Your Smartphone may be overheating!!! Keep an eye out.

Overheating can sometimes be caused by demanding apps, poor battery health, or simply the age of the device. If you've already tried software updates, clearing background apps, and checking charging habits but the phone still runs unusually hot, it may be worth considering a battery replacement or upgrading to a newer device.

I've seen quite a few older phones develop heat-related issues as the battery ages. If you eventually decide to replace the device, services such as RecyclePro can help ensure the old phone is recycled responsibly rather than ending up unused in a drawer.

My router is overheating in this hot weather. I have to switch it off a couple of times a day until it cools down, which is a nuisance.

I think people often take technology for granted, throw their phones or ipads onto soft furnishings or leave in the sun, never thinking for one moment they can overheat. Especially children/teens! They know no different, take it all for granted. They have to be taught about batteries that recharge, how they work, and how they can overheat.

I never charge any of my things overnight, they don't take long to do during the day.
A couple days ago a house and all the contents were destroyed in a Somerset town when the sons Xbox overheated. The family lost everything other than the clothes they had on.

Cools down even

I listen to podcasts on my phone and it definitely overheats when its in my pocket in this weather. I turn it off when it feels hot and it soon cooks down

I’m at DD’s, my smartphone was charging overnight plugged in near a front window, resting on a sofa arm. That room gets the morning sun and I noticed when I picked the phone up at only about 8.15 that it already felt very hot!

Recently there was a house fire a couple of miles from where I live.
The elderly lady who lived in the house could be heard screaming for help, but the fire was so intense that no-one could help and she died.
On investigation it was found that a phone, left on charge overnight had exploded, causing the fire.

I always charge early morning when I first wake say 4 am and go back to sleep for an hour or so, then it’s all done
Never had it overheat though

Thanks for that I charge over night next to my bed. I won't do that again.

nanna8

I have noticed this from time to time and also with my iPad. I have also heard of fires starting connected with iPhones so I suppose it is good to turn them off for a while if this happens

Last year, my son was visiting. He went out to do some shopping and I settled down for a nap - only to be woken about 40 minutes later by a constant beeping noise which I didn't recognise.

I stumbled around the house still groggy from sleep trying to locate the noise - to discover it was a smoke alarm at the bottom of the stairs.

I could smell smoke... on investigating, I discovered he'd left his mobile phone on a sunny bedroom window upstairs

- and the battery had ignited. It burned the woodwork, but fortunately had not spread to the curtains... by the time I saw it, it was flaming away.

I'd never heard the smoke alarm in action before, which is why I couldn't initially locate the sound.

Thank goodness for smoke alarms.

I have noticed this from time to time and also with my iPad. I have also heard of fires starting connected with iPhones so I suppose it is good to turn them off for a while if this happens

I have to say, it was pretty scary to lose my SIM card and network because I thought my SIM card had overheated and died! Surely that means you lose your phone number? Anyway, I was a bit anxious for a while there.