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What to do with iPhone 7 overheating?

Many iPhone 7 users are complaining of their iPhone getting too hot recently. If you’re experiencing the heating issues on your Apple iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, this article is a must-read so that you can get over the challenge of overheating of your device.

The iPhone 7 is made to function properly in locations where the temperature is between 0º and 35º C. This may be a relatively good range for a lot of users.

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As soon as the iPhone starts to get too hot it's going to display a warning message. This will say that "the iPhone requires to cool down before you can use it". Usually, this is going to be displayed on a black background, although if you are using Navigation it will appear as an overlay alert. When this occurs, quickly as you can, power it down, move it to a less hot location, and allow it to cool down. These things may happen as soon as your iPhone is in cool down mode:

The device stops charging.

1. The display dims or goes black.

2. Cellular radios will enter a low-power state. The signal may weaken in the meantime.

3. The camera flash is temporarily disabled.

4. This may be a bit frightening when you first see it. But apart from the inconvenience of unable to use the phone for the moment, there are usually no additional problems. It is advisable to place the iPhone somewhere cool.

Possible Causes of Overheating

1. Subjecting it to sunlight or high-temperature area

2. Leaving it in a parked car

3. Leaving Bluetooth on

4. Playing too much music, games etc with it

5. Using too many application at the same time.

6. Updating from unauthorized site

7. Use of third party applications

8. Leaving location service (GPS) Always on

Solution or Fixing it.

1. Based on Apple, you need to use iOS devices including iPhone in an environment where surrounding temperature is between 0º and 35º C. So, exposing iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in an environment where surrounding temperature greater than 35º C may cause overheating.

2. Don't leave it in a car. Temperatures can increase in parked cars very rapidly. Take the iPhone with you when parked.

3. Stop using Bluetooth, due to the fact that it provides an additional source of heat. That can be done from the Control Centre: swipe up and tap the Bluetooth icon and switch it off.

4. Steer clear of playing music or games. Games, especially graphically sophisticated games, place a burden on the processor, which heats up the device.

5. Close some applications you aren't using in the background. Using a lot of apps in the process may cause heating up on your iPhone 7. Background apps can be closed on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus by merely following the guidelines from below:

6. In the home screen, press the Home button two times to bring up the multi-tasking view. Swipe left to see the app you wish to close or close them all one at a time. Swipe up the applications only when the home screen is left.

iphone mutitask

7. Everyone knows that iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus come pre-installed with iOS 10. So, in case you have updated your Apple device to a newer version using unofficial ways than this may be the main reason why you are facing with iPhone 7 getting too hot & getting the hot problem. Don't forget that if you have received an official update from Apple Company and then you are facing with getting too hot on iPhone 7 in that case the best decision would be to downgrade it to the default version of iOS.

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8. There could be a strong possibility that a third-party application may be the cause of the overheating Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The easiest way to examine this issue is simply by holding down power and Home button until the screen goes black then remove finger from home while continuing to hold power. Once you see the Apple logo hold the volume up button until the springboard loads. If the device is in Safe Mode the tweaks will be gone under the setting menu. If the problem is gone then you know it’s being caused by a third-party app. You can try uninstalling one at a time to track it down or have a good factory reset.

9. Switch off Location Services. GPS is one of the items which heats up the iPhone by far the most. Power it down using Settings > Privacy > Off. And try to avoid the use of Map directions. While using Maps turn-by-turn directions mode creates a lot of extra heat to the iPhone.

Ideally, the above-mentioned tips will help you to keep the iPhone running at a suitable temperature.

 

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