Yeah it always heats up a bit which is normal.
I just noticed it is far less than on 799...faaaaaar less
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Yeah it always heats up a bit which is normal.
I just noticed it is far less than on 799...faaaaaar less
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Aldo, don't listen to anyone here.
The passport WILL always heat up in the top right corner when using heavily or even moderately. It's where the processor sits, and it's normal.
Things that can help cool it down:
Turn off the screen
Keep the brightness low
Don't use android apps for a long time (big big big killer here)
Close apps that you're not using
Make sure you have no apps running in the background secretly, usually android apps.
If you have a battery drain, show us the 'battery' tab of your device monitor. The cpu tab is absolutely useless unless you are good at troubleshooting and look at each and every app separately.
Sometimes a reboot alone can help too, if you notice the phone is getting hot when you're NOT using it.
For the 10000th time, yes it will always heat up a little but it is faaaaar less with 799 radio.
I'm a really heavy user, tried al os versions with different radio's so i am sure there is a big difference ;)
If you buy a smartphone, you buy it to use it...
Not to dim the screen or lower your usage
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Thank you for the anecdote, but no one has ever proved changing your radio will reduce the heat. It may work for you, may not for others, and in general the phone doesn't get hot unless you are using it heavily, which the OP stated he was, which is normal.
Buy a smartphone to use it? That's weird iphone owners spend more time charging and that's a hell of a big sample that aren't using their smartphones lol.
The heating doesn't harm the device either, but just like a laptop or any device, it will get hot if it's processing. Your solution is not a real solution because it's not a real problem.
Good morning Mulderler! Wow, those tips above were exhaustive and I like it. I agree with you, despite some being obvious I tend to overlook it. I'll do my best to make a better diagnosis. Thanks a lot my frieeend :)
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Good morning Mad mdx and Ruben! Please don't argue or fight huhu. I know you have different perspectives on this heating issue but i'll try your suggestions and i'll let you know how my phone's working so far. If the heating is indeed just normal then I think that would be fine especially that the Passport is a powerhouse phone. But I just worry in the long term if it could have any effects especially that the battery is non removable. But i'll try my best to make a careful diagnosis and really check where could I have gone wrong. I'm quite new to Passport so probably a few days to weeks of testing will give me a clearer picture of my usage and how the phone behaves.
Nevertheless I really really really find all your suggestions very helpful. It was so kind of thing you guys to make an effort typing long suggestions to help out a stranger like me :') I feel so loved hehe. But yes, please give me some time to test all that you have suggested. Any updates I will definitely let you know.
From the bottom of my heart...Super thank you my friends! ^_^
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+1
If by "brand new" you were speaking in hours/day and "settings" was creating your accounts (like mail, TW, FB) and those have a decent amount of contacts and messages, then I won't be surprised this heating only reflects a required large radio usage (plus CPU for storage, sorting, indexing and so on).
Are you linked to a wifi ? This should reduce the heating V.S cellular only.
I for one would let it settle for a while, plugged to the wall charger and under wifi (i.e: no sleep mode tonight, just turn notifications off). At first, don't try to trick it, just leave it time to settle and clean the house (say up to 2 or 3 days after any major change like OS upgrade or big account addition)
Remember, this is the addition of CPU/radio solicitation that will hammer them.
But at the end of the day and foremost, your device is equipped with HW security that should prevent it to warm excessively, even if you can obviously feel it.
BTW: My experience with the SE confirms what you noted about the metallic frame, i.e a slightly warmer sensation. But the more you actually feel it, the more it is dissipated ... so that's mostly a good thing, I guess !
I can attest that changing Radio files does 100% make a difference to battery life, call signal, phone getting hot due to excessive battery discharge, CPU going crazy, system working way to hard.
I've tried every Radio file that's been Officially dropped and the ones that are included from 2339 and 2639 make my phone and plenty of other users phones work harder than they should. And with the lower Radio versions all of those symptoms are gone.
Once you've tried it and tested it you can say what it does, until you have you shouldn't be throwing your opinion in like you know. Just saying. Try it before you knock it.
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Exactly :)
And if they don't believe it, there are many people on CB who changed to one of the lower radiofiles and gave the exact feedback as you mention :)
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The Flex Shell (or any other case/cover) will simply hide the heat and prevent it being dissipated to the surrounding air. If your car is overheating you don't wrap the radiator in a blanket!
What you describe is perfectly normal. The processor generates heat when it works, and the more work it does the more heat it generates. The heat is passed to the surrounding components, including in this case a part of the metallic frame and body which is able to conduct heat away to the air. Designing metallic case components to be part of the cooling system is good engineering design and is nothing to worry about unless the case becomes too hot to touch.
The other major source of heat is the cellular radio transmitter. Depending how much signal is received at the ground station (tower for my US friends) the cell control system will instruct the mobile device to adjust its transmit power so a standard strength signal is received. The phone will respond by adjusting the output between minimum 1 milliWatt (good conditions), to maximum 1 Watt (poor conditions, distant tower), and heat generated in the transmitter will be proportionate to the output. That is why you will also see battery life reduced when you are using the phone in poor radio conditions. The major power usage in the radio side is generation of Watts of radio power and the heat generated by the transistors is directly linked to the RF output. It is unlikely that different radio software will make a significant difference to power output and heat generation unless there is a serious bug in the software - which is unlikely because these things should be tested externally for approval before release.
I love it when people try to explain something, while at the same time trying to disprove something else that they haven't tried, and in the end use words like unlikely because they can't prove their point.
You are correct about the poor signal draining the battery, but there are other issues with the Radio versions besides just poor signal. The system will run high doing whatever it's doing. The CPU will also run high since the system is constantly doing something. The phone is hot... like too hot to be held which means the battery is running high... since the system is running high... and discharging at a rate 2 to 3 times faster then it should.
After having actually tried the other Radio files, I can tell you, as a fact, that it solves those issues. So why do we need speculation when others have reported exactly the same thing? Why do some people need to disagree when they haven't even tried it? Why confuse people with your opinions? We have a fix, one that doesn't need a full blown technical explanation, it just needs to work and it does.
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Some android apps like Firefox can cause the phone to heat up pretty quick.
Some people have a ton of bugs by simply updating their OS. There are too many variables when changing these system files that it would be foolish to claim they are effectively responsible for your problems. If your OFFICIAL OS is faulty, a reload would usually resolve your issue. If you're installing a leak or unapproved OS for your carrier, then that's a different story. Hence carrier testing...
Have you personally gone through each 10.3.2 official update and tested them all on your phone? Because I have. And I stand by what I said as that is what happened, through research and testing, not by my opinion.
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It took me 7weeks to find the best combo, how long did it take for you?
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About two weeks. The best combo I found was 2252 and 840 radio, but it didn't have the DT fix. 2639 and 799 radio is the second best combo for my Classic with the DT fix and battery life.
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2252 gave my issues with prox. Sensor but it indeed was a good one batterywise.
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2252 Os with 2253 Radio was good battery some device and passport but don't work proximity, ligth sensor on passport.
For the Gsm Network best combo, 2639 Os with 799 Radio but not work nfc service.
I'm not use nfc service, no problem for me ;)
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To bad that the 2253 radio file itself isn't in the wild...
I would test it cause that os gave amazing batterylife but yeah the prox. Sensor was killing me
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Yea you are right.
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You can always extract with Sachesi.
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Now you have good idea's mate!
I'll look for the os and extract it.
But does that also mean that i'll have to load it on a device before i can extract it?
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It's already loaded on my pp.
Let's see how it handles the heat
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