FlaaffyPink t1_j6lmzo1 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:52 AM

This happened to my 11 a few weeks ago after it fell in the bath. Face ID quit working and the front camera was all fogged up. It decided to work again the day I got a 14 Pro, lol. Now it works but looks like there’s a ring of rust around the inside of the lens. Idk if it’s rust or not but it looks coppery.

Pretty-Mistake-1970 t1_j6lsfh2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:47 AM

Almost same thing, except I sold my 12 after 9 months of suffering with it.

irisd23 OP t1_j6ln4ai wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:54 AM

Ahh, I think this is it. My face ID is done for too. It’s good to know that maybe it could start working again because I can’t afford a new one lol.

FlaaffyPink t1_j6lnp4r wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:59 AM

It was kinda annoying having to enter the passcode constantly, but it wasn’t the worst thing. It took a couple weeks for it to work again reliably. I hope yours works again!

irisd23 OP t1_j6lqy47 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:31 AM

Thank you 😭

Neither-Cup564 t1_j6nfy7g wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Open it up asap. The longer you leave it the worse it will get. Pools are mostly salt water which will corrode parts.

irisd23 OP t1_j6nge3z wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:05 PM

How do I open it? Pardon my inexperience.

Neither-Cup564 t1_j6ngrec wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:07 PM

Google it. Ifixit has instructionals.