Summer in Thailand has begun. Of course, higher temperatures will definitely affect our iPhones. Including some applications that may cause the device to heat up. Let’s see what are the ways to help solve the hot iPhone problem.
There are a number of reasons that can cause iPhones to heat up, including placing your iPhone in high temperatures, such as outdoors, in the sun, in a car parked in the sun. Extremely high temperature or overheating caused by heavy use of certain apps. use while charging Operate when ambient temperature is high Or even malfunctioning apps or software can cause the device to heat up.
When an iPhone heats up, we see several warning signs. both directly touching the heat from the device, the screen is dark, the device jerks The device slows down, does not charge, or the flash for taking pictures does not work, etc.
Of course, the heat will have a negative effect on the electronics inside. Especially the battery that may deteriorate faster. Internal equipment may be damaged. The team therefore has a way to help solve the initial problem when the iPhone is hot.
16 ways to help solve iPhone problems, overheating, protecting the device for longer use
1. Immediately remove the appliance from the heat.
If we place the iPhone or use it in a very hot place High temperatures, such as using it outdoors during a hot day or placing your iPhone in the sun, keeping your iPhone in the car will cause the iPhone to heat up quickly. Therefore, we should move the iPhone to a cooler place.
Additionally, placing your iPhone in a poorly ventilated area, such as under a pillow, put it in a blanket It may result in poor heat transfer. Therefore, you should place your iPhone in the open, away from other heat-generating devices, such as avoiding it near computer cooling fans. Place it near the air compressor, etc.
The optimum temperature for iPhone is approximately 16 to 22 °C or will be in the range from 0-35 °C
2. Remove the case and cool it.
After we move the iPhone to a cooler location. It is recommended to remove the case. for better ventilation and may use a cool fan to help blow the machine Let the heat dissipate faster.
3. Should not be charged when the device is hot.
While your iPhone is still hot, do not charge it, as charging increases its temperature and heats up. If we bring the device to charge and feel that the device is unusually hot It is recommended to unplug first. Then rest the machine until it cools down.
4. Quit all apps.
If we open many apps and do not know which app is running in the background that consumes a lot of device resources or may malfunction and use too many resources. resulting in a hot machine can quit all open apps by rounding the bottom up and swipe up on the app to exit it.
5. Restart your iPhone.
But if there are many apps that we have open Until wasting time exiting 2-3 apps at a time, we can use the method of restarting the iPhone right away. Restarting will close all the apps we are running. and help reset the system too Sometimes a malfunction of the system can cause the device to heat up as well.
6. Use the original charger.
Cheap adapters and charging cables that are not MFi compliant can cause insufficient or inefficient power delivery, causing our iPhones to overload. If we charge and feel that the device is hot It may be necessary to rest the machine for a while until it cools down. Then try using an Apple charger or an MFi-compliant device to charge your iPhone.
7. Enable Airplane Mode
Sometimes, constantly connected to the Internet can also be one of the reasons why your iPhone overheats. You can also try turning on Airplane Mode to freeze the connections for a while and check to see if the device cools down.
8. Disable Background App Refresh
If we turn on the background (Background App Refresh), it will result in apps that we are not using still running. Apps are constantly refreshed and fetching new information. Of course, this can cause your iPhone to work hard if you’re multitasking too many apps. so some unnecessary apps We can also turn off the background work. to help reduce work Including saving more battery as well
Go to Settings > Background App Refresh > Disable Fetch data from some unused background apps.
Or you can set it for all apps by tapping Background App Refresh and then turning off.
9. Update software and apps to the latest version.
Sometimes the heat can cause malfunctions within the system that we are unaware of. Therefore, when a new iOS software update is released, we should update the software to the latest version. due to the release of the new update In most cases, it comes with performance improvements and system bug fixes.
10. Don’t use apps that are overloaded
If we feel that the machine is heating up When using certain apps or playing certain games, such as photo apps, video recording, photo editing, video editing, or 3D games, we may have to stop the operation. Especially when we use apps that require heavy processing in a hot place, the device will easily get hot.
So should stop using these apps or playing games first. and rest the machine to cool down and may be used where it’s not too hot It may help the device not get hot.
11. Turn on automatic brightness adjustment
If we adjust the brightness of the screen to be too bright It may make the machine hot. Including the battery running out quickly We can enable automatic brightness adjustment (Auto Brightness) so that the device adjusts the brightness to suit the ambient light.
12. Turn on power saving mode.
Turning on power saving mode temporarily reduces background activity. Helps to reduce work and resource consumption on the machine. As a result, the machine can cool down. and save battery power as well
13. Check for apps that crash or work hard.
Some apps may malfunction causing the iPhone to overheat and crash. We can manually check for crashing apps. When you find out which apps are frequently crashing We may need to update the app to the latest version. or stop using that app first
Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Analytics & Improvements > Analytics Data > View App Crash Data.
14. Restore iPhone
If we try to follow the methods above. I still feel that the device is still abnormally hot. It is recommended that we restore the device to factory settings. This restore will delete all apps and data. Therefore, we must complete the backup before restoring.
Connect your iPhone to your computer, open Finder or iTunes > select Restore iPhone.
Click Restore (Restore).
Or anyone who has additional apps such as FoneGeek, 3UTools can restore them through the app as well.
Finally, if we have tried all methods and our iPhone is still unusually hot. It’s possible that the problem is hardware related. We should consult Apple Support, either through the Apple Support app or by taking the device to an Apple Store or iCare service provider nationwide.
This summer, we may need to take extra care of our iPhone. due to heat from higher temperatures in our homes May negatively affect the battery or internal devices. Not just iPhones but other electronic devices too should avoid heat as well.
source: businessinsider