Overheating seems like a fairly common problem with Android smartphones these days but not a lot of people know what to do about it. It is no rocket science why devices heat up, it is mainly because of the way it is being used or to be fair, “overused” is the right word for it. We may be overusing our Android device knowingly, playing games on it all the time but it also happens unknowingly. Apart from the fact that the device gets tough to hold, overheating also causes damage to the device itself. What is absolutely irritating is when your phone turns into a heated cannon ball and you have no idea what you did to get it boiling like that.
While we do agree that overheating is nothing new and happens to the best of devices, we believe there are some things you can do to prevent it from happening and protect your device. You can start by following these few simple tricks and feel the difference for yourself:


1. Avoid running too many apps in the background

Let’s start with something that may not come to your notice right away because apps running in the background is something that majority of us tend to ignore. With the huge amount of RAM in recent Android smartphones, apps run smoothly even when you have a number of active background apps. However, these background apps & services take up CPU resources, thus putting a strain and heating the hardware.
Well, if you want to turn the heat down on your device you might want to look into the number of apps you have running in the background and try and limit this in the future. Just make sure to exit the apps after you are done using it and restrict auto-start if your device allows such controls. You can also check the RAM used by apps in Settings->Memory.

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2. Avoid playing Games, using VR & Camera for long durations

If you use apps like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger etc. continuously, your device won’t overheat, however playing games or using the camera will. Add Virtual Reality to that list and you have the trio that is capable of boiling your device.
Games are not like other apps, they are intensive on the resources and put more stress on your CPU, as well as the battery. The same goes for the camera, as keeping it active to capture long duration videos or time lapse videos requires additional power from both the CPU and battery, resulting in your device heating up. VR is the latest addition to the things that take a toll on your device. Using your device with a VR gear might seem cool, but doing it over long periods of time will cause some serious heating, so try and cut back on that as well.

3. Cut back on mobile data, Bluetooth and GPS usage

It is no secret that services like Bluetooth, mobile data and GPS take a toll on your device’s battery. But what people don’t pay attention to is, how and why this happens. These services drain out your battery fast because they require a lot of power to work. Do the math and you will find out that the faster the battery drains, the hotter the device gets.

If the battery is being overused, it has to provide the device with more power to sustain these wireless services and doing that continuously for a decent amount of time undeniably shoots its temperature up. Using Google Maps and other similar applications too heats up device, as it requires the GPS and the screen to remain active for long duration. Along with these services, WiFi too tends to use up battery but compared to mobile data, it’s a lot more power efficient.

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4. Charge Properly

Charging properly, two words that you should never get out of your consciousness. If you want your device to stay cool and also maintain its battery life, you should make sure to charge it properly. This involves a few basic things, that if followed will make sure to significantly decrease your device’s heating issues.
Use only the proper charger and charging cable that is provided with your device, using other chargers will affect your battery.
Do not use your phone while it is charging. This should be an absolute rule, as it is bad for your device and also for you.
Do not keep the phone covered while charging. Don’t suffocate it.

5. Keep the Brightness in check

This should be pretty obvious, the higher the brightness of your device the more power it is going to require and the hotter the device is going to get. You should keep the brightness of your device down to an acceptable level and you will be surprised with the difference. Screen brightness does not increase the temperature to a paramount level but it does raise the normal temperature, so your device will never be cool to begin with.

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6. Buy a good case

Investing in a good case for your phone should be the first thing to do after you get a brand new Android smartphone. A good case is important for your device’s physical protection and also its temperature. Instead of buying a leather case or a bulky one, you should buy a case which will ensure that your device gets the air it needs to remain cool. Leather tends to trap the heat inside and so do other similar materials. Invest in a good quality hard shell or rubber case, which will give your device a cooler look while keeping it cool.

7. Install an anti-malware App

You may not realize this but apps aren’t the only thing that use your device’s resources, viruses and malware do this as well. These notorious apps will keep consuming resources in the background and much like background apps, these too will prevent your device from taking a break. Such continuous usage of resources is bound to make the CPU as well as the battery hot.

Install a good anti-malware app to make sure your device is safe and does not have viruses keeping it hot. We recommend the app 360 Security for this purpose, as it is a decent anti-malware app, which can also monitor your device’s RAM usage and temperature among other things.

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8. Install an app to monitor and cool down your device’s temperature

With overheating being such a common issue with most Android users, the Play Store is filled with apps that monitor and control the device’s temperature. These apps monitor your device’s temperature in real time and have one tap features to cool down a device. We recommend using the CPU Cooler app, which keeps a check on the apps that are overusing your CPU and heating it up. This app also features a one tap feature capable of closing all such resource-consuming apps to allow the device to cool down.

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Source: http://bbs.tecno-mobile.com/forum/general/117378-tips-to-protect-your-android-phone-from-overheating

Been a whyl I see ur thread. Thanks for the useful info.
I use a Java phone for now cos my android phone got into water.
I'll remember these when I get another. tanks.

Okokobioko

I don't think latest phones if nowadays do overheat.
Maybe there is a technology that stops it.
Even most Tecno devices I have used don't overheat, talkless of high end ones like Samsung galaxes and iphone.

The last phone I used was Phantom Tecno A3. The phone can boil beans if I play game with it too much. But since I got this newly released Camon CX, my music changed. I have never witnessed the phone overheating. Maybe because I always use pouch.

The poster above me said iphone doesn't overheat
I laugh in filipino
Have you ever turned on the hotspot on an iphone 6 or even 4s.
Ah swear, the thing fit iron cloth!

Luckily I rarely experience heating on my LG.

for my other phone, well, not at all.

Back in my school days, I had two pressing iron in my 200L. My Philips pressing iron and Samsung Galaxy S2. That phone can hot for Africa​

Abdstrakt:
Back in my school days, I had two pressing iron in my 200L. My Philips pressing iron and Samsung Galaxy S2. That phone can hot for Africa​

Hahahahahahaha
@pressing iron.

So what phone do you use now?

Nice one. Before using this my current phone my previous one HTC Butterfly, na water I de use am boil sometimes. That phone can hot for Africa ehn. Choi.

Abdstrakt:
Back in my school days, I had two pressing iron in my 200L. My Philips pressing iron and Samsung Galaxy S2. That phone can hot for Africa​

funny man lol. My own before too de hot like say na fire I de use charge am. One Samsung grand 2 like that

MizMyColi:


Hahahahahahaha
@pressing iron.

So what phone do you use now?

IPhone 6plus and Camon CX. They both get get a bit warm tho from the extensive use.

Abdstrakt:

IPhone 6plus and Camon CX. They both get get a bit warm tho from the extensive use.

Not my Camon CX though.

camon cx gets hot like iron

lilmax:
camon cx gets hot like iron

Na so.
You wish abi?

MizMyColi:


Na so.
You wish abi?

I dey tell this Babe something she dey doubt me

lilmax:
I dey tell this Babe something she dey doubt me

Bring your proof.

MizMyColi:


Bring your proof.

how the phone dey hot?

lilmax:
how the phone dey hot?

Yelss

Good tips MizMyColi.

You forget to add that another cause of overheating is when you download heavy files on 4g network when your phone is undergoing charging

tosyne2much:
Good tips MizMyColi.

You forget to add that people should avoid downloading heavy files especially when their phones are on 4g network and still undergoing charging

Thank You.

MizMyColi:


Yelss

Smh

tosyne2much:
Good tips MizMyColi.

You forget to add that people should avoid downloading heavy files especially when their phones are on 4g network and still undergoing charging

Oga we should not use 4G to download heavy files again? So because we don't want our phones to get hot we should now spend 1year downloading a 5GB file via 2G?

Everything that gets hot will surely get cold.

My phone will always overheat and i know it. There's no way i can own a mobile phone without playing games that require internet connection for long durations + charging

Abdstrakt:

Oga we should not use 4G to download heavy files again? So because we don't want our phones to get hot we should now spend 1year downloading a 5GB file via 2G?

Everything that gets hot will surely get cold.

LMAO

Abdstrakt:

Oga we should not use 4G to download heavy files again? So because we don't want our phones to get hot we should now spend 1year downloading a 5GB file via 2G?


Everything that gets hot will surely get cold.

No be wetin I talk be that ooo egbon

Remember we are talking about preventing our phones from overheating, and I said downloading heavy files while your phone is charging could result in overheating

I no talk say make you no use 4g download ooo

Thanks

Front page news on nairaland lately just tire me...

tosyne2much:
No he wetin I talk be that ooo egbon

Remember we are talking about preventing our phones from overheating, and I said downloading heavy files while your phone is charging could result in overcharging

I no talk say make you no use 4g download ooo

I cannot download a file that is more than 600mb with my phone.
Why do that when there is a laptop?

MizMyColi:


Hahahahahahaha
@pressing iron.

So what phone do you use now?

note 7 (the bomb)

Hmm