Sleeping Next to Your iPhone While it's Charging! Here's What You Must Know
15 May 2025 12:27 PM
Read on to know the risks associated and the precautions you need to take if you are charging your device in bed!
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After using a smartphone all day, an iPhone typically, most people hibernate while leaving their devices right next to them plugged to a power source. Are you one of them? Then read on to know the risks associated and the precautions you need to take.
Sleeping next to an iPhone on charge or any phone for that matter is not a good idea.
However, if you plug the phone to a power source but leave it on a table or a hard surface, you probably have nothing to worry about.
But if you charge your device while keeping it on the mattress or a soft surface next to you, then the heat from the overnight charging might get trapped, leaving it exposed to fire hazards.
A 2023 advisory from Apple urges users to charge their devices only while placing them at well ventilated areas.
It also requests the users to not sleep on iPhones, charging adopters or wireless chargers or place them under the pillows.
Although the tech giant introduced many technical advancements since it issued the advisory like 'optimized battery charging' and 'charging on hold' for those who recharge their devices in the night, it still leaves them at risk of overheating and explosion if charged on soft surfaces.
So the next time your charge your device in bed, make sure to find a well ventilated area to place your iPhone.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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