I just bought my Nexus 4 about 3 weeks ago, and noticed that it get considerably hot, and I mean, Reallyyyy hot, even when im not using.
So I've been trying out several roms and kernels and finally found the perfect solution and thought I should share it with everyone out there facing the same issue.
Just flash the latest stable version of CyanogenMod, and do not flash any extra kernels with it, leave it as it is, and notice the difference, it doesnt even heat up that much anymore, not even with extreme gaming.
Another tip, if u have touch control, or wave control installed, make sure they arnt working in the background as they keep the alot of sensors working even while the screen is off.
Just thought i'd share this.
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problem is, threads like this keep continuing the falsity that the n4 has an overheating issue, when really it does not. its supposed to heat up with use, every similar device does, many even warmer then the n4. my question to you is, what temperatures did your nexus 4 reach that you are saying it "overheated"? cpu temp? battery temp? if it actually overheats, theres a safety mechanism in the device that will shut it down so it can cool off. plus, the n4 has that glass back, that makes it "feel" hotter than it actually is. if it had a plastic, carbon fiber, or metal back, you wouldnt really feel it.
also, very important, what is the air temperature around you?
simms22 said:
problem is, threads like this keep continuing the falsity that the n4 has an overheating issue, when really it does not. its supposed to heat up with use, every similar device does, many even warmer then the n4. my question to you is, what temperatures did your nexus 4 reach that you are saying it "overheated"? cpu temp? battery temp? if it actually overheats, theres a safety mechanism in the device that will shut it down so it can cool off. plus, the n4 has that glass back, that makes it "feel" hotter than it actually is. if it had a plastic, carbon fiber, or metal back, you wouldnt really feel it.
also, very important, what is the air temperature around you?
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This.
Guys, just google any smartphone powered by dual+ core+overheating problem+xda and I assure you will find similar threads. The last device I didn't feel much heat on was galaxy r with tegra2 1ghz. Everything more powerful than that was noticeably warmer. But honestly I really don't think that N4 gets warmer than my old S2.
Yeah temperature around you is very important. Let's say you ride the bus on hot sunny day and check some websites. It's not browsing itself that causes overheating, but the combination of few factors. The device is actually already warmer than usual when you take it out of the pocket.
If the phone was overheating, it would turn off. Yes, it gets warm, but not as warm as you think. You only notice it because it has a glass back. Mine isn't getting any hotter than my old nexus s. Under heavy use, it doesn't go above 45C, which is an OK temp.
From a Nexus 4 bathing in Jelly Beans
To all three responses above me:
Fine it might not overheat to the point of melting or burning or even getting damaged but it does reach throttle temps and get uncomfortable to touch at times. Both of these are issues. Your phone should not be too hot to keep on your ear during a conversation, nor make your palm sweat excessively from holding it. It would also be ideal if your quad phone 1.5GHz phone stayed at 1.5GHz when under load. If it is forced to go below that, there is a good reason for threads like these.
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My nexus 4 reached up to 77C. It never shut off or anything. I called Google and they said as long as everything still works its fine. I thought it was a lame answer but we will see. Battery got up to 56C.
younix258 said:
To all three responses above me:
Fine it might not overheat to the point of melting or burning or even getting damaged but it does reach throttle temps and get uncomfortable to touch at times. Both of these are issues. Your phone should not be too hot to keep on your ear during a conversation, nor make your palm sweat excessively from holding it. It would also be ideal if your quad phone 1.5GHz phone stayed at 1.5GHz when under load. If it is forced to go below that, there is a good reason for threads like these.
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1. Throttle temps are actual very low.
2. It's glass. Glass absorbs hest from the ambient air very easily ( it is summer for many) and from the inside of the device.
3. The phone shouldn't get to hot to hold to ear. I have never felt the display to be hot. Unless it was in direct sunlight.
4. All modern smartphone phones will throttle. Yes this one is more aggressive than most but they all do it. The amount of power all the modern high end chips can draw under load is the highest it has ever been. So they get hotter than ever. Since they are passively cooled, even the best designed phone under full load will throttle.
5. The only good reason for threads like this is to inform the user there isn't a problem. There are no issues.
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To all three responses above me:
Fine it might not overheat to the point of melting or burning or even getting damaged but it does reach throttle temps and get uncomfortable to touch at times. Both of these are issues. Your phone should not be too hot to keep on your ear during a conversation, nor make your palm sweat excessively from holding it. It would also be ideal if your quad phone 1.5GHz phone stayed at 1.5GHz when under load. If it is forced to go below that, there is a good reason for threads like these.
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thats the thing, its not a phone. its much much more than that. you ever feel how hot a laptop could get? anyways, i do agree with you with one point, that lg, or google, chose to set the cpu throttle temperature too low as a default. having root, i choose to disable thermal throttle, so i never have an issue with with my cpu being throttled down. i sympathize there with non rooted users. but thats only a software fix(the difference is changing a Y to a N in a file), thats not an issue with the n4 overheating.
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albundy2010 said:
1. Throttle temps are actual very low.
2. It's glass. Glass absorbs hest from the ambient air very easily ( it is summer for many) and from the inside of the device.
3. The phone shouldn't get to hot to hold to ear. I have never felt the display to be hot. Unless it was in direct sunlight.
4. All modern smartphone phones will throttle. Yes this one is more aggressive than most but they all do it. The amount of power all the modern high end chips can draw under load is the highest it has ever been. So they get hotter than ever. Since they are passively cooled, even the best designed phone under full load will throttle.
5. The only good reason for threads like this is to inform the user there isn't a problem. There are no issues.
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you look familiar to me, where have i seen you..
Waiting for you to post the solution on how to use the volume buttons on the side of the phone.
What do you expect with no laptop class ventilation?
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youssef.sala7 said:
I just bought my Nexus 4 about 3 weeks ago, and noticed that it get considerably hot, and I mean, Reallyyyy hot, even when im not using.
So I've been trying out several roms and kernels and finally found the perfect solution and thought I should share it with everyone out there facing the same issue.
Just flash the latest stable version of CyanogenMod, and do not flash any extra kernels with it, leave it as it is, and notice the difference, it doesnt even heat up that much anymore, not even with extreme gaming.
Another tip, if u have touch control, or wave control installed, make sure they arnt working in the background as they keep the alot of sensors working even while the screen is off.
Just thought i'd share this.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
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My N4 get realy hot too, when i'm outside (38C-42C) i can't talk because it burns my years but i see MIUI and 4.3 the heatting issue is gone, i mean it's still hot sometimes but not burning.
I've got a Optimus Black when it first appeard and i got even hotter...
Actually, the Nexus 4 is more prone to overheating than, say, the almost identical Optimus G. Something about a small space in the Nexus 4 somewhere that doesn't conduct heat as efficiently away from the SoC, unlike the Optimus G.
However, like said before, it is summer for most people and it got hot in the UK, so your phone will be warmer than usual if left in the pocket or in the sunshine, but you can't expect to use a phone that's running at 55C-60C by only browsing, can you? Have you guys noticed the drastic temperature difference between wifi usage (low temps) vs data usage (high temps)? This pattern is present in most if not all phones but not as drastic as this, no way.
Then again, sometimes Franco's app is reporting 40-45 C and the phone feels really cool to the touch, and another moment, it's reporting 38 C and the back feels hot, so there's lots of factors that play in this.
Make sure you keep the phone out of the sun, and use Wakelock Detector to see if any rogue apps are holding a dirty wakelock doing lots of syncing especially over data (recent Whatsapp versions have been producing fullsync wakelocks with me everyday).
Disclaimer: other than hot weather and normal heating of the phone, i have not experienced any abnormal overheating, but have a friend who has. My normal temps are 34 C - 38 C, even in hot weather with most of my usage on wifi. Outside in hot weather gets to 42 C - 44 C but that's understandable.
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Then again, sometimes Franco's app is reporting 40-45 C and the phone feels really cool to the touch, and another moment, it's reporting 38 C and the back feels hot, so there's lots of factors that play in this.
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this thought that coolnow just had..
feel doesnt report a temperature, feel only shows that something is warmer than/cooler than whatever body part you are touching it with. its all relative to your body temperature. try this experiment.. get 3 glasses of water, one hot water, one ice water, one room temperature water. at the same time, stick one hand into the hot water and the other in the ice water. keep them in there for a minute. now pull both of your hands out and stick them both in the same glass of room temperature water at the same time. this will mess with your senses, so be warned! the hand that was in the hot water, will feel the room temperature water to be cold, the hand that was in the ice water will feel the room temperature water to be very warm, while they are both in the same glass of water. so you see, reporting how something feels is very inaccurate and unreliable.
As simms22 point out about the feel, that is a terrible way to judge it.
Also so is the actual number from franco's app. His app measures the cpu (Soc) temp. It doesn't also include the battery temp. The higher battery temp will make the phone feel hotter even if the cpu temp is basically the same. Example when changing from the wall. It's also much larger than the SoC so it warms up a gesture surface area more quickly than just the SoC.
It's also located on the middle to lower part of the phone where it is more common to have your hand. Compared to the near the top / camera location for the SoC
Another thing that is obvious but I never mentioned. Is the phone is black. A black glass phone in summer sunlight ( on a call holding the phone up to your ear) will get hot. Even if the thing was turned off.
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this thought that coolnow just had..
feel doesnt report a temperature, feel only shows that something is warmer than/cooler than whatever body part you are touching it with. its all relative to your body temperature. try this experiment.. get 3 glasses of water, one hot water, one ice water, one room temperature water. at the same time, stick one hand into the hot water and the other in the ice water. keep them in there for a minute. now pull both of your hands out and stick them both in the same glass of room temperature water at the same time. this will mess with your senses, so be warned! the hand that was in the hot water, will feel the room temperature water to be cold, the hand that was in the ice water will feel the room temperature water to be very warm, while they are both in the same glass of water. so you see, reporting how something feels is very inaccurate and unreliable.
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That's exactly what i'm saying, reporting what you feel, especially on a glass backing that the Nexus 4 has, is inaccurate (and everyone who went through highschool biology knows our sense of temperature is just a measure of temperature difference).
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Wow, it took you 158 words to get to my point? That's exactly what i'm saying, reporting what you feel, especially on a glass backing that the Nexus 4 has, is inaccurate (and everyone who went through highschool biology knows our sense of temperature is just a measure of temperature difference). But thanks anyway for your useless post :good:
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In case you didn't notice, Simms22 was not arguing against you but supplementing your arguments instead. In layman's term, you are both playing for the same team. So stop fighting amongst yourselves.
At this point I think we can all agree that in terms of actual temperature the Nexus 4 is not (much) hotter than other phones with similar specs. However, there is probably something about the design and/or materials used that causes people to worry (and complain) about the phone overheating. Now if you good folks want to figure out what actually causes the phone to "feel" hotter in comparison to other phones, feel free to proceed. I have no doubt that it will become an interesting topic.
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In case you didn't notice, Simms22 was not arguing against you but supplementing your arguments instead. In layman's term, you are both playing for the same team. So stop fighting amongst yourselves.
At this point I think we can all agree that in terms of actual temperature the Nexus 4 is not (much) hotter than other phones with similar specs. However, there is probably something about the design and/or materials used that causes people to worry (and complain) about the phone overheating. Now if you good folks want to figure out what actually causes the phone to "feel" hotter in comparison to other phones, feel free to proceed. I have no doubt that it will become an interesting topic.
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Somehow, i took his post as heavy sarcasm. I've edited my post.
coolnow said:
Wow, it took you 158 words to get to my point? That's exactly what i'm saying, reporting what you feel, especially on a glass backing that the Nexus 4 has, is inaccurate (and everyone who went through highschool biology knows our sense of temperature is just a measure of temperature difference). But thanks anyway for your useless post :good:
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snapper.fishes said:
In case you didn't notice, Simms22 was not arguing against you but supplementing your arguments instead. In layman's term, you are both playing for the same team. So stop fighting amongst yourselves.
At this point I think we can all agree that in terms of actual temperature the Nexus 4 is not (much) hotter than other phones with similar specs. However, there is probably something about the design and/or materials used that causes people to worry (and complain) about the phone overheating. Now if you good folks want to figure out what actually causes the phone to "feel" hotter in comparison to other phones, feel free to proceed. I have no doubt that it will become an interesting topic.
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really, i wasnt arguing with you, i was backing you up, explaining, because unfortunately most people dont know that feel is just a measure of temperature difference.
what i think the issue is, is that lg(or google) had the cpu throttle temp set too low on stock devices, giving people a noticeable reduction in performance within a normal temperature range, plus the whole glass back thing, therefore freaking out many. enjoying the freedoms of root access, i disable thermal throttle, so i dont notice any of the affects that the throttle would cause.
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Somehow, i took his post as heavy sarcasm. I've edited my post.
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and im out of thanks, but thanks
It is true that the Nexus 4 is heating more that other devices, it has been know even before its release. I had them too at first, when using heavy apps or games. But some roms and kernels make it heat more than normal because they are putting the cpu freq constantly at the max (1.5 GHz), that's why some users have problems constantly. I use the Paranoid Android rom, which is pretty light speaking of cpu usage, and franko kernel putting the max cpu freq at 1Ghz, also lowering the voltages. It helps a lot.
Every device I've ever had, htc desire, archos 70it, galaxy s2, galaxy s3, galaxy tab 10.1, nexus 7, nexus 4 and nexus 10 all have a new thread like this every week, just because the device "feels" hot. All our SoC are so powerful these days do have a high TDP and that's made worse by our SoC's relying on passive cooling. We won't have cool CPU's anytime soon, unless you want a fan or any other active cooling mechanism. Anything under ~80C is fairly safe for modern SoC's and isn't really anything to worry about. When you CPU get's too hot it will aid passively cooling by thermal throttling the CPU to a lower Frequency and if it carries on going up, then it will shut down before any damage is done. With all my devices I've done the same test, Undervolt, turn stress test on when SoC is at ideal temp and time how long it take to reach a certain temp. Repeat the experiment several times. I found that my nexus 10 heats up by far the fastest, thanks 32nm A15's and the nexus 4 was one of the coolest, only being beaten by my galaxy tab 10.1, 40nm dual core A9. To be fair, I do have a faster binned chip. Even my 1.4ghz exynos 4412 s3's core temp was higher than the n4's, you just couldn't feel it as much through the plastic. The nexus 4's heat dissipation even with the minor fault compared to the optimus G is reasonably good.
my phone gets really heated up even with normal usage, i.e., even if i just turn on the screen and look at settings menu or view photos etc, it reaches till 32 degrees, and if i turn on a game like riptide2, it reaches till 36 degrees very fast. same with charging,even in idle charging mode it reaches 36 degrees.
while idle, screen off it remains between 29 to 31 degrees
i checked with OS monitor, there is no rouge app eating up resources that ll heat up the mobile
Please help, if this remains the case my battery will wither away fast
zeusthegod20 said:
my phone gets really heated up even with normal usage, i.e., even if i just turn on the screen and look at settings menu or view photos etc, it reaches till 32 degrees, and if i turn on a game like riptide2, it reaches till 36 degrees very fast. same with charging,even in idle charging mode it reaches 36 degrees.
while idle, screen off it remains between 29 to 31 degrees
i checked with OS monitor, there is no rouge app eating up resources that ll heat up the mobile
Please help, if this remains the case my battery will wither away fast
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In case you haven't notice, this is a water and dust proof phone with IP58 rating.
So expect a little heating from its tight protection where water can hardly get in.
As long as it didn't get too hot and make you uncomfortable, I think that's pretty okay from a user point of view.
CressKH said:
In case you haven't notice, this is a water and dust proof phone with IP58 rating.
So expect a little heating from its tight protection where water can hardly get in.
As long as it didn't get too hot and make you uncomfortable, I think that's pretty okay from a user point of view.
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thats true but when it gets beyond 34 degrees it gets uncomfortable , specially if ur on a call
wat i really wanted to ask is if this is normal and all u get the same temperatures, else i would return the phone for a replacement
Can't tell that is normal or not cause I've only one NTT ZR, but it do reach almost 40 degrees after running Antutu benchmark three times(take off back cover and uses IR thermometers Aim to the area near main camera).
zeusthegod20 said:
thats true but when it gets beyond 34 degrees it gets uncomfortable , specially if ur on a call
wat i really wanted to ask is if this is normal and all u get the same temperatures, else i would return the phone for a replacement
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So far it doesn't get too hot under heavy gaming or prolonged phone call AS LONG AS you are under a good ventilation.
When I was on a trip to a beach under a scorching sun, my camera stops functioning after shooting roughly 10 pictures.
It says "Cannot connect to camera due to high temperature in camera"
So if your phone gets too hot even you're in an air-conditioned room, you might wanna check it out.
It is normal until it gets 38 degree, after 45 degree you might see some malfunctioning on touch that doesn't work correctly, You then should cool your phone down immediately (turning off your phone might needed on some cases!)
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Yep, it often stops the camera when it gets hot. Of course it happened more often in the summer. (folks down under: I know your summer is just about coming )
There is process running in the background Overheating monitor (or whatever) that is called. I do not recommend stopping that as you may burn your CPU or so.
By the way, do you guys then say the cover with the rubber seal is just the top of the crop, and due to the compact design, it sort of resist water in general, anyway? In summer it happened that a couple of drops of water got under the back cover. I was a bit worried.
Of course the usb charger slot cover does not seal that well as on day one - I am getting my dock next week or so.
hey, i've just got my ZR few days ago.
i played 2 straight hours of real racing 3 today. drained the battery empty from 60% charge, either way, the device was defenetly not cold, but it didn't overheat.
i was comtrable holding it and i got no notifications about over heating, more over i paused the game at one point to take a picture of my cat who came bugging around, the camera worked just fine when it was hot.
i live in israel, ain't excatly the coldest country in the world...
shteren said:
hey, i've just got my ZR few days ago.
i played 2 straight hours of real racing 3 today. drained the battery empty from 60% charge, either way, the device was defenetly not cold, but it didn't overheat.
i was comtrable holding it and i got no notifications about over heating, more over i paused the game at one point to take a picture of my cat who came bugging around, the camera worked just fine when it was hot.
i live in israel, ain't excatly the coldest country in the world...
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Nice cat, but clean his eyes, dude!
Don't worry about the heating problem I watched videos where the sony Z (which is quite similar to our device) gets to a 47 degrees Celsius and then it stops heating, the processor downclocks and everything is fine. If you think that this is heat check what the LG Optimus GJ does, you can practically light a fire with it . All of this is due to the fact that it's sealed and can't cool down like other devices. Samsung Galaxy s4 also has these problems and lots of other devices too. Here is a video of the Z (it's in russian but you'll understand from the temperatures) that can show you how it compares to other devices (as I said our device uses the same chip so the results are similar) it also shows the battery performance.
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the LG V10 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.
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I feel the heat coming out around the area where the camera is and it radiates downward from there. While i dont mind this during cold weather right now but i am worried how annoying this will be in the summer. I personally dont see a big problem with a moderate heat as my hand rarely touch the back where the heat is due to how you grab this phone in an elipse shape instead of grabbing flat which is a great design for the heat dissipation.
Much cooler than my LG G4 h811. Most of the warmth is in the power button area.
The LG G4 would get really warm. Especially the battery area. After some slight use I'd put it in my pocket and could really feel the heat on my leg. I do not feel it in the v10
I'm posting this observation on a rather heavy use day too.
a friend of mine have this device, and its much cooler than my A9... we both use for play games in 3d...
I have no heat issues.
The one time I ran Waze, occasional Texts, GPS, WiFi and E-Mail all at the same time while the phone was plugged into a high output cigarette charger ... it got warm. Not burning-hot like the Sammy Note Edge would under identical conditions ... just warm.
Its not hot... It works so good
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Best I ever had!!
Never gets hot. At most, a little bit warm. I'm impressed!
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Much better than my nexus 6 when it comes to this. Playing intensive games for long periods produces a slight warming, but nothing compared to any other phone I've ever owned. Not uncomfortable in the very least. Even cools down from being in the sun quite quickly.
The only time mine gets hot is when recording 4k video. It gets scary hot.
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Haven't done and video. Outside that it gets warm at the worst, even when navigating with the screen on and charging at the same time which I have seen cause a lot of heat. Also warm when downloading and setting up a ton of apps, but nothing bad. Some heat is going to happen. and this phone has been cooler than most.
When i am charging and playing CPU / GPU intensive games such as modern combat 5, real racing 3 and, asphalt 8(which is a fairly old game), it can get quite warm at the bottom of the the phone but off the charger it works amazing and stays moderately cool when being used intensively
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gets a little hot once in a while
I haven't noticed much heat off of it, relatively, which might be due to the relatively low heat conductivity of the glass. It seems to generally be cooler than my M8 was though I haven't compared them side by side, but it certainly is cooler than the Galaxy S5 I often have on me.
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what temperature do you have in cpu temp app ? My u11 never goes below 39 degres with screen on (to check cpu temp ) wifi connected but no download on going and no app in the background. Room temp is around 27. If i just play youtube it goes up to 42 ...getting warmer on the back
It just gets little warm while playing real racing 3. I don't play anything else heavy
Came to the U11 from an HTC 10. The 10 seemingly would get excessively hot if you looked at it funny. The U11 feels so much better in that regard. Not looking at actual temps. Just whatever my hand can feel.
Better than previous old series, don't get plug in to car charger too long. Use wall outlet or powerbank, it's safer
I used to use the phone without my backcover and not charge it anyway while going hard on cpu.
Other than that, i dont think there is another way to avoid the heat building up.
Todays Games need more and more CPU and GPU power, the phone is not the youngest anymore