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What Happens When An iPhone Overheats

I know I’ve mentioned before that when the temperature drops below -10 the heat from my hands is sometimes not enough to keep my phone working and that it can stop running. Officially, the iPhone needs to run between -4º to 113º F. I learned this the hard way (I tend to learn most things the hard way, I like to think of it as a trait, or something like that) when I left my phone sitting in my car. Not only does it get cold as all getout in Minneapolis, but it can get pretty hot as well. And as with any location in mid-summer, if you leave your car with windows up and sitting in the sun, it can get really hot.

So recently, when I remembered I needed to go grab my phone to jump on a conference call, I was greeted with this:

iPhone Overheating Message
iPhone Overheating Message

So ya, if I missed a conference call with you in the past week, that’s my excuse. I am now going to put this post on repeat/autopilot for the remainder of the summer so I can sleep in from time to time… If you would like more information as to why I’m not on calls, please see Apple’s KB regarding the subject.