Droid heats up when using GPS Navigator

tntcoop
Newbie

While on a trip last i used the Driod Charge with the GPS mount.  While using the GPS navigator app after a couple hours I would receive a message stating that my phone is either low on battery or hot.  Since I had it connected to the car charger I know it was not a low battery issue.  I removed the Droid Charge from the GPS mount and after feeling the back side the phone was hot.

 

Problem is until it cools down you are without a GPS as well as a phone.  I had to turn it off till it cooled down.

 

Has anyone else experience this issue?

 

 

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Ann154
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Did you have the phone mounted out in full sun? If so consider positioning the phone in front of an A/C vent. It is quite common.

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Ann154
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Sorry didn't explain that well. The battery overheated from all the sunlight.

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tntcoop
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Yes I had it mounted to the windshield just as I have with my GPS unit.  I guess the Droid is not able to handle the heat as Actual GPS devices do.

 

I guess I will try to see if there would be another spot I can mount the droid

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HoustonHeart
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Had the same issue on my trip to south texas. I feel it gets hot and trigger it because of sun on it. When I was driving long distance and it was cloudy no issues. Back mount, black phone, texas sun= hot. I lowered the mount sloer to A/C vent and that seemed to help.

 

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Thanks everyone for your input and feedback from your own experiences. 

 

Tntcoop, please let us know if moving the location of the Charge/mount resolves your issues. 

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