iPhone 12 Pro Overheating

Just got a iphone12, easily get overheat for normal browsing at reading news and fb after a few minute. It get worst if you are not using wifi but 4G Line.

not sure is battery, processor or software faulty.

I just bought the iPhone 12 yesterday and purchased the new charger to go with it. I’m having the same issue. The phone gets extremely hot and I’m concerned it could cause damage. I’m not running apps in the background, I’m just checking email and browsing safari. Not a good start!!

There is also a video on youtube, where the iPhone 12 shoots up to 45 degree c after few mins of gaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy8VkdLdlZY

I feel the iPhone 11 is far better, it never heats up even after hours of game play.

I just got the 12 Pro Max and already noticed it’s overheating when I use it. It’s very hot to the touch on the back. I had the Xs Max previously and I never felt it get hot.

i hope there’s a fix to this. Apps are glitching and my network actually seems slower. Uploads are taking forever. Wth!!!

Nachofon wrote:

It is overheating, as in the iPhone shuts down because of a “temperature” screen telling you the phone is shutting down because of overheating!!!!

Which is exactly what I said:

Unless it shuts down and tells you it needs to cool, it's not "overheating."

Got my iphone 12 pro max yesterday, everything went smooth with a bit of heat during downloading apps which is ok! Today i turned on youtube on the phone to watch on my smart tv! After half an hour and while the phone screen was off ! The phone was really hot ! Ineas shocked ! Again i tried downloading some clips from youtube again on the phone and it got too hot again !

I’m on my third day with the 12 Pro Max and outside of wireless charging using Apple’s MagSafe charger, noticed no excess heat... until today. It’s not on a charger, just playing streaming video over wifi and it’s definitely quite warm. I wouldn’t call this overheating but it’s definitely noticeable when I pick up the phone.

It seems the new A14 chip runs a bit warm when the phone is performing certain tasks. In my case, video streaming. What’s interesting is that I didn’t notice this until today. It may have happened when watching video yesterday but for some reason, I didn’t notice. The only real difference today is that I switched to 4G only so that I could test battery performance differences.

Sorry typo should have been "as well".

Point is- overheating is a serious thing - if people are having these issues (as am I on an 11 Pro Max) we should be careful.

Re other replies - Apple Stores have very limited Genuis Bar hours, and zero inventory to swap bad phones.

It's difficult to prove "overheating" without the full "shut down" icon.

Just got the 12 Pro Max two days ago. I keep my phone in a dash mount when driving. I’ve noticed that the phone overheats within a minute and the screen automatically dims to try and reduce the heat. However, when I go to turn the brightness up, it says it’s already at the max brightness, but I know it’s not since the screen is so dim it’s barely visible.

Same here William. 3rd day on the 12 Pro Max and no abnormal heating whatsoever. I've been putting the phone through it's paces, streaming, watching videos (I'm not really a gamer), but the phone is stellar as I would expect. Also NO issues wirelessly charging and I just got a new charging stand for my office, which charges my iPhone vertically, my Apple Watch and has a charging plate for my Jabra Elite 85t headphones I just got which now charge in their case wirelessly. I'm a totally happy camper all around.

I just received the iPhone Pro Max 12 today and I am experiencing the exact same problem which also lead me to this thread... just setting up my phone, the phone is too hot to even hold! This is very concerning.. I’m upgrading from the iPhone 10 XS Max which always ran cool as a cucumber so something is definitely wrong here... please keep us updated on this.. hope it doesn’t catch on fire!! 🔥

My iphone 12 pro max 128gb gold Is having same issue.it is over heating for almost all the activities.can i get refund.I am using 20W carger will applied supplied Type C charging cable.I also tried it with mophie wireless charger that i use for iphone xs max it is still over heating.worest thing is i can not connect it to my car and it is not even charging my phone in my car.my car is CADILLAC and this 1569$ phone made my infotainment system worthless.i am going to return this phone if it is not going to compatible with my car i would prefer to have safe journey with google maps in my car rather than i am looking down to my iphone screen to take directions.And my google maps are not rerouting when i miss my way and this issue is not there with my XS MAX.

I also am having issues with overheating (to the point the screen will dim and then turn it off but it stays hot). On pro max 12. Am using all Apple chargers and cords. It heats up ridiculously hot when charging, playing games, listening to music.

its just 2 days since i bought my iphone 12 pro max and its seems to have a problem of over heating especially when i use instagram. It goes quite hot near the camera and the volume buttons. No background apps running no charger connected no cover and still it gets very heated

My flashlight works but it took me a minute to figure out that the two buttons on the pop down screen....one being the flashlight and one for camera...have to be pressed and held for just a bit longer than the buttons on the shortcut screen

I guess I should feel lucky that I’m only overheating when it doesn’t want to charge.