Police: iPhone will not charge in microwave

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The iPhone 6 is so hot right now.

The Los Angeles Police Department is warning smartphone users who may not be so smart to avoid trying to charge their iPhone 6 by putting it in the microwave.

The LAPD said on its Twitter account iPhone 6 users should be wary of fake online ads claiming the latest Apple software update includes a function called "Wave" that allows the smartphones to be charged by cooking them in a microwave.

"This #Wave capability is a #hoax. Don't be fooled into microwaving your #iPhone6. #Apple #Smartphone," the department's tweet read.

Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, said putting a phone in the microwave could lead to property damage and injury.

"No metal object should ever be placed in the microwave," Humphrey said. "Even a little tin foil can cause a fire, so that much metal from a phone could lead to some manner of explosion."