iPhone 7 Overheating

Mr.Loren007 wrote:

If it were a third party application it would have happened before I downloaded the new iPhone OS. My guess is that the new OS was tested on an empty iPhone, so when someone uses a relatively active phone, full of apps of all kinds, the new OS doesn't know how to respond to the added power-draw of the apps, and it overheats. just a guess mind you. When I posted this on FB, people started responding with, 'yes, it happened shortly after downloading the new OS' ...so Bob's your uncle.

Testing was done by over 1 million beta testers over a period of almost half a year, all with different numbers of apps. For example, I have 260 apps on my phone. My battery life is excellent, and my phone doesn't overheat.

And no, if it were a third party app it would not necessarily have happened before you downloaded iOS 11. Consider that there are apps that have conflicts with the new OS. Or that just the update process triggered a bug in the app that was always there but that code path had never been traversed. Apps are "told" when a new version has been installed; they need to do cleanup and possibly adjust settings. But there is no way to verify that this code works before they actually encounter an update.

hightree621 wrote:

Why is my I phone 8 getting quite warm

Because processing data generates heat. The more work it is doing, the warmer it will be. Unless the phone displays the message that it is overheating and shuts off it is normal. If you are charging the battery it will also get warm. And if you use it while charging the battery it will get warmer. The things that generate the most heat are:

• Using mobile data or voice with a very weak cell signal
• Playing games with interactive hi-rez graphics
• Using the camera
• Having the brightness way up
• Combinations of the above

To fix the heat up issue that iPhone X , iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 users should keep updating to latest version of YouTube. Some user reported that after upgrading the new release of iPhone the issue is not seen anymore.

It sounds like something failed in the phone, probably the chip that controls charging. While this can happen randomly, most often it is the result of using a poorly regulated USB power source. It can also be caused by a battery that has failed suddenly, again, either randomly, or as a cascading failure due to the failed charger chip.

Let's rank your symptoms in order of importance:

1. WiFi greyed out

2. Phone getting warm

It's a little like saying:

"I've got this itch on my back that I can't reach."

"By the way, that shark just bit off my foot"

The first indicates a serious hardware problem with your phone. Anything else is irrelevant. You should start here: If Wi-Fi is grayed out or dim on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If you have a 7 or 7 Plus hold the power and Volume Down buttons.

I called apple and they went on and on with the same old technical gibberish that they usually use. But ask to get an appointment at the Genius Bar and they will change your phone for free after going on and again with the same gibberish that apple care did. Or you can go to a specialist on iPhones and get a retrograde done to your phone. Usually cost around 20 to 40$ to get done but at least you'll get battery protection back.

I have noticed similar problem too. I had played around with my Settings on the phone and after a while my phone got so hot. And then when I listened to Music, the battery started draining so fast. For each song, like 3-4 % were down. Not sure if all of this model has this problem. I get this problem even when I use Facebook App

I am also having this problem. I JUST got the phone activated YESTERDAY NIGHT! I am on the phone (not even playing with it or using any apps) and it's super hot!! I wonder if Apple is going to fix this!!!! I paid way too much money for this phone for it to be overheating not even after a full day of use (I was i clinical all day so I haven't even touched my phone).

I have exactly same overheating issue on my iPhone 7 plus. I received iPhone yesterday and During restored all data to new iPhone 7 plus. There was a lots of overheat issue. However, now my iPhone is not much working but still hot. Something going on here. I have to visit apple store to check what is the real issue.

Just got my Iphone 7 plus 128GB yesterday afternoon. I was in the process of restoring my setting from the Icloud and left the store because it was taking longer to restore. The reps said once your home and connected to the WIFI, it will continue to restore from there. I got to my car; plugged in my cable charger. I have noticed within 5 minutes or so, the back of the iphone near to the camera lens heats up (warm). I said, "a $938.00 brand new iphone behaving as such rightaway!" cannot be right. When I got home, i tried charging the phone via the wall charger, and it also heats up. I need to bring this back to the apple store ASAP. feeling a bit disappointed. I hope Apple could find a way to fix this... I hope its not a hardware issue like it had to my Iphone 6 plus' (touch screen IC's issue).

Same issue, just received mines a few hours ago. By the time I finished setting it up, the phone was extremely hot and the battery drained. Put it down for a bit, which cause it to cool down. I could feel it heating back up as I type now. I see I'm not the only one.

Did you get yours at Apple or via your wireless carrier? I'm on my replacement one since Wednesday. Yesterday, I reset my network settings. Followed by deleting all apps, reboot phone, reinstall app fresh, reboot. When I run this Sleep Cycle app, the iPhone 6 drained by 26% in 8h23m, while the iPhone 7 was drained by 40% while both are on airplane mode. Still same issue. This morning, I reset my iPhone 7 to factory settings. When it's charging it's still warmer than all my other iPhones I've previously owned. I'll reinstall the apps and will use it for a few more days. If that really fails, I would have to return the iPhone 7. I'd go through Verizon, but would Apple be able to replace this instead of me resorting to a refurbished version? It's likely I'd have to return completely till they figure it out. It would be a big disappointment, but it's a brand new phone, not to mention it's my second one because Verizon replaced the 1st iPhone 7 with heating up issues. Have you guys had any luck with yours recently?

Mero1980, are you working from a backup? If you are, then I'd recommend starting fresh without restoring from your backup in case it has incompatible files that some of the developers have yet to updated for iOS 10.0.2. Then give it 24-48 hours and see how it performs with heat and battery life. Although, I wiped out my new iPhone 7 and started off as fresh, it is still warm, but just not as bad. Same thing cannot be said about battery life as it still *****! haha. I'll just have to monitor my usage before I go complaining to Apple. They would've asked if you've done so and so. I could at least tell them, yep. Good luck.

Surprisingly, my phone stopped over heating. I did nothing to it. I think its a one off experience when you start using it, and then the problem goes. It over heated for only the first two days, so much I could not even keep it in my jeans pocket. Strange!