While there may be many safeguards built into your battery to make sure that it gets rid of excessive heat, or that it shuts down when its too hot, it’s important to keep your phone away from those temperature limits in the first place.
Most of us want our smart phones to last long, because we pay a hefty price for them.
Don’t Put Your Phone in Direct Sunlight:
When you’re soaking up the sun, your phone is, too. You don’t want to place extra strain on your battery when you are in a hot environment because it requires the battery to overwork. When you are using a phone in direct sunlight at a pool, you are making your phone struggle to cool itself. This doesn’t necessarily mean your phone will explode, but it will contribute to the aging process of the phone, and make getting a long battery life a real challenge.
The problem with phone batteries is that they naturally build heat while they are charging, which is why the idea is to remove excessive heat.
If you want to tan, you probably don’t want to bring your cell with you, because it will essentially fry it. For those of us who are brave enough to leave the car without our phones… don’t. Batteries aren’t good in cold weather, and they are even worse in heat. You also don’t want to charge your phone while it’s inside a bag – don’t act like you haven’t done that before!
There Are Many Ways You Can Avoid Overheating Your Phone:
Remove the phone from your case while its charging. Yes, I know this is potentially very annoying especially if you have one of those elaborate cases that don’t slip on and off, but it can help.
Wrong Chargers Won’t Work:
Don’t use the wrong charger while charging your phones. As tempting as it is to plug into a basic android charger, make sure you charge your device using its specific charger. For example, the Google Pixel requires a cable with a built in 56k Ohm resistor, which conforms to Type C specifications, so grabbing a cheaper alternative will mean that you have cables that do not meet the specifications required by USB-C devices.
Truthfully, cheap knockoff chargers use materials with bad quality or wrong gauge of wire that does not have appropriate over-current protection. This all just means that they don’t have the internal wiring that charges your phone appropriately.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Get Your Phone Wet:
Lithium will ignite when its in contact with water or water vapour because batteries are well sealed and do not function when damp. Some modern phones are water-resistant or waterproof, but many cheap smartphones aren’t.
Battery Punctures:
You probably don’t want to puncture a lithium-ion battery because it will cause an adverse reaction. This is why dropping phones is so troublesome, not only because it changes the internal wiring, but because if the force is hard enough, it will expose it to oxygen. Lithium reacts to both water and oxygen, so you are best to avoid throwing, bumping, or handling your phone with extreme force.
Related:
How To Prevent Exploding Phones
How To Properly Charge Your Devices
