I received a replacement iPhone 5s today and I'm having an issue where when I'm holding it for about 5 or so minutes it warms up fairly quickly also when it's in my pocket and I'm not using it, it warms up too. Not sure what's up, I've noticed that my palms have been a little warm since the winter started could that be it?
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Got a replacement iPhone 5s
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Not sure what's it's from exactly, I tried another 5s and it doesn't seem to do it, not sure what other factors could play a role. I'll test it fully tomorrow and see what happens
No I set it up as new, installed my apps manually. But I did add my 2 yahoo mail accounts.
It might still be doing some syncing with iCloud on some level, and the Yahoo! accounts could be involved in something like that too potentially. Between giving it some more time (assuming it's not getting super hot) and restarting the phone, if it doesn't get better, you can try various things, like deleting and readding some accounts, resetting network connections, resetting settings, and perhaps restoring as new once again.
Sounds like you might as well, unless you are currently on a version that you want to stay on for some reason (like jailbreaking or simething like that).
I've noticed that when I restore my iPhones from the last iCloud backup, the devices can be a bit warm. But once the restore is completed, the temperature goes back to normal. Has your phone continued to be warm to the touch when you use it? If so, then I would take it to your local Apple Store, or call Apple since you stated that you got the phone as a replacement from them.
When it's in my pocket it gets really warm and also when I do basic tasks like for 5 mins or less it gets warm
If you have an Apple Store nearby, I would schedule a Genius appointment to bring your phone in. If not, I would call Apple and tell them about your situation. They may refer you scheduling a Genius appointment, or they may ship you a new phone since you just got it as a replacement.
For what it's worth, I had this exact same problem when I restored my 5s. For about 2 or 3 days it was constantly warm and the battery life was terrible. However, after the 4th day or so it returned to a normal cool state and the battery life was perfectly fine again. I'm guessing it's some sort of cloud syncing thing that's going on. I'd try waiting it out a bit and seeing if the problem disappears.
There's no possible software/firmware/hardware reason why it would only get warm when you put it in your pocket...your phone doesn't know when its in your pocket. It sounds like the two times it gets warm are when you are handling it and when its up against your body, in your pocket. Body heat of course can do that easily. How warm are we talking? And how is the battery life? If it's working extra hard to do something (causing the heat) - it should be evidenced by very poor battery life.
Battery life is actually pretty good. I unplugged it today at 6am i still didn't charge it and it's a 5%
That sounds pretty good, I think probably you had some temporary poor service, or after you did an update like others said, it was still syncing and indexing.
