Please, I've posted twice regarding the overheating of the phone when streaming ANY video over the phone for around a half hour on it, Netflix, Hbo, YouTube..etc with little response as this poster is getting from the forums? The phone gets SO hot that it could potentially burn you or destroy your phone, I understand the risk is mine and really don't need to be reminded of that again, just looking for a solution or an idea as to what can be done, appears that the "gps" issue is an Important part of the rom but the overheating I would think would grab someone's attention, my thoughts were that this was a place that we could post potential problems and get input not necessarily by the devs but the community, after 2 attempts I finally received a response stating that sorry but this is your phone and as stated in the devs disclaimer your risk? No help or suggestions, as with this poster who posted yesterday and has yet to get any recognition for the post? Not trying to start a issue here just not sure of why certain issues are responded to and others that could FRY your phone are not addressed, not a newbie to flashing started with the droid with no locked boot, so I've tried everything in my knowledge base to find a cause for this, unless it doesn't use the gpu that's built in for graphics and putting a load on the omap 4430 processor? or the 2 memory chips that's located toward the top? Battery? Any suggestions would help? Look I'm running the rc-2 now but wont stream video or anything that's memory intensive, so I love this rom and have been using it for months but again if this is an issue it's one that should be openly discussed by the community? But when mentioned it's ignored, or when re-mentioned, told that it's your phone your risk. I'm sure that anyone can replicate this as I've had 6 razr friends do so? Again great rom, I'm using it but this is or potentially a serious problem. IMHO. Best Wishes to all.
My phone ended up getting so hot it shut itself off once while streaming video. I activated developer settings (go in to About Phone, hammer/rapid-tap Build Date, then a message displays, hammer-tap Build Number and you have developer settings activated), and forced GPU usage for 2D rendering. This didn't seem to have an effect on my battery life, and the phone also has only gotten warm from streaming since doing so. I've seen threads suggesting having GPU always on, as well as Wi-Fi and all to save battery, but this seemed to keep the phone cool as well as boosting performance and reliability. Try it out and get back to us! Hope it helps!... Also, try hammer-tapping on CyanogenMod version to see a modified version of the JB easter egg.