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Reasons for heating issues in mobile phones

Reasons for heating issues in mobile phones

Wed, 14 Apr 2021

From the moment you switch them on, smartphones will warm up; this is inevitable and mostly safe. But telephone overheating can be a serious problem; it can damage devices and affect performance.

Reasons for heating issues in mobile devices

The mobile phone can be heated, this heating problem has different reasons & symptoms, and you sometimes face heating problems with your smartphone while talking, charging, playing android games or browsing the internet on 3 G or 4 G LTE networks. In your Smartphone, heating increases in excessive amounts, it can damage the internal phone components. The electrical device or components generate heat as they function via electricity movement.

Heating problems are due to a major update of the system, playing games and watching HD movies while charging. In the background, various applications are running. The device’s cooling system is damaged and causing the temperature to rise. Some third-party apps may cause the problem, the battery is defective and the device is damaged by liquids.

Heating problems are due to too many processes (apps) running at the same time, missing updates on your device, Old battery or non-genuine battery usage, Too many apps installed on the device, Long duration of Graphics Intensive Gaming sessions, Smartphone usage when charging, When the device is thin & it has a faster processor, and the device gets warm.

Tips to protect your Android Phone from Overheating

  • You have to disable unwanted functions like location settings and you should limit the usage of 4G and 3G Data for longer duration as it can cause heating issues if heating is very high.
  • You should not play Games by using VR & Camera for long durations, so, the battery will be overused.
  • Using Google Maps & other similar applications heat the device, as it requires the GPS and the screen to remain active for a long duration.
  • You should use a proper charger & charging cable that is provided with your device.
  • If you want your device to stay cool & maintain its battery life, you should make sure to charge it properly to decrease your device’s heating issues.
  • You should install a good anti-malware app to make sure your device does not have viruses keeping it hot.
  • After you do the reset do not install any app yet, instead, turn on the device to see if the issue will still occur.
    • But if it persists, the best thing you should do is to bring it to the nearest shop in your place to be checked by the technician.