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Galaxy Note 3 Coffee Spill!

Karma VII

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Apr 29, 2014
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Hey everyone! My mom recently dropped coffee all over a Galaxy Note 3 for T-Mobile (which I gave her). I know how to strip down the phone and what each part is. But im not great at identifying problems yet. So what happens is when the phone is unlocked it constantly is bringing up S-finder, from my knowledge, S-finder is opened when you hold down the menu button. I noticed that when I don't even touch the phone, the buttons (I know they arent buttons but i don;t know the name) light up constantly and go off then back on like someone is holding them down. I'm guessing that it thinks the menu button is being pressed all the time?? But if anyone can direct me to a replacement part or a piece of the phone in general that you think is the problem that would be awesome. I was looking into getting this piece because she said the coffee was spilled on the phone while it was upside down and it went in the charging port and speaker hole.
http://www.parts4repair.com/dock-charging-flex-cable-for-samsung-galaxy-note-3-n900t/

Thanks for your help!
-Kyle
 
Solution
Yeah they are buttons, "Capacitive touch buttons"
You can find out what is problem by opening it. I will suggest to seek some repair shop assist, an inexperienced might make it more worse.