The phone is very hot, is this normal, the reasons

When the smartphone starts to overheat, it worries its owner. It is important to identify the causes of overheating and find out what consequences they are fraught with.

Reasons for heating the phone

To fix the problem, you need to accurately identify its causes.

• Using the smartphone too actively: games, videos, music. This leads not only to overheating, but also to the discharge of the battery.
• Weak cellular signal. The device is intensely looking for it, because of which it overheats and discharges.
• Constantly working systems, such as data transfer, navigation, etc.
• Some applications may not work properly due to bugs or poorly optimized code. To process their requests, the gadget requires a lot of energy.
• Negative external factors: the gadget is in the pocket for a long time, under a pillow or blanket, next to the battery or in direct sunlight.
• Problems with the phone’s OS, accumulation of residual files and other garbage in the internal memory.
• If overheating occurs during charging, then you may be charging the device correctly. Overheating is facilitated by games and watching videos while charging.
• The gadget system is infected with viruses.

Troubleshooting

To prevent your phone from overheating, try to follow these recommendations:

• Check battery. Perhaps he needs a replacement.
• Run an antivirus scan.
• Do not overload the device. Games, watching videos, listening to music require breaks.
• Disable all unused features, such as GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.
• Do not run heavy applications and games.
• Clean the device from unnecessary programs. Especially those whose use leads to system overload.

If the problem cannot be fixed using the methods described above, then there may be a problem with the hardware of the device. It can be a factory defect or breakdown. Only a specialist service center can help here.

Effects of heat

Heating the phone is an acceptable situation. But, if overheating occurs constantly, this can lead to unpleasant consequences:

• The device can reboot itself.
• Frequent device freezes.
• The temperature of the case rises so much that it is impossible to touch.
• Power off
• Leaking suspicious fluid from the gadget.

Prevention to prevent heat

Eliminate all factors that contribute to overheating:

• Badly ventilated covers.
• When playing games and watching videos, hold the gadget so that it "breathes".
• Do not keep the device in direct sunlight or near a heat source.
• Do not charge the battery frequently. Wait until it is fully discharged.
• Do not forget to clear the RAM.
• Check that unnecessary programs do not work in the background.
• Do not take the phone with you to bed; do not put in your pocket if the process of downloading "heavy" files; remove the cover.
• Do not use non-original cables and charging units.
• Check the contacts between the socket in the smartphone and the charging.
  • Timely clean your phone from unnecessary and residual files.
  • Disable unused functions, especially when large files are being downloaded, or a "heavy" application is running.

Eliminating the causes and prevention will help prolong the performance of your gadget.