iphone 4 water damage?

[apple_stomper]

So i was out on the boat the other day and the rain caught us out in the middle of the lake, tragic, anyways my iphone was in a bag and that bag had a little water on the bottom where the phone was. As soon as i got home i put the phone in uncooked rice and left it there for 3 days. i took it out and tried to turn it on but nothing.. i plugged it in and left it for 30 mintues? i came back and held the power button along with the home button and it turned on! I went to tell my girlfriend and when i came back it had turned off and wouldnt turn back on!! I plugged it in today and all it did was get warm, so it gave me bit of hope, could you guys help? Thanks for looking!

 

[guppy]

First things first, do not, whatever you do, try to switch the phone on or plug it into a charger. The absolute first thing you want to do when a cell phone gets soaked is remove the battery as quickly as possible. Retrieve the sim card and dry it off with a napkin or piece of cloth, they are pretty durable. Then I would disassemble the iphone and dry it out with a hair dryer. Then let it sit for at least three days, inside a box of silica gel beads (great idea with the rice, I never thought of that). The outcome is however totally unpredictable, only time will tell. I used to be real heavy into repairing Motorola Razors back in the day.

The iPhone has four 'Liquid Submersion indicators' inside it that turn pink on contact with water, a http://www.knowyourmobile.com/apple/iphone-4/15903/guide-how-save-water-damaged-iphone-4s#look inside and the technicians can see if water is the cause of an unresponsive iPhone. So think twice before claiming it under your insurance, if you have any.

Personally I think you are SOL, but at this point you have nothing to lose trying to dry it more thoroughly by disassembling it.