7.1.1 and overheating

[msvadi]

After updating to 7.1.1, my iPhone 5 started to overheat frequently (almost on daily basis). Battery behaviour also became very erratic and unreliable: it can drop from 25% to 1% within half an hour or simply shutdown around 33%.

I never had those issues before 7.1.1, but I wonder if it's just a coincidence. A bunch of apps I use released updates around the same time as 7.1.1 came out, so may be one of them is responsible.

 

[Intell]

Something is getting stuck in a loop and causing the system to not be able to sleep. Restore it and see if that corrects the problem. If it does not, restore and set up as a new phone.

 

[msvadi]

Something is getting stuck in a loop and causing the system to not be able to sleep. Restore it and see if that corrects the problem. If it does not, restore and set up as a new phone.

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

[T5BRICK]

What you're describing sounds like a bad battery to me.

 

[afsnyder]

Seems like a bad battery.

 

[msvadi]

What you're describing sounds like a bad battery to me.

Thanks. I'll try Restore first, and if nothing changes, I'll take it to the geniuses for testing.

 

[Hot Tech Today]

I would think that a bad battery would have shown itself long before the upgrade to 7.1.1. In any case I think a fresh start would help. My iPhone 4 dev test device get's pretty hot during app testing after 7.1.1 as well but it's not a daily driver so I haven't thought much about it. I might restore mine as well to see if that helps. My iPhone 5 dev device is doing fine after 7.1.1.

Let us all know if that worked for you, I'm sure there are other solutions. The physical battery would be an odd coincidence.

 

[mich070]

My iphonr 5 had not a battery problem, but when i am using it a lot, it gets really hot... I seriously would like to know what problem it is!

 

[sunking101]

My i5 gets a lot hotter whilst charging with 7.1.1 and has always been hotter in use since 7.0

 

[PilotTiny]

Ive had this issue with my i5 since day one. Maybe it was a design fault with the battery or something.