Your Smartphone Won't Explode If You Use It While It Is Charging
There are plenty of rules floating around about the best ways to charge
your cell phone. You may have heard the rumor that cellphones can
explode if you use them while they are charging, but this isn't
accurate. Several instances of cellphones that caught fire were covered
in the news, but none of them were traced to simultaneously using and
charging the phone.
Where Did the Rumor Begin?
The original news story that likely started the rumor that it was
dangerous to charge and talk at the same time didn't report the complete
details. The story, which appeared all over the internet in 2013, said a
Chinese flight attendant's iPhone 4 exploded when she used it while it
was charging.
As it turns out, the attendant was using a third-party charger, not the
Apple charger that ships with the phone. It was almost certainly the
cause of the incident.
That doesn't mean that problems can't happen with phones, but they
are likely the result of poor wiring or incompatible or faulty phone parts.
Is Charging While Using a Cellphone Dangerous?
No explosion is likely to occur in the normal course of events if you
use the phone while it is charging using a manufacturer-approved battery
and charger. This doesn't mean you must buy a replacement from the
manufacturer. There are acceptable off-brand chargers, but there are
also cheap knockoffs that you should avoid at all costs. Buy from a
reputable manufacturer. If you aren't sure, contact the phone's
manufacturer for acceptable alternatives.
How Can I Avoid Charging Problems?
If you are worried about the possibility of danger from your phone,
these commonsense steps may ease your mind:
1. Use compatible batteries and power supplies with your cell phone model.
2. Use a surge protector when you charge the phone, especially when you
are traveling.
3. Don't leave your phone in a hot car. Heat can damage the battery.
There's no evidence that this can cause any danger, but it doesn't
hurt to be careful.
Billions of cell phones have been sold, and only a handful of exploding
cellphone stories have appeared. You are unlikely to encounter any
danger from an exploding phone.
Source: Lifewire <https://www.lifewire.com/>
Cheers,
Marcio <https://tinyurl.com/TlkTM>
AKA /Starboy/
Sent from a galaxy far, far away.
--
Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list
<https://groups.io/g/thunderbird/> to help and be helped with all
Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more!
--
The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.
If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you
feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or
moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.
Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at:
[email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at
[email protected]
The archives for this list can be searched at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone.
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/a7171280-92c1-3a93-522e-dcc3df62ccac%40yahoo.com.br.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
