Iphone went swimming and still works...but

simmo · 20th June 2008, 19:08

Well my girlfriend accidently dropped my iphone into the pool and it took me about 8 to 10 seconds to swim over and fish it out. After doing all the recommended things to save it, thankfully it is now working fine BUT.. the battery goes flat in 6 to 8 hours. I looked in the "useage" page on the phone and the usage was 6hrs 25mins and the "standby" was 6hrs 31mins when I'd only made a handfull of calls??

I've come to the conclusion it thinks it is running a feature on the phone constantly which I think is the ipod. When I enter ipod it sometimes has the speaker symbol on already before I select any thing.
Has anyone seen this before or know of a fix?? Will re-installing the software help here?
The other problem is it won't switch off. I slide to turn off and it does but 1 second later it turns back on.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Zaid Al Hilali · 21st June 2008, 11:59

I believe it is not 100% dry inside. Iam curious, what happened to the girl?

fangpyre · 22nd June 2008, 22:03

Sorry for the late reply Simmo.
Just cam in from out of time.

Try pushing both the Power and Home buttons together till it shuts down.
If that doesn't work, we can try to reinstall everything.
Please backup your phone using iTunes before we do anything.

gajanan · 23rd June 2008, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaid Al Hilali

I believe it is not 100% dry inside. Iam curious, what happened to the girl?

lol lol

simmo · 27th June 2008, 17:21

Fangpyre,
The reset has worked somewhat with the battery! It lasted from 5am to 10pm which is a huge improvement and makes the phone useable again. It still doesn't turn off but at least it will last a day now and hopefully it improves again yet?? Thanks!!

And Zaid, the girlfriends life hung in the balance and was directly linked to the wellbeing of the phone. She is breathing a little easier in the last few days!!

fangpyre · 28th June 2008, 13:15

Good to hear.
That means if you need to switch off your fone you need to go to airplane mode.

This whole mess doesn't make any sense.

BTW, Hope she doesn't read this post.
Otherwise you'll require life support.
And if your lucky, it won't be tied to your iPhone.

elchemor · 30th June 2008, 02:19

that might be somehow interesting for you... they talk about an iphone went swimming but in the toilet this time

the guy recommends changing the battery.. a do it yourself guide... u still have to buy the battery :-S

http://video.gearlive.com/video/arti...tery-tutorial/

20th June 2008, 19:08	#1 (permalink)
simmo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Iphone went swimming and still works...but Well my girlfriend accidently dropped my iphone into the pool and it took me about 8 to 10 seconds to swim over and fish it out. After doing all the recommended things to save it, thankfully it is now working fine BUT.. the battery goes flat in 6 to 8 hours. I looked in the "useage" page on the phone and the usage was 6hrs 25mins and the "standby" was 6hrs 31mins when I'd only made a handfull of calls?? I've come to the conclusion it thinks it is running a feature on the phone constantly which I think is the ipod. When I enter ipod it sometimes has the speaker symbol on already before I select any thing. Has anyone seen this before or know of a fix?? Will re-installing the software help here? The other problem is it won't switch off. I slide to turn off and it does but 1 second later it turns back on. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

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21st June 2008, 11:59	#2 (permalink)
Zaid Al Hilali Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mirdif-Dubai Posts: 1,403	I believe it is not 100% dry inside. Iam curious, what happened to the girl?

22nd June 2008, 22:03	#3 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,416	Sorry for the late reply Simmo. Just cam in from out of time. Try pushing both the Power and Home buttons together till it shuts down. If that doesn't work, we can try to reinstall everything. Please backup your phone using iTunes before we do anything.

27th June 2008, 17:21	#5 (permalink)
simmo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Fangpyre, The reset has worked somewhat with the battery! It lasted from 5am to 10pm which is a huge improvement and makes the phone useable again. It still doesn't turn off but at least it will last a day now and hopefully it improves again yet?? Thanks!! And Zaid, the girlfriends life hung in the balance and was directly linked to the wellbeing of the phone. She is breathing a little easier in the last few days!!

28th June 2008, 13:15	#6 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,416	Good to hear. That means if you need to switch off your fone you need to go to airplane mode. This whole mess doesn't make any sense. BTW, Hope she doesn't read this post. Otherwise you'll require life support. And if your lucky, it won't be tied to your iPhone.

30th June 2008, 02:19	#7 (permalink)
elchemor Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 235	that might be somehow interesting for you... they talk about an iphone went swimming but in the toilet this time the guy recommends changing the battery.. a do it yourself guide... u still have to buy the battery :-S http://video.gearlive.com/video/arti...tery-tutorial/