Lightning Cord Headphones Short Out In Cold Weather / Skiing / Snowboarding

Same exact issue. I ski with phone and headphones and it does the same thing when cold. I guess the only option is Bluetooth headphones or maybe some outside the box solutions like a hand warmer in the pocket you keep the phone and adapter

I’m having the same issue. Stock lightning headphones from an iPhone X. They stop working about 15 minutes into walking the dogs in cold weather and then exhibit the exact same behavior you describe as I unplug and plug in the headphones.

The tech specs for the phone list 32-95F as the temperature range for “normal operation.“ so I guess this is expected behavior now? ***** when something works perfectly fine for so long and the “new and improved“ model turns out to be a downgrade.

Yup. Riding my bike here in MN and it has been shorting out the last several weeks. Thought it was my headphones but it works fine indoors. Don't want to go to bluetooth because the cold zaps my battery enough already. Guess I will have to insulate somehow.

Sorry, but the people that post recommended operating temps are being fanboys. It's just non-sense being recited to defend Apple at any cost after the whole temperature debacle, and the software update is just a hack to keep people happy until a new version of hardware is released.

The phones claimed the same recommended operating temps for years, and they never had these issues because they had a headphone jack. The issue isn't the phone, the issue is the adapter to convert your headphones signal to use the new input. So that's for starters, the real issue.

Basically Apple doesn't care because they want you to buy bluetooth headphones. But any audiophile knows that the compression associated with bluetooth headphones decreases the quality of the audio experience, not to mention the inconveniences of charging wireless headphones. So there really isn't a solution to this issue unless you want to accept looking like frankenstein with a pair of real bluetooth headphones, or use their poor attempt at wireless headphones that fall out of your ears. Yah!

Same problem here. Morning runs with Iphone 8 when temp is below 15 degrees (F) causes OEM headphones to short out and pause playback of music, books, podcasts, etc. Problem exists with both adapter and without. Wireless headphones seem to do okay.

I too have the same issue. I have the iPhone 7+, and when walking in the cold talking to someone, headphones stop working, and as mentioned before, I can replug and they work for 5 seconds and again stop working. This for me is unacceptable from apple. They MUST fix this problem, or go back to the original analog input. It is also a pain in the *** not being able to listen to music while charging your phone at the same time. And in my opinion, going Bluetooth is not a solution. I am really starting to get fed up with Apple.

Velillin wrote:

This for me is unacceptable from apple. They MUST fix this problem, or go back to the original analog input.

Are you using the phone in conditions outside of which Apple says it will function correctly? If so, I suspect that Apple will not view this as a priority issue.

It is also a pain i not being able to listen to music while charging your phone at the same time.

There are adapters that will allow you to do that.

But why would Apple make a phone that only functions in conditions that millions...MILLIONS of people in the northern US, all of Canada, and most of Europe live outside of for 1/4 to 1/3 of the year? To say that's not an issue is an issue.

I have always ran with my iPhone in the coldest of weather but since I have been using the new iPhone7 jack it has not been working in really cold weather. Unplugging and plugging it in again only llasts a few more minutes before it cuts off again. Very frustrating!

Macbook2345 wrote:

I only upgraded to an iPhone 8 after we were all duped by apple into making our older phones obsolete.

Isn't it awful how the mere watching of an ad can make one's brain incapable of rational thought, destroy one's common sense and force one to do something?

Physics, but if you know how to make batteries work at low temperatures tell us, so we can make the BILLIONS it will be worth for ourselves.

Cwes29 wrote:

Same problem here. Morning runs with Iphone 8 when temp is below 15 degrees (F)

The operating range for the phone itself is 32 degrees to 95 degrees Fahrenheit (or zero to 35 degrees Celsius)

At 15 (aka 17 degrees below freezing) I am not surprised it doesn't work correctly.

Jonny Apple Seed wrote:

The phones claimed the same recommended operating temps for years, and they never had these issues because they had a headphone jack.

So, you got lucky and were able to use the phone in a way that Apple didn't guarantee it would work. Now you can't. I understand it's annoying but Apple isn't in the wrong here. The phone continues to work according to spec.

Infuriating problem. Trying to keep my phone warm doesn't seem to help my issue. Cuts out several minutes into the cold and then seconds afterwards. OEM headphones are complete garbage. My friends with other's manufacturers's phones don't have any of these issues. I only upgraded to an iPhone 8 after we were all duped by apple into making our older phones obsolete. I'll see my contract out and then switch away from apple - they should know better...

What do you mean by really cold weather, weather that is outside the iPhones operating range (which is 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit), is it in or out of its operating range?