Having Overheating Problems On Your Smartphone? Fix It

Overheating is one of the more common problems associated with Android devices. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why our smartphones heat up; it is mainly due to the “usage level”. What is most annoying about these critical conditions on our smartphones is the fact that most times, we have no idea why the sudden change in phone temperature.

Quick battery drainage and damage, slow device, forced smartphone restart are a few of the numerous problems smartphone overheating can cause. It is true that the best of flagship devices also experience overheating.

However, there are few steps you can take to avoid smartphone overheating and protect the lifespan of your device.

1. Reduced Multitasking.

Multitasking is one of the basic capabilites of smartphones. Gone are the days when you can only execute a process at a time on your devices. Advancement in RAM and mobile processor technology has made multitasking an achievable task on smartphones, at a cost – we sometimes we overdo them.

Most smartphones nowadays pack at least 1GB RAM, which enables apps to run smoothly even when you have apps running in the background, however, these apps that run in the background still use phone resources that can make the temprature of the device increase.

Solution: To ensure background running apps don’t boost your phone temperature, ensure you always close background running apps when they are not in use.  You can also check the RAM used by apps in Settings->Memory.

1. Your Smartphone’s Case.

Smartphone case shield your device from damages, but it could also cause overheating on your device. Most of these smartphone cases are made of materials that insulate heat leading to frequent overheating of the device.

Solution: Remove the case and see if overheating reduces, try and purchase a more open case that won’t suffocate the phone.

1. Avoid using your Camera and playing games for long durations.

Games and camera are resource-intensive and they put pressure on the phone’s processor and battery.

Solution: Ensure high-end games are closed properly and camera and flash functions are off.

1. Switch off mobile data, Bluetooth and Location service.

It is well known that your phone wireless connections also causes overheating.  Services like Bluetooth, mobile data, location GPS services sucks life dry out of a battery as they require a lot of power to use and execute them effectively. To use these service you need to provide your device with the stable power supply as using them concurrently, undeniably shoots the device temperature up.

Solution: Switch off your Bluetooth and other wireless services when not in use.

1. Place your smartphone away from direct sunlight.

While putting out your phone might be good, ensure they are out of the direct rays of the sun. When the phone sits under the sun it saves heat rays from the sun. Consequently, the smartphone temperature rises drastically over a short period of time.

Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight could damage the battery and the screen. It is advisable to put your smartphones somewhere cool.

Solution: Remove smartphone from the direct rays of the sun.

Another important aspect to consider when your smartphone is experiencing overheating is your Battery and Charger. Ensure your use quality battery and charger cord when charging your smartphone as devices can get hot when a low-quality accessory is being used.

Solution: Ensure you use a good charger. Especially one manufactured by the same company.