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rfoley08029's avatar
7 months ago

Battery drainage and Hot device

While playing SimCity BuildIt my battery is being consumed very quickly and phone gets hot.  I'm using iPhone 15 Pro Max with the latest update of iOS.  I have already tried to restarting the app and restarting the phone to no avail.  Is this a known issue with the latest update of BuildIt?

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  • @rfoley08029 i have this issue since i started playing now for over 4 or 5 years. So i guess it has nothing to do with the new update. Meanwhile 2 mainboards of my phones crashed. But anyway, i love this game. To avoid this meanwhile i use a phone cooler. With this it's pretty good. no overheating anymore.
  • qlolly44's avatar
    qlolly44
    Seasoned Adventurer
    7 months ago

    heat has been a constant issue for me since I started playing also. when my device starts to get too hot I just set it on the tile floor to cool it off. it only takes about a minute and I'm back to normal.

    however I can no longer charge while I play since this last update because the overheating issue is super bad if I'm plugged in and it causes my device to go all wonky and lock up.

  • rfoley08029's avatar
    rfoley08029
    7 months ago

    I wasn't sure how long this problem has been going on, I played the game a few years back but never remembered having any issues like this.  I stopped playing because I upgraded my phone and when I logged into the game I lost everything I had built so I just quit playing.  Just redownloaded the other day and started playing the these issues showed up immediately so I was wondering about the latest update of the game, Ill have to try one of those phone coolers.

  • GrumpyBedlam's avatar
    GrumpyBedlam
    Seasoned Ace
    7 months ago
    @qlolly44 Charging heats up your battery.
    In my tablet's settings I can set the charging limit to around 80% and it will stop charging whether it is plugged in or not.
    Apparently it extends the life of the battery.
    Eventually though any battery will not hold much of a charge due to degradation 😞

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