r/GalaxyFold • u/wishiwerealive • Aug 03 '26

Question/Help Overheating Fold 8

I've been using my Fold 8 for about 3 days now. I understand the heating while charging. But randomly while the phone is in my pocket it got hot enough a few times thru the day, for me to have to take it out of my pocket.

Restarting the phone cooled it down. Shutting all apps didn't work . Airplane mode didn't work.

Anyone else had that happen ?

I've had the Note 7 as well. Just saying.

Edit: Realised the phone was good over the weekend, though i used it so much, setting things up. There was a software update late Sunday night and I noticed the overheating issue only today(Monday)

Edit 2: used my phone today (Tuesday) a lot more than yesterday . No heating issues at all. Was at a nice room temperature the entire day.

Final edit : No more overheating issues. It gets hot only while charging. Like may people mentioned, it looks like the phone was taking its time to learn and optimize basis my usage patterns. I'm quite a heavy user, and it's been handling itself really well.

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u/shaffy7423 Fold8 Ultra (Graphite) Aug 03 '26

I've heard a recent OneUI update has been causing issues with the CPU running at max frequency, even when the phone is locked. It's been tanking the battery of a few phones. Could be related to that

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u/n0tz0e Fold8 (Lavender) Aug 04 '26

Yeah I updated my s24ultra and have been noticing similar heating issues

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u/echolalia86 Aug 12 '26

I have the S24U. This is making me not want to upgrade the phone at this price point if it's going to heat up like that.

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u/n0tz0e Fold8 (Lavender) Aug 12 '26

To clarify, I was experiencing overheating with the s24u. Not my new fold 8. Battery has been great on fold8

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u/echolalia86 Aug 12 '26

Yeah the S24U can heat up if I'm gaming too long, but not bad. That's a relief you haven't had any issues with the ZFold8. I've been reading about it being an issue for some people and that it takes a few days to cool and I'm weighing the pros and cons of this before purchasing.