could it really become so hot and ready to explode? 
I had it running on my S3 for several hours and did not notice anything abnormal.
But I just wanted to test the application and not to really generate any big number of shares.
I am not an expert in coin mining anyway, just a developer.
In any case, the application lets you choose the number of cpu cores that it will run on.
if you choose less than the max cores it will not use the full cpu power. also, if you put it into background android by design will not use the max cpu power. of course this means less khash.
thanks
They definitely will explode, or at least bulge to the point where they're unusable without securing the battery with duct tape (I'm not sure if this was their idea of a fail-safe). I had it running on my S3 for several hours and did not notice anything abnormal.
But I just wanted to test the application and not to really generate any big number of shares.
I am not an expert in coin mining anyway, just a developer.
In any case, the application lets you choose the number of cpu cores that it will run on.
if you choose less than the max cores it will not use the full cpu power. also, if you put it into background android by design will not use the max cpu power. of course this means less khash.
thanks
I should've given a time-frame, though. In my experience, the battery's bulged the back panel off after 2-4 months (it runs the WiFi app 24/7, keeping in mind it doesn't come close to full CPU load). None of the phone Li-ion (including both the Samsung brand the phone shipped with and so-called "upgrades") appear to have vents in them. Frankly, I think it's pretty shit product design, but I haven't found any safe ones for it.Li-ion battery explosions are pretty spectacular to see, but you wouldn't want it happening anywhere near you. Anyone using should keep close tabs on their battery and whether or not the sides are flat or bulging. The easy solution would be to simply take the battery out while the phone's under significant load, instead using just the charger. ETA: I'm guessing the issue is from poor handling of a charger on the phone's part, with the battery effectively being overcharged if battery's @ 100% and still plugged in. Should that be the case (and I don't know), you could alternately unplug the phone while it's under significant load, then plug it back in once the battery's mostly discharged - then just repeat the cycle so you don't have an issue where battery is @ 100%, phone is under significant load, and battery is still charging.
Image of woman's thigh burned as a result of above explosion. Fairly graphic/disturbing.
(ETA2: Mistyped. They're LiCoO2 ["Li-ion"], not LiPo. ETA3: Took issue up with Samsung since I'm kind of curious about the issue. Sorry to turn this thread into an off-topic "yer battery's gonna 'splode" alarmist discussion. Just something which bothers me a good bit since I'm always buying new batteries. Will post if Samsung gives "good practices" on how to avoid issue.)
