Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Freezing Phone

Today the company I was doing work for asked me to audio record part of it. To do the recording I turned to the Voice Memo app on my iPhone, which has always served me well for things like this. One portion of the job involved driving in an enclosed, unheated golf cart from one building to another, and then backtracking to the start ten minutes later. Including walking time, each leg took about two minutes in a brisk (25°Fahrenheit) temperature.

At the end of the job I thanked my contact person and returned to my car. I tried to wake up my phone, but instead of my normal lock screen this time the screen was blank white and it didn't respond when I touched it. In addition, none of the buttons worked. I was concerned that my phone might have died, but several minutes later things returned to normal and I was able to open the phone up. Not everything was hunky dory, though. When I looked at my voice memo recording,  I found that only a third of it was there.

Uh-oh.

I came home and sent an email to the company, then turned to Google to research what might have caused the problem. Much to my surprise, I found out that Apple suggests 32° Fahrenheit as the lowest operating ambient temperature.

My phone didn't work because of the cold weather. It's more of a weather weakling than I am!

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  1. No kidding! I shall ask my daughter in Chicago.

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    1. It would be interesting to find out what she says.

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  2. My brain freezes at low temperature.

    God bless.

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    1. I always keep my head warm. Maybe it's for that reason :-)

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  3. That's rather funny. I find my trailcams pooched out, sometimes. I don't have a cell phone.

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    1. I would think that something designed to be used outside would have some extra insulation, but every electronic device must have its limits.

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  4. Hope the one third recording was enough for the company. We have record cold days in a Toronto, better keep my phone inside.

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    1. I'm still waiting to hear if what I got was good enough. Stay warm up in Toronto!

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  5. I often recorded the trustee meetings. In spite of protestations, I could not convince two of the five at the table to stop mumbling down to their laps. I kept mine in my pocket. It would have been mayhem to reveal I did it. But even all that warmth wouldn't have helped you.

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    1. I'm impressed that your phone could pick up mumbles from inside a pocket. Not sure if mine could.

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  6. I have had my phone turn off in hot weather also.

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    1. I never thought about that! I guess I should research the maximum temperature for the future.

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  7. My phone is always temperamental, hot or cold...even to wake up!

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    1. Mine is getting a little slow, too, but I'm not ready to spend the money for a new one yet.

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