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motorola droid overheating

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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unknown

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

TheGreatOne

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.

PJNC284

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.

jeb_hoge

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

dsatt57

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.

Trad666

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!

Phigment

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

valleyguy

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.

unknown

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

Gavin

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.

smweers@verizon.net

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.

reallyniceguy

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.

bryada

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darknight1

my droid overheating when I talking long time.

gbinmn

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?

gbinmn

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.

jimmypage99

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.

unknown

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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