Apple eventually addresses the iPhone 15 Pro overheating problem

A warm potato: Almost straight away after release, customers commenced complaining that the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max have been getting particularly warm to the touch throughout charging. Just days ago, Apple poo-pooed the proceedings, saying that it become normal for the phones to get hot even as charging and that the problem might disappear after some days of use.

Apple dropped iOS version 17.0.3 on Wednesday. The replace comes handiest every week after 17.Zero.2, but it become a rather pressing patch since it incorporates a restore for the overheating problem that iPhone 15 Pro owners have experienced in view that release. Cupertino went in advance and launched iPadOS 17.Zero.Three as well for consistency.

"We have recognized a few conditions which could purpose the iPhone to run warmer than anticipated," Apple stated over the weekend. "The device may additionally experience warmer all through the primary few days after putting in place or restoring the tool due to extended background activity."

However, FLIR checks discovered that the phones have been walking as hot as 40C (118F) on their surface, which isn't traditional of past iPhones or handsets from competitors. Apple stated that iOS would execute a observe if the cellphone overheats, and a few users suggested that it did simply earlier than shutting down.

Apple acknowledged that it had recognized a bug affecting some customers that caused the telephone to get too warm and promised a patch. The employer indicated that every other trouble due to 1/3-birthday party app developers become contributing to the troubled release. Some of the offending apps include Instagram, Uber, and others.

"We have additionally observed a trojan horse in iOS 17 this is impacting some customers and might be addressed in a software replace," Apple stated in the equal assertion. "Another difficulty entails a few current updates to 1/3-birthday celebration apps which might be causing them to overload the device. We're running with these app builders on fixes which can be within the manner of rolling out."

MacRumors notes that to begin with, some customers speculated that the iPhone 15's titanium body induced the overheating, but Apple denied that as a contributing component. It said the titanium body presented higher warmth dissipation than the chrome steel chassis on previous fashions.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo hypothesized that the hassle was with compromises designers made with the thermal layout. If authentic, Apple would have to throttle the brand new A17 processor to get the problem under manage, but the agency promised the repair might no longer have an effect on overall performance.

Now that it is to be had, I'm sure we are able to pay attention approximately it loud and clear if the smartphone's performance is affected in any manner.