Reboot the system
This is the first thing you should do whenever it seems like your phone is indicating any signs of problem or issues and that includes the Highscreen overheating problem that we are talking about right here. Keeping that prioritized method separately, this is something you should do if the phone is heating above a concern temperature. Although this method wouldn’t be able to save any outstanding work on any app, it will save the phone against any factor causing the phone to heat up and eventually catch fire in some cases.
Turn off all active services
Apart from apps, wifi, NFC, Bluetooth, and similar services that you can tap into simply by dragging down the notification panel are battery consuming. When active, they consume battery but the product is they get things done such as wifi allows browsing the web, Bluetooth allowing data transfer and more, etc. However, people do forget to turn off these services after use. This contributes to the battery consumption and as said, the more battery is consumed, the more is generated and that contributes to the increasing temperature. You can turn off these services when not in use and also when in use but the phone is getting hotter.
Scrutinize the phone for any malware
Most of the overheating problem or say any problems not related to hardware might be a result of malware or viruses because these foreign programs are made to exploit our smartphones and that is what they do by hijacking, exploiting, stealing, asking for ransom against data stored on your phone or computer, etc. Thus, you need to scan the device using antivirus and antimalware software and quarantine it.
Stop overusing, start using it right
You may be playing a graphics intensive game or using a productivity app that requires heavy resources or streaming videos on Youtube, Netflix, etc. These apps are heavy on the system and require a large amount of battery backup which means the phone is already working a lot to sustain these apps. However, when you use the phone at a stretch, the phone fails to throttle the heat that generates when it is working which means it is producing more heat that it can dissipate and that causes an overheating problem.
GetDroidTips usually advise users to use the phone right and that when they use it in short bursts and give it a rest in-between. This methods works since it lets you do whatever you want while also increasing the standby and screen on time as well which is a win-win situation.
Get rid of all active foreground & background apps
You are currently using a Highscreen Android-enabled smartphone which means it allows you to download and use any number of apps from the Google Play Store. However, the thing is, even though your phone can handle a number of apps at once, it is not always healthy for a system to process too many apps at once. Note that when you use an app, it is active and in the foreground, when you minimize an app, it is still running but in the background. This adds stress on the battery and system as a whole which is why we usually recommend users to get rid of both fore & background apps when suspecting hotness.
Uninstall & Disable unwanted apps
Instead of using too many apps at once or downloading too many apps without using them, you can actually uninstall these apps from your system and note that you will experience a change in performance post doing it. Start by disabling unwanted pre-installed apps which aren’t easy to uninstall. Here, you need to proceed to Settings → Apps → All and check out bloatware, click on it and press ‘Disable’. On the other hand, third-party apps can be simply uninstalled using the same procedure but press ‘Uninstall’ at the end.
Easy ways to bring down internal temperature
To summarize various ways you can lower the temperature of the device, you can toggle brightness settings as said. Toggling the airplane mode will disable all connectivity and cellular services. You can install apps like Avast Clean Up or likes to clear junk files and cache files that might be causing the shoot in the temperature. Keeping the phone away from sunlight or any source of heat and keeping it cool and near any cold source will surely allow you to escape the clutches of doing any of the tasks aforementioned if the temperature isn’t that drastically changed.
Clear cache files
You need to make sure that the cache files stored on your phone that include storage cache, cache partition, and app cache is properly and frequently clear to steer away from any sort of problems that includes the likes of an overheating problem that we are discussing right now.
The mother of all fixes
Finally coming to the conclusion, you need to attain a backup before proceeding with this method if nothing else works in your favor. Firstly, turn off the phone and use power plus volume up button to initiate startup but keep the buttons pressed until an Android logo displays on the screen. Next is to select ‘wipe data/factory reset’ from the items list in the menu and conclude the procedure by selecting ‘yes — delete all user data’ and that is how you can restore the phone to its original factory settings.
Get help!
If the temperature often increasing even after you have taken all preventive measures or if the overheating problem seems abnormal, you can grab your phone and produce it in front of an authorized service center where the professionals must be able to scrutinize for any issues and carry on repairs and replacements if needed to fix the problem right away.
