topic Re: Re: Beer on Charger USB in Other Smartphones

Beer on Charger USB

Aqueen1111 — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 21:27:40 GMT

Hello,

One of my friends spilled beer on the usb port of my Samsung galaxy note 8 phone (the one to charge the phone) and with my brother we tried to shake it to get it going and we also dried it with a hair dryer but nothing fixed, could someone help me to solve this problem?

Re: Beer on Charger USB

JessS27 — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:10:01 GMT

Sometimes the water sensor in the port can be quite sensitive so it will take quite a while for it to dry out and charge again without coming up with the warning. In the mean time I would purchase a wireless charging pad, can get them pretty cheap on amazon. Can always use the pad as backup if it ever happens again. Also maybe put it in rice over night and see if that helps.

Re: Beer on Charger USB

GazC — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 01:06:28 GMT

Clean the USB port with electrical contact cleaner or Isopropyl alcohol.

Since beer drys sticky it could have coated the USB contacts or could be causing the sensor to think it's wet.

Re: Beer on Charger USB

AndrewL — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:34:22 GMT

@Aqueen1111: Following the incident, are you now unable to charge the phone? If so, do you have access to another charger to see if the issue persists? If the spillage occurred recently, please allow 24-48 hours for the phone to dry out, and you may find that the issue resolves itself. If not, head to the Samsung Members app > Get Help > Interactive Checks > USB, and follow the on screen prompts. Does this return any errors?

Re: Beer on Charger USB

IamJai — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:21:51 GMT

Put it in rice,?

Re: Re: Beer on Charger USB

Jorkkorton — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:51:20 GMT

You're about as helpful as rice in this situation