Your phone may overheat, especially when you play hardware-intensive games, take photos or videos continuously. The article below will show you the causes of overheating and solutions to help keep your handset at appropriate temperature, consistently.
It is Natural for Phones
to Warm Up
Unlike laptops with lowering temperature functionality via built-in fan, smartphones could only dissipate heat, generated by the CPU, memory and battery, through its body. That is why your phone is more likely to overheat comparing to laptops.
Heavy Usage May Cause
Phones to Overheat
Activities such as long sessions of gaming, continuous use of a top-quality camera app and upgrading the system require a lot of power from your phones. This can easily lead to overheating.
Overheating is a natural response to the way you use or overuse phones. It is common for phones to overheat when the surrounding temperature is high or power-consuming APPs are used for a long time.
So, if your HONOR phone feels warm, especially after you have been using it, there is no need to worry. However, it is suggested that you try the methods below to cool down your HONOR phone when necessary.
*Although the methods below could reduce overheating, they may also affect your user experience. Please adjust relevant settings based on your own needs.
One-Touch
Optimization
Click System Manager > OPTIMIZE, then your HONOR phone will automatically analyse the battery usage and provide optimisation options. You are also able to select the options you prefer manually.
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Power Saving Mode
Select Settings > Battery and enable Power Saving mode. This function could reduce power consumption, recovering your HONOR phone from overheating.
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Apart from enabling the functions above, you are recommended to take care of following aspects on a daily basis to prevent any overheating from occurring.
Suggestion for
Daily Use
●Try not to place the phone on a quilt, blanket or anywhere else with poor heat dissipation.
●Clean up unneeded background APPs.
●Keep your phone out of the heat. Try your best to avoid leaving it under direct sunlight.
●Avoid using your phone while it is charging.
If your phone still overheats after the above attempts, please restart it. If the problem still exists after restarting, please backup your data and apply for Postal Repair Service via the HONOR official website.
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Don’t panic if your device overheats. Try the above solutions before seeking assistance.