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Announced in March 2015, and released April 10, 2015, the Galaxy S6 is the next flagship in the Galaxy line. The curved screen version is known as the Galaxy S6 Edge.

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My galaxy s6 is not recognizing by pc after water damage

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After my phone fell in water my phone is not recognizing by pc and also it has problem with charging . Some times i pluged charger but it's not charge.

Please help me.

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I tried a different charger and different cable .

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As you know water and electronics and electricity are not a good mix.

The water causes corrosion and provides circuit paths for the electricity which were not in the phone's operating design and could damage the components.

First do not turn on your phone and then you need to with the phone turned off, remove the battery as soon as possible from the phone to minimize further damage.''

Then you need to dis-assemble the rest of the phone and clean all the affected parts using Isopropyl Alcohol 90%+ to remove all traces of corrosion and water. Do not use "rubbing alcohol" as in some cases this is only 70% and is not as effective. If you do check the label to verify the amount

Here is a link that describes the process.

Electronics Water Damage

You may have to replace the battery as it is very hard to recover a battery from water damage.

As always with electronics, especially surface mounted PCBs be gentle when handling and especially when brushing away the corrosion. You do not want to remove any components from the board.

Hopefully after you have done all this the phone might possibly work correctly again.

Here is a link to the ifixit guide(s) for repairing your phone.

Samsung Galaxy S6

If this process seems too daunting, take your phone to a reputable, professional phone repair service and ask for a quote for a repair. If you decide to do this, do it sooner than later.

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Hi,

If you have completely dis-assembled the phone and thoroughly cleaned all the parts of the phone using IPA 90%+ and reconnected everything back the way it was after it had dried then most probably there is damage to the mainboard. Check the mainboard for burnt out or missing components.

Also you were very quick if you did all this. Even experts take longer than a couple of hours.

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