Portable electronic device and method to protect same

摘要

A portable electronic device and a method to protect the portable electronic device from a battery bounce are provided. The portable electronic device ( 100 ) can comprise a free-fall condition sensor ( 105 ) enabled to detect a pre-battery bounce condition in the portable electronic device and a processor ( 110 ) coupled to the free-fall condition sensor ( 105 ). The processor ( 110 ), in response to a detection of the pre-battery bounce condition by the free-fall condition sensor ( 105 ), can be programmed to place the portable electronic device ( 100 ) in a pre-battery bounce setting. The method can include detecting a pre-battery bounce condition in the portable electronic device ( 405 ) and in response to the detection of the pre-battery bounce condition ( 405 ), placing the portable electronic device in a pre-battery bounce setting ( 410 ).