sure I could try and clean any residue that might still be inside the port. I haven't reassembled the phone yet, as I need to make sure that it's completely dried.
Sadly I can't just get a new phone via the warranty, since it's void if submerged in water (plus, I may have lost the SIM tray lol), and I'm pretty strapped for cash at the moment as well, so I can't just buy a new one, and batteries for this particular phone are nearly non-existent, especially where I live.
I know that in a sense this isn't a particularly "strange" battery failure, since it's common knowledge that phones tend to die if submerged in water, but it's still bizarre nevertheless for it to be locked on 50% and then unable to be charged at all. Any tips or recommendations to fix this thing would be extremely appreciated.
I did some research and found that phones that fall into water eventually die anyway because of unattended corrosion, so I decided to open it up prior to turning it back on and see if I could remove any residue. Alas, there were a few drops here and there on top of the battery, so I dried it and started cleaning most of the internals with isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel. Later that day, I turned it back on and it seemed to function properly until I realized that the battery life was stuck at 50%, regardless of if I were charging it or not.
So I freaked out, Googled it and found that it was (obviously) a battery issue. I opened it up again to try and diagnose the issue, cleaning the battery pins and connectors with more alcohol, and when I tried turning it back on again, low and behold, it gave me an accurate representation of my battery life (8%).
With that said, it came at a price, since I am now completely unable to charge it again. Despite seeing the "charging battery" icon in the notifications screen when I plug it into a power source, on the battery screen itself it says "Not charging" while locked at 8%, which is baffling. That night I felt defeated and didn't know what else to consider, so I just left it charging overnight while powered off, hoping it was just a glitch, to no avail, since the next day it was down to 5% upon starting up. I don't know what to do at this point, and I really hope it isn't a USB port issue, because if it is I'm aware that my phone is completely screwed since it's soldered to the motherboard.
Today I tried soaking the motherboard in isopropyl alcohol for about two minutes in a small bag, swishing it around vigorously yet carefully, making sure I could try and clean any residue that might still be inside the port. I haven't reassembled the phone yet, as I need to make sure that it's completely dried.
Sadly I can't just get a new phone via the warranty, since it's void if submerged in water (plus, I may have lost the SIM tray lol), and I'm pretty strapped for cash at the moment as well, so I can't just buy a new one, and batteries for this particular phone are nearly non-existent, especially where I live.
I know that in a sense this isn't a particularly "strange" battery failure, since it's common knowledge that phones tend to die if submerged in water, but it's still bizarre nevertheless for it to be locked on 50% and then unable to be charged at all. Any tips or recommendations to fix this thing would be extremely appreciated.
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I know that many other phones can have their USB ports replaced relatively easily, but I don't know if this phone is particularly challenging or not.
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