silvio j

Q: 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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  • by guygujd,

    guygujd guygujd Oct 9, 2016 11:51 PM in response to silvio j
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    Oct 9, 2016 11:51 PM in response to silvio j

    I Was having the same problem.

    somehow resetting all settings kinda fixed it.

     

    im not sure tho, I've yet to heavily use it and see how hot it gets.

     

    But i notice it gets really hot when i use FaceTime video.

  • by mahaveerjain,

    mahaveerjain mahaveerjain Oct 16, 2016 10:11 AM in response to jsimpsonlee03
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    Oct 16, 2016 10:11 AM in response to jsimpsonlee03

    I am having same issue, Did you issue get resolved?

  • by ihwagi,

    ihwagi ihwagi Oct 16, 2016 10:34 AM in response to mahaveerjain
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    Oct 16, 2016 10:34 AM in response to mahaveerjain

    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!

  • by SolarCurry21,

    SolarCurry21 SolarCurry21 Oct 18, 2016 11:43 AM in response to silvio j
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    Oct 18, 2016 11:43 AM in response to silvio j

    I've had my iPhone 7 for just over a week now and it only recently in the past two or three days started overheating to insane amounts. It gets super hot after I send just a quick text and has a really hard time cooling down. I have it sitting on my desk now and it has left the desk where it is resting at a warm temperature without the phone box cooling down a bit. The battery has gone from me ending the day at 30-40% to being below 20% by lunch time, which is about four hours after I've unplugged it in the morning. For almost all of these 4 hours, the phone is just sitting on my desk or in my pocket, as I'm at school. It gets worse every time I open my phone to send a text, and especially if I try to listen to music! Just updated to 10.0.3 last night and the problem is the exact same, even a little worse... Switched almost all push notifications off, brightness has been down all the way, and I continually wipe apps from the background activity right after usage. I don't use any games or any other apps, and since I noticed the problem, I only use my iPhone to text and call. I tried music for a second but got nervous with how much heat resulted. Restarted my phone today and turned my phone off all night last night in the charger as well, but no better today... Any help?

  • by RPS71,

    RPS71 RPS71 Oct 18, 2016 2:09 PM in response to silvio j
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    Oct 18, 2016 2:09 PM in response to silvio j

    I'm having the same problem. I have found it to be the YouTube app that is to blame. If I had used the YouTube app, the next time I went back to my iPhone 7, it would be hot and I would lose lots of battery power...say 40% in 45mins. Also, in the lock screen would be the play/pause control, as if something was still playing in YouTube, even though it wasn't. Once I fully closed YouTube (double -click the home button and swipe away the app), the problem stopped. Now, if I watch a YouTube video, I make sure that I fully close the app each time until YouTube resolve the issue. BBC iPlayer and other video playing apps do not cause this problem.

     

    I'm just off to tell YouTube now.

     

    Hope this helps you too.

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