iPhone 16 temperature to hot prompt after IOS 26.6 update

Jacobwalks wrote:

every time I use it for more than 5 mins it pops up iPhone temperature to hot and needs to cool down and doesn’t allow me to use it - this phone has been through the heat waves and didn’t once do that only since the update ?

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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.

How long ago did you update your device?

Sometimes, after I install an update, my phones heat up considerably while in use, but it eventually subsides. I learned that my phone was just rebuilding caches and doing some housekeeping after the update, so your phone might just be doing that.

I imagine if you usually update while the phone is charging overnight, this could go unnoticed.

Jacobwalks wrote:

Hello after I have done the iOS 26.6 update on my iPhone 16

Not every issue an individual encounters on their device can be attributed to an iOS update. If the update itself were the root cause, then every device running that same version of iOS would exhibit the identical problem. In such a scenario, the forums would be flooded with countless posts reporting the same malfunction, creating an unmistakable wave of complaints that no one could possibly overlook. The absence of such widespread reports strongly indicates that the issue is not systemic, but rather specific to the device in question.