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Apple to Address iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Issue With iOS 17 Update

kiensoy said:
But Fanboyndo said it was the Instagram app.

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It VERY MUCH is. Especially if you don't have your phone in low power mode. It got a little bit better with the most recent update a few days ago, but is still overheating my 15 Plus if I don't have low power mode enabled.
 
jennyp said:
But I can and do browse Instagram for long-ish periods on my 13 Pro Max using iOS 17 with no overheating. In fact I never get overheating. So how is this anything but a 15 hardware issue?
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Maybe the software performs differently depending on the hardware?
 
question is why does the m1 Macs that have huge power never heat up compared to when intel Macs were out, and the phone with apple silicon get so hot, shouldn't the phone be like the Macs run cool all the time even under heavy load?
 
klasma said:
Yeah, but I would guess that those apps are also not doing something that should obviously draw a lot of power (and apparently previously didn’t), so I suspect Apple might carry some blame there as well.
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Considering how YouTube nukes battery even when running in the background these days, including on older devices like my 13, I don’t think it’s fair to say this is primarily apple’s fault. Some third party devs clearly just use as many resources as iOS will allow them to consume.
 
roadkill401 said:
this sounds like a bit of a cop out by apple.

The iPhone has to have been tested or one would hope that it has. Its not like Apple wouldn't be releasing the phone independent to the development of IOS17

The second consideration is that apps running inside of IOS are all sandboxed. So the OS itself doesn't allow the applications to directly communicate and connect to the hardware inside the iPhone. this is why everything is so much slower and less functional compared to an Apple silicon mac. Apple controls the x-code and swift programming interface inside of IOS and releases this to the developers. it's not like the developers of any app can just write anything. So to blame third party apps for doing something that the xcode allowed them to do points the finger back at apple for not developing the IOS or the way it interacts with their own designed chip.

So like clockwork, Apple released a half baked, not properly tested IOS with new hardware support that wasnt ready for release like they have every year that I can remember. Wasn't there the same issue in 16, 15, 14 ... it's like its an apple right of passage to the bleading edge adopters to get a phone that doesn't work properly.
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Are you saying you think Meta would never use an exploit to break out of the sandbox? Of course ultimately exploits are Apple’s responsibility.
 
At least Apple publicly said something…

Late October is kinda sort like a month-ish away & and is kinda likely a long time to live with a buggy iOS
 
zach-coleman said:
"We have also found a bug in iOS 17 that is impacting some users and will be addressed in a software update."

Sounds like admitting some responsibility to me.
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Which is good because they didn't fess up to Batterygate during the iPhone 6 era and they didn't fess up to how iOS 16 was killing battery life in 13 and 13 mini.
 
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Amplelink said:
Yep. Looks like many of the people responding here didn't read the article. Apple specifically pointed out the Instagram app as one of the culprits. So that YouTuber was right. But Apple also said that Instagram released a fix on Wednesday.

And, yeah I might start eliminating Meta apps as well. I just got a notification from my phone warning me that the Facebook app had full access to my photo album for the past six months or whatever. Who knows if they were actually doing anything with that access. Wouldn't put it past them
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I'm just glad my 15 PM isn't here yet because I don't have to deal with it overheating. I just know that I will be prompted to install the new iOS update during setup when my PM arrives.
 
Just one more reason to not install any Meta apps. I’ve seen none of these “overheating” issues, and I only use FB and IG in a browser.
 
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MacRumors said:


Apple plans to release an iOS 17 update to address a bug that may contribute to the reported iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max overheating issue, according to a statement the company shared today with MacRumors and Forbes reporter David Phelan.

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Apple also says some recent updates to third-party apps have overloaded the system and contributed to the overheating issue. The report notes that some of these apps include Instagram, Uber, and the racing game Asphalt 9: Legends, and Apple is working with the developers of these apps to address the issue. The report adds that Instagram already introduced a fix as part of an update to the app released on Wednesday.

Apple says iPhone 15 Pro models may run warmer than expected during the first few days after setting up or restoring the device due to increased background activity. This is standard behavior for new iPhones and only a temporary condition.

Apple's statement:The bug should be fixed with iOS 17.1, which is currently in beta and is expected to be released in late October. It's quite possible that Apple might also make a bug fix available sooner with a smaller software update, such as iOS 17.0.3.

According to the report, Apple will not be reducing the performance of the A17 Pro chip as part of the temperature-related bug fix. Apple also said the issue is not a safety risk and will not impact the long-term performance of affected iPhones.

Apple said the iPhone 15 Pro's titanium frame and aluminum substructure do not contribute to the overheating issue, ruling out a hardware problem.

Not all iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max users have experienced overheating, and it's unclear how many customers are affected by the issue overall, but it should be resolved soon.

Article Link: Apple to Address iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Issue With iOS 17 Update
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Here is what I found on one article that I read today. “The primary cause is more likely the compromises made in the thermal system design to achieve a lighter weight, such as the reduced heat dissipation area and the use of a titanium frame, which negatively impacts thermal efficiency. It’s expected that Apple will address this through software updates, but improvements may be limited unless Apple lowers processor performance.”

If this is indeed true, I am more reluctant to believe that Apple will throttle the performance of the new iPhone 15 Pro max to reduce Thermal termperature issues. I am still in the original iOS 17.0 firmware that came with my iPhone 15 pro max 1tb and it’s been great so far. But I will be very hesitant to update my new iPhone going forward if the fix is a software update that may reduce performance. Let’s see how things turn out.
 
You can look at Settings > Battery > Battery Usage By App. Instagram's high on my list but I don't get the overheating thing on the 13 Pro Max. What will the software update do for the 15? Throttle the entire iPhone? Fix some abstruse bug? It interests me to see how this all pans out because I was going to get an 15 Pro Max, but I think I'll wait somehow!
 
rhysmorgan said:
That was entirely justified though. I had an iPhone 6 which had random, unexpected shutdowns. The phone was years old, and the battery had degraded. The only issue with what Apple did was not disclosing what they'd done and why.
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Plus all iphones since will do the same thing.
 
I hope this update won’t affect iPhone’s 15 pro carbon neutral footprint and hopefully bring down CO2 emissions at even lower levels. :apple: #howdareyou
 
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klasma said:
It’s a real problem for some users.
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It's not.
116°F is the highest recorded temperature under extreme load during benchmarking. That's cooler that your morning coffee.
The iPhone is not overheating, it's just running warmer than people would like it to. There's an overheating screen, it's a yellow caution triangle with an exclamation mark on it.

Let's not get into the fact this is a first world problem, it's not causing anyone any harm and not impacting their life or even use of the device in any way. They just don't like it.
 
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luckypro93 said:
Here is what I found on one article that I read today. “The primary cause is more likely the compromises made in the thermal system design to achieve a lighter weight, such as the reduced heat dissipation area and the use of a titanium frame, which negatively impacts thermal efficiency. It’s expected that Apple will address this through software updates, but improvements may be limited unless Apple lowers processor performance.”

If this is indeed true, I am more reluctant to believe that Apple will throttle the performance of the new iPhone 15 Pro max to reduce Thermal termperature issues. I am still in the original iOS 17.0 firmware that came with my iPhone 15 pro max 1tb and it’s been great so far. But I will be very hesitant to update my new iPhone going forward if the fix is a software update that may reduce performance. Let’s see how things turn out.
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This is the bs Ming chi kuo said. The guy knows nothing. He knows supply chains and yield leaks. So yeah this is nothing
 
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