I have had the 3gs since launch and have had no heat problems at all, and I live in south Texas. I have used gps while listening to music outdoors and had no more heat than with any other iphone. I think its an isolated issue.
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Concerns of iPhone 3GS Overheating and Discoloration Gaining Publicity
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I could care less if the case is turning red, as long as it isn't affecting iPhone performance... if they recall them, I'll gladly take one, as you can't buy them any other way in Canada! All 3GS models are sold out across the country with no sign of more shipments anytime soon according to a Rogers rep... that may be an overstatement but for sure they're right in my area, I've called all the stores to check for myself.
daneoni
macrumors G5
With Apple's track record...i wouldn't be surprised if iPhone 4 had it's own set of issues
DocStone
macrumors regular
Rubbish!
Just you wait.
Imagine this - TomTom application in the car on the TomTom mount.
iPhone would likely be on 100% cpu when running, while charging, in the sun of a car windscreen.
Recipe for disaster!!!!!!!
Just you wait.
Imagine this - TomTom application in the car on the TomTom mount.
iPhone would likely be on 100% cpu when running, while charging, in the sun of a car windscreen.
Recipe for disaster!!!!!!!
looks like the iphone is blushing! 😀 you guys do realize that there hasn't been another incident regarding this issue right? could most probably be a faulty device, i mean my 32GB white 3gs gets warms, but no were close to me having to worry about it when using the video camera/gps/3g
Hopefully this has something to do with the battery and there will be a recall to replace it. The battery life on the 3GS sucks.
can we get confirmation from people in south beach florida that their iphones are not exploding in their faces from the heat?
Damnit. I was going to get a white 3GS but i live in Las Vegas🙁 It was 114 degrees yesterday. Guess no white iPhone for me
I used various 3G HTC smartphones for several years before I got my first iPhone and I took it for granted that smartphones overheated.
billchase2
macrumors 68000
iphones4evry1
macrumors 65816
Common sense
Computers have cooling fans. iPhones don't. As phone processors become faster and faster, consumers will have to use common sense to keep them from overheating. Common sense like, if it is on your black car seat in direct sunlight using GPS on a 90 degree day, maybe you should remove the carrying case and check th temp of your phone every 5 minutes, or better yet keep it out of direct sunlight by tossing your white tshirt over it when you aren't looking at it, and maybe turn it off for a few minutes if you notice it getting too hot. Yes people, YOU are going to have to use common sense.
Note to Apple: this message should be on the FRONT cover of the iPhone user manual.
I never let my iPhone sit in direct sunlight. Never.
Computers have cooling fans. iPhones don't. As phone processors become faster and faster, consumers will have to use common sense to keep them from overheating. Common sense like, if it is on your black car seat in direct sunlight using GPS on a 90 degree day, maybe you should remove the carrying case and check th temp of your phone every 5 minutes, or better yet keep it out of direct sunlight by tossing your white tshirt over it when you aren't looking at it, and maybe turn it off for a few minutes if you notice it getting too hot. Yes people, YOU are going to have to use common sense.
Note to Apple: this message should be on the FRONT cover of the iPhone user manual.
I never let my iPhone sit in direct sunlight. Never.
RITmusic2k
macrumors member
I have had my new iphone 3GS since the first day they came out and as usual I was using it today, in Glasgow when all of a sudden after turning it off while getting on a bus and then trying to turn it on again 20 minutes later, there was no response, obviously I am very worried. I know I am talking about Glasgow, Scotland here but it was very warm today it seems the iphone can not handle a bit of hot weather.
windywoo
macrumors 6502a
Its not common sense, since no other phone requires this. How is the average user to guess that their phone needs more cooling than normal. If it did, Apple should have a warning on the box, "Warning, hotter than usual".
*Edit* Whoops you changed your post after I quoted.
Fuchal
macrumors 68030
So that's why I always detect a whiff of weed after talking to my GF for an hour.
iphones4evry1
macrumors 65816
Perhaps the TomTom mount could plug ino your cigarette lighter an have fans and circulate water cooling through the part that is in contact with the back of the phone. 😀
Note to everyone: CPU performance depends on temp. Thy is why I keep my phone out of direct sunlight all the time (unless I'm just lookin at it quickly). Did you know that if you put your iPhone in the refrigerator (not the freezer), then take it out and use it, the CPU is faster? 🙂
3gs White 32
So I'm in LA traffic, what else am I going to do but get on my phone excessively, I had been on it earlier but just using Bluetooth jabbering away with a friend. Sometimes I will put the phone on the dash to try and get better reception if I'm getting dropping sounds. So yes the phone was hot. Anyway I was using it for gps and all of a sudden it stopped working and restarted itself. On the screen was a message to reconnect to iTunes. Now I'm bummed out because no matter how many times I resarted it or took the sim out then restart it nothing worked, you realize how much u use it when u can't. So straight to an Apple store and they were going to erase it with iTunes but it gave a error 23 code. Immediately they pulled out a replacement and away I went. Definately the heat did it.
So I'm in LA traffic, what else am I going to do but get on my phone excessively, I had been on it earlier but just using Bluetooth jabbering away with a friend. Sometimes I will put the phone on the dash to try and get better reception if I'm getting dropping sounds. So yes the phone was hot. Anyway I was using it for gps and all of a sudden it stopped working and restarted itself. On the screen was a message to reconnect to iTunes. Now I'm bummed out because no matter how many times I resarted it or took the sim out then restart it nothing worked, you realize how much u use it when u can't. So straight to an Apple store and they were going to erase it with iTunes but it gave a error 23 code. Immediately they pulled out a replacement and away I went. Definately the heat did it.
another good article from iPhonerumors.com. i wish all this Mac stuff would go to its rightful place on page 2 to make way for more iPhone articles.
iphones4evry1
macrumors 65816
I just experienced a problem with OS 3.0. I've been posting onthis thread from my iPhone. Before 3.0, you could touch a text box with two fingers and move up or down to scroll up or down. Now, copy and paste interferes. I literally could not go back and edit my post abov because I could not scroll.