Found THIS super helpful article on keeping phones COOL in the field. Overheated phones slow down operations and reduce performance.

Obviously this is tough, but there’s a few things you and your technicians can do to ensure best performance of your mobile device in the field during this summer season. Remember, Skimmer has offline mode.

Keep your phone out of direct sunlight, or anywhere else the heat might be magnified (like the dashboard of a car). 

Avoid intensive phone use. The less a phone’s processor has to run, the easier it is for the device to stay cool. To minimize background activity, try using Airplane Mode. 

Remove your phone case. If you don’t want to strip your handset, there are also phone cases designed to achieve better heat dissipation by using breathable materials and increased airflow.

Charge your phone in a cooler environment. Charging itself generates heat, so try to avoid it when your phone is already hot. If you must charge, don’t use the phone while it’s juicing up.

Let an overheated phone cool down gradually. Your smartphone doesn’t like heat, but it also doesn’t like extreme temperature fluctuations. Putting a phone in the refrigerator to cool it down, for example, can be as harmful as letting it overheat in the first place. “Sudden temperature changes can cause additional damage to internal components,” Paton says.

Stay cool out there.