u/Admirable-Joke4038

Hi everyone,

I'm going to attempt a DIY repair before I go ahead and buy a new phone.

TLDR; salt water damage, what could cause a white screen AND 3 minute reboots?

About 3 weeks ago, I was at the beach and my phone slipped out of my pocket into the ocean, about a foot deep. I picked it up right away, dried it with my shirt, and went about my day. My husband mentioned the salt water might be a problem, and my back glass is pretty badly cracked, but it worked fine immediately after so I thought all was well. (In hindsight, yes I know I should have run it under fresh water at the time, but I was more worried about water seeping deeper and didn't think about the salt...)

Anyway, it worked fine for a couple weeks and then the screen suddenly went white. It's still responsive and I can connect it to the iPhone mirroring on my Mac, but after a couple hours of white screen, it started to reboot every 3 minutes. I checked the panic logs while mirroring and based on what I've read, it's telling me the charging port is not communicating, causing the reboot. sensor array 3145728.

So I ordered a charging port flex and a repair kit from Amazon, as well as a back replacement because I may as well do it all since I'm going to be opening up my phone. But something tells me it's more than just the charging port.

As far as I can tell, a failed charging port shouldn't be giving me a white screen, right? Every thread I've seen about a white screen was a completely different issue. Google AI only validates my questions and I can't find any other information. There's a million panic logs in my analytics data now and I only have ~2 minutes to check them out before I get disconnected (phone reboots and Mac disconnects). I do keep the phone off as much as possible but turn it on a couple times a day so any missed text messages can transfer through to my Mac.

Does anybody have any suggestions on things I should be checking for when I open the phone, or other parts I should just try replacing at the same time? Given the screen is 100% responsive, I think it may be another sensor but I'm clueless.

I have a 22 month old intact mixed breed male who weighs approximately 90 pounds. He is very human and dog reactive. Human reactivity seems to fear based, dog reactivity is frustration (whining, pulling, non-aggressive behaviour). With humans, he barks aggressively and is very fearful. Once he’s got a few treats and sniffs and understands this person is not a threat, he’s super chill. But the introduction barking lasts at least 5 minutes and it’s embarrassing.

It’s very isolating. My kids want to invite their friends over, but I’m worried that my dog will scare them. I also can’t have a conversation with another person at my door without my dog losing it! I will say he is mostly threshold trained and won’t pass through the front door unless he’s leashed and given permission. But if there were a trigger he spotted out the door I have no doubt he would bolt.

My long-distance friend wants to come visit and I would love to have her, but again I’m so embarrassed by my dogs behaviour that I would rather be alone.

I solo-parent 3 weeks each month and can’t take him for walks outside our property as I have 4 young kids and I can’t get past the anxious feeling of him pulling after a trigger while I’m holding my 2 year olds hand. He nearly pulled me down my driveway when a dog was walking past last week.

I also don’t have a working vehicle so I don’t have the option to drive somewhere and just watch people.

Our neighborhood has a ton of walkers, and lots of people and dogs walk down our street, so my best option seems to be sitting in the front lawn and just feeding treats as people walk by to modify. But I don’t know if thats enough.

I have a long line slip leash, but he doesn’t seem to he bothered by the choking when he pulls. I could perhaps try a prong collar but I would rather not.

I’m sorry this is so long. if you have any tips for me, please share!