My iPhone has been overheating lately while just laying idle next my pillow during the night charging, and losing battery faster then the charger is able to recharge it. I want to take it to the apple store and try to get a new one but last time they told me they can only exchange it if they verify the problem. Many times I've seen them using an app on their macs which lets them monitor previous battery usage times, dropped calls, etc. So I am wondering if they can also monitor highest temperature reached as well since we do know that an iphone has a temperature sensor. Or is there another way they can verify the problem.
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Can an Apple Genius monitor temperature of iPhone
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I don't know about monitoring the temperature.
I do know I wouldn't put my phone under a pillow while it's plugged in and charging. I'd expect that is causing the problem.
EDIT: i noticed you edited your post to change "under the pillow" to "next my pillow".
I do know I wouldn't put my phone under a pillow while it's plugged in and charging. I'd expect that is causing the problem.
EDIT: i noticed you edited your post to change "under the pillow" to "next my pillow".
Well what I meant was next to my pillow, I didnt think the two would change the scenario so I just typed whatever, but since it does im confirming that it is next to my pillow and its being doing this for the past 3 nights
While it's charging, you aren't playing music or running any apps?
Try putting it on a hard surface overnight and charge it there. See if there is any difference. Obviously, when it's plugged in, it will get warmer.
as I said the problem is not only the overheating but its that its always around 70% when i plug it in and its dead by the morning with it being plugged in. I already tried setting to EDGE, turning off all push, and turning off location services, but its doing something else thats causing it to not only overheat but also to lose battery life faster then it gains it back from the outlet.
So does that mean you're never able to charge the phone? If you leave it plugged in overnight and it doesnt charge, I don't see how you've been able to use it...
I should of mentioned that this only happens when charging from a wall socket(yes i tried multiple outlets, at a friends house too). Im forced to charge it from the macbook which is more inconvenient for me.
The wall plug could be dead. Is it an oem apple? I would take it back and ask for a replacement.
have you tried, oh I dunno, bare with me here...move it away from your pillow, like on a night stand? Try that and see how that works!
yes when I did it at my friends house I used his, besides mine is brand new since I only had time do the adapter exchange a month ago
Are you syncing with Exchange?
I had this issue with my iPhone 3G a while back. If I recall correctly, I had to delete the Exchange account, then add it back on. The phone got caught up in a bad sync cycle, and it would run hot all day, and battery drain was extremely excessive. Not sure if this is the case with you, but I thought I'd share my experience with you. It may help, or lead to a potential solution.
I had this issue with my iPhone 3G a while back. If I recall correctly, I had to delete the Exchange account, then add it back on. The phone got caught up in a bad sync cycle, and it would run hot all day, and battery drain was extremely excessive. Not sure if this is the case with you, but I thought I'd share my experience with you. It may help, or lead to a potential solution.
The iPhone, when it gets too warm, will shut down the AC charging, and will deplete your battery if it stays too warm.
My 3GS was getting very hot occasionally and was doing other weird things like not auto dimming the screen.
I restored it as a new phone and those problems are gone.
As others have said, if you can charge it from a USB port on a Mac but not from the wall outlet, then be suspicious of the AC adapter.
I restored it as a new phone and those problems are gone.
As others have said, if you can charge it from a USB port on a Mac but not from the wall outlet, then be suspicious of the AC adapter.