Heat is one of the great enemies of our mobile devices. Excessively high temperatures deteriorate the battery and many of its components. That is why it is natural that we worry when reading the “Phone is too hot” message in Android Auto. What's going on? What should we do?
These types of messages are especially worrying in the summer, when the heat It embraces us and suffocates us, and we can no longer live without air conditioning. But they can also occur at other times of the year, or even in places where the surrounding temperature is quite low.
Specifically, there is still no clear and convincing explanation as to why the error appears "The phone is too hot" on Android Auto. In any case, andSince the mobile device acts as a computer, it can heat up more easily. This is when Android notifies us through this message.
Well thought out, it is very positive that Android Auto warns us in this way as a preventive measure. Sometimes, prolonged use of Android Auto under certain circumstances (many hours in a row, with different applications in use, exposed to sunlight, etc.) can cause a mobile overheating, with the negative consequences that this entails.
Knowing that this risk exists is good to stop using the system for a while, until the device's temperature returns to normal. In fact, the message of "The phone is too hot" It is usually accompanied by a text that says: "try turning off the screen", some advice to try to alleviate the problem.
The opposite situation is much worse: that the mobile is overheating and Android Auto does not warn us. A mistake that can also happen.
“Phone is too hot” in Android Auto: What to do
Whatever the reason for the overheating or the error that gives rise to the message at hand, there are a series of actions that we can try to avoid damage and operating problems on our device:
Check that the mobile is really overheated
As we have said before, we cannot trust the warning message one hundred percent. On some occasions, this appears by mistake, without there being a cause behind it. That's why it's important verify “manually” that the device has overheated.
¿Cómo hacerlo? Very simple: simply touching the phone with our fingers to check if the temperature is normal. To do this safely, it is best to stop the car and carry out the operation calmly. Or ask our companion to do it for us.
If the mobile phone is overheating, we will notice it right away. Not only because it will "burn" our hand, but because everything will work slower.
Restart Android Auto
On the other hand, if the mobile phone is not hot, it is possible that it is a system error. In that case, we can safely ignore the message. Most of the time it is enough to turn the phone off and on or update Android Auto so that the message does not appear again.
Just as it happens when a PC "hangs" on an error, with Android Auto we can also use the resource of doing a restart. These are the steps to follow:
- Firstly, We disconnect the cell phone from the car.
- Then we open the mobile settings and we are going to Applications.
- Then we locate the Android Auto app and click on it
- Once there, we go to the section Storage.
- Then we press the option Delete data.
- Finally, we connect the phone to the car again and try to see if everything works.
Tips to cool down your mobile
But if the previous test has resulted in the phone is really hot (in that case, the message "The phone is too hot" in Android Auto makes complete sense), it is advisable to act.
The first thing to do is follow the advice of Android Auto and pay attention to what it tells us. That is to say, turn off the screen. After all, it consumes a lot of resources, so by doing without it, even for a few moments, we will stop overheating.
However, this is not enough. For the temperature of the device to decrease, we must remove it from its location, in which probably is receiving excessive sun rays (this is one of the main causes of the problem, especially when we use Android Auto).
Other tricks that can help us are turn on the car fan or air conditioning and place the mobile phone in a place where it receives cold air to cool off. Only when the danger has passed and the mobile has recovered a normal temperature, can we use it again with Android Auto. It's not worth the risk.
Other tips to avoid overheating
Beyond finding a solution to the “Phone is too hot” message in Android Auto, there are a number of tips and habits that we can apply in our daily lives To avoid the problem of overheating a smartphone:
- Prevent the mobile phone from receiving direct sunlight.
- Do not abuse high brightness levels for the screen.
- Dispense with the cover, if it is not necessary.
- Use airplane mode when possible.
- Close the apps that we do not use.
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