Many modern portable communications devices have a vehicle adapter that is mounted on a vehicle dashboard. The dashboard configuration provides access to power sources for battery charging and facilitates user access to device displays for operating the devices and interacting with applications running on the devices. Due to simultaneous charging, application usage (for example vehicle navigation), and/or prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, the portable communications devices or components therein may experience a significant rise in temperature.
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