I spent 30 seconds doing nothing but taking fast 48 MP HEIF Max photos over and over and had zero heat with my 15 Pro Max...
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Apple Releases iOS 17.0.3 With Fix for iPhone 15 Pro Overheating
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My 15 Pro Max is definitely running warmer since this new update that’s for sure while performing what should be none intensive tasks.
This afternoon I took 6 photos for an expenses claim at work and the back of the phone felt quite warm through the case.
Listened to a podcast on the way home from work in the car and again the rear of the case felt quite warm.
Last week I had no issues, listened to Apple Music in the car while also using Apple Maps for navigation and it was barely warm.
This afternoon I took 6 photos for an expenses claim at work and the back of the phone felt quite warm through the case.
Listened to a podcast on the way home from work in the car and again the rear of the case felt quite warm.
Last week I had no issues, listened to Apple Music in the car while also using Apple Maps for navigation and it was barely warm.
My iPhone 15 Pro ran hot and the battery was terrible. When on calls it got hot too and a 15 min call would drain 20 percent before the update. Now after the update it's running perfectly . No drain like before.
Yeah, for a lot of people. Slighty warm = OH GOD OVERHEATING.
The issue isn't entirely resolved. I was on a 60-minute Teams call this morning and my iPhone 15 Pro Max was very warm by the end. Not hot, but certainly a lot warmer than my iPhone 12 Pro Max would get during Teams calls.
Looks like I have no choice. My phone wasn’t getting warm on 17.02 but when updating to the beta. Now it stays warm. It does not get hot only when it updated. Just annoyed of me being inpatient.
So my phone out the box updated to 17.02. Never got even slightly warm. My dumb a$$ updated to beta 17.1 beta 1. Now gets warm\ and hot while charging all the time. And of course for some reason we cannot downgrade
Guess we need to know what the photo’s were of to see if it justifies being hot? Kidding.
Sure seems like he did!
Point taken on his post being about software - Gruber makes a case about it being an iOS/app issue and how the report negatively impacts stock (I wonder if stock impact is his real issue, lol).
I doubt I would have reacted as negatively is the headline was "iPhone 15 OverheatGate likely a fixable software issue, not hardware."
We may just disagree on him. His defense of Apple is almost always "But Apple told me there isn't a problem."
But he's not a reporter, he's an apple enthusiast. I need to keep it in mind. I just wish he was as skeptical about Apple as he is with Apple's competitors. People here are definitely experiencing overheating.
It doesn't bother me to the point I'll stop reading. I still enjoy his site!
15 Pro… only time phone gets hot, but not nearly too hot to hold, is when playing Asphalt 9. After 17.0.3 the heat level seems very close to same as prior to the update, maybe only a bit less heat.
Are there other apps besides instagram that we can test this with?
Are there other apps besides instagram that we can test this with?
not faster but probably normal.
I suspect there was something running in background when I run the first test too.
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This might be the most controversial point update I’ve seen a long time so I think I’ll pass on this one. Gonna stick on 17.0.2 for now and hope that 17.1 fixes whatever is going on here.
Not to mention these are edge cases, and the vast vast majority of users of running without issue.
What are you talking about, its better for the majority of the userbase.
And I still don't understand what the alternative here is: we stop getting updates? Would just one update a year make some people happy?
They counter with "well they should have the software not broken upon release." Software is rarely, if ever, released "broken." Issues are discovered after the fact because your test base goes from a few hundred to a few thousand to a few million. Sometimes features are held back for later release because they aren't ready yet, which seems to me to be the opposite of releasing broken software.
I'm going to make the assumption that people who say things like that have not worked in the tech industry. As always, don't you think if it was as simple as "not releasing broken software that doesn't need constant patches," that would happen?
Update definitely improved my 12 pro max which has been running hot for a while now. Went to a concert last night. Took tons of video. posted videos on IG. Used Uber to get home and battery was aces and didn’t get hot even leaving the phone unlocked w IG uploading the videos. Win for me. Now get my new 15 pro max in a few days. Let’s see.
its also hilarious that the ones who don’t use social media act holier than thou. It’s so ’cringe’ 😂😂😂😂. Ok ok you’re so much better than us 🤣🤣🤣
its also hilarious that the ones who don’t use social media act holier than thou. It’s so ’cringe’ 😂😂😂😂. Ok ok you’re so much better than us 🤣🤣🤣
Yes by all means let's create a blame culture so we make shore no one ever reports anything thay see so they can keep their job, that will create no problems down the road. I 'm not saying sweep things under the rug, focus on processes that avoids these errors in the first place.
you don't have to update your device, be well.
Got my 15Pro today, during transfer, it updated to 17.0.3 and never got as hot as my XS during transfer of apps and data... I'm very happy so far
Even the best developers write buggy software. It's about deadlines and QA, not about bad developers. And even in the best circumstances, bugs happen. There is no such thing as bug-free software at this scale.
Totally agree, not to mention each tweak of the software for the vast number of devices that will run iOS 17. Bugs are inevitable. Most importantly, Apple addressed this one, released a fix.
Thanks for your feedback. It's a shame the battery has taken a hit. I'm still on 100% but also in no particular rush for the newer features and may just wait until a iOS17.X release. My current plan is limited to LTE (no 5G) so this might contribute to my Mini not running too hot on calls or even watching streaming content offline.