No SIM card after waterdamage

the problem is logig board broken

its tinnny spring wire is water damaged and wire lusted and then disconnect

u need micro scope and soldering system if u wanna fix this problem

not easy fix by ordinary people

iphone 4s and 4 and 5, most located near by bottom side on logic board..

its blue coil tinny u need hot air blower for fix this..

i fixed this prob 2 times..

more details on youtube.. u find it out i don't know..

thks

Hi there right ok usually when a iPhone says searching and SIM card is out the time and date need to be correct but in the case of water damage then it's unsure what componants the motherboard has damaged there's a woman on here that specialises in board repairs that might give you more info her name is Jessabethany

If you disconnected the battery the time and date will go to 1970 and sim card function will not work, it's worth checking

I am having a similar issue with an IPhone 5s. The only difference is that my phone IS showing the IMEI address. Says no sim even when there is one in place but everything else works fine.

Hi,

Same problem here, I took it to the Iphone shop in Manchesterand they said the cable that connects to the SIM card holder has corroded and there was no point in fixing it.

I dropped beer on my iPhone -_-'

By the time I realised it and lifted it up, I saw the screen discolouring from the top right corner.

The geek in me reacted even after 5 beers down and I powered it down.

Then I washed the beer off, dried it using a towel and then using a blow dryer.

After I powered it on everything worked until this morning!!

It show "No Sim" even when there is one inside!

I have removed the sim and blow dried it for 4 minutes with baking gloves on!

Its cooling down now.

Let's see if it worked...

My I phone5s is sim not valid

Hi,

My partners phone got wet running in the rain. Everything still works except for cannot find the sim / network, just says searching. Date and time are correct. Flight mode didn't fix it. And imei is displaying in settings. Any idea if it is likely to work with more time to dry out (been 48 hours) or what it's likely to be? It's a new phone

My son had his in his pocket when he jumped in the pool. He realized what he had done and got back out quickly. The case was water resistant but the rubber charge port protector had tore off. I left the phone in rice while I waited for tools and a battery I had ordered. At this point the phone would only turn hooked to the charger, but eventually quit completely. I replaced the battery but while it worked fine as an iPod it had no IMIE and no Simm card response. I took it back apart, took out the battery, and sprayed the top of the logic board including the Simm tray. I then sprayed in the Simm tray opening. You should use a dedicated cleaner that's safe for sensitive electronics and any plastics it contacts. I used Blue Works industrial grade contact cleaner. The phone is now 100 percent operational with all the missing parameters such as IMIE showing . This procedure rids the contacts of all the chlorine and any other solids in the water. It worked for me.

I just had the same problem with my iPhone 7. I went to the beach and got wet and when i got home my phone said no SIM. I simply removed the sim tray and used a hand dryer to blow heat into the SIM port for 5 min. I inserted the SIM back and turned on the phone and voila … the SIM is working again. So happy

I had same problem. Dropped iPhone 6 in very small puddle. Was wonky for bit but worked then stopped. Said No SIM. Used blow dryer on SIM port for five minutes. Works again!

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I had barely gotten mine wet in a kayak. But mine did the same —- wasn’t reading SIM. I removed my case and noticed some water, but found it really strange that it could have gotten wet inside at all . (iphone XR ) . But after spending 2.5 hours on chat with Sprint to no avail while they continued to try to send my phone updates, I removed my SIM tray/card out all day and did blow dryer a few minutes as some suggested, and just now tried card again. It works! With mine IMEI was still showing, and wifi was working still. But I’m so grateful that it has service now. Thank you!