iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro gets so hot while charging it shuts down

[SuperKRad]

Hi, I have a ton of iPhones from my family that use different chargers around the house. I setup my 14 Pro today flawlessly. Everything is perfect except no matter what charger I use, the phone gets exceptionally hot. So hot, in fact, that I get a message the phone stopped charging die to overheating. Anyone have this issue?

 

[Supermallet]

Are these all fast chargers and/or wireless? I charged mine from 60 to 100 after setup using a 5w brick and it was fine, barely even warm.

If it’s a high speed fast charger, it could have been the combination of all the indexing and syncing from the setup combined with high temps from the amount of power drawn. If it’s a wireless charger, those are very inefficient and can generate a lot of heat, and if the brick doesn’t have good power management it could overheat the phone.

Alternatively, it could be a bug in the software that is causing a process to run continuously, resulting in overheating when combined with the added heat from charging. If that is the case, the best bet is to set the phone up as new to test if you get the same result. If you set it up as new and still have the issue, then the likeliest answer is that it’s defective hardware.

 

[rogertoh16]

I have the same problem for Pro Max. I reached the apple support, they mention 1st 2 days after the restore, phone might doing some task at the background example photo... so while charging.. so it will be hot.
But my battery is also draining very fast....So I request for a change of device... and they agree to it.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-14-pro-max-running-hot.2359589/

 

[Jackbequickly]

Hi, I have a ton of iPhones from my family that use different chargers around the house. I setup my 14 Pro today flawlessly. Everything is perfect except no matter what charger I use, the phone gets exceptionally hot. So hot, in fact, that I get a message the phone stopped charging die to overheating. Anyone have this issue?

‘You phone should not have got hot enough to stop charging, even if fast charging unless the room was very warm and your iPhone is doing some CPU intensive functions.

 

[iPhoneFan5349]

‘You phone should not have got hot enough to stop charging, even if fast charging unless the room was very warm and your iPhone is doing some CPU intensive functions.

It’s iOS 16. It happened to me after updating my 13 Pro. It stopped charging because the phone was too hot and the battery was draining. I restored, disabled widgets, the new lockscreen and the photos showcase option and now it’s almost back to normal

 

[Jackbequickly]

It’s iOS 16. It happened to me after updating my 13 Pro. It stopped charging because the phone was too hot and the battery was draining. I restored, disabled widgets, the new lockscreen and the photos showcase option and now it’s almost back to normal

‘I went through the whole process of moving data from the 13PM to my new 14PM while charging and my phone barely got warm.

 

[Kierkegaarden]

Few questions —

What charger(s) are you using? Are they Apple branded or third party?

How long did you charge before the phone got “exceptionally hot”?

Are you using a case? If so, what type and brand?

 

[SuperKRad]

They are mostly Anker chargers. One is definitely not a fast charger. It got hot in about 20 minutes. I am using the same brand and style case as my 13 Pro, a Smartish slim case.

 

[ACE_350]

Mine got pretty hot too. Not enough to stop charging, but I felt the heat through my case. I tried not running it on the charger at all. My guess is that it’s day one, and along with indexing everything, it’s probably doing a lot of gelling in the background with software, especially for dynamic island and other new additions. I’m sure it will level out in a few days.

 

[JForestZ34]

I charge my 12 PM with a 5w brick with a wireless pad and it does take longer but the phone barely gets warm. I’m not in a rush for a charge so this works for me

James

 

[rogertoh16]

I have the same problem for Pro Max. I reached the apple support, they mention 1st 2 days after the restore, phone might doing some task at the background example photo... so while charging.. so it will be hot.
But my battery is also draining very fast....So I request for a change of device... and they agree to it.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-14-pro-max-running-hot.2359589/

...so I got a replacement 14pm from apple store... and this time round I did restore using iCloud backup... seems to be improving... The phone from hot to warm... and the battery is a lot better

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

My 14 Pro gets warm too. Can feel it through the case but it’s not getting too hot. I do believe that the heating problem whilst charging started with iOS16. Maybe they can tweak it.

 

[BigMcGuire]

My 14 Pro gets warm too. Can feel it through the case but it’s not getting too hot. I do believe that the heating problem whilst charging started with iOS16. Maybe they can tweak it.

On that note, my 13 Pro Max has been cool to the touch charging for the last year. iOS 16 I notice it gets really warm while charging now. Interesting.

 

[BigMcGuire]

My wife’s 14 Pro Max gets so hot from charging it burns the skin. My 13 PM is noticeably warm but not hot.

We both are surprised how hot the 14 PM is. It’s burning. Lol.

 

[glocksocks]

I experienced the same issue with the 14 pro max. I was shocked how hot it got during setup. I did have it plugged in to a fast charger during setup so messages would fully download from iCloud. I saw the notification that it was running hot and needed to cool down before charging resumed. When it cooled down, it was stuck on around 76% for over an hour and still wouldn't charge which was very concerning. I left it on charger and went to bed. The next morning it had charged to 100% but decided to activate my old phone and called at&t for a new device. I was uneasy with a brand new device acting this way. My wife received the 14 pro. I activated it for her last night via direct transfer. It was warm but not alarmingly so like mine. AT&T said I'll get my new device early October and we'll see if the new one has any issues.

 

[SuperKRad]

I experienced the same issue with the 14 pro max. I was shocked how hot it got during setup. I did have it plugged in to a fast charger during setup so messages would fully download from iCloud. I saw the notification that it was running hot and needed to cool down before charging resumed. When it cooled down, it was stuck on around 76% for over an hour and still wouldn't charge which was very concerning. I left it on charger and went to bed. The next morning it had charged to 100% but decided to activate my old phone and called at&t for a new device. I was uneasy with a brand new device acting this way. My wife received the 14 pro. I activated it for her last night via direct transfer. It was warm but not alarmingly so like mine. AT&T said I'll get my new device early October and we'll see if the new one has any issues.

Thanks, has your device continued to run hot since the first charge?

 

[glocksocks]

Thanks, has your device continued to run hot since the first charge?

I turned my iPhone 12 pro max back on and waiting on the replacement to come in. I didn't charge it again after the initial charge.

 

[BigMcGuire]

My wife left her 14PM on a charger all night. Woke up to a 100% phone that was cool. Will report if we see any problems today.

 

[glocksocks]

Thanks, has your device continued to run hot since the first charge?

Do you still get messages that it needs to cool down every time you charge it?

 

[wingennis]

My 14 Pro gets warm too. Can feel it through the case but it’s not getting too hot. I do believe that the heating problem whilst charging started with iOS16. Maybe they can tweak it.

This started happening with my 13 mini as soon as I installed iOS 16.

 

[tgw1031]

Hi, I have a ton of iPhones from my family that use different chargers around the house. I setup my 14 Pro today flawlessly. Everything is perfect except no matter what charger I use, the phone gets exceptionally hot. So hot, in fact, that I get a message the phone stopped charging die to overheating. Anyone have this issue?

I got the iPhone 14 pro two days ago. It has been warm, too hot all the time. Just spoke to apple support. They recommended charging the phone and going 24-48 hours with it to see if it is still running hot. After that I will need to exchange it.

 

[azizjaffree]

Hi, I have a ton of iPhones from my family that use different chargers around the house. I setup my 14 Pro today flawlessly. Everything is perfect except no matter what charger I use, the phone gets exceptionally hot. So hot, in fact, that I get a message the phone stopped charging die to overheating. Anyone have this issue?

Same Problem with my 14 Pro Max too. I tried using first with apple 20W charger it was hot, I used Anker 20W charger my friend uses still was heating finally i used 18W Iphone 11 charger it was heating as usuall. I used old USB A 10W adaptor it was fine wasnt heating. I dont think so they can fix this using a software update 😂

 

[ManuCH]

I did set up my iPhone 14 Pro Max together with 3 friends who also got the same iPhone on the same day (yes, we do launch day parties, don't judge 😂).

When restoring from device to device (direct transfer), initially the iPhones were not so warm, but got *really* hot when downloading all the apps after the restore was completed. They all stopped charging for a while. So I assume it's normal behavior during a restore.

 

[pnw360]

14 Pro Max 1TB Gold, setup last Friday (today is Wednesday) via icloud backup. Phone gets very hot, frequently. Charging using mag safe or 5w 10w 20w apple chargers all cause same effect. Also, just browsing photos or surfing the web the phone gets incredibly hot and battery drains very fast. Charged to 100% and was at 71% in less than 1hr. I haven't seen the shutdown error for overheating yet. Running 16.1 beta with no case.

12 Pro Max also on 16.1 beta and cool as a cucumber. Even charging it stays pretty cool. A bit worried there is something wrong with the hardware on the new 14s.

 

[fatTribble]

During setup of my 14 Pro Max it did shut down charging for awhile due to heat. I had it on the original, low power charger via lightning. The problem went away after an hour or two. No problems since.