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motorola droid overheating

amcron57
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‎06-12-2010 11:39 PM

Having problems with my Droid getting really hot, almost to the point that it feels like its overheating.  Has anybody experience this?

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‎06-12-2010 11:42 PM

They will overheat in the car dock and stop charging.  You have to put them in the shade.

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jeb_hoge
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‎06-14-2010 12:36 AM

This happened with my Ally too. I'm pretty bothered by it.

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Trad666
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‎07-06-2010 07:06 PM

I have had the same problem. I just put a small 12V fan (about 1.5 inches in diameter, then wired it straight to fuse box in my truck) behind it and drill some holes (about 5 holes at  1/4 inch) in my Car dock. Problem fixed!

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gbinmn
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‎08-24-2010 06:53 PM

They overheat - go to the web and look for yourself...put it in the shade???  What kind of a solution is that when it's a design defect.

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‎08-25-2010 07:08 PM
gbinmn wrote:

They overheat - go to the web and look for yourself...put it in the shade???  What kind of a solution is that when it's a design defect.

It's a solution that works. Do you want to solve your problem or not?
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TheGreatOne
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‎06-13-2010 05:01 AM

I know on my android phone it gets hot yes. Even when it is charging it does get hot or if i am talking on the phone for a long time. I haven't had any serious issues. 

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PJNC284
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‎06-13-2010 02:10 PM

yeah, I've quit using the window mount as it's pretty much useless.  The phone overheats and eats the battery like crazy when using google nav.  Bought a vent mount and haven't had an issue with charging or overheating.

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dsatt57
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‎07-04-2010 02:36 AM

Check the syching, I know for a while there was some bug that would cause the calendar to synch constantly which overheated it and ran the battery down.

It happened twice to me and I turned off the calender synch for a while. It seems to be fixed now.

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Phigment
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‎07-07-2010 11:13 AM

I've had the same problem with the car mount.  I've also had the problem with the multimedia docking station (one on nightstand and one on my desk at work) though, for whatever reason, it seems that the phone gets considerably hotter when it's in the station at work.

 

Are the vent mounts good?  Are they specific for the Droid or just a generic cell phone holder that you can mount on your A/C vent?

 

Thanks!

Phig

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valleyguy
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‎07-08-2010 04:17 AM

yes, I have noticed it from the beginning .. particularly when you are taking pictures or video and while using the GPS! It gets hot to the point you can't hold it in your hands! The battery drains so fast too.

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‎07-08-2010 02:36 PM

All you have to do is find a place to mount it out of direct sunlight.

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Gavin
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‎07-13-2010 11:00 AM

Yes mines get really hot...Mostly if im using it a lot like looking at youtube videos for a while, it will get real hot.

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nanadroid
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‎07-14-2010 08:42 AM

Mine is also overheating and I don't have a mount in the car and it is also while inside with air conditioning on. Any suggestions? I'm beginning to think I have a lemon.

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reallyniceguy
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‎07-15-2010 07:18 AM
Mine heats up when using 3g alot, not enough to burn me tho. Plenty of phones ou there heat up. I used to have an old alltel samsing snap, that thing was HOT. My droid is still hanging there, I dont think its a defect.
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bryada
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‎07-19-2010 12:37 PM

 

amcron57 wrote:

Having problems with my Droid getting really hot, almost to the point that it feels like its overheating.  Has anybody experience this?

http://bit.ly/9kb8X1 

 

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darknight1
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‎07-19-2010 05:19 PM

my droid overheating when I talking long time.

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gbinmn
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‎08-24-2010 06:51 PM

I'm having the same thing going on.  It's hot all the time and my Battery never lasts...I've had the phone for just about a year.

amcron57 wrote:

Having problems with my Droid getting really hot, almost to the point that it feels like its overheating.  Has anybody experience this?

 

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jimmypage99
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‎08-25-2010 05:28 PM
If you happen to have an after market stereo with the gap( the CD slot) I can give you a bit of advice.
1_ seperate the mount at the bending elbow simply by unscrewing the wing nut all the way.
2_ remove the spacer from above your stereo; the thing CD's fit into, if you have it.
3_drill a 7/16th hole in the top of the spacer- about an inch from the front.
4_ acquire a 7/16"by 1" bolt and appropriate nut may also need washers if something goes wrong
5_ place the phone mount inside the CD gap and secure the mount with said nut/bolt. Use loc_tight because you don't want the nut to come loose.
**this will keep your phone out of the sun and close to you stereo, and you can forget all the ugly suction rings on your windshield.
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