Updates can deliver critical security patches and improved functionality. Software or apps that haven’t been updated. Lower brightness, often used when inside, is easier for the phone to handle than high brightness. Your iPhone should adjust its brightness automatically according to the ambient light. Unsurprisingly, online streaming leads to excess heat. Keeping your screen awake is one of the most power-hungry activities your phone can engage in. Double-click your iPhone’s home button to scroll through every app that’s currently open (then swipe upward on the app to close it). Having tons of processes running concurrently makes your iPhone work harder and hotter. Couple that with all the heat generated by everything your phone is designed to do, and you’ve got an overheating iPhone. Direct sunlight can increase the air temperature a lot. Navigate to Settings > Battery to check this.
If you get a notification that your battery should be replaced, heed the warning. It might overwork itself unnecessarily, and heat is definitely one indication of that.
A bad battery outputs energy irregularly. Some of the reasons your iPhone gets hot include:įaulty battery.
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The battery might be affecting internal components in your phone, or a software issue could be making the processor run at full power. A little warmth is fine, but it’s another thing if your iPhone feels like it’s about to melt.