topic S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident in Android

S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:28:27 GMT

I have galaxy s2. Dropped it in water, dried out ok overnight. Seems to work BUT can't get it off flight mode? Any ideas? Maybe it needs unblocking ?

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Bambino — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:55:19 GMT

If you dropped it in water you can't be certain that your phone definitely dried out okay. The water would have gotten everywhere into places you can't see. You'll most likely have to send it off for repair.

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

perksie — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:07:18 GMT

If you tried to switch it on before it was properly dried out, which could take several days, you have more than likely ruined it.

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:54:50 GMT

F.U.B.A.R.

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:58:46 GMT

Personally I would have given it at least three days in the airing cupboard before attempting to switch it on.

I would give it a few more days drying out and then see, if still stuck in flight mode then I would do a factory reset... You might get lucky.

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:08:16 GMT

As above try an let it dry for 3-6 days

Go to settings - accounts - google accounts - sync. Sync any others you have ie drop box an Samsung.

Restart your phone an keep your finger on the volume button so it goes to boot menu, here you can do a system restore. If you haven't damaged anything then it will reset to factory settings an good to go.

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

MI5 — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:09:36 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
As above try an let it dry for 3-6 days

Go to settings - accounts - google accounts - sync. Sync any others you have ie drop box an Samsung.

Restart your phone an keep your finger on the volume button so it goes to boot menu, here you can do a system restore. If you haven't damaged anything then it will reset to factory settings an good to go.

What a bizarre post !!

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

macblank — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:58:37 GMT

having watched the gadget show I know (well according to the old bloke) if u don't rescue it in under 10 seconds and remove the battery IMMEDIATELY it's buggered anyway (sorry to ips and other non removables)

then shake a couple times to get rid of excess water

then put straight into a bowl/tub of rice and leave in a say warm place for a couple days

***I'm not guaranteeing this works***

however this worked on the show as far as I remember

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:52:09 GMT

why may i askk?

i was suggesting to back up then restore from boot to see if that would kick it off flight mode.

i find your post bizarre finding mine bizarre? have you left your pipe somewhere?

are you staff?

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

MI5 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:18:31 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
why may i askk?
i was suggesting to back up then restore from boot to see if that would kick it off flight mode.
i find your post bizarre finding mine bizarre? have you left your pipe somewhere?

are you staff?

You advise doing a back up before a factory reset (which will delete the back up you have just done), then you give the incorrect procedure to enter the bootloader on an S2. Adiitional to this, if the phone is water damaged it will have suffered from hardware failures which is most unlikely that a software reset will fix..... Yep, my pipe is missing 😞 Staff !!!! How very dare you

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:42:59 GMT

How is that the wrong process? And how is resetting the phone going to remove anyback up on googles’s servers? As I stated, back up on samsung as well so when logged back in it will restore contacts, calls and text.
Also I made this suggestion to help establish if it was indeed a hardware fault.

Question…. Do you often try to belittle newcomers, who are trying to help others? I mean, qouting something as “bizarre”, when it was 100% relavent to the problem.

I didn’t say it would work, as I knew it could very well be down to a hardware fault but, it would rule out the possibility that it’s a software clash.

I think you take your self way to serious Mr MI5 (name same’s it all) but isnt a forum designed to help people with suggestions not poke at newcomers because they make another suggestion which may seems not to be listed?..... pipe…. ? maybe not! Happy pills…. Just maybe. 

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

MI5 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:05:26 GMT

Whatever dude.... Chill out.....!!

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:25:42 GMT

I am hehe. Just thought you was being a little pedantic thats all.

And whats wrong with working for o2? haha

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

MI5 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:35:43 GMT

Pedanticism is one of my recognised failings... I will try harder in future

Re: S2stuck ni flight mode after water incident

jonsie — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:05:49 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
Pedanticism is one of my recognised failings... I will try harder in future

New Year resolution then