It is not uncommon forles Apple Watchheat up a little during the day, especially when great effort is required of them. What is much less common is to see the back of the connected watch cracking because of this heat.
A disaster scenario that has just occurred on an Apple Watch Series 7. According to its owner, the watch displayed an alert saying that the device was too hot. This message, which may also appear oniPhones, intervenes when the ambient air is too hot.
To cool down the device then has only one solution, turn it off. But in this new case, the watch encountered a malfunction at this stage. The device did not turn off and heat continued to build up in the Apple Watch.
Une Apple Watch Series 7 explosive
But where things get even more complicated for Apple is that this warning came while the owner of the watch was in the shade in a house, where the air was at 21°C. At this temperature, the device should perform at its best without experiencing any overheating issues.
In his story, the user says he took off the watch when this message appeared. He noticed that the back of the device was cracking. Still on, the Apple Watch continued to gain temperature, and while the user was in contact with Apple's technical teams, the watch simply exploded.
Under the effect of the heat, the front of the watch also broke and the watch exploded releasing large amounts of black smoke. An end of life so intense that a burn mark is visible on the sofa, a sign of the danger of the action. A few days after this incident, Apple employees came in person to collect the watch.
A battery problem?
The Apple brand explains that this matter will be treated as a “priority” by Apple. According to the official statement, additional tests must be carried out in the company's laboratories to understand in detail the causes of this accident. At the moment no one knows the exact circumstances of such an incident, but theories exist.
It is most likely that the battery swelled, causing the rest of the watch to explode. If this is the case, then you should turn to the charger. If the user had the habit of charging their watch with a poor quality third-party device, the latter could have damagedApple Watch battery, giving it this explosive end of life.
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