Revival of a water damaged iPhone 4

It started when an iPhone 4 (not mine) accidently dropped into somewhere with water (ahem, I should not name it) and was damaged.  First mistake by the owner was to try powering it on but I can understand the anxiety to make sure the iPhone is still working.  However, doing so will just cause damage to the electronic parts.  She should have let the iPhone to dry up and there are lots of discussion on the Internet on how to do it.  One method that I have come across is to bury the iPhone in a pack of rice which will help to speed up the drying process.

Anyway, the owner was able to power up her iPhone but found that she was unable to charge it and iTune couldn’t detect the iPhone.  The battery went flat the next day and she was still not able to charge it.  So I helped to disassemble her iPhone and clean up the remaining water.  It did not solve the charging problem but I noticed that the battery was a bit bloated.  We ordered a battery which costs only USD4.15 but it took about 2 weeks to arrive.

I replaced the bloated battery and was able to power on the iPhone again.  Below is the picture of the bloated battery.

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iOS 6 features on iPad 2

According to Apple, iOS 6 comes with 200 over new features but not all are available for iPad 2.  Here are some of the features that I have noticed from my upgraded iPad 2.

Well before getting any new feature, I lost two of them, Google Map and YouTube.  Google Map was replaced by Apple Map but YouTube was replaced by nothing.  There is a YouTube app for iPhone but not iPad.  Hoping to see Google Map and YouTube apps for iPad appearing in App Store soon.

First up the line is the much talk about Apple Map.  Other than I can zoom out all the way in satellite view until it becomes a global, I still prefer Google Map for now.

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iOS 6 upgrade on iPad 2

I updated my iPad 2 to iOS 6 a few days a ago and the process was pretty seamless.

From the Software Update, it showed that iOS 6 is available for download and install.  Touch the Download and Install to begin the upgrade process and just wait.

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The iOS 5.1.1 Fixed “The New iPad” 3G Connection Issue

Are you an owner of “The New iPad” with 3G connection issue just like me?  The 3G connection will not work whenever I switched from WiFi to 3G.  The only way to get it works is to reboot the iPad.

If you are having similar issue, iOS 5.1.1 might be the cure for you.  I have just updated to iOS 5.1.1 and it did solve my 3G connection issue.  Hope it will solve your issue as well.

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