Home button not working after water damage?
My iPhone 5s was in its Otterbox, recharge and ear bud flaps closed, when I noticed there was water between the screen of the protective cover and my iPhone! This was just after I had been out in the rain and briefly checked directions to where I was going, thinking its ok since its in a protective case. Wrong! Apparently there is no guarantee for it to be waterproof.... 90 bucks wasted. I removed my phone from the case to find it had been sitting in enough water to wet both sides! More than if i had used it without the case in the rain! I quickly powered it off, used the vacuum hose to extract moisture, and put it in a container of rice for 48 hrs. It now powers on, but the home button does not work at all, and the sound from calls has static. I dont have tools to take apart my phone. What should I do? And thanks so much for any help!
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2 Comments
Besides following the great advice by PhoneOpsPlus, you do not want to try to charge, sync, or turn your phone on. This potentially can make a bad situation worse.
by oldturkey03
Thank you oldturkey, yes, I agree, charging, syncing or even turning on the phone will make things a lot worse!
by PhoneOpsPlus