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How to Fix Overheating Issues Permanently on Android Smartphones
The first time it happened, I feared my phone would burst.
I was outside on a sweltering July afternoon, and my Android phone — my lifeline, my memory keeper, my everything — got scorching hot in my hand. The screen flashed white. A message showed up: “Device temperature too high.”
For a queasy second, I envisioned bursts of fire spewing from the battery, stories of explosive cell phones on airplanes whizzing through my head. I put it on the table like it would explode.
And so began the mystery.
Hy was my phone warming up? And, more importantly — how could I prevent it from doing so for the rest of eternity without burning up the device I depended on?
The Invisible Enemy Inside Your Phone
Overheating does not “just occur.” There is always some hidden perpetrator behind every heat surge. Often easy to identify — aggrieved blocks of grueling games — but sometimes not so obvious: sly apps, malicious processes, or even the workflows we are doing unknowingly that are killing our phones.
Things get downright horrifying, though: if left unchecked, overheating gradually murders the battery and can potentially kill the motherboard. Doomed for eternity.
