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Weekend poll: When was the last time your phone overheated — if ever?
How's it handling this heat wave?
Summer is nearly upon us, but the northeast's record-setting heat wave this weekend might have you convinced it's already here, calendar be damned. As we spend more time outdoors, it's not just sunscreen you need to worry about; your smartphone can also get pretty toasty. So, when was the last time your phone overheated?
The Chromecast Ultra has long been prone to over-heating issues, even before it became the launch device for Google's video game streaming service. The complaints about toasty Chromecasts have returned, as some of Stadia's first players are experiencing crashes when playing games from their TV.The overheating issues aren't universal — no one on the Android Police team has experienced overheating during Stadia gameplay — but there are plenty of reports on social media. Since the Chromecast Ultra has no active cooling (e.g. a fan), hot environments can easily affect it.[EMBED_REDDIT]https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/f86ycoe/[/EMBED_REDDIT][EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/hermitation/status/1197584426831618048[/EMBED_TWITTER][EMBED_REDDIT]https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/f86u59p/[/EMBED_REDDIT][EMBED_REDDIT]https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/dzd6v8/chromecast_ultra_overheating/f86ujyw/[/EMBED_REDDIT]It's not immediately clear if the Chromecast Ultra is more prone to overheating during Stadia gameplay than regular video streaming. Stadia streaming shouldn't be significantly more taxing on the Ultra's hardware than Netflix or YouTube, unless different video codecs are being used. The constant 60FPS streaming could also be a factor.Either way, I wouldn't be surprised if we start to see Raspberry Pi-style coolers become popular among Stadia users. If someone from Corsair or NZXT is reading this, can we get a water-cooling loop for the Chromecast Ultra?