Using electronic devices in extreme heat sometimes becomes costly. As soon as you use the phone in the heat or the sun, you must have noticed that it starts heating up. The phone getting heated can create a big problem for you. But do not ignore it, if the phone gets too hot, it will directly affect its processor and battery. If your smartphone has also started overheating, then you can cool the phone by following the tips given in the article. Let's know the reason behind the phone getting hot and how to fix it.

Why do smartphones get hot? (Smartphone heating issue)

If you have a lot of heavy apps on your phone, then delete them immediately. Apps such as gaming ones that use heavy processors.

Never put the phone on charging for a long time. Many people make the mistake of putting the phone on charging after it is fully charged and then forgetting about it.

If the battery of your phone is bad, then get it replaced immediately, so that your phone does not start malfunctioning.

Avoid taking the smartphone to a hot area or in the sun. Do not keep it in a hot place either.

Do not keep the phone covered or in a case all the time, this does not allow the heat of the phone to go out.

Apps running in the background also heat the phone a lot.

5 easy tricks to cool the phone?

Choose the right cover/case for the smartphone.

The heat has increased so much that you should use a thin and thermal-friendly case. Buy cases that have ventilation, i.e. air keeps passing between the cover and the phone, i.e.

Charge the phone smartly
When the phone is charging, people are busy using it. Often people make this mistake, due to which there is a fear of the battery getting heated and swelled. Whenever you play a game or watch a video while charging the phone, it puts a load on both the processor and the battery. Apart from this, avoid putting the phone on charging overnight.

Keep auto-brightness on/turn off background app refresh.

Do not always keep the screen brightness full. If you keep it on auto brightness mode, then the battery will not be affected much. Apart from this, keep the background app refresh off, which you will not need to update every second.

Manage heavy tasks

If you record videos or play games all day, then keep taking breaks in between. Gamers should take special care of this. For this, set the graphics settings of the game from 'high' to 'medium'.

Also, turn on Power Saving Mode.
If you are not doing any heavy work on the phone, then immediately put it in 'Power Saving Mode' or 'Low Power Mode'. This mode automatically limits the processor speed, reduces background activity and reduces the screen refresh rate..

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