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How You Can Repair Liquid Damage to Your iPhone

Posted on: 12/21/2022

When your phone suffers liquid damage, you may be wondering if you can fix it on your own or if your phone should just make its way to the trash can. Fortunately, water damage may not always be as bad as you think. Even when water damage does ruin your phone, there are services such as data recovery that can assist you in making sure to recover what you need from the device. 

Below, we will discuss just how you can repair your iPhone should liquid damage occur to it. 

How Do I Know Water Damage Occurred?

Most iPhone devices have what are called liquid contact indicators or LCIs. These are able to be seen from outside your device, which means you do not have to pull the device apart to know whether your phone has been damaged by liquid or been in contact with liquid. 

When an LCI comes into contact with liquid or water, it will activate and turn fully red in color. This lets you know that, at some point, water or liquid touched the phone. 

How to Repair Liquid Damage on the iPhone 

Follow the steps below to repair liquid damage that has occurred to your iPhone. 

Step 1: Assess Your Device 

You want to first assess your device visually to identify areas of concern. You should look for any type of moisture or liquid between the LCD and the touchscreen. You want to look at the LCIs and see if they are fully red or white. You also want to inspect the headphone jack and charging port to see if they have sustained water damage. 

Step 2: Open Up the Phone 

You will want to now open up the phone to expose the inside of it. If your phone is actively wet, you want to make sure you take steps to dry it out and allow it to dry before you open it up and subject the interior components to further liquid damage. 

Step 3: Assess the Internal Sections 

Now that you have the phone open, you want to take some time to assess the internal components of the phone. Check to see if the water damage sticker on the phone is pink. You also should look for any signs of discoloration due to corrosion. You should inspect the camera, digitizer, SIM slot, LCD, and proximity sensor. 

Step 4: Remove the Logic Board Shield Cover 

While you will only need to remove this shield cover when water damage looks extensive, make sure to take your time no matter what. You should carefully remove this shield and watch out for any tiny components or edges that may snag as you do. 

Step 5: Clean the Logic Board 

You can clean the logic board by placing it into a bath of alcohol. You want to allow it to soak just long enough to loosen any corrosion so that you can remove it. You can use a soft brush to help you remove the corrosion. You want to spend time cleaning the board and focus on key areas such as the battery contacts, flex ends, fuses, and chips. 

Allow the logic board parts to dry completely before reassembly. 

Step 6: Clean the LCD

You will now need to clean the LCD screen, and this can be done with alcohol and a soft cloth. Immersing it in alcohol is not recommended as you want to keep it dry. 

Step 7: Put the Phone Together 

You can now put the phone back together and test it to see if it functions without any issues. 

We Offer Professional Logic Board Repairs 

If you have an iPhone that has been damaged by water, it is likely that the logic board was affected by it. The logic board is the main component of your phone and quick action is necessary for all water-damaged phones. 

At I Repair Cracked Screens, we provide you with the best and fastest iPhone logic board repair in NYC. We do not recommend that you try to repair your logic board on your own as it is a sensitive piece of equipment and is a crucial piece of your phone. 

Our iPhone technicians have many years of experience in iPhone logic board repairs and can assist you. Bring your phone to us today or call to schedule an appointment.