How hot does your Galaxy S8 get while it’s charging?

Several forum members have reported concern over how hot their devices are while plugged into the wall.

Following the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, it seems admittedly easy to cry wolf when any Samsung smartphone becomes even a little warm. But the way forum user, amyf27, describes how hot their Galaxy S8+ got while charging via a USB-C adapter, it’s hard not to be a little curious.

amyf27
05-31-2017 10:05 AM

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Yesterday I was charging my S8+ with a Samsung Micro Usb cord with UsbC adapter, Samsung wall end. Changed fine but got hot. Temp according to the app went to 104.5°. It’s been fine since but that raises a little concern.

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One user noted that the cause for all this might be due to Samsung’s apparent use of QuickCharge 2.0, which is less efficient than later versions and causes more heat to build up.

flyingkytez
06-01-2017 08:26 AM

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It’s using the old version of quick charge, and the old version does got hot from what I remember. If you’re concerned, turn off quick charge and just leave it charging overnight.

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Of course, it’s possible that the reason this user’s Galaxy S8+ is feeling hot is that it is physically hot outside. We’re nearing summertime, after all, and as the weather increases in heat, so will the electronics around us. Here’s your PSA to always use the charger that comes inside the box with your device.

What about you? Have you tried checking the Galaxy S8 or S8+ with an app like CPU-Z, which offers a readout of your device temperature?

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Follow iMore for the best WWDC 2017 coverage this week!

See what the other side is doing.

We just had our fun at Google I/O 2017, and now it’s time for Apple to have its turn. WWDC 2017 — the company’s yearly developer conference — is kicking off on June 5, and much like I/O it’s an opportunity for Apple to both show off products and also talk to developers about the future.

Whether you’re seriously interested in what Apple has to show off or just want to get a feel for what’s going on with the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac world, iMore will have all of the WWDC 2017 coverage you’ll want to see.

Be sure to check out their rumor round-ups ahead of the show, then check back for the keynote liveblog June 5 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET!

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How to manage the microphone and camera privacy settings on your Chromebook

Because nobody wants to accidentally see you in your underwear.

The WebRTC protocol is a really cool thing. It’s that thing a website can do that lets you use your microphone and camera on any website without installing any extra plugins or using Flash. This is the kind of stuff we need if we want everything on the web to just work everywhere.

But having a microphone and camera active is one of those things that you probably want to only happen when you want it to happen. It’s important to make sure your privacy settings are in order here since every Chromebook has both a mic and a camera. Thankfully, it’s also easy to do once you know where to look.

Finding the settings

By default, your Chromebook is set to ask you when a web page wants to use the mic and camera. That’s good because the setting is buried in the “advanced” section of the settings page. But you still might want to have a look to see what sites you’ve allowed or blocked and change things if they need to be changed.

Click the Notifications symbol inside the status area. That’s the bell in the bottom right corner where your account picture lives.
Click the Settings symbol (the gear), then click Advanced settings.
Click Privacy, you’ll see Content settings.
In the pop-up window that appears, scroll down to find Camera and Microphone. They each have their own settings page, but adjusting things is exactly the same for each.

Changing the settings

• At the top of the window that opens you can choose which device you’re changing settings for. If you have a separate mic or camera plugged into your Chromebook, make sure to adjust the settings for both it and the built-in one.
• Next, you see a switch that says Ask before accessing (recommended). If this switch is on it will be blue and when a website wants to use your mic or camera it will prompt you with a dialog popup that asks for permission before going any further. This is probably what you want to happen, so make sure it’s switched on.
• Next is the Block list and the Allow list. These are websites that you have previously blocked or allowed access to your mic and/or camera. You can remove websites from either list by clicking the X on their list entry.

Unfortunately, there is no setting to allow or block a site just once. When you choose to do either that site is put on the corresponding list and you’re not prompted the next time you visit and the site wants to access your mic or camera. This is convenient for a website like Google Hangouts, but not so great for privacy in general. We suggest that you have a look and which sites can have access every once in a while and remove any that you feel shouldn’t be there.

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Mars rover’s home crater was a potential hotbed for life

NASA landed the Curiosity rover in Mars’ Gale Crater precisely because it promised to be a sort of open book that revealed a lot about the planet’s history. Well, scientists have been busy reading… and it looks like the crater had an intriguing past. Two newly published research papers indicate that Gale was a warm lake for for a period of about 700 million years, ending about 3.1 billion years ago. In other words, it was habitable for a very long time. Even then, groundwater persisted for a long time afterwards.

Water is likely to have arrived in a cold climate, according to the data. When it warmed up, however, the lake split into layers with a warm, oxygen-rich mix near the top. Not surprisingly, life stood the best chance there. After that, you may know the rest — Mars lost most of its atmosphere and the water to match.

The findings suggest that the timeframe for potential life on Mars, at least in Gale Crater, is much longer than previously thought. This doesn’t guarantee that humanity will find fossilized microbes, but the odds are better than before. As Ars Technica observes, life on Earth took “just” a few hundred million years to form after the planet itself was born; 700 million years is a huge window by comparison.

Via: Ars Technica

Source: Science, AGU Publications