Fixing LG G5 Overheating Problem

If you own an LG G5 smartphone, if your LG smartphone gets overheated after normal use then this article is for you. You can follow the below-mentioned methods and steps to fix the overheating issue of your LG G5 smartphone. In this article, we have mentioned how you can fix the overheating issue of your LG G5 smartphone.

LG G5 overheating

If you are one of them, who are still facing this kind of issue with their LG G5 smartphone? By using the below-mentioned methods, you can also fix the performance issue of your LG G5 smartphone. So, follow all the mentioned methods, and steps to fix the overheating issue on your LG G5 smartphone.

Reason for LG G5 Overheating

Few things that keep overheating the LG G5 smartphone, so you should always make sure that you don’t let your device with those. Those are the most possible reasons for the overheating of any Android smartphone.

Here, we have mentioned a few things that keep your LG G5 smartphone. Sometimes your LG G5 smartphone gets overheated due to some third-party apps that you have installed on your LG G5 smartphone. That means you need to uninstall that app from your smartphone. So let’s find out all the reasons that keep overheating the LG G5 smartphone.


Unwanted Apps

If you have installed plenty of applications on your smartphone, then the overheating issue can increase on your smartphone. In that case, you have to find that application and disable them, if you don’t use that application on your smartphone, and then uninstall them from your smartphone.

If you find that the application running all the time on your smartphone that means you need to force stop that application using the smartphone settings. Unusually running applications in the background of your LG G5 smartphone may cause an overheating issue on your LG G5 smartphone. So uninstall all third-party apps from your smartphone that you don’t use ever on your smartphone.


Running apps in the background

On your LG G5 smartphone, if you are running plenty of applications in the background then you have to force stop unwanted apps among all the running apps because the more apps used the more battery power and more processing power to run. That means if you leave the apps to run in the background after using the phone, your phone will get heated up. To fix the overheating issue of your smartphone, you have to force-stop all the applications that run in the background.

By stopping all running apps on your smartphone, you can prevent the overheating issue of your smartphone. Some of the applications on your smartphone start automatically in the background when you boot your smartphone. To fix the overheating issue, you have to find and uninstall those apps from your smartphone.

If you are not able to find that app, then you can also try the automatic function called “Greenify” to force stop all unwanted running apps in the background on your smartphone. You can download and install the “Greenify” app from the Google Play Store for free of cost on your LG G5 smartphone. The Greenify application helps you to find & stop all the apps and other battery-killer apps on your smartphone that keep overheating your LG G5 phone.


Heavy Gaming or Streaming

The LG G5 smartphone is powered by a powerful 2.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Quad-Core 64-bit processor along with the massive 4GB RAM which offers faster and smooth performance while gaming or multitasking. That means you can play high-end games, watch QHD quality movies, record 4K quality videos, etc.

But every smartphone or gadget has limitations and where you need to pay attention. Because, while streaming movies or high-quality video content for a long time certainly require more battery power and processing power and consumes more of the battery as well as your phone will get overheated. So if you are using your smartphone for a long for watching movies or high-quality video content then give a rest to your smartphone for 5 to 10 minutes while watching movies or high-quality video content.


Liquid or Moisture Damage

As you all know the LG G5 smartphone does not come with any waterproofing certification. In simple words, we can also say that the LG G5 smartphone is not a waterproof device.

It means that a drop of water can damage your LG G5 smartphone. Most of the power-related and overheating issues normally come due to water damage. So make sure that your LG G5 smartphone is not experiencing water and liquid damage.


Fixing LG G5 Overheating Issue

Check out some of the possible solutions to prevent overheating of your LG G5 smartphone.

Restart your Phone

This is a very simple and easy method that you can try on your LG G5 smartphone to fix the overheating issue of your smartphone. Restarting the smartphone can fix all minor issues of your smartphone including over-heating, hanging, etc. So, if you are using your smartphone for a long time for watching movies or gaming, then you may need to restart your smartphone to fix this issue.

To restart your device, you have to press the power button on your device and then choose the “Power Off” option to turn off your device completely. Now, wait for 5 to 10 minutes then again press the power button to reboot the smartphone. With this whole process, your LG G5 smartphone gets to rest from processing apps or other things for you. After the restart, your LG G5 smartphone will work better than before.


Use Battery Saver Apps

Here, in this method, we have mentioned the Android-based application that you can download and install from the Google Play Store for free of cost. To download and install this app on your smartphone, only you have to type the name of this app called “Greenify” in the search bar of Play Store.

After that, you can easily download and install this app from the Google Play Store on your LG G5 smartphone. After installing the app on your smartphone, you can easily manage all apps including the battery killer apps that cause the overheating issue on your smartphone. By using the Greenify app on your LG G5 smartphone, you can also hibernate all installed apps on your smartphone. It also prevents the battery drain or overheating issue of your smartphone.

With the Greenify app, you can also increase the battery-back time of your smartphone. So if you are not using this app on your LG G5 smartphone then download and install this app on your smartphone to fix the overheating issue.


Wipe the Cache partition of your LG G5

To fix the overheating issue on your smartphone, only you need to clear a cache data partition of your smartphone. To clear or wipe the cache partition of your LG G5 smartphone, only you have to boot your smartphone into Recovery mode. From the recovery mode screen, you will find the option labeled “Wipe cache partition.”

Here you have to select the “Wipe and clear cache partition” option and then press the power button to select this option. Now, wait until the process is completed. Once the process is completed, you can reboot your smartphone by choosing the “Reboot” option.

Here, below we have mentioned a few simple steps that you can follow to fix and clear the cache partition of your LG G5 smartphone.

Step 1: First of all, you have to turn off your LG G5 smartphone to boot into recovery mode
Step 2: When the device is turned off completely, you have to press and hold the “Power button and Volume down” button until you see the LG Boot animation.
Step 3: Now release the “Power” button for only a second, then press it again
Step 4: After that, keep pressing both the buttons until you see the Recovery mode
Step 5: Now you are in recovery mode, here you have to choose the “Wipe Cache Partition” option using the Volume Up/down button
Step 6: After that, press the “Power” button to select the option

Wait until the wiping process is completed then choose the “Reboot” option to restart your LG G5 smartphone.

We hope by following those steps, you will have fixed the overheating of your LG G5 smartphone. If you think, your device is still getting overheated, make sure you visit the nearest LG service station to get it fixed.

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Lucky Sharma
Lucky is Senior Editor at TheAndroidPortal & an expert in mobile technology with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from MIT and a Master's degree in Mobile Application Development from Stanford University.