phones ship with built-in overheating management, allowing them to automatically turn off certain features to prevent damage when they get too hot. This typically includes reducing the CPU clock speed, turning the brightness down, disabling 5G, etc.

In extreme cases, your phone might shut off until things cool down. While Pixel phones also pack such overheating measures, Google could soon introduce a new "Adaptive Thermal" feature

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detailing what's going on in the background and enabling you to take some actions to reduce your phone's temperature manually.

In a report for Android Authority, Mishaal Rahman details finding references to the new Adaptive Thermal feature in the latest Device Health Services app v1.27 for Pixels

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the feature should help make the end user aware of what's happening in the background on their phones when its temperatures start reaching uncomfortable levels

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