Last week, Apple quietly issued a support article last week detailing how to keep the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures.
It’s speculated that this article has come about due to the large number of people complaining about their iPhone displaying the “Temperature: Your iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it” error. Although Apple hasn’t come out and acknowledge the issue directly, the fact that they’ve release this article shows that they are receiving a large number of reports.
The article outlines the following (no-brainer) recommendations:
Recommended operating temperatures
Operate iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in a place where the temperature is between zero and 35 degrees Celsius (32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit). Low or high-temperature conditions might temporarily shorten battery life or cause the device to temporarily stop working properly.
Recommended storage temperatures
Store iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in a place where the temperature is between -20 and 45 degrees Celsius (-4 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit). Don’t leave the device in your car, because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range.
Symptoms of overheating
- iPhone will no longer charge
- iPhone display will dim
- Weaker cell signal
- iPhone temperature warning screen appears
This update comes after some pretty interesting stories about the iPhone 3GS overheating.
“The handsets are getting so warm, in fact, that the plastic cases of the white models are discoloring to pink.” – wired.com
“…and at some point, I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot — not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too. I was using a game, and then later the Web browser for reading the news about Michael Jackson, all over a Wi-Fi connection while plugged in. And in those circumstances, well…toasty doesn’t even describe how surprisingly hot it got. It was too hot to even put the phone against my face.” – Cnet Reviews
> Experiencing any heat issues? Post it in the comments =)
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This entry was posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
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