How to make sure your phone doesn't have 'heatwave meltdown' as temperatures in UK to hit 35 degrees

You might have noticed that it's blooming warm out at the moment as the Met Office says that some parts of the UK are entering heatwave territory.

Tomorrow (1 July) is expected to be even hotter in some places, with temperatures in the south east of England rising as high as 35°C, and of course the most important thing to consider is whether or not your phone will still be working.

Hopefully, you've paid attention to your own needs and the needs of any pets you might have in this high temperature, as heatwaves can be fatal for those vulnerable to the hotter weather and everyone should be careful.

The Met Office says that fresh air and rainfall will come in later this week to clear away some of the heat but for now the high temperature is something that needs to be considered.

As such, you don't want the device in your pocket to betray you at the worst possible moment and suddenly stop working.

Your phone will likely warn you if it's too hot to use (Apple)

Why do phones stop working in high temperatures?

You might have noticed that your phone just doesn't do as well in hotter weather, and part of that is because your phone has built-in methods by which it attempts to regulate its temperature.

Your phone doesn't have a cooling fan so temperature regulation comes in the form of it operating more slowly so that the internal components don't heat up as quickly.

Sometimes the phone will directly tell you that it needs to cool down before you keep using it and refuse to work altogether, this is the scenario we want to avoid.

Simply put, using the phone makes it hotter and if the weather is making it hotter too, then the phone might not let you use it until it cools down again.

If the device is really hot, then it risks suffering irreparable damage.

Apple says its phones are designed to work at ambient temperatures between 0°C and 35°C, so the temperature in some parts of the UK is really pushing the gadgets to the limit.

The heat also messes with the phone's battery life, so it's best to keep it from having a meltdown.

Get it out of direct sunlight and put it somewhere cooler, but not the fridge or freezer (Getty Stock Image)

How do I make sure my phone doesn't overheat?

First and foremost, keeping it somewhere the temperature isn't going to absolutely cook it is your best bet.

That means that you shouldn't leave the phone in direct sunlight or in a car that's going to be baked by the merciless heat, those will definitely raise the temperature of your phone and could push it into unusable territory.

You should also avoid using features which will require a lot of power, turn off the apps and processes which you don't need your phone to be using right now, or better yet you could just switch it off for a little bit if you don't need it.

As much as we're trying to avoid a scenario where you can't use your phone, turning it off for a bit could mean you can use it when you need to.

Using the phone makes it hotter and one of the uses of the phone which raises the temperature the most is whacking the brightness up, so you should try turning that down if you can.

If your phone is really hot then you should avoid trying to recharge it, and despite what other advice you might read on the internet you should probably avoid sticking it in the fridge or, heaven forbid, the freezer.

It's good to keep the phone somewhere cool, but not too cool as the sudden change in temperature can lead to condensation forming inside the device and damaging the precious components.