What Can I Do If My Phone Generates Excessive Heat - Huawei P8 GRA-UL00 Faqs

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15.8 What can I do if my phone generates excessive heat?

1. Enable power saving mode.
Go to Settings > Power saving and choose a power saving mode. To properly allocate your
phone's battery power, it is recommended that you choose smart power saving mode for
normal use and ultra power saving mode when your phone's battery level is low.
2. Close applications that consume too much batter power.
To check the power consumption of your applications: Go to Settings > Battery and check
the power consumption of each application. If you do not often use the applications that
consume much battery power, close them.
3. Close background applications.
Touch and hold the Recent button on the navigation bar, and then swipe on the applications
not in use to close them.
4. Close applications that are running at the same time.
To close applications that are running at the same time, go to Settings > Manage apps >
Running and touch the applications not in use to close them.
5. Prevent some applications from automatically starting when you power on your
phone.
To save your phone's battery power, prevent third-party applications from automatically starting when you power on your phone.
Go to Settings > Startup manager, deselect applications that you do not want to
automatically start when you power on your phone, and then restart your phone.
6. Prevent background applications from consuming battery power when the screen is
turned off.
To set your phone not to connect to the mobile network when the screen is turned off: Go to
Settings > Mobile networks and deselect Mobile data always on. Then your phone will
disconnect from the mobile network 30 minutes after your turn off the screen. Your phone will
reconnect to the mobile network after your turn on the screen.
7. Set your phone to be not connected to the Wi-Fi network after the screen is turned off.
It is recommended that you turn off Wi-Fi before you turn off the screen. Go to Settings >
Wi-Fi or go to the shortcut menu and turn off Wi-Fi.
8. Set a shorter time for the screen to go to sleep.
To reduce the time for the screen to go to sleep when the screen is idle: Go to Settings >
Display > Sleep and set a shorter time for the screen to go to sleep.
9. Set the screen brightness to an appropriate level.
If your screen brightness level is too high, it consumes too much battery power and may hurt
your eyes. To lower the screen brightness level or set your phone to automatically adjust its
brightness, go to Settings > Display > Brightness, and drag the brightness bar to a proper
position or enable Automatic brightness. You can also flick down from the status bar and
drag the brightness bar to adjust the screen brightness.
10. Close power-intensive applications that are running in the background.
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