Is your phone getting warm especially after gaming for a while? Here's how to check your phone temperature on iOS and Android mobile.
Whether it is after charging, playing a game or even while normally using it, knowing how to check your phone temperature will help you understand when things get unusually warm (or hot). There have been multiple cases where phones have overheated to the extent of exploding, causing significant damage, so it’s always better to be alert beforehand.
If you are worried about your device overheating, know that there are ways to find your phone temperature. However, since there are huge varieties of phones out there, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. In this guide, we will walk you through the methods that you can attempt to check your Android or iPhone’s temperature.
Go to your phone’s Settings and find the Battery or Device Health section. It can be under similar Settings as shown here: Settings > Device Care > Battery > More battery settings > Battery Temperature.
If there are no in-built settings available, you can use third-party apps such as CPU-Z, AIDA64, or Ampere to get an idea of the internal temperature of your phone. These are based on sensors and aren’t completely accurate but you will know when the device starts to get too warm and can take the next measures immediately.
This may not work for every Android device out there, but it’s worth trying to see if it does.
Unfortunately, iPhones do not have a built-in setting for checking the battery temperature. However, you can use a third-party app to do so. There’s an app called Battery Life that you can use to get an estimate of your phone’s battery temperature, but again, they will not be entirely accurate.
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If you have multiple apps open, especially those that have programs running, close them completely.
If you’re playing a game that requires a lot of resources and the phone temperature increases, keep it aside in a cooler place (surface as well as the room’s temp) until it becomes normal.
Sometimes a thick phone case may cause your phone to heat up – remove it and let the heat dissipate.
The screen is one of the biggest heat sources on your phone, so turn down the brightness to reduce heat generation.
To cool down your phone quickly, turn on airplane mode as you take a break from using it for a while.
Another element that adds to heat is Bluetooth. Make sure to turn it off whenever it is not in use.
Some apps may drain your phone battery faster than others and thereby generate heat. Check your battery usage settings to see if there are any apps that are using a lot of battery and close them if possible.
This mode will reduce battery usage and gradually help to reduce phone temperature.
Software updates can run for a long time and cause the phone temperature to increase. Make sure to avoid charging your phone during this period and let the update complete.
Run a scan and see if there’s any virus or malware that’s causing apps to automatically run in the background and create heating issues.
If possible, shut down your phone to cool it down faster.
And that is everything you need to do to check your phone temperature and what you can do to cool it down fast and prevent overheating. For more step-by-step Tech guides like this one, be sure to check out our dedicated category.