Apple iOS devices display the following warning and suspend operation should they overheat:
Temperature
[iDevice] needs to cool down before you can use it.
Does the Android OS contain similar functionality?
(For reference, I'm using a Nexus 7, running stock Android 4.2.2 without root or unlocked bootloader. However, this question is intended to be device-agnostic. I have not experienced any overheating—the tablet does get warm under load but by no means excessively so. I'm just wondering if any protection exists at the system software level in stock Android.)
Critical temperature reached (73 C), shutting down