iPhone 5S gets hot with iCloud usage

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iPhone 5S gets hot with iCloud usage

My iPhone 5S is getting very hot and the battery drains like 5 % in 30 seconds. I've tried it all, restoring and stuff and I've read that the problem is with iCloud. So yesterday I have deleted my iCloud account from my iPhone and now it is cool.

But still I really need to use my iCloud.. Some say that you need to make a new iCloud email. But that doesn't seems to be a solution because I use that iCloud email with all my devices. Today I have tried enabling the iCloud settings one by one, and found that the Reminders and Find my iPhone gets the iPhone really hot.

I do not use iCloud backup and Photo Stream.

Any idea's ? Making a new iCloud email could not be a good solution..

Posted on Jul 2, 2014 3:34 AM

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AmishCake

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Jul 2, 2014 6:38 AM in response to Mvkoe

Some heating is normal when in use. It's only abnormal if it gets too hot to hold in your hand. If it's in a case, take it out, and move it to a cooler environment. If it gets to be a big concern, make an appointment at a Genius Bar to have it evaluated.

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Mvkoe Author

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Jul 2, 2014 6:53 AM in response to AmishCake

Yeah I know that it is normal that it gets hot. But it is not normal that it drains my battery from 100% to 0% in like half an hour, with those 2 settings enabled.

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AmishCake

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Jul 2, 2014 7:50 AM in response to Mvkoe

Battery optimization: http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

Another article: http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain

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Mvkoe Author

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Jul 5, 2014 10:31 AM in response to AmishCake

Oke so I've tried everything. Even hook the iPhone onto xCode instruments, saw some usage of internet and stuff, but nothing major. Deleted iCloud, disabled all background refreshing, location services and stuff. Still it was 20% my iPhone, and suddenly 11% in one second, then 2 seconds later 1%..

Already restored, installed as new iPhone. Don't know what to do now???

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AmishCake

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Jul 5, 2014 10:02 PM in response to Mvkoe

If I were you I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar to have the battery tested by the techs there. The device is still under warranty.

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Mac.Dee

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Jul 5, 2014 10:21 PM in response to Mvkoe

My iphone 5 doesn't get really hot at all and I have iCloud on. For me, I turned everything off on iCloud except Find My iPhone and Notes since everything else I don't need it to be backup. I used another app to backup my contacts. Find My iPhone works better when there is internet and location on. It would be wise to turn off location when is not needed esp at home and use either WIFI or Cellular data than both at once. Also, if you have plenty of emails, you should change push/fetch settings to manual so it doesn't keep grabbing or checking for new emails every mins or hr. The main battery drainer for me I noticed is the brightness. If you max out your brightness, you will see your battery goes down.

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