• TwinTusks@bitforged.space
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    My 6 year phone over heats, especially now since we are in the mid of summer.

    Idle battery drain over night is 70%.

    • limerod@reddthat.comOPM
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      3 months ago

      I doubt you would get a replacement battery now. But, you could try if you do not want to upgrade to a new one

      • NoiseColor@startrek.website
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 months ago

        I tried replacing the battery, but the “new” battery was just as bad.

        The problem is that these batteries were just stored somewhere for years, probably in not ideal conditions.

        • limerod@reddthat.comOPM
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          3 months ago

          What phone is this? Are the batteries from the official service center or 3rd party repair service/site?

          • NoiseColor@startrek.website
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            3 months ago

            Samsung.

            I don’t know which battery it is since it was 3rd party, but as much as I have read people have the same experience either way.

            (supposedly it’s an original battery)

  • Otter@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    3 months ago

    They didn’t talk about it so, would changing the OS on an older device be helpful? If so what is recommended these days?

    • ByteMe@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 months ago

      Personally, I had an LG V30 and it lasted 6 years because I put on a custom ROM.