New iPhone 5s Overheating and Losing Battery Life

The phone getting warm and the battery dropping that much make sense together, since more battery usage = more heat, but the cause is unknown. I've noticed that when signal strength is low or cellular is on instead of wifi, it works harder to receive and transmit data. What kinda network are you using? Oh, plus, the way iCloud continually restores in the background could be causing some of that heat too.

When you say overheated, do you just mean that it got warm, or that you actually got a heat warning error message? Some warming is normal during charging or heavy activity, but it's hard to say. Most likely cause would be some sort of stuck app running in a loop, maxing out the processor, generating heat, and draining the battery. Sounds like you're on the right track. If it's still happening, may want to try restoring as new (without loading your backup), then use it for a bit to see if it's behaving normally without any of the old data/apps.

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I'm currently on iOS 7.0.2 and mine actually overheated. A warning came on the screen with a thermometer indicating this. I was using GPS with an Appradio car stereo. To overheat on a chilly UK day is slightly concerning. I'm thinking of returning my 5S and goon back to my 4s.

this is all above iOS 7.0.2 issue

drained fast battery not because any iphone problem it is software on iOS7 specially please double check your privatecy location this default set to use GPRS to keep track your possition location which you also could easier check it back where you going before also few more add on GPRS maps, location you have to turn it off otherwise each time you press your iphone at once time this apps will doing there work at back ground.

if you disable this function i can saying your battery save up to 20% more power energy in all iphone model sorry for 3G user cause iOS 7 is end user

Had the same issue.

- I was running on low battery. So I killed all the apps and put 5S to sleep with 19% battery.

- After a while an alert popup of a low battery sign of 10% came. I forgot to hit OK.

- After a few minutes when I picked up the 5S it was terribly hot with battery showing 1%.

What paopaowell describes is not causing the massive battery drain. The one time location checking (GPRS) starts the GPS for a second or two and then turns it off. That won't cause the massive battery drain.

Hi I'm also experiencing from heating up but sometimes and then it comes down.

I kno it supposed to heat up while playing games, but this is also while sending email reading news etc.

My 4s use to heat when I use 3G n browse a lot, maybe it's the same with 5s on LTE.

The battery was fine at starting, but no I'm even scared to use it while I'm out so it survived till end of the day.

I recently installed that nike app which uses the m7 chip to try it out, do u think that app might be the issue ??

I bought a 5S on the original release date. Lately my phone has been getting super hot after about 10 minuets... Then it overheats and restarts.... Is this something I should take into apple to use my warranty?

i have the same problem here and it is really frustating me!!i've tried the clean restore for twice set up as a new phone turn off all the locations, background app refresh and nothing changed, and my friend who own the 5s have the same problem like me, i love apple, i love iphone, i love all apple products especially my iphone 5s, please anyone if you guys have the same problem with me and already have the solutions please kindly email me at santosa999@me.com

thanks!

iPhone 5s - 64Gb - iOs7.1

overheat (i couldnt even hold my phone because it was too hot)

and battery drain, its like drain for 1% in every 1-2minutes (whats app, facebook and same activity when i was using my iPhone 5 and recently i didnt have any problem like this with my i phone 5) and the bad news is i couldnt even return my iPhone 5s to the local apple store because they said my iPhone was from the another country (it was a present from my auntie when she were in US)

help!!!!please mail me if you guys have any solutions

im a big fan of apple, i use the iPhone 2G till 5s i love them all, but i hate these annoying overheat and battery drain!

Dont be afraid it will be solved automatically, its not only the problem of iphone 5s/c, it is a bug of IO7 coz i got iphone 5 with the same issue when ma battery came 20% its 1 % goes like a mint either you are using or not, so cool it will be solved with upgrading and do not charge your iphone with laptop or desktop or other like car kit charge it with the original charger of it came in the box.

Kind Regards,

Wasi khan

I experience severe overheating mainly when charging but it gets worse using FaceTime. I actually had to end the FaceTime and turn the phone off it was that hot. I burnt my fingers holding it. I've also experienced the phone shutting down when it shows there is 10% battery life. I'm thinking of contacting customer service and getting it seen to as it's becoming extremely dangerous.

So has anyone heard of a solution for this yet? I have an appointment today at the Apple store, but the phone is unuseable due to battery drain. The heat issue is very noticable, and I can feel it through my shorts pocket. I have erased and reset the phone mutiple times with the same result each time.This is my first iPhone after being on comapny-provided Android products, but I have been a personal iPad and MAC user for years. Never had this experience with Apple products, or Motorola phones, before! 😠

I have had my iphone 5 for 18months and all was well until about a week ago. The phone started running abnormally hot and lost charge very quickly....full charge gone in about 4 hours when it used to be 2 days. I did the full restore and went through the diagnostics telling me that they got overheating errors. No kidding, it was generating its own heat. I have tried a number of operating scenarios and it appears that the phone runs cool and keeps a charge in a Wi-Fi environment but it runs hot and discharges quickly in the 4G environment. This just started happening suddenly last week. Any ideas?