Summer Smartphone Using Tips: The intense heat of the sun can not only damage your skin, but also your smartphone! The slightest carelessness risks rendering the hobby phone useless or even exploding. What you need to do to protect your smartphone this summer.
While public life is hectic in the heat of summer, your smartphone is equally suffering. Excessive temperatures can seriously damage the phone’s battery, processor and display. Follow these 5 tips to save your smartphone from ‘heat stroke’.
1. Keep away from direct sunlight
Using the phone while standing in the sun or making long phone calls heats up the phone quickly. Direct sunlight shortens the life of the phone’s display panel and battery. Try sitting in the shade to use the phone.
2. Special precautions while charging
Make sure the room is cool while charging the phone on hot days. Never charge the phone while it is hot. This may cause the battery to swell or explode. Better to unplug before 100% charge.
3. Open the thick back cover
Many people use very thick or silicone covers to protect the phone. They prevent heat from escaping inside the phone. Use a light cover during hot weather or keep the cover open if the phone feels too hot.
4. Control background apps
Running multiple apps simultaneously puts stress on the processor, which makes the phone heat up quickly. Close unnecessary apps and turn off Bluetooth, GPS or WiFi when finished. It will keep the processor of the phone cool.
5. What to do if the phone heats up?
If you find that the phone is overheating, stop using it immediately and ‘power off’ the phone. Keep the phone in a cool place.
Warning: Never refrigerate the phone to cool it down. Due to the extra cold of the refrigerator, moisture can accumulate inside the phone and damage the circuit.