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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by hobarrera on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:49AM (#13455172)
What if I make sure my phone has 0% battery when crossing the border?

Will they wait for it to charge, and THEN inspect it anyway? Or do they let you through.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by sweettea on Sunday January 22, 2017 @02:32PM (#13456826)
My impression is that, in the US, you must be able to turn on electronics, or you will not get the chance to charge them, they will be disposed of.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by detaro on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:52AM (#13455180)
As always with these things, the answer probably is going to be "depends".

also, what kind of phone can't be immediately powered up when connected to a charger?

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by alsetmusic on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:55AM (#13455667)
> also, what kind of phone can't be immediately powered up when connected to a charger?

If sufficiently discharged, an iPhone requires about ten to fifteen minutes on a charger to power on. This is true of all models, going back to the original release.

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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by hobarrera on Sunday January 22, 2017 @01:04PM (#13456266)
My question is really aimed at "will they bother to plug it in and wait", or would they just skip it.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by pbhjpbhj on Sunday January 22, 2017 @12:37PM (#13456118)
My android [Acer E380] sometimes can't start without a few minutes on the charger, the battery is dying after the designed in service period.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by bonzini on Sunday January 22, 2017 @12:49PM (#13456176)
Moto G2, takes about five minutes to go from 0% to 1% and does not turn on until then.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by rublev on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:40AM (#13455585)
iPhone, takes a few minutes to power it once it's dead.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by sokoloff on Sunday January 22, 2017 @10:39AM (#13455581)
My iPhone (5S) can't.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by monksy on Sunday January 22, 2017 @06:42PM (#13458434)
They will probably make you throw it away. I temporarily lost the battery to my euro mobile. I got an SSSS on my boarding pass and they made me show all of the electronics working. Luckily I found the battery and it had a charge on it.
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Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr... by PascLeRasc on Sunday January 22, 2017 @01:07PM (#13456285)
Or if you have a removable battery (like OP did) just leave the battery at home and buy a new one when you land.
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