droid m /washing machine

[jhuafan2]

my son left his droid razr m in his pants pocket and it got washed. even dried about five minutes. this morning the phone will work only when plugged into a charger. unplug from phone charger and it goes dead. anyone have any ideas what I should do. as far as I know everything works phone calls apps ect.

 

[GoCliffGo05]

After it got wet, the best thing to do is throw it in an uncooked bowl of rice. Turning it on and off/plugging it in can cause more damage. The best thing now may be to send in for a replacement.

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[TisMyDroid]

Ditto on gocliff. Let the phone sit in rice for a couple days. If it is not 100% dry, turning it on or using it can cause it to short circuit. It may seem to work fine while plugged in now (which is a good sign) but if there is still water in the phone, it will only take a tiny drop to hit a circuit and cause it to short out. Unfortunately, water damage is not covered under warranty.

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[bigbadwulff]

Never, never, never try to turn it on until it is dried out. Yup, put it in a bag of rice for a day or two. I've also found a dehumidifier works well also, maybe better. Then try it again. I think you might be surprised it will work. My Droid X went "swimming" 4 times and still works to this day and it isn't nearly as water-tight as the M.
With the M being more water tight it will also be harder to dry out too. So give it plenty of time to dry. Taking it apart isn't a bad idea also to further drying it out.

 

[lwags67]

Our daughter's baby, at about 1 year, got a hold of her D2G and wanted to chew on it. Got so much slobber on it, it would not start. We ran a hair dryer on it at low heat for a good bit and it worked! Still running fine one year later.