Quick tip on cell phone water damage

[LINUS]

I found out today that there is a little water damage sticker in your cell phone. Usually placed under the battery, it's a white sticker (sometimes with colored dots) - usually round, but anyhow it changes color when the sticker gets wet.

Put a piece of scotch tape over it.

Use this information however you want.

[benDASHDASH]

And if your phone happens to get internal water damage, take the battery out and throw it in the oven overnight at like 115 F. Its revived both my cell phone and camera

[parkerbink]

Dryer lint filter. No chance of burning anything and works great.

[nkell09]

not sure who is the orginal source, but try this one for starters

http://mikeoliver.org/2006/08/10/cell-phone-has-water-damage-cant-fool-verizon/

[herragge]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/6837

Yahoo suggested alcohol.

Mike

[MikeE30325i]

thats pretty tight, but i am lucky enough to not pwn my phone with water

[AndrewBird]

I got my phone wet at the lake once. Took the battery out and let it and the phone sit i the sun for a while. Worked just fine.

If you do leave your phone in the sun, DO NOT leave it screen side up. Sunlight will damage LCD screens and cause them to not work anymore.

[imsotyerred]

you could just throw it in the microwave for a minute or too...that'll dry it right up!