I was camping this weekend, and on Saturday the tent leaked. My phone (Samsung Galaxy Stellar) got soaked. The phone would turn on, and the only difference I could see was a decrease in battery. I pulled off the back, and removed the battery and SIM card. Water poured out, and so I put it in a bag to dry off when we got home. After getting home I put in rice (As per the internet's suggestion) and a few hours later, the phone would not function properly. The screen will light up, say "Samsung", and then show a picture of the Android bot with yellow lines spinning through his body. I am then taken to a screen where it says:
"Android System Recovery <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight: power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
(Here it shows a picture of the Android bot with his chest panel opened, and a Red "Caution" triangle above him).
# Manual Mode #
--Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code: VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC."
If I select the first option, to reboot the phone, I am taken back to this screen. None of the other options will do anything, and I have tried to do all except for Factory Reset. When I press this, I am given several options of "No" and one "Yes-Warning, this cannot be undone!".
I am hesitant to press this button, as I don't want to factory reset the phone. However, it is preferable to the alternative of trying to get a new phone. Would factory resetting the phone fix the damage done? If not, will leaving it in the rice for a few more days work?
"Android System Recovery <3e>
Volume up/down to move highlight: power button to select.
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
(Here it shows a picture of the Android bot with his chest panel opened, and a Red "Caution" triangle above him).
# Manual Mode #
--Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code: VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC."
If I select the first option, to reboot the phone, I am taken back to this screen. None of the other options will do anything, and I have tried to do all except for Factory Reset. When I press this, I am given several options of "No" and one "Yes-Warning, this cannot be undone!".
I am hesitant to press this button, as I don't want to factory reset the phone. However, it is preferable to the alternative of trying to get a new phone. Would factory resetting the phone fix the damage done? If not, will leaving it in the rice for a few more days work?
