As you can see, I live in Greenland and winter is coming.
I have XRN5pro and it has a problem. Whenever I go outside with my phone in my jacket pocket, the drainage of battery were -20% per hour or faster, and it shut itself to protect itself, I think.
Even though it has more than 70% battery, it shut down and cannot turn back on before heating it. When it turn on, the battery is down to 20%.
It's about - 5°c in Greenland at the moment. A bit hot for a smartphone to be shutdown ! (if you wear it inside your jacket, it's a problem).
ɹnɯ nɐ spǝıd sǝl ʇuɐsıɐɟ uǝ 'ʞlɐʇɐdɐ⊥ ʇuɐsılıʇn uǝ ϛ ǝʇoN ıɯpǝᴚ uoɯ ǝp éʎoʌuƎ
Outside is colder than a normal refrigerator (1.6 c/35 F) and due to our dry climate, it's colder than weather reports. I usually place my phone in my jacket pocket, not inside of my jacket pocket.
My other phones (check my signature) have no problem with cold outside, and it's first time, I experienced my phone shutdown due to cold.
I'm not outdoor man, meaning I don't spend more than half an hour total of my day each day (home, work, shopping), so when my phone dies due to cold, it might get some problems in the future, if it keeps doing that.
So, keep that in mind, if you live in cold area and want to buy one.
Edit: I have not installed any custom roms, TWRP or root, not even unlocked the device, it's in stock MIUI 10
Yes it's a problem, indeed. Normally phones have no problem between 0 and 35°C. That's a bit hot to auto shut down. I I'll try in few days. It's not enough cold here to test.
ɹnɯ nɐ spǝıd sǝl ʇuɐsıɐɟ uǝ 'ʞlɐʇɐdɐ⊥ ʇuɐsılıʇn uǝ ϛ ǝʇoN ıɯpǝᴚ uoɯ ǝp éʎoʌuƎ
beeduq said:
Outside is colder than a normal refrigerator (1.6 c/35 F) and due to our dry climate, it's colder than weather reports. I usually place my phone in my jacket pocket, not inside of my jacket pocket.
My other phones (check my signature) have no problem with cold outside, and it's first time, I experienced my phone shutdown due to cold.
I'm not outdoor man, meaning I don't spend more than half an hour total of my day each day (home, work, shopping), so when my phone dies due to cold, it might get some problems in the future, if it keeps doing that.
So, keep that in mind, if you live in cold area and want to buy one.
Edit: I have not installed any custom roms, TWRP or root, not even unlocked the device, it's in stock MIUI 10
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It is getting cold here (Serbia) so I'll have the chance to observe the behaviour. I have used it for two days at around 0° C, but let's see in the upcoming days how will it behave.
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I forgot my phone in my car for three hours. It's currently -20F. I guess I shoudn't be too surprised that the touchscreen is cranky and slow, Swype isn't working properly, and the battery showed a big red Health Unknown. Lesson learned!
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Yikes! Where do you live?
Location: Alaska
Oh man I'd be worried about condensation forming if you quickly brought into a warm home. Neat that it's working, though.
your lucky. my iphone would turn off if it was too cold outside. it caused me big problems on a trip to buffalo last February. i hope it warms up ok for ya.
i would turn it off and remove the battery until it warms up and dries out.
Putting the battery and phone seperatly in a bowl of rice will help pull out some moisture. If that happens
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Putting the battery and phone seperatly in a bowl of rice will help pull out some moisture. If that happens
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I did the rice thing after my Droid1 took a swim in our pool for 5 min. Left it in the rice for about 4 days. Was happy as can be when it turned on and everything worked!
The phone warmed up slowly along with the car on the drive home. That plus our low low humidity meant no condensation thankfully. Next day and so far no apparent glitches. Won't be doing that again.
You may still have a damaged battery at current fbx temperatures, anc isn't cold enough to do much damage right now.
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You may still have a damaged battery at current fbx temperatures, anc isn't cold enough to do much damage right now.
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It's possible. I'll just have to keep an eye on it for awhile. It's funny; it shut down three times last night but I also installed Fandango yesterday evening. I uninstalled it again as it kept force closing and the random shutdowns stopped. So I'm not even sure at this point if it was the cold or the software.
Currently battery showing good health and it didn't run down abnormally overnight.
Eh, I was planning on buying a secondary battery anyway; this might just accelerate that purchase.
Cold? It's only -20 out there!
hi..
when playing ingress my battery can reach up to 50 -52 degrees celius, while my CPU can go to 60-70, sometimes the phone shuts itself down.
are there any packages i can use with heat sink or something similar to vent off the heat ?
emaayan said:
hi..
when playing ingress my battery can reach up to 50 -52 degrees celius, while my CPU can go to 60-70, sometimes the phone shuts itself down.
are there any packages i can use with heat sink or something similar to vent off the heat ?
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Is your phone in a case? Many of them would act as insulators, trapping heat inside. Running without a case will probably help it stay cool. Also, I think the unit will run cooler with the keyboard open.
I've got nothing to productive to contribute to this conversation other than I've noticed this too.
The phone will be unbearably hot to hold. I've tried to see if any application were running in the background, eating up resources, but there's nothing consistent that I can report. Some days my phone will go all day long without any problems. Other days, the phone just drains the battery really fast, gets really hot, and displays an over-heating message. The only thing I've been able to do is shut the phone down and remove the battery and wait a few minutes until it's cool to the touch, then put it back in.
Same and this is a relatively new issue.
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I've got nothing to productive to contribute to this conversation other than I've noticed this too.
The phone will be unbearably hot to hold. I've tried to see if any application were running in the background, eating up resources, but there's nothing consistent that I can report. Some days my phone will go all day long without any problems. Other days, the phone just drains the battery really fast, gets really hot, and displays an over-heating message. The only thing I've been able to do is shut the phone down and remove the battery and wait a few minutes until it's cool to the touch, then put it back in.
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Are you on stock?
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Are you on stock?
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I am on stock... how's the CM build coming along?
emaayan said:
when playing ingress my battery can reach up to 50 -52 degrees celius, while my CPU can go to 60-70, sometimes the phone shuts itself down.
are there any packages i can use with heat sink or something similar to vent off the heat ?
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I used to play Ingress about 6 months ago on my old Cliq2 and I can confirm it uses a lot of resources. My phone used to crash all the time due to, I guess, not enough memory. And it was rooted and fully debloated.
You won't be able to easily extract the heat from inside your phone. One thing you could try is to play without the back cover. Just tape the battery so that it doesn't fall. You'll have to be careful to not damage anything that will be exposed on the back though.
Another thing you can also do is slow down your CPU using some app. If using CM 10.2 it's very easy to do. Go to the performance settings and choose a lower maximum frequency.
Finally, the last idea I can offer is to tether your phone and play using a tablet. The best setup I've seen is some guy having a tethering cell phone in a backpack, with a large extra battery connected to both the cell phone and the tablet he was actually playing from. He could play all day like that.
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I am on stock... how's the CM build coming along?
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Well we're officially supported on CM so not bad I suppose ;p
CM-10.2 will run cooler than stock due to use of AVS. This dynamically adjusts the CPU voltage levels to reduce power consumption and heat, even when the CPU is running full out.
Also note that not all CPUs are created equal. Some require significantly more power to run stable than others. If your bootloader is sending sec_pvs=fafa as a kernel commandline argument, then it means that somebody up at samsung or qualcomm has determined that your CPU needs full on maximum power, which basically means that it will be un-nice on battery and heat. PERIOD.
To reduce heat levels, run it connected to a >= 1 Amp wall charger (to keep it from sucking off the battery -- note: NOT a USB port), keyboard open (more surface area = more heat dissipation), and BACK COVER REMOVED (reduce insulation).
I've noticed that the phone can get warm, but the only time I've had overheating issues was either a) during a long rsync-over-SSH run on Wi-Fi, or b) phone left in car on a hot day with GPS and navigation (either Google or Sygic) running. The latter was fixable by running the air conditioning.
In my experience, it has just been hot enough to shut down charging, not the entire phone.
I've just ditched the case, mostly because the plastic tabs don't work very well. I'll have to see what this does to thermal behavior.
Hi everyone, not sure if it is normal.
It was pretty hot during these days 31/35 celsius and with a normal usage the phone became hot (I have received a notification) and it shutted off once.
I know it was pretty hot bur I haven't left it under the direct sun and it wasnt on a windscreen with gps on or something like that.
Never happened with any other phone.
And I know I am on android q beta 6 too (doesnt help I think)
No idea... nothing extraordinary but not that ordinary too.
Anyone?
It's regularly 43°c/111°F here in AZ, and with screen on behind a wind screen, I have had no issues. Left it on my car dock when I went into a place for about 30 minutes and it thermal shut down, but it should when ambient jumps that high in a car.
dont have problems too so far used if for one day eaven on qb6
This has been one of the coolest devices I've owned. It doesn't heat up at all.
My 3a is staying cool to the touch even during 3D games. Barely warms up at all.
Last night I got asleep while using Dolphin emulator on my phone (Poco X3 surya with Arrow OS and F1xy kernel). So Mario Galaxy was open beside me on my bed for almost 3 hours until I woke up. The phone was really hot so I turned on my fan to cool it down. It probably reached 60°C. Do you think it got damaged somehow? I normally don't play a lot.
The CPU usually lowers its frequency to prevent severe overheating. Don't worry.
Something similar happened to me, but with Genshin Impact. I left it open all night a few weeks ago and nothing bad happened.
140F isn't going to kill it... not great for the battery though.
If you do that with it in the sunlight it would likely fry it.
Many complain that the Pixel 6a gets hot or overheats. I have also seen videos were people claim it's only in the beginning while the phone "learns" your usage habits and how to optimize itself accordingly. But later on it doesn't need to run all of its processes like in the beginning once it figured you out, so to speak. (The exception being when you record a 1080 video at 60 frames, which even later on can get problematic.)
Can Pixel 6a users chime in here and recount their experiences? Does the overheating last past the first few weeks after purchasing it?
Bonus question: are the signal issues some complain of widespread, or not?
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I really want to get this phone, but I hesitate due to these two issues.
I didn't have overheating issues since I bought the phone 3 months ago.
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I didn't have overheating issues since I bought the phone 3 months ago.
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Even from day one?
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Even from day one?
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Yup
I have my 6a 2 weeks and I don't have any issues with overheating or bad signal.
Thanks.
Anyone else?
Overheating in the sense that it shuts down with a warning? No, never. But the phone does get annoyingly hot, especially when charging even if I'm not using it at all. That's the phone plus the weather in my country isn't helping. Phone regularly touches 40° according to battery guru, when charging can go up to 43°.
On WiFi things are very normal. Mobile data however is a very different animal. It you have poor signal especially expect this to get pretty hot. Like stated above though, not shut down hot just hotter than what I consider normal. 35-40c battery temps on stock with those conditions isn't unusual.
Initial setup for sure gets toasty as well.
For whatever reason (latest updates maybe?), I've noticed recently that not only does my 6a not overheat, but the battery consumption has dropped significantly. At my admittedly low level of active usage I can easily go two days and still be over 50%. I might try for three full days soon.
I dont have any problems with overhiting , i have phone about 30 days. Playing games recording at 4k no heat problems at all.
Damn bruh...another 'overheating' thread?
Yes. The 6a may get fairly warm in some specific use cases, but it doesn't actually overheat as in start throwin' out warning messages and start throttling or worse, crash/reboot that I've ever witnessed. Actually mine seems to run slightly 'less warm' since A13's beta 2 & 3...just before I flashed a custom kernel. A few things to consider besides differing usage scenarios. If you're using a case, it may not only hinder cooling a little but probably 'feels' less warm due to the insulating properties as well. I try to go with a minimalistic case...it may not provide a lotta cushion if dropped but I'm hoping the improved grip offsets that point. And ofc the thinner the skin to less it retains heat. I went with a grippy Spigen Liquid Air or something like that.
Above all, I keep in mind that the 6a has the same processor as the [email protected] P6 PRO and that also helps me to forgive n forget that it can get toasty at times...plus thst resulting Tensor 'grin-factor' tho...
...just my 2 centz ofc
If you're using mobile data or using the phone as a hotspot thing gets very warm.
Normally, I've only experienced the phone getting very warm when I'm playing a game and charging the phone at the same time. However, on a recent trip to a foreign country, my phone (and its camera) stopped working because it was hot outdoors (around 80°F) and I was outside for 30min or longer. My friends' iphones didn't overheat though.
I haven't experienced any signal problems.
Mine never overheats. Its just warm enough to be a hand warmer, but not enough to damage anything
neo_lithic3K said:
Normally, I've only experienced the phone getting very warm when I'm playing a game and charging the phone at the same time. However, on a recent trip to a foreign country, my phone (and its camera) stopped working because it was hot outdoors (around 80°F) and I was outside for 30min or longer. My friends' iphones didn't overheat though.
I haven't experienced any signal problems.
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...and it displayed an overheat popup warning? 'cuz it was 80F outside? I've been out with my 6a dozens of times in 80F+ weather and NEVER had my phone throw an overheat warning much less shutdown or lock up. You might have something wrong with ur phone if a warm day kills ur phone...js
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...and it displayed an overheat popup warning? 'cuz it was 80F outside? I've been out with my 6a dozens of times in 80F+ weather and NEVER had my phone throw an overheat warning much less shutdown or lock up. You might have something wrong with ur phone if a warm day kills ur phone...js
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No overheat warning. Phone felt very warm, froze up and apps would barely respond or it would keep on rebooting. Tried a few times to power off, wait a minute, and then power on to get that last photo, but didn't work. After I got out of the heat for a short time, phone went back to normal. Felt hotter like 95 degrees, but weather report said 80s.
Nothing wrong with my phone per se. My guess is that my phone was in direct sunlight for 30 min. I myself was dying from the heat. And before that, I was already taking pictures on and off for an hour (in the heat but not direct sunlight). I've used the phone before in hot weather without issue, but this time around, it was continued use and in direct sunlight.
My 6a definitely overheats and shuts down sometimes without warning. This has happened numerous times even when the phone is having light use (chrome or connected to android auto). I would say there are 2 factors. When the outside temperature is hot (35c or hotter - which currently in Australia is a daily occurance) and when the signal is not strong (also a very common occurrance here) - when this happens the phone can overheat and shutdown within minutes even with little use.
From my exp. signal strength seems to be the biggest issue. The pixel seems to literally burn through the power when signal is weak and get hot.
Generally I have had a 50% chance of getting a 'Your phone is hot' warning - other times it just turns off.
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My 6a definitely overheats and shuts down sometimes without warning. This has happened numerous times even when the phone is having light use (chrome or connected to android auto). I would say there are 2 factors. When the outside temperature is hot (35c or hotter - which currently in Australia is a daily occurance) and when the signal is not strong (also a very common occurrance here) - when this happens the phone can overheat and shutdown within minutes even with little use.
From my exp. signal strength seems to be the biggest issue. The pixel seems to literally burn through the power when signal is weak and get hot.
Generally I have had a 50% chance of getting a 'Your phone is hot' warning - other times it just turns off.
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You should RMA the phone. Sounds like a faulty device to me.
Also, just hot ambient temp does nothing to a phone. If it gets direct sunlight, thats unsafe for the device because of how hot it can get (if you measure temp in your car, it gets up to 60-70C+ easily.) If I use my car in hot sun, I aim an AC vent to its back and then the phone is super chill all through the ride.
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You should RMA the phone. Sounds like a faulty device to me.
Also, just hot ambient temp does nothing to a phone. If it gets direct sunlight, thats unsafe for the device because of how hot it can get (if you measure temp in your car, it gets up to 60-70C+ easily.) If I use my car in hot sun, I aim an AC vent to its back and then the phone is super chill all through the ride.
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Yes, I think I will RMA it. - I don't agree re ambient temp. My phone certainly seems to shut down more often when the ambient is hotter. Also, re the car. I had the phone in the glove box which is separately cooled to 21c and even then it would overheat, - I suspect related to poor signal. But yes - will RMA it.
Try safe mode first. You may have an app which is misbehaving. I've never had my 6a overheat, it will sometimes get a bit warm when charging, but that's it.