I've experienced a strange iPhone 5 or iOS 6.0.2 bug three times in the last week. Here are the steps to reproduce:
- Use phone until battery level is at the most 40%.
- In in an environment with a temperature below 50º Fahrenheit, play music through the phone speakers for at least 30 minutes.
- Confirm that the battery level is above 15%.
- Open Camera app, with or without stopping the music playback.
- Phone immediately shuts off as if the battery was dead.
- Attempt to turn phone on; screen shows "no battery" symbol.
- Plug phone in to a power source. The phone will turn back on after a few seconds, showing at least 15% battery power.
These specific steps are the result of me using my phone as a stereo while I work on projects in my garage in Minnesota in the winter.
I've reported the problem to Apple; has anyone else experienced this? I don't know if the temperature, music playback, or actual battery level are relevant, but it's definitely due to opening Camera.
Bonsoir
Content de ne pas être le seul à avoir ce problème.
J’ai eu ce problème 3 fois depuis le début de l’année.
Batterie inférieure à 40%, utilisation en extérieure avec température proche de 5 degres.
Après une dizaine de textos envoyés, j’ai voulu prendre une photo et l’appareil s’est éteint.
Impossibilité de le rallumer. “Batterie à plat”.
Je rentre chez moi, je le branche, la batterie était supérieure à 35%.
Que faut il faire pour éviter ce problème à l’avenir?
Translation:
Good evening
Content not to be the only one with this problem.
I had this problem 3 times since the beginning of the year.
Battery below 40%, in use with external temperature close to 5 degrees.
After a dozen text messages sent, I wanted to take a picture and the camera is turned off.
Unable to turn it on. “Dead battery”.
I get home, I plug the battery was above 35%.
What should be done to avoid this problem in the future?
I’ve had exactly the same issue on three occasions. About to use runkeeper to record run activity, take a few photos of the group before setting off, camera switches off. At all times temperature between 3-10 Degrees, battery over 35% full. Try to switch on and get the red flat battery indicator. Wait about 10 minutes and it powers up normally and works ok. Pain in the neck when you’re about to start a race and the phone dies.
Same problem here… but no music. Level of the battery is at about 25% and I sued the Flash!
Weird!