# Thermal documentation Thermal management framework and policies allow to control the device temperature and keep it within the limits. ## Thermal overview Understand thermal architecture Understand the thermal components and their interactions. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/thermal-architecture.html#thermal-architecture Learn about thermal interfaces Learn how to control the thermal behavior of the device. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/thermal-interfaces.html#thermal-interfaces ## Thermal mitigation Thermal mitigation policies Provides in-built software and hardware temperature mitigation policies to maintain device’s temperature. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/thermal-architecture.html#section-jyw-jbc-ncc ## Customize device thermal behavior Configure a thermal zone Add a new external thermistor to control surface temperature. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/customize.html#thermal-zone Customize a thermal zone Understand device’s thermal behavior with customization of thermal zone parameters. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/thermalzone.html#thermalzone Control heat dissipation with cooling devices Adjust the performance of components, like the CPU, to reduce heat dissipation. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/coolingdevices.html#coolingdevices ## Troubleshoot Verify thermal state Retrieve the thermal behavior and active mitigation levels of the device using ftrace logs. https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70020-30/topic/thermal-debug.html#thermal-debug Last Published: Jul 03, 2025 [Previous Topic Debug high sleep current](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/80-70020-30/topics/debug.md) [Next Topic Overview of thermal management](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/80-70020-30/topics/thermal-overview.md)