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iPhone 17 do not charge iPhone while sleeping
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Could be a factor, I accidentally left mine charging while it was under my pillow once, it was burning hot when I woke up and went to grab it 💀 Like painful to touch hot, to where I had to throw it down. Really surprised the phone didn’t cut off the charging above a certain temp
Can’t tell tbh. I’ve tried few Samsungs and they seem to have good batteries and battery life, especially non-Exynos versions. Chinese phones though have surpassed both Samsung and Apple in terms of battery performance. But defects can happen anytime.
While with iPhone all I can say, battery life has always been hit-or-miss. My 11 Pro - good battery even after 6 years of use, old 6s - awful, faulty battery that overheated and drained in 4 hours, SE3 - about the same as 6s, just less heat.
Maybe it is not about the particular brand but I believe if Apple dares to charge premium for their phones, they should at least install best in class batteries or at least manage heat better so occasions like this one would be as rare as possible
the made in Korea ones were perfectly fine with good batteries.The exploding Samsung ones?
It’s not adding up for me. If the pants pocket part was left out of this story it would’ve been more credible. I have never seen someone use a charging cable into their pants. The only logical explanation I can come up with is he has an iPhone charging case and that got too hot while in his pocket which caused this.
There are, what, 2 billion iPhones in service right now — most or which get charged overnight. it is clearly a very safe practice. Is it completely safe? …no, but neither is putting them in your pocket.
Nothing in the original link says the phone was being charged when this happened.
I usually & only chage my phone as needed using the Anker 250W 26k mah battery pack. I never leave any of my three phones charging overnight. Once 85% is reached, the charging stops and the phone is disconnected from power. My iPhone 16 pro max has 155 cycles and battery health is still at 100% using that charge routine. My two samsung s25 ultra phones are only a few months old & I know the battery is good on those. Same charging routine.I saw a news article saying not to charge the iPhone while sleeping or while unattended:
B.C. iPhone fire in middle of night leads to damages lawsuit against Apple
B.C. resident woke up from sound sleep to find bedroom filled with smoke and his burnt iPhone stuck to his leg and releasing gas.vancouversun.com
I feel that this was in response to the incident
“The Surrey Fire Service recommends among its safety tips for lithium ion batteries to unplug the charger when the device is fully charged and to not charge devices when you’re sleeping or not at home, assistant fire Chief Jerry Siggs said in an email.“
Very unfortunate but I personally would never sleep with my phone. Just laying my iPhone/iPad on my bed it starts to over heat as the duvet prevents it from dissipating heat correctly. Doing that plus being under the covers where it's going to be even warmer is not a good mix and if you're laying on it forget about it! Not saying that's what happened in the above case but people don't seem to think anymore and never want to accept blame.
I saw an article the other day where a woman had electrocuted herself by having a phone plugged in while she was in the bath then had the audacity to blame the phone maker. Can't remember the brand (I was too astonished at her stupidity).
I saw an article the other day where a woman had electrocuted herself by having a phone plugged in while she was in the bath then had the audacity to blame the phone maker. Can't remember the brand (I was too astonished at her stupidity).
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you figure the same journalist that used an image from 2014, sought a relevant quote ?
Have charged overnight since the iPhone 3GS... not going to stop now. It's perfectly safe on a device that is healthy.
Apple released the 13 Pro in September 2021, he bought it September 2023, most likely a refurbished model. Not saying its ok for things to catch fire but just that it might have been tampered with and weren't a "new" phone.
If it was sold from an Apple Store i'd say it should have gone through proper checks so it should meet Apples standards
If it was sold from an Apple Store i'd say it should have gone through proper checks so it should meet Apples standards
Really, safest to sleep outside and away from all flammable materials.
Every battery carries that risk. You can mitigate that a bit by not using too much power, never dropping or otherwise damaging your phone and not using cheap chargers and cables. But it's still there, and you can always catch a battery of a bad batch with manufacturing defects and be the first one where they show up. So yes, if you want to reduce the risk of your phone catching fire while you sleep, don't charge it then (which doesn't mean that it still can't spontaneously combust, but it's less likely). Newer battery technologies for phones (like Silicon-Carbon) are also more prone to fire - on one hand they use more power to charge and on the other they also do expand more when charging, so there's a bigger risk of damage to battery cells, which is even bigger if you charge them faster. Maybe that's one of the reasons why the two biggest manufactures are not using them yet. (otoh, chances are still slim or we would hear a lot more about fires)
Same reason why you should never ever put something with a li-io battery (e.g. an electric toothbrush, portable bluetooth speakers or a dildo) into checkin-luggage on a flight. They can and will rarely catch fire, and are hard enough to extinguish even when you don't have to crawl through the cargo space of an airplane midflight. Always gives me the shudders when I think about how many people probably rather endanger others than care enough to inform themselves about this.
Same reason why you should never ever put something with a li-io battery (e.g. an electric toothbrush, portable bluetooth speakers or a dildo) into checkin-luggage on a flight. They can and will rarely catch fire, and are hard enough to extinguish even when you don't have to crawl through the cargo space of an airplane midflight. Always gives me the shudders when I think about how many people probably rather endanger others than care enough to inform themselves about this.
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In my 5 years working at Apple retail, all the phones that exhibited smoke/sparks/etc. turned out the customer was using a non-Apple certified cable to charge their device. I find it very hard to believe this case.
I find this interesting because the current iPhones with iOS26 use a robust battery charging software which prevents events like this. Typically at night when sleeping I won't charge my iPhone unless the battery level is below 80% then I will slap on my MagSafe Battery Pack and charge my iPhone Air in this manner. I have never had any issues charging my iPhone while sleeping in this way.
Not to be rude, but what is this thread?
Have we all charged our phones wrong for a decade?
The probability that a phone‘s battery malfunctions while using/storing it in a car, especially when charging, on a hot day and with direct sunlight is much higher. Yet we rarely see reports of that happening.
This is fear mongering concerning something we all have witnessed hundreds of times not to be likely, at all.
Have we all charged our phones wrong for a decade?
The probability that a phone‘s battery malfunctions while using/storing it in a car, especially when charging, on a hot day and with direct sunlight is much higher. Yet we rarely see reports of that happening.
This is fear mongering concerning something we all have witnessed hundreds of times not to be likely, at all.
I've been charging my phone at night almost every night since 2002. Moreso after "battery memory" wasn't a thing anymore.
I'm good.
I'm good.
You realize you're more likely to win the lottery than for this to happen, right?I saw a news article saying not to charge the iPhone while sleeping or while unattended:
B.C. iPhone fire in middle of night leads to damages lawsuit against Apple
B.C. resident woke up from sound sleep to find bedroom filled with smoke and his burnt iPhone stuck to his leg and releasing gas.
I don't budget around winning the lottery, I'm not going to live in fear of charging my phone.