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Dropped my phone in water

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dumbkid

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I was in spain a couple of days ago and when i went swimming i forgot to take my samsung galaxy s3 gt-19000 out of my pocket. I was in the water for just a minute before i realised i had it there. I put the phone in a sealed bag of rice and let it be there for about 55 hours. When i took it out and tried to turn it on, the only thing that happend was that the Led-light turned on. After ten minutes, the light was blue (like it should). The led light is the only thing working on my phone.
What should i do?
 
I'm very sorry to hear the bad news. Many of us have made similar mistakes. Sometimes it is the end of a phone, sometimes the rice trick works. Kinda like flipping a coin though.
You could try putting it back in a fresh bag of un-cooked rice for a while longer. Remember you NEED to remove the battery, the SIM, and the SD card first.
It sounds to me like it is damaged. Time for a new phone.
Seriously, don't beat yourself up over it. I have dropped phones in toilets right after talking about how stupid you would have to be to do that with one of my friends. Needless to say, I felt pretty dim, but you'd be surprised how many do the same things...
 
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