Google investigates Pixel 5a overheating issue after reported complaints

Google is reportedly looking into the complaints of several Pixel 5a users about an overheating problem with the smartphone. The complainants claim that the Pixel 5a gets overheated just by minimal use of the camera for video recording or photography.

Though not a universal problem, many Pixel 5a users have complained of the device displaying an overheating warning. As per the complaints by the users, this warning is generated when its camera is used for a 4K video recording at 60fps. At times, the overheating warning has also been seen by people recording at 1080p at 30fps.

The problem was experienced even when the phone was not actually that hot. The report by Android Central notes that the Pixel 5a they used would not be too hot when a random overheating message would appear on display and the phone would shut off its flash and camera access.

For this reason, some believe that this might be a bug in the Google Camera app that triggers shutdowns at just a bit high temperature. Google expects the same reason for the issue and is

The exact nature of the issue is expected to be revealed soon as Google deep dives into its cause, hopefully before its Pixel 6 lineup comes out. A scare of an overheating device would not be a favourable position for Google to be in at the time of the launch of its new flagship smartphones.