This night, I was playing Beach Buggy Blitz and suddently, I began to have graphics glitches. The screen turned kind of violet tinted and was teared apart at the bottom but the game was still playing fine without crashing. So I quit the game and the same problems were present in the Android home screens. Even a complete shutdown and reboot did not had any effect. I thought that my N7 was broken for good.
But, then the screen began flickering between the good and the bad states and finally settled with the normal colors. The N7 never froze while the display was corrupted.
When this occured, I was playing with my N7 inside a leather folio case and I could sense the heat through the case. I then changed the case for a hard shell one with a plastic back and the issue returned after playing a little longer than with the leather case. I finally tried without any case and the problem did not appear although I played for a little less longer.
I had the graphics settings in BBB maxed out and this being a Tegra 3 optimized game, I wonder if this isn't the worst case scenario for the N7 when inside a closed case with a game that sollicit heavily the graphics portion of the ARM chip.
Anyone had similar overheating issues? Should I (again) think about RMAing my tablet or is this just an issue that could affect all Nexus 7 when they are put in the same conditions?
You pretty much answered and solved your own problem.
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how long were you playing for man? my goodness, if you play for that long to overheat your device i think it's time you get a PSvita or PS3 lol... I know the tablet has a tegra 3 chip but still, I don't think it's totally meant for a 5 hr game session
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how long were you playing for man? my goodness, if you play for that long to overheat your device i think it's time you get a PSvita or PS3 lol... I know the tablet has a tegra 3 chip but still, I don't think it's totally meant for a 5 hr game session
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It's fine.. just the enclosed case was the issue.
My advice is to only use a case when doing light duties, or your battery will suffer for it.
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Mungulz said:
It's fine.. just the enclosed case was the issue.
My advice is to only use a case when doing light duties, or your battery will suffer for it.
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yeah, but still; how can you possibly play for that long on the nexus 7? I can't even see myself holding it for more then 1 hr playing games lol
MRsf27 said:
yeah, but still; how can you possibly play for that long on the nexus 7? I can't even see myself holding it for more then 1 hr playing games lol
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He would have only had to play for maybe 20-30 minutes to cook the nexus.
I just played for 15 minutes and it made my nexus the hottest I've ever seen...
You need to understand though, unless the device is insulated there is no difference in heat between 30 minutes gaming and 30 hours gaming. Phones/tablets/computers get up to temperature quickly.
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Mungulz said:
He would have only had to play for maybe 20-30 minutes to cook the nexus.
I just played for 15 minutes and it made my nexus the hottest I've ever seen...
You need to understand though, unless the device is insulated there is no difference in heat between 30 minutes gaming and 30 hours gaming. Phones/tablets/computers get up to temperature quickly.
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If he has his device rooted and ovrclocked that could be he reason why its overheating.. when I play with my device it doesn't get very hot
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I played for about 25 minutes when it first happened. The second time, with the hard back case, I played for 10 minutes. My Nexus 7 is rooted but not overclocked, original ROM and kernel. I reverted to a good backup and the problem was still there.
Since it happened, my N7 seems to be more problematic than before. For example, after being charged in the hard back case, I experienced the problem only 2 minutes after I started playing with it. It's as if something has been damaged by the first overheating and now it overheats pretty easily even with less demanding games.
If I can't use a case with my N7 then I must consider it defective. So, I emailed Google for a replacement this morning. Just as I started to enjoy my tablet after a first replacement (screen lift), this happens...
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If he has his device rooted and ovrclocked that could be he reason why its overheating.. when I play with my device it doesn't get very hot
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External temperatures can affect overall device temps as well (as in, if your sitting in a meat freezer, your Nexus 7 is very unlikely to overheat, whereas if your sitting outside in 100F weather...)
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External temperatures can affect overall device temps as well (as in, if your sitting in a meat freezer, your Nexus 7 is very unlikely to overheat, whereas if your sitting outside in 100F weather...)
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Yep.
Although OPs nexus seems to be defective if its overheating now in 2 minutes.
Since reaidng this thread a few days ago I decided to try Beach Buggy Blitz and now im hooked on it, my Nexus can handle hours of gameplay in 25c ambient.. wouldn't wana try on a really hot day because it feels really warm already.
I seem to notice more framerate slowdown as the N7 gets hotter, maybe thermal throttling.
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I'm not a gamer by any stretch of the imagination. However, I experienced random reboots while I was writing a long email using Swype with my Nexus 7 in the Poetic case. When I looked, the temperature was VERY high as reported by System Tuner. I removed the case, cooled the back of the Nexus, and everything went back to normal. I WAS overclocked, so I went back to a kernel locked to stock speeds. I haven't seen any serious issues since. But it's pretty clear that if you're using a case, the Nexus can't shed heat quickly enough the way it was designed to.
I keep a closer eye on it now.
What models/build, gig and first 3-4 characters of your serial number, do you have?
I had a 16 gig (not sure) that was stayed cool. I exchanged it for a 32 gig (CAOK) and that would gets hot at random times of just usual use. It would get hot on the bottom left quarter of the back. The screen would take a huge percentage of the battery also.
I picked up another 32 gig (C9OK) and this one stays cool under normal usage.
Maybe we can isolate this to a certain model/build.
It was a C7O. I don't remember more than that, sorry. I've posted a video of the problem on Youtube and send that link to Google when asking for an RMA on their site. 90 minutes later, I had a response with all the needed info to return the tablet. On this one, I have to give Google a very positive note:good:.
I received another C7O and this one seems to be defect free. After 3 N7s, I finally started to enjoy my tablet...
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same issue here.
i was playing Final Fantasy (so awesome that SquareENix ported this to Android and iOS... i remember the original version from my NES and it was a hoot. the only FF game i ever played) for about 2 hours or so and toward the end my Nexus 7 tablet got very hot, particularly on the "lower" portion of the device (side with the USB charging/tether port) ... of course, this is held in landscape mode for this game so it was my right hand that was hot.
anyway, just before starting one last awesome boss battle (right up at the Kraken with awesomely-decked out party, damn!) the game hung and the whole tablet froze. no home button functionality, no power button to even turn the screen off or on again.
had to hold power for 10 seconds, full reboot. even when the tablet came back up it was still wonky.
powered off, left it off for a while. it came back up just fine afterward, but the game didn't get to save so i'm back many levels before where i had been. no looking forward to that re-work. ah well, live and learn.
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After the whole Google Play fiasco, I decided to pick up the Nexus 4 from a local T-Mobile store. The phone worked great for 3 days, but is now completely dead. The last thing I did was launch the AnTuTu benchmark app. As soon as I started the benchmark, the phone crashed and was unresponsive. The phone looks like it is off now. I called Google support and they suggested all of the normal things (i.e. hard reset by holding the volume and power buttons). Life only seems to exist when I connect the charger which causes the LED to flash a red/orange color very quickly (reminds me of the Xbox 360 RROD).
Not only was Google unable to assist me, but all of the T-Mobile stores in my area are now out of stock. T-Mobile is going to try to hunt one down for me at another store and have it shipped which I am grateful for, but it still sucks going through the ringer for a brand new flagship Nexus 4. And because my old rooted MT4G doesn't use a micro SIM, I can't swap in the new one. Looks like another trip to T-Mobile is in my future.
I watched several other Nexus 4 owners run the AnTuTu benchmark on YouTube without any issues. Is this a sign of LG reliability or am I just unlucky?
Removable battery
It sure would be nice to have a removable battery right now... The screws on the bottom of the Nexus 4 look very similar to the ones used on the HDD in a MacBook. Definitely not a tool most of us have laying around the house.
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It sure would be nice to have a removable battery right now... The screws on the bottom of the Nexus 4 look very similar to the ones used on the HDD in a MacBook. Definitely not a tool most of us have laying around the house.
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They're actually just standard torx screws.
light flashes when plugged in? Keep it plugged in for a few hours there hau5.
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That sucks, man.
At least T-Mobile is willing to track down a phone and have it shipped in a timely fashion, unlike certain other retailers selling the phone... like, say, Google...
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light flashes when plugged in? Keep it plugged in for a few hours there hau5.
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Yeah, It could be something as simple as the battery die-ing while benchmarking.....
You can buy an adaptor to fit microsims into regular sim slots. Mayne worth looking into if there's no replacement on the horizon.
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Yeah, It could be something as simple as the battery die-ing while benchmarking.....
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The battery was at 93% prior to the benchmark. I've been watching it like a hawk since day one.
On a side note, I've only been getting about 12 hours on a full charge with LIGHT usage which doesn't last me through a day at the office with commute. This is with auto brightness and WiFi turned on, but not connected. I've noticed the phone drops about 5-7% every hour without any user activity. The OS is reporting that the screen uses about 50% of the battery. I can't wait until they release the wireless charger, it will be getting a lot of use.
On average 2% of electronics are DOA or die within a month. That is basicly exactly where warranties come from. 1.2% for smart phones. It is 1 phone in 100. So don't be that surprised, but still bad luck.
Thanks for taking 1 for the team! lol
I wonder if this could've been avoided if broken in normally instead of bringing it to the extremes such as heat with useless misleading benchmarks.
mi7chy said:
I wonder if this could've been avoided if broken in normally instead of bringing it to the extremes such as heat with useless misleading benchmarks.
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A benchmark is comparable to playing a modern 3D game. If the phone cannot handle that amount of heat generation there is a problem with its design (or just a bad unit).
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I can't wait until they release the wireless charger, it will be getting a lot of use.
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Theres already a few that will work, LG even have one LG WCP-700
mi7chy said:
I wonder if this could've been avoided if broken in normally instead of bringing it to the extremes such as heat with useless misleading benchmarks.
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The benchmark never even started. The phone literally crashed when I hit the "start benchmark" button. This was only the second benchmark I even attempted. Neocore said my device was incompatible and Linpack force closed several times upon launch so I uninstalled it. I only ran one full benchmark with Quadrant before attempting AnTuTu.
I agree that benchmarks are misleading, this is the fastest/smoothest phone I have ever used. GSIII users can brag about their benchmarks all they want, the Nexus 4 runs circles around it in real world usage and feel. I can't stress how great the phone is. I just wish I wasn't staring at a black piece of glass.
I have to give major props to T-Mobile for overnight shipping a brand new Nexus 4 on a Saturday/Sunday. Picked up the phone today and everything is running smooth. I don't think I will be running AnTuTu anytime soon... I LOVE this phone!
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I have to give major props to T-Mobile for overnight shipping a brand new Nexus 4 on a Saturday/Sunday. Picked up the phone today and everything is running smooth. I don't think I will be running AnTuTu anytime soon... I LOVE this phone!
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Glad you had your phone replaced. Just wanted to users here about something I noticed yesterday.
Long pressing of the power button (about 7 seconds) in the Nexus 4 will force-shutdown the phone, equals a "battery pull".
I've used my nexus 4 16GB for 2 days and then it shut down on me and could never turn it on again. I've left it charged for a couple of hours, It blinks red led when plug to charge, and I tried the power + volume down combo but nothing works. HELP!
I've shipped the phone to Cambodia all the way from the States, sending it back and forth would cost me half the phone. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
same ****..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050811&highlight=bricked+
Thanks. I'll jump to that thread straight away
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Still no help. I've left it charged again today for 7 hours, it was quite hot, still blinking red but could not turn it on.
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After the whole Google Play fiasco, I decided to pick up the Nexus 4 from a local T-Mobile store. The phone worked great for 3 days, but is now completely dead. The last thing I did was launch the AnTuTu benchmark app. As soon as I started the benchmark, the phone crashed and was unresponsive. The phone looks like it is off now. I called Google support and they suggested all of the normal things (i.e. hard reset by holding the volume and power buttons). Life only seems to exist when I connect the charger which causes the LED to flash a red/orange color very quickly (reminds me of the Xbox 360 RROD).
Not only was Google unable to assist me, but all of the T-Mobile stores in my area are now out of stock. T-Mobile is going to try to hunt one down for me at another store and have it shipped which I am grateful for, but it still sucks going through the ringer for a brand new flagship Nexus 4. And because my old rooted MT4G doesn't use a micro SIM, I can't swap in the new one. Looks like another trip to T-Mobile is in my future.
I watched several other Nexus 4 owners run the AnTuTu benchmark on YouTube without any issues. Is this a sign of LG reliability or am I just unlucky?
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hey bro, i having the same issue with you.
it dead suddenly when i run antutu. I can't boot the phone with power button. I can only boot with the charger. But when i boot in the system, the battery stat is only 1%!
are you having the same issue? so how's you fix it?
See thread title.
While playing simple games (like Flow Free), Facebook, and web browsing, my phone can get really warm/hot. It gets much worse while doing these while it's charging.
I haven't experienced any problems with the heat except when I was installing a lot of things via the Play store, and I got a couple reboots. It's fine otherwise... just hot.
Anyone else experience this?
Mine feels normal during everyday use, during games, about the same, ever so slightly warmer at most. I don't really notice. Any background processes heating your phone up? How is battery life as well?
Your previous phone probably got just as hot. The glass helps transfer the heat better than plastic.
Mine does get warm as well But I think the fact that we feel it might have to do with the size of the device. It's pretty thin.
Mine gets pretty toasty, but that's when I'm using it pretty extensively, like browsing web/forums for an hour straight.
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Battery life is pretty good. I'll go through a whole days use with juice to spare.
My phone gets hotter than warm though. Last night playing Flow Free while charging, pressing my finger on the screen eventually gave a little sting.
I know this phone has a lot more CPU power than the hercules (Tmo GS2), but the GS2 with its big glass front never got hot like this, and it would rarely get warm.
I think if your phone is rebooting because of the heat generated from installing apps, you need to RMA it. My phone definitely feels hot after a session of playing a game but it has never rebooted because of it.
Guys, it's a highend phone, what do you expect?
Do you expect a high-end CPU in a desktop PC to run cool? Even in standby an i7 can go up to 30-40°C depending on voltage. And for four cores at 1.512 MHz theres a lot of voltage needed. Don't worry about it unless you get reboots thats not normal.
If the problem continues, send them up here to the north of Sweden. It's gonna be -25°C tomorrow and I could do with some handwarmers
I've had a overheating while playing stupid zombies 2, the phone got hot as ever, but strangely seems to be a ROM related problem, as I had this issue with aokp, while on cm10, playing the same game, the phone get lightly warm, but no more. I was using Franco kernel on both too
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never more than a little warm with extensive use.
I'm on stock, updated the phone to whatever is the latest version that google pushed and i just started playing Angry brids for about 10 mintues and the phone got noticeably warm. I guess this is the new 'normal' now?
Mine only gets hot when I'm charging it and using it at the same time.
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I have a battery widget and at times when on calls ive gotten up to 101F
i want to say my phone runs warmer than my buddy running the same widget
Mine has only been hot after charging on the Panasonic pad. If the glass breaks from it then RMA!
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It certainly gets hot, but only slightly more than my Samsung GS1 i9000. Fact of life when running a quad core at these speeds without a fan.
Mine does it too but m not complaining
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Mine gets pretty hot. G SAM app reports that the battery has reached 110*f from internet browsing on 3g.
I noticed mine gets pretty warm if I use it for a while just browsing the web.
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Mines fine during normal usage. Except when I play graphically demanding games such as need for speed most wanted, after the first race, the screen and the back near the top is hot. Worried about it, I remember the HTC sensation used to get real hot as well, but I've also got an aftermarket battery which also helped with the heat.
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I noticed while playing games such as Plague Inc. for more than 20 mins at a time, my Xperia Z gets quite hot.
Maybe it's because the case is glass that it feels more hotter than normal but sometimes it gets too hot that it's uncomfortable to hold in my hands so I have to exit the game and let it cool down for 5 minutes.
Anybody else have this happen to them?
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I noticed while playing games such as Plague Inc. for more than 20 mins at a time, my Xperia Z gets quite hot.
Maybe it's because the case is glass that it feels more hotter than normal but sometimes it gets too hot that it's uncomfortable to hold in my hands so I have to exit the game and let it cool down for 5 minutes.
Anybody else have this happen to them?
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OK, so what phone doesn't get hot after playing games? All phones get hot and tablets also don't worry about it unless the phone is sleeping and its hot.
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Noticed mine got damn hot just watching 50mins of video.
Does it suffer from temperature thortling (frames drop down, and overall perfomance down) while hot?
All sony phones had it, im just curious.
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There is throttling but it's barely noticeable. The only game that is sometimes affected by it is Rayman Jungle Run, out of all the games I tried.
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I was watching a 720p 1.4gig episode of Spartacus last night.
Device got really hot & noticed some frame issues towards the end.
Was playing via MX player & SW encoding due to audio so Bravia wasn't running.
If you use MX Player you should enable the HW+ decoder in settings, it'll allow you to play nearly all video with HW and the audio with SW. Software video decoder is never a good idea.
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That i dont like, i am heavy user, and i know xperia s have many problems, but only this one i found bad for me.
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If you have unlocked your bootloader, you should try DooMkernel. It lets you undervolt. It did make a difference, albeit a minor one. But then again, mine never gets very hot. The only time it does get hot is when it's charging and I try to run a heavy application. That is definitely normal. Also, the Snapdragon S4 Pro is notorious for high temperatures(as evident from the Nexus 4).
IF the phone gets over 48°C on the back side it start Trotthling!
Throw it in the freezer while you're doing your benchmarks, you'll squeeze a bit more out of it, or go get a job for a supermarket and do all your gaming in the walk-in freezer
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ssj_jaypee said:
I noticed while playing games such as Plague Inc. for more than 20 mins at a time, my Xperia Z gets quite hot.
Maybe it's because the case is glass that it feels more hotter than normal but sometimes it gets too hot that it's uncomfortable to hold in my hands so I have to exit the game and let it cool down for 5 minutes.
Anybody else have this happen to them?
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Welcome to 2012/2013 xperias family
AW: Phone runs hot while playing games
As stated, the SoC (Snapdragon S4 Pro) is known to become very hot under load. It has to be considered as normal.
Sony devices are well protected against overheating so dont worry.
I returned my XZ today after 5 hours of use yesterday.
The phone i had got extremely hot while just browsing the menus. I started the phone out of the box(battery was at 62%), ran trough the setup, added gmail, facebook & exchange. The phone was to hot to have next to the ear. Had some problems with exchange so the whole process tok about 30 minutes and the battery ended up at 23%.
schaggo said:
As stated, the SoC (Snapdragon S4 Pro) is known to become very hot under load. It has to be considered as normal.
Sony devices are well protected against overheating so dont worry.
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Thats true, but it's due to the ****ty qualcomm mpdecision. On the Nexus 4 the overheating issue was fixed after turning it off.
Now that we can root, this should be doable on a personal basis.
That of course is not a fix by the components supplier nor by the manufacturer, but a fix none the less.
mine gets really hot when playing games i mean really hot
Sigh... This is getting frustrating
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As stated, the SoC (Snapdragon S4 Pro) is known to become very hot under load. It has to be considered as normal.
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Hi.
I bought a Nexus 7 around december from last year.
Since then, its presented overheating problems.
It would rapidly raise its temperature by simply using Facebook or any other app for a short time.
The heat comes from the bottom left side of the tablet.
Is this supposed to be normal or is it a defect?
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Hi.
I bought a Nexus 7 around december from last year.
Since then, its presented overheating problems.
It would rapidly raise its temperature by simply using Facebook or any other app for a short time.
The heat comes from the bottom left side of the tablet.
Is this supposed to be normal or is it a defect?
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I think that's a defect, mine has never done this and I play heavy games, it heats up but not much.
Also, mine is over clocked, I play games at 1.6GHz for at least 30 - 60 minutes before it gets warm. I'd take the unit back for a new one
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As the title states already hating this phone and I still have like 700 left to pay on it. It Overheats atleast 2 times a day if not more. Can't seem to handle much I only live in the UK. I would hate to be somewhere where it is hot all the time.
Wow that's bad glad I don't face these issues. My device had been running smoothly from day one and no overheating even with 35°C and up.
Do you mind sharing what you're doing with your device when it overheats?
When being used in my car and when playing Pokémon go usually. I know it could be classed as high usage.
But I have never had this problem before. And definitely not while in use in my car being charged using maps and music etc
Better make sure you don't overheat yourself while driving. My device doesn't get a chance to overheat while navigating as it is positioned in front of the air-conditioning keeping it nice and cool.
I've had overheating in the past with my Note 9 but haven't seen it one my OP8Pro yet.
However it might have something to do with the latest firmware as my device does get warmer than before and battery drains much faster.
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As the title states already hating this phone and I still have like 700 left to pay on it. It Overheats atleast 2 times a day if not more. Can't seem to handle much I only live in the UK. I would hate to be somewhere where it is hot all the time.
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I have exactly the same issue as described. Only solution I found to 'lower' a bit the occurences of getting this annoying message that the phone is overheating, as well as a severe throttling of the screen and CPU, is to force the phone to use specific CPU frequencies depending on what app is running (scenarios). I do this through Franko Kernel Manager, but maybe some other apps could offer the same functions. I do love that phone but this overheating issue is seriously getting on my nerves too...
nathlynn22 said:
As the title states already hating this phone and I still have like 700 left to pay on it. It Overheats atleast 2 times a day if not more. Can't seem to handle much I only live in the UK. I would hate to be somewhere where it is hot all the time.
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What OS you running mate? Where's it from ? What model?
It's more than likely that a particular region / model / firmware will be having more issues than others.
On a personal note my device has remained cool even after playing Dreamcast games via a Bluetooth controller for over an hour. Just doesn't overheat, the 865 has great efficiency which was one of its plus points over the 855. Probably the CPU / GPU has an imperfect contact with your heatsink.
If that's the case then it'll progress and will end up a lot worse, so an RMA would be the only option, be sure to get the tech to make some notes.
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What OS you running mate? Where's it from ? What model?
It's more than likely that a particular region / model / firmware will be having more issues than others.
On a personal note my device has remained cool even after playing Dreamcast games via a Bluetooth controller for over an hour. Just doesn't overheat, the 865 has great efficiency which was one of its plus points over the 855. Probably the CPU / GPU has an imperfect contact with your heatsink.
If that's the case then it'll progress and will end up a lot worse, so an RMA would be the only option, be sure to get the tech to make some notes.
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Normal unrooted stock. OnePlus UK OnePlus 8 Pro.
It seems to run hot to the touch most of the time.
I am having the same issues.
I got the phone two days ago, still not facing these issues.
I've been driving my current car for almost 2 years now. I've used a magnetic phone holder on an AC vent and have turned that vent off ever since. For 2 years I've charged phones will using Google Maps/music streaming with no issues. Phones include Galaxy S10, S20U, Note 10, OP 7, etc. with no issues. This OnePlus 8 Pro overheats very easily and I've resorted to actually turning the AC vent on in order to avoid it.
I'm not sure what happened, but the 8 Pro has had some serious QC issues.
Maybe a factory reset would help with overheating issues, a total wipe. I used fastboot erase userdata while in the bootloader mode. I had a couple of issues and after resetting, they seemed to go away.
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Normal unrooted stock. OnePlus UK OnePlus 8 Pro.
It seems to run hot to the touch most of the time.
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Yea defo not right pal, send that back.. if it's from three then go into store, see if they can swap over the counter.
Had my phone a week and its done it once. Was in the car sitting on my console kinda in direct sunlight and charging. This worries me cause (what if I go to the beach will it overheat) and (2) what if I have it in the holder on my bike while I'm out and about will it overheat?
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Had my phone a week and its done it once. Was in the car sitting on my console kinda in direct sunlight and charging. This worries me cause (what if I go to the beach will it overheat) and (2) what if I have it in the holder on my bike while I'm out and about will it overheat?
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Every phone I've ever had would overheat left in direct sun and charging in the summer
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MHB1638 said:
Had my phone a week and its done it once. Was in the car sitting on my console kinda in direct sunlight and charging. This worries me cause (what if I go to the beach will it overheat) and (2) what if I have it in the holder on my bike while I'm out and about will it overheat?
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It's been 35C + in the UK this past week and my phone has remained cool throughout, no problems whatsoever.
The 865 is a great chip, it's extremely efficient unless you get a bad one which could happen with any SOC, even Intel and AMD have some bad eggs. It happens unfortunately.
Same as some chips overclock better than others
Has happened to me numerous times too. Usually when using Android Auto in the car (not when it's warm outside) and also when outside in the sun. This is my 2nd 8pro and it happened on the first too.
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Has happened to me numerous times too. Usually when using Android Auto in the car (not when it's warm outside) and also when outside in the sun. This is my 2nd 8pro and it happened on the first too.
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Are you charging and using GPS at the same time during use of Android auto?
Thats a sure fire way to bake any phone, even a stand alone GPS unit.
dladz said:
Are you charging and using GPS at the same time during use of Android auto?
Thats a sure fire way to bake any phone, even a stand alone GPS unit.
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Nope. On its own. I have to blow the aircon on the phone to keep it cool when navigating. Also using the phone this week with my drone I couldn't see the screen because it kept on overheating and decreasing the brightness. Never happened once on my 7pro.
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Batfink33 said:
Nope. On its own. I have to blow the aircon on the phone to keep it cool when navigating. Also using the phone this week with my drone I couldn't see the screen because it kept on overheating and decreasing the brightness. Never happened once on my 7pro.
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I haven't had that issue in any way, was playing Dreamcast and Wii games for a few hours earlier, didn't even feel warm.
GPS can be a drain on power, depends on a few things though.
But turning off like that? I would suggest that's a fault. Probably an imperfect contact with the heatsink.
Just a thought but are you running QHD and 5G.
I don't use either.. try turning to 4G and FHD, might be why?
If not then I'd see what OnePlus or your supplier can do about a replacement. Really need to get the point over that its not a software issue, probably perform a factory wipe just to be sure prior to sending anything off to them.
Shame that it's happening to be honest.
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I haven't had that issue in any way, was playing Dreamcast and Wii games for a few hours earlier, didn't even feel warm.
GPS can be a drain on power, depends on a few things though.
But turning off like that? I would suggest that's a fault. Probably an imperfect contact with the heatsink.
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The phone dims the display when it starts to overheat and a message pops up saying it's overheating. Jerry rig shows two dollops of heat sink paste on the CPU so I suspect OP know then have problems, they've also decreased the max brightness after an update most likely to counteract the overheating. It's happened with my two 8pros so I doubt it's a manufacturing ,most likely the SOC naturally runs warmer or the design doesn't dissapate heat effectivity. Doesn't bother me massively but it does happen.
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