Nexus 5 overheating

jld3103 · 30 Jul 2019, 06:06

I did not buy that Nexus 5 (mine is from ebay), but I never had issues with overheating on UT. On LineageOS sometimes.

domubpkm · 30 Jul 2019, 13:35

@jld3103 Good for you if you don't have this issue ! What is your Nexus 5 model ?

In general, it would be good to know which models have this problem and which do not. So that the purchase is not made in a totally hazardous way.

advocatux · 30 Jul 2019, 14:33

@domubpkm fwiw I have a Nexus 5 (LG-D821 / 16GB) and I've never ever had any overheating issue.

On the other hand, the only app that gave me "heat" troubles was Linphone when I tested it on my BQ E4.5

Giiba · 30 Jul 2019, 15:33

There are two versions of the N5 and the only difference is the size of the internal sd card 16/32Gb. There is no operational difference.

It could be that an old battery is the cause of any overheating.

Comparing a OneplusOne to the N5, the N5 is a smoother ui experience.

dobey · 30 Jul 2019, 18:16

@Giiba said in Nexus 5 overheating:

There are two versions of the N5 and the only difference is the size of the internal sd card 16/32Gb.

That's not quite accurate. The storage size is irrelevant.

There are two models, d820 and d821. The former is NA radio, and the latter is EU radio.

jld3103 · 30 Jul 2019, 20:14

As I'm in the EU I obviously have the EU version

Giiba · 31 Jul 2019, 07:13

@dobey
That's very interesting, curious how there is only one radio image for both devices.

Stefano · 31 Jul 2019, 07:46

@domubpkm never had such an issue with N5, only when hooked up to an external monitor.
I would suggest completely wipe the phone with fastboot, then install latest Android firmware, then switch to UT.
I experienced previously on Android phones such an issue when the upgrade process did not go well, or aka dirty-flashing some ROMs, then there was an issue with overheathing and some other issues.

Give it a shot, nothing to loose. ( backup your files before attempting to do this )

domubpkm · 31 Jul 2019, 08:25

@Stefano Thank you for your advice.
Already done a similar procedure a long time ago with the well done Flohack https://forums.ubports.com/topic/815/howto-n5-update-baseband-firmware tutorial. And reflashed with wipe option several times. Nothing change. Maybe an hardware problem in my case, for my LG-D821 32 GB refurbished.. But it isn't totally blocking.. with a smartphone fan

Stefano · 31 Jul 2019, 09:33

@domubpkm does it overheats while browsing the net? It might be because of frequencies your carrier uses. Try to use differnt sim/provider if possible. Had simmilar issue with O2, changed to EE (UK ) problem gone. (on Pro 5)

Stefano · 31 Jul 2019, 09:58

@domubpkm But, have wipe the phone with fastboot commands or just wipe with installer? Fastboot formats the partitions, it can erase them then create a new ones a format them. Installer probably just wipes without formating. It might leave some paths/ directories/ files behind... Look up formats commands on Google. And I think it might help especially to your Nexus 5.
I would erase and format partitions and then flash Android anew, from there you know what to do to put UT on it.

domubpkm · 31 Jul 2019, 11:04

Hello @UniSuperBox

@Stefano has a good thought in Nexus 5 overheating:

Installer probably just wipes without formating. It might leave some paths/ directories/ files behind...

What exactly does the Wipe option do ?
Thanks

Stefano · 31 Jul 2019, 12:34

@domubpkm I have no idea, presume just format data partition???

dobey · 31 Jul 2019, 13:20

@Giiba said in Nexus 5 overheating:

@dobey
That's very interesting, curious how there is only one radio image for both devices.

The firmware is the same, but the hardware supports different bands, IIRC.

Giiba · 31 Jul 2019, 15:52

@dobey
You are correct, at least according to the interwebs.

UniSuperBox · 31 Jul 2019, 16:54

@domubpkm

Wipe should be done by formatting the data and cache partitions. No other partitions are touched on ubp-5.1 (everything that wasn't a Canonical device) installs. Logo, boot, and recovery are wholesale flashed, not formatted.

domubpkm · 4 Aug 2019, 17:10

I don't know if a complete reformatting of the phone and a complete reinstallation of the latest version of N5 compatible android and the latest UT version will have a positive effect but why not.

But as I don't want to render unusable my tel which still works correctly out of this overheating problem especially when surfing the internet (not in Hotspot mode). I would need a very precise step-by-step tutorial with the commands used, which will probably be useful for many.

If someone has already successfully completed the procedure and who can write a precise tutorial, that would be great. The starting point is a Nexus 5 under UT.

I will do this with Ubuntu 16.04.
I will wait for the OTA 10 to be published and do probably this during my next holidays...