Tips and Tricks to Prevent Your iPhone from Overheating

You have probably experienced that moment when you are holding your phone and you feel it start to get warmer than normal. You may have even had that moment where you pick up your phone on the charger and it feels like it could catch fire at any second. iPhones have an optimal temperature that they are designed to function at and when they do not, they may become overheated and damage can occur. If your phone is overheating often or it feels like it is becoming hotter than it should, you want to take notice. Too much heat can lead to serious damage such as the destruction of the motherboard. Below, we will talk more about what happens to your phone when it overheats and what you should do when it does. How Is My Phone Affected By Overheating? Phones can overheat for a number of reasons and if you place them in a progressively hot area, they will quickly overheat. For example, if you leave your phone on your car’s dashboard, it will become quite hot and you may end up with a warning indication. Here are several things that can happen when your phone does go above its optimal temperature:

Screen may turn black
Phone may shut off completely
Inability to charge the phone
Flash will not work
Performance slows or the phone does not work as well as it did
Warnings appear on the screen
Weak signal or no signal at all

What Steps Should I Take When My Phone Does Overheat? At some point in your phone’s life, it will likely overheat. The steps you take to handle the situation will dictate how much damage the phone incurs if any at all. Here are some things you want to make sure you do to prevent damage:

Allow the phone to cool back down naturally
Turn your phone off completely
Remove the case
Remove the phone from the charger and disconnect any accessories
Place the phone in a cool environment

When trying to bring the temperature of your phone down, you do not want to take extreme measures. What we mean by this is that you do not want to place the phone in the refrigerator or freezer, as this can cause stress cracks due to the extreme temperature difference. When Is It Okay for the Phone to Be a Little Hot? There are times when your phone may feel hotter than normal, and this is normal. In fact, there are some activities that you may perform on the phone that lead to an elevated temp. Here are some activities that can raise the temperature:

Restoring the device
During a screen calibration after a screen replacement
After a new software update
While using a graphic intense application
Setting up the phone for the first use

Why Does My Phone Keep Overheating? If you notice that your phone continually overheats, there is a reason behind it. Here are some of the most common ones:

Leaving the phone in a hot environment
Updates or changes to the phone or apps
Using applications that require heavy graphics or a lot of space
Strain on the phone (such as low memory)
Bad charging port or cable
Too many things open in the background

Help Me with My Overheating iPhone If you have taken steps to correct an overheating issue but continue to experience one, you may need to have a professional look at your phone. At Manhattan iPhone Repair, we offer quality logic board repair service and can assist you. Often, a bad logic board can lead to overheating issues, as the phone cannot communicate and send the temperature signals it needs to. On the other hand, if the logic board is not bad, it can go bad due to overheating. Take the steps today to have your iPhone’s overheating issue addressed. Call our office to schedule an appointment or visit our repair shop.