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Sadly, two or three days ago my iPhone 4 took an accidental bath in the sink after a terrifying slow-motion plunge and got immersed in water, the phone went a bit crazy until the battery ran down.
Luckily, everything seems to work perfectly now after a few nights in a bag filled with silica gel packets, the only problem i have is the one i mentioned in the title.
Even when the phone is off, the LED flash is on - and has been the case since the phone first hit the water until now, it has never gone off. I have took the phone apart, removed the battery and sadly after plugging it back in the light came straight back on.
I have put two strips of black tape over the flash for now to stop it irritating me, but I really need to try and find a solution.
What I have tried:
Downloading Camera/Flash Apps and turning them On/Off, it just varies brightness, the LED is still always on regardless.
Hard reset
software restore to factory settings
I have no insurance on the phone, and don't feel the fault is serious enough to replace the phone outright.
People of OcUK, can you offer me any assistance? I have no idea what i'm looking for on the innards of the phone, and am frightened to death of causing further problems!
Thanks
Luckily, everything seems to work perfectly now after a few nights in a bag filled with silica gel packets, the only problem i have is the one i mentioned in the title.
Even when the phone is off, the LED flash is on - and has been the case since the phone first hit the water until now, it has never gone off. I have took the phone apart, removed the battery and sadly after plugging it back in the light came straight back on.
I have put two strips of black tape over the flash for now to stop it irritating me, but I really need to try and find a solution.
What I have tried:
Downloading Camera/Flash Apps and turning them On/Off, it just varies brightness, the LED is still always on regardless.
Hard reset
software restore to factory settings
I have no insurance on the phone, and don't feel the fault is serious enough to replace the phone outright.
People of OcUK, can you offer me any assistance? I have no idea what i'm looking for on the innards of the phone, and am frightened to death of causing further problems!
Thanks
