How to stop the Samsung Galaxy S8 from overheating

Overheating is an issue that affects most devices, and Samsung Galaxy S8 is not immune to this problem. If your Samsung Galaxy S8 is getting hot, do not panic.

Overheating on Samsung Galaxy S8 can be a result of prolonged use. You can avoid this by practicing simple principles such as refraining from using your phone while charging.

See also: How to fix Samsung S8 slow charging.

Guide: How to Fix the Samsung Galaxy S8 overheating issue?

Avoid direct heat

Store your phone in a cool place. Try to limit exposure to extreme heat or sunlight and environments where the temperature is high.

Please don't use the phone while it is charging.

We know that the Galaxy S8 is a great phone but try to give the phone a break, especially when charging it. In addition to this, don't overcharge your phone. The battery should take approximately one and a half hours to be charged entirely.

Your battery will automatically stop charging when it's full, but in some cases, once it drops to 99%, it will need more energy to get back to 100.

Remove the phone case.

If you are experiencing overheating with your Samsung Galaxy S8, then remove the phone case. It is a simple diagnosis that will help to cool your phone and reduce overheating. While phone cases do not cause phones to overheat, it's recommended to remove the phone case when it gets very hot; your phone will cool itself down.

Close running Apps

Another solution is to close running applications. If you are not using an application, then close it. Try not to overwork your device.

Reduce brightness

You can dim the display on your Samsung Galaxy S8 to reduce overheating issues. Please follow the steps below to reduce brightness.

1. From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps
2. Go to Settings
3. Select Display
4. Adjust the Brightness level by using the slider control at the top of the screen
5. To adjust automatically, tap Auto to adjust the brightness

Optimize battery settings

This will prevents apps from leeching onto the phone's battery. Overheating tends to take place when your phone is overworked.

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap on Battery
3. Tap on Battery Usage and then tap on More
4. Search for Optimize Battery Usage and tap on it
5. You will get the list of apps on your phone
6. Tap on All Apps and make sure that it is switched On for all the apps on your phone

Update your software

To update your device.

1. From your home screen, navigate to Settings
2. Scroll down and tap About phone
3. Search for the software update or System update at the top.
4. Tap Update.

Turn On Fast Wireless or Cable charging.

The Fast wireless charging feature helps your device to charge efficiently.

1. Go to settings
2. Search for Battery & Device Care
3. Tap on battery
4. Select More Battery settings
5. Toggle on Super Fast Charging and Fast Wireless charging

Turn On Adaptive Battery

1. Go to settings
2. Search for Battery & Device Care
3. Tap on battery
4. Select More Battery settings
5. Toggle on Adaptive Battery

Uninstall third-party app

If your phone continues to overheat, consider removing unnecessary applications. You can also check which apps consume most of your battery usage by navigating to > Settings > Battery and device care > Battery.

To uninstall an app.

• Select Setting
• Tap Apps
• Select the app you want to uninstall
• Select Uninstall
• Confirm

Wrapping up

The solutions above should help to reduce overheating on the Samsung S8.