iPhone 17 do not charge iPhone while sleeping

[Somesayimhandsome]

lmao what a dummy. sleeps on the phone while being charged then blames apple for the explosion. for all they know they could have bent it in some way with body weight. if it just exploded on a desk that's another issue

 

[Blade024]

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

So...my first question was, why/how were they sleeping with it on their leg? The article says it was being used in a "normal" way, but I question whether the Apple cable would be long enough to reach from the charger to ...their leg. My next question due to the length question, would be if they were using a 3rd party charger and cable. Was the phone under the covers? So many question marks.

 

[AlaskaMoose]

It makes no sense to accuse Apple nor the BC resident about anything. After all, if such a case ends-up in court we the posters in this forum have no idea who is negligent or not until it is made public. In the past electronic devices included a written owner's manual where the instructions for charging and use were clearly stated. None of us witnessed the iPhone exploding, nor the reasons why it did, not even if the phone exploded and landed on his leg after flying across the room

Just read the advice relating to charging the cellphone given by the Fire Department personnel who responded to the emergency. These are sort of general safety rules, just like the one one should pay attention to when refueling an automobile- such as turning the engine off before fueling- a safety rule that a lot of people in the interior of Alaska ignore during the cold winters.

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Dirty port.

I would use non-conductive hard plastic tweezers for such task.

 

[Ledsteplin]

My iPhone is always with me in bed at night. I'm hearing impaired, and need to be able to hear it in case of emergencies. But I do not charge it in bed.

 

[Jackbequickly]

I only use a 5 watt charging block for my 17 PM and do not believe it could heat the phone up enough to hardly get warm, much less catch fire. People using rapid charging . . . . . . .

 

[digimc]

He claims his iPhone was stuck to his leg which means it was under the sheets and possibly under his leg while wrapped in a thick case with zero ventilation.

Some people have a very intimate relationship with their iPhone. Though this is taking things a bit too far, IMO.