My iPhone 16 Pro Max overheats while using the Camera app

I got my 16 ProMax on Friday, set it up Friday night, and noticed over the weekend and today as I am using the phone for emails, safari, etc…is hot to hold - it’s a cool day (66 degrees F) today.

So the phone can’t be on for more than 30 minutes at a time…?

To be honest, I have a 15 pro max that has been over heating ever since I bought it. I have hated the phone throughout. Yet I have been hoping to just get a 16 pro max as a way of fixing my hatred for the current 15 pro max. Now if this latest 16 pro max is also rumored to be over heating, then what can I do? Continue trusting the Apple products? This is not value for money. Please do something.

Sorry, but you are wrong. I have an iPhone 16 with the same issues described here and it stops working when it gets very hot WITHOUT any message on the screen. After the temperature is back to normal I can use it for no longer than 5 minutes before it „freezes“ again and it’s very, very hot.

So please don’t downplay this.

Same here. I’m a new user of an iPhone 16 Pro and it’s strange that using the phone only texting or watching a video the phone starts overheating. It’s not a problem that affects the use but, as a new iPhone user this bothers me.

I’m experiencing an issue with my iPhone 16 Pro overheating. It just arrived yesterday, just started using it today and it’s quite warm with me using it for YT, games, and when just browsing normally as I did with my old 12 which never overheated.

I have an iPhone 16 Pro, I am noticing that the phone is burning hot, especially when I open the camera. I heard they used graphite to improve thermals, but I’m not noticing it. Is Apple doing anything about this issue?

A few weeks later and it’s still happening constantly, forced restarts are pretty common cause it’s the only thing bf that stops it, but a few hours later it just dies it again.. and again.. and again.

Hi alekspyt,

I have noticed the same w.r.t Mom's iPhone as well. Also, I am observing this heating of iPhones too much with my other friends as well.

Just wanted to confirm something first,

Did you transfer data from your old phone to iPhone 16 after purchasing it ?

16 pro here, same issues. Debating if it’ll be fixed with a software update or if hardware is damaged and needs to be returned. I’ve had the phone for 2 weeks and today went to use the camera outdoors. Had the camera app open for ~10 mins which led to the screen dimming all the way, before saying the phone needs to cool down. My 12pro never got hot like this. I also don’t see a big advantage with the new battery.. doesn’t last nearly as long as a new phone battery should

I have been an Iphone user since the birth of its existence.

Coming from Iphone 13 Pro Max to Iphone 16 pro.

Battery - Dies in 6 hours.

Phone gets HOT without any background app active (OFF)

Iphone decides to disable sounds on its own.

Hepatic decides to work when it wants.

Apps become super slow as the phone is HOT till a message comes up that the phone needs to cool down.

Can apple recommend a shrink for my phone? Its very much temperamental.

Hope the update fixes this, otherwise would want a replacement as I am already on 16 cycle counts.

Dear Apple,

I have been an Iphone user since the birth of its existence.

Coming from Iphone 13 Pro Max to Iphone 16 pro.

>Battery - Dies in 6 hours.

>Phone gets HOT without any background app active (OFF)

>Iphone decides to disable sounds on its own.

>Hepatic decides to work when it wants.

>Camera crashes when opened with Whatsapp, and thought that was a Whatsapp Issue, but I was wrong, as it does the same when I try to open the camera app. You can see the delays and lags on apps when opened.

>Apps become super slow as the phone is HOT till a message comes up that the phone needs to cool down.

Can apple recommend a shrink for my phone? Its very much temperamental.

Hope the update fixes this, otherwise would want a replacement as I am already on 16 cycle counts.

Please let me know what needs to be done if indeed the phone is faulty.

Thank you

🙏🏽

KIKO_420 wrote:

Dear Apple,

I have been an Iphone user since the birth of its existence.

Coming from Iphone 13 Pro Max to Iphone 16 pro.

>Battery - Dies in 6 hours.

>Phone gets HOT without any background app active (OFF)

>Iphone decides to disable sounds on its own.

>Hepatic decides to work when it wants.

>Camera crashes when opened with Whatsapp, and thought that was a Whatsapp Issue, but I was wrong, as it does the same when I try to open the camera app. You can see the delays and lags on apps when opened.

>Apps become super slow as the phone is HOT till a message comes up that the phone needs to cool down.

Can apple recommend a shrink for my phone? Its very much temperamental.

Hope the update fixes this, otherwise would want a replacement as I am already on 16 cycle counts.

Please let me know what needs to be done if indeed the phone is faulty.

Thank you

🙏🏽

You are NOT writing anyone from Apple here. This is a user to user only forum, which Apple doesn't participate.

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I got my first iPhone 16 Pro on the launch day, and it was a disaster from the start. I ended up demanding a new device after 2 weeks. I have now had a new iPhone 16 Pro and it’s better, though not by much.

Overheating and battery life is less of a problem - though still not great - but the camera is unusable. Most of the time I am unable to use the camera, as it just crashes after I try to take a photo. It’s like there is a problem with the camera saving the photo and the app just crashes.

I take that back. A few days later the issue is back, worse than ever and the overheating problem is as bad as on my original iPhone 16 Pro. Either I got a second dud device or this is software. Entire device slow, freezing, unresponsive, crashing, very hot and unusable.

Getting hot while charging is completely normal.

Likewise, speaking on the phone, particularly on a 5G network takes a lot of power, and even more under low signal conditions.

Both are completely normal.