I was wondering if anyone has problems with their iPhone 14 getting too hot. I was listening to a podcast & just happened to touch my phone. It was extremely hot both front & back. It took over an hour to come back to normal temperature. I am just worried what would have happened if I hadn’t touched it, would it have kept getting hotter. This can’t be good for the phone
iPhone 14, iOS 16
The phone monitors its own temperature, and if the temperature goes about the operating limit for the phone it will shut down and display a message say it has to cool off. If this doesn’t happen it has not overheated.
The phone gets warm when used, thanks to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Anything that creates or uses energy does so with some loss. That lost energy is expressed as heat. So when you charge the phone it generates heat in the power source, heat in the charger circuit in the phone, and heat as the energy goes into the battery. The faster the charging, the more heat is generated. Likewise when you discharge the battery; not all of the energy from the battery gets to the circuits that use it. Some of it becomes heat.
If you use the cellular network for voice or data, converting energy to radio frequency signals is very wasteful; only about 30% of the energy that goes into the network components comes out as radio signals, the other 70% becomes heat. And signal strength matters; a 1 bar signal requires that the phone boost its transmitter power to maintain a connection, and it isn’t linear. 1 bar uses 10 times as much energy as 4 bars. You didn’t mention your phone model, but an iPhone 12 or newer (including SE 3rd edition) with a 5G signal uses about twice as much energy as an LTE signal, and 5G towers are still not as densely distributed as LTE, so the signal is likely to be weaker, compounding the problem.
The phone monitors its own temperature, and if the temperature goes about the operating limit for the phone it will shut down and display a message say it has to cool off. If this doesn’t happen it has not overheated.
The phone gets warm when used, thanks to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Anything that creates or uses energy does so with some loss. That lost energy is expressed as heat. So when you charge the phone it generates heat in the power source, heat in the charger circuit in the phone, and heat as the energy goes into the battery. The faster the charging, the more heat is generated. Likewise when you discharge the battery; not all of the energy from the battery gets to the circuits that use it. Some of it becomes heat.
If you use the cellular network for voice or data, converting energy to radio frequency signals is very wasteful; only about 30% of the energy that goes into the network components comes out as radio signals, the other 70% becomes heat. And signal strength matters; a 1 bar signal requires that the phone boost its transmitter power to maintain a connection, and it isn’t linear. 1 bar uses 10 times as much energy as 4 bars. You didn’t mention your phone model, but an iPhone 12 or newer (including SE 3rd edition) with a 5G signal uses about twice as much energy as an LTE signal, and 5G towers are still not as densely distributed as LTE, so the signal is likely to be weaker, compounding the problem.
I've read your answer in other threads. Your answer could be helpful, and I intend to try it. But, for me, the main issue happens with memory-heavy apps like Facebook. I work for Meta. That's why I'm here. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max. It is a *known issue* with the Pro series. If your theory is correct, I'll let you know. I dogfood Facebook, so I'm always monitoring.
It is not a "known issue."
My 14 Pro Max runs the Facebook app most of the day, and it neither gets hot nor "overheats."
If your iPhone or iPad gets too hot or too cold - Apple Support
It was a iPhone 14 new in Nov 22. Thankyou for taking the time to explain everything. It makes a lot of sense as I only had one bar & it was downloading some podcasts, thanks again
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