LG G4 Battery Drain / Overheating how to fix revisited 2018
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This Video explores the installation of heat sinks and how effective they are after the reinvestigation and addition of heat transfer compound to my 2016 LG G4 smartphone 6 months on.
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My LG G4 battery drains very fast and overheats? LG G4 battery drain & overheating are very common with LG G4 owners. There are a few things that we can try to do to fix the issue. Sometimes the battery drain on the LG G4 is the result of apps installed on the device. It could be that you have not optimized your battery settings and other settings on your LG G4 for optimal performance.
This overheating is more prolific during the use of Google Maps, Navigation and camera apps
It is possible that an app is causing your overheating problem so disabling them could help reduce the load on your processor. It may also be helpful to install Greenify to manage power consumption.
After installing the heatsinks the LG G4 had better cooling but after 5 months the effectiveness lessened so I decided it was time to investigate the heatsinks so I could be sure they were still attached with the Araldite. Once I disassembled the phone for the second time it came to me that the application of Arctic Thermal Compound MX-4 would help further. I used the paste to assist the heat transfer to the heat sinks and heatshield to the case.
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lol i do the same with thermicale patte ! the temperature augmented to 100 °c witch mean is note efficasse ... so i clean the Couvert of INOX and i pute an aluminuim juste on the Processur .. and the Temperature is STABLE BETTWINE 45°C AND 65 °C
Cheers bud 🤠
Hi bro.. Thanks to make this amazing video?! Now I can make it even better, believe me it can reduce the heat by 60% more..
So what we need is an:
1.MX-4 Thermal paste (MUST)
2.Thermal pad 0,5mm
3.Copper pad 0,3mm
That is the BEST combination, why?! Distance between machine to screen body is about 1mm.
So, the pad which can be bounce 0,5mm to 0,4/0,3mm + copper pad 0,3mm + paste 0,1mm total max 0,8-0,9mm MAX?! STILL it has a range about 0,2mm which that won't PUSH to screen while the heat expand..at the last.. No screenburn cause by pressure of it.
Hmmmfh,.. Funny huh?! I just buy LG G4 H818P N UPDATE IT to nougat in march 2020..
I buy for my dad.. I like flagship mobile phone frim LG,..butI wait until the PRICE DROP to the lowest. However I don't want give this to him with SHITTY ORIGINAL CONDITION!! So i found u here..
Appreciate it bro.. All the BEST!!
60% wow! Whether the display heats up? What is your motherboard number ( SOC on your LG G4 )?
@jamesbond PLS date product ( S / N : 3 numbers )? Thanks Anvaced, MAN...
Use a thermo camera to make sure that there is no shorted capacitor on the board
I really like my G4 but initially found it got very warm and battery life was terrible. I have purchased as many OEM batteries as I can find. Ultimately I found keeping the number of apps to a minimum. Main screen I only have 10 (which of course are duplicated on apps screen.) The phone has all bloat wear disabled (many google and LG apps) If I need them I can enable them. Total 29 apps and I am always hunting for more reasons to drop others. I make sure wifi data do not conflict and GPS off unless using.
I think you are not alone... The G4 is a very capable phone but with a serious design flaw in the CPU construction. Personally I feel not having a metal chassis also increases the risk of over heating.
put that scalpel away, get yourself a plastic spudger tool and save your ribbon cables ;)
I have some 0.5mm thickness thermal pads on order and will try those to repair my old LG G3. Last year I had an LG G3 with no working camera and no working simcard / sd slot, all due to these notorious overheating issues, and by baking the motherboard (to "reflow" the solder), and applying a little pressure on the CPU, I got it back to full working order (for about 3 months, until the sd card reader failed again, but it still worked fine other than that). All that changed yesterday - one year on - when the wifi and bt chip stopped working :(. I think might bake it again and this time, apply thermal pads too. I have nothing to lose.
My LG G4 works fine, but does get hot enough at times that I do worry some components might fail like they did on the G3. I've had it for 2 years, but it still does a job for me, so why not keep it going as long as possible? Hopefully those thermal pads will be as good as people say they are :D
Good advice Andrew. LG really need to address these overheating issues. I have replaced my LGG4 with a Oneplus 6 which I have to say is far superior.
Great video and help, congrats! However one critism. It looked like in the end you did not give enough time for the phone to heat up; it could have been nice to add a definite, say, a 5 minute heat up waiting period and then doing it, the measuring the heat. And question, does the heat paste get pasted and run around, or is it rather stable.
Thanks, I agree a bit more time would help to show the temp better. I am still using the phone without too many issues. I does get warm but not hot! The screen is starting to delaminate since I dropped it so that may be another video. Thanks for watching xx
@@WallyboisWoodworking but battery drains very fast ..
Is the phone heating up?
@@WallyboisWoodworking ya
@@anilhindocha74 you might need to heat the processor with a iron so it bonds together. For some reason the stacked processor delaminates.
Wallybois thank you for this video. It is very useful for anyone who has an LG G4 or V10 etc... What is the boardnumber ( SOC on your LG G4 )? Thank you in advance:)
How do I optimize my battery settings (and what other settings should I make)?
I'll check later. thanks for the comment
@wallybois Thanks in advance ( for S/N : ) the three digits - numbers.. Thanks Man:)
This does seem like a recurring issue on many LG phones but never heard it being worsened by using thermal paste.
Excelent fix how-to! Dont get it why 18 dislikes =s
After that mod, your battery daily usage is better?
Still working for me, and I'm sure not everyone will like my method but hey ho
Instead of using a sharp modelling knife, use a non-sharp plastic tool designed for the job. Or a thin wide flat bladed screwdriver blade. If you start from the tabs at the bottom, between the battery compartment and the edge, it's very easy. No risk of damaging or cutting a tab, or cutting a chunk of flesh.
I just used what I had
I cut myself too!!
Im not a professional at doing these type of things but i really need to do this
It isn't hard
I too did it to mine its a different phone gaming on it for long use to heat it up
Did u get any benifit on battery usage? Did itlast longer? My lg g4 has a very terrible battery backup...it barely goes more than a few hours while using as a normal online scroling..
Yes the battery lasts longer once overheating is solved xx
@@WallyboisWoodworking how long it got? I cant really manage to get the copper plates set in there...but just adding the thermal paste would give some benefits?
@@WallyboisWoodworking and....is applying the aluminium foil mandatory?
But man glue there would make the hard to nill thermal conductivity u could have used a thermal pad instead its like a 2 sided tape i would work great in it nd make it cooler
Hi, great video about cooling :)
What thickness of copper heatsink did you use? 0.5 , 0.8 or 1 mm?
Андрей Кузьмин 1mm
Thanks.
Андрей Кузьмин the copper came from pipe which i cut and beated with a hammer until the thickness was reached
I bought mine directly from China through eBay....it fits perfectly ontop of the processor like it was made for it! 1mm is the perfect height too!
hi do you have a link for the heat sinks ?
Added 2 copper heat sinks and have not noticed any difference. Even tried heating motherboard to make solder reflow or whatever that trick is and phone still gets just as hot.
Maybe it gone to far and delaminated the CPU
Ive had three lg g3 and they all seem to suffer same issues. I ended up frying one up from using thermal paste.. So why not use thermal pads or copper transfer tape? Is your lg g3 still running today?
yep it is still alive.
Super bro but every one is changing the board including the LG exclusive service centre by cheating the consumers
I have this issue so I replaced the battery but that didn't help. It's a shame because I absolutely love this phone better than my galaxy s7 now
Bought a used v50 and there's no thermal pad at all!!
I too am using a flagship from2016
Hello, i have same issue with my unit aswell. For some reason my screen uses 50-60% of energy on screen only, no other apps running in the back and I tried to do full system backup,. It didn't helped at all, maybe you have some advice i tried everything.
This is a really common fault with the snapdragon processor causing a bootloop. I tried everything like you then decided to open up the phone to discover the hot parts which i added the heat sinks. Does your phone get hot at the top of the screen?
Yes it does get hot on the top of the screen.
Fitting Heatsinks and compound has a very good chance of solving this issue. It is a bit like overclocking cpu's the cooler they are the harder you can push them!
that would fix battery drain issue too?
yes, most likely as the generation of heat will zap the battery
I hate how even when its plugged in it still drains and fast too :(
Fuck
i have lg g4 it has same issue overheating and battrey drain very fast after i replaced the battrey ..if i do this what you show its will work?
This is a very common problem with the LGG4. First close all background apps that are not system apps. Google maps was the worst for me but once i installed the heat sinks it has solved my issues. Obviously the phone is still working very hard because of the processor design but at least the temperature is managed and the phone does not use as much power or crashes anymore. For my situation this mod is very successful and now I'm keeping my LGG4. I hope you have the same success and if you have any queries please ask. Bon Chance
Wallybois thanks !! From India
I am facing same problem with LG g4 h818 ,from india
Abhaysinha Gole hy ...
same problem lg g4 what's the solution.battery drians very fast
Overheating mystery: A problem with the SIM card? As I left a flight and entered into the San Francisco International the SIM suddenly died. I walked into the terminal and the cellular signal dropped, and the phone was hot.
I called T-Mobile and they could not detect the SIM. Other than pull the SIM out and rebooting the phone, then replacing the SIM nothing else was done to it by me. When I arrived home the phone remained inoperative. In the meantime T-Mobile must have done something on their end because 12 hours later the phone is working fine, it stays cool, has a strong signal, and the battery charge now lasts 48 hours instead of 8 hours as before. What gives?
Just curious if that problem came back since then?
When my sim reader started failing, it came back to life for a while before dying again. I was able to get it to work by applying a few layers of tape to add some extra pressure there, but after a couple of months, even that didn't help. I gave up and bought a returned LG G4 for a bargain price, and I've had that ever since.
However, after seeing some repair videos, I did end up removing the motherboard from the G3 and baking it in the oven for a few minutes to reflow the solder, and ever since then, the sim card reader worked fine. After about 3 months the sd card would suddenly unmount, and remount again some time later, and just yesterday the wifi/bt chip failed :(
Time for another bake in the oven or maybe just some thermal pads, or both.
I was wondering if ur phone stills works fine till now? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Yes, still ok although not my main phone
It finally gave in xx
Your accent… Norfolk or Suffolk? I think Suffolk (Ipswich)
Norfolk 🤠
What did u put
i need to do this!
Justin B if you get stuck just say and ill try and guide you through
Hi, can you tell me which solution do you use?
Artic
Thanks 😊😊
The processor on my lg stylo 4 is on the side, so far I haven't felt it get hot at all, but i know it does cause when i do something graphics intensive it does throttle a little but not to bad, it has a octa core snapdragon 450 1.8ghz so I dont think I'm going to encounter a lot of throlltling as its a very weak processor.
Its make my screen black can you help me with it
with lg g4 dual sim it's same ?
I believe so
I just made a new video of stress testing and temperature . It can be found here ua-cam.com/video/_-SOsQW1GrA/v-deo.html
Hey man , i saw your full video. You are so cool 😎. But my g4 have no power . 1 year ago it's got bootloop problem. Now what can I do ???
Thanks Abdur.. have you tried a new battery?
@@KnooTek2000 battery ok . i change mainboard and now phone is ok .
Well done that was a good choice
@@novaAbdi I bought a new board also for my G4, but still I put some thermal paste between the shield and LCD frame. It helps cooling down the phone. Now i can have some 2 hours of screen time, which is normal for this type of snapdragon. The newer 10nm CPU is much power efficient.
I have a nokia XL, it drains battery and over heats at the bottom (that is just right below the battery and just of recent the battery had to swell
how to do i deal with it
I hope you simply replaced that battery! A bad battery will often overheat and swell like that - just buy an OEM replacement or good third party one. Simple.
There's no reason not to, given that it's just a simple case of popping the back cover off and lifting the battery out. In almost all of the more recent phones you have to apply heat to the back to loosen the glue, unscrew stuff, unclip adjacent component cables and so on, just to get to the stupid battery.
Just put the battery its already overheating :(
Have you added any heat sink s?
Maybe I'm wrong, but if the second temperature is lower, doesn't it mean that the disspation is getting worse?
I dont think so as the heat builds up and is stored internally but if the heat is getting away the temperature would be lower anyway. The phone is working much better now without crashes.
Kindly Create a same solution for LG G5....please Sir Please....I really dont want to loose my Beloved LG G5 Phone :(
Hasan Mahmood yes true.. :(
Wait So ur phone still works till now? Im just wondering for how long it could last. Cuz i used to have this unit but died completely. And im thinking about buying a new motherboard and apply this method but im kinda worried about for how long will it last. No offence but i love this unit more than other units today in terms of design. Etc
Mine still works fine but I have upgraded. I
@@WallyboisWoodworking whoah maybe i should consider buying a new motherboard and apply that method. Since a new motherboard is not that expensive right now. I really love this device. Still a beast compare to new releases we have right now
That is a good idea
@@WallyboisWoodworking what did you upgrade to ? Jw
@@gailplatt1 Hi, I went for a Oneplus 6 and love it. Owned it for 8months now and no issues as yet. Regardswally
I have charging paused. Due to high temperature issue sir guaid. Me how to fix it
Do you mean temperature is high when you charge or use the phone?
@@WallyboisWoodworking No Sir I mean my mobile won't turn on a sign of temperature came when I put my mobile on charging
could u made a video about it while stressing the phone. gaming for example. does it really made the phone cooler? because it's still considered hot imo
I can do that, I agree the phone runs warm but nowhere as warm as before my Mod. The phone would crash and then crash sucking the battery dry.
Well then if u don't mind, made a video of it, a short one will do. Just to see how the temperature while under some stress. Calculated by cpu monitor app, it could reach 50-53° and it still made the phone hot, not warm
Can you recommend an app if you have used one. I have speccy on the pc which works well for the pc I wonder if they do a app for the phone, il'll have a look and will then give is it a go with a new vid update, Thanks for the feedback :) subscribed to you too
I'm currently using cpu monitor, but it's like the title said, only monitor the cpu. I haven't found an app for monitoring the device temperature. But afaik, if the cpu stayed on 40+ celcius, it will heat up the phone eventually and it will became hot imo. While on gaming, it stayed at 45+, the highest it get is 53°, and the screen is hot yet still tolerable somehow. But yea the cpu is throttling so it won't give maximum performance, and I've forced to stop playing because of the performance drop. I'm just wondering, do the heatsink will keep the device cool, or it will halt the excessive heat, because in the end, after a long term use, it will heat up like the usual one
O yea, I almost forgot, I'm using G4 Dual, is that causes more heat too? Since it's reading two sims simultaneously
Lol I put thermal compound and aluminum on top of the cpu and it made it worse
Thermal compound works when you have an active heat sink like on a PC (fan) not passive like this
godnessy I actually replaced thermal compound and found some copper heatsinks and now it idles at 70 degrees vs 95 degrees Fahrenheit
Not sure if aluminium is a good enough conductor of heat. Part of the problem is the plastic chassis of the g4 prevents heat dispersion
My G4's coldest temp while running not even charging no apps, nothing fresh install of android and its 98c While charging it reaches anywhere from 100c to 110c It gets hotter than my laptop... I tried using paste, copper plates, etc and none are working
Texas Tex that is way too hot ! Is that temperature coming from the cpu area ?
Yes and its just from idling
Sounds like something running in the background that you're missing. Is your phone rooted and running a custom ROM?
My phone is stock rom, rooted and even fresh install of the system So i know its no third party app running in the background
No custom rom here, thanks for the comment xx
I have lg g4 stuck on the screen after a 5 -10 minute operation. It then restarts and it does over and over again. Will your method work on such case?
I am afraid that you cpu has probably seperated. The Snapdragon has two chips on too of eachother which are affected when it gets too hot. It is possible to save phone by applying heat with iron to rebond the chips. There are vids online how to do this. Once done and working then apply heatsinks..Good luck
my lg leon battery is draining fastly.what can i do for it?
Does it still work?
stil no problem
The foil and copper is pointless. You'd see better performance out of just thermal compound.
Thats true. Glueing copper plates can just ruin motherboard withouth able to recover. Use this tutorial only if after using thermal paste didnt helped. I used only thermal paste and my phone is much cooler now. After playing 1match mobile legends with medium graphics my top phone was only 23.6 degrees celcium.
I'm no pro and winged it but I'm just happy my phone still works but thank you for the advice :)
@@WallyboisWoodworking fair enough, regardless you've taken it apart a few times and not destroyed it so at least you can claim you're not incompetent.
I just ordered a new G4, we'll see how it goes for me, I hope to not have to add heat sink compound. You'd think they'd have figured it out since 2015.
@@ExtraFungus you wouls hop ,, good luck it is a good phone
I used liquid metal thermal paist
I used thermal paste on other areas although I have been told too much...im just happy I am still using the G4.
Wouldn't the thermal paste would have bin better than glue
Glue?? I did use thermal paste! Or are referring to bonding on the copper plates?
@@WallyboisWoodworking maybe i heard wrong but i heard u said u left holes in plate so the glue would come out nd not make a patch of glue
That is right I glued the plates to the CPU. I did not use thermal paste there because of fear that they could fall onto other components and short the phone. I am still using the g4 although a bit rough looking now! Thank you for watching 😊
first clean away any unused apps, they do stuff in the background
my lg g4 is so very very hot can boil my damn balls. and it drains a lot of battery so fast . so i need your help to solve this tiny problem ;) tnx so muxh
Have you tried it yet?
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Not any more 😉
A person who talks like they have a mouth full of marbles
Not sure why that is?
my lg leon battery is draining fastly.what can i do for it?
Yes is the answer, if your phone is hot it is using more power. I had the same problem