{"id":1266857,"date":"2022-12-17T22:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T22:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/practices-that-could-easily-damage-your-phone\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T22:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T22:58:40","slug":"practices-that-could-easily-damage-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/17\/practices-that-could-easily-damage-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Practices That Could Easily Damage Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The smartphone is one of the most convenient internet-enabled devices, but its portability and multipurposeness also make it susceptible to damage. Most people engage in a few habits that are harmful to the smartphone and shorten its lifespan. If you value your phone and want to keep it in good condition for as long as possible, you should avoid the following actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">1. Not using the prescribed charger, or using a damaged cable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The suggested charger should be used to ensure that your smartphone receives the correct amount of power, as each model has a different minimum and maximum voltage range. The phone\u2019s motherboard could be damaged if you use a charger that isn\u2019t compatible with it or that has more power than your phone can handle. In addition, your phone could fail if you use a charging wire that isn\u2019t designed for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">2. Installing apps from unknown sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many smartphone experts have warned against downloading and installing software from untrusted sources, especially those using an unencrypted network protocol. Some of these sites host dangerous software apps that, if downloaded on your phone, could render it useless or be used to extort sensitive data, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Using the phone while connected to an electric source<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/49c586047ad34bd796a1259a6acb11b0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you do this, your phone may overheat and explode. Using a smartphone when it is plugged into an electrical outlet presents several risks,  electrocution and the possibility of an explosion.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">4. Placing the phone in a heated place, or using the smartphone close to the burning stove.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using the smartphone in a hot environment or setting it on a heating device or appliance is a habit that could not only damage the phone\u2019s hardware but could also cause it to explode and cause physical harm to anybody in the vicinity. Electrolytes  sodium chloride, chloric acid, and sodium hydroxide, as well as other flammable compounds, are used in the construction of every smartphone.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">5. Place the smartphone under the pillow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of users keep their phones overnight under their pillows, maybe to prevent theft or to store the device for later use. it\u2019s crucial to realize that this behavior is dangerous to both the phone and the user. Your phone needs juice just like you need air to live. The smartphone will overheat and burst into flames if you keep it in a closed space with no air circulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Credit Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: SportExtra (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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If you value your phone and want to keep it in good condition for as long as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1266858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3888],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1266857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266857\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1266857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1266857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}