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I think my phone is overheating...

When I use the phone to play a game or web browse it starts to get really hot on the top half of the screen.
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Is there anyway that I can to see if the phone is overheating/getting too hot?
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How hot is it getting? I'm pretty sure every smartphone experiences some kind of heat from gaming or streaming videos specially when you are charging it at the same time.
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I mean just web browsing it is burning my hand. It only is the top half.
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Get a temperature app to see how hot it's getting.
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Get a temperature app to see how hot it's getting.
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Says it is a 105 degrees F and rising from using mg web browser no overclock.
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tominater12 said:
Says it is a 105 degrees F and rising from using mg web browser no overclock.
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Any apps running in the background besides using the browser? Have you rebooted your device?
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tekhindosrampage said:
Any apps running in the background besides using the browser? Have you rebooted your device?
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No and the phone does not get nearly as hot on wifi. Really odd. Also the phone was overcloaked before but I pushed it back to just 1ghz. My phone burning me for using the browder out is not cool though. Think there is an issue?
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tominater12 said:
No and the phone does not get nearly as hot on wifi. Really odd. Also the phone was overcloaked before but I pushed it back to just 1ghz. My phone burning me for using the browder out is not cool though. Think there is an issue?
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Well there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the device since you said you put it back to 1 ghz. Really odd if you ask me. Maybe its a battery problem? Sometimes defective batteries cause overheating and can explode.

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Well there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the device since you said you put it back to 1 ghz. Really odd if you ask me. Maybe its a battery problem? Sometimes defective batteries cause overheating and can explode.
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It only gets hot when I use Japan too. Never on wifi. (Well it does a little playing games) I think I will call customer support tomorrow.
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And it is not getting hot where the battery is.
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I'd recommend you flash and reinstall the ROM on your phone. Sounds to me like you've still go some of the old performance updates kicking in making the device hotter!

For me your temperatures are pretty normal. When I am not gamimg my max was 91F!!
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Since you claim to have been able to move around the CPU frequency, I assume you are running setCPU. In setCPU you can look at Info tab where under the battery header it also displays the battery tempt. It's normal for the phone to heat while you are charging, on call for long or gaming for long duration but if you are seeing absurdly high reading for the battery tempt, then you better have it checked.

Hmm I had a overheating issue last night, woke up to my phone making a loud noise - I had set setCPU to make a noise when it goes over 40C and it did this today in the early hours of the morning whilst it was charging.
No processes were running other than the normal Live Wallpaper, Keyboard etc.. The phone was quite hot to the touch as well, so I just turned it off.
Weird thing is I have another profile in setCPU to have the max freq at 800Mhz and lowest 100Mhz when the screen is off so don't know how it got so hot?

Nexus s is getting warm

Hello!
My nexus s i getting very warm sometimes, im on kang milestone (stock kernel) is this normal?
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yes, we all get hot and battery drops faster when this happens.
i think its the cpu governor and clockspeed.
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But is that normal? Can you recommend any rom that doesn't do that?
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Wtf are you talking about?
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sorry im a little loopy, its 4am. what was the question again?

elinho said:
Wtf are you talking about?
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It's likely to heat up your phone when playing 3D games, using GPS an the like. Depends on what you are doing with the phone. Also, if you use OC it might get hotter than usual. If you think it's heating beyond any limits, try going back to stock for a couple of days, then if it does the same thing, consider hardware issues.

Is the screen getting warm even with minimal use? I had similar issues with cm7 once when I forgot to do my wipes.

Same with mine mate, few minutes on 3g with full brightness and u can start frying eggs on display screen.
I've found out that it's not happening when my brightness is adjusted at about 50%.
Just wondering how many of u, have set up their phones in auto-brightness mode, cuz i don't see to many post on this forum, regarding overheating issue with nexus s ...

greg2826 said:
Same with mine mate, few minutes on 3g with full brightness and u can start frying eggs on display screen.
I've found out that it's not happening when my brightness is adjusted at about 50%.
Just wondering how many of u, have set up their phones in auto-brightness mode, cuz i don't see to many post on this forum, regarding overheating issue with nexus s ...
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I keep mine in auto-brightness, haven't had this problem.
That's strange, I'm running AOSP+ and Eugene's kernel, not overlocked or anything.

I found with some of these ROM using auto brightness just made it dim and go bright crazy. Either way. I found as bad as it sounds a fresh install the best thing. Titanium backup, sms restore, and then wipe everything clean. Solved all the hassles

Mine has gotten warm with heavy use since I got the phone.

If your running voodoo and have your gamma sliders boosted to hell and back, this also will make the phone run *quite* warm.

Overheating

I'm running cm7 with Trinity kernel Oc at 1400 when I plug into the wall sometimes the battery gets hot also when playing VIP poker .all other apps run great. Any suggestions?
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timothy7732 said:
I'm running cm7 with Trinity kernel Oc at 1400 when I plug into the wall sometimes the battery gets hot also when playing VIP poker .all other apps run great. Any suggestions?
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That's gonna happen while using the phone non stop, as for charging make a profile for when screen off/ while charging I do that and never have over heating issues... I also reboot the phone after I plug it in.
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Thanks
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It seems like an error in the graphic drivers. I could come from a cold boot play a game til my phone gets warm then exit the game. After that the phone never cools down until after reboot. This has less to do about a charging profile and deals more with rouge code
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I'm assuming that's the performance kernel, and of course it'll overheat (to about 108-115 for normal highs). You're overclocked and charging the battery will be more hot than usual, you don't need to have it clocked so high for something like that, try it at lower frequencies if you're charging.

Why dont you just drop your clock speeds down to 1200. It should still perform like a champ. Expect heat while charging, I am running the ICS Eagles Blood ROM. It happens to mine too, without O.C.
It still has major bugs but it is far smoother than the stock 2.3 lg release that sucks to date.

Really you don't need to OC that high though, and if you do you should consider doing some undervolting.

If you are over clocking to 1.4gz your phone WILL get much hotter.
This us because your CPU is running faster, and generates more heat.
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Obviously, lower the CPU speed. This shouldn't have to be said.
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Thanks still learning just drooped to 1200 Max and 430 min so ill se what happens thanks again
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Serotheo said:
I'm assuming that's the performance kernel, and of course it'll overheat (to about 108-115 for normal highs). You're overclocked and charging the battery will be more hot than usual, you don't need to have it clocked so high for something like that, try it at lower frequencies if you're charging.
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It's not an overcloking issue. I had the same problem at 1.2ghz and my phone was set to drop to 800mhz max when the screen was off. If it was an overclocking it wouldn't happen only when the phone is asleep because most phones are setup to use very little of the cpu when they are inactive.
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psychoace said:
It's not an overcloking issue. I had the same problem at 1.2ghz and my phone was set to drop to 800mhz max when the screen was off. If it was an overclocking it wouldn't happen only when the phone is asleep because most phones are setup to use very little of the cpu when they are inactive.
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Or, you had an app/s that kept running in the background, thus keeping the CPU awake. No G2X kernels currently support deep sleep (which would basically shut down almost everything when the screen is off), so that's another possibility. I'm on stock and don't need more than 760mHz per core most of the time.
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my g2x running cm7 and the stock kernel will overheat when plugged into the wall. this alone caused many screens of death and constant reboots for me. i tend to just pop off the battery door before plugging it in and no more issues.

qpinto said:
my g2x running cm7 and the stock kernel will overheat when plugged into the wall. this alone caused many screens of death and constant reboots for me. i tend to just pop off the battery door before plugging it in and no more issues.
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Yeah last night my phone froze and I'm running eagleblood's rom with stock kernel. I didn't reboot my phone before I went to sleep so that probably killed it
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Yeah switch miui havent had that problem on this one
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psychoace said:
It's not an overcloking issue. I had the same problem at 1.2ghz and my phone was set to drop to 800mhz max when the screen was off. If it was an overclocking it wouldn't happen only when the phone is asleep because most phones are setup to use very little of the cpu when they are inactive.
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it really is not but it helps overheating a bit.its not like We OC to 1.8 but 1.4 still unnecessary.
This a dual core even at stock voltage still overheats.I seen single core devices really overheat.Plus Our experiences with overclocking,overheating would be different because each hardware make act different even though it's same phone.Also different locations,humidity temperature that affects phone too.You try to oc to 1.8 in the UK and it won't overheat lol COLD.
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theking_13 said:
Obviously, lower the CPU speed. This shouldn't have to be said.
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+1 zillion

Phone hotter than usual...

The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
Running HFP 2.1
Any input?
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iArtisan said:
The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
Running HFP 2.1
Any input?
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Do you play games or watch videos with it a lot?

iArtisan said:
The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
Running HFP 2.1
Any input?
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if you have recently installed any new apps, they could be running/locking up and causing excess heat, and if you changed the kernel or just recently upgraded your rom without wiping data, that could definitely cause that too.
either way, as long as your not suffering any really bad performance, or battery life, there is nothing to worry about. this phone is perfectly happy up to 50C (and if you don't care about the longevity of your battery, up to 70C or so)
TL;DR: you've got nothing to worry about

ctowne said:
Do you play games or watch videos with it a lot?
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Not games at all. And a few YouTube videos here and there. I don't think its the root of the problem..
Klathmon said:
if you have recently installed any new apps, they could be running/locking up and causing excess heat, and if you changed the kernel or just recently upgraded your rom without wiping data, that could definitely cause that too.
either way, as long as your not suffering any really bad performance, or battery life, there is nothing to worry about. this phone is perfectly happy up to 50C (and if you don't care about the longevity of your battery, up to 70C or so)
TL;DR: you've got nothing to worry about
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You sure about the numbers? Just curious if you have any sources. the stock battery is built for <40°C so idk

The funny thing is, the battery shows do not subject to >40C temps.
But my battery always seems to run over 40 without any problem. So you should be fine. It's normal.

iArtisan said:
Not games at all. And a few YouTube videos here and there. I don't think its the root of the problem..
You sure about the numbers? Just curious if you have any sources. the stock battery is built for <40°C so idk
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The number your reading is the cpu temperature. a ton of heat dissipates by the time it reaches the battery (and the outside of the phone)
And I'm not 100% about the battery temp, but i am completely sure about the cpu temps. (i honestly don't care about my own battery, they cost like 10 bucks online and are easy to get... And I have a release day phone that hits 60C just about every day, and my first battery is still chugging along fine.
If you have a source for the battery operating conditions id love to get then for reference.
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My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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iArtisan said:
My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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Are you overclocking the CPU at all? That can cause excess heat. Not sure what else it would be besides the combination of warm temperature outside and having the phone/screen on a lot.

Yeah I've always had it to 1.4ghz. Never encountered the heat issue before tho.
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iArtisan said:
My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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lol wow look at that... never noticed that before

iArtisan said:
Yeah I've always had it to 1.4ghz. Never encountered the heat issue before tho.
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And you've been on the same rom or have you flashed a new one recently?

it started acting weird lately (last week) so i restored it to a previous version - without wiping first IIRC.
Should I nullify and reflash from scratch?
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How hot is hot discussion

So iv've been wondering about heating range in our edison device..
Lemme start with mine...
Mine on idle around 32c to 34c depending on my room temperature..
On data it gets heated up to 40c highest is around 41c..
Gaming =?? I do less gaming so I can't tell..
Running liquid smooth jbx 1.48 oc with pegausq and row..
Edit: u can use Fahrenheit..
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Mine is 26 to around 38 celsius. ( It's A bit cold here. So it goes that low over the night)
No gaming. Just regular usage and alot of photoshop.
Running on mokee. It's own kernel.

Even the room temp is hawt here..rarely rain this few days.. So how about on data? For me data was like an oven.. Though it still depending on surrounding..
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hafizkris90 said:
Even the room temp is hawt here..rarely rain this few days.. So how about on data? For me data was like an oven.. Though it still depending on surrounding..
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Data is on all the time. Most of the times on wifi though.
Around 32 to 37 degree on data.

Lifehacker7 said:
Data is on all the time. Most of the times on wifi though.
Around 32 to 37 degree on data.
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Data drains my battery quite fast.. On WiFi its OK.. I can live with WiFi on..
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well this topic is really HAWT!!! lol I wanted to create a thread..
now, my phone gets heated up pretty lot.. from 36 to 42.. I usually keep my data off and keep toggling between 2G and 3G.. using the quick setting.. without data and in 2G, with jbx, it runs for a day easily..

Ravikirancg said:
well this topic is really HAWT!!! lol I wanted to create a thread..
now, my phone gets heated up pretty lot.. from 36 to 42.. I usually keep my data off and keep toggling between 2G and 3G.. using the quick setting.. without data and in 2G, with jbx, it runs for a day easily..
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Ever got soft boot bcause of over heatin? I haven't push my phone to that limit b4.. usually if my phone hits 40c + imma put it somewhere cool like on a mosaic floor(sometimes it decrease 1-2c) or stop using it for a while..
I see something about thermal throttle in franco kernel.. How does it work? Is it possible to apply on jbx?
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Ever got soft boot bcause of over heatin? I haven't push my phone to that limit b4.. usually if my phone hits 40c + imma put it somewhere cool like on a mosaic floor(sometimes it decrease 1-2c) or stop using it for a while..
I see something about thermal throttle in franco kernel.. How does it work? Is it possible to apply on jbx?
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surely we should be able to apply.. but right now, we (dtrail actually) are trying to get the kernel stable and get the compile warnings reduced.. and maybe get ourselves a newer kernel.. then we will start trying to add more options..

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surely we should be able to apply.. but right now, we (dtrail actually) are trying to get the kernel stable and get the compile warnings reduced.. and maybe get ourselves a newer kernel.. then we will start trying to add more options..
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I see.. dtrail, other dev and you yourself had done more than Motorola ever did.. Kudos to all of devs.. :thumbup:
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I was gaming for around a half hour earlier and my phone got up to around 45 Celsius I think it was. Man it was hot! I oc to 1445 ghz
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Neontc said:
I was gaming for around a half hour earlier and my phone got up to around 45 Celsius I think it was. Man it was hot! I oc to 1445 ghz
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That's hot.. No soft boot? Wonder how much heat can it take..
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That's hot.. No soft boot? Wonder how much heat can it take..
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Actually mine went upto 52 degree celsius one day. I don't remember which ROM I was running.
I was watching a movie on YouTube continuously for like 2 hours while connected to the charger.
Then I noticed it, quickly removed the charger, cooled it up under a fan. I was like ooh dude my phone is hot!

Lifehacker7 said:
Actually mine went upto 52 degree celsius one day. I don't remember which ROM I was running.
I was watching a movie on YouTube continuously for like 2 hours while connected to the charger.
Then I noticed it, quickly removed the charger, cooled it up under a fan. I was like ooh dude my phone is hot!
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That's super hot brah ..wonder how phone survive in hot country.. Or in super cold place.. Will it die due to overly low temp? Guess xperia z user will use water cooling system if its too hawt..
Hottest ROM I've ever run is miui v4.. It heats up on idle to nearly 45c.. Then I changed to wangg's v4..
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Nope, no reboot. I noticed it was super hot to the touch, and went to trickster and looked at the temp, and immediately stopped playing. I also was wondering 'how hot is hot' myself, wondering if this was normal. My otterbox probably doesn't help much with cooling though
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The only thing case help is make me don't realize the heats.. I was nearly 40c once.. It feels like 33c.. When I touch near the camera dang its hawt!!
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Hot Hot!
Usually the temperature of my phone is around 26-30C. But as soon as I start browsing or use any internet based app (like Facebook) with 3G, Bam! Temperature of the phone shoots beyond 42C.. I hardly takes 5 mins to move from 30C to 42C.
So I was just wondering if it's normal or something can be done to keep a check of temperature.
I'm using JB Leak 1:rooted in System 1 and Mokee 4.4.2 in System 3.