iPhone 15 overheating

There's been a lot of discussion on social media sites but I don't want to link them as they may not be correct.

• A 5G network is a fast network and it allows download of a lot of data. Social media apps are notorious for significant background activities to pre-process data for a nicer user experience when you open the app. This consumes battery and generates heat.
• When the 5G network is not available, the phone keeps trying to connect unless Auto is enabled for the phone to move to another network (4G). This also consumes battery and generates heat.
• Under normal circumstances and with good use of OS, this in itself should not be a problem. But if there are OS bugs or app are not optimised there will be overload, heat and more battery issues.

Again, Apple has not disclosed the problems and they may never will. But rest assured they will be fixed in an OS update.

This is a serious matter. Don’t use it and return it if you can manage. Their replacement phones have different serial number which has been the case for a very long time. Current batch of replacement phones are likely to be new considering how long this phone has been on the market for. Never had a problem with their replacement phones as they come in grey cardboard box without cable etc. and they look new.

Apple told me that the update is the reason for the issue and they are trying to fix it. They have also said it was Instagram or Uber apps in relation to update IOS 17. Update was put on my new phone first and I have the overheating issue now, 24 hours later.

For me during my nightmare the best temperatures was when I take off the background app refresh, plus location off (that is not the best but maybe there is a intermediate solution turning off all you dont use a lot), plus using the iphone in low power mode. At last in the mean while until Apple fix it, that i’m pretty sure there will be looking how to solve the problem. I will come back to the iphone 15 pro max as soon they solve this, because the photos are gorgeous.

Likely because as I posted above, your iPhone is indexing millions of bytes of data under the hood and you're likely using it at the same time while its doing it normal housekeeping. Read my post just above your post. Also make sure you update to the most current iOS version 17.1.1

The update fixed the issues. More than likely by throttling the a17 processor and on the base model the heat issues have been resolved too probably by the same method of throttling. The one issue I have is the 15 lags or gets stuck where it’s unresponsive in certain cases like when using the photos app and editing photos while the camera app is still open or sometimes the keyboard gets stuck when camera is open. It’s annoying but at least the phone isn’t overheating anymore.

Iceman6957 wrote:

A hand held device that gets too uncomfortable to be hand held surely is considered “not fit for purpose”.

If your phone is too hot to hold, it most likely has a hardware problem and you should consult Apple:

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple

The battery drain was too much for a new iPhone 15 Pro. I returned mine and that resolved the issue. At some point I was averaging 1-2 % drop just grabbing the phone and opening safari. No other Uber instagram Facebook I do not have them as apps. Email was not set. 15 min browsing I had lost 22% reserve. Mild warm feeing if plugging it in. Definitely very different than the family’s 15 iPhone non Pro.

bring it in to the Genius Bar and have it tested there. But note that for all my iPhones going back 10+ years I patented and used cases with holes to enable battery cooling and that always worked for me. Most cases contribute to overheating as the polycarbonate traps the infrared. But if you feel it unusually hot, book an appointment and they can plug it and test it on the spot. I would also test with a clean, non back up image.

Same, but seem to be caused by low cell reception. Went away after I moved location.

Just return the phone and get s23 ultra instead , 3nm chip has a hardware issue it won't go away .....did you queued for this phone 😄😁😄😁😄

I have the 15 Pro and it was getting very hot, I tried the suggestions on here and did the forced restart and I also ensured all my apps were up to date and this seems to have helped.

Instagram issue with iPhone 15 Pro Max?

iPhone 15 Overheating? It is Instagram app for me and I have a fix for you. - YouTube

If my iphone 15 pro was overheating even after the update 17.0.3 I'd reset the iphone and exclude any backups

Did you consider reset your iphone as a new iphone and not from any backup?