Are You Experiencing Overheating Issues with Your Smartphone? Here's How to Fix It

We rely on our smartphones in many ways and they have become an indispensable element of our lives. We use our smartphones from the moment we wake up until we fall asleep again. We increasingly rely on our smartphones to make calls, send mail, browse the internet, and make digital payments. Smartphones are delicate gadgets that need proper attention in terms of handling. The use of the smartphone gets so extensive that it begins to overheat. Heavy graphics and program usage, on the other hand, is one of the main causes of smartphone overheating. Overheating of a phone can potentially cause the battery to explode, as we all know. Heat not only makes the phone difficult to use but also degrades its performance.

Why do Smartphones get hot?

The internal temperature of your phone is determined by the temperature of its surroundings. When your phone becomes too hot, it might suffer from issues such as battery loss, forced shutdown, and even a total meltdown (yes, your phone's Central Processing Unit can melt at severe temperatures). If your phone was forced to shut down due to overheating, there's a chance it won't restart.

There are various causes for your phone to overheat that aren't related to the ambient temperature, and several of them revolve around your battery. Do you have a lot of programs running in the background on your computer? Many programs consume a lot of battery, which can quickly deplete it. While modern smartphones are essentially miniature computers, keep in mind that they lack the sophisticated cooling systems seen in full-size computers. 

How to protect your phone from overheating?

Don't overcharge your smartphone

Do not charge your phone completely, that is, to 100 percent. Try to keep the phone's battery at 90% or less. Also, do not allow the phone's battery to fall below 20%. Overcharging causes overheating, and charging at low power has a negative impact on battery health. 

Use an original USB cable and charger

Chargers come in a variety of wattages, and many are specialized for certain brands. To avoid overheating your phone while it's charging, always use the charger advised by the manufacturer. When the charger or USB becomes broken or damaged, most of us think why we should spend money on the original charger or USB when we can charge our phone with a duplicate charger or USB. However, charging your smartphone with a replica or low-cost charger can cause it to overheat. There is a risk of battery damage and explosion due to delayed charging.

Use of a phone case

The heating of the smartphone has also been linked to the use of a mobile cover. Strong sunshine and a heated environment have an impact on the mobile phone. Similar to how heat is trapped inside a closed, parked car, mobile coverings trap heat inside and prevent the phone from cooling. When not in use, it is vital to remove the phone cover and keep the smartphone beneath the fan.

Close any open applications in the background

If you aren't using any apps, it's a good idea to turn them off in the background. If you don't do so, these apps will continue to run in the background, heating up your phone. To close apps you aren't using, select Force Stop on the app icon. Instead of running them on a daily basis, do so on occasion.

Modify the phone's settings

Reduce the brightness of your screen as much as possible because it makes it harder to see the display. Dimming the screen saves battery life and keeps the device cooler. If your phone has adaptive brightness, it will reduce the brightness to maximum when you are outside.

Remove unwanted applications

Do you have any apps on your phone that you no longer use? To limit the amount of work your device needs to do, try deleting apps you don't use.

What is the best way to cool down your smartphone?

If your phone becomes too hot to touch or displays a temperature warning message, do the following procedures as soon as possible:

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