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Apple to Address iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Issue With iOS 17 Update
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They are actively addressing software issues. What else are they supposed to be doing?
should they give refunds to the people who already ordered online beforehand and lined up to get their hands on the pro maxes and 15 pros? like send it back to the factory to fix the problem not release a "update fix a ongoing problem". maybe release it october or even better yet wait 2-3 years for a new phone. basically the company is ****ing with the customers right now. get their money release half assed job on the phones 1 week later people are complaining about the issues.
Oh my…
Refunds? Pathetic… they need to send tons of money to the early buyers.
Installed 17.1. beta and got rid of Instagram. Up until now phone is cool and battery life is way better than before.
My 15 Pro Max overheated during initial setup. A message popped up saying it had paused charging due to overheating. I had never seen that message before.
I maybe should have done the initial setup without also charging it.
It has been running normal ever since.
I maybe should have done the initial setup without also charging it.
It has been running normal ever since.
Mine has never run hot. And the lowest battery percentage I’ve gotten is 71% remaining at the end of the day (when I put it back on the magnetic charger thing). I’m amazed at how efficient the 15 pro max battery is. My 6s Plus with a battery that was replaced a few times would require charging (at least) twice during the day.
Glad they acknowledged it and will attempt to fix it. But they need to do more quality assurance before releases.
I’ve seen too many online threads where people had the issue, and most commenters dismissed the issue because it didn’t happen with them. Maybe instead of blindly defending Apple and attacking the user, offer help to try and resolve it, then help raise awareness if it needs Apple’s attention.
This will lead to better products for us all, where we are getting our money’s worth for these expensive devices.
I’ve seen too many online threads where people had the issue, and most commenters dismissed the issue because it didn’t happen with them. Maybe instead of blindly defending Apple and attacking the user, offer help to try and resolve it, then help raise awareness if it needs Apple’s attention.
This will lead to better products for us all, where we are getting our money’s worth for these expensive devices.
Tell me you didn’t actually read the article without telling me you didn’t actually read the article.
Which model do you have?
Anybody else with 17.1 beta seeing improved battery performance on the 15s?
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@AWebDevTech, thank you for this write up. You saved me a lot of time, and did a much better job that I would have.
What we are seeing here is a fascinating yet disturbing mirror of society at large. We have it all here - passive aggressiveness, conspiracy theorists, trolls, pure idiocy - all of the above drowning in a barrel full of Dunning-Kruger effect.
I won’t pretend that this and other posts here can change some of those attitudes. But at minimum, please be just a bit more informed: The hardware and software involved in modern phones is incredibly complex. Tiny bugs can cause major effects, like the one we’ve seen in this case. So complex are the interactions between thousands of components and software libraries, that it is surprising that these phones run bug free for 99.99% of the time.
My recommendation, shall you choose to adopt it, is to be grateful for the marvel of technology that extremely talented engineers have created, and be slightly more patient when experiencing the rare bug. It will be fixed.
This was a well written rebuttal to the issues that have been raised by many folks here and on enthusiast blogs. And, you seem like someone who has some technical knowledge.
Given what you've seen so far, if you were someone who keeps their iPhone for 4 or 5 years, would you buy this phone or would you downgrade to the 15 plus?
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.
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
Impressive that they would tell you what are the problems and how they would fix it. In some countries they would just block the news and delete people comments, make a lot of fake positive comments lol xd.
I mean I would really love it if Chrysler decided my new Hellcat could loose a few hundred horse power after I paid $90k for it, new.
NEW.
Just like the fine woven. Radio silence from apple. But thankfully we don’t live in an oppressive regime.
A subset of users. Specifically normal everyday users. My iPhone
this is the way.
Where are all those apologists defending Apple vehemently before? 😂😂
In my opinion people aren’t dismissing the issue. They’re dismissing the characterization of the issue as being catastrophic for the customer and Apple. My iPhone got warm enough during restore from iCloud to pause for maybe 30 minutes. If that’s as bad as it gets and Apple issues a software fix then we can all move on. If you’ve never written code professionally then you probably can’t appreciate the complexity both in terms of writing and testing. To expect bug free code is unrealistic no matter how expensive you think the iPhone is.