I have one app on my phone that, despite being pretty fun, I rarely play, due to the fact that it leeches my battery life like nuts, doesn’t allow my phone to auto turn off, and could easily make the device overheat.
(Fun fact: your phone is nearly twice as likely to overheat and catch fire when playing while charging for long periods of time)
Well last night I somehow managed to open the app without realizing it, and it just sat there constantly heating my phone while I slept in my most warm, fuzzy, and flammable pajamas on this very dry day…
At about 4 AM, I woke up all sweaty, wondering why it got so hot in here, when I noticed a burning feeling on my left shoulder…
There was my phone, still running the stupid game, only now it was hot enough to burn my freaking skin.
I quickly closed the app and all my apps, gave the phone a bit of time to cool, shut it down completely, and made sure my shoulder was okay.
Luckily, my shoulder is fine, just some slight burns, and my phone appears to be undamaged, however if I had left it much longer I doubt that would’ve been the case…