iPhone 14 and 14 Pro devices are reportedly overheating for some users

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Original story (published September 19, 2022) follows:

At their annual event on September 7th, Apple introduced the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Apple has undoubtedly raised the bar this year, particularly with the new iPhone 14 Pro series powered by the A16 Bionic, the fastest chipset, as well as a new camera system.

Across the iPhone 14 series, Apple introduced groundbreaking safety features including Crash Detection, which can now detect a serious car accident and automatically call emergency SOS services.

iPhone 14 and 14 Pro devices overheating

However, several iPhone 14 and 14 Pro users have complained that their devices overheat or get warm even with minimal use (1,2,3,4,5,6,7).

It seems that some iPhone 14 Pro Max users are also facing a similar problem.

Due to this problem, some iPhone owners claim that their phones keep heating up even when they are not running CPU/GPU intensive applications. Others claim that it heats up easily.

This heating is usually generated from the right side of the camera hump or the top left corner of the iPhone screen. It then radiates to the sides and is felt across the entire front of the screen.

One iPhone owner said that restarting the device fixed the overheating issue, while another user suggests turning off the always-on display.

My iPhone 14Pro Max gets very hot when charging and using it at the same time. Even without charging, when browsing the website, the phone itself feels warm. Is that normal?
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Hello, I have a lot of iPhones from my family that use different chargers around the house. I set up my 14 Pro flawlessly today. Everything is perfect except no matter what charger I use, the phone gets exceptionally hot. So hot that I get a message saying the phone has stopped charging due to overheating. Does anyone have this problem?
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Additionally, some users claim that a new iPhone will likely run hotter and use more power to load updates for a few days, at least until things stabilize.

Luckily, the problem doesn’t seem to be widespread, so there’s no need to put potential buyers off buying the new iPhone 14 series.

We’ll keep a close eye on further developments and update the article if anything of note emerges.

12:57 p.m. (ACTUAL): Some users are now returning or replacing their iPhone 14 after encountering overheating issues with their devices. And according to a Redditor, the newcomer has no such problems.

So it is possible that some devices may have a defect that is likely to cause the device to overheat.

6:32 p.m. (ACTUAL): One Redditor has pointed out that his iPhone 14 Pro overheats even when fast charging. Also, they will get a message that charging has stopped until the iPhone reaches normal temperature.

4:10 p.m. (ACTUAL): Apple support is now directing those affected to their support article which outlines some possible reasons for iPhone getting hot and troubleshooting steps.

10:53 am (ACTUAL): Apple released iOS 16.0.2 for iPhone 14 owners with bug fixes. However, the changelog doesn’t mention anything for the overheating issue.

5:52 p.m. (ACTUAL): Apple support is now asking those affected to send them a DM for further assistance regarding the overheating issue. However, you still haven’t identified the problem.

Thank you for reaching out. We are here to help. Let’s jump to DM so we can go through this together. (source)

12:57 p.m. (ACTUAL): A Redditor has suggested a wireless charger that works well with his iPhone 14 Pro Max. Therefore, you can check it out if you are still having wireless charging issues.

note: You can check out our Apple iPhone 14 series bug tracker to learn more about other issues.

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