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iPhone 4s and connecting to entune for long trips

Discussion in 'Prius v Audio and Electronics' started by jwalker, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. jwalker

    jwalker New Member

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    I travel a lot and found on long road trips the battery on the Iphone dies after a couple of hours. So I of course use the USB chord to keep the phone charged. But now the phone locks up overheating. So I disconnect the phone from the USB and stick it in the vent slot for the ac to cool it back down.(fits nicely) Once cool I rehook it back up only to discover upon connecting it that pandora loses volume and I have to go thru the reconnect disconnect game till we get volume again. I am hoping someone has a better answer and can confirm this same problem.
     
    #1 jwalker, Jul 25, 2012
  2. ftl

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    Where do you put the phone when it's plugged in to the USB port?

    Most of the heat dissipation is from the back panel of the iPhone; I found that mine got very hot if I laid it down flat and face up, but if I put it face down it stayed cool.
     
    #2 ftl, Jul 25, 2012
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    When you plug it back in it the phone switches the audio path back to the dock connector. Have you tried switching it back to Bluetooth to regain audio?
     
    #3 MBRGuru, Jul 25, 2012
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    #4 ProximalSuns, Jul 25, 2012
  5. Erin Rothchild-Realtor

    Erin Rothchild-Realtor Junior Member

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    My iphone stays plugged in the majority of the time I am in the car and only once has it gotten warm...i think laying it down face down does might make a difference as this is what I do as well and have not had any problems...did get a splitter at Radio Shack so I can plug my phone and my Garmin in at the same time. Not a fan of the GPS the car comes with.
     
    #5 Erin Rothchild-Realtor, Aug 30, 2012
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