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Repair information and guides for the Apple iPhone 5s that was announced on September 10, 2013. Model: A1533, A1453, A1457, A1528, A1530, A1518

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Is my screen fixable if it is water damage?

I was out feeding my goats and my phone dropped in the snow. I brushed it off really quick and figured it was fine. It turned on when I got inside and the screen was working fine. The only thing that was wrong was my headphone jack was on headphone mode with no headphones in it. I tried turning it on and off and it was still stuck in this mode. I got a cotton swab and twisted it around in there. That fixed my headphone jack problem, but also made my screen start darkening and getting horizontal lines in it. I don't know if I pushed some water towards the screen or what happened. Put it in a dehydrator (worked well when I used it to get water out of my phone this summer) on and off so it wouldn't overheat and tried turning it on. Screen was normal for a little bit, but then had the lines come through it again and darkened. Touch screen isn't responsive.

My question is....since everything else is working, would I be able to get an LCD screen replacement off of Amazon and have it fix my problem? Or is my phone toast?

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Hi there Kelsey!

With water damage nothing can be for sure.. before going and order a screen Id ask my local repairshop if they can try one of their screens on your phone first, so that you would not go to the trouble buying a screen which later turns out to be useless..

From my understanding, since its only your screen affected by the water, it should not be an issue to get your phone up and running again.

If you decide to purchase a screen make sure its the whole assembly and not just glass or LCD.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/...

This is what I was looking at getting. Would that work? I live in Montana and there isn't a local repair shop very close.

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Yes, that is the one. Good luck!

I really believe you only need to replace the screen.

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