Some Galaxy Buds owners report their earbuds getting hot, beeping and shutting off, most often in direct sun. Samsung has advice, and it may be changing.
Samsung Galaxy Buds can get hot enough in direct sunlight that they beep and turn themselves off. Many owners have reported it, according to a How-To Geek report. Samsung has acknowledged the problem and posted official advice. A look at the company's app code suggests that advice could change.
When the earbuds overheat, they feel hot to the touch and beep over and over. They may then shut down. Reported triggers include wearing them in direct sunlight, hot weather and hard workouts. That is a bad fit for the times many people most want earbuds: outdoors and on the move.
The reports mostly involve the Galaxy Buds, Buds+ and Buds Live. A couple of owners of the Buds FE have also said theirs got hot. People in hot climates may run into it more often.
Overheating is not unique to Samsung. Still, it appears more common with Galaxy Buds than with some other popular brands. That could be a real pattern, or it could be that Samsung is simply in the spotlight. Not every owner has had trouble. The report's author has used Galaxy Buds for a couple of years without a problem.
Samsung points users to a support page on keeping Galaxy devices from overheating. Its current advice is simple:
The case is a poor place to cool off because it traps heat.
A teardown of the Galaxy Buds app, version 9.0.10.1724, turned up text strings that hint at two changes. The earbuds might shut off right away instead of beeping. Samsung might also tell users to put them in the case to cool. Those are clues in code, not an announcement.
The case advice is the puzzling part. It could point to future earbuds that stop charging when hot. It could also be a mistake. Samsung has not said which.
Until Samsung says otherwise, its official guidance stands. If your buds feel hot or start beeping, take them out and let them cool in open air. Treat any earbud that gets hot in your ear as a real warning, not a nuisance.
If Galaxy Buds feel hot or start beeping, take them out and let them cool outside the charging case, as Samsung currently advises.
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