Iphone Left In Hot Car!! :/

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Iphone Left In Hot Car!! :/

I am worried I left my iphone in my hot car on the dashboard! I am worried because can't direct sunlight ruin the phone if it gets to hot? I am in detention right now and my teacher won't let me go get it!! I emailed my dad so he can call the school and tell them I need to get it, but I am not sure if he will read it in time! What is the worse that could happen to my iphone? :/

P.S it's 83 degrees and I am pretty sure its in direct sunlight.

Mac OS X (10.5.6), Macbook, Macbook Pro, iMac, iBook G4

Posted on May 11, 2009 11:19 AM

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Answer 1

Jason L

Community Specialist

May 11, 2009 11:28 AM in response to jaman10

Hi,

This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2101 provides more information about Keeping the iPhone 3G within acceptable operating temperatures.

+"Store iPhone 3G in a place where the temperature is between -20º and 45º C (-4º to 113º F). Don’t leave iPhone 3G in your car, because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range."+ from the article linked above.

-Jason

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Answer 2

carl wolf

Level 6

14,631 points

May 11, 2009 6:38 PM in response to jaman10

"kids that are in here with me are saying the LCD screen can get ruined and kill the pixels is that
right?"

Yes, in effect. The first letter of the acronym "LCD" means "liquid". High temperatures can affect the liquid, preventing proper alignment of the molecules. Worse, high temperatures can delaminate the LCD screen.

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Answer 3

May 11, 2009 11:27 AM in response to jaman10

Heat can cause damage to the iPhone's battery more than anything else, but one day in a hot car - 8 hours will not ruin the battery unless the same is repeated day after day.

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Answer 4

jaman10 Author

Level 1

8 points

May 11, 2009 11:29 AM in response to jaman10

ok so it should be fine for 40 more minutes. thanks 🙂

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Answer 5

Tamara

Level 6

13,744 points

May 11, 2009 11:27 AM in response to jaman10

Consider this a valuable lesson about not leaving things on the dashboard while you're sitting in detention. Even if your dad calls, I doubt the school is going to let you leave detention to go fetch your cell phone.

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Answer 6

JoeZinVA

Level 2

431 points

May 11, 2009 5:06 PM in response to jaman10

Pretty much anything would be fine in the car but not in direct sunlight.

If you have or had a GPS and don't even bother getting it in the house even during Summer time, it'll be just like the cellphone. It wouldn't effect the LCD as far as the heat goes, but it does work wonderful during the Winter time like pretty slow moving screen.

The worst thing you can realize, like everyone else said, is the $500+ iPhone stolen.

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Answer 7

waKeflOw

Level 1

11 points

May 11, 2009 4:49 PM in response to jaman10

The worst thing that could happen is that it can get stolen. Then you wouldn't have an iPhone to worry about anymore. Never leave an item like that visible in your car.

Only a suggestion.

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