iPhone 15 overheating - Apple Community (2024)

Ahsanali1981

21 points

I have same exact issue ... called apple and they suggest to turn off location services , also background app refresh ...BUtt that dose not helped ...

My 15 Pro Max is getting hot and battery draining too quickly ... There is something definitely wrong with it ... Apple need to fix this asap ...

vitallia

18 points

lkylv

16 points

Kurtnobrain

14 points

The ongoing issue is still persisting and continuing.

The phone gets warm.

It's hard to believe that a high-end device would have this problem; it must be a hardware problem.

Including images.

15 pro max blue titanium.

microbians_hi

9 points

This is getting hot after the update (reset and all that tips), today I tested and in less of 1 min of same in a call or less of 1 min of taking photos or video, it put around 42º Celsius. In the back right side, near the volume buttons, very hot.

And this does not happen on my old Iphone 13 PRO ever, only when playing a heavy game or a very long long call (and not even closer).

As soon I stop browsing or making things with the phone it cool down... but I never see something like that.

lobsterghost1

138,777 points

Your phone is NOT overheating, unless you see a message on your screen it needs to cool down before you can use it.

A new phone will be warm while it indexes all the new data you have put on the phone. This is normal and not something to be concerned about.

mclifford81

9 points

Nikolaus Heger

50 points

This is what happens:

• iPhone 15 pro overheats right after you spent like $2,000 on it (in my case. - purchased top end pro max overseas)
• keeps overheating the next few days
• people post here, outraged
• after 1 or 2 weeks their iPhone has finally downloaded these 60,000 pictures from iCloud and it’s now smooth and cool as it should be
• people never post an update here

next person buys it. Repeat.

arcane93

22 points

I'm not entirely convinced that the problem is only indexing.

My 15 Pro (not Max) is sitting at pretty much normal room temperature when not in use, but I just spent about 10 minutes watching streaming video over wifi with the screen at about 30% brightness (in a room with a temperature of 69 degrees fahrenheit, so it's not an ambient temperature issue either) – the phone got hot enough that it was uncomfortable to hold, and the battery dropped by about 15% in that time (not exactly the "up to 23 hours" of video playback time that Apple claims there...).

I'm not going to say that indexing couldn't be part of it, but 1) that seems pretty extreme, even with indexing, and 2) I would hope that Apple throttles their indexing when the phone is busy doing other things.

I'm going to give it until the end of the week for indexing to finish or for Apple to release a software fix or whatever, but if it's still doing this by then, I'm returning it. I'm also recommending to friends who haven't gotten their phones yet to hold on buying anything until we see where this goes.

(Oh, and in response to the other post, it's a 1TB phone with about 600GB free, so it's not a free space-related issue either.)

Tonia_

9 points

My 15 pro was getting ridiculously hot for the first 2 days, I did a forced reset and it’s now fine, used it for 90 mins on the train yesterday & did not get hot, charge is holding just fine.

I left on charge over night & was not hot this morning.

Beisarius

5 points

TheLittles

191,967 points

Ruthy-Roo Said:

"iPhone 15 pro max heating up.: Hi everyone. I’ve recently purchased the new iPhone 15 pro max and it is heating up even when I’m not using it. I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue or if it maybe a setting that is causing it that I can turn off? Any advice is appreciated. :)"

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New iPhone Overheating:

Being a new iPhone, did you eat up all the storage, already? If little space remains on the iPhone, things can overheat.

Troubleshooting anOverheating iPhone:

Perform the following:

I.Cool Down the iPhone:

For a few hours, perform the following...

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• Keep it Out of:direct sunlight

then...

2.Clear Space Using my User Tips:

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lobsterghost1

138,777 points

Yes, but it's a new phone and it's still likely doing things in the background.

Still, you should charge it EVERY night, while you sleep, with Optimized Battery Charge turned on. Your phone will also backup to iCloud while you sleep and you'll never have to worry about losing data, if something unfortunate were to happen.

This is a user tip for from a Senior member on the forum --> When to charge your iPhone or iPad - Apple Community

lobsterghost1

138,777 points