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[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
On my last day on holiday I forgot to take my phone out of my pocket before going to the swimming pool. Now it's soaked and looks bricked. Does anyone knows if there it's a chance of it working after it's dried up.
[Galaxy S II General] fred_up:
If the phone was off and the battery was removed as soon as possible. Another major factor is how pure the water is - sea water will kill your phone unless you wash it out with water with no (or as almost none) salts in it.

The phone was to be allowed suffient time to dry out. Placing it under a gentle heat (ie near a lamp) and with those silicon bags that it equipment comes with or with rice. You are normally talking about a week for drying out time.
[Galaxy S II General] Archer:
I've heard of dripping wet phones drying out and being okay, so it's a possibility.

There's all the usual airing cupboard/bowl of rice/little crystal packs you get in your trainers/bag of salt suggestions, but I think the most prominent one is to be 100% sure that ALL moisture has gone before you try turning it on again.

Have a search through the forums, and not just this phone as this is obviously not a phone specific problem. There's plenty of advice out there.

Good luck mate - I hope you get it working again.
[Galaxy S II General] yaronAD:
open the back panel take evry thing out

dray it

dray the phone from back with an hair dryer with medium heat

for one hour

put it outside in the open for 4 hours

again one hour with hair dryer

and pray a lot :)

this is what save my nokia n95 ....so be optimistic

In my case I was saving a child from drowning ...so maybe it was an angel that thought it is not a good day to kill my phone:o

(try doing a good thing before the process)

good LUCK :)
[Galaxy S II General] Crucio_:
20min is a long time for the phone to be in the water :(

It will also depend on if the phone was on or off when it went for a dip.

if it was off, there is a small chance it could be ok, leave it for a week to air and then cross your fingers.

if it was on, id take a guess that your goose is cooked.

sorry to hear bud.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Thanks a lot for all support! Well the phone was on :-( but the water was fresh. Anyway we have already checked out so no access to a hair dryer. Rice is not available until we're back to England this evening. Will report back if the phone survives.
[Galaxy S II General] jody2k:
Dissamble your phone completly (tutorial on youtube), place the mobo in a oven @ 100 degrees C for 5 a 10 min

Try first to dry your board with a hairdryer
[Galaxy S II General] mrm1:
I once fixed a friends (cough) iphone that was full of dirty water. Stripped it down, put the main components in clean water to wash it out, then put in a 50 degree oven for an hour. Left if over night then reassembled. Worked a treat afterwards, so there is hope. The secret is to give it plenty of time to dry out.
[Galaxy S II General] lotacus:
Use distilled water to rinse. Or even better, isopropanol; no baking needed.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
it looks it's fried :-( I disassembled it and dried up but it does not show any signs of life. Will try to call my travel insurance company tomorrow to see if it's covered.
[Galaxy S II General] Extreme184X:
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah

LMAO!

TRULY SORRY for loss, but your story cracks me up.
[Galaxy S II General] emeky:
ops.. use rice for save it.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
It was covered with rice for the whole night without any results :(
[Galaxy S II General] just_nos:
U need to cover it with rice and put it in an box u can close so no air would come in
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
it should be perfectly dry after everything that has been done to it.
[Galaxy S II General] Sparksltd:
I would be tempted to take it apart and leave it for a week it 2 to dry out. There's a good chance it will work again as long as you don't turn it on while its still wet. If it was salt water or water with chlorine wash the phone with clean water well while in pieces. It shouldn't cause any damage doing this. Its best to remove all salt & chlorine as to prevent long term damage.
[Galaxy S II General] yusuo:
Sorry to be the dictionary police but its kinda a habit of mine, swimmed with makes no sense, I think you were aiming for swam.

Sorry about your phone dude, I know its a pain when it happens. Good luck with it all.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Oh, I was so heart-broken to watch my grammar:)
[Galaxy S II General] Syrellaris:
It takes a Minimum of 2 weeks to cure a water damaged phone. If it has salt in it, it wont work at all. IN such a case you should have rewashed it with clean water. You also need to keep it air tight with DRY rice inside a airtight box for 1 to 2 weeks. This will make sure all the fluids are extracted from the machine.

It can feel dry, but it does not mean it actually is. Also, DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT charge the phone with the battery in it after a water accident for the first time again.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Well, both of my insurance policies explicitly exclude mobile phones :mad:.

So it is now like either the phone will survive or I will have to use my old Hero for the next 12 months.

So I washed it again to make sure no chlorine left and put it in a tightly closed box with a lot of yummy rice :)

Anyway, I do not hold my breath. I think I fried it when I thought it is dry and was trying to switch it on.
[Galaxy S II General] troed:
1. You have to leave it for some 2 hours in handwarm demineralized/distilled water to dissolve all traces of salts and repeat this step 3-4 times

2. THEN You have to leave it in PURE ALCOHOL (98%) for another 2 hours to get all the water remnants out (but I do not know if AMOLED endures alcohol !!!!!!, LCD mostly does)

3. Let it dry in a plastic box with rice for some days,

If You are lucky it will work again then .................
[Galaxy S II General] viva.fidel:
I remember seeing some gadget show mythbusters episode on this topic.. end result was that it would work as long as it wasn't too damaged in the first place, regardless of what drying method you use (although I wouldn't go baking it in some oven as certain people have suggested).

I dropped my phone a sink, was submersed for about 5-10 seconds, I took the battery out almost instantly and after a day of drying it worked, the volume up button stopped working however but I sent it back to Samsung and they fixed it under warranty.. I'm guessing 20min in a pool might a bit too much for the poor phone to withstand though
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
I guess I can officially pronounce my phone dead on emersion as it fail to turn on after all my attempts. I guess there is no way to get anything from the internal memory card?
[Galaxy S II General] lotacus:
Have you tried another battery? I bet the battery blew over anything else.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Is there any way to test the battery? Just don't want to buy a new one to realise that the phone is dead anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] petsasj:
It's probably a good idea to take it to a Service Center now, see if something's fixable out of warranty. Check the battery and the display, and so on.
[Galaxy S II General] dplate07:
LDI??

Anyway do anybody knows wheres the Liquid Damage Indicator?
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
There are two white squares on the top add the bottom of the motherboard. On mine I have one blue line on the top one and nothing on the bottom one. The indicator on the battery thigh is totally black.
[Galaxy S II General] meranto:
I have two experiences to share.

First was a Nokia N73. Fell in the clean water of the toilet. Kept working but died a minute later. It looked like a slow and horrible death, like a Guinee Pig that just received a lethal injection.

Took it apart when it looked too bad and let it dry for a week on the central heating (it was december). After that it was still dead. Bought a new phone and put the old one on the central heating in the study and forgot about it. In march I found the phone again, and it worked again! Only problem was that the battery was now flat after a day instead of after a week and 1 or 2 keys didn't function very well, but it survived.

Last month I was in Greece on holiday and had my old TomTom go 710 with me. At some point it ended up being in a bag with a leaking can of Coca Cola for an hour. At least 100 ml of Cola came streaming out and it was dead off course, totally soaked and I was unable to take apart.

I put it in a bowl of clean water for a while and put in in the Greek summer sun during the day (almost felt like it melted) and strapped it to the heat exhaust of the air conditioning unit at night. After a few days, it suddenly came back to life! First day it spontaneously rebooted often, but as time progressed, it started getting better. Now, it fully works again, the only scar of the adventure is that the charging light is on all the time, but who cares. On top of that, it now has amazing battery life! Lasts an hour our two more than before.

Conclusion: given time it might still recover if you treat it right, if it does it will probably have something that is not working as before, and Cola keeps it awake longer :)
[Galaxy S II General] royadams91:
i poured a for OP's phone

RIP :(
[Galaxy S II General] lotacus:
Just get two wires and attach positive and negative then the other ends to something that will produce a result. or if you have an extra usb cable, cut the end that would normally fit into the phone, exposing the wires, plug in the other end in the charger and then touch the wires to the positive and negative terminals of the phone. Or a simple multimeter will tell you. You can probably get one for 10 bucks.
[Galaxy S II General] TA123:
Well, I tested the battery using my friend's phone and the battery is fine.
[Galaxy S II General] dplate07:
Do you have any pictures of those indicators?
[Galaxy S II General] TECK:
Ya, you probably rush it while humidity was still inside.

Is not the end of the world... put it this way: we spend so much money on useless **** that is worth to buy again a good phone like the S2. Just think you went to a really expensive restaurant with your girl. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] jtrosky:
Does anyone know of a PDF reader that supports displaying two pages at the same time in landscape mode (like a book or magazine). I would have thought that this was basic functionality, but I cannot find a single app to do it....

I'm REALLY looking for GoodReader for Android (an IOS app - hopefully they port to Android soon)!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] earlyberd:
Never seen dual page layouts for pdf readers on Android. I know a lot of ebook readers and comic readers are capable of it, but none so far for pdf files.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] laser21:
Does really no one have an answer to this?

I know about the solution perfect viewer plus the pdf addon, but there are often crashes and its slow.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Spidey01:
Can't say that I have one, although I can't say I have ever found a great PDF reader fir Android either.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] laser21:
Mantano reader is one of the most complete readers, suited more for honeycomb than for other versions. Repligo is probably the fastest.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] P500:
If I want to read a PDF with two pages at one time, I simply convert it to epub and read it with MyLibrary. Works like a charm!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] laser21:
how does that work with magazine pdfs which have pictures spread over 2 pages??
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] dainese01:
try ezpdf reader. best i've used so far, and does 2 pages in landscape (IIRC)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] jtrosky:
I wish EZPDF Reader did 2 pages at once in landscape, but I don't belive it does (I've never found a way)....
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] laser21:
neither did I. How did you achieve it?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] dainese01:
yeah sorry, i just checked. doesnt look like thats possible
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] jtrosky:
Man, I need to get back into programming... I've found quite a few "missing" apps like that for Android... Something that seems so basic (displaying 2 pages at once) - and there is not a single app to do it for Andoid! What an opportunity! :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] safepacket:
Is there a mod to bypass the 100 mb upload limit of kies air ? if not can any body suggest a good app which can do file management over portable wifi like kies air ?

I tried wifi file explorer pro but it works well with wifi but not with portable wifi hotspot.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanxac:
No idea about the Mods for bypassing the 100MB limit. But, you should try this software called AIRDROID available on the Android Market. It's really cool, infact much better than Kies Air, with no limitations what-so-ever. Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joseph_C:
Just download any of the free FTP servers from the market. Start them and type in the ftp link in windows explorer. There you go, wirelessly access sdcard.

Or if you want something to really just replace Kies Air, then I suggest downloading "Webkey" from the market. It requires you to be rooted though. :)

I am also sure that Kies air allows uploads greater than 100MB. I clearly remember moving the backtrack image onto the phone via Kies air. But that was a long time ago and I haven't touched Kies air since.
[HTC Sensation] pierro10:
Hi Everybody !

I'm looking for an extension battery which doesn't need a new back cover.

Browsing the forum I saw 3 models who could be able to meet my need

The mugen 1800mAh Battery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1242939

http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...00mah-extended-battery-for-htc-sensation.html

The Anker 1900maH Battery

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-Batte...Accessories&hash=item20bb6b2873#ht_500wt_1156

The Chichtec 1900maH Battery

http://www.htcexpress.com/htc-batte...-dock-usb-chgr-bg58100-ba-s560-g14-z710e.html

Which brand provide the best quality ?

Wich one would you advice me to buy ?

Thanks and sorry for my poor english
[HTC Sensation] hautbois:
I expect this recommendation to the users of batteries
[HTC Sensation] Garrett92C:
I've heard a lot of good things about the Anker battery. Plus, you can get one for very cheap. :)
[HTC Sensation] alex0409:
Choose Anker, actually,they all have a same capacity in same battery size.Anker do the best in long term performance, and it's the cheapest one as well
[HTC Sensation] farfromovin:
I just got my Sensation about 2 weeks ago and immediately ordered an Anker. I've been using that for about a week. It seems to stay a little cooler and last a little longer, nothing major. Then again, the cost is pretty minor so I say jump on it! If that's not good enough, there is the big mack daddy from Mugen (3600?) with the extended case of course.
[HTC Incredible S] souljasteve84:
Any fix for the backlight button problem ???

The ROM is the best one yet would be perfect if the backlight button problem was fixed.

Thanks in advance..
[HTC Incredible S] dCode16:
I can say that a partial fix is available.

Scan through the Virtuous unity thread and a partial fix has been posted.

The backlights are ON when you are in a dimly lit place.. If you are in bright lights, the backlights won't turn on.

Looks like the backlights are being controlled by the ambient light sensor.

Even I am awaiting a fix.
[HTC Incredible S] souljasteve84:
Thanks kimifan316 lets hope there is a permanant fix soon, the ROM I have installed ( virtuous unity 2.35.0 ) is fast stable and more reliable only downfall is the silly backlight button prob lol
[HTC Incredible S] nsg86:
Yep, only that problem ,however it is stated at changelog that backlight wasn't working ...lets hope for permanent fix though
[HTC Incredible S] dCode16:
Yes the ROM has Been excellent so far.. looks like devs have already figured out the issue .. let's give them some time and breathing space to fix it. Till then this temp fix is Ok :)
[HTC Incredible S] souljasteve84:
Hey kimifan they released a fix for the backlight button issue.

Just thought ill let u know
[HTC Incredible S] shark_seu:
Still waiting for the backlights on. But in diypda.com, a China website, some guys use this rom and fix this problem, what a pity, he haven't give the information about how to fix it. From the words, it means that image of screen off is conflict with backlights.
[HTC Incredible S] TobaccoDoff:
check this out: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17263211&postcount=1309
[HTC Incredible S] shiningarmor:
tobacco's fix works. flash it with ease =)
[HTC Incredible S] 0987363:
my IS was stoping second screen..
[HTC Incredible S] cooljais:
Works for me too.. now i have the backlights and also the circular battery at the same time...

thanks to all the devs...
[General Questions and Answers] SJR92:
While trying to put the Gingerbread Theme for my Galaxy 3 [v4.00](I5801),

I tried to copy the framework-res.apk & twframework-res.apk files from SD Card to system/framework. It said not enough space and then when i went back to delete a few files, my phone stopped responding for a while. So i turned off the phone. Now, it doesn't turn back on!!:eek::(:( The first Samsung logo appears, and then the screen goes blank. I tried to turn it off and turn it back on again but the same thing happened! It didn't turn on!!! HELP PLEASE!

:eek::(
[General Questions and Answers] _hiker_:
Hav you tried taking out the battery and the sim card then wait a few seconds before putting them in again?
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Hi, im in the uk and i just received my brand new droid 3 global phone today and its great! Apart from the fact it is locked to verizon usa :(..

But to my aid i was given 2 unlock codes and i tried them both but they didnt work, so i tried them a couple of times and now my phone says that i have to contact the service provider (which is verizon). So i contacted verizon and they said that i had to be in the us and had to have been a customer for 6months for them to unlock it, so they wern't much help.

So i went to my network here on the uk, and they pointed me here.

I want to use my giffgaff sim (uk network) on my phone so was wondering that is there any way I can unlock this phone? Assuming it is hardlocked, is it possible for me to send it to a phone shop or is it too new for them to unlock it as of yet? Is there any alternative to unlocking it using the two codes i have got?
[Motorola Droid 3] thingonaspring:
Hiya,

Have a look at this thread for 3rd party options to unlock your phone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1172521

I'm in the UK too, but had my phone unlocked in the US prior to shipping - at least I can confirm that an unlocked droid 3 will work in the UK (on vodafone in my case).

You mentioned you have 2 unlock codes - from where?
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Hi,

Thanks for the reply,

I got them codes from the man who sold me the phone. I thaught that they may be dodgy code so purchased an unlock code from ebay, and told the seller that if it was them two codes that i had, then to give me a refund coz they didn't work. He gave me a refund coz he got the same codes.

I'll check your link out.

Thanks,
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Hi again thingonaspring,

Ive checked you link and they talk about unlock codes,

I don't think I have anymore tries left with using an unlock code.

Do you think i can unlock the phone with a cable by sending it to a shop in the uk?

Thanks,
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
You mean your droid is now frozen?
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
What do you mean by frozen? It might be, can it not be unlocked?
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Well, someone entered the wrong code 3x on a samsung star and it was "sim freeze" or "phone freeze" I think it's called.. or frozen. It says to contact your provider
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Yeah, i think i might have frozen my phone by entering the wrong code. What do you think i should do? Send it to a phone shop to be unlocked? Is it even possible to unlock with cables and an unlocking kit?
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Can anyone help?
[Motorola Droid 3] quetonix:
Doesn't matter, found the answer. Sending it to a phone shop.

Thanks guys :)
[Motorola Droid 3] thingonaspring:
What was the answer? For those who end up with the same problem.
[Motorola Droid 3] Linkky:
hello, may i ask you where you got the Droid 3 from? Is the 3G fully working as well when it came unlocked?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] AntwnisGr:
Hi there guys,

I've been using for a month GingerYoshi rom and I was very pleased with all those options available, although I had two serious problems.

1. When i lose signal (let's say because i am in a tunnel), it will never recover back to signal, even if i stand next to an antenna (!!). The only solution is to reboot. However I cannot check every 15 minutes whether i have lost signal or not..

2. My battery doesn't last very long. I thought maybe because it's old phone or whatever, but i flashed diet gingerbread again and with the same usage I get almost 2,5 days (as I was used to) whereas on GY i get 1,5 days...

So is there any solutions or tricks for both - especially for the first?

P.S. I have the new radio

Thanks for any answer and from my behalf i have to say many many thanks to yohshua for all his awesome work to upgrade our phones:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rossio:
Hi all. 1st of all im new to this and i consider myself a noob. With the advanced and experienced users here i hope some1 can assists me.

There's 2 methods flashing clockwork recovery that confused me.

The 1st method is that installing clockwork recovery from Revolutionary when getting the s-off. But when i enters recovery from hboot its states Revolutionary. So i get the clockworkmod recovery from Rom Manager. Its ver 4.0.0.8 btw. The issue to me here is when the device scans when i enter hboot mode it states:

SD Checking

Loading.....PC***IMG.zip!

No Image!

it goes 4x. but i can still access recovery.

What is PC***IMG.zip its scanning for?

Do i need that PC***IMG.zip file on my sd card?

Can it cause trouble if i dont have that in my device or sd card?

The 2nd method seems like more manual to me, installing PC***IMG.zip to the root of the sd card and it prompts if i want to update from the hboot right after it scans the sd card. Is this PC***IMG.zip another type of custom recovery?

Im confused by this diff methods, theres 3 methods i've seen so far. Im really frustrated in myself for being an android user but didnt know about this. If any1 can understand what i meant. Sorry if this post annoys any1. I juz need to know.