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iPhone 7 Overheating

My new iPhone 7 overheats as soon as it starts to play video, download files, or play music. It even heats up when I'm taking photos.


I found the following article given a fix. I reseted the phone and started as a clean, new phone setup and still heats up.

Here is a quote of the article:

How to fix the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus overheating problem with these solutions:

  • There could be a good chance that a third-party application is the cause of the overheating Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The best way to check this issue is by holding down power and Home button until the screen goes black then remove finger from home while continuing to hold power. Once you see the Apple logo-hold the volume up button until the springboard loads. If the device is in Safe Mode the tweaks will be gone under the setting menu. If the problem is gone then you know it’s being caused by a third-party app. You can try uninstalling one by one to track it down or go for a factory reset.
  • Before you factory reset the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, it’s recommended to wiPe the cache partition of the smartphone (Learn how to clear the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus cache). Select on Settings > General > Storage & iCloud Usage. Then select on Manage Storage. After that tap an item in Documents and Data. Then slide unwanted items to the left and tap Delete. Finally tap Edit > Delete All to remove all the app’s data.


Is anyone else having this problem, and do you have a fix or solution?

Thanks,

Watch Sport 42MM (1st gen), iOS 10

Posted on Sep 17, 2016 6:25 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2017 7:27 AM

I bought iphone 7 (128 gb) recently..i have overheating issue while browsing, chatting even i didnt ve any 3rd party application..moreover i have installed limited application and battery drains very fast as well. i am looking for your fedddback.

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Dec 12, 2016 12:08 PM in response to John Rockefeller

Hi I tried what you wrote about the low power mode when battery on 100% and I think it was on as the battery indicator turned yellow and apps refresh in background was all off. But when I checked on YouTube this seemed to be normal as I watched other people to try it. I think it switches on when you manually switch it on in battery settings as it is supposed to save power by lowering phones performance? Not sure if there is some other settings where you can choose the percentage of battery left to switch on this feature?

Dec 12, 2016 12:47 PM in response to silvio j

also battery is draining very fast...from 100% to 30% after using 27 min of facetime...my iphone 6splus was way better...


so what worked-

i did factory reset and loaded/restored only contact info from my itune backup and nothing else..then i downloaded all apps and recovered all my photos separately after few days. it worked and now it seems to be fine...

Dec 16, 2016 2:48 AM in response to John Rockefeller

I have a novelty, alias is not much news, but a confirmation same, I tested on iphone 5s a 6s and a 7, the model 5s did not show heating, now the models 6s and 7 have presented and every time you are in the street it leaves Of a network and changes the tower, the cell heats abnormally is not enough to be a superheat itself, but they get really hot, both with ios 10, I tested the same thing in another 6s with 9.3.5 and it does not happen Absolutely nothing, does not heat anything. After taking my 6s in attendance twice, and there is nothing on the hardware, and seeing other 6s and up to model 7 in question, the problem is in IOS10, but not everyone is noticing the warming, but this does not feel Or indifference, well the problem that has occurred since the first version of IOS and until today has not been corrected, so we have hope only in the 11 who knows. In model 7 I noticed that the problem is a little worse in other situations as basic activities and until connected in wifi it heats a little behind, problem goes back and forth. But the worst of warming is how much this on the street moving with or without the 4g on, which is the same with the 6s. Apple Help Please correct heating problems on your devices!

iPhone 7 Overheating

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