{"id":4153,"date":"2018-02-08T09:49:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T09:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:01:27","slug":"how-to-make-sure-your-smartphone-survives-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-make-sure-your-smartphone-survives-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make sure your smartphone survives the winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you thought the worst of the winter weather was over, a cold snap comes along and throws everything into chaos &#8211; wrapping up for the sub-zero temperatures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/de-ice-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">de-icing your car<\/a> can add vital minutes onto your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-avoid-the-morning-commute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">morning commute<\/a> that can see you hit the worst of the traffic.<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the effect the cold can have on your smartphone, which can\u00a0experience performance problems, and break more easily, when the temperature drops.<\/p>\n<p>So, help make your life a little easier, here&#8217;s how to make sure your smartphone survives the winter.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Why are smartphones affected by the cold?<\/h2>\n<p>Smartphones are powered by lithium-ion batteries, and when these power-packs get cold their performance suffers, which usually sees their life drain faster than normal, or the phone will suddenly die when the display says there&#8217;s plenty of life left.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NoVLHMul4Xo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The good news is that these effects are only temporary, and the battery should go back to normal when it&#8217;s returned to more clement temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re going to be going anywhere where it&#8217;s <em>really<\/em> cold, it&#8217;s worth checking your phones optimum temperature range &#8211; a quick search for the &#8220;iPhone 8&#8217;s Environmental Requirements&#8221;, for instance, throws up the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Operating ambient temperature:\u00a0<\/strong>0\u00b0 to 35\u00b0\u00a0C (32\u00b0 to 95\u00b0\u00a0F)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-operating temperature:<\/strong>\u00a0\u221220\u00b0 to 45\u00b0\u00a0C (\u22124\u00b0 to 113\u00b0\u00a0F)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relative humidity:<\/strong>\u00a05% to 95% non-condensing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating altitude:<\/strong>\u00a0tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re going to be heading up a mountain any time soon, might be best to trade your Apple in for something more suited to the conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Burt if you&#8217;re not heading to higher altitudes or massively colder climes, here are five tips for using your phone as the temperature drops.<\/p>\n<h2>5 tips for using your smartphone in winter<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Don&#8217;t let it get too cold<\/h3>\n<div>It sounds obvious, but the\u00a0 best\u00a0 way to keep your smartphone working well is to keep it from the cold, so try to avoid leaving them inside parked cars or by draughty windows. Instead, keep it in your pocket so they can absorb your body heat, or use a case designed for cold temperatures.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\">If you do need to leave your phone behind, turn it off instead of just putting it to sleep.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And when taking your phone from the extreme of cold outdoor air and warm indoor air, put your phone in your pocket before you go inside, so it can gradually adjust to the warmer indoor temperatures &#8211; quick temperature changes can cause condensation to form in the device, and this type of water damage won&#8217;t be covered under any warranty, and maybe not even by any insurance you&#8217;ve taken out.<\/div>\n<h3><strong>2. Use headphones<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If it&#8217;s cold and you take your phone out to talk, its battery is going to suffer. So to avoid a power drop, or complete death, use headphones with an integrated microphone, especially during business or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conference calls<\/a>, when a drop-out is the last thing you need.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Use touchscreen Gloves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you have no choice but to use the smartphone outdoors in the cold, you don&#8217;t want to be fumbling round taking off thick gloves and risking dropping your handset. So get yourself a pair of touchscreen gloves with inserts on the fingertips that transmits the electrical impulses of the skin on the mobile phone display.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Only ever charge in the warm<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If the smartphone battery dies in the cold, you&#8217;ll want to charge it straight away, even if you&#8217;re in a cold car &#8211; but a cold device doesn&#8217;t charge so fast, so it&#8217;s best to wait and plug in the phone when it is back to normal temperature.\u00a0Under no circumstances should you put the phone on the heater to speed up this process, as you could do it some serious damage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Get an outdoor phone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to spend a lot of time outdoors at work or you want to be well-equipped for skiing, an\u00a0outdoor mobile is\u00a0the best choice.\u00a0These mobile phones are much more robust than conventional smartphones and are reliable even in high cold or wet conditions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner-300x59.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you thought the worst of the winter weather was over, a cold snap comes along and throws everything into chaos &#8211; wrapping up for the sub-zero temperatures and<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-make-sure-your-smartphone-survives-the-winter\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to make sure your smartphone survives the winter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,7,17],"tags":[9,8,18],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to use your smartphone in cold weather | ConferenceCall.co.uk Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The cold can cause your smartphone battery to drain quickly and break more easily. 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