Iphone 14 Pro Max overheating

Like others have already stated, my 14 Pro Max is also overheating but I believe I've narrowed it down to the point i can repro on demand. It's got to do with "environmental variables" as, the phone heating up while using it is Not significant enough when used - indoors* . However, when used outside in ambient conditions (Florida) but NOT in direct sunlight, the phone will cook just right to the 3rd camera lense toward the center of the device. This can be reproduced with ease by closing all the apps, setting brightness to 30 % or less, then opening YT and Safari. Watch a 3 min YT video, and browse for about 10min. Browsing doesn't have to be video intensive, just casual like Amazon or whatever. Within about 10min Temps will reach 100 or so. Screen goes dim, very hard to see the background. The quick fix is to place the phone in front of the A/C duct in the car: cool it for about 3-4 min and it's back to normal range. (Then the cycle starts again)

My battery health is at 100%, app utilization is 44% safari, 9% YT, and the rest are under 9 %.

Just upgraded to the latest iOS (as of posting this comment) and no change.

Just switched to a Galaxy s23 Ultra for time being and it has been a painful experience lol but at least no burning issues (pun intended) Hoping to get the issues fixed and return to the apple platform asap :) 😀😃🙂

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 10, 2023 8:39 AM

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Aug 10, 2023 8:47 AM in response to JoeyZe

When I had a somwhat similar issue this is What I did...


  1. Took a backup on iCloud (Which I do regularly)
  2. Logged out of the Apple ID
  3. Erase --> Erase iPhone - Apple Support (IN)
    1. Keep eSIM Data was the option I chose (See the pic)
    2. .
  4. Set up my iPhone and restored it from iCloud Backup


I continued to have the same issue with the heating.


I repeated the above steps but this time I did not restore from the iCloud Backup. I set it up as a new iPhone.


Waited for 3 days. There is no heating issue, now.


Conclusion.:

  • There is no hardware issue!
  • This is not an iOS 16.0.3 issue
  • Some Apps or iPhone storage and some settings may be heating up the device.


Action Plan:

  • I will now slowly get my all data back one by one.
  • Using the elimination process I will try to find out which app or settings were causing this...


Now the heating issue isn't there anymore. I am adding apps one by one and keeping tab on the heating issue.



My experience says this is purely caused by some third-party app that you may have installed.


I am not aware of the ambient temperature in which you are using the iPhone. However --> Keeping iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch within acceptable ...


Store the device where the temperature is between -20Âș and 45Âș C (-4Âș to 113Âș F). Don’t leave the device in your car, because temperatures in parked cars can exceed this range.


Use iOS devices where the ambient temperature is between 0Âș and 35Âș C (32Âș to 95Âș F). Low- or high-temperature conditions might cause the device to change its behavior to regulate its temperature. Using an iOS device in very cold conditions outside of its operating range might temporarily shorten battery life and could cause the device to turn off. Battery life will return to normal when you bring the device back to higher ambient temperatures. Using an iOS device in very hot conditions can permanently shorten battery life.


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