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These days of infernal heat take their toll, on our health, habits and also on our devices… tell me, I have the car’s air conditioning in fits and starts. With this scenario, connecting my phone to the car to use Android Auto is an ordeal that is not the first time that it ends with the mobile slowing down and ceasing to charge. As if the connection and the activity of Android Auto were not enough, there are users of the Google infotainment system who in recent months have reported that their phone gets hot (as you can read in the Google help forums). Either way, If using Android Auto means that your mobile gets too hot as it happens to me, then I will tell you what I do to deal with high temperatures.
better cordless
Although I am a strong advocate of using Android Auto by connecting the phone with a cable mainly to have a more stable connection and because I usually make long tripswhich implies an excessive consumption of battery with the passing of the hours, which implies leaving the mobile dry, in these summer months I opt for the wireless connection.
Precisely one of the reasons for doing so is to reduce activity, since with the wireless connection the mobile does not charge. Is it a problem that the phone charges when running Android Auto? Sticking exclusively to the temperature, yes, since the charging process implies the generation of waste heat.
Without cover and in a cool and shaded place
If you are in the habit of connecting your phone to Android Auto with cable, you will have found yourself at a crossroads with the length of this: if it is too short, you will have the device near the dashboard, which implies finding a safe place for it and where it does not disturb. If it’s too long…excess cable everywhere.
If we consider the factor of temperature and sunlightBy getting rid of the cable, we have the opportunity to move it far enough away from areas potentially exposed to the sun, finding a good cool place in the shade. Of course, however you connect it, it is better to remove the cover.
If the temperature continues to rise, better without Android Auto
Even using Android Auto without cables and having the phone in a place away from the sun and moderately cool, in the long run it has ended up heating up. In that case I have the option of restrict activity and set priorities in Android AutoNo more listening to streaming music, I deactivate notifications and on occasions I have even chosen to download maps from Google Maps to reduce the download of data. The idea in the end is to minimize data transfer internet – car – telephone.
And even so, on days of extreme heat, not even these practices are going to prevent the mobile from heating up. It should be noted that a phone that overheats is dangerous: yes, it will first work slower than normal, it can freeze and even turn off, but that is still protection methods to avoid deterioration.
So if the phone keeps overheating, there is no choice but to turn off Android Autoat least for a while or until the temperature drops.
