Water damaged FP3 now appears to be possessed

[VanessaW]

My new FP3 got wet at the weekend. It has now dried out and switched on and works ok apart from the screen seems sluggish to respond and every now and then it appears to become possessed by some external force that opens up all the apps repeatedly. I have to turn it off to make it stop.
Any ideas what component may cause this behaviour?

Also - looking on the map - are there really no angels or groups in the UK at all? I live in Brighton and was sure there would be some Fairphoners down here?
Thanks in advance
Vanessa

[urs_lesse]

Did you disassemble it for drying? One can only hope it’s “only” the display module.

How to handle water damage

Since this happens again and again and there is a lot of useful info on the forum, but people usually read it too late I’ll gather it here in hope that you read it before this happens to you. This is a #wiki so feel free to add info by editing the post. First things first: Turn off and take apart If your phone comes in contact with water and there is even the slightest chance that some droplets or moisture entered it then turn off the phone immediately. The fastest, and only in…

Currently there is only one Fairphone Angel in the UK, yes – North England.

[anon9989719]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I’m in Cornwall and could call. Talking can provide info more efficiently that this forum.

If you like to chat I can provide you with my number then you can update this topic with anything you find useful and that may have helped. There are already a number of topics and posts dealing with the similar issue after water damage and I don’t want to go over them again or find a dozen or so links for you to follow up.