Will sunlight damage the iphone screen?

[Poat84]

I left my phone in my room and the sunlight was shinning on the touchscreen of my phone. My brother said that it might ruin my phone. Does anyone know if it would?

 

[Tesselator]

I left my phone in my room and the sunlight was shinning on the touchscreen of my phone. My brother said that it might ruin my phone. Does anyone know if it would?

Yes it will. How long it will take I have no idea. The Sun's rays will destroy just about anything eventually. So there is some factor to consider... How much, again I dunno.

 

[nickspohn]

The heat would probably mess up the phone after a while.


Your question is kind of lenient though. You said the touch screen, so if you are just talking about the screen, sunlight more than likely won't mess it up since it's glass.

 

[slapppy]

Have a PS crystal screen protector or equivalent. It provides UV protection.

 

[branjosef]

only if it has water with it

 

[uiop.]

I really wouldn't be too worried about it for just a day or two.

 

[Poat84]

ok, thanks for the info. I baby my phone lol

 

[kas23]

I lather mine with no less than SPF 30.

 

[uiop.]

I lather mine with no less than SPF 30.

Same, SPF 70 is my preference. I reapply every hour.

 

[jake921660]

I doubt a couple of hours in the sun is going to damage the screen, but the heat might damage the internal components.

 

[branjosef]

Same, SPF 70 is my preference. I reapply every hour.

I had to jailbreak mine in order to lather it. Oooh that pesty SDK and its limited access.

 

[Poat84]

ya I think my brother was talking about the pixels.

 

[iamthekiller]

I left my phone in my room and the sunlight was shinning on the touchscreen of my phone. My brother said that it might ruin my phone. Does anyone know if it would?

Your brother doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[AppleFan91]

I was always under the impression that it does damage the touch sensors because the glass will take the suns rays and magnify them causing damage to the underlying touch panel. But now that Apple has changed to the in-touch display, who knows? And i doubt the first part is correct, but it's what I've thought in the past haha

 

[tarsins]

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (4th generation): Keeping device within acceptable operating temperatures:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2101

 

[justperry]

I was always under the impression that it does damage the touch sensors because the glass will take the suns rays and magnify them causing damage to the underlying touch panel. But now that Apple has changed to the in-touch display, who knows? And i doubt the first part is correct, but it's what I've thought in the past haha

Flat glass does not magnify.



It's the heat which can cause damage (Infra Red), but then it has to be in an already hot place, for instance behind a cars windscreen.

 

[divisionbuyzero]

Turn your brightness up all the way. The light coming off your phone will push against the suns light and form a shield of protection.

 

[tymaster50]

loving the sarcastic answers

 

[Dennis187]

The sun would eventually melt your iPhone, much like candy in hot weather. So you better find it some good protection asap before you lose your investment.

Edit: wow, someone bumped this 2009 thread..

 

[HowardSmith]

loving the sarcastic answers

It says a lot about the age of the people who live here

 

[saysaywatson]

The heat will confuse it - I was on holiday and my iPhone 4 kept shutting down due to the heat

 

[abhinav7333]

Na, just slap on some sunscreen on the screen. Lmao

 

[Jimbo47]

Many windows actually have some range of SPF rating, so some of the UVA and UVB rays were probably not even getting through the window. Your phone should be fine.

Edit: Newer windows

 

[MrGimper]

Your phone will have stored up the suns energy and at some point will release it as a mini "solar flare" right into your head. Have your affairs in order.

 

[Jimbo47]

The sun would eventually melt your iPhone, much like candy in hot weather. So you better find it some good protection asap before you lose your investment.

Edit: wow, someone bumped this 2009 thread..

Wow I didn't even notice that.