iPhone heating issues during summer: Pro tips to keep your device cool

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iPhone models have become victims of the scorching heat across the United States this summer, with temperatures likely to increase in the coming days. When mobile devices, tablets and laptops heat up due to high external temperatures, it hurts the overall device performance, shortens battery life and can often damage the device' internal circuit, leading to a short circuit.

Apple iPhone: What temperatures should they be used in?

Summer has arrived in a rather 'grand way' in the United States, with the sun blaring at its full might in multiple regions, leading to high temperatures, and carrying your iPhone outdoors has become a rather troublesome ordeal in this blazing heat. It is always advised by device manufacturers like Apple that one should not use it in exceptionally high temperatures, the upper limit being 95°F (35°C), according to USA Today. Using an Apple iPhone beyond this external temperature can be detrimental for your device' longevity as well as performance.

Cooling off Apple iPhones: Here's how to do it

If you think that cooling off an Apple iPhone by keeping it on an ice-gel pack or inside the fridge is a good option, push it right out of your mind. Keeping a heated electronic device inside a fridge will cause moisture to settle on device's internal circuit due to the sudden temperature fluctuations. Water content on an electronic component is a big threat as the device can short circuit.

Instead, one should keep the phone in a shaded area,