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There are many precautions one must take when it is as hot as it was last week in southern Norway.

Be generous with sunscreen and make sure you stay hydrated. Check the UV warning before going out, and under no circumstances leave children and dogs sitting in a hot car.

You should also make sure that your mobile phone does not overheat.

Check operating temperature

Although most smartphones can be used in hot weather, they are not designed to withstand extreme heat.

apple They operate, for example, with operating temperatures between 0 and 35 degrees. Samsung do the same.

When it comes to storage, Apple goes a little further, and temperatures range between -20 and 45 degrees.

– Do not leave the device in the car, as the temperature in a parked car can exceed this range, the iPhone manufacturer writes.

It may stop working

You should also avoid leaving the mobile phone in the sun.

You can use your phone safely in the tropics, but cell phones don’t like direct sunlight, Power Norge’s director of communications, Monica Iren Fasting, tells DinSide.

Fasting indicates that with the high temperatures that we have right now, the phone can overheat.

– It will mainly affect performance, but if left in the sun for a long time, it may stop working. Keep your phone in the shade, that’s our obvious tip!

Heat can affect the internal and external components of a mobile phone. For example, an overheating processor causes the phone to run slower. An overheated screen can also crack.

The battery can also be damaged. according to Watchman The lithium-ion batteries in today’s smartphones are very sensitive to heat. When a battery gets hot, it degrades faster. Hence, it does not last as long as it usually does.

– Most new cell phones also detect when the temperature gets too high and a warning appears on the screen. During this period, the phone cannot be used until it has cooled down, says Elkjøp Norge sales manager Stian Hoff.

In the worst case scenario, an overheated battery can explode. As a rule, we are talking about temperatures so high that something unusual has most likely occurred, such as using a faulty charger.

cool it? Be careful of this

If the phone has already overheated, it is necessary to bring it back to normal temperatures again. This should happen in as gradual a manner as possible.

– Place the phone in a cool place or in front of a fan to speed up the process – but don’t be tempted to quickly cool it in the freezer or fridge. Condensation can then build up in the phone, and you’re then left with an even bigger problem — a moisture-damaged mobile phone, warns Monica Fasting in Power.

Supported by Stian Hof in Elkjøp.

– You cool down the phone the same way you cool yourself – by waving a leaf or something. You might look a little silly waving your phone around, but it really helps, Hoff tells DinSide.

The best thing is to turn off the mobile phone completely. If you have to wear it, you can turn off the functions you don’t need. Functions such as Bluetooth, 4G, Wi-Fi and GPS consume very energy intensively and thus generate heat.

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What happens if it is destroyed?

If the mobile phone is damaged after being left in the sun, the warranty may not apply. If the manufacturer doesn’t say it can handle this kind of use, it’s your responsibility.

It doesn’t necessarily mean that insurance can help you either.

The condition for obtaining compensation from insurance for the injury is that it occurs suddenly and unexpectedly. You can hardly tell if you’ve set your cellphone out in the sun, If’s director of communications, Sigmund Clements, tells DinSide.

According to Clementz, you may be covered through accident insurance, but he points out that there is often a discount on these, so they may cost you quite a bit.

The communications director also offers another piece of advice for hot days:

– One more thing I would like to warn about that I see about restaurants everywhere, especially in cities, is that you reserve a spot by leaving your mobile phone behind. And you may not, even if someone else is sitting at the table. All it takes is a strong laugh or a moment of interest elsewhere, and pranksters with long fingers will be able to see their chops in tapping a cellphone, he warns.