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.
dudaka said:
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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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
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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.
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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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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.
Hey guys. I'm from Brazil and I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920I). My previous smartphone broke almost a month ago, so I may have gotten unused to a high end smartphone. It turns out that it is feeling warm during light use like browsing or Facebook. I can't tell if it started after the firmware update because it was one of the first things that I did when I turned it on for the first time. The temperatures that I am recording hovers around 38 °C to 44 °C. When I switch from Facebook to CPUz it is recording around 52 °C but starts dropping right away reaching around 43 °C. It is not hot, but it bugs me since it doesn't seem right to an octacore smartphone feel warm when browsing.
*I've just recorded a 1 minute video in ultra HD and when I switched to CPUz the temperature was at 70 °C, but also started to drop, stabilizing a little at 51 °C.
I've already cleared the cache and did a factory reset.
Do you guys think that I received a faulty smartphone?
I have the same problem on SM G920F which i bought several days before sometimes it goes around 36c battery and 63-64 cpu with no good reason for , like light usage(like messenger,snapchat) it works fine but its heating up and feels quite annoying for hand did anyone experienced same thing, and will buying a case for phone at least make feel better for hand?
Well, my phone was at 48 °C - 54 °C when it was in my front pocket and running only 4 apps on background (WhatsApp, CPUz, browsing, and outlook). It is not even hot in Brazil right now. Honestly it doesn't seem right!
It is normal. The CPU is just too powerful for heat to not build up.
Rest assured I played Walking War Robots on my phone for an hour and a half until my phone was hot enough for me to not be able to hold it comfortably. Nothing happened, I let it cool down for 10 minutes before Fast Charging it.
If it does not show any overheating message then it is not a problem.
Well considering it was built to be premium model its kinda dissapointing , like being 5 minutes on snapchat or 10 minutes of light usage makes him warm and a LOT of worse phones cant heat unless you like play games 10 minutes or really load them.If i put a case its heating like 10-15 % more.
I m suspicious because i havent seen a lot of people complaing about heating verry few people complainted about this.But phone is really great only problem (for me) is heating.
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It is normal. The CPU is just too powerful for heat to not build up.
Rest assured I played Walking War Robots on my phone for an hour and a half until my phone was hot enough for me to not be able to hold it comfortably. Nothing happened, I let it cool down for 10 minutes before Fast Charging it.
If it does not show any overheating message then it is not a problem.
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Thank you, I appreciate it.
It makes sense that such a powerful CPU would generate some heat, but at the same time simple processes like these
shouldn't cause any level of warmness. I also checked the battery temperature which could be damaging for the phone
and it didn't raise the temperature as much the CPU. My phone had just 2 days of use, so I sent it back and I'm waiting for
a replacement. I will keep you posted.
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Thank you, I appreciate it.
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Hit the thanks button beneath that post of mine then.
LuizGustavo19 said:
It makes sense that such a powerful CPU would generate some heat, but at the same time simple processes like these
shouldn't cause any level of warmness. I also checked the battery temperature which could be damaging for the phone
and it didn't raise the temperature as much the CPU. My phone had just 2 days of use, so I sent it back and I'm waiting for
a replacement. I will keep you posted.
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I still think it's normal as I've seen the same thing on two different S6 Edge phones.
My S6 overheats too , it's annoying and sometimes even scary.
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I've just received a replacement phone. It heats up the same as the old one. It would be so much bad lucky to receive two broken phones. I will assume it is normal and live with that. But I'm not happy with it...
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I've just received a replacement phone. It heats up the same as the old one. It would be so much bad lucky to receive two broken phones. I will assume it is normal and live with that. But I'm not happy with it...
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I will say it once again. It's normal.
OK now im starting to worry a little about my choice as I am starting to see this popping up with people. Has anyone here had any issues like these as im not seeing it discussed here
https://www.gsmarena.com/now_the_google_pixel_3_is_overheating_while_charging-news-34148.php
https://9to5google.com/2018/11/08/pixel-3-overheating-charging/
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-3-overheating-problem-923456/
it doesnt sound good
No issues for me on my pixel 3xl. Then again, I don't use it whilst it's charging, however I've never felt it feel particularly hot on any occasion.
to be honest neither do i usually use the phone when charging goes on charge at night when im asleep, however if its a real issue then its still not good
I use it often while its charging and had none overheating
I noticed that too. Checked the temperature and it was 39°.. never had those problems on the 2XL. It's quite strage!
I think this could be solved by software anyway, o really hope Google gives a look into that. Anyway I tried getting into airplane mode and it did help a bit, it's useful if you can use that mode for a bit of course
I felt it get warm when mid charge, but that's usual for quick charging. I've never used it while charging, or had it get hot while in use.
Thanks for the feedback folks mine comes tomorrow hopefully so I'll let you know what mine is like
My Nexus 6P would get really warm when plugged in using Android Auto & Google Maps navigation. Nothing so hot that I was worried, but warmer than I expected. My Pixel 3XL barely gets warm under the same conditions. Pretty pleased considering the issues others have experienced.
I haven't experienced it with mine so far. Knock on wood.
Ive noticed the back of my pixel 3xl warm after leaving on charge stand. Only got the stand Friday. Assume it's normal?
had my phone for around 24hrs now and no overheating currently @micks_address I would say it may get a little warm when wireless charging as can happen when wired charging
Yeah. Mine overheats and shuts down while taking photos outdoors.
Maybe it's the new AI chip Google put into these phones.
Would Google admit the chip has a problem?
My keep overheating when I'm using Viber on video call and charging in same time, and become very hot in the time.
Any help please thanks
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My keep overheating when I'm using Viber on video call and charging in same time, and become very hot in the time.
Any help please thanks
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don't do it at the same time. charging with the stock charger will heat up the battery and when using an app to video call it will make it even hotter (SoC/CPU runs hotter) and then at 50°C batterytemp (don't know at which temp exactly) the phone will shutdown.
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.
I have received my P6a yesterday..
And I can feel device getting warm with normal use like WhatsApp, Phone call & Instagram...
Can feel device getting warm even when I'm using Wi-Fi..
It starts heating(because it's more than just warm) when charging...
Any fix or suggestion is welcomed..
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I have received my P6a yesterday..
And I can feel device getting warm with normal use like WhatsApp, Phone call & Instagram...
Can feel device getting warm even when I'm using Wi-Fi..
It starts heating(because it's more than just warm) when charging...
Any fix or suggestion is welcomed..
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When my Pixel 4 XL overheated, it was usually because I was charging and playing games on it at the same time. If it gets hot, then I would reboot it or leave it powered off for a minute. Could that be the case here?
Also, this is a new phone and you just installed a bunch of apps. My guess is that Android is likely evaluating and learning your habits so that it can optimize your battery and other stuff -- so there's alot of internal processing going on causing it to warm up.
Also, if you live in a city where the weather is warm or hot, then that'll make your phone warm or hot as well. So far, my 6a hasn't stayed warm very long except when I was transferring over/installing all my apps ... and it hasn't gotten hot yet.
The phone does get very warm, but it is also the middle of summer and we just set everything up. Tensor is also known for running on the toasty side. Unless your phone is warning you about excessive heat, it is within normal parameters.
it runs definitely warmer than a pixel 4 doing the same stuff.
I have sensor genius installed so it's logging temp 24/7. please do the same and let's share the graphs.
Mine is running substantially cooler using LTE rather than 5g, hopefully this is fixed through software updates.
I also put mine in LTE mode and it's much cooler. 5G is a bit overkill for mobile stuff at least for me, I just turn it on when using hotspot.
Ok, finally experienced the heating issue just doing normal browsing on LTE. Battery temp got up to around 43c on a cool day with no sunlight.
After some searching I found that turning off adaptive connectivity helps. After turning that off, temps are much better. I was in an area with poor signal so that likely was a part of it, but something else to try.
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Ok, finally experienced the heating issue just doing normal browsing on LTE. Battery temp got up to around 43c on a cool day with no sunlight.
After some searching I found that turning off adaptive connectivity helps. After turning that off, temps are much better. I was in an area with poor signal so that likely was a part of it, but something else to try.
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Another option to try is Disable Adaptive Battery, Disable 5G(If not necessary)..
I wouldn't worry too much. I absolutely assassinated my Pixel 3a XL. It was always hot. For couple of years. Huge amounts of onscreen time. Leaving it under blankets while charging on accident etc etc... Thing was fine. Also, a battery is only $12 and these pixels the easiest phones to open if you do somehow end up with severely reduced battery life couple years down the road
It's more the insane battery drain that goes along with the heat then the heat itself.
May be a CPU usage app that tracks what's taking up so much processor power.
My issue went away once I turned off adaptive connectivity.
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My issue went away once I turned off adaptive connectivity.
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Same. As in my country there is no 5G yet, I've changed to LTE preferred and phone is not hot anymore and battery doesn't drain.
It'd maybe gimp the overall performance some but u could try under-clocking your CPUs with FKM or EXKM while u track down the issue. (that is, if your bootloader is unlocked...in which case u could use BBS to track battery usage)