Water dunked in phone, everything works except for the end button - Motorola Q Forum

hoopinmoni · 04-30-2008, 01:12 PM

So basically i dropped my phone in a sink full of water. I took it out imediately then took out the battery and let it sit for about 8 hours. I used a hair dryer at a distance on low heat a few times throughout the day. When i turned it on, the battery kept showing up as an x, even after it was on for about 20 min. I used my extended battery and it showed up fine and i left that one in there for about an hour. I put my regular battery back in and now that one shows up as well. Everything that i've used so far (i've had it on for about 16 hours) has worked fine except for the end call button. At first i was thinking, i can live with only one button not working. Until i just made a phone call, but had no way of ending it. Even if you hit the right softkey for menu, theres no end call option.

Long story short, phone got dropped in water, now end call key won't work, but everything else is fine. Any ideas on how to fix it?

unsung · 04-30-2008, 02:06 PM

try a master reset, see if that works.

if that doesn't work i doubt there's going to be a fix for your Q after dropping in water.

sorry it happened though.

magicman08 · 04-30-2008, 02:17 PM

so according to the title.....the water dunked it in the phone.....just so i can help you...the water traveled to your phone and dunked it, and your end button does not work

PacoJr67 · 04-30-2008, 02:20 PM

It's possible that there still may be some water in the key. Try putting the phone in a ziploc bag with some rice, or dessicant packets. I know of some other ways to drive water out but they are much more extreme (kind of a last resort)

magicman08 · 04-30-2008, 02:37 PM

put his old NOKIA through an entire wash cycle....let it dry out for one week, and was able to get my numbers off it, but most of the keys did NOTwork

hoopinmoni · 04-30-2008, 02:50 PM

What exactly is a master reset?

If all else fails, i can wait til tuesday. I have a class with a dude who works for motorola. Forgot exactly what he does, but he does always show up with new phones that haven't been releases. Maybe he'll know a fix or something.

magicman08 · 04-30-2008, 02:55 PM

my version of the master reset is me throwing it as hard as I can against the strongest wall i can find....if that doesn't work come back here and post your results and i can help further...really worked well for me some time ago

unsung · 04-30-2008, 03:04 PM

are you usually this helpful or did we win the lottery today for a river of sarcasm???

magicman08 · 04-30-2008, 03:08 PM

did my master reset not work? or what

n99hockey · 04-30-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoopinmoni

What exactly is a master reset?

If all else fails, i can wait til tuesday. I have a class with a dude who works for motorola. Forgot exactly what he does, but he does always show up with new phones that haven't been releases. Maybe he'll know a fix or something.

a master reset is when the device is set back to the factory defaults
meaning all data and programs are wiped clean and only the apps that were installed when you got the phone are reinstalled

if you do decided to do this please back up the phone