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The HTC One (codenamed M7) is HTC's 2013 flagship smartphone. It features a seamlessly designed unibody aluminum frame, large dual front-facing speakers, and a 4.7-inch 1080p display.

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Water damage, won't turn on, won't charge.

I have a HTC one and I dropped it in my washing machine with my clothes no didn't noticed. After a min or two I realize that my phone was in the washing machine and took it out. I dried it with a cloth then I blow dried it and left it in rice overnight. I reboot it and it turns on but the screen still had water in it. So I left it in rice for another day. Now I try to turn it on and I doesn't want to work and I already charged it to but the light won't turn on. Please help

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sikariasg323, the very first thing to do is to clean your phone. Skip the rice. It is one of the greatest myth that it will work. In reality it does not do anything and is the equivalent of doing nothing. Rice will not prevent any corrosion, nor will it clean the phone. You want to stop using your phone, do not try to sync or charge it. This could make any damage worse. You will have to disassemble your phone and once it is disassembled, use this guide to properly clean your phone. It was written for an iPhone, but all the points are still pertinent to your phone. Check careful for corrosion damage as well as missing components etc. Once cleaned, replace your battery and re-assemble and re-evaluate. Water damage is the toughest to diagnose and toughest to repair since there are multiple parts that may have shorted out. Hope this help good luck.

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