Your phone overheats. But is it happening all by itself, or is a specific app causing it? Are you streaming a ton of video, or is the weather simply too hot? It's difficult to pinpoint just why your smartphone is heating up.
When a phone gets too hot it slows down. In some cases, it may automatically shut down until it has cooled down. Don't want to miss an important call?
Let's look at how to fix an overheating phone.
Why Is Your Phone Overheating?
Before continuing, it's worth taking the time to examine what is hot, and what is not. Your phone under normal use should not be hot. If it is, you have a problem.
However, don't interpret warm as hot. A slightly warmer feel after playing a game for 15 minutes is normal. But if your phone displays an overheating alert, or you find the device is surprisingly hot to the touch, then you should investigate.
You've probably already closed a few apps or restarted your device to troubleshoot. Maybe you've even Googled a few error messages.
Almost every time, you'll come across a collection of the same old reasons for your phone overheating:
- Your display brightness is too high
- Your Wi-Fi has been connected for too long
- You've been playing too many games (often with the additional "it's not a game console" advice)
But these reasons are limited to older phones. No smartphone on the market today should overheat for any of these reasons. If your brand new Samsung phone if overheating, it's probably due to other causes. Of course, the brand of phone you use doesn't matter - if you want to know what causes your phone to get hot and how to stop it, keep reading.
Buggy Apps Can Cause Phone Overheating Issues
One reason your phone could be overheating might be due to one or more buggy apps. Perhaps you've installed a new app that doesn't run well with your phone. Maybe an app you use regularly has been updated and the new version is causing Android to overheat.
Automatic app updates are useful, but sometimes they cause problems like this.
You have two solutions:
- Uninstall the app in question
- Check for an update
As soon as the app is uninstalled, restart your phone, and wait a few minutes before checking it again. If the phone is still hot, try a different solution below.
Intensive Camera Use Can Overheat Phones
Phones with superior resolution video cameras can end up overheating if the device is left recording for prolonged periods. This doesn't happen in all cases, and typically depends on some other factors:
- Selected resolution and frame rate
- Screen brightness
- Prolonged camera use
For example, I recently recorded a video using the front-facing camera, and found my phone soon overheating.
While I was using the highest quality settings on the camera, and the video lasted around 20 minutes, it was nevertheless a surprise to receive a warning that the phone would shut down due to overheating.
Why Is Your Phone Overheating? You Left It in Direct Sunlight
Environmental factors can cause your phone to overheat.
Leaving the phone in direct sunlight is a common issue. Your phone will almost certainly get too hot if mounted on a car dashboard on a sunny day, for example. In such a scenario, use your vehicle's air conditioning system to help cool the phone.
In other scenarios, keep the phone out of sight and away from direct sunlight. If you really need to use it, try and keep the phone in the shade. When you're done, prevent your phone overheating by storing it somewhere cool.
Slow and Overheating? Check for Malware
Malware on your Android device could cause excessive heat. After all, malware developers aren't interested in the health of your device; they just want your data.
Malware might strike Android devices via malicious adverts (malvertising) or fake apps from the official Google Play store. It is difficult to know when and where malware can strike. Consequently you should take learn how to spot dangerous apps and remove them
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