[Hidden-tech] Reviving a smartphone dropped in snowbank

[John Cunningham]

This has always (~6 times) worked for me:

1. Remove the battery from the phone ASAP and dry off with a paper towel.
Set the battery aside until after the phone is dried out.
2. Preheat oven to 175 degrees.
3. Once the oven reaches 175 degrees turn it off.
4. Place the phone in the oven directly on a rack.
5. Remove the phone after 15 minutes.
6. Allow phone to cool for 10 minutes.
7, Repeat steps 2-6 at least once.
8. Replace battery and see if it works.

Best of luck, I hope your friends phone lives another day.
-John

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 7:49 PM, Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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>
>
> Hi all,
>
> A friend dropped his smartphone in a snow bank this morning and after
> it worked for a short while, it powered off and won't work now.
>
> I have not had this happen, and I will be Googling for answers, but
> meanwhile, I know some of you probably have a solution to offer.
>
> I know his carrier is Metro PCS and I am fairly certain the phone is
> one of the Samsung Galaxy series.
>
> He has had to work all day, so has not had a chance to go to the Metro
> PCs store to inquire.
>
> Thanks :)
> Deb
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