Keeping phone warm in the cold

urungus · Jan 12, 2019

My iPhone 7+ in rubber case shuts off when the temperature drops below 20 degrees. Happened to me again on Friday at Slokemo, ruining ski tracks session and preventing me from taking picture on my first ever trip down Double Diamond. I have resorted to attaching hand warmers with rubber bands (forgot to do it yesterday), surely there is a better way? Planning on heading to VT on Sunday and it looks to be cold again, so looking for advice. This looks interesting but doesn’t seem to be available yet: http://www.amited.com/optimal/

drjeff · Jan 12, 2019

The age old iPhone and poor cold weather battery issues discussion [emoji6]

Hand warmers and keeping it as much as possible as close to your skin as opposed to in an exterior pocket seem to be the perennial top answers.

I'm an Android guy. I have a Motorola Droid Z2 that was in the exterior chest pocket of my coat this morning running trace snow from 7:30 until 11:45 - my battery was at 90% when I quit at 11:45 and my phone came out on the lift and hill maybe 8 to 10 times. No heat packs were used on my phone and just a standard plastic holster case.

Even my daughter's new iPhone 10 will burn through 50-70% battery life over the same time

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speden · Jan 12, 2019

Some people have had luck with a battery case to add more battery capacity. I'm not an iPhone user, but I see a lot of battery cases available for the 7+, like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Gix...3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1547319060&sr=1-3

My battery died a lot on me when I'd run a ski tracking app so I just quit using it.

Zermatt · Jan 12, 2019

Isn't keeping it as close to your body the most obvious and logical solution?

Keeping it in a backpack or the outermost pocket will obviously not keep the phone warm.

Ol Dirty Noodle · Jan 12, 2019

Put it on vibrate and boof it

Handlebars · Jan 12, 2019

I stick a toe warmer to the back of my case. Keeps the phone warm and the battery happy.

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Not Sure · Jan 12, 2019

I just keep a hand warmer in the same pocket with nothing else doesn't seem to be a problem if it's not attached . If it's super cold add another one . As long as it's a smaller pocket the phone and the warmer seem to end up in the same place.

Edd · Jan 12, 2019

My old iPhone 4S used to go temporarily dead on extremely cold days but my iPhone 6 has yet to do that during the 3-4 years I’ve had it. I just keep it in my front pants pocket by itself.

Smellytele · Jan 12, 2019

Edd said:
My old iPhone 4S used to go temporarily dead on extremely cold days but my iPhone 6 has yet to do that during the 3-4 years I’ve had it. I just keep it in my front pants pocket by itself.

That doesn’t sound comfortable

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raisingarizona · Jan 12, 2019

billo said:
Isn't keeping it as close to your body the most obvious and logical solution?

Keeping it in a backpack or the outermost pocket will obviously not keep the phone warm.

I keep mine in the side pocket of my puffy underneath my shell and haven’t had an issue since I figured that out.

skiur · Jan 12, 2019

drjeff said:
The age old iPhone and poor cold weather battery issues discussion [emoji6]

Hand warmers and keeping it as much as possible as close to your skin as opposed to in an exterior pocket seem to be the perennial top answers.

I'm an Android guy. I have a Motorola Droid Z2 that was in the exterior chest pocket of my coat this morning running trace snow from 7:30 until 11:45 - my battery was at 90% when I quit at 11:45 and my phone came out on the lift and hill maybe 8 to 10 times. No heat packs were used on my phone and just a standard plastic holster case.

Even my daughter's new iPhone 10 will burn through 50-70% battery life over the same time

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I have a Moto Droid too, best battery life of any phone I've had, and it's over 2 years old.

Edd · Jan 12, 2019

Smellytele said:
That doesn’t sound comfortable

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Don’t notice it. Pockets are pretty big.

heiusa · Jan 12, 2019

It’s not just the cold, it is the geography, the battery will die faster on the mountain, because the phone has to work harder to find the cell tower, I find if I put my phone in airplane mode while skiing my battery lasts a lot longer, and that was an iPhone 6s and now an x.

chuckstah · Jan 12, 2019

skiur said:
I have a Moto Droid too, best battery life of any phone I've had, and it's over 2 years old.

Same. Battery lasts all day. But not 2 years old yet.

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gmcunni · Jan 12, 2019

i usually wear a shell with a fleece underneath. i put my phone in the pocket of the fleece and on the coldest of days throw a handwarmer in the pocket.

Smellytele · Jan 12, 2019

Had my phone in my interior shirt chest pocket with a down jacket and a shell today. Listened to music all day and sent a few texts. iPhone 6s was at 70% at the end of the day. Usually have a lighter jacket than the down under my shell and never have a issue with it in my chest pocket

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BenedictGomez · Jan 12, 2019

Interesting, I didn't realize iPhones performed crappy in cold weather.

Then again, I also have no idea why people are still buying iPhones in the year 2019, so.....

deadheadskier · Jan 12, 2019

BenedictGomez said:
Interesting, I didn't realize iPhones performed crappy in cold weather.

Then again, I also have no idea why people are still buying iPhones in the year 2019, so.....

My experience is the battery life on iPhones performs crappy in any weather.

I'd amend your comment back to 2014. I've worked for 3 med tech companies since then and all have used Apple. I've had a 5, 6 & 7. Battery performance has been awful with all of them. I won't get into the piss poor functionality of the phones compared to Android. They do have good cameras though. During the same period, I've had a Motorola Droid Maxx and now a Motorola Droid Z Play for the past two years. Bought the Z Play because it had the highest rated battery on the market at the time plus decent enough storage and processing. 2 years later the phone still kicks ass on battery life. Can get almost two days life on a full charge with heavy use no matter the weather.

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jamesjohn · Jan 13, 2019

Isn't keeping it as close to your body the most obvious and logical solution?

prsboogie · Jan 13, 2019

heiusa said:
It’s not just the cold, it is the geography, the battery will die faster on the mountain, because the phone has to work harder to find the cell tower, I find if I put my phone in airplane mode while skiing my battery lasts a lot longer, and that was an iPhone 6s and now an x.

This is a big saver. Inside pocket, heat warmers - just dump the shit apples!! Android all the way!!

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