G+_Michael Kerr Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 SOME ONE HELP!!! I have a galaxy s3 on Verizon and no matter what I'm doing from texting to browsing the Web my phone over heats extremely fast, and the battery dies even faster. What's wrong with my baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Piotr “Spaceman” Butkie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 sounds like a borked battery, perhaps overcharged/damaged/manufacurer defect. I vote for replacing the battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert McLaughlin Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 He's probably right. Sounds like the battery is bad. This happens quicker if you are leaving it plugged into a car charger when it's fully charged. Take the battery out and lay it on the table, see if it lays flat. Try spinning it and look for slight bulging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Diamond Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 The S3 has a slight problem with the radio overheating when sending/receiving large amounts of data. Is it possible that something is synchronizing in the background such as photos or music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Robert McLaughlin Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Bad battery is the simple fix / hope. I had this exact same problem with my thunderbolt. I have an issue with a razor atmosphere where it gets extremely hot and drains from full to nothing in about 20 minutes. It will do this for a couple of days then won't do it again for a few weeks. I believe it's app related just haven't figured out which one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Diamond Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 That is also a good point Robert McLaughlin . It may be a rogue app. Have you tried rebooting? Pulling the battery? Is this happening with wifi connected or without? Is GPS constantly on? Are there any apps that are pulling an inordinate amount of power? Did you change anything on your device recently such as new apps/ROM/Kernel/etc? I am inclined to think there is something running in the background that is causing this. Although a bad battery is not out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Lucas Nichols Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 No matter what the cause, if it keeps it up, return it. It should be a warranty fix. If u try and live with it, the extreme heating and cooling draws in moisture. Eventually it will show water damage. Warranty will be voided. Happened to my gnex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Barry Smith Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 what caused that on my gs2 was the new google music app update i uninstall the update fine then i reinstall problem re-appears? worth a try. let us know how you get on? (i'm in UK not sure if its anything to do with update being for streaming or not) Just one more thing to mention have you got a sd card in? might be the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joe Diamond Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Since it's "new to you" you could try a factory reset. If that doesn't fix it then I agree with Lucas Nichols about bringing it back. My S3 (also Verizon) gets hot in that exact same spot when I'm downloading or uploading large amounts of data, but will usually cool pretty quickly when it finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fritz Freund Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 This may sound wired at first but how many bars do you have? In areas of low signal while transmitting data the radio had to work harder. So it could be your phone trying to find better service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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