IPhone owners should beware picking up bad vibrations from powerful motorbikes, as they may damage camera systems, Apple has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The technology giant published a warning iPhones should not be attached to powerful bikes, in a support document spotted by MacRumors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Engine vibrations can harm phones’ optical-image stabilisation or closed-loop autofocus systems, it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owners of scooters and mopeds should also use “vibration-dampening mounts”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On social media, several users have said their phones have been damaged after being attached to a motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And Apple says several models of iPhone are susceptible to the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘High-amplitude vibrations’
\nThe affected systems are designed to improve picture quality by counteracting movement, vibrations, and the effects of gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But high-power or high-volume motorcycle engines generate “intense high-amplitude vibrations”, the support page says, which can be transmitted through the frame and handlebars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Direct exposure to high-amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges may degrade the performance of these systems and lead to reduced image quality for photos and videos,” it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The solution is to refrain from attaching iPhones to the bike in the first place – something commonly done for navigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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