iPhone 13 Overheating after iOS Update

Here is a link to find Apple authorized repair facilities→Find Locations; any of them can deal with a hardware issue. Note especially Best Buy.

My iPhone 13 Pro is also running hot after the last update.

My activity as not changed. I haven’t downloaded any apps recently. The only variable is the update.

I appreciate the guy who went through probabilities, and that’s all top tier insight. But this ain’t that.

This was a release to fix a WebKit vulnerability in Safari. At least that’s why it was pushed before it was ready. And that checks out! Safari is now using as much energy per hour as YouTube. All I’m doing is reading.

But Safari alone doesn’t account for the rest of it. Whatever it is, I hope they patch it soon!

Thank you TheLittles, I have reported and put os16.5 in the comment section. My 13 mini was good for an entire day before the upgrade. I use the same cable and charger since I purchased this phone. I didn't add an app or change settings. It now overheats when charging and I get about 4 hours when using mail and text only. Just 4 or 5 emails and maybe 5 texts. I have now deleted most of my apps and shut off everything that has been suggested still the same problem. I find this extremely maddening that I have to delete or shutoff everything I bought the iPhone for because of their obvious error. I appreciate the suggestions but as yourself they do nothing for me. I believe an OS update is the only solution

My iphone 8 has been overheating since the 16.5.1 update. I have reset to factory at Applestore, downloaded new 16.5.1 and reloaded from my full encrypted backup on PC. Still having same problems. Returned to apple store again they tested everything and are unable to find a problem. I am waiting to hear from the store manager.

Let’s define “overheating”. If an iPhone overheats it shuts down so it can’t be used, and displays a message saying it must cool down before it can be turned on, and it will probably be unusable for an hour or so. If you are seeing this it is a hardware problem and you should contact Apple support: 

• Click on “Support” at the top of this page
• Go to Contact Official Apple Support

Note that both of the above have options to receive a callback or chat

If you are NOT seeing this your phone has not overheated. However, if you fast charge your phone may pause charging at 80% and display a message saying that charging has paused, and will resume when the phone cools down. This is NOT overheating, and is normal when fast charging. It also won’t prevent you from using any app you have on your phone.

Also, some apps that use a lot of energy or that use cellular data rather than Wi-Fi can cause the phone to run warmer.

I genuinely appreciate your advice. I haven’t installed any apps in forever and find this so frustrating. I don’t want to have to jump through hoops to make a phone that costs about a month’s rent to work as advertised. My phone was fine until the update. Apple needs to fix this. If they don’t, I guess I will be getting my work out jumping through those hoops. Ugh. I have been an iPhone user for about 16 years. It certainly seems like my friends with high end android phones don’t have to deal with all of these types of issues. I’m due for an upgrade soon. Maybe it’s just time I concede that iPhone is no longer the best. Idk.

Since this update, my iPhone 13 Pro Max, is always hot to the touch next to the side volume buttons. I restarted it, I reset the whole **** thing, still the phone get hot to the touch in the area even with no apps turned on. Not sure what’s located in that area that is definitely overworking all the time

I was an avid Android Note user for several years starting with the Note 7… but I quickly realized that Android phones, and not just the Note series, are basically a pocket sized windows computer. Meaning it has all the same random, annoying AF updates and, especially, “glitches” and “hang-ups” just like a windowslaptop Windows based laptop or a Chrome Book. I was an IPhone user first, then when the Note 7 came out I stayed with the Note phones for 3-4 yrs. Then back to IPhone. So I’ve dealt with the ANNOYING AF issues that both phones have, and IMHO, IPhone issues are MUCH more Tolerable lol. My mother was using a Galaxy phone for several years. She’s 74 years, and the smartest person I know, but she doesn’t have a “Tech- Thumb” to save her life lol. I was ALWAYS having to help her with that dang POS phone. This year I added her to MY cell phone plan with Xfinity and finally convinced her to switch to Apple …. It’s been about 6 months now and I’ve only had to help her TWICE with her IPhone. She LOVES it! She even TAUGHT HERSELF how to TEXT!!!! Something she never could do on her android, no matter HOW MANY times I tried to teach her lol.

Basically, and again just my opinion, switching to an android to escape Apples hardware and IOS Update issues etc, is just trading one companies issues for another companies issues, and for me at least, the lesser of the two evils is Apple’s IPhone lol. Also, after SO MANY IOS updates over the years, nearly all of which are intended to have “ Bug Fixes” for the PREVIOUS updates, I advise users to NEVER have have your iPhone set to automatically download and install new IOS updates. I wait AT LEAST 2 weeks, and usually longer than that, before downloading and installing a new Update. When I know Apple has pushed a new update out, I start searching and reading reviews regarding any issues that update has. Some times, the issues are things I can live with and not “detrimental” to my phone and phone usage, or the issues or problems are overshadowed by the GOOD aspects of the update, such as security patches, etc… so I’ll go ahead and update my phone. But to be honest lol, those instances are rare, and especially so since approximately IOS Update 15 to current.

But again, this is just how **I** handle updates.

Hippos2023 wrote:

I still on IOS 16.5.1, and since that update, my 14 Pro Max will randomly claim my phone is overheating but it only gives this warning when my phone is connected to the charger.

That message is NOT saying the phone is overheating; it says it is pausing charging to allow it to cool off.

iPhones have always paused at 80% when fast charged to allow the battery to cool down, but they didn’t display a message; they just paused until the phone's temperature stabilized. 

Users have sometimes asked in ASC why it has “stopped charging at 80%,” and this is the answer; that it has to cool down, and will resume after a pause. 

With iOS 16.5 and later Apple has added a message SAYING why it has paused. But if you had never noticed that it paused at 80%, then this sounds like the update broke something. It's normal, just more information about why it paused.

My iPhone heated up this morning immediately after installing 17.5.1. The Search capability worked erratically for Calendar and Mail. I rebooted. The phone cooled down. Search gradually improved. Search now seems to be working normally. Perhaps many post-update problems are caused by over-heating hardware.

DRinTX wrote:

So aggravating!

Is your iPhone updated to iOS 16.6?

Seymore-Buttes Said:

“Thanks! I reported. In the drop-down asking for iOS version, the most recent version you can select is 16.4.1. Must look good for their stats to not include, I don’t know… what everyone is using!?”

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You are welcome.

All you need to do is mention to which iOS version your feedback submission pertains. Include it in the Comments pane.

Thanks for doing your part. It will help many, for certain.

Been there done that. 47gb out of 128 used. I have tried every fix I have read about except wiping out my phone and starting from scratch. Again if nothing changes but the upgrade and all this starts what else can it be? why wasn't the app trying to access my audio before the upgrade? I really do appreciate the info and don't want to sound unappreciative but I did nothing at all but download and install the ( so called) upgrade. hopefully a fix comes soon.

Thank You Thank You Thank You!! Yes it worked. Backed up 13 mini on my macbook Air then Reloaded 16.5.1 as you instructed. I went from 4 hours down to 10% and over heating with very little use to all day with some navigation and normal use down to 86% and cool as a cucumber!

Finally!

I just moved from android to ios, and now it's seems pain in ***.

After the 16.5.1 update while using mobile data phone started to heat and drain battery quickly. Even I cannot put phone in my pocket.

I didn't expect this from Apple and fed up.