How do I fix heating issue on my iPhone 16 Pro?

I got my 16 pro in May 2025, I haven’t even had it a month and it’s overheated twice, the first time it was on the charger and it said charging will continue when your phone cools down. This time it didn’t get so hot as to trigger the warning and it was not on a charger. It was during a Zoom call. But I am well past iOS 18.0.1.

Yeah, my bad seems like it was much longer ago than that, but I did purchase mine in November 2024. I do in fact I have a 16 pro max, regardless of when I bought it, this problem has not occurred until just recently.

I am having the same issue. I have had my iPhone 16 for about a month now and it is overheating after minimal use such as texting talking on the phone, etc. I can’t hold it in my hand for too long because it gets too hot. This is not normal.

My iPhone 16 pro is overheating.

all background apps are closed

all location services are off

less than half storage space is being utilized and it’s still over heating when used intermittently

Apple are you going to fix this?

I was told it’s normal that the phone gets hot! I’ve had iPhones since they first came out and never had the issue before. The people in the Genius Bar are not doing a great job….that’s if you can even get an appointment

I came to say the same thing. An appointment with a Genius Bar was unhelpful. They just reset my phone with a clean slate and asked me to test it. Two of their associates suggested no intervention unless I get the warning overheating/coolsown sign, which is a bit stupid. I wouldn’t want to purposely allow that to happen and put my phone battery/hardware at risk with the price I paid. I’d want to mitigate any possible damage from heating. Simple tasks like browsing/Safari switching between apps generate an unusually fair amount of heat when it shouldn’t even compared to iPhone 12pm. Also, I experience hot temps when using FaceTime under cool conditions. The problem is they want me to replicate it within the bar, when I can’t. I don’t know. It’s a difficult one. no hardware faults found, and the latest firmware. Apple really needs to find ways to run testing at their bar and meet the standards regarding heating, or possible ways to allow consumers to take note of internal temperature when necessary.

My iPhone 16 pro is about 6 months old and it keeps getting really hot when I use i for longer than 10 mins. This never happened before with iPhone 14. It’s getting too hot to touch. Seems like this is an issue that needs addressed with so many people reporting the phone’s overheating.

Hey there! I had a similar issue with my iPhone 15 Pro overheating too, therefore was curious to see if you were right about using a third-party wireless case. After reading your suggestion, I decided to switch to a genuine Apple case, and guess what? My phone doesn’t seem to overheat anymore! I even tried the app that I though may be causing the issue, and it worked wonders. So thank you👍🏻

Recording on .5 with flash only last 7-10 minutes in a slim case. Overheated in a 75 degree room. This is terrible compared to my iPhone 13 Pro Max

Me too!

My iPhone 16 overheated today and set off the ADT smoke alarm.

I will return it if this happens again.

Really? Maybe you use it more than usually

Adevivo wrote:

I got it 5 days ago. this is not normal!!

It is quite normal, as Limnos and I explained above.

Mine is the same. My phone gets seriously hot and even when not in use the battery doesn’t last half the day. I spent over $1200 for a phone worse than an iphone 11!

Update no one asked: Sold the 16 Pro and bought the Pro Max…. No issues whatsoever 🫠