15 pro max overheating while using camera

I am currently on software 17.4.1

facing overheating issue while using the camera app ( even on photos and portrait not on video)

and when shooting under the sun shooting the phone gets hot af snd brightness reduced until its cooled down

we need a fix asap , it’s a serious issue for latest iPhone


  • location is turned off
  • background app refresh is turned off

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Apr 5, 2024 5:45 PM

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Apr 5, 2024 5:49 PM in response to Saiddaoud

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: 


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.


The camera uses really huge amounts of energy to power the CCD sensors, and, if you leave the camera open the phone will get very hot. All iPhones have always done this, and so do smartphones from other manufacturers.


As a result, there is no fix; you can’t “fix” physics.

Apr 5, 2024 6:00 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

The thing is that the device gets hot too much and brightness starts to decrease even if its set to the max

its the first procedure of overheating

also when phone is cool and you take a portrait photo it will process immediately

but when the mentioned scenario happens and gets hot images are not processed and quality is very bad until device temperature is down again

if the processor cannot handle shooting 20 picture continuously , what do you call this?

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