iPhone mini overheating problem

I don't know if anyone else was facing this problem, but my iPhone 12 mini was overheating like crazy and there were no alerts that it was too hot or anything. 2 days ago it overheated to the point where the screen stopped working (I placed it in a bag on a table and it was left in the sun for 10 min, started overheating in a closed bag). At first, it was just the bottom of the screen that didn't work but then it spread to the top until the whole screen was not functional. I left it at my desk in my room and was woken up by alarms that are set for every day on that same phone. By the morning, not only was the screen unfunctional, but the whole screen turned black and you couldn't do anything but still charge normally and you get messages like it's working. I don't know what to do with it and locals told me that it's not worth saving, but if someone knows what might happened to it and how to make any use of it I would be thankful.

iPhone 12 mini

Posted on Sep 16, 2023 3:40 PM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2024 8:45 PM

I am using 12 mini, having the same issue of over heating, Its getting overheat within 2 or 3 minutes like ****, can't touch the phone. when i disconect the data connection, its gets cool. done factory reset, erased data, but no changed in overheating problem. Can apple help?

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Nov 9, 2023 12:51 PM in response to yeeeeeehawwwww

I am having similar issues. My iphone 12 mini's screen randomly turns partly black with some red coloring. I also have issues with it getting too hot. Every time I charge it in my car, when I connect to CarPlay, I eventually receive a message saying that charging is on hold because it is too hot. I tested this with other iphones (not iphone 12 minis) and that never happens. And that happens when I use the cable to connect, if I use the wireless charging system my car has then forget about it. It gets so hot it becomes unusable. I tried it both with and without my case to see if that could've been affecting it and I would get the same result. Yet everyone else I tested it with that have non-iphone 12 mini iphones had no issues at all.

Sep 17, 2023 3:33 AM in response to yeeeeeehawwwww

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 -20º and 45º C (-4º to 113º 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 0º and 35º C (32º to 95º 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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