Tips to save phones that are abnormally hot due to the weather

The prolonged heat wave in many provinces in Vietnam in the past time has caused many phone models to fall into a "dead" situation due to the high temperature in the device. In this article, let's give solutions if your phone unfortunately encounters the above situation. 

Power off

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Usually, smartphone manufacturers are equipped with a feature to automatically power off when a certain temperature scale is reached. However, not all devices are supported by these manufacturers. Therefore, you need to actively power off the device if you feel the heat increase significantly. 

Take the device to a place with cool temperatures

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Using the device in hot weather outdoors, combined with heavy tasks such as playing games, opening heavy applications, turning on location functions or 4G, 5G data networks is a big reason for the temperature of the device to increase. up extremely quickly. For your safety, you should stop using the above features and move the device to areas with cooler temperatures, such as under trees, indoor areas.

Limit the use of thick cases

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With thick cases made of plastic or thick leather will also make your phone limited its ability to escape heat. If you encounter an abnormal situation, you should immediately remove these cases from the device. 

Turn off heavy apps, reduce screen brightness

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If powering off the device affects usage needs, you can turn off heavy applications related to GPS, data networks such as Google Maps, Facebook, camera-related applications, games. Besides, reducing the screen brightness will also significantly improve the heat inside the machine. 

Hopefully the above simple methods will help the temperature on your phone return to normal. 

Lesley Montoya

Update 08 May 2023