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Science/Tech See other Science/Tech Articles Title: 'Exploding iPhone' leaves Swedish man in shock An ex-Volvo engineer in Sweden who recently tried to change the battery on his iPhone got a shock and lost a tooth after the popular Apple smartphone exploded and caught fire. Hans Wellgren, a retired Volvo engineering analyst from Gothenburg, was gobsmacked when a recent attempt to fix his phone failed spectacularly. “It exploded, just like a flare, and filled the car with toxic smoke," the 74-year-old told The Local. "I couldn’t see anything and knocked my tooth out while throwing the damn thing out the window!” Wallgren has spent his life trying to make products safer and was shocked that the iPhone did not have a warning explaining the danger of removing the battery. “It was scary but it would’ve been worse if it had happened in my house. The whole place could have burnt down,” he said. Meanwhile, Nora Ay of Siba, an electronics retailer that sells iPhones in Sweden, told the local Göteborgs-Posten (GP) newspaper that she has never heard of an iPhone catching fire, adding that the product’s handbook explains that owners should never replace batteries themselves. Wallgren, however, explained that he wants the public to know about his accident as he believes worse problems may occur for others if Apple doesn't enclose a warning text in the phone itself. “A product should work and be safe, and if it doesn’t, the company should take responsibility,” he said. Apart from being told by the store that the phone is irreparable, he has not received any explanations as to why it started to burn and now claims to be very sceptical about iPhones in general. “No one has explained why this happened. The phone is crap and I’m not going to buy another one,” he told The Local. Salomon Rogberg Poster Comment: Chris Rose This is such a BS article - regurgitated and SLANTED by The Local. What was left out was that the man tried to PUT A NEW BATTERY in a used iPhone he bought off the web and managed to puncture it. The Local is not exactly a news site you can rely on to be truthful! Dishonest "journalism"! , Garry Jones Another one?????? A quick google gave me this info.... In 2009 a French teenager was hit in the eye with a glass splinter from an exploding iPhone. Australian aviation authorities have launched an investigation after an iPhone caught fire aboard a flight to Sydney. For the second time in less than a week, an Apple iPhone 4 has reportedly exploded, this time in Brazil, according to Mashable. The phone, which was plugged in for an overnight charge, suddenly began sparking and emitting smoke while it was just inches from its owner's face. Video footage allegedly showing an iPhone exploding in a 17-year old's pocket has made its way onto the internet. The 17-year-old in question is named as Henri Helminen, and in the video he is seen with smoke pouring out of his pocket as his iPhone burns enthusiastically. He is then seen pulling the smartphone out of his pocket — quickly! — before throwing it to the floor. According to one website...... 1. Keep the device away from you, if you are using iPod for music or iPhone to talk to someone or surfing, use the head sets, ear phones and Bluetooth devices. 2. Be aware of changes in the device. If the iPhone is getting hotter, if its start to make noises, raise smoke or shake un normally, it's a sign something is about to happen. 3. Use safety devices for your iPhone and iPod. Any kind of cover, plastic cover can save you when the iPhone is about to explode when the plastic cover will absorb most of the pieces which are about to blast away. 4. Listen to your iPhone and get to know when the iPhone is about is explode in you hand on in the pocket. When you feel this is the time, the best thing to do is to throw it away and let the iPhone explode far from you. Later on, please collect all the pieces. Mark S. It isn't the phone that explodes -- it is the battery. If you puncture the battery, it may explode. If you place a short circuit across the battery terminals (e.g. touch them both with the screwdriver you are using to pry open the phone), the battery may explode. All cell phones, tablet computers, and laptop computers are made with this type of battery. There are other batteries that have less (but not zero) risk of this type of failure. They are much larger and heavier, so nobody wants them in portable devices. It is possible to make a cell phone that uses 4 to 6 size AA batteries, though you might not like how often you have to change them. And AA batteries can explode if you puncture them. You can argue that the risk is too great, but don't forget that the risk of a cell phone exploding from a faulty battery is less than the risk of your car catching on fire from leaking gasoline. Ned Smitty What an idiot... "he believes worse problems may occur for others if Apple doesn't enclose a warning text in the phone itself" I'm not even going to comment on the fact that changing an iPhone battery isn't a user changable part, but I'm looking at an iphone 4 battery right now and right below the large warning triangle and exclamation mark, it says: "WARNING: Potential for fire or burning. Do not disassemble, puncture, crush, heat or burn. Maybe it was the lack of "large, friendly letters" No wonder Apple have pentalobe screws to try and stop people like this getting into it. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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