With the arrival of summer, in most parts of the Iberian Peninsula high temperatures can be reached during the day, which can pose a challenge for the care and maintenance of your iPhone’s battery. Therefore, in this article we are going to see how protect the iPhone to avoid overheating.
Before going into detail about some recommendations, it is important to remember that Apple iPhones are designed to operate optimally in a ambient temperature range between 0 and 35 degrees Celsius. When the ambient temperature exceeds In this range, the iPhone can overheat, which can lead to permanent battery damage, both in daily use and a drastic reduction in charge cycles. We’ll see some advices to protect your iPhone battery this summer.
Avoid direct exposure to the sun and do not “abandon” it
The solar incidence can increase the temperature of your iPhone in a few minutes, which can cause it to even cool down. turn off or crash to protect its internal components. This aspect worsens mainly if you go to the beach or pool, therefore, you should keep your iPhone in the shade. If you can’t avoid sun exposure, consider wearing a sunscreen. thermal protection sleeve or leave it stored or in a place where there is shade. Regarding the covers, these use materials that reflect sunlight and reduce heat accumulation.
In the same way that avoiding the sun directly is key, leaving the phone in closed places Like the car or a backpack where the sun hits, it also hits our iPhone directly, considerably increasing the temperature.
General adjustments
All phones get hot when they are charging, in a process that all manufacturers are improving, but full charges have not yet occurred, avoiding an increase in temperature at all times. Therefore, in summer, with the highest temperatures, you can be counterproductive use the mobile while you charge it, especially if you are in the pool with friends and you have it connected to the Bluetooth of a music speaker. In the event that you have no choice but to use and charge it, try use 5w charger and not the 20 w, which has more power and also generates more heat.
Along with the aforementioned, the auto brightness It is a good option to protect your iPhone, since having the brightness always at maximum can cause an increase in panel temperature and above all, you avoid damaging the screen and protect your eyes, since it is not always necessary to have the pixels at its maximum power.
Finally, the best way to protect the battery is prevent your fast downloads and uploads, above all, because of the increase in temperature that it generates. Therefore, turning on Automatic Low Power Mode is an iOS feature that reduces performance and power consumption when the battery is low, avoiding high temperatures. In addition, you can also limit location settings, where some apps can use your location even when you’re not using them, which can consume power and generate heat.
