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Released September 21, 2018. Models: A1921, A2101, A2102, and A2104 / Available as GSM or CDMA / eSIM or nano-SIM / 64, 256, or 512 GB / Silver, Gold, or Space Gray (Pronounced "iPhone 10 S Max.")

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iPhone XS max "no service" after water damage.

Hey, i recently brought an iPhone XS max and all of a sudden it stopped getting service, I don’t remember ever getting it wet but the water indicator has turned red. Everything is working perfectly and it even reads the sim card and what carrier it is etc but under settings<general<about it says network not available and when i tap on that is says “Phone not allowed” i was wondering if there is a certain part that would of shorted that is causing this problem?

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With water damage, you have to decontaminate the entire logic board before doing anything else, otherwise there will be latent issues down the road even if you do fix it.

The iPhone X has a sandwiched logic board which makes it virtually impossible for a proper DIY decontamination but you can still follow most of these guidelines.

The proper way treat a wet phone is to do the following:

  • Open your phone and remove the logic board
  • Inspect the logic board, especially around the connectors and look for corrosion.
  • Inspect both sides of the board. Unfortunately, pretty much all of the “logic” is hidden inside the logic board sandwich. That's usually where the damage is occurring.
  • Put your board in a container with >90% isopropyl alcohol and let it sit for a while.
  • Use a soft brush, like a toothbrush and lightly brush away any corrosion you see.
  • Rinse in alcohol and repeat.
  • Let it air dry for a day.
  • Re-assemble and hope for the best.

A professional repair shop that does water damage repair may be able to recover your data because they have access to pro-level ultrasonic baths and specialized cleaners as well as the skills to troubleshoot your board. Many shops have a no data/no fee policy so you don't have to spend money to find out if the data is recoverable or not.

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Hi Adam did you buy the phone new or used. If it was used it may have been blacklisted. In the dial screen type in *#06# to see if it shows the imei. If it does post the imei on here and I will check for

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