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A few months ago I got lost in the rain while walking outside and my phone got exposed to the rain. I was relying on google maps to get home so my phone was getting pretty wet. After I made it to a dry location, my phone screen starting glitching out so I tried tapping on it and it slowly started glitching more. I made it back home but my phone screen died completely when I made it. The phone ran out of battery too so I charged it, but the screen was completely black. I knew the phone still worked because the home button still made vibrations and my friend tried calling me and the ringtone played. I decided to leave it in rice for 24 hours while letting it charge. In the morning the screen turned on, but it was just a black screen with glitchy color bars. The phone still vibrated and received notifications but the screen was completely busted. It’s been sitting in my drawer for a few months now while I use a backup phone. Every time I charge up the phone to check, its just the same color bar glitch but the phone still works and can receive calls. Recently I realized theres lost data on that phone I need to recover that isn’t backed up on the cloud. I’m thinking about getting the iFixit screen replacement kit but I’m not sure if its a problem with the circuit board or the actual screen?
You might be lucky here in that your screen was only damaged but if water got inside the phone, you might wanna look into getting a replacement. Liquid damage isn’t always a very practical repair in that it can leave lots of gremlins just waiting to cause problems later down the road. Open it up and if you can share some pictures of the inside of the phone. When it comes to liquid damage, it needs to be treated immediately, just like getting a stain on your favorite shirt. You made two pretty big mistakes by not only putting it in rice, but also attempting to charge it. The impurities found in water are what make it conductive and because rice can’t absorb the liquid fast enough, it’s allowing for shorts to cause havoc on your device and its components.
